Joseph Godin (abt. 1695 - 1776)

Born about 1695 in Rivière Saint-Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Anne Bergeron — married 1725 in Ste-Anne-de-la-Rivière-St-Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 23 Dec 1776 at about age 81 in Cherbourg, Normandie, France

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Biography

Caution: two brothers Jacques Philippe Godin and Joseph Godin, married two sisters Marie Anne Bergeron and Anne Marie Bergeron

Joseph (dit BELLEFONTAINE dit BEAUSÉJOUR), son of Gabriel & Andrée-Angélique JEANNE (JASNE), born around 1695, was on the 1698 census at Riv St-Jean, age 3 years; ^[1]; Joseph's father was in the military, which is now they came to live at Riviere Saint Jean (Fort Nashwaak).

He married around 1725 at Riv St-Jean to Marie-Anne BERGERON dit d'AMBOISE, daughter of Barthélemy & Genevieve SERREAU de SAINT-AUBIN.^{[2] [3]}

Their known children were:

1. Anastasie Godin (about 1730 – Feb 1759) .
2. Barthélemy Godin (1735 – about Jul 26 1771) .
3. Bonaventure Godin (1736 – before Apr 9 1766) .
4. Jacques Godin (about 1739 – unknown) .
5. Paul Godin (about 1742 – about 1815)

He and his wife and five children plus one servant lived just below Ekoupage of Riviere St. Jean in 1739.^[4]

They lived a fairly well off life there until 1759. Joseph had a good relationship with the indians, inherited a nice piece of land from his father, and was hired as the kings interpreter. He was a major of the national militia in Saint Jean.^[5]. Though his burial record says Isle Saint Jean, other reports of his life indicate that he lived his Acadian life at Riviere Saint Jean.^[6] After Joseph refused to sign the allegiance to the British king, he and his family were taken prisoner first in Annapolis Royal, then Boston, Halifax, England and finally he was sent to Cherbourg.

The family was finally deported to France where he was found on the 1761 Cherbourg census; in 1767, age 71 years; ^[7] in 1772, age 77 years.

He died 23 Dec 1776. ^[8][5]

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 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 110-150

   Gabriel GODIN 37; Angelique Jeanne (wife) 24; Louise 7; Louis 5; Joseph 3; Jacques-Philippes 7 months; 5 cattle, 4 hogs, 14 arpents, 2 guns.

2. ↑ Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. p. 122
3. ↑ Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 747; own copy. #(9):
4. ↑ Original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 274-276.

   Beausejour his wife five children and one domestique

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} Registres paroissiaux et d'état civil de la Manche, Register Très-Ste-Trinité of Cherbourg, Image 35 of 262 Burial mentions that he was a major in the national military in Isle Saint Jean
6. ↑ George MacBeath, “GODIN, Bellefontaine, Beauséjour, JOSEPH,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed August 23, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/godin_joseph_4E.html. GODIN, dit Bellefontaine, dit Beauséjour, JOSEPH
7. ↑ Sessional Papers, Volume 7, Part II: Second Session of the Tenth Parliament of the Dominion of Canada" 1906, Vol XL. Pages 142-146. List of names, p. 140.
8. ↑ Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLE S ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p . 747. #(9)

See Also:

• Joseph Godin George MacBeath, “GODIN, Bellefontaine, Beauséjour, JOSEPH,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 4, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed September 28, 2018, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/godin_joseph_4E.html.
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• Karen Theriot Reader Joseph GODIN dit Bellefontaine dit Beausejour at Geneanet
• Marcel Walter Landry Joseph Godin at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed August 2020
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