Marie Josephe Amireau (1717 - 1805)

Born 29 Oct 1717 in Port Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Alexandre Hébert — married 11 Jan 1740 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 16 Feb 1805 at age 87 in L'Assomption, Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Marie-Josephe Amirault was born in 1717 to François Amiraut and Magdelaine Laure. She was baptized 31 October 1717 at Saint-Jean Baptiste Catholic Church, Port-Royal, Acadia, New France.^[1][2]

Marie Joseph Amirault (alternately recorded Miraut) and Alexandre Hébert were united by marriage on 11 January 1740 in St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal.^[3] Children included:

• Anne Helene Hebert, baptized on 30 Oct 1749 at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia to Alexandre Hebert and Marie Joseph Miraut.^[4]

Marie-Josephe and her family were most probably caught up in the Expulsion of the Acadians (Le Grand Dérangement), which was the forced removal of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island and northern Maine. The expulsion (1755–1764) of Acadians, initially to the Thirteen Colonies, occurred during the French and Indian War.^[5] As she died later in L'Assomption, it is likely her family was deported, and returned from one of the New England colonies. Further research is required to confirm this.

She was buried on 18 February 1805 at L'Assomption, Les Pays-d'en-Haut, Quebec, Canada.^[6][7]

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 08) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/8?r=0&s=5
2. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives: Acadians: An Acadian Parish Remembered:The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755: Baptismal Registration for Marie Joseph Amiraut: RG 1 Vol. 26 p.153 :Last accessed online May 11, 2018 at: Baptismal Registration Marie Joseph Amiraut Register RG 1 Vol. 26 p.153 Priest Justinien Durand Registration Date 31 October 1717 Event Baptism Name Marie Joseph Amiraut born 29 October 1717 Father François Amiraut Mother Magdelaine Laure Godparents Joseph Amiraut Marguerite Laure
3. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives: Acadians: An Acadian Parish Remembered:The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755: Marriage Registration for Alexandre Hebert and Marie Joseph Amirault: RG 1 Vol. 26a p.198 : Last accessed online May 12, 2018 at: Marriage Registration
4. ↑ "Canada Births and Baptisms, 1661-1959," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F2HN-DYY : 10 February 2018), Anne Helene Hebert, 30 Oct 1749; citing , 30 Oct 1749, reference v 3 p 393; FHL microfilm 1,320,000.
5. ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expulsion_of_the_Acadians
6. ↑ Family notes from 1975 with source annotated as PRDH (presumed to be Programme de recherche en démographie historique at the Université de Montréal).
7. ↑ "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 01 October 2017, 11:09), entry for Marie Josephe Amireau(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:9N8M-Z8H); contributed by various users.