Anne Prejean (1687 - abt. 1755)

Born 1687 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Wife of François Pierre Pitre — married 1705 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Wife of Michel Boudrot — married 16 Apr 1732 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 1755 at about age 68 in Bristol, England [uncertain]

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Biography

Anne Prejean was born around 1687 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, daughter of Jean (Prejean) Préjean (abt. 1651–abt. 1733) and Andrée Marguerite Savoie (abt. 1667–aft. 1714). ^[1]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Anne, aged 6, was living with her parents, Jean BRIGEAU [sic], aged 42, and Andree, aged 26, and her three siblings: Marie, aged 9, Pierre, aged 3, and Jean Baptiste, aged 1. The family owned 1 gun and was living on 14 arpents of cultivable land with 6 cattle, 8 sheep, and 5 pigs.^[2]

Anne (17) married François Pierre Pitre (22) (born in 1682 in Port Royal, Acadie; son of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley) in 1705 in Port-Royal.^{[3] [1]}

Their known children were:

1. Antoine Pitre (1706–bef. 1763)
2. Marie-Josephe Pitre (1708–1763)
3. Jean-Baptiste Pitre (1711–1758)
4. Marie Madeleine Pitre (1713–bef. 1802)
5. Marguerite Pitre (1715–1806)
6. Simon Eustache Pitre (1717– )
7. Agnès Pitre (1719–1781)
8. Judith Pitre (1721–1790)
9. Francois Joseph Pitre (1723– )
10. Anne Pitre (1725–1725)
11. Theotiste Pitre (1725–1725)

Anne (44) married Michel Boudrot (46) (born about 1685 in Grand-Pré, Acadie; son of Claude Boudrot and Anne Marie Thibodeau) on 16 Apr 1732 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie.^{[4] [1]} They had no known children.

On 5 September 1755, Michel was imprisoned along with hundreds of other Acadian men at the St. Charles des Mines church in Grand-Pré. On a list of prisoners, he was said to live in the village des Michel. No children or possessions were listed for him on Winslow's list. All of his children were married, with families of their own. He was required to prepare for deportation within 30 days. ^[5][6]

On 27 October 1755, Michel (about age 70) and Anne (about age 68) were deported to Virginia. The colony was not welcoming to these Frenchmen who were considered a financial burden. The governor of Virginia refused to accept ships full of foreign, impoverished prisoners. After allowing them to winter over in port, they were deported again in May 1756 to England, aboard the Virginia Packet carrying 289 Acadians. They disembarked in Bristol, England June 1756. Acadians there were neglected and subjected to poor conditions. Many of them died from smallpox as a result.^{[6] [7]}

Michel and Anne passed away between September 1755 and the end of September 1756 in Bristol England, or on the way there.^[8][6]

Research Notes

Alternate date and location of death: Anne died after 16 Apr 1732 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, aged about 44.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), Print. p. 208, 1351
2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Jean BRIGEAU 42, Andree (wife) 26, Marie 9, Anne 6, Pierre 3, Jean Baptiste 1; 6 cattle, 8 sheep, 5 pigs, 14 arpents, 1 gun. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Prejean was listed as Brigeau and Jean Baptiste was listed as Jean Baptist but transcribed as Jean Baptiste.

3. ↑ The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, register RG 1 volume 26 page 275; online database with images, François Pierre Pitre and Anne Prigeant marriage 27 July 1705, accessed Dec 2022.
4. ↑ The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755, register RG 1 volume 26a page 98; online database with images, Michel Boudrot and Anne Prejan marriage 16 April 1732, accessed Dec 2022.
5. ↑ Lucie Leblanc Consentino, Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home, "Deportees of Grand-Pré - 1755," citing Collection of the Nova Scotia Historical Society 1870-1884 - Journal of John Winslow, volumes 1-4; "Grand-Pré, September the 15th 1755," line # 72,

   Village des Michel, Michelle Boudro,

6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1 6.2} Paul Delaney. La liste de Winslow expliquée. (Moncton, N.-B.: Éditions Perce-Neige, 2020 - Kindle Edition), p. 229, 230, 232
7. ↑ Paul Delaney, Chronologie des déportations et migrations des Acadiens (1755-1816). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 36, nos 2-3, septembre 2005, p. 52-86. https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/3602_total.pdf
   Translation at Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home Translation: "The Chronology of Deportations and Migrations of the Acadians 1755-1816."
8. ↑ Title: Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes, "Ajouts et corrections"; Author: Stephen A. White; Publication: University of Moncton, Centre d'études acadiennes; Online for pp. 190 & 207

   Among those transported to Bristol, England, and died between then and the smallpox epidemic of Sep 1756.

   Text: Died (according to P[aul]. Delaney) between Sep 1755 and the end of Sep 1756.

9. ↑ at gengophers.com Du Loudunais a la Louisiane par la voie de l'Acadie : the ancestors of Aurelien Breaux (1838-1901) and Marie Corinne Bonin (1834-1923). Author:Breaux, Clarence T. (Clarence Thomas)

See also:

• 1698 Acadian census at Port Royal, Acadia: Jean PREJAN 47; Andree SAVOIE (wife) 31; Marie 14; Anne 11, Pierre 9; Jean 7; Francois 3; Madeleine 1; 17 cattle, 19 sheep, 5 hogs, 8 arpents, 60 fruit trees.
• 1700 Acadian census at Port Royal, Acadia: Jean BRIGEAU 49; Andree (wife) 33; Pierre 10; Jean-Baptiste 8; Marie 16; Anne 14; 7 cattle 6 sheep, 14 arpents, 1 gun.
• 1701 Acadian census at Port Royal, Acadia: Jean PREJAN 52, Andree SAVOYE (wife) 35; Pierre 12, Jean 10, Francois 8, Joseph 5, Marie 17 Anne 14, Magdeleine 3; 1 gun 16 cattle, 10 sheep, 12 hogs, 3 arpents.