Alexis Marin Blanchard (abt. 1725 - 1759)

Born about 1725 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Pitre — married 29 Oct 1753 in Port Lajoie, Ile St. Jean, Acadie

Died 3 Feb 1759 at about age 34 in Hotel Dieu, Nantes, France

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Biography

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Alexis BLANCHARD, born about 1725, son of Joseph & Anne DUPUIS (see family #87), married 29 Oct 1753 at Port-Lajoie, Isle St. Jean, to Marie PITRE, daughter of Jean & Marguerite TERRIOT ^[1] four children. He disembarked with his wife at St. Malo on 23 Jan 1759 from one of the "Five ships." Immediately after disembarkation, they were hospitalized at Hotel-Dieu of St. Malo, where their daughter Nicole was born. No member of this family survived. Alexis died on 3 Feb 1759 at Hotel-Dieu, St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France, at the age of about 34 years.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Hebert, Timothy. Acadian Church Records: Port LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758: St. Jean LEvangeliste Parish. Acadian-Cajun Geneaology & History, 2000, p 46. The original record can be found at Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, 1753, p. 2 Marriage, 10/29/1753, accessed 5/12/2020.

   Alexis BLANCHARD & Marie PITRE Married: October 29, 1753 Groom's parents: Joseph BLANCHARD & Anne DUPUIS Bride's parents: Jean PITRE & Marguerite TERIAU

2. ↑ Albert Robichaux, Jr., THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1758-1785; Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981, Part I, Vol. I; pp. 62-63, family #78;