Madeleine Gaudet (1682 - 1757)

Born 1682 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Michel Caissie — married 1706 in Acadie, Canada

Descendants

Died 25 Nov 1757 at about age 75 in Québec, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Madeleine Gaudet lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Madeleine Gaudet is one of twins.

Madeleine Gaudet was born in 1682^[1] in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Pierre Gaudet (abt. 1652–aft. 1714) and Anne Blanchard (abt. 1645–abt. 1714). Madeleine and Marie were twins.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Magdelaine [sic], twin, aged 4, was living with her parents, Pierre GAUDET, aged 35, and Anne BLANCHARD, aged 41, and half-sibling Giraud [sic], aged 20, and six siblings: Bernard, aged 13, Pierre, aged 11, Claude, aged 9, Abraham, aged 7, Marie, twin, aged 4, and Jeanne, aged 2. They were living on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 10 hogs.^[2]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Madeleine, twin, aged 11, was living with her parents, Pierre GODET [sic], the elder, aged 41, and Anne BLANCHARD, aged 48, and her eight siblings: Bernard, aged 19, Pierre, aged 17, Claude, aged 15, Abraham, aged 13, Marie, twin, aged 11, Jeanne, aged 9, Augustine [sic], aged 7, and Jean, aged 3. The family owned 3 guns and was living on 20 arpents of cultivable land with 10 cattle, 12 sheep, and 10 pigs.^[3]

Madeleine (24) married Michel Caissie (21) (born in Jul 1684 in Beaubassin, Acadie; son of Roger Caissie and Marie Françoise Poirier) in 1706 in Acadie, Canada.^[4]Their known children were:

1. Anne Marie Caissie (abt. 1706–abt. 1763)
2. Joseph Caissie (abt. 1709–abt. 1795)
3. Madeleine Caissy (abt. 1713–bef. 1765)
4. Marie Caissie (abt. 1716– )
5. Louise Caissie (abt. 1717– )
6. Claude Caissie (abt. 1719– )

Madeleine died on 25 Nov 1757, in Québec, Nouvelle-France, aged 75. Madeleine was buried in Sainte-Anne, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada^[1]

Research Notes

The birth date was changed from 1681 to 1682 to agree with White and the 1686 and 1693 censuses, the earliest records. It also agrees with her twin sister, Marie.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Burial: "Canada, Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current"
   Find a Grave. Find a Grave®. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #144354807
   Ancestry Record 60527 #3349073 (accessed 30 May 2023)
   Madeleine Caissey, born in 1681, was buried in Sainte-Anne, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada.
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada "Acadie Recensements 1671 - 1752," Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Pierre GAUDET 35, Anne BLANCHARD 41, children: Giraud 20, Bernard 13, Pierre 11, Claude 9, Abraham 7, Marie 4, Magdelaine 4, Jeanne 2; 4 arpents, 10 hogs. The side notes added to the original 1686 census said "Jérome Guérin issu du premier mariage d'Anne Blanchard et de Francois Guérin" (and initialed). Jérome Guérin from the first marriage of Anne Blanchard and Francois Guérin. Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Pierre GODET, elder 41, Anne BLANCHARD 48, Bernard 19, Pierre 17, Claude 15, Abraham 13, Madeleine & Marie (twins) 11, Jeanne 9, Augustine 7, Jean 3; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 10 pigs, 20 arpents, 3 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Gaudet was listed as GODET, and Augustin was listed as Augustine. Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine and transcribed as Madeleine.

4. ↑ Marriage: "U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900"
   Source number: 242.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: KRC
   Ancestry Record 7836 #457115 (accessed 30 May 2023)
   Madeleine Gaudet marriage to Michel Caissie in 1706 in Cn.

See also:

• https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c2572/36
• Arsenault, Bona. "Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens", Le Conseil de la vie française en Amerique, Québec, 1965, p.407.
• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Gaudet_Madeleine&pid=111738&lng=en
• Unsourced family tree handed down to Andrew Gallant.