Jean
Le Prince
aka Prince, LePrince
Born about in Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Ancestors 
Son of Jacques Le Prince
and Marguerite (Hebert) Hébert
Brother of
Anne Le Prince, Antoine Le Prince, Francois Le Prince, Marguerite Le Prince and Étienne Le Prince
Husband of
Jeanne Blanchard
— married
30 Jan 1715 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia
Descendants 
Father of
Marie Josèphe Le Prince, Honoré Le Prince, Joseph (Prince) Le Prince, Jean Baptiste Le Prince and Pierre (Prince) Le Prince
Died before
before about age 60
in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Jean was born in 1692 to parents Jacques Leprince and Marguerite Hebert. He was on the 1693 census age 1 as Francoise. His mother was a widow at the time of the census.
He married Jeanne Blanchard, widow of Olivier D'Aigre and daughter of Guillaume Blanchard and Hugeuette Gougeon, 30 January 1715 at Port Royal. [1][2]
Children of Jean and Jeanne (Blanchard) LePrince:
- Marie Joseph PRINCE, b. 3 Nov 1715, Port Royal, Acadia, Canada
- Honoré LEPRINCE, b. 2 Aug 1717, Port Royal, Acadia, Canada d. 17 Dec 1757, Quebec, Quebec
- Joseph PRINCE, b. 9 Feb 1719, Port Royal, Acadia, Canada d. 23 May 1781, Becancour, Quebec
- Jean Baptiste PRINCE, b. 9 Feb 1721, Port Royal, Acadia, Canada d. 28 Mar 1787, Becancour, Quebec, Canada
- Pierre PRINCE, b. 28 May 1723, Port Royal, Acadia, Canada d. 3 Jan 1758, Quebec, Quebec
In Port Royal, Jean was present for the marriages of his children from 1734, 1738, 1740, 1747 and 1750.
"In the first, dated October 1, 1731, we see that the couple Jean Prince-Jeanne Blanchard bought from Jean-Baptiste Préjean, at the price of forty pounds tournaments, a piece of land at the top of the Annapolis Royal river ranging from "The aboiteau that we made to divert the stream from the Préjean bas located at the top of the said river", as well as the share that Jean-Baptiste Préjean had in "a point which is along the great stream of the earthly paradise of the low land". This contract provides that Jean Prince, in company with others, will be able to build a mill along the river. "
There were three property divisions made, which has caused confusion over Jean's death date:
"The second contract is one of sharing or subdividing the property of Jean Prince between his five children. It is dated April 13, 1742. As for the third, dated January 19, 1746, it makes a new sharing or a new division of these same goods between the four boys of Jean. The fourth, made on July 3, 1752, regulates a division of land hitherto held in common by Bernard Pellerin and the two youngest sons of Jean Prince. Finally, the fifth, which is, in fact, an appendix to the first, constitutes an assignment by Jeanne Blanchard, wife of Jean Prince, of the share which was due to her in the land acquired from Jean-Baptiste Préjean and Alexandre Pellerin, to her two younger sons, Jean-Baptiste and Pierre, for the price of thirty-three pounds, six sols. This appendix is dated July 3, 1752, as is the fourth contract."[3]
Research Notes
As to an earlier death: Vincent Prince, “La famille Prince,” Mémoires, 22, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971): 29. In this article, the author summarizes several documents in the possession of the Doucet family relating to the Princes. A partage is usually done after the death of a person, hence the reason I believe Jean Prince was deceased before the 1742 partition of his property. Certainly, he was dead before the 1752 assignment of Jeanne Blanchard’s land to her two youngest sons, which implies she was a widow acting on her own. (Provided by John P. DuLong).
Removed Jacquelin Guerin as spouse because he was deceased before that date.
Sources
- ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 171) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/171?r=0&s=5
- ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Jean Prince and Jeanne Blanchard marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 313 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1311
- ↑ Vincent Prince’s 1971 article with the key paragraphs translated from pp. 28-29
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Some additional points:
1. Two mistakes on my previous post: (a) the translated paragraphs come from pp. 28-29 of Vincent Prince’s 1971 article, not pp. 29-30; and (b) I should have left “livres tournois” untranslated as it is a French monetary unit and “pounds tournaments” is nonsensical.
2. There are very few surviving notarial records for Acadia. Most of them appear to be from the Loppinet Papers and only cover 1687-1710.
3. When I look closer at Vincent Prince’s article, he makes it clear that these acts involving the family of Jean Prince were preserved and held by the Doucet family. Where these acts would be now is the question? I communicated with M. Prince in the past back in the 1980s or 1990s. I am not sure if he is still with us, but in his article he offers to let other researchers view these acts.
A partage is usually, but not always, done after a death and an inventory of an estate has been made. This is why I suspect Jean Prince was dead by 13 April 1742. Of course, we would have to see the original document or an accurate transcription of it to better understand it.
Email me at [email address removed] if you want me to email you a copy of Vincent Prince’s 1971 article.
Best regards, JP
Best,Cindy
Thanks for pointing out the lack of mention that Jean Prince was dead at his childrens’ marriages. It is always helpful when a parent is marked as deceased, but as you probably know, whether or not a parent is still alive is not always recorded. Some priests failed to record this information.
If you give me your email then I will send you Vincent Prince’s 1971 article. I have translated the key paragraphs from pp. 29-30:
"In the first, dated October 1, 1731, we see that the couple Jean Prince-Jeanne Blanchard bought from Jean-Baptiste Préjean, at the price of forty pounds tournaments, a piece of land at the top of the Annapolis Royal river ranging from "The aboiteau that we made to divert the stream from the Préjean bas located at the top of the said river", as well as the share that Jean-Baptiste Préjean had in "a point which is along the great stream of the earthly paradise of the low land". This contract provides that Jean Prince, in company with others, will be able to build a mill along the river. "
"The second contract is one of sharing or subdividing the property of Jean Prince between his five children. It is dated April 13, 1742. As for the third, dated January 19, 1746, it makes a new sharing or a new division of these same goods between the four boys of Jean. The fourth, made on July 3, 1752, regulates a division of land hitherto held in common by Bernard Pellerin and the two youngest sons of Jean Prince. Finally, the fifth, which is, in fact, an appendix to the first, constitutes an assignment by Jeanne Blanchard, wife of Jean Prince, of the share which was due to her in the land acquired from Jean-Baptiste Préjean and Alexandre Pellerin, to her two younger sons, Jean-Baptiste and Pierre, for the price of thirty-three pounds, six sols. This appendix is dated July 3, 1752, as is the fourth contract."
The 3 July 1752 date comes from the last contract. It would be odd, but certainly not impossible, to have a partage done before someone dies.
I think to solve this it would be best to see the original notarial acts, but I am not sure how to go about retrieving Acadian notarial acts. The acts should clearly state whether or not Jean was alive.
Best regards, JP
I believe Jean Prince died at Port-Royal, Acadia, before 13 April 1742 when his property was divided between his five children. See Vincent Prince, “La famille Prince,” Mémoires, 22, no. 1 (Jan.-Mar. 1971): 29.
Not sure why Vincent Prince in 2004 latched on to the idea that Jean Prince died in 1766 in France when he knew in 1971 about the 1742 partition.
Can you provide more information on the property division? A link to the source you gave so we can the document or the original sources used?
Thank you, Cindy Bourque Cooper, co-leader Acadians project.
Cindy