Jacques LeBlanc (abt. 1677 - abt. 1720)

Born about 1677 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth Boudrot — married 1715 in Acadie

Descendants

Died about 1720 at about age 43 in Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Jacques LeBlanc was born about 1677 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Jacques LeBlanc (abt. 1651–aft. 1731) and Catherine Hébert (abt. 1656–aft. 1714).^[1]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Jacques, aged 9, was living with his parents, Jacques LEBLANC, aged 35, and Catherine HEBERT, aged 23, and his seven siblings: Jean, aged 12, Marguerite, aged 11, Marie, aged 6, Anne, aged 5, Catherine, aged 3, Pierre, aged 2, and René, aged 1 month. The family owned 3 guns and was living on 6 arpents of cultivable land with 25 cattle, 30 sheep and 15 hogs.^[2]

By 1693, Jacques' parents had moved to Les Mines, a village just a little smaller than Port Royal.^[3] All of their 11 children were born, and ten were still living at home, with Ignace just a toddler. Jacques was the second oldest child in the busy household at 17 years of age.

Jacques (37) married Elisabeth Boudrot (18) (born in 1696 in Grand Pre, Acadie; daughter of Claude Boudrot and Anne Marie Thibodeau) in 1715 in Acadie.^[4] Their known children were:

1. Marie Josephe Blanche LeBlanc (abt. 1716– ) .
2. Joseph (Leblanc) LeBlanc (abt. 1718–aft. 1754) .
3. Pierre LeBlanc (abt. 1719–1799)

Jacques passed away some time between 1719 and 1723.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader Jacques LeBlanc citing Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780780 - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - Centre d'Études Acadiennes - Centre d'Études Acadiennes University of Moncton - Centre d'Études Acadiennes - 1 University of Moncton - p. 529
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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Jacques LEBLANC 35, Catherine Hébert 23; children: Jean 12, Jacques 9, Pierre 9, Pierre 2, René 1 month, Marguerite 11, Marie 6, Anne 5, Catherine 3, 3 guns, 6 arpents, 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Pierre, aged 9, was not listed, only Pierre, aged 2.

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

   Jacques LEBLANC 42, Caterine HEBERT 32, Jean 19, Jacques 17, Marie 15, Antoine 13, Caterine 11, Genevieve 9, Madeleine 7, Francois 5, Pierre 3, Ignace 1; 12 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 pigs, 11 arpents, 1 gun

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Karen Theriot Reader Jacques LeBlanc citing Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes - Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636-1714 - Stephen A. White - 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 - p. 986 - Jacques married around 1715 to Élisabeth (Isabelle) BOUDROT, daughter of Claude & Anne-Marie THIBODEAU.

See also:

• [http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Pierre_Leblanc&pid=908383&lng=en&partID=908384