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"Francois was born in 1682. He was the son of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley. He was to remain the youngest son in the family."[1]
In 1686, at Port Royal, Francois, aged 4, was living with his parents Jean PITRE, aged 61 [sic], and Marie PESELET [sic], aged 45, and his six siblings: Claude, aged 16, Mare [sic], aged 12, Pierre, aged 9, Jean, aged 6, an unnamed girl, aged 2, and an unnamed girl, aged 1 month. By this time, his two oldest sisters had married and were settled nearby with their husbands.[2]
"Even though his father died when he was only seven, his mother remarried fairly soon, providing some sort of stability for Francois and his siblings. The family continued to live in the Port Royal area.
In 1693, at Port Royal, Francois, aged 11, was living with his stepfather, Francoise [sic] ROBIN, aged 50, and his mother, Marie PESSELET [sic], aged 48, and his five siblings: Claude, aged 22, Marie [sic], aged 18, Pierre, aged 13, Marguerie [sic], aged 10, and Jeanne, aged 7. No land or livestock was listed.[3]
In the summer of 1705, Francois married 18-year-old Anne Prejean, the second daughter of French-born Jean Prejean and his Acadian wife Andree Savoie.[4][5] They had eleven children over the next twenty years, much of which was spent under British rule. In 1725, personal tragedy struck. Twins Anne and Theotiste were born at the end of August, but within three months both the twins had died as well as Francois, who was only 44.
Anne was left with nine children, and they were on their own for the next seven years. In 1732, with four of her brood married, she married again to a widower, Michel Boudrot, who had lost his wife the previous spring. Her daughter had married one of his sons the previous year, and two more daughters and a son would also go on to marry his offspring."[1]
He passed away 5 December 1725 , aged forty-eight years, and was buried the next day at Port Royal. Witnesses were Bernard Godet, cousin of the deceased, and Jean B. Prejean, his brother-in-law.[6][7]
at Port Royal: Jean PITRE 61, Marie PESELET 45; children: Claude 16, Mare 12, Pierre 9, Jean 6, Francois 4, one girl 2, one girl 1 month. In the original 1686 Census, Marc was listed correctly but transcribed as Mare. Pesseley was listed as Peselet.
at Port Royal: Francoise ROBIN 50, Marie PESSELET 48, Claude 22, Marie 18, Pierre 13, Francois 11, Marguerie 10, Jeanne 7. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Francois Robin was listed correctly but transcribed as Francoise Robin, Marc was listed correctly but transcribed as Marie, Marguerite was listed correctly but transcribed as Marguerie, and Pesseley was listed as Pesselet.
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