Jean Fougère (1684 - bef. 1749)

Born 13 Sep 1684 in Poupry, Orléanais, France

Husband of Marie Bourg — married 27 Nov 1713 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Husband of Marie Madeleine Belliveau — married 1728 in Port-Toulouse, Île Royale, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died before 1749 before age 64 in Port-Toulouse, Île Royale, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Jean Fougère migrated from France to Acadia.

Jean Fougère^[1][2] was born Sep 13, 1684 in in Poupry-en-Beauce (within the diocese of Orléans), Orléanais (today Poupry, Eure-et-Loir), France. He was the son of Jean Fougère and Marie Barré.

He married first Marie Bourg, daughter of Abraham Bourg and Marie Brun 27 November 1713, at Port-Royal. The bride made her mark as did Pierre Brossard. The father of the bride signed, as did Pierre Allain.^[3][4][1]. They had:

1. Marguerite, b: 2 Feb 1715 in Port-Royal.
2. Marie-Josèphe, b. 2 Feb 1715 in Port-Royal.
3. Marguerite, b. 25 Apr 1716 in Port-Royal.
4. Jean, b. 4 Oct 1718 in Port-Royal.
5. Joseph, b. 25 Apr 1720 in Port-Royal.
6. Marie-Josèphe, b. by 1723 in Acadia.
7. Anne dite 'Jeanne', b. bef 1724 census.
8. Charles F., b. abt 1726 in Acadia.

He married second Marie-Madeleine Belliveau, daughter of Jean Belliveau and Cecile Melanson about 1728 in Port-Toulouse, île Royale^[1]. They had:

1. Louis dit 'Louison', b. by 1728 in Port-Toulouse.
2. Madeleine, b. by 1730 in Port-Toulouse.
3. Madeleine, b. abt 1731.
4. Judith, b. abt 1733 in Port-Toulouse,.
5. Louise 'Marie-Louise b. abt 1735 in Port Royal.
6. Barbe, b. abt 1736.
7. Marie, b. by 1737.
8. Jean, b. by 1742 in Port-Toulouse.
9. Michel, b. by 1743.
10. Marie-Gervaise, b. by 1744.

He died about 1750 in Port-Toulouse, île Royale, Acadia^[5]. He moved from France to Acadia in about 1698^[6]. In Feb 5,1709, there is a record that he was living in Port-Royal, Acadia^[7][8] and in 1722, 1724, and 1726. He was a navigator, farmer-fisherman ("navigateur, habt-pêcheur") (as a navigator, in Port Toulouse, he employed 3 men in 1724 and 8 in 1726)^[1][7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes; 1636-1714. Centre D'études Acadiennes - Université de Moncton.
2. ↑ Isle Madame listserve message. birth; transcription & jpg file of original parish record. Steven Deroche
3. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 168) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/168?r=0&s=5
4. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Jean Fougere and Marie Bourg marriage 27 November 1713 RG 1 volume 26 page 308 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1296
5. ↑ Ron Frazier. Fougeres of North America.
6. ↑ Steven DeRoche. Fougères of Nova Scotia.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Karen DeCoste Perusse. Coste Family.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Lloyd Boucher. research compiled from Antigonish Co.: Roman Catholic parish records of St. Peter's, Tracadie, & St. Paul's Havre Boucher; census records; civil records; and data from other researchers including Stephen A. White [SAW]. email correspondence 1998 onward; plus online transcription.)(S.A. White cited)

See also:

• BIRTH-CHRISTENING-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CENSUS: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 642; #(2)

• Nos origines profile for Jean Fougere

• The online biography of Jean Fougère https://web.archive.org/web/20050414085052/http://www.accesswave.ca/~cfraser/JeanFougere.html prepared 1999 by Charlene (Fraser) McKenzie updated April, 2001, archived in 2005 by Wayback Machine.