Marie Broussard (1686 - abt. 1765)

Born Jan 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of René Doucet — married 1702 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 1765 at about age 79 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Marie Broussard was born in Jan 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of François Broussard (abt. 1653–1716) and Catherine Richard (abt. 1663–abt. 1755) 11 days before the Census Taker arrived in Port Royal.^[1] to François Broussard and Catherine Richard.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie, aged 11 days, was not yet named or baptized. She was living with her parents, Francois BROUSSARD, aged 33, and Catherine RICHARD, aged 22, and her two older siblings: Magdelaine [sic], aged 5, and Pierre, aged 3. The family owned 1 gun, 7 cattle, 6 sheep, and 5 hogs.^[1]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Marie, aged 7, was living with her parents, Francois BROSARD [sic], aged 39, and Catherine RICHARD, aged 29, and her three siblings: Marie [sic], aged 11, Pierre, aged 9, and Catherine Josephe, aged 3. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 7 arpents of cultivable land with 15 cattle, 20 sheep, and 16 pigs.^[2]

In 1702 at Port Royal, she married René Doucet. They had 10 children:

1. Pierre, born 24 Dec 1703
2. Marie-Anne, born 14 Nov 1706
3. Agathe, born 19 Jan 1710
4. Anne, born 23 Mar 1713
5. François, born 1 May 1715
6. Catherine Josèphe, born 19 Apr 1718
7. Marguerite, born 5 Feb 1721
8. Charles, born about 1723
9. Jean, born 20 Aug 1725
10. Cécile, born 20 Jul 1728

She died about 1765 in Port Royal.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Francois BROUSSARD 33, Catherine RICHARD 22; children: Magdelaine 5, Pierre 3, and a daughter who has not yet been baptized 11 days; 1 gun, 7 cattle, 6 sheep, 5 hogs. In the original 1686 census at Port Royal, Broussard was listed as Brossard and transcribed as Broussard, and Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine.

2. ↑ 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: Francois BROSARD 39, Catherine RICHARD 29, Marie 11, Pierre 9, Marie 7, Catherine-Josephe 3; 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 16 hogs, 7 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Broussard was listed as Brosard, and Madeleine was listed as Marie.

See also:

• White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert.[Space:Dictionnaire_généalogique_des_familles_acadiennes|Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes.]] Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p285.
• https://dna-explained.com/2021/07/12/acadian-refugee-households-at-camp-desperance-1756-1761-52-ancestors-338/