Isabelle Guilbeau (abt. 1675 - 1739)

Born about 1675 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Daughter of Pierre Guilbeau and Catherine Thériot

Wife of Pierre Granger — married 1693 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 19 May 1739 at about age 64 in Grand Pre, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Isabelle Guilbeau was born about 1675 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Pierre Guilbeau (abt. 1639–1703) and Catherine Thériot (abt. 1650–1713).^[1]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Isabelle, aged 11, was living with her parents, Pierre GUILBAULT [sic], aged 47, and Catherine TERRIOT [sic], aged 33, and her six siblings: Marguerite, aged 18, Jeanne, aged 16, Hugues, aged 13, Charles, aged 9, Marie, aged 4, and Jeanne, aged 1. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 8 arpents of cultivable land with 8 cattle, 6 sheep, and 8 hogs.^[2]

Isabelle (17) married Pierre Granger (21) (born in Feb 1671 in Port-Royal, Acadie; son of Laurent Granger and Marie Landry) in 1693 in Port-Royal, Acadie.^[1]

Their known children were:

1. Marie Granger (abt. 1694– )
2. Joseph Granger (abt. 1697–bef. 1760)
3. Elisabeth Granger (abt. 1701–abt. 1767)
4. Cecile Granger (abt. 1703–1776)
5. Charles Granger (abt. 1705–1747)
6. Catherine Granger (1709–1730)
7. Anne Granger (abt. 1713–1747)
8. Marguerite Granger (abt. 1715– )
9. Pierre Granger (1719–abt. 1766)

Isabelle died on 19 May 1739, in Grand Pre, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, aged 63. Isabelle was mentioned on a memorial in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 780.

   Isabele GUILBEAU, born around 1675, daughter of Pierre & Catherine THERIOT. She married around 1693 Pierre GRANGER, son of Laurent & Marie LANDRY.

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: Pierre GUILBAULT 47, Catherine TERRIOT: 33; children: Marguerite 18, Jeanne 16, Hugues 13, Isabelle 11, Charles 9, Marie 4, Jeanne 1; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Guilbeau was listed as Guilbault and Theriot was listed as Teriot and transcribed as Terriot.

3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #244649463 (accessed 9 July 2023)
   Memorial page for Isabelle Guilbault Granger (1675-19 May 1739), citing Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Grand Pré, Kings County, Nova Scotia, Canada; Maintained by Nicole La Faive (contributor 17167635).

See also:

• 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadia
• Isabelle Guilbault
• Denis Savard, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports mtDNA Test Results (Accessed 31 Dec 2023), Kits: tester1 N109286 tester2 365345. EKA: Perrine Rau - Spouse of Jean Theriot. Haplogroup: H4a1.
• Denis Savard, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports this diagram depicting matrilineal descent, from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.

DNA Confirmations

• mtDNA Tester Roland Arsenault is a great grandchild of Henriette Leblanc who is a 8x ggd of Perrine Rau through daughter Jeanne Theriot (abt.1643-abt.1726).
• mtDNA Tester UNK is a great grandchild of Zelia Z. Guimond, who is a 6x ggd of Perrine Rau through daughter Catherine Theriot (abt.1650-abt.1713).
• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Roland Arsenault FTDNA kit # N109286, (a great grandchild of Henriette Leblanc) and his maternal line cousin UNK (a great grandchild of Zelia Z. Guimond), FTDNA kit # 365345, have an exact HVR1 and HVR2 match, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Perrine Rau the 11x great grandmother of Roland Arsenault and the 9x grandmother of UNK.