Pierre Léon Roussy (1728 - 1811)

Born 2 Nov 1728 in Notre-Dame de La Rochelle France

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Chapados — married about 1762 in Paspébiac, Bonaventure, Québec [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 8 Jul 1811 at age 82 in Paspébiac, Bonaventure, QC, Canada

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Biographie

Il était le fils de Léon Roussy et de Marguerite Foucault.

Pierre Léon Roussy, d’origine Basque, ancien capitaine de Frégate, pirate dans la guerre 1758-1762, réfugié à Paspébiac. Ses neuf filles étaient des colosses et fortes comme des géants, dit la tradition. Il épousa Anne Chapados ( Amérindienne ) vers 1764, fille de Jean Chapados et Catherine Larocque ( fille de Francois Larocque et Marguerite Caplan ) Amérindienne Micmaque.

• http://forum.autochtones.ca/search.php?st=0&sk=t&sd=d&sr=posts&keywords=Roussy&t=1287&sf=msgonly&ch=-1

Biography

He was the son of Léon Roussy and Marguerite Foucault.

Loose translation of text appearing above..... his father was born in Naples in Italy of a French father and an Italian mother Pierre Léon Roussy, former captain of frigate, pirate in the 1758-1762 war, a refugee in Paspébiac He married Anne Chapados (Native American) date unknown, daughter of Jean Chapados and Catherine Larocque (daughter of Francois Larocque and Marguerite Caplan)

Sources

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Pierre-Leon_Roussy&pid=270576&lng=fr&partID=475184

• "Les Descendants de François Gionet" by Alexandre Jean Gionet 1984.

• Baptême/Naissance :
• http://archinoe.net/v2/ad17/visualiseur/registre.html?id=170034777
• Sépulture/Décès :
• https://www.genealogiequebec.com/Membership/LAFRANCE/acte/2867550

• 1765-Census-BaieChaleur
  http://www.acadian-home.org/1765-Census-BaieChaleur-Binder1.pdf
  Page 561 - Léon Roussy habt de Paspébiac, 2 enfants

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Antoinia Breau for creating Roussy-374 on 12 Sep 13.

Angela Richardson