Marie Henry (1746)

Born 1746 in Acadie

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Blanchard — married 12 Jan 1773 in Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France

Descendants

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Biography

Marie Henry was born around 1746 in Acadie, daughter of Jean Henry and Marie Carret.

She was listed in the 1752 Laroque census at Rivière-du-Ouest, Isle Saint-Jean with her parents.^[1]

Marie and her family were deported to France in 1758 aboard one of the infamous "Five English ships" (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) and disembarked in Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759. Her youngest sister Anastasie died at sea during the crossing. ^[2]

Marie (26) married Joseph Blanchard (30) (born in Cobequid, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia; son of Anselme Blanchard and Marie Robichaud) on January 12, 1773 in Saint-Servan, Ille-et-Vilaine, Bretagne, France.

Their children were:

1. Jean Blanchard (~1774–1816)
2. Cyrille Henri Blanchard (1774–1774)
3. Victoire Blanchard (1776–1859)
4. Marie Josèphe Blanchard (1779–1875)
5. David Blanchard (1782–1863)
6. Hélène Blanchard (1784– )

Sources

1. ↑ Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: Printed by S.E.Dawson, 1905), 1752 La Roque Census, p. 83/Image 196 . The original census, in French, can be found at Census Original Version “Recensement de l'Isle Royal et de Isle Saint-Jean ” p. 310-311/ Image 314-315/

   Jean Henry, junior, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 24 years, has been in the country two years. Married to Marie Caret, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years.
   Margueritte Joseph, aged 9 years.
   Marie Roze, aged 8 years.
   Marie, aged 6 years.
   Margueritte, aged 4 years.
   Auzitte, aged 33 months.
   Annastazie, aged 4 months.
   They have in live stock, two oxen, one wether, three sheep, two pigs, two sows, and nine fowls. The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, and has been given to them under similar conditions. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of four bushels of wheat next spring.

2. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 images 195-196, accessed 12 Oct 2023

   HENRY Jean, 44, son of Jean, plowman, lives in the borough at St Servan

   CARRE Marie, 40, his wife

   HENRY Marguerite Josèphe, 15, daughter

   HENRY Rose, 13, daughter

   HENRY Marie, 12, daughter

   HENRY Marguerite, 9, daughter

   HENRY Ozite, 7, daughter

• St-Servan, France
• Marcel Walter Landry Marie Henry at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed 2023 (login required)