Marie Potet (abt. 1657 - aft. 1717)

Born about 1657 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Bourg — married 1675 in Cobequid, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died after 1717 after about age 60 in Cobeguit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Marie Potet was born about 1657 in Port Royal, Acadia. Her father is not known, but there is speculation that he could be Jean Potet.^[1] Her stepfather was Michel Dupuis, the second husband of Marie Gautrot^[2]

Marie (17) married Martin Bourg (24) (born about 1650 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; son of Antoine Bourg and Antoinette Landry) in 1675 in Cobequid, Acadie.^[1] Their known children were:^[1]

1. Marie Bourg (abt. 1676– ) .
2. Abraham Bourg (abt. 1678–aft. 1733) .
3. Pierre Bourg (abt. 1682– ) .
4. Jeanne Bourg (abt. 1684–aft. 1752) .
5. Ambroise Bourg (1686–1763) .
6. François Bourg (abt. 1688– ) .
7. Anne Marie Bourg (abt. 1691–1766) .
8. Marie Madeleine Bourg (abt. 1694–aft. 1755) .
9. Charles Bourg (abt. 1698–bef. 1761) .
10. Unknown Bourg (1700– ) .
11. Unknown Bourg (abt. 1702– )

Their first child was born in 1675; her age was three in 1678, though in 1686 she was said to have been born in 1676. The same 1686 census said the second child was born in 1679, although he was actually six months old in the 1678 census.^[3]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie POTET, aged 29, was living with her husband, Martin BOURC [sic], aged 36, and their four children: Marie, aged 10, Abraham, aged 7, Pierre, aged 5, and Jeanne, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 3 arpents of cultivable land with 4 cattle, 5 sheep, and 6 hogs.^[4]

By 1693 they had quite a bit of property (30 arpents) and three more children.^[5] Finally, in 1698, their family was complete, with baby Charles just six months old. By then, the oldest daughter had married and moved out.^[6] The family was still in Port Royal in 1700. Although their children Madeleine and Charles were not listed at that time, it is possible they did live to marry and have children of their own.^[7]

Martin and Marie were next found in Cobequid in 1707. There they had three boys under age fourteen, which would have included Charles (age nine) and two more younger boys, their names unknown.^[8]

According to the Declarations of Belle-ile-en-Mer, Marie died in Cobiquit, no date given.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES 1636-1714, (Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999) 2 vols.; p. 1345;

   ------ POTET [no parents given] & MARIE GAUTROT, (François & Marie ------)

   Child: a Marie n v 1657 (Rc PR 1671 14a, 1686 29a, 1693 34a, 1698 42a, 1700 41a [sic]; m v 1675 Martin BOURG (Antoine & Antoinett Landry); d (Décl BIM) Cbt.

   on same page historical note:

   "Le premier mari de Marie Gautrot était peut-être le Suisse Jean Potet dit La Fortune, de Lucerne un engagé de La Tour (d'Entremont, op.cit. [Histoire du Cap-Sable], vol II, p 664. Ce Jean Potet, né vers 1624, s'est engagé à venir en Acadie à l'age de 19 ans, en 1643 (Debien, loc. cit. [«Engagés pour le Canada au XVII siècle vus de La Rochelle»]).

   from the English Supplement, the English translation:

   The first husband of Marie Gautrot might perhaps have been the Swiss Jean Potet dit La Fortune, from Lucerne, an indentured employee of La Tour. This Jean Potet, who had been born about 1624, bound himself to come to Acadia at the age of nineteen, in 1643.

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;

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

3. ↑ 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:

   Martin Bourg & Marie Potet

   4 cattle 1 gun

   1 boy 6/M 1678 Abraham 1679

   1 girl 3 1675 Marie 1676

4. ↑ 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: Martin BOURC 36, Marie POTET 29; children: Marie 10, Abraham 7, Pierre 5, Jeanne 2; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 4 cattle, 5 sheep, 6 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Bourg was listed as Bourc.

5. ↑ 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;

   Martin BOURG 34, Marie POTRET 34, Marie 17, Abraham 13, Pierre 11, Jeanne 9, Ambroise 7, Francois 5, Anne Marie 2; 18 cattle, 24 sheep, 13 pigs, 30 arpents, 1 gun

6. ↑ Tim Hebert, Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie, 1698 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;

   Martin BOURG 48; Marie POTET (wife) 42; Abraham 20; Pierre 18; Jeanne 15; Ambroise 12; Francois 10, Marie 10; Madeleine 4; Charles 1/2; 19 cattle, 27 sheep, 9 hogs, 35 arpents, 45 fruit trees, 2 guns.

7. ↑ 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;

   Martin BOURG 41; Marie POTET (wife) 41; Abraham 20; Pierre 18; Amhroise 14; Francois 12; Jeanne 16; Anne-Marie 9; 13 cattle, 21 sheep, 30 arpents, 2 guns.

8. ↑ Tim Hebert, Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie, 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237;

   Martin BOURG and Marie PETER, 2 boys 14 or older, 3 younger boys, 1 girl 12 or older; 8 arpents, 18 cattle, 12 sheep, 15 hogs.

9. ↑ Declarations de Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Acadian-Home.org Death Location for Marie Potet; Brother Jerôme Lepré, S.C., January 24, 2020

   On february 23, 1767 appeared Alexandre Aucoin living at the village of Calastrene, parish of Bangor, who in the presence of Charles Granger, Joseph Billeray, Jean Theriot and Simon Granger, witnesses, all Acadians living on this island declared that he was born at Cobeguit, parish of Saint Pierre and Saint Paul, August 10, 1725 of Alexis Aucoin and Anne Marie Bourg; Alexis Aucoin died in 1759, the son of Martin Aucoin and Marie Gaudet; Martin Aucoin came from France and died with his wife at the Riviere aux Canaards; Anne Marie Bourg died at Boulogne-en-Mer in 1766 the issue of Martin Bourg and Marie Potet of Port Royal and both died at Cobeguit.

See also:

• Karen Theriot Reader, Marie Potet, citing Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS 1600-1800, (Ottawa: Editions Lemeac, 1978) vols. 2-6; p. 1474;

(Cobequid, husband's entry);

Marie POTET (no parents given), married around 1675 to Martin BOURG, son of Antoine & Antoinette LANDRY.

Another entry on p. 538 (Port Royal), listed alphabetically under DUPUIS & DUPUY, as a stepchild of Michel DUPEUX dit DUPUIS. His wife Marie GAUTEROT had Marie in a 1st marriage to POTET.

• francogene.com Martin Bourg, citing Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire genealogique des familles acadiennes, Recensements 1671 & 1686, Dictionnaire des Acadiens d' Archange Godbout, The Acadian Exiles in Saint Malo, 1758-1785.