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Jean married Marie Hebert (abt.1697-1764), daughter of Jean Hébert, perhaps at Cobeguit in c1717.
They, like many families, moved from Cobeguit to Île St.-Jean in about 1750.[3]
Jean dit le Vieux died during Le Grand Dérangement"[4] on 16 Mar 1759 in Ille-et-Vilaine, France; [5] Burial: 17 Mar 1759 St. Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, France[6]
at Port Royal: Robert HENRY 43, Marie-Magdelaine GODIN 20; children: Martin 7, Marie 5, Jean 2, and one (baby) who is not baptized; 1 gun, 4 cattle, 10 sheep.
at Port-Royal, Acadie; Listed as Francois, age 11 years.
Jean Henry dit le Vieux, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 68 years, has been in the country two years. Married to Marie Hébert, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years. They have five children, two sons and two daughters : — Simon, aged 23 years ; Charles, aged 15 years ; François, aged 12 years ; Marie Joseph, aged 29 years ; Françoise, aged 19 years ; In live stock they have five oxen, two cows, one calf, three sheep, three sows and three pigs. The land on which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, [The land on which they are settled is situated on the north side of thé Rivière du Ouest, and was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure.] and has been given to them under similar conditions. They have made a clearing for the sowing of about ten bushels of wheat."
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