Françoise Savoie (abt. 1653 - abt. 1711)

Born about 1653 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Daughter of François Savoie and Catherine Lejeune

Wife of Jean Corporon — married about 1670 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died about 27 Dec 1711 at about age 58 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

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Biography

Françoise Savoie, daughter of François Savoie and Catherine Lejeune, was born around 1653.^[1] probably in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France. Her parents married in 1651 and had nine children;^[2] she was their first.

She married Jean Corporon in Port-Royal around 1670,^[1] estimated by the age of their first listed child, a unnamed girl, 6 weeks old at the time of the 1671 Port-Royal Census.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Francoise SAVOYE (sic), aged 35, was living with her husband, Jean CORPORON, aged 39, and their eight children: Marie, aged 16, Magdelaine (sic), aged 14, Jeanne, aged 12, Jean, aged 10, Marie, aged 8, Isabelle (sic), aged 6, Cicille (sic), aged 4, and Marguerite, aged 1. The family had 2 cattle, 2 sheep, and 1 hog. No land was listed.^[3]

By 1693 two children were gone with nine remaining at home.^[4]

In 1698 they were still living in Port-Royal, and had nine children remaining at home; Charles was not counted.^[5]

They were counted there again in 1700 with nine children; Charles and Ambroise were missing.^[6]

The family also appeared in the censuses of 1707^[7] and 1710.^[8]

Françoise Savoie, Madame Corporon, was buried on 27 December 1711 at St Jean Baptiste Parish, in Annapolis Royal (named Port-Royal until 1710), aged about 60 years. The date of death is not mentioned in the register.^[9][10]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Tim Hebert, "Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie," on his website, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy, 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.

   She was counted twice: once with her parents, and then with her husband in the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal:

   Francois SAVOYE, 50,

   wife, Catherine LeJEUNE 38;

   children: Francoise 18,

   Germain 17,

   Marie 14,

   Jeanne 13,

   Catherine 9,

   Francoise 8,

   Barabe 6,

   Andree 4,

   Marie 2;

   cattle 4.

   and

   Jehan CORPORON, 25,

   wife Francoise SAVOIE 18;

   one daughter of 6 weeks;

   cattle 1, sheep 1.

2. ↑ Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, 1636-1714 (Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999) p. 1456

   SAVOIE: Né en France vers 1621, François Savoie est arrivé en Acadie avant 1651, date où il s'est marié à Catherine Lejeune. Neuf enfants sont issus de leur mariage, dont Germain, né vers 1654, qui épousa vers 1678 Marie Breau, fille de Vincent Breau et de Marie Bourque.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert, "Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie," online at his website, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy, 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.

   at Port Royal: Jean CORPORON 39, Francoise SAVOYE 35, Marie 16, Magdelaine 14, Jeanne 12, Jean 10, Marie 8, Isabelle 6, Cicille 4, Marguerite 1; 2 cattle, 2 sheep, 1 hog. In the original 1686 Census at Port Royal, Corporon was spelled Corberon, Savoie was spelled Savoye, Magdeleine was spelled Magdelaine, Elizabeth was written Isabelle, and Cecile was spelled Cicille.

4. ↑ Tim Hebert, "Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie," from his website, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy, 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

   Jean CORPORON 44,

   Francoise SAVOYE 41,

   Jacques 18,

   Jean 15,

   Elisabeth 11,

   Cecille 6,

   Marguerite 8,

   Martin 6,

   Francois 5,

   Charles 2,

   Jean CORPORON 1;

   6 cattle, 4 sheep, 6 pigs, 6 arpents, 1 gun

5. ↑ Tim Hebert, "Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie," from his website, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy, 1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-166

   Note: fr 1698 Port Royal Census

   Jean CORPORON 50;

   Francoise SAVOYE (wife) 46;

   Jean 21;

   Elisabeth 17,

   Cecile 15;

   Margueritte 13

   Martin 11;

   Francois 9;

   Jean 7;

   Marie 4;

   Ambroise 2;

   4 cows, sheep, 1 servant.

6. ↑ Tim Hebert, "Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie," from his website, Acadian-Cajun Genealogy, 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 167-173.

   Jean CORPORON 51;

   Francoise SAVOIE (wife) 48;

   Jaques 25;

   Jean 22;

   Martin 13;

   Francois 12;

   Jean 8;

   Elisabet 18;

   Cecille 16;

   Marguerite 15;

   Marie 7;

   5 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 arpents, 1 gun.

7. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

   CORPORON and his wife, 3 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 2 girls 12 or older, 1 younger girl

8. ↑ The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-9119 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Image 1317.

   Jean Corporon and his wife, 2 boys, 3 girls

9. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755," register RG 1 volume 26 page 355; online database with images, Françoise Savoye burial (registered in 1711), accessed 6 Nov 2019
10. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 200) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/200?r=0&s=5

See also:

• John Austin Young, The Lejeunes of Acadia and the Youngs of Southwest Louisiana ( John Austin Young, Grand Pere Farm)
• Collection H. Léander d’Entremont: microfilms, Notebooks/Cahiers 28-53, 2001.97-f5-A_43, # 43 p. 39, 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]
• Milton P. Rieder Jr. and Norma Gaudet Rieder, The Acadians in France, Vol.II, Belle-Isle-en-Mer Registers(Authors, 1972) pp. 65, 66

DNA

• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Lawrence Muise, FTDNA kit # 172529, and his maternal line cousin UNK (a direct matrilineal descendant of Monique LeFevre), FTDNA kit N143206, have an Genetic Distance = 1 in HVR2 at A214R, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Catherine Lejeune, the 7x great grandmother of Lawrence Muise and 9th great grandmother of UNK. See this diagram from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.