Daniel Lejeune (abt. 1722 - abt. 1752)

Born about 1722 in Acadie

Ancestors

Died about 28 Oct 1752 at about age 30 in Isle St. Jean, Acadie, Nouvelle-France [uncertain]

Problems/Questions Profile manager: Acadians Project WikiTree [send private message]

Daniel Lejeune is an Acadian. Join: Acadians Project Discuss: ACADIA

Biography

Daniel was born about 1722. He is possibly the son of Theodore Lejeune and an Unknown Landry.^[1]

He was listed on the 1752 census at Rivière du Nord, Isle Saint-Jean with Benjamin Landry (abt.1698-bef.1764) and his family.^[2]

He died in Isle St. Jean in October 1752.^[3]

Research Note

Note by Stephen A White:^[1]

“Nous trouvons un nommé Daniel Lejeune chez Benjamin Landry et un nommé Alexis Lejeune chez « son oncle » Joseph Landry lors du recensement de La Roque en 1752. Nous croyons que Daniel et Alexis étaient frères, issus d'un mariage entre un Lejeune et la sœur de Benjamin Landry. Etant donné que Daniel avait déjà trente ans en 1752, nous supposons que son père avait dû naître vers 1700, sinon avant. Vu qu'il n'y avait aucune Landry parmi les épouses des fils de Pierre Lejeune, nous présumons que le père de Daniel Lejeune était un des fils de Martin Lejeune. Nous croyons que Théodore Lejeune avait l'âge le plus rapproché de celui de la soeur de Benjamin Landry (née peu après le recensement de 1703) et nous concluons donc que c'est lui qui devait être son conjoint.“

(translation : We find a named Daniel Lejeune in Benjamin Landry’s household and a named Alexis Lejeune at "his uncle" Joseph Landry’s home during the census of La Roque in 1752. We believe that Daniel and Alexis were brothers from a marriage between a Lejeune and the sister by Benjamin Landry. Since Daniel was already thirty in 1752, we assume that his father must have been born around 1700, if not earlier. Since there was no Landry among the wives of Pierre Lejeune's sons, we assume that Daniel Lejeune's father was one of Martin Lejeune's sons. We believe that Théodore Lejeune was the closest age to that of Benjamin Landry’s sister (born shortly after the 1703 census) and we therefore conclude that it was he who must have been her spouse.)

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Stephen A. White, Patrice Gallant, Hector-J. Hébert, ‘’Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes’’ (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D’études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999) p. 927 (entry for X Landry), 928, 1057-1058 (note)

   fille n apres Rc 1703; m (selon S.A. White) v 1721 Théodore Lejeune (Martin & Marie Gaudet); d av Rc 1752

2. ↑ Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: Printed by S.E.Dawson, 1905),1752 La Roque Census, p. 83. The original census, in French, can be found at Census Original Version “Recensement de l'Isle Royal et de Isle Saint-Jean ” Images 316-317

   Benjamin Landry, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 54 years, has been in the country tow years. Married to Margueritte Rabin, native of l'Acadie, aged 45 years. They have three sons and three daughters:-
   Jean Landry, aged 19 years.
   Mathieu, aged 16 years.
   Joseph, aged 8 years.
   Magdelaine, aged 13 years.
   Marie, aged 11 years.
   Genneviève, aged 4 years.
   Living with them are: Cecille Melançon, mother of said Benjamin, native of l'Acadie, aged 86. Daniel Le Jeune, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years. Roze Landry, their niece, native of l'Acadie, aged 18 years. Magdelaine Dingle, native of Niganiche, aged 18 years. They have the following live stock: Two oxen, two cows, two heifers, one bull, one calf, one ewe, one sow, three pigs, and twenty-one fowls or chickens. The land upon which they settled was given them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it for the sowing of eight bushels of wheat next spring.

3. ↑ Hebert, Timothy. Acadian Church Records: Port LaJoye, Ile St. Jean, 1749-1758: St. Jean L’Evangeliste Parish. Acadian-Cajun Geneaology & History, 2000, p. 85. The original record can be found at Archives Nationales d'outre-mer État civil, Ile Saint-Jean (Port La Joye) Parish Records 1721-1758,1754,p.5 Burial

   Daniel LEJEUNE
   Buried: October 28, 1752

See also:

• Marcel Walter Landry Page for Daniel Lejeune at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed November 2020