Honoré Duhon (1737 - abt. 1796)

Born 16 Nov 1737 in Riviere Aux Canards, Grand Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Anne Genevieve Trahan — married 14 Oct 1758 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

Descendants

Died about 4 Oct 1796 at about age 58 in St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Honnore Duhon is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 10-Right, L'Amitie. Listed with him is his wife Anne Trahan and three of their children: Augustin, Jacques and Jean Charles.^[1][2]

Birth

Honoré Duhon (or Duon, as it was spelled then) was the first-born son of Jean Baptiste Duhon and Magdeleine Vincent, born November 16, 1737, in the parish of St. Joseph, Riviere aux Canards, ^[3] a French settlement west of Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia.

Le Grand Dérangement, 1755-1762

On October 27, 1755, when Honoré was not quite 18 years old, the Acadians were deported by the English; their homes and their church, most of their possessions, and all their records were burned to the ground.

More than 11,000 Acadians, reduced to homeless, penniless beggars, were dispersed via two dozen overcrowded ships to ports throughout the English colonies, some of which, like Virginia, flatly turned them away. A few of the ships made their way to ports in England, where some were imprisoned, or to desolate, rocky islands off the coast of France. ^[4]

Marriage

On October 14, 1758, Honoré Duhon married Anne Genevieve Trahan in Liverpool, England. ^[3]

Children

Marie Duhon Maitrejean (1760) ^[3]

Anne Duhon (1761) ^[3]

Augustin Marie Duhon (1766) ^[3]

The first two children were born in Liverpool. By the birth of the third they were living in the village of Martha, Bangor Parish, at Belle-Ile-en Mer, France. ^[3] More children were born to them there:

Jacques Duhon (1768) ^[5]

Jean Charles Duhon (1772) ^[5]

Phillip Marie Duhon (1774) citation needed

Marie Francoise Duhon (1777) citation needed

Robert Francois Duhon (1782–1782) citation needed

Louis Desire Duhon (1784–1784)citation needed

L'Amitie

After almost twenty years of trying to eke out a living on rocky, windswept Belle-Ile-en-Mer, in Bretagne, the displaced Acadians were offered a new start in Luisiana by the Spanish government. Seven ships sailed from France to New Orleans in 1885.

Departed France August 20, 1785:

Honoré DUON, carpenter - 47

Anne TRAHAN, wife - 48

Augustin DUON, son, sailor - 20

Jacques DUON, son - 17

Jean Charles DUON, son - 13

Arrived in New Orleans November 8, 1785. ^[5][2]

Burial

He was buried on 4 October 1796 at St. Louis Church Cemetery in New Orleans. ^[6]He was said to be from "St. Bernard Parish of the Turn". This might mean that he lived or worked at the Port of St. Bernard as there is an article which uses the phrase "Turn Services". ^[7]It's unclear if he died in St. Bernard or New Orleans.

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. 40
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Acadian Families in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index - Donald J. Hébert - Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1995 - pp. 78-79.

   Honoré DUHON, a carpenter age 47, listed with his wife Anne TRAHAN, age 48, and three sons as the 59th family (of 5 persons) aboard "L'Amitié." On the Spanish debarkation list of 8 Nov 1785 he is listed as Honorado DOUAN.

   His oldest son Augustin, a sailor age 20, is also listed on p. 63 as participant in one of the marriages arranged by NAVARRO on 20 Nov 1785, to Marguerite LE BLANC, daughter of Charles & Magdeleine GAUTROT, who died later at the hospital.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "Acadians of Belle-Isle-en-Mer: UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS OF FRENCH CANADA," Published by Canada-Francais, Quebec, L.J. Demers & Frère - 1890, REGISTERS OF PALAIS PARISH, Belle-Isle-en-Mer by Abbé H. R. Casgrain, http://www.acadian-home.org/declarations-BIM.html
4. ↑ James Laxer, "The Acadians: In Search of a Homeland," https://books.google.com/books?id=ij_-LlhmRfAC&pg=PA81&lpg=PA81&dq=Acadians+departure+from+Belle+Ile-en-Mer&source=bl&ots=2dHZDqdZaw&sig=RrvEE9eLWRSv5KO5AWnFoe6EUYI&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjh6N3Ex5fQAhVM4SYKHfkUB34Q6AEINjAF#v=onepage&q=Acadians%20departure%20from%20Belle%20Ile-en-Mer&f=false
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Tim Hebert, "Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History: L'Amitie Passenger List, 1785. Image included. https://freepages.rootsweb.com/~acadiancajun/genealogy/ship5.htm
6. ↑ Sacramental Records, vol. 6, 1796-1799 - New Orleans: Archdiocese; vol. 6; p. 104

   Honorato [DUHON], native of Acadia, resident of St. Bernard Parish of the Turn, 67 years old, spouse of Ana TRAHAN, buried 4 Oct 1796 (SLC, F4, 37).

7. ↑ For more information on the St. Bernard Port and Associated Terminals, visit their websites, @www.stbernardport.com, associatedterminals.com, and turnservices.com

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