Sylvain Pothier (1754 - 1825)

Born 8 Dec 1754 in Pré-d'en-Haut, Acadie

Ancestors

Husband of Elisabeth LeBlanc — married 20 Oct 1779 in Baie-Sainte-Anne, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 29 May 1825 at age 70 in Wedgeport, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

Sylvain was the third son of Dominique Pothier and Anne Surette. He was baptized on December 8, 1754 in Petitcoudiac Chapel.^[1] He married Elisabeth LeBlanc on October 20, 1779 in Baie-Sainte-Marie, Nova Scotia. The marriage was validated on August 23, 1781 at Ste. Anne du Ruisseau, Nova Scotia by Fr. Mathurin Bourg.^[2][3] Sylvain and Elizabeth had 12 children.^[2]

He made his living as a farmer.^[4]

Sylvain Pothier purchased 207 acres of land in Wedgeport from Pierre LeBlanc in July 1776. The selling price was four pounds (Deed Bk.1,p.277).^[5]He had his home built on this property circa 1781-1800 at what is today 2173 Hwy 334 in Upper Wedgeport, overlooking the Tusket River on the east side, on a lane to the east of Route 334 . It is believed to have been the first frame house built in Wedgeport.^[4]It can be judged to be the original Pothier home from evidences such as the will of Sylvain, dated 1824, which describes location, and also by the recollections of older people who always considered this structure to be the oldest in Wedgeport.^[6]

Upon Sylvain's death in 1825 the property was deeded to his youngest son, Dominique.

Sylvain died on 29 March or May 1825 and was buried the next day, in the absence of a priest. His death was declared to the priest on 30 September 1825 by his son Joseph Mathurin Pothier.^[7]

Research Notes

FAG has a different death date (unsourced). May 29 is death shown by Karen Theriot Reader, though no source attached to that date, either.(Bourque-573 11:39, 25 November 2018 (UTC))

In the death record added to the profile it is written that Sylvain died in the month of "May" but the spelling is difficult to decipher. It could also be March. The previous or following entries do not give any clues as to what might be the correct month. The transcription in Nova Scotia Archives is March. The place of death given by Marcel Walter Landry in his website is Ste-Anne-du-Ruisseau, which is near Wedgeport. http://mwlandry.ca/genealog/familygroup.php?familyID=F11255&tree=03 The place of death is not mentioned in the register.Cormier-1939 02:49, 4 January 2020 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Acadie et Gaspésie, 1679-1686, 1751-1757, Régistres de l'état civil, catholique ( F.M. 9, B8, volume 1), image 98, entry for Sylvain Poitiers 8 December 1754, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-, Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-3021, accessed 3 January 2020.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} "Genealogy Saint Michael's Parish Wedgeport 1767-1925" ISBN 0-9735513-0-5. Wedgeport Sport Tuna Fishing Museum and Interpretive Centre Wedgeport, NS Canada BOW 2B0, Published 2004. Page 333, Line 11.
3. ↑ Marriage Record : Ancestry.com. Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2007. Original data: Gabriel Drouin, comp. Drouin Collection. Montreal, Quebec, Canada: Institut Généalogique Drouin. Search: B > Nouvelle-Écosse; Baie-Ste-Marie > 1780-1815 > image 44 of 49. Accessed on ancestry.ca, January 2020.
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4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} :The Argyle Township Court House Archives Microfiche Reference Number 45-04-00533; The Nova Scotia Department of Tourism and Culture Inventory Site Form for Route 334 #2173 in Upper Wedgeport, NS; Compiled by Doreen A. Anderson April, 1991; Sources listed: Yarmouth County Deeds, Yarmouth County Probate Records; St. Michael's Church Records; "Tusket Wedge" bt Stephen Surette; Assessment Rolls-1872, 1876, 1884, 1898-99, 1900-01,1904-05, 1910, 1925, 1930, 1945; Map-EST. Michael Boudreau #295(1827); Map-P-1470 Deeds Office; Map Book B.S.-189 (1876); Hutchinson's Directory-1864-65; Argyle Township Book; A.F. Church Map; Petite Courrier Feb. 8, 1940; TMS-344-20 at Tusket Courthouse, Assessment Field Card-Tusket Courthouse; Census Records-1861, 1871=1891.
5. ↑ ""The Early Distribution Of Land In Tusket Wedge" by Donnie Jacquard published in "The Argus" The Quarterly Newsletter Of the Argyle Historical And Genealogy Society Vol. 3, No. 3, Fall 1991
6. ↑ Stephen G. Surette "Tusket Wedge" a prepublication edition printed in 1973 by the author. Page 6.
7. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755," register RG 1 volume SA3, page 69; online database with images, Sylvain Pothier Death Registration 30 September 1825, accessed 3 January 2020

   Priest Jean Mandé Sigogne
   Registration Date 30 March 1825
   Event Burial
   Name Silvain Pottier, died 29 March 1825, 30 September 1825, J. M. Pottier (son) declared before Sigogne, details of burial and death, in absence of a priest; approx. 70 years old
   Witnesses Joseph Mathurin Pottier
   son of deceased; resident of "bas de Tousket" and Elizabeth LeBlanc widow

See also:

• Collection H. Léander d’Entremont: microfilms, Notebooks/Cahiers 28-53, microfilms/2001.97-f5-A_40.pdf, #40, Les Archives père Clarence d’Entremont, Musée des Acadiens des Pubnicos, https://museeacadien.ca/fonds/cahiers-28-53/ [Download of PDF files doesn’t work as of February 2021]
• Parish Registers of Acadie et Gaspesie 1679-1686 & 1751-1757 National Archives of Canada null: C-3021
• Les familles du Bas-de-Tousquet (Wedgeport, N.S.) 1767 to 1900 Comité de généalogie Wedgeport, Nouvelle-Écosse, 1992 null: 929.2 Fam
• Find A Grave, database and images ( accessed 27 April 2018), memorial page for Sylvain Pothier (1754–29 Mar 1825), Find A Grave Memorial no. 158624069, citing Sainte-Anne Parish Cemetery, Sainte-Anne-du-Ruisseau, Yarmouth County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Diane (contributor 47878506) .Find A Grave: Memorial #158624069
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SRXJ-YX1 : accessed 2014-12-10), entry for Sylvain /Pothier/.