Marie Gautrot (abt. 1636 - aft. 1700)

Born about 1636 in France

Wife of Jean Potet — married 1655 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Wife of Michel Dupuis — married 1664 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died after 1700 after about age 64 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

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Marie Gautrot migrated from France to Acadia.

Marie Gautrot was born in France about 1636 to parents François Gautrot and Marie Unknown.^[1]

Marie's first marriage around 1656 was to man whose surname was Potet.^[1] About 1657, they had a daughter, Marie.

Around 1664, Marie married Michel Dupuis. Between about 1665 and 1679, the couple had five children: Martin, Jeanne, Pierre, Jean, and Marie.^[1]

At the time of the first Acadian Census in 1671, 37-year-old Michel and 34-year-old Marie were living with their four children at Port Royal (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). Six arpents of their land was cultivated and they had 5 cattle and 1 sheep.^[2]Their homestead was likely situated on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis River) in the Belleisle Marsh.^[1][3]

In the 1678 Census, 3 boys and 1 girl were at home.^[4]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie GOTROT [sic], aged 49, was living with her husband, Michel DUPEUX [sic], aged 57, and their four children: Martin, aged 21, Pierre, aged 17, Jean, aged 10, and Marie, aged 7. They were living on 5f arpents of cultivable land with 6 cattle and 2 sheep.^[5]

Until 1700, the family farmed in Port Royal.^[6][7][8]

Marie died sometime after the 1700 census as they were not found on any f the later census records.

Research Notes

There were two Marie Gautrot/Gautreau/Gautro born to François Gautrot.

The first Marie Gautrot-61 was born about 1636 in France to Francois and his first wife, Marie (unknown). That Marie married ? Potet and Michel Dupuis.

The second Marie Gautrot-20 was born in Acadia about 1645 and married Claude Theriot.

Possible explanation for presumption that Marie's mother may have been Amerindian. ^[9]

"Lorenzo J. Dupuis, (author e-mail address available on request), to Dawn Ellis, Email, 19 Nov 2008,Though Lorenzo doesn't mention Charles Gautreau, it seems likely that he had the same mother as Marie, Lorenzo cites: Stephen White`s article in Acadian Geneology (sic) Exchange, vol. XX, #1- 'Based on supposition', he says, 'since there is no proof to show that Francois Gautreau's first wife, Marie, was a Micmac Indian; all that is known of her is that her given name, which appears in the record of her son Charles's marriage. There, her family name is omitted. Some presume that this omission signifies that she was an Indian, but other reasons for it are possible.' "

I could not verify the accuracy of this citation in Acadian Genealogy Exchange, vol. XX, #1 since I do not have access to this publication . Cormier-1939 02:59, 7 January 2021 (UTC)

Timeline

c1636 Birth

c1656 Marriage to Unknown Potet

c1657 Birth, daughter Marie Potet

c1664 Marriage to Michel Dupuis

c1665 Birth, son Martin Dupuis

c1667 Birth, daughter Jeanne Dupuis

c1671 Birth, son Pierre Dupuis

c1675 Birth, son Jean Dupuis

c1679 Birth, daughter Marie Dupuis

a1700 Death

Research Notes

DNA. Marie Gautrot's mother was also named Marie, but her last name is unknown. There is speculation that Marie may have been Amerindian.^{[citation needed]} The Mothers of Acadia Maternal DNA project is conducting ongoing research to verify her origins, in which Stephen White concluded that she was of European origin, as her descendant had a haplogroup of J1b1. Another site reports DNA here. Interestingly, the haplogroup and HRV1 numbers match those of a descendant of Perrine Maillet, spouse of Marin Boucher. Further testing of other descendants from both lines should help clarify the meaning of these results. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 691; 1345; 596-597
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.

   at Port Royal: Michel DUPOUT (DUPUIS), 37, wife Marie GAUTEROT 34; Children: Marie 14, Martin 6, Jeanne 4, Pierre 3; cattle 5, sheep 1, 6 arpents.

3. ↑ 1707 homestead location of the farm of son Jean Dupuis, who lived with his parents (1698, 1700) and widowed mom in 1700. In Au Coeur de l'Acadie Acadian Settlement on the Annapolis River 1707 Map Parks Canada
4. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Michel du Peux Marie Gautrot; 2 acres ,6 cattle; 3 boys: 14, 1664; 9, 1669; 5, 1673; 1 girl: 1, 1677

5. ↑ 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Michel DUPEUX 57, Marie GOTRO his wife 49; children: Martin 21, Pierre, 17, Jean 10, Marie 7; 5f arpents, 6 cattle, 2 sheep. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Dupuis was listed as Dupeux, and Gautrot was listed as Gotro.

6. ↑ 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

   at Port Royal: Michel DUPEUX/DUPUIS 56, Marie GOUTROT his wife 54, Jean 18, Marie 11; 14 cattle, 18 sheep, 8 hogs, 10 arpents, 1 gun.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 110-150;

   Michel DUPUIS 69; Marie GOTROT (wife) 60, Jean 24, Marie 20; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 8 hogs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.

8. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 151-173;

   at Port Royal: Michel DUPEUX [Dupuis] 63; Marie GOUTROT (wife) 61; Jean 25; Marie 18; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun.

9. ↑ Dawn's Genealogy Page http://sites.rootsweb.com/~dawnellis/p727.htm

See also:

• Karen Theriot Reader,Gautrot