Eustache Bourg (abt. 1722 - bef. 1759)

Born about 1722 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite (Daigle) Daigre — married 9 Oct 1752 in Port LaJoye, Isle Saint Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Died before 23 Jan 1759 before about age 37 in At sea during the crossing to France

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Biography

Eustache Bourg was born about 1722 in Cobequit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, son of Louis Bourg (about 1690–about 1758) and Cécile Michel (about 1702–1781).

Eustache (29) and Marguerite Daigle (23) were married on October 9, 1752 in Port LaJoye, Isle Saint Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. Marguerite was born on August 11, 1729 in Grand Pré, Acadia, New France. ^[1]

Their children were:

1. Raphael Bourg (1755–about 1756)
2. Marguerite Susanne Bourg (1756– )
3. Janvier b 1757

Eustache died about 1758 At Sea, aged 35. He and his wife and three children were deported in 1758. Only Marguerite survived the trip.^[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. 40. The original record can be found at Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, 1752, p. 18 Marriage

   Eustache BOURG & Marguerite DAIGRE Married: October 9, 1752 Groom's parents: Louis BOURG & Cecile MICHEL Bride's parents: Abram? DAIGRE & Marie?

2. ↑ "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 216, accessed 11/3/2023

   BOURG Eustache, + en mer
   DAIGLE Marguerite, 30 ans, femme
   BOURG Boniface, 6 ans, fils, + en mer
   BOURG Marguerite Suzanne, 2 ans, fille, + en mer
   BOURG Janvier, 1 an, fils, + en mer

See also:

• Karen Theriot Reader Eustache citing Albert Robichaux, Jr., THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1758-1785; Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981, Part I, Vol. I; pp. 132-133, family #164; own copy; contains Family Genealogies A-G. Eustache BOURG, born about 1722, son of Louis & Cecile MICHEL, married about 1751 to Marguerite DAIGLE [no parents given]; three children. He died at sea during the crossing to France 1758/1759, along with all three children. His widow disembarked at St. Malo on 23 Jan 1759, and received permission and passage to Cherbourg.