Marie Gaudet (abt. 1657 - aft. 1714)

Born about 1657 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Aucoin — married about 1673 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Descendants

Died after 1714 in Riviere-aux-Canards, Acadie, Nova Scotia Colony

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Biography

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Marie Gaudet is the ancestral matriarch of one of the branches of the Acadian Aucoin family.

Marie was born around 1657 to parents Denis Gaudet and Martine Gauthier.^[1] Marie’s name appears for the first time in Acadian records in the 1671 census at age 14, living with her parents and siblings at Port-Royal.^[2]

Around 1673 Marie married Martin Aucoin.^[1] According to one descendant, their marriage took place in Port-Royal, Acadie.^[3] Between about 1674 and before 1707 Marie gave birth to 19 children: Martin, Marie, Michel, Isabelle (Elisabeth), Louise, Agnès, twins Alexis and Augustin, Cécile, Anne-Marie, Pierre, René, Catherine, Antoine, Françoise, Joseph, Jean, Charles, and an unknown girl.^[1]

Between 1679 and 1686 their children were born in Beaubassin. In 1686 the family settled in the Minas Basin near Rivière-aux-Canards, and were counted at Baye des Mines in the census. ^[4] They were again counted there in 1693;^[5] in 1701 at Rivère-aux-Canards;^[6] and in 1707 at Les Mines.^[7]

In 1704, the family may have been affected by the raid on Grand-Pré. Benjamin Church arrived on the frigate Adventure proclaiming that settlers should surrender within the hour. He was thwarted by the tides, which prevented access to settlements along the narrow brooks but made them targets for Acadians and Mi’kmaq on shore. Some of the inhabitants had time to escape to the woods with their valuables. Then Church’s men start pillaging; two of his men were killed during a skirmish with the villagers. Grand-Pré was set on fire and the dykes were damaged.^[8]

The after-effects of the raid were fairly mild. Slaughtered animals were eventually replaced and homes and dykes repaired. However, a drought the previous year and the loss of crops from the raid created a shortage of flour for 1704-05.^[8]

After Martin passed away in 1711, Marie lived at Rivière-aux-Canards with two of her sons as shown in the 1714 census.^[9]

Marie died at St Joseph de Rivière-aux-Canards according to the depositions of her descendants at Belle-Île-en-Mer, at an unknown date. Some family trees give 2 May 1734 as the date of death. There is no proof of this claim. We only know that she passed away after the 1714 census. ^[1]

DNA. Marie Gaudet's mother was Martine Gauthier. The Mothers of Acadia Maternal DNA project is conducting ongoing research to verify their origins. In 2010, Stephen White reported that Martine Gauthier had a J1b1 haplogroup. I don't know the details re how many of her descendants were tested to support this report. Lucie Leblanc Constantino describes one maternal tree here. Ongoing test results are also reported here. As of May 2014, 2 of 2 descendants have reported a J haplogroup, indicating European origins.

Timeline

c1657 birth

c1673 marriage to Martin Aucoin

c1674 birth, son Martin

c1676 birth, daughter Marie

c1677 birth, son Michel

c1679 birth, daughter Isabelle (Elsabeth) in Beaubassin

1681 birth, daughter Louise in Beaubassin

1682 birth, daughter Agnès in Beaubassin

1684 birth, son Alexis (twin) in Beaubassin

1684 birth, son Augustin (twin) in Beaubassin

1686 birth, daughter Cécile in Beaubassin

1686 residence, in Minas Basin

c1687 birth, daughter Anne-Mare

c1689 birth, son Pierre

c1690 birth, son René

c1692 birth, daughter Catherine

1693 residence, in Minas Basin

c1694 birth, son Antoine

c1696 birth, daughter Françoise

1686 residence, in Minas Basin

c1698 birth, son Joseph

a1698 birth, son Jean

a1698 birth, son Charles

b1707 birth, daughter unknown

1701 residence, in Rivère des Canards

1707 residence, in Minas Basin

17?? death, Rivère-aux-Canards

Research Notes

Found no record for burial in St. Charles des Mines, Sepultures, vol. 12-4 [images 815-894, pages 1-63]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p668-669; 41-44; Note corrections.
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.

   at Port Royal: Denis GAUDET, 46, wife, Martine GAUTHIER 62; Children (the first 2 married): Anne 25, Marie 21, Pierre 20, Pierre 17, Marie 14; cattle 9, sheep 13

3. ↑ White, Stephen A. Origins of the Pioneers of Acadia. According to the Depositions Made by Their Descendants at Belle- Ile-en-Mer in 1767.
4. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   at Baye des Mines: Martin AUCOIN 35, Marie GAUDET 27; children: Martin 12, Marie 10, Michel 9, Isabelle 7, Louis 6, Agnesse 4, Alexis 3, Cecille 7 months; 1 gun, 15 cattle, 10 sheep, 6 hogs

5. ↑ 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 National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

   at Mines: Martin AUCOIN 46, Marie GODET his wife 36, Martin 20, Marie 18, Michel 16, Isabelle 14, Louise 13, Agnes 11, Cecile 9, Alexis 8, Anne Marie 6, Pierre 4, Paul 3, Caterine 1; 14 cattle, 10 sheep, 4 hogs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.

   at Rivère des Canards: Martin AUCOIN, père [father or Sr.], his wife, 1 boy, 10 arpents, 15 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs, 1 gun.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

   at Mines: Martin AUCOIN, his wife, 2 boys 14 or older, 4 younger boys, 2 girls 12 or older, 2 younger girls; 7 arpents, 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 12 hogs.

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} Naomi E.S. Griffiths, From Migrant to Acadian: a North-American Border People, 1604-1755 (Montreal, Québec: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005) pp. 147-151 (King William’s War) and pp. 207-9 (1704 Raid on Grand-Pré and after-effects)
9. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.

   at Rivère des Canards: Widow AUCOIN, 2 sons.

See Also:

• " Genealogy Marie Gaudet ". 2019. Nosorigines.Qc.Ca. https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Marie_Gaudet&pid=435308&ln

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