Jean Henry (abt. 1719)

Born about 1719 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Carret — married 30 Apr 1742 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

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Biography

Jean Henry' was born about 1719. He was the son of Jean Henry and Marie Hebert. When he was 23, Jean married Marie Carre, age 18, daughter of Pierre Carre and the late Angelique Chiasson 30 April 1742 at Beaubassin. Witnesses: Jean Henry, father of the groom, Germain Henry, Antoine Henry, Pierre La Bove.^[1]

He and Marie Carre had at least one child born in Isle Saint Jean (at least baptized there). ^[2]

They were listed in the 1752 Laroque census at Rivière-du-Ouest, Isle Saint-Jean with their six daughters.^[3]

Jean and his 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. Their youngest daughter Anastasie died at sea during the crossing. ^[4]

On March 8, 1786, Jean Henry, son of Jean Henry and Marie Hébert, was one of the seventy Acadien heads of families, the founders of Arichat Parish who thanked the lieutenant governor of Cape Breton, J.F.W. DesBarres, "for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions."^[5]

Translated Extract: #47 called "Jean Anrie". The young couple apparently set up housekeeping at Cobeguit, where five of their six children were born. In 1750, with the British becoming more and more oppressive towards the Acadians , they moved to ile St-Jean, resettling on the north bank of the Riviere du Ouest with his parents and siblings. In 1758 their respite was abruptly ended, and they were deported to France on one of the five packets that all disembarked their passengers at St-Malo on Jan. 23, 1759.

1/ Son of Jean Henry and Marie Hébert.

2/ Born about 1719 at Cobeguit.

3/ Married 1742/04/20 at Beaubassin, Marie Carret, daughter of Pierre Carret and Angelique Chiasson.

4/ One of the Acadian families finding refuge at West River, Ile St Jean in 1750.

5/ Transported to Saint Malo, during the winter of 1758-1759.

6/ Jean Henry left his family at Saint Servan, and went to Malouines Islands about 1767.

7/ Jean, Marie and their daughters Marguerite-Josephe, Marie and Osite, returned to Acadia in 1774.

Sources

1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime [La Rochelle, France] : C-1207 Registres de Beaubassin - reel_c1207 MG 6 A 2 (Image 101) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/101?r=0&s=6
2. ↑ Hebert, Timothy. Acadian Church Records: Port LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758: St. Jean L’Evangeliste Parish. Acadian-Cajun Geneaology & History, 2000, p. 6. The original record can be found at Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758, 1750, p. 6 Baptism

   OsIte HENRY Baptized: July 21, 1750; Born: December 29, 1749 Parents: Jean HENRY & Marie CARE of Copeguy Parish Godparents: Charles HENRY, Magdelaine HENRY

3. ↑ 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.

4. ↑ "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

   HENRY Anastasie, 6, daughter, died at sea

5. ↑ This profile was created from information in the manuscript “The 70 signers of the Founding of Arichat Parish, Cape Breton”, published in 2006 by Lena White, readily available for reference at Ancestory.com. Ms. White attributes the facts and data in her manuscript to: Stephen A. White, article “Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-Breton”, from "Cahiers de la société historique Acadienne" - Volume 23, No. 1; 4 – 26, 1992; in French.

See also:

• Marcel W Landry Jean dit Le Fils Henry Accessed 7/18/2020.