Honoré Fougère (abt. 1795 - 1862)

Born about 1795 in Petit-de-Grat, Cape Breton, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]

Ancestors

Husband of Madeleine Bellefontaine — married about 1819 in Colony of New Brunswick

Husband of Dorothée Babineau — married 18 Feb 1833 in Grande-Digue, Dundas, Kent, Nouveau-Brunswick

Descendants

Died 24 Sep 1862 at about age 67 in Grande-Digue, Dundas, Kent, Colony of New Brunswick

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Biography

Honoré Fougère was born around 1795 in Nova Scotia. He first married Madeleine Bellefontaine. Their children were:

1. Félix Fougère, born about 1817
2. Thomas Fougère, born 21 Dec 1822
3. Edouard Fougère, born 19 Nov 1825
4. Pierre Fougère, born 20 Jun 1828
5. Dominique Fougère, born 6 Dec 1830

Around 1823 they settled in Shédiac and are one of the founding families of that town. ^[1]

He later married Dorothée Babineau on 18 February 1833 in Grande-Digue. ^[2] Their children were:

1. Marguerite Fougère, born 19 Mar 1834
2. Madeleine Fougère, born 17 Jan 1836
3. Antoine Fougère, born 20 Feb 1838
4. Dosithé Fougère, born 2 Jun 1840 (died young)
5. Anne Esther Fougère, born 1 Sep 1842
6. Dosithé Fougère, born 17 Feb 1845
7. Henriette Fougère, born 21 Jun 1847
8. Théotiste Fougère, born about 1848
9. Eustache Fougère, baptized 24 May 1850
10. Sylvie Fougère, born 23 Apr 1853

In the 1851 census Henry, age 50, was listed with his wife Dorothy in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick.^[3] His children were listed on a previous census page: Anthony, age 19, Margaret, age 17, Magdaline, age 15, Estha, age 8, Docetta, age 6, Chotice, age 3, and Eustache, infant.^[4]

In the 1861 census "Henry Foushear" (age 63) was a farmer in Shediac, New Brunswick.^[5] He was born in Nova Scotia and lived with his wife Dorothy and children Magdelein (23), Anthony (20), Esther (18), Dosty (16), Judith (12), Eustache (10), and Silvea (8). They were listed next to the household of his son Dominick.

He passed away in 1862. Burial was on September 26th 1862 in Grande-Digue. ^[6][7]

Honoré et Madeleine font partie des familles fondatrices de Shédiac. "Vers 1823, Honoré Fougère et Madeleine Bellefontaine, originaires d'Arichat en Nouvelle-Ecosse, sont venus s'établir à Shédiac." ^[1]

Research Notes

The parents are marked uncertain. Researcher Marcel Walter Landry does not list Honoré Fougère as son of this family. ^[8]

According to Stephen White, this family had only one son, Joseph-Hilarion. ^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} BRUN, Régis, Shédiac: l'histoire se raconte, Moncton, s.n., 1994, p. 16, 34
2. ↑ Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image # 243, Marriage Honoré Fougère and Dorothée Babineau 18 February 1833, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017 accessed November 2020.
3. ↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 10 February 2024), Henry Fashaw (50) head of household in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 36, Line: 37, Microfilm reel number: C-997, Image number: e002295197, Item ID number: 22894298.
4. ↑ 1851 Census: "Census of 1851 (Canada East, Canada West, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)", Library and Archives Canada (accessed 10 February 2024), Anthony Fushare (19) son in Shediac, Westmorland (county), New Brunswick, Canada; citing Reference: RG31 - Statistics Canada, Page: 35, Line: 1, Microfilm reel number: C-997, Image number: e002295196, Item ID number: 22941820.
5. ↑ "Census of 1861 (Canada East, Canada West, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia)," Library and Archives Canada (bac-lac.gc.ca : accessed 30 Dec 2022). Item ID Number: 44203365, entry for Henry Foushear, Age: 63, Province: New Brunswick, District Number: 13, Sub-District Name: Shediac, Sub-District Number: 6, Page Number: 107, Line Number: 29, Microfilm: C-1006, Image Number: 4108523_00379.
6. ↑ Burial Record. Ancestry.com. Actes d’état civil et registres d’église de l’Acadie (Collection Drouin), 1670 à 1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. (Name: Honore Forgue [Honoré Fougère] Event Year: 1800-1889 Event: Enterrement (Burial) Place or Church Name: Grande-Digue) Ancestry Record 1110 #219282
7. ↑ Grande-Digue, Nouveau-Brunswick, Registre de la paroisse Notre-Dame-de-la-Visitation, catholique, Baptêmes et Mariages 1800-1875, Sépultures 1802-1875 ( F.M. 9, A 11, vol 6), Image #155, burial for Honore Fougere, 26 Sep 1862, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-3016/C-3017, Parish Registers: New Brunswick : C-3016/C-3017 accessed 26 Jun 2023.
8. ↑ Marcel Walter Landry. Page for Jean Fougère. Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed Feb 2022 (login required)
9. ↑ “The 70 signers of the Founding of Arichat Parish, Cape Breton”, published in 2006 by Lena White, readily available at Rootsweb.Ancestry.com. Ms. White attributes the facts and data in her manuscript to: Stephen A. White, article “Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-Breton”, from Cahiers de la société historique Acadienne - Volume 23, Page 4 – 26, 1992.

   (translation) Jean Fougère, son of Jean Fougère and Marie-Madeleine Belliveau, was born in at Port-Toulouse around 1742, married around 1767 to Marguerite Landry, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Landry and Marie-Josèphe LeBlanc. Jean and Marguerite had their marriage revalidated on 25 October 1771 at Petit-de-Grat, where 2 of their children were also baptized. They had mostly girls. Their only son, Joseph-Hilarion, is the ancestor of many Fougères of Ile Madame, and the ancestor of the archbishop of Charlottetown, Mgr Joseph-Vernon Fougère.