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Guillaume Cormier (abt. 1750 - bef. 1809)

Guillaume "Big Bill" Cormier
Born about in Acadiemap [uncertain]
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Husband of — married about 1775 in Colony of St John's Islandmap [uncertain]
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Died before before about age 59 in Margaree, Nova Scotia Colonymap [uncertain]
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Guillaume "Big Bill" Cormier was born around 1750 possibly in Beaubassin, Acadia. His parents were François Cormier and Anne Chiasson.

He married Isabelle Boudrot around 1775 on the Colony of St John's Island (formerly called Isle Saint-Jean, now Prince Edward Island). [1][2][3]

Children:

  1. Anne Cormier
  2. Marie Cormier
  3. Jean Cormier
  4. Marie Modeste Cormier
  5. Madeleine Cormier
  6. Guillaume Cormier
  7. Marguerite Cormier
  8. Urbain
  9. Isodore

Guillaume died before the 1809 census at Margaree since Isabelle was listed as a widow with 6 children in the household.[4]

Research Notes

According to genealogist Karen Theriot Reader, Guillaume was born about 1750 in Margaree, Inverness, Nova Scotia[2] However in 1752 and 1755 his parents were listed in the censuses at Baie-Verte, in present-day New Brunswick, with 4 boys in 1752 and no children in 1755. [5] [6] Either his estimated date of birth is incorrect or he was born in or near Baie-Verte.

Karen Theriot Reader suggests that he died on 30 January 1830 in Margaree, aged about 80 years old. Other family trees mention October 30, 1818[7] as date of death without sources. Could not find a burial record in Ancestry, Family Search or in St. Michaels Parish Record 1812-1891 " In the marriage record for Guillaume Cormier's daughter Marie-Modeste  (April 26, 1819) and for his son Jean (January 24, 1820), Guillaume is said to be deceased."[7]

From Michael B. Melanson "Cormier Genealogy" [1]:

Guillaume dit Big Bill Cormier, was born in Beaubassin, Acadia circa 1750, son of François dit Palette Cormier and Anne Chiasson. He died in Margaree, Nova Scotia, before the 1809 census. He married on Île St-Jean (Prince Edward Island) circa 1775, Isabelle Boudrot. Isabelle was born 29 October 1763 and baptized at Plouër (Rg) France, 29 October 1763, as Élisabeth, daughter of Germain Boudrot and Anne Hébert. She died 19 May 1845 and was buried in Margaree (Rg) 2 June 1845. In August 1809, the widowed Isabelle was recorded in the Catholic census of Margaree with her children: Urbain, Guillaume, Isidore, Jean, Anne-Marie, and Marie-Modeste.

Sources

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael B. Melanson, Cormier Genealogy: Generations 1-7. (Dracut, Massachusetts: Lanesville Publishing, 2021) p. 214
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Karen Theriot Reader Page for Guillaume Cormier at Geneanet
  3. ↑ Marcel Walter Landry Page for Guillaume Cormier at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed November 2020
  4. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1809 Census of Margaree in Cape Breton
    Isabelle BOUDROT, widow of Guillaume CORMIER; Urbain, Guillaume, Isidore, Jean, Anne-Marie, Marie-Modeste.
  5. ↑ 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 277-308.
    Francois CORMIER, dit Palet, his wife, 4 boys. (Veskak)
  6. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; p. 21 1755 Census
    François Cormier, 1 male, 1 female
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 The LeBlanc and MacLean Families of Nova Scotia. Page for Guillaume Cormier at Rootsweb.

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Cormier-1939 Gisèle Cormier
This profile indicates a marriage around 1780 in Margaree. Michael B. Melanson in his book "Cormier Genealogy" believes they were married around 1775 on Île Saint-Jean. There are sources that show both of their fathers on Île Saint-Jean (around that time is certain for Guillaume’s father, after 1773 for Elisabeth’s father). Are there any sources for a marriage in Margaree?
posted by Gisèle Cormier
Sutherland-4166 Keenan Sutherland
Cormier-2312 and Cormier-360 appear to represent the same person because: Clear duplicate.
posted by Keenan Sutherland
Boudreau-1539 Paul Boudreau
Cormier-2301 and Cormier-360 appear to represent the same person because: Sorry for the duplicate that I created.
posted by Paul Boudreau
[Living Gauvin]
Cormier-1343 and Cormier-360 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, parents
posted by [Living Gauvin]

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