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 1686, 11 days before the Census Taker arrived in Port Royal,^[1] to François Broussard and Catherine Richard.

In 1686 at Port Royal, Marie age 11 days was not yet named or baptized. She was living with her parents Francois BROUSSARD age 33 and Catherine RICHARD age 22 and her 2 older siblings: Magdelaine age 5 and Pierre age 3. The family owned 1 gun, 7 cattle, 6 sheep and 5 hogs.^[1]

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.

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/