Jeanne Amirault (1684 - aft. 1752)

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Jeanne Amirault was born on 4 Nov 1684 in Cap-Sable, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of François Amireau (abt. 1644–aft. 1737) and Marie Pitre (abt. 1666–aft. 1726).

In 1686, at Port Royal, Jeanne, aged 2, was living with her parents, Francois TOURANGEAU [sic], aged 42, and Marie PITRE, aged 22.^[1]

Marie (14) married Joseph Mius (19) (born about 1679 in Pobomcoup, Cap de Sable, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; son of Philippe Mius and Unknown Mi'kmaq) in 1699 in Pobomcoup, Cap de Sable. Their known children were:

1. Joseph Mius (1700–aft. 1767) .
2. Charles Mius (1701–abt. 1795) .
3. François Mius (1703–abt. 1774) .
4. Angélique Mius (1704–1738) .
5. Marie Josephe Mius (abt. 1706–1757) .
6. Claire Mius (1708–1760) .
7. Marie Magdelaine Mius (1710–abt. 1758) .
8. Jean-Baptiste Mius (1713–1806) .
9. Marguerite Mius (abt. 1716–1755) .
10. Cécile Mius (1717–1751) .
11. Geneviève Mius (abt. 1720–1758) .
12. Rosalie Mius (1725–abt. 1758) .
13. Charles Benjamin Mius (1728–bef. 1759)

H. Leander D'Entremont's history "This Joseph Mius, son of Philippe Muis, whose mother's name was Marie, whom Placide Gaudet calls an Indian, was born about 1684 (Census of 1708 has birth around 1673 and it was that document D'Entremont was quoting), and, in the year, 1699, he married Marie Amirault, b. in 1684, da, of Francois Amirault, dit Tourangeau(X--and of Marie Pitre) and, by a census, taken in 1708, I find that they have [five] children,.... (There is in fact seven children listed, two being added later; Joseph 1700, Charles 1701, Francois 1703, Angelique 1704, Marie-Joseph 1705, Claire 1709, Jean-Baptiste 1713.^[2]

Joseph Mius is listed with his family in the Native American census of 1708. This is an interesting document with some historical provenance. The families are list by numbers and locales as well as by wigwam number. Last names were usually omitted, but not for all families. Joseph Mius I is listed under one of the French families (6th Family) as Joseph dazy. His wife, Marie Amirault as Marie tourangeau. Please note the lower case letters of the suffixes. His age of 35 places his birth in 1673. 1673 Census

Marie and Joseph were registered at a baptism as the mother and father of a child that was not their own:

Charles Benjamin Mius' baptism record of Jan 2 1730 has his birth one year and nine months previous to that date. That places his birth in 1728, which coincides with Benjamin's age in the 1752 Census of Ile Royale. The baptism register had the father as Joseph Mius deceased and the mother as Marie Amirault (who was also deceased. The register has a proxy baptism by the real father, Pierre Landry, with the real baptism being done by a priest later. Not uncommon in Acadia to do so. The godparents were Charles Mius and Anne Surette. The real mother was not named.

CENSUS: 1708, Cape Sable, Acadia, age 24 years. "Acadian Ancestral Home", hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; Acadia 1708 Census p. 53 of 56. Lucie’s note: ”Archives Publiques du Canada. Extrait F.1, 466-1. Copy of part of a manuscript in the possession of Mr. Edward E. Ayer of Chicago.” Note here: Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 238 containing only text which says that this census can be found “dans le cartable indiqué Vol 466 Pt. 2”. Note here: 1708 Census MG 18, F 18, 31 pages; Recensement nominatif des Français de Cap-Sable, Port-Razoir et La Have; recensement nominatif des Indiens en Acadie: Port Royal, Cap-Sable, La Have, Les Mines, Cap-Breton, Chignectou, Pentagouet, rivière Saint-Jean et autres lieux. Transcript available on-site, not on microfilm.

at Cape Sable : 6th family - Joseph Dazy 35, Marie Tourangeau 24, Joseph his son 8, Charles 6, François 5, Angélique 4, Marie Joseph 2

Marie (46) married Jean Benoit (49) (born about 1681 in Port-Royal, Acadie; son of Martin Benoit and Marie Chaussegros) on 29 May 1731 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia.^[3]

She was on the 1752 (LaRoque) census, age 67 years.

Sources

1. ↑ 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: Francois TOURANGEAU 42, Marie PITRE 22; child: Jeanne 2. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Amireau was listed as Tourangeau.

2. ↑ Collection H. Léander d’Entremont: microfilms, Notebooks/Cahiers 1-27, microfilms/2001.97-f5-A_26. # 26 p. 5 Port-Royal, Les Archives père Clarence d’Entremont, Musée des Acadiens des Pubnicos, https://museeacadien.ca/fonds/cahiers-1-27/ [Download of PDF files doesn’t work as of February 2021]
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives: Acadians: An Acadian Parish Remembered: The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755: Marriage Registration for Jean Benois and Marie Amiraut:RG 1 Vol. 26a p.88 : Last accessed online May 11, 2018 at: Second Marriage Registration

See also:

• BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGES: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 17; Personal copy in possession of Girouard-4019.

Text Marie (dit[e] Tourangeau), daughter of Francois Amireau dit Tourangeau & Marie Petrie, was born in Cap-Sable around 1684 (Rc PR 1686 Jeanne 2a, Rc Cap-Sable 1708 24a, Rc Lq 1752 67a); m 1 about 1699 Joseph Mius d'Azy (Philippe & ----); m 2 Rg PR 29 Mai 1731 48a Jean Benoit (Martin & Marie Chaussegros) vf Marie-Anne Breau.

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Amirault_Marie&pid=96624&lng=en

• https://familysearch.org/tree/#view=ancestor&section=details&person=LJ52-XXT&spouse=LJ52-XH3

• http://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/default.asp Search Mius, baptism Charles Benjamin Mieux, Jan 2 1730.