André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher (abt. 1663)

Born about 1663 in France

Husband of Marie Martin — married 1688 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

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Biography

André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher migrated from France to Acadia.

Andre Jacques Simon dit Boucher, whose parents are currently unknown, was born about 1663 in France.^[1]

He was a butcher.

André (24) married Marie Martin (20) (born about 1667 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; daughter of Barnabé Martin and Jeanne Pelletret) in 1688 in Acadie.^[1][2] Their children were:

1. Pierre Simon (abt. 1689–bef. 1755)
2. Marie Simon (abt. 1691–abt. 1758)
3. Magdaleine Simon (abt. 1693–1755)
4. Charles Simon (1696–1743)
5. Paul (Simoneaux) Simon (1699– )
6. Anne (Simoneaux) Simon (1702–1713)
7. Marie Josèphe (Simoneaux) Simon (1705–1748)
8. Marguerite (Simoneaux) Simon (1709–aft. 1756)
9. André Simon (1713–1758)

In 1693, at Port Royal, Jacques LeBoucher [recte André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher], aged 30, lived with his wife, Marie Peltret [recte Martin], aged 28, and their daughter, Marie, aged 2. The family owned 1 gun and lived on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 5 cattle, 6 sheep, and 5 pigs.^[3]

He subsequently appeared on the censuses of 1698, age 33 years, 1700, Jacques Boucher, age 37 years and 1701, Andre Simon, a widower, age 35 [sic] years.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} White, Stephen A., Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: centre d'Etudes acadiennes, 1999), pp. 1128 & 1469
2. ↑ Arsenault, Bona, "Histoire et Généalogie des Acadiens," 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 800 (Port Royal). Andre' Simon dit Boucher (no parents given), born in 1665, arrived in Acadia around 1686, married around 1688 to Marie Martin; they had nine children.
3. ↑ 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: Jacques LeBoucher 30, Marie Peltret 28, Marie 2; 5 cattle, 6 sheep, 5 pigs, 4 arpents, 1 gun In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, André Jacques (Simon) Simon dit Boucher was listed as Jacq le Boucher and transcribed as Jacques LeBoucher, and Marie Martin was listed as Marie Peltret, and Marie Simon was listed as Marie.

See also:

• 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-150

Andre Simon 33; Marie Martin (wife) 29; Pierre 9; Marie 7; Madeleine 5; Charles 2; 6 cattle, 2 sheep, 6 hogs, 15 arpents.

• 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 151-173;

Jaques Boucher 37; Marie Peltret (wife) 35; Joseph 2; Paul 1; Marie 9; 4 cattle, 7 sheep, 5 arpents, 1 gun.

• 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 174-211;

Andre Simon (widower) [sic] Marie didn't die until 1750) 35; Pierre 12, Jean 5, Marie 10, Magdeleine 7, Jeanne 2.

• 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 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;

Andre Simon and his wife, 2 boys 14 or older, 2 younger boys, 2 girls 12 or older, 2 younger girls; 2 arpents, 2 cattle.