Marie Josèphe Dugas (1762 - abt. 1846)

Born 28 Feb 1762 in Pas-de-Calais, France

Ancestors

Daughter of Charles Dugas and Marguerite Granger

Wife of Pierre Richard — married 8 May 1787 in St Landry Parish, Louisiana, New Spain

Descendants

Died about 27 Mar 1846 at about age 84 in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Marie Josèphe Dugas migrated from France to Louisiana.

Charles Dugast is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 7 Right La Bergere. Listed with him are his five children: Jean Charles, Pierre Olivier, Joseph, Marie Josephe and Margueritte.^[1]

Marie-Josèphe Dugas, was born and baptized on 28 February 1762 at St. Nicolas Church of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Her parents were Charles Dugas and Marguerite Granger. Her sponsors were Joseph Melanson and Marie Josephe Melanson. ^[2]

"With her parents and brother she arrived at St. Malo from Boulogne on 28 May 1766 on the brigantine "Le Hazard." The family lived at St. Servan from 1766-1768; at Plouer from 1769-1772." ^[2]

In September 1784, with her father and four siblings, she appeared on a list of Acadian families in Nantes, wishing to " go to Louisiana to establish themselves at the expense of His [Spanish] Catholic Majesty". ^[3]

They departed from France on the French ship La Bergere, chartered by Spain to carry Acadians to settle in Louisiana. The ship arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana on 15 August 1785. ^[4]

Marie Josèphe DUGAT, age 22, daughter of Charles DUGAT, traveling with him and four siblings as the 55th family (of 6 persons) aboard "La Bergère."

Marie Josèphe Dugas of Atakapas married Pierre Richard, son of Pierre Richard and Marguerite Dugas, on May 08, 1787 in Opelousas. The witnesses were Amand Dugas, Joseph Dugas,, Pierre Richard - father, Joseph Bourque, Pierre Dugas, Fabien Richard. ^[5]

She died before 27 March 1846 in Louisiana.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial"; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 30.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Albert J. Robichaux, The Acadian Exiles in Saint-Malo; 1758-1785; vol. 1, pt. 1, (Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981); p. 290, family #358,

   Marie-Josephe DUGAST, born and baptized 28 Feb 1762 at St. Nicolas Church of Boulogne, Pas-de-Calais, France. Sponsors: Joseph MELANSON & Marie Josephe MELANSON. With her parents and brother she arrived at St. Malo from Boulogne on 28 May 1766 on the brigantine "Le Hazard." The family lived at St. Servan from 1766-1768; at Plouer from 1769-1772.

3. ↑ Jacqueline K. Voorhies, Some Late Eighteenth-Century Louisianians: Census Records of the Colony 1758-1796, (Lafayette, LA: University of Southwestern Louisiana, 1973) p. 491

   On list of "Acadians in France, September 1784," found in document in A.D.S. Legajo 2575, which shows the Acadian families who wanted to go to Louisiana to establish themselves at the expense of His [Spanish] Catholic Majesty.

   Charles DUGAS [no wife listed], with 3 sons, 2 daughters, for a family total of 6.

4. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Acadian Families in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index, (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1995), pp. 22-23

   Marie Josèphe DUGAT, age 22, daughter of Charles DUGAT, traveling with him and four siblings as the 55th family (of 6 persons) aboard "La Bergère."

5. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, vol. 1-A, 1750-1800: Church and civil records (Rayne, LA, Hebert Publications, 1996) pp. 277 & 666

   Pierre RICHARD, son of Pierre & Marguerite DUGAS, married on 8 May 1787 to Marie Josephe DUGAS of Atakapas, daughter of Charles & Marguerite GRANGE. Witnesses: Amand DUGAS; Joseph DUGAS; Fabien RICHARD. Recorded by Fr. Joseph ARAZENA at St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, LA (Opel.Ch.: v.1-A, p.3).

6. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101, ( Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001), Note DUGAS, Marie In Succ. dated 21 April 1846 (SM Ct. Hse.: Succ. #1093) Could this also be the same woman? - DUGAS, Marie m. Pierre RICHARD In Succ. dated 27 March 1846 (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #524)

• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports mtDNA Test Results (Accessed 30 Mar 2024), Kits: tester1 1012632 tester2 406832. EKA: Andree Guyon - Spouse of Charles Bernard. Haplogroup: T2c1d-T152C!.
• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports this diagram depicting matrilineal descent, from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.

DNA Confirmations

• mtDNA Tester John Stephen Parker is a grandchild of Dora Jackson who is an 8x ggd of Andree Guyon through daughter Marie Bernard (abt.1645-abt.1719).
• mtDNA Tester Annette Fagnan Hebert-Autio is a grandchild of Ursule Martin who is a 7x ggd of Andree Guyon through daughter Jeanne Bernard (abt.1646-abt.1683).
• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. John Stephen Parker FTDNA kit # 1012632, (a grandchild of Dora Jackson) and his maternal line cousin Annette Fagnan Hebert-Autio FTDNA kit # 406832, (a grandchild of Ursule Martin) have a Genetic Distance = 1 in HVR2 at C324T, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Andree Guyon the 8x great grandmother of Dora Jackson and the 7x great grandmother of Ursule Martin.

• Paternal and Maternal relationships are both confident based on a triangulated group on MyHeritageDNA who share a 9.6 cM segment on chromosome 5, consisting of Audrey Lee Crockett and ML, her 6th cousin 1x removed, and SHU, her 7th cousin. (ML and SHU are 6th cousins 1x removed.) These matches have been independently verified by via the MyHeritage Chromosome Browser. Their most-recent common ancestors are Charles Dugas and Marguerite Granger, the 6x great grandparents of Audrey Lee Crockett and 5x great grandparents of ML and 6x great grandparents of SHU.

• Paternal relationship is confirmed by a triangulated group on GEDmatch who share a 9.7 cM segment on chromosome 16, consisting of Audrey Lee Crockett, GEDmatch kit # TB1558976, and Ronald Thibodeaux, her 9th cousin 2x removed, GEDmatch kit # CM7128676, and Donna (Friebel) Storz, her 7th cousin 4x removed, GEDmatch kit # M123750. (Ronald and Donna are 7th cousins 2x removed.) Their most-recent common ancestors are René Landry and Marie Bernard, the 10x great grandparents of Audrey Lee Crockett and 8x great grandparents of Ronald Thibodeaux and 6x great grandparents of Donna (Friebel) Storz. DNA test taker Audrey Lee Crockett is the 5x great granddaughter of Marie Josèphe Dugas, the daughter of Charles Dugas, the 2x great grandson of the common ancestors René Landry & Marie Bernard.

See also:

• Karen Theriot Reader at Geneanet.org