Marie Bourg (abt. 1676)

Born about 1676 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Thériot — married about 1698 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Descendants

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Biography

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Marie Bourg was born about 1676 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Martin Bourg and Marie Potet.^[1]

She was listed on the 1678 census in Port-Royal at age 3.^[2]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie, aged 10, lived with her parents, Martin Bourc [sic], aged 36, and Marie Potet, aged 29, and her three siblings: Abraham, aged 7, Pierre, aged 5, and Jeanne, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 3 arpents of cultivable land with 4 cattle, 5 sheep, and 6 hogs.^[3]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Marie, aged 17, lived with her parents, Martin Bourg, aged 34 [sic], and Marie Potret [sic], aged 34, and her six siblings: Abraham, aged 13, Pierre, aged 11, Jeanne, aged 9, Ambroise, aged 7, Francois, aged 5, and Anne Marie, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 30 arpents of cultivable land with 18 cattle, 24 sheep, and 13 pigs.^[4]

Marie (21) married Pierre Thériot (26) (born about 1671 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; son of Germain Thériot and Andrée Brun) in 1698 in Port-Royal, Acadie.^[1] No location was given by Stephen White.

Their known children were:^[1]

1. Joseph Theriot (~1699 - <1766)
2. Marie Josephe Theriot (~1700 - >1752)
3. Marguerite Theriot (~1701 - 1758)
4. Judith Thériot (~1704 - ~1758)
5. Cécile Theriot (~1707 - 1761)
6. François Thériot ca 1708
7. Élisabeth Thériot (1710 - >1753)
8. Pierre Thériot (1712 - )
9. Unknown Thériot ca 1714
10. Marie Josephe (Theriot) Theriault (~1720 - >1785).

Censuses:

• 1701 Rivière Saint-Antoine, Les Mines: 1 boy and 1 girl.^[5]
• 1703 Cobeguit: 1 boy, 2 girls^[6]
• 1707 Cobeguit: 1 boy less than 14, 4 girls less than 12 years of age.^[7]
• 1714 Cobeguit: 4 boys, 5 girls.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} White, Stephen A., Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999) p. 228, 1488, 1496-1498

   Marie Bourg (Martin Bourg & Marie Potet), born around 1676. She was listed on the 1678 census in Port-Royal (age 3), in 1686 (age 10) and 1693 (age 17). Married Pierre Thériot (Germain & Andrée Brun) around 1698.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census 1678 Acadian Census at Port Royal:

   Martin Bourg & Marie Potet / 4 cattle; 1 gun / Abraham 6 months; Marie 3. They have 4 head of cattle [no land listed], with 1 gun.

3. ↑ 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: Martin Bourc 36, Marie Potet 29; children: Marie 10, Abraham 7, Pierre 5, Jeanne 2; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 4 cattle, 5 sheep, 6 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Bourg was listed as Bourc.

4. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 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 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Martin Bourg 34, Marie Potret 34, Marie 17, Abraham 13, Pierre 11, Jeanne 9, Ambroise 7, Francois 5, Anne Marie 2; 18 cattle, 24 sheep, 13 pigs, 30 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Potet was listed as Potret and Martin’s age was listed as 34 instead of 44 or 43.

5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 174-211;

   Pierre Terriot, his wife, 1 hoy, 1 girl, 3 arpents. 21 cattle, 9 sheep. 12 hogs, 1 gun.

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 212-220;

   Pierre Terriot, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls, 1 arms bearer.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 221-237;

   Pierre Theriot and Marie Bourg. 1 boy less than 14, 4 girls less than 12; 8 arpents, 15 cattle, 8 sheep, 15 hogs.

8. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 239-261;

   Pierre Terriot and wife, 4 sons, 5 daughters.