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Charles Jeansonne (1717 - bef. 1766)

Charles Jeansonne aka Johnson, Samson
Born in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
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Husband of — married 1744 in Acadiemap
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Died before before age 48 [location unknown]
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Biography

CHARLES JEANSON is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on Plaque 4 Left. With him are listed three children: Jean, Marie and Paul. It seems likely that Charles was their brother, not their father-- also named Charles, who died earlier but maybe not in Louisiana..[1]

Charles Jeansonne also known as Samson or Johnson, son of William "Guillaume" Johnson and Elizabeth Corporon, was born 16 July 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia. He was baptized there 15 August 1717. His godparents were Charles Orillon and Anne Gautrot, wife of La Vergne.[2][3]

Charles married Marie Aucoin about 1744 in Acadia.[4]

Charles (5) JOHNSON, son of William (1) JOHNSON, from Grand-Pré, married around 1744 to Marie AUCOIN, daughter of Joseph (9) AUCOIN, was at Halifax in 1763 with family of 3. Settled at Opelousas [Louisiana].[5]

After his imprisonment at Halifax until 1763, Charles immigrated to Louisiana and settled in St. Landry parish.[5] He died soon after, before 9 April 1766. [see note at bottom] His estate was probated 23 May 1788 at Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana. [There is a question on this entry; could be his son Charles.][6]

Research Notes

Note: courtesy Karen Theriot Reader, Reader-22:

DEATH: On the 9 Apr 1766 census of Cabannoce, LA his sons Paul DUYON [sic, for SONNE], age 12, was called "orphêline " [orphan], in the household of Claude DUYON and wife Marie VINCENT. Son Jean SONNE, age 20, was listed just after that, with 4 arpents of his own.
On the 14 Sep 1769 census [his son] Paul JEANSONNE, orphan, is age 14. Jean SONNE, on own Lot #135, is age 23.
By 23 Jan 1770, Jean JEANSONNE, age 23, single Acadian, is on muster roll of Cabannocey militia. On 1 Aug 1770 census of Ascension, Jean JEANSONNE, age 23, is with Anastasie PREJEAN, age 20; plus his brother Paul JEANSONNE, age 15.

Sources

  1. The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial, Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair, eds. (Opelousas, LA: Bodemuller, 2015) p. 18.
    Charles JEANSON is listed as if the parent of the three following names: Jean JEANSON, Marie JEANSON, & Paul JEANSON, all four on the Acadian Memorial Wall of Names. Note by KTR: [But it should probably be the son of this Charles, also called Charles, the brother to the three children named.]
  2. An Acadian Parish Remembered: The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, RG 1, vol. 26, p. 152 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=677
  3. Another source states the same birth facts, but the baptism date is a day earlier, 14 Aug 1717: Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 06) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/6?r=0&s=5
  4. Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes: 1715 à 1780 (Moncton, NB: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, draft version) Page: Aucoin #9 a. [No place given] Source provided by Karen Theriot Reader, RootsWeb.com, Inc.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, List of Acadian Families & Individuals at Halifax between 1759 & 1764, English translation by John Estano DeRoche (Sept 2013)[www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nsgrdpre/documents/dossiers/Ronnie-Gilles/Halifax-Families-1759-1764-rev-Sept-2013-(English).pdf Halifax 1759-1764]
  6. Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, reprints by Claitor's, 2001)
    Charles [JANSONNE] succession dated 23 May 1788 at Opelousas, LA (LSAR: Opel.: 1788).
See also:
  • BIRTH-CHRISTENING-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CENSUS: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714, (Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999) 2 vols.; p. 874; #(5)
  • BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800, vols. 2-6, (Ottawa: Editions Lemeac, 1978) p. 2517 (Louisiana)




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Are we sure he died in Louisiana? All the sources showing his children without the father do not show that the father came to Louisiana. The reason I ask is that the son Charles is thought to be on the Wall of Names because KTR says that the Charles Jeansonne with three children is really meant to be Charles the brother of the three children, not the father. If he is the brother, then where is the father or mother? Did they really come to LA?

Second though is if that Charles on the Wall of Names is the brother, then where is the 5th sibling? All of them lived long enough to have come together. The father and mother were found on Halifax in 1763 with three children not 5 where are the other two? If it's three that would fit with the Wall of Names being Charles the father and three children who were prisoners at Halifax. If so, then where is Charles and the other sibling? I can't access most of these sources to see directly.

posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
If the last part of the name is 'son', then the first letter looks the same as the s in son, so it would look like a Samson to me. Also look at the record just below it for Joseph La Vingne - that J is much more defined. with a loop below the line.
posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
The surname on his baptism record (citation 2) looks like it could also be interpreted as "Janson" rather than "Samson." Sometimes the cursive upper-case J, S, L and I are hard to distinguish. It was definitely interpreted as Samson in what appears to be an extract (citation 3). Does anyone else see it this way?
Jeansonne-28 and Jeansonne-51 are not ready to be merged because: Jeansonne-28 needs to be cleaned up from last merge, and facts in bio need to be reconciled--specifically a marriage in bio after listed date of death. As for merging with Jeansonne-51, the two Charles Jeansonnes appear to have been born in 2 different countries and 9 years apart. One appears to have died before 1766, the other some 20 years later. Yet the parents are the same. Jeansonne-28's last merge may have been premature.
posted by Stephanie Ward