Marguerite Josèphe Breau (abt. 1736 - bef. 1790)

Born about 1736 in Pisiguit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Simon Henry — married 7 Jan 1755 in Port-la-Joye, Isle Saint Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

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Biography

Marguerite-Josephe was born about 1736. She was listed on the 1752 census at Isle Saint-Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island) at the age of 16.^[1]

She married Simon Henry on 7 January 1755 at Port-la-Joye, Isle-Saint-Jean. ^[2]

In 1758, during the second wave of deportations that took place on Ile Saint-Jean and Ile-Royale, the family was deported to France. They were forced aboard one of five English ships that left in the fall of 1758, and docked at Saint-Malo on 23 January 1759. Simon and Marguerite-Josèphe's daughter Agathe died at sea at 2 years of age. Marguerite-Josèphe was pregnant with Simon during the crossing, and gave birth 4 months after arriving in France. ^[3]

She was listed on the following censuses: ^[4]

1762 : Census - St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France
1772 : Census - St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

She passed away between 1784 and 1790.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Island Register", hosted by Dave Hunter; The 1752 LaRoque Census of Isle St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) updated 1/22/98, accessed 5 March 2020, p. 2

   at Rivière-de-l'Ouest : Joseph Braud, ploughman, a native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years. He has been in the country two years. Married to Ursulle Bourg, native of l'Acadie, aged 38 years. They have ten daughters. Margueritte Joseph, aged 16 years.
   Marie Joseph, aged 15 years.
   Ursulle, aged 12 years.
   Perptue, aged 10 years.
   Elisabeth Françoise, aged 8 years
   . Luce, aged 6 years.
   Anne Joseph, aged 5 years.
   Angelique, aged 4 years.
   Marie Jeanne, aged 3 years.
   Rosalie, aged 1 year.
   Living with them is Charles Braud, native of l'Acadie, age 26 years, unmarried. In live stock they have two oxen, one cow, two heifers, one bull, one ewe, two sows, and two pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated on the north side of the said river du Ouest and was given to them verbally by the Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it for the sowing of about four bushels of wheat.

2. ↑ Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, Year, p. 2 Marriage Simon Henry and Marguerite Josèphe Bro.
3. ↑ "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 203, accessed 10 Sep 2023

   HENRY Simon, 30 y
   BROS Marguerite Josephe, 24 y, wife
   HENRY Agathe, 2 y, daughter, died at sea
   HENRY Simon, born 25 May1759

4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Karen Theriot ReaderMarguerite Josephe Breau at Geneanet
   • citing - Stephen A. White - Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version - BREAU no. 20 a. - Marguerite-Josèphe died between 8 Nov 1784 and 22 Nov 1790.
   • 1759 : Census - St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France , 1762 : Census - St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France , 1772 : Census - St. Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France

• "Genealogie Quebec" http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Marguerite-Josephe_Brault&pid=482705&lng=fr&partID=482706