Marie Landry (abt. 1670 - 1746)

Born about 1670 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of Martin Dupuis — married about 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 20 Sep 1746 at about age 76 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Marie Landry, daughter of Rene Landry and Marie Bernard, was born about 1671. The Marie found in the census of 1678, age 14, is really Marie's sister Cecile. Marie, aged 8, at the time of the 1678 census, was missing. Six girls were noted, but only five were listed. The Marie in this profile is missing in the 1678 census.^[1]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Marie, aged 16, was living with her parents, Rene Landry, aged 52, and Marie BERNARD, aged 42, and 11 siblings: Claude, aged 23, Cecile, aged 22, Jean, aged 20, Rene, aged 18, Marguerite, aged 14, Germain, aged 12, Jeanne, aged 10, Abraham, aged 8, Pierre, aged 6, Catherine, aged 4, and Anne, aged 2. They owned 2 guns and were living on 10 arpents of cultivable land with 16 cattle and 20 sheep.^[2]

Marie (15) married Martin Dupuis (20) (born about 1665 in Riviere-Gasparaux, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; son of Michel Dupuis and Marie Gautrot) in 1686 in Port-Royal, according to the Declarations of Bel-Isle-en-Mer .

Their known children were:

1. Jean Dupuis (abt. 1687–bef. 1763) .
2. Antoine Dupuis (abt. 1688–1747) .
3. Germain Dupuis (abt. 1689–1776) .
4. Marie Josèphe Dupuis (abt. 1692– ) .
5. Isabelle Dupuis (abt. 1694–bef. 1759) .
6. Cecile Dupuis (abt. 1697–1780) .
7. Anne Dupuis (abt. 1699–abt. 1758) .
8. Marguerite Dupuis (abt. 1702–abt. 1767) .
9. Anne Marie Dupuis (1705–1781) .
10. Madeleine Dupuis (1705–1760) .
11. Joseph Dupuis (1708– ) .
12. Henriette Dupuis (1710– ) .
13. Charles Dupuis (1712–bef. 1763)

In 1693, they lived in Minas with the first few children, who were born in rapid succession^[3] They are found again at Minas in 1701, ^[4] 1703^[5]and again in 1707^[6]

In 1714, Marie was listed as a widow with 3 boys and 7 girls on the census taken at Rivière-aux-Gaspareaux (Les Mines). ^[7]

She was buried 20 September 1746, aged 78.^[8][9]

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census, noted that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Rene Landry Marie Bernard; 20 cattle and 22 acres; 4 boys: 17, 1661; 14, 1664; 5, 1673; 2, 1676; 6 girls: 15, 1663; 13, 1665; 11, 1667; 3, 1675; 1, 1677.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 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 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Rene LANDRY 52, Marie BERNARD 42; children: Claude 23, Jean 20, Rene 18, Germain 12, Abraham 8. Pierre 6, Cecile 22, Marie 16, Marguerite 14, Jeanne 10, Catherine 4, Anne 2; 2 guns, 10 arpents, 16 cattle, 20 sheep.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 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 62-108

   Martin DUPUIS 27, Marie LANDRY 22, Jean 6, Antoine 5, Germain 4, Marie Josephe 1; 8 cattle, 4 sheep, 6 pigs 5.5 arpents 1 gun

4. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.

   at Les Mines (Rivière-des-Gaspareaux) Martin DUPUIS, his wife, 3 boys, 4 girls, 6 arpents, 15 cattle, 15 sheep 15 hogs, 1 gun.

5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.

   at Les Mines: Martin DUPUIS and his wife, 1 arms bearer. (Note: children were omitted)

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

   Martin DUPUIS, his wife, 3 boys 14 or older, 2 younger boys, 1 girl 12 or older, 2 younger girls; 6 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 10 hogs.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.

   at Les Mines (Rivière-aux-Gaspareaux): Widow DUPUIS, 3 sons, 7 daughters.

8. ↑ Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Québec Province, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy Collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869, roll 1, Image 878. Burial for Marie Landry. 20 Sep 1746, accessed 18 Oct 2021. This register is a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.
9. ↑ ”Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes”; Stephen A. White; 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. p. 917

See also:

• Landry 3