Esther Mares (abt. 1738)

Wife of Jean Hebert — married 8 Oct 1763 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Amable Hebert is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 6-Right Le Bon Papa. Listed with him are four of his ten children: Andre, Marie, Genevieve and Isabelle; and his step-mother Ester Cordne [Cortenay]. ^[1]

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Research Notes

According to Janet Jehn, her name was Esther Courtenay, and she was born about 1712 in England or Ireland. She married Jean Hebert in Liverpool, England, between 1755 and 1763. In 1763 the family was aboard the ship LeSturgeon as neutral French delivered to Sr. de la Rochette at Liverpool. In 1767, they were living at the village of Bordrehouant, parish of Locmaria, France.^[2]

According to the Genealogy of Canada website (aka Nosorigines), her name was Esther Mares dit-Courtenay, and her birth was estimated in 1738. She married Jean Hebert 08 October 1763 at Liverpool, England.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial"; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 26
2. ↑ Janet B Jehn, Acadian Descendants (Covington, KY: s.n., ca 1972), vol. 2, p. 312; cites:

   - Acadians in France, vol. 2, p. 68

   - Belle-Isle-en-Mer registers

3. ↑ Genealogy of Canada, profile of Esther Mares, viewed 29 Nov 2018; no sources cited.