Jean Isidore Robichaud is a descendant of an Acadian
NOTE: no source for his death date & location or his marriage to Marie Bourgeois.
Jean-Isadore Robichau, son of Isidore Robichaud and Marguerite Boudrot was born 13 July 1770 and baptized the same day at St. Servan, Isle-et-Vilaine, France. sponsors: Hilaire Landry and Francoise Robichaux. [1]
Isidore disembarked with his parents at St. Malo on 23 January, 1759 from one of the "Five ships." He lived at St. Servan with his family from 1759-1772. [2]
Petition for probate of estate of John Robichaud dated 23 August 1848, children named. Note: the abstract text states there were five sons but names only four.[3]
9063
Family Name ROBICHAUD
Given Names John
Was there a Will? No
Was an inventory completed? No
County Gloucester
Parish Saumarez
Probate is for a woman? No
Abstract references a vessel? No
"Abstract Parish of Saumarez, Gloucester County, Farmer. Intestate. File contains only a petition of David [CAREY] of Pokemouche dated 23 August 1848 stating that John ROBICHAUD died in March 1831, leaving a widow, since deceased, and five sons, Benjamin, Peter, [Polycarp], John and David, and six daughters, Cecile wife of David CARY, Madeline wife of Peter GUIGNARD, [Petronell] wife of Benjamin [FERRIS], Victoria wife of Persiphon BRIDEAU, Zoe wife of [Ele] BRIDEAU, and Ann Margaret wife of Lawrence BRIDEAU. RS number 64"
According to Marcel Walter Landry, he married Marie Bourgeois, daughter of Pierre Benjamin and Marguerite Thébeau about 1797. He passed away in March 1828 (fosse bénite, registre Bas-Pokemouche 27 mars 1828). Record not found... [4]
Sources
↑ Archives Départementales Ille-et-Vilaine: Saint-Servan, 1770: Bapêmes: Commune Baptême
↑ Title: Acadians in Exile in Saint Malo 1758-1785; Author: Albert J. Robichaux; Publication: Hebert Publications, Eunice, Louisiana 1981; Part I H-Z, Vol 2 of the series; copy in possession of Jacqueline Girouard; pp. 710-711
↑ "Provincial Archives of New Brunswick"; Wallace Hale's Early New Brunswick Probate, 1785-1835, Published Online; John Robichaud;
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The biography says he was born in 1720, 50 years before he was baptized, in 1770. Data entry has baptism date (1770) as DOB, and has St. Malo as the place of birth. Bio has him arriving at St. Malo with parents in 1759. Can someone re-check the source?
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