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Pierre Gaudet the elder was born around 1652. He is listed in the 1671 census of Port-Royal at age 22, living with his parents and four siblings.[1] Pierre was married about 1672 to Anne Blanchard, daughter of Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, and widow of François Guérin.[2][3] The family is enumerated in the 1678 census of Port-Royal with three sons.[4]
Pierre and Anne settled on land west of his younger brother, Pierre le Jeune. In the census of the Port Royal river valley for the year 1686, Pierre Godet l'Aîné was 35 years old, his wife Anne Blanchard was 41 years old, their children were: Gérard (stepson), aged 20 years; Bernard, aged 13; Pierre, aged 11; Claude, aged 9; Abraham, aged 7; Marie, aged 4; Madeleine, aged 4; and Jeanne, aged 2. Pierre l'Ainé had 4 arpents of cultivated land.[5] In the 1693 census of the Port Royal river valley, Pierre Godet l'Aîné gives his age as 41 years old, his wife Anne Blanchard was 48 years old; their children were: Bernard, aged 19 years; Pierre, aged 17 years; Claude, aged 15; Abraham, 13; Magdeleine and Marie (twins), 11; Jeanne, 9; Augustin, 7; and Jean, aged 3 years. Pierre l'Aîné had 26 arpents of cultivated land, 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 10 pigs, and 3 shot guns. [6] Pierre l'Ainé left the Port Royal river valley in 1696, leaving his farm to his eldest son, Bernard "le Vieux" (the old), who married Jeanne Terriot. In 1698, the farm had an orchard of 50 trees. Bernard became the chief of the branch of Gaudets who perpetuated in this place at the same time with the descendants of his uncle Pierre Gaudet dit le Jeune, his neighbor.
Pierre l'Ainé settled at Beaubassin,[7][8] where he expanded the most vast marshland on the east coast of North America.[citation needed] He built his home on the hill beside the Tintamarre (today Tantramar) river. Along with Pierre Thibodeau, who founded the nearby Chepoudy settlement, Pierre l'aîné defied the claim of the seigneur of Chignecto, Michel Le Neuf de la Valliere et de Beaubassin, that the Chepoudy and Petitcoudiac settlements were part of his seigneury. Gaudet and Thibodeau won their case before the colonial council at Port-Royal. Their defiance of a powerful Acadian seigneur helped weaken the hold of the local nobility on these sturdy Acadian habitants.
The family returned to Port-Royal some time between 1700 and 1703 because they are listed in the census of 1703 of Port-Royal. [9]
They returned to Beaubassin after 1703.[10][11]
Stephen White gives the same date of death for both brothers. In the document "37 families"[2] it is written that Pierre L'Aîné died on 8 December 1741 whereas in the Dictionnaire, this is Pierre Le Jeune's date of death but he remains silent concerning L'Aîné.[3] It is presumed that he died after the 1714 census of Beaubassin since he does not appear in any record after that.[13]
Pierre Gaudet l'aîné, né vers 1652, prit pour femme, vers 1672, Anne Blanchard, fille de Jean Blanchard et de Radegonde Lambert, et veuve de François Guérin. Il demeurait à Port-Royal, où il est décédé soit le 8 décembre 1741 ou après le recensement de 1714. "[2][3]
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.
Pierre GODET "Lesne'" (the elder ) & Anne BLANCHARD, living with three sons on 3 arpents of land, with 4 head of cattle.
Port Royal, Acadia, age 35 years, living with wife age 41 and 8 children. They have 4 arpens worked land and 10 pigs. Living next door is his sister Marie 1, one year older, with family.
Pierre GODET 46; Anne BLANCHARD (wife) 53; Pierre 23; Claude 21; Abraham 19; Mie, and Madeleine, twins, 16; Jeanne 14; Augustin 12; 10 cattle, 4 hogs, 10 arpents,
Pierre GODET 48; Anne BLANCHARD (wife) 55; Claude 23, Ahraham 22; Augustin 14; Marie and Madelaine (twins) 18; Jeanne 16; 1 cow, 1 hog, 4 arpents, 2 guns.
at Port-Royal: Pierre GODET, the eldest, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls.
at Beaubassin: Pierre GODET, Anne GUERIN (sic), 1 boy 14 or older; 8 arpents, 12 cattle, 5 hogs.
at Beaubassin: Pierre GODET and Anne BLANCHARD.
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