Marie Magdeleine Thebeau (1739 - abt. 1819)

Born 3 Jul 1739 in Grand Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Jacques Bonnevie — married about 1759 in Acadie

Descendants

Died about 10 Feb 1819 at about age 79 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

Marie Magdeleine Tebaud was born in Grand-Pré on 3 July 1739. She was the daughter of Jacques-François Thebeau and Anne Melanson. She was baptized the day she was born at Saint Charles des Mines, Grand-Pré, Acadia. Her godparents were Beloni Melancon and Marguerite Leblanc.^{[1][2] [3]}

Marie married Jacques Bonnevie (born in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia; son of Jacques Bonnevie and Marguerite Lord) around 1759 in Acadie. ^[4][5]

Their ten children included

1. Jean Thomas, b. 1760;
2. Marie Genevieve, b. 1763;
3. Marthe-Madeleine 'Marie' b. 1765;
4. Jeanne-Susanne b. abt. 1766;
5. Anne Angélique Bonnevie (abt.1769-)
6. Perpetue; Prospere, b. abt. 1779;
7. Isabelle, b. abt. 1781;
8. Pierre, b. abt. 1784;
9. Felicite.

The family experienced many hardships and displacements during the Grand dérangement, as shown in censuses and the various locations of their children's birth places. They managed to escape the first wave of deportations in Acadie by fleeing further north into Acadie française (present-day New Brunswick). They found refuge at Camp Espérance on the Miramichi, which provided shelter to about 1400 Acadians around 1756-1757. ^[5] They suffered greatly because of diseases and lack of food at the camp.

By 1760, many of these Acadians had been refugees for almost five years. In order to escape the roundups by the British soldiers, they were forced to move around constantly, only able to provide temporary shelter and food for their families. The family of 6 appeared on a census in Restigouche in 1760. ^[6] The following year, they had fled to Nipisiguit where they were recorded with one son. ^{[7] [5]}

By 1761, many were captured by British forces, or promised to surrender the following year, and were imprisoned in Halifax, Fort Edward, or Fort Beauséjour (renamed Cumberland). Jacques and his family were either surrendered to, or were captured by British forces who wished to rid the area of "French Vermin", and imprisoned at Fort Cumberland (Beauséjour) in 1761. ^[8][9]

In August 1763 Jacques, his wife, and one child were prisoners at Halifax.^[10]

The prisoners were released after the treaty of 1763. The British authorities permitted Acadians to remain in the Colony of Nova Scotia as long as they took an unconditional oath of allegiance to the King of England. However the majority of the prisoners rejected their offer which would have obliged them to take arms against the French, and Natives, in case of conflict. Many left the colony by their own means by leasing vessels since the British refused to pay their passage to French-controlled colonies like Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. On 15 May 1767, a census was taken showing Jacques, Madeleine and their 3 daughters Marie, Marthe and Suzanne living in Saint-Pierre et Miquelon. ^[11]:

• Jacques BONNEVIE, venu d'Halifax (31)
• Madeleine THIBODEAU, sa femme (27)
• Marie BONNEVIE, leur fille (5)
• Marthe BONNEVIE, leur fille (3)
• Suzanne BONNEVIE, leur fille (1)

In early October 1767, Acadians were expelled from Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon on the order of Louis XV because of the overpopulation of the islands. ^[12] Then from January 1769 to at least 1784, they resided in Chezzetcook, Halifax County, Nova Scotia.

Marie died on 10 February 1819 in Tracadie, Antigonish, Colony of Nova Scotia. ^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Charles-des-Mines (Grand-Pré, N.-É.) - 1869; Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869 (Image 415): https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/415?r=0&s=4
2. ↑ http://www.genealogie-acadienne.net/ action=indiDetails&I=69852
3. ↑ http://mwlandry.ca/genealog/getperson.php?personID=I5788&tree=03
4. ↑ LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles « Les Acadiens à Halifax et dans l’île Georges, 1755–1764 ». Port Acadie no 22-23 (2012) : 43–76. https://doi.org/10.7202/1014976ar p. 73 of article.

   Bonnevie Jacques (Jacques #2) married Thébeau Marie-Madeleine (Jacques-François 2) around 1759. Origin: Pointe-des-Beauséjour. In Ristigouche in 1760, Nipisiguit in 1761, Fort Beauséjour 1761, In Halifax in 1763, 3 people. Settled in Tracadie (NS)

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, “List of Refugee Acadian Households at Camp Espérance on the Miramichi, 1756-1757: Appendix to ‘The Acadian Refugee Camp on the Miramichi, 1756-1761’”. English translation & glossary of place name by John Estano DeRoche. Accessible online for download at The Official Blog of the Association des Acadiens-Métis Souriquois, March 30, 2018, https://acadiens-metis-souriquois.ca/aams-blog/news-and-reflections-the-acadian-refugee-camp-on-the-miramichi-1756-1761-march-30-2018

   Bonnevie Jacques (Jacques.2) married Thébeau, Marie Madeleine (Jacques-François.2) around 1759. Origin: Beaumont. In Ristigouche 6 people. In Nipisiguit 3 people. Ft. Beauséjour 1761. Halifax 1763. 3 people. Settled in Tracadie NS

6. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1760 Restigouche Census

   Jacques Bonnevie, 6 people

7. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1761 Gaspesie Refugees Census, original record 1761 Gaspesie Refugees Original Amherst Papers (WO 34) : C-12837, Images 176-184

   Jacques Beaumond, his wife, 1 son

8. ↑ List of Acadian Families lately brought in to Fort Cumberland, 8 Nov. 1761, Library and Archives Canada, Amherst Papers (WO 34) : C-12838, Image 1851 https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c12838/1851

   Jacques Beaumont, 3 people

9. ↑ Judith Beattie and Bernard Pothier, The Battle of the Restigouche, Parks Canada Canadian Heritage, 1996 p. 41 http://parkscanadahistory.com/series/saah/restigouche.pdf
10. ↑ Roy, J.-Edmond. «12 Août 1763: Liste des françois Accadiens demeurants prisonniers halifax port d'amerique Septentrionale Sous le gouvernement de Sa majesté Britannique » in Rapport sur les archives de France relatives à l'histoire du Canada. Ottawa: C.H. Parmelee, 1911 accessed at BANQ numérique page 630/image 632, accessed 1 Dec 2021.

    jaque bonnevie, sa fems, un enfans.

11. ↑ "Miquelon 1767: Familles Acadiennes qui sont maintenant aux îles St-Pierre et Miquelon suivant le recensement d'icelles, fait le 15 mai 1767". Archives Nationales colonies S.O.M. G 1 458 f° 27 à 39. (https://www.arche-musee-et-archives.net/fr/54-recensements.html#c1/5 : Accessed 5 Jul 2021).
12. ↑ Paul Delaney, "Chronologie des déportations et migrations des Acadiens,1755-1816," Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 36, nos 2-3, (septembre 2005) pp. 52-86; :https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/3602_total.pdf Translation at Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home, Translation: "The Chronology of Deportations and Migrations of the Acadians 1755-1816."

See also:

• RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Avery & Deslauriers [and allied families], Entries: 171969; Updated: 2017-05-10 23:01:18 UTC (Wed); Owner: Eileen; Rosa Lane (descendant and Acadian Project member) Accessed 1/14/2019; Lists parents, spouse, and children: https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ib4eexcept&id=I6255

• Perro, Sandra Petitpas, Getting to the Roots of My Family, Self-Published, p.221. (author--genealogist, historian)