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Jeanne Bourgeois was born about 1667 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Jacques Bourgeois (abt. 1619–abt. 1701) and Jeanne Trahan (abt. 1629–bef. 1700).[1]
She was age 4 on the 1671 census of Port Royal.[1][2]
Census: 1678, Port Royal: Jaques Bourgeois & Jeanne Trahan; 20 acres 15 cattle; 2 girls 15 1663; 12 1666[1]
Jeanne (21) married Pierre Comeau (30) (born about 1658 in Port-Royal; son of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayon) in 1689 in Port-Royal.[1] Their known children were:
In 1693, at Port Royal, Jeanne Bourgeois, aged 25, lived with her husband, Pierre Comeaux [sic], aged 35, and their three children: Pierre, aged 3, Anne [recte Marie Jeanne], aged 2, and Francoise [recte Marie Francoise], aged 1. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 15 arpents of cultivable land with 12 cattle, 20 sheep, and 10 pigs.[3]
Census: 1698, Port Royal: Pierre Commeau 40; Jeanne Bourgeois (wife) 30; Marie 9; Francoise 5; Anne 2; 15 cattle, 26 sheep, 6 hogs, 16 arpents; 15 fruit trees,1 gun.[1]
Census: 1700, Port Royal: Piere Commeau 42; Jeanne Bourgeois (wife) 32; Pierre 10; Anne 9; Francoise 8; Marguerite 2; 4 cattle, 3 sheep, 2 arpents. 1 gun.[1]
Jeanne Bourgeois, wife of Pierre Comeau dit Loupes Marin, died in June 1716, aged about 50 years, and was buried 10 June 1716, at Port Royal, Acadia.[4][5][1]
at Port Royal: Pierre Comeaux 35, Jeanne Bourgeois 25, Pierre 3, Anne 2, Francoise 1; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 pigs, 15 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Comeau was listed as Comeaux, Marie Jeanne was listed as Anne, and Marie Francoise was listed as Francoise.
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