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 Marin Blanchard was born about 1725 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, son of Joseph Blanchard and Anne Dupuis. ^[1]

Alexis (27) married Marie Pitre (30) (born in Cobequit; daughter of Jean Baptiste Pitre and Marguerite Theriot) on October 29, 1753 in Port Lajoie, Ile St. Jean, Acadie.

They had four children known children.

1. Simon Blanchard, 1754 - 1759
2. Elizabeth Blanchard, 1754 - 1759
3. Marie Anne Blanchard, 1757 - 1759
4. Nicole Blanchard, 1759 - 1759

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. Alexis died on 3 Feb 1759 at Hotel-Dieu, St. Malo, Bretagne (today Ille-et-Vilaine), France, at the age of about 34 years. He died one day before his youngest daughter was born, died, and was baptized at Hotel Dieu. His wife would also die a week later on February 11th. No member of this family survived Le Grand Dérangement.^[2][3][4]

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. ↑ Archives en ligne Ille-et-Vilaine, Registres paroissiaux et état civil, 10 NUM 35288 732 > SAINT-MALO > 1759 > Sépultures > COMMUNE, image 8 of 41 Burial Record Alexis Blanchard
3. ↑ 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;

   "Alexis Blanchard and Marie Pitre, his wife disembarked at St. Malo on January 23, 1759 from one of the "Five ships." Immediately after disembarkation, they were hopitalized at Hotel-Dieu of St. Malo, where their daughter, Nicole was born. No member of this family survived."

4. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 image 175, accessed September 2023

   BLANCHARD Alexis, 33, plowman, died at the hospital on 3 February 1759, image 175

   PITRE Marie, 35, his wife, died at the hospital on 11 February 1759

   BLANCHARD Simon, 4, son, died at sea

   BLANCHARD Isabelle Geneviève, 3, daughter, died at sea

   BLANCHARD Marie Anne, 16 months, daughter, died at sea

   BLANCHARD Nicole, daughter, was born at the hôpital on 4 February 1759 and died the same day