Anne Poirier (abt. 1710 - 1758)

Born about 1710 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Cyr — married 25 Jan 1735 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 2 Jan 1758 at about age 48 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Anne Poirier was born about 1710 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Michel Poirier and Marie Madeleine Bourgeois. ^[1] She appeared on the 1714 census in Beaubassin with her parents. ^[2]

Anne married Pierre Cyr (born in Acadie; son of Pierre Cyr and Claire Cormier) on 25 January 1735 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia. ^[1][3]

Their known children were:

1. Pierre Cyr (about 1738–1776) .
2. Jean Cyr (about 1738–1802) .
3. Anne Marie Cyr (1740– ) .
4. Marie Claire Cyr (1744– ) .
5. Marie Rose Cyr (about 1749–1787) .
6. Anastasie Cyr (about 1752–1759) .
7. Marie Cyr (about 1753–1784) .
8. Michel Cyr (about 1754–1758)
9. Amand CYR b: Abt 1758 in , , , Acadia

In 1752 Pierre and Anne were living in Memramcook with 3 boys and 3 (or 6 ?) girls. (See Research Notes)^[4] They were recorded again in Memramcook in the 1755 census. There were 4 boys and 4 girls in the family home. ^{[5] [6]}

On 13 October 1755 Pierre and 20 other Acadian men were deported, without their families, from Chignectou to South Carolina aboard the Syren. They were all considered very dangerous by the British authorities. Governor Lawrence himself had ordered the deportation of these 21 "ring leaders and chief promoters of the disturbance and opposition to His Majesty's government". ^[7][6]

The colony of South Carolina was not warned of the arrival of four boatloads of some 600 Acadians, including an escort ship of 21 menacing rebels. This small group was not allowed to disembark. ^{[8] [7]} Sixteen of these men who were considered the most dangerous, including Pierre, were deported in December to England. ^[9]

From England, these men were sent on to France. From Rochefort, Pierre and a few others tried to reach Louisbourg aboard the Chariot Royal. However, the ship was captured by the British and taken to Plymouth and then Portsmouth. ^[9][7]

He died before 26 April 1763. He and Anne were noted as deceased and from "Beauséjour dans l'Acadie" in the marriage record of their son Pierre. ^[1] His location of death is not known. He was perhaps one of the exiles who died in Rochefort.

While Pierre was in exile, Anne found refuge on Ile Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island) with her children, like many women separated from their husbands. She later moved on to Canada, Nouvelle-France (now Québec). She boarded one of two ships that left Ile Saint-Jean in October 1757 and docked at the port of Québec 3 weeks later. With her were the children Pierre, Marie-Rose, Anastasie, Marie and Michel. ^[10]

She died on 2 January 1758, and was buried at Québec on 3 January 1758. ^[11][12][13] The cause of death was not noted in the register, however at the time there was a smallpox epidemic raging in the city. Many of the 1144 ^[10] Acadians that reached Quebec City during that period were already exhausted by famine, other diseases and their many displacements trying to escape the roundups of the British soldiers. Approximately 300 Acadian exiles died in the city of Quebec alone. ^[14] The church register of Notre-Dame-de-Quebec parish shows numerous entries of deceased Acadians indicated by a cross and the letters "acc" or "acad" in the margins.

Research Notes

There are discrepancies concerning the number of children in the 1752 census. The two transcriptions in the source citation give 3 boys and 3 girls. (The original census is not available online.) The book Recensements... by Stephen White states that there were 3 boys and 6 girls in the household.

In 1752, the known children likely in the household, not yet married were:

1. Pierre
2. Jean
3. Anne-Marie
4. Marie-Claire
5. Marie Rose
6. Amand

Anastasie, born in 1752, was perhaps listed after the census was taken. It appears that there were not more than 3 or 4 girls in the family at the time.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), p. 1331-1332. Cites "Rc Bbn 1714", "Rg Bbn 25 janv 1735, disp 3-3, "d/s Rg Qué 2/3 janv 1758 48a env"
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 239-261.

   Beaubassin: Michel POIRIER and Madeleine BOURGEOIS, Michel, Jean Baptiste, Marie, Joseph, Ambroise, Pierre, Anne.

3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime [La Rochelle, France] : C-1207 Registres de Beaubassin - reel_c1207 MG 6 A 2 (Image 55) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/55?r=0&s=6
4. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 277-308.

   Memramcook: Pierre SIRE, his wife, 3 boys, 3 girls. (See Research Notes)

5. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; p, 11 of 32 1755 Census

   Memramcook: Pierre Sirre, his wife, 4 boys, 4 girls

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} Stephen A. White, Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, pp. 296-297. https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2023/12/50-2-4-2019.pdf
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} Paul Delaney, "The Acadians Deported from Chignectou to 'Les Carolines' in 1755: Their Origins, Identities and Subsequent Movements," Du Grand Dérangement à la Déportation: Nouvelles perspectives historiques, Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, ed., (Moncton, NB: Chaire d’études acadiennes, 2005) p. 272-273, 338
8. ↑ André-Carl Vachon, Les Acadiens déportés qui acceptèrent l'offre de Murray, (Tracadie-Sheila, N-B., La Grande Marée, 2016 Kindle edition), p. 59
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1} Paul Delaney, Chronologie des déportations et migrations des Acadiens (1755-1816). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 36, nos 2-3, septembre 2005, p. 52-86. https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/3602_total.pdf
   Translation at Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home Translation: "The Chronology of Deportations and Migrations of the Acadians 1755-1816."

   • November 15 - 19 1755: Arrival in South Carolina of four ships, the Cornwallis (207 Acadian passengers), the Dolphin (121 Acadians), the Two Brothers (132 Acadians) and the Endeavour (126 Acadians), all having departed from Chignectou. They do not have the right to disembark at Sullivan’s Island until December 4, and they do not enter the city of Charleston until a few days later. A fourth ship, the Syren, arrives at the same time with the 21 Acadian men considered to be very dangerous, who do not have the right to disembark. Fifteen of them are sent to England and to Portugal, and five succeed in escaping and returning to Acadia
   • November 30, 1756: Capture by the English of the boat Chariot Royal heading for Louisbourg, having on board nine Acadian men separated from their families, deported to South Carolina, then to England, then to France. They were trying to rejoin their families in Acadia. Most eventually do so.

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} André-Carl Vachon, Les réfugiés et miliciens acadiens en Nouvelle-France 1755-1763, Tracadie, La Grande Marée, 2020, p. 93, 272
11. ↑ "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-MKZS?cc=1321742&wc=9RLX-16J%3A17585101%2C19508101%2C26879601 : 16 July 2014), Québec > Notre-Dame-de-Québec > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1757-1759 > image 130 of 259; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
12. ↑ Programme de recherche en démographie historique Page: No. 252811Quality: 3 Text: Marie Anne POIRIER, from Acadia, age 48, wife of Pierre SIRE, died 2 Jan 1758, buried 3 Jan 1758 at Québec. Witnesses: Jeann VALLE; Guillaume TAPHORIN. Priest was J. F. RECHER, Cure.
13. ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Individu: 165334
14. ↑ Jobb, Dean W. The Cajuns: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph. (John Wiley & Sons, 14 janv. 2010) 272 pages accessed at Google Books

See also:

• Genealogy of Quebec, nosorigines, profile of Anne Poirier
• Karen Theriot Reader's family tree on Geneanet.org Anne Poirier accessed 2024