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French Origins of Acadians - Pioneers and Returnees
Including: TABLE OF FRENCH ORIGINS OF ACADIANS
Place Names for France
Background and Sources
- For historic background and source information regarding France - including an overview of the administrative jurisdictions of the Kingdom of France compared to the present-day French Republic - see the section below entitled "Historic Background and Source Information for France" including:
- - The Kingdom of France: Historic Provinces, Duchies and Territories (pre-1790)
- - The French Republic: Départements (from 1790) - Civil Registration and Civic Archives (from 1792)
- - Régions and Their Relationship to Historic Provinces
- For information regarding the Acadians covered - including the French immigrants who were pioneers of Acadie and the later returnees to France - see the section below entitled:
Acadian Pioneers and Returnees
Project Goals, Guidelines and Research
- Profiles of our Acadian ancestors from France often reflect various combinations of names in location fields (including churches linked to town names, historic or modern towns, names of a diocese or archdiocese in which a church was governed, historic provinces, subsequent departments, and/or modern regions). This situation is not unique to France - but was made worse by sweeping changes instituted in connection with the French Revolution that were designed to purposely alter many historic as well as religious affiliations of the ancien régime.
- From a Wikitree perspective, any "mash-up" of location names complicates searches and reports, fails to place events in their proper historic location, and can make individuals appear to be different when they are not. The particular place names used (both in location fields and in the biography) can also either help or impair research for original records and other sources. For this and other reasons, it is useful to include relevant modern counterpart names in association with historic ones when they are introduced in the biography. This is particularly true in the case of France and other countries in which transitions occurred from religious documentation and maintenance of vital event records to civil registration and civic archives. Locating historic records in France begins with the modern department in which the place now exists - and from those departmental archives, works backward to the towns and historic church records they were and are responsible for.
- Key goals of the project are to:
(i) promote understanding of the historical background in which our ancestors lived;
(ii) encourage the correction of Acadian profiles and vital events based in France;
(iii) facilitate the identification of profiles requiring updates or research, and
(iv) provide appropriate French place names to be used - both in location fields and in the biography (to facilitate research and documentation).
- For guidelines and recommended usage of French place names in Acadian profiles, see the section below entitled:
Acadians Project and WikiTree Guidelines
- Individual Acadian pioneers and returnees to France are now being directly linked to the table of French place origins. So a side-benefit is to reflect and connect the groups of pioneers who brought their unique genetic and cultural backgrounds from the various provinces of France to North America and beyond. For information and links to ongoing research associated with this project, see the section below entitled:
Ongoing Research
Table of French Origins of Acadians
FRENCH ORIGINS AND LOCATION NAMES FOR ACADIANS
(with links to Acadian Pioneers and Returnees to France)
(with links to Acadian Pioneers and Returnees to France)
(Current name in parentheses) | Hamlets, and other local place names ("Lieu-dits") | province before 1790 Royaume de France | département from 1790 République française | References | and Returnees 1605-1800 | |
Angoumois (1514 - 1789) | Angoumois (1790) | Angoulême ANGOUMOIS | ||||
Angoulême | Saint-jacques-de-l'Houmeau | Angoumois | Charente | Angoulême | Angoulême Pioneers [1] | |
La Rochefoucauld | Notre-Dame | Angoumois | Charente | La Rochefoucauld | (DGFA list) | |
Sers | Saint-Pierre | Angoumois | Charente | Sers | Sers Pioneers [2] | |
Verteuil (Verteuil-sur-Charente) | Saint-Médard | Angoumois | Charente | Verteuil-sur-Charente | Verteuil Pioneers [3] | |
Villefagnan | Angoumois | Charente | Villefagnan | Villefagnan Pioneers [4] | ||
Anjou (1482 - 1789) | Anjou (1790) | Angers ANJOU | ||||
Bourgueuil | Saint-Germain | Anjou | Indre-et-Loire | Bourgueuil | Bourgueuil Pioneers [5] | |
Doué (Doué-la-Fontaine) | Saint-Pierre | Anjou | Maine-et-Loire | Doué | Doué Pioneers [6] | |
La Flèche | Saint-Thomas | Anjou | Sarthe | La Flèche | La Flèche Pioneers [7] | |
Montreuil-Bellay | Anjou | Maine-et-Loire | Montreuil-Bellay | Montreuil-Bellay Pioneers [8] | ||
Aunis (1371 - 1789) | Aunis (1790) | La Rochelle AUNIS | ||||
Ardillières | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Ardillières | (DGFA list) | ||
Aytré | Saint-Étienne | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Aytré | Aytré Pioneers [9] | |
Cougnes (now part of La Rochelle) | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Cougnes | Cougnes Pioneers [10] | ||
Île-d'Aix | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Île-d'Aix | (DGFA list) | ||
La Rochelle | - Notre-Dame - Saint-Barthélemy - Saint-Jean(-du-Perrot) - Saint-Nicolas - Saint-Sauveur - Sainte-Marguerite | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | La Rochelle | La Rochelle Pioneers [11] La Rochelle Returnees [12] | |
Laleu (now part of La Rochelle) | Saint-Pierre | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Laleu | Laleu Pioneers [13] | |
Rochefort | - Hôpital des orphelins - Notre-Dame -Saint-Louis | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Rochefort | Rochefort Pioneers [14] Rochefort Returnees [15] | |
Saint-Jean-d'Angely | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Saint-Jean-d'Angely | Saint-Jean-d'Angely Returnees [16] | ||
Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve (La Grève-sur-Mignon) | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | La Grève-sur-Mignon | Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve Pioneers [17] | ||
Île de Ré | Île de Ré | |||||
Île de Ré | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Île de Ré Pioneers [18] | |||
Saint-Martin-de-Ré | Aunis | Charente-Maritime | Saint-Martin-de-Ré | Saint-Martin de Ré Pioneers [19] Saint-Martin de Ré Returnees [20] | ||
Auvergne (1457 - 1789) | Auvergne (1790) | AUVERGNE | ||||
Clermont (Clermont-Ferrand) | Auvergne | Puy-de-Dôme | Clermont-Ferrand | Clermont Pioneers [21] | ||
Béarn (1620 - 1789) | Pau BÉARN | |||||
Arette | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Arette | (DGFA list) | ||
Bidart | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Bidart | (DGFA list) | ||
Escout | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Escout | Escout Pioneers [22] | ||
Labatut-Figuières | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Labatut-Figuières | Labatut Returnees [23] | ||
Oloron (Oloron-Sainte-Marie) | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Oloron-Sainte-Marie | (DGFA list) | ||
Pau | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Pau | Pau Returnees [24] | ||
Salies-de-Béarn | Temple Protestant | Béarn | Pyrénées-Atlantique | Salies-de-Béarn | (DGFA list) | |
Berry (1101 - 1789) | Berry (1790) | Bourges BERRY | ||||
Sancerre | Berry | Cher | Sancerre | Sancerre Pioneers [25] | ||
Duché de Bourgogne (Burgundy) | Bourgogne (1477 - 1789) | Bourgogne (1790) | Dijon BOURGOGNE | |||
Blanzy | Duché de Bourgogne | Saône-et-Loire | Blanzy | (DGFA list) | ||
Châtillon-sur-Seine | Saint-Vorle | Duché de Bourgogne | Côte-d'Or | Châtillon-sur-Seine | Châtillon-sur-Seine Pioneers [26] | |
Dijon | Duché de Bourgogne | Côte-d'Or | Dijon | Dijon Pioneers [27] | ||
Montcenis | Duché de Bourgogne | Saône-et-Loire | Montcenis | (DGFA list) | ||
(Brittany) | Bretagne (1532 - 1789) | Nantes BRETAGNE | ||||
Auray | Bretagne | Morbihan | Auray | Auray Pioneers [28] Auray Returnees [29] | ||
Bains (Bains-sur-Oust) | Saint-Jean-Baptiste | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Bains-sur-Oust | Bains Pioneers [30] | |
Chantenay (Chantenay-sur-Loire, Nantes) | Saint-Martin | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Chantenay-sur-Loiire | Chantenay Returnees [31] | |
Châteauneuf (Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine) | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Châteauneuf-d'Ille-et-Vilaine | Châteauneuf Returnees [32] | ||
Concarneau | Bretagne | Finistère | Concarneau | Concarneau Returnees [33] | ||
Dinan | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Dinan | Dinan Pioneers [34] Dinan Returnees [35] | ||
Dinard | Saint-Énogat | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Dinard | Dinard Returnees [36] | |
Dol (Dol-en-Bretagne) | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Dol-en-Bretagne | Dol Pioneers [37] Dol Returnees [38] | ||
Lannion | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Lannion | (DGFA list) | ||
La Coquenais (Pleudihen-sur-Rance) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Pleudihen-sur-Rance | La Coquenais Returnees [39] | ||
Le Villou (Tréméreuc) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Tréméreuc | Le Villou (Tréméreuc) Pioneers [40] | ||
Louisfert | Saint-Pierre | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Louisfert | Louisfert Pioneers [41] | |
Mégrit | Lieu-dit de Quesny | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Mégrit | Mégrit Pioneers [42] | |
Mordreuc / Mordreux, Pleudihen (Pleudihan-sur-Rance) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Pleudihan-sur-Rance | Mordreuc / Mordreux Returnees [43] | ||
Morieux | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Morieux | Morieux Pioneers [44] | ||
Morlaix | - Saint-Martin - Saint-Mathieu | Bretagne | Finistère | Morlaix | Morlaix Returnees [45] | |
Nantes | - Belair / Bel-Air - Hôpital Sanitat - Hôtel-Dieu - Quartier l'Hermitage - Permil - Saint-Jacques - Saint-Nicolas - Saint-Similien - Sainte-Croix | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Nantes | Nantes Pioneers [46] Nantes Returnees [47] | |
Paramé (now within Saint-Malo) | Saint-Michel-des-Sablons | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Paramé | Paramé Pioneers [48] Paramé Returnees [49] | |
Paimboeuf | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Paimboeuf | Paimboeuf Pioneers [50] | ||
Piriac (Piriac-sur-Mer) | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Piriac-sur-Mer | Piriac Pioneers [51] | ||
Pléhérel (Fréhel) | Cap Fréhel | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Fréhel | Pléhérel Pioneers [52] | |
Plérin | Saint-Pierre | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Plérin | Plérin Pioneers [53] | |
Pleslin (Pleslin-Trigavou) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Pleslin-Trigavou | Pleslin Returnees [54] | ||
Pleudihen (Pleudihen-sur-Rance) | - La Ville-Ès-Genilles - Les Villes Morvues | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Pleudihen-sur-Rance | Pleudihen Returnees [55] | |
Pleurtuit | - Créhen - La Moisiais / La Moysias | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Pleurtuit | Pleurtuit Pioneers and Returnees [56] | |
Ploubalay | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Ploubalay | Ploubalay Pioneers [57] Ploubalay Returnees [58] | ||
Plouër (Plouër-sur-Rance) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Plouër-sur-Rance | Plouër Returnees [59] | ||
Port-Louis | Bretagne | Morbihan | Port-Louis | Port-Louis Returnees [60] | ||
Quimper / Quimpercorentin | Saint-Esprit | Bretagne | Finistère | Quimper | (DGFA list) | |
Rezé | Saint-Pierre | Bretagne | Loire-Atlantique | Rezé | Rezé Returnees [61] | |
Saint-Brieuc / Saint-Brieux | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Saint-Brieuc / Saint-Brieux | Saint-Brieuc Pioneers [62] | ||
Saint-Cast (Saint-Cast-le-Guildo) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Saint-Cast-le-Guildo | Saint-Cast Pioneers [63] | ||
Saint-Coulomb | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Coulomb | Saint-Coulomb Returnees [64] | ||
Saint-Énogat (Dinard) | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Dinard | (DGFA list) | ||
Saint-Glen | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Saint-Glen | Saint-Glen Pioneers [65] | ||
Saint-Malo / Saint-Malo-de-l'Île | - La Barbinais - Saint-Ideuc | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Malo | Saint-Malo Pioneers [66] Saint-Malo Returnees [67] | |
Saint-Marc-le-Blanc | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Marc-le-Blanc | Saint-Marc-le-Blanc Pioneers [68] | ||
Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes | Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Returnees [69] | ||
Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Hôpital de Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Bretagne | Finistère | Saint-Pol-de-Léon | Saint-Pol-de-Léon Returnees [70] | |
Saint-Servan | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Servan | Saint-Servan Returnees [71] | ||
Saint-Suliac | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Saint-Suliac | Saint-Suliac Returnees [72] | ||
Sougéal | Bretagne | Ille-et-Vilaine | Sougéal | Sougéal Pioneers [73] | ||
Tréméreuc | Le Villou | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Tréméreuc | Tréméreuc Pioneers [74] | |
Trigavou (Pleslin-Trigavou) | Bretagne | Côtes-d'Armor | Pleslin-Trigavou | Trigavou Returnees [75] | ||
Vannes | Rui / Rhuys | Bretagne | Morbihan | Vannes | Vannes Pioneers [76] Vannes Returnees [77] | |
Belle-Île-en-Mer | Belle-Île-en-Mer | |||||
Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Bretagne | Morbihan | Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer Returnees [78] | ||
Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Bretagne | Morbihan | Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mar Returnees [79] | ||
Locmaria, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Bretagne | Morbihan | Locmaria, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Locmaria, Belle-Île-en-Mar Returnees [80] | ||
Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Lieu-dits: - Arpens de Triboutons - Kervellan - Loqueltas | Bretagne | Morbihan | Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mer | Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mar Returnees [81] | |
Champagne (1361 - 1789) | Champagne (1790) | Bay-sur-Aube CHAMPAGNE | ||||
Langres | Acre | Champagne | Haute-Marne | Langres | Langres Pioneers [82] | |
Piney | Champagne | Aube | Piney | Piney Pioneers [83] | ||
Sedan | Église des Hugenots | Champagne | Ardennes | Sedan | Sedan Pioneers [84] | |
Soulanges | Saint-Hilaire | Champagne | Marne | Soulanges | Soulanges Pioneers [85] | |
Troyes | Saint-Jean | Champagne | Aube | Troyes | Troyes Pioneers [86] | |
Franche-Comté (1678 - 1789) | Cléron (Le Doubs) FRANCHE-COMTÉ | |||||
Pontarlier | Franche-Comté | Doubs | Pontarlier | Pontarlier Pioneers [87] | ||
(Gascony) | Gascogne (1453 - 1789) | Gascogne (1790) | Paysage de vignes GASCOGNE | |||
Auch | Gascogne | Gers | Auch | Auch Pioneers [88] | ||
Dax / Évêché de Dax | Gascogne | Landes | Dax | Évêché de Dax Pioneers [89] | ||
Villefranche (Villefranche-sur-Queyran) | Gascogne | Lot-et-Garonne | Villefranche-sur-Queyran | Villefranche Pioneers [90] | ||
Guyenne (1453 - 1789) | Guyenne (1790) | Bordeaux (Roman amphitheater) GUYENNE | ||||
Abjat | Guyenne | Dordogne | Abjat | (DGFA list) | ||
Ascain | Guyenne | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Ascain | Ascain Pioneers [91] | ||
Bergerac | Temple Protestant | Guyenne | Dordogne | Bergerac | Bergerac Pioneers [92] | |
Bordeaux | - Saint-Aulary - Saint-Michel - Saint-Pierre - Sainte-Croix | Guyenne | Gironde | Bordeaux | Bordeaux Pioneers [93] Bordeaux Returnees [94] | |
Eysines | Guyenne | Gironde | Eysines | (DGFA list) | ||
Libourne | Guyenne | Gironde | Libourne | (DGFA list) | ||
Île-de-France (987 - 1789) | Île-de-France (1790) | Paris (Notre-Dame) ÎLE-DE-FRANCE | ||||
Colombes [transcr. Coulumbe, Paris] | Île-de-France | Hauts-de-Seine | Colombes | Colombes Pioneers [95] | ||
Compiègne | Île-de-France | Oise | Compiègne | (DGFA list) | ||
Paris | - Saint-André-des-Arcs - Saint-Benoît - Saint-Eustache - Saint-Laurent - Saint-Sauveur | Île-de-France | Paris (Métropole) | Paris | Paris Pioneers [96] | |
Saint-Denis | Saint-Marcel | Île-de-France | Paris (Métropole) | Saint-Denis | Saint-Denis Pioneers [97] | |
Versailles | Notre-Dame | Île-de-France | Yvelines | Versailles | Versailles Pioneers [98] | |
(Pays Basque) | Labourd - Lapurdi (1450 - 1789) | Bayonne LABOURD - LAPURDI | ||||
Bayonne | Labourd (later w/i Guyenne) | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Bayonne | Bayonne Pioneers [99] | ||
Guéthary | Labourd (later w/i Guyenne) | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Guéthary | Guéthary Pioneers [100] | ||
Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Labourd (later w/i Guyenne) | Pyrénées-Atlantiques | Saint-Jean-de-Luz | Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pioneers [101] | ||
Languedoc (1271 - 1789) | Languedoc (1790) | Pont du Gard LANGUEDOC | ||||
Saint-Alexandre | Languedoc | Gard | Saint-Alexandre | Saint-Alexandre Pioneers [102] | ||
Toulouse | Saint-Étienne | Languedoc | Haute-Garonne | Toulouse | Toulouse Pioneers [103] | |
Tournon (Tournon-sur-Rhône) | Languedoc | Ardèche | Tournon-sur-Rhône | (DGFA list) | ||
Limousin (1589 - 1789) | Limousin (1790) | Limoges LIMOUSIN | ||||
Limoges | Limousin | Haute-Vienne | Limoges | Limousin Pioneers [104] | ||
LORRAINE </center> | Lorraine (various - 1789) | Lorraine (1790) | Montmédy LORRAINE | |||
Monmedy / Montmidi (Montmédy) | Lorraine | Meuse | Montmédy | Monmedy Pioneers [105] | ||
Neufchâteau | Saint-Christophe | Lorraine | Vosges | Neufchâteau | Neufchâteau Pioneers [106] | |
Lyonnais (1313 - 1789) | Lyonnais (1790) | Lyon LYONNAIS | ||||
Irigny | Saint-Nizier | Lyonnais | Lyon (Métropole) | Irigny | (DGFA list) | |
Lyon | - Saint-Michel - Saint-Vincent | Lyonnais | Lyon (Métropole) | Lyon | Lyon Pioneers [107] | |
Maine (1584 - 1789) | Cortanvaux à Bessé-sur-Braye MAINE | |||||
Château-du-Loire (Montval-sur-Loire) | Saint-Guingalois | Maine | Sarthe | Château-du-Loire | Château-du-Loire Pioneers [108] | |
(Normandy) | (1204 - 1789) | Rouen NORMANDIE | ||||
Avranches | Normandie | Manche | Avranches | Avranches Pioneers [109] | ||
Bacilly | Normandie | Manche | Bacilly | Bacilly Pioneers [110] | ||
Barneville (Barneville-sur-Seine) | Normandie | Eure | Barneville-sur-Seine | Barneville Pioneers [111] | ||
Carolles | Normandie | Manche | Carolles | Carolles Pioneers [112] | ||
Cherbourg | Très-Sainte-Trinité | Normandie | Manche | Cherbourg | Cherbourg Pioneers [113] Cherbourg Returnees [114] | |
Coutances | Normandie | Manche | Coutances | Coutances Pioneers [115] | ||
Dieppe | Normandie | Seine-Maritime | Dieppe | Dieppe Pioneers [116] | ||
Dragey (Dragey-Ronthon) | Saint-Médard | Normandie | Manche | Dragey | Dragey Pioneers [117] | |
Falaise | Normandie | Calvados | Falaise | Falaise Pioneers [118] | ||
Granville | Normandie | Manche | Granville | Granville Pioneers [119] | ||
Ingouville (now within Le Havre) | Saint-Michel | Normandie | Seine-Maritime | Ingouville (Le Havre) | Ingouville Returnees [120] | |
Le Havre | - Notre-Dame - Saint-François | Normandie | Seine-Maritime | Havre Le Havre | Le Havre Pioneers [121] Le Havre Returnees [122] | |
Ménibeux / Le Mesnil-Boeufs (Isigny-le-Buat) | Normandie | Manche | Le Mesnil-Bœufs | Ménibeux / Le Mesnil-Bœufs Pioneers [123] | ||
Périers | Normandie | Manche | Périers | Périers Pioneers [124] | ||
Rouen | - Notre-Dame-de-la-Ronde - Saint-Vincent | Normandie | Seine-Maritime | Rouen | Rouen Pioneers [125] | |
Saint-Denis-le-Gast | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Denis-le-Gast | Saint-Denis-le-Gast Pioneers [126] | ||
Saint-Jean-des-Champs | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Jean-des-Champs | Saint-Jean-des-Champs Pioneers [127] | ||
Saint-Léger (Saint-Jean-des-Champs) | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Léger | Saint-Léger Pioneers [128] | ||
Saint-Michel-des-Loups (Jullouville) | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Michel-des-Loups | Saint-Michel-des-Loups Pioneers [129] | ||
Saint-Pair (Saint-Pair-sur-Mer) | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Pair-sur-Mer | Saint-Pair Pioneers [130] | ||
Saint-Pierre-Langers | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Pierre-Langers | Saint-Pierre-Langers Pioneers [131] | ||
Saint-Planchers / Saint-Pancrace | Saint-Pancrace | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Planchers | Saint-Planchers / Saint-Pancrace Pioneers [132] | |
Saint-Ursin (Saint-Jean-des-Champs) | Normandie | Manche | Saint-Ursin | Saint-Ursin Pioneers [133] | ||
Sartilly (Sartilly-Baie-Bocage) | Saint-Vigor | Normandie | Manche | Sartilly | Sartilly Pioneers [134] | |
Vesly | Normandie | Manche | Vesly (Manche) | Vesly Pioneers [135] | ||
Orléanais (1498 - 1789) | Orléanais (1790) | Orléans ORLÉANAIS | ||||
Blois | Saint-Honoré | Orléanais | Eure-et-Loir | Blois | Blois Pioneers [136] | |
Chartres | Orléanais | Eure-et-Loir | Chartres | Chartres Pioneers [137] | ||
Orléans | Saint-Michel | Orléanais | Loiret | Orléans | Orléans Pioneers [138] | |
Poupry-en-Beauce (Poupry) | Orléanais | Eure-et-Loir | Poupry | Poupry-en-Beauce Pioneers [139] | ||
Perche (1584 - 1789) | Perche (1790) | Mortagne-au-Perche PERCHE | ||||
Mortagne (Mortagne-au-Perche) | Saint-Jean | Perche | Orne | Mortagne-au-Perche | (In review) | |
Nogent-le-Rotrou | Notre-Dame | Perche | Eure-et-Loir | Nogent-le-Rotrou | Nogent-le-Rotrou Pioneers [140] | |
(Picardy) | Picardie (1482 - 1789) | Calais (Cap Blanc-Nez) PICARDIE | ||||
Amiens | Saint-Michel | Picardie | Somme | Amiens | (DGFA list) | |
Beaumont (Beaumont-sur-Oise) | Picardie | Val-d'Oise | Beaumont-sur-Oise | Beaumont Pioneers [141] | ||
Boulogne (Boulogne-sur-Mer) | - Saint-Joseph - Saint-Nicolas | Picardie | Pas-de-Calais | Boulogne-sur-Mer | Boulogne Pioneers [142] Boulogne Returnees [143] | |
Calais | Picardie | Pas-de-Calais | Calais | Calais Pioneers [144] | ||
Couperoue en Brye (Coupru en Brie) | Picardie | Aisne | Coupru | Couperoue en Brye / Coupru Pioneers [145] | ||
Poitou (1416 - 1789) | Poitou (1790) | Poitiers POITOU | ||||
Archigny | Poitou | Vienne | Archigny | Archigny Returnees[146] | ||
Beauvoir-sur-Mer | Poitou | Vendée | Beauvoir-sur-Mer | Beauvoir-sur-Mer Pioneers [147] | ||
Buxeuil | Poitou | Vienne | Buxeuil | Buxeuil Pioneers [148] | ||
Cenan (La Puye) | Poitou | Vienne | La Puye | Cenan (La Puye) Returnees [149] | ||
Châtellerault | - Saint-Jacques - Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste | Poitou | Vienne | Châtellerault | Châtellerault Returnees[150] | |
Doix (Doix-lès-Fontaines) | Poitou | Vendée | Doix | Doix Pioneers [151] | ||
La Chapelle-Roux (Chenevelles) | Poitou | Vienne | Chenevelles | La Chapelle-Roux Returnees [152] | ||
La Chaussée | Notre-Dame | Poitou | Vienne | La Chaussée | La Chaussée Pioneers [153] | |
Le Bouchet (La Roche-Rigault) | Poitou | Vienne | La Roche-Rigault | (DGFA list) | ||
Leigné-les-Bois | Saint-Rémi | Poitou | Vienne | Leigné-les-Bois | Leigné-les-Bois Returnees [154] | |
Martaizé | Poitou | Vienne | Martaizé | Martaizé Pioneers [155] | ||
Mondion | Poitou | Vienne | Mondion | (DGFA list) | ||
Poisay-le-Joli (Les Ormes) | Poitou | Vienne | Les Ormes | (DGFA list) | ||
Poitiers | - Notre-Dame-la-Grande - Saint-Étienne - Saint-Hilaire-entre-les-Églises | Poitou | Vienne | Poitiers | Poitiers Pioneers [156] | |
Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé | Poitou | Vienne | Saint-Pierre-de-Maillé | (DGFA list) | ||
Saint-Vincent de l'Oratoire (Monts-sur-Guesnes) | Poitou | Vienne | Monts-sur-Guesnes | (DGFA list) | ||
Senillé | Poitou | Vienne | Senillé | (DGFA list) | ||
Vellechès | Poitou | Vienne | Vellechès | (DGFA list) | ||
Vouvant | Poitou | Vienne | Vouvant | (DGFA list) | ||
Provence (1482 - 1789) | Provence (1790) | Aix-en-Provence PROVENCE | ||||
Aix (Aix-en-Provence) | Sainte-Madeleine | Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | Aix-en-Provence | Aix-en-Provence Pioneers [157] | |
Île-de-Martigues (Martigues) | Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | Martigues | Île-de-Martigues Pioneers [158] | ||
Marseille | Saint-Martin | Provence | Bouches-du-Rhône | Marseille | Marseille Pioneers [159] | |
Saintonge (1371 - 1789) | Saintonge (1790) | Chalais SAINTONGE | ||||
Bois | Temple Protestant | Saintonge | Charente-Maritime | Bois | Bois Pioneers[160] | |
Boisvert (Chalais) | Sainte-Marie | Saintonge | Charente | Chalais | (DGFA list) | |
Curat (Curac, Chalais) | Saintonge | Charente | Curac | (DGFA list) | ||
Marsay (Marsais) | Saintonge | Charente-Maritime | Marsais | Marsay (Marsais) Pioneers [161] | ||
Moëze | Saintonge | Charente-Maritime | Moëze | Moëze Pioneers [162] | ||
Saint-Nazaire (Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente) | Saintonge | Charente | Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente | Saint-Nazaire Pioneers [163] | ||
Sérignac (Chalais) | Saintonge | Charente | Chalais | Sérignac Pioneers [164] | ||
Tonnay-Charente | Saintonge | Charente | Tonnay-Charente | Tonnay-Charente Returnees [165] | ||
Touraine (1204 - 1789) | Touraine (1790) | Tours TOURAINE | ||||
Beaulieu-lès-Loches | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Beaulieu-lès-Loches | (DGFA list) | ||
Charnizay | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Charnizay | Charnizay Pioneers [166] | ||
Chinon | Saint-Étienne | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Chinon | Chinon Pioneers [167] | |
Dolus (Dolus-le-Sec) | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Dolus-le-Sec | (DGFA list) | ||
La Guerche | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | La Guerche | (DGFA list) | ||
Le Grand-Pressigny | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Le Grand-Pressigny | (DGFA list) | ||
Ligré | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Ligré | (DGFA list) | ||
Loches | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Loches | (DGFA list) | ||
Obterre | Touraine | Indre | Obterre | (DGFA list) | ||
Toiselay (Châtillon-sur-Indre) | Touraine | Indre | Châtillon-sur-Indre | (DGFA list) | ||
Tours | - Saint-Étienne de Boyle - Saint-Hilaire - Saint-Pierre de Boyle - Saint-Saturnin - Saint-Vincent | Touraine | Indre-et-Loire | Tours | Tours Pioneers [168] | |
- Note re Table: An ongoing Research Space that serves as the background for this table - and contains additonal names in review - is at the following link:
RESEARCH SPACE: Original Location Names for Acadians.
The Research Space contains groups of place names that are in review, as follows:
Group 1 - Place Names in Review / Research Required
Group 2 - Variants of Place Names Reflected in Table
Group 3 - New Place Names Reflected in Table - Profiles to be Reviewed for Updating
Group 4 - New Place Names Reflected in Table - Profiles Updated
Historic Background and Source Information for France
The Kingdom of France
The Kingdom of France: Historic Provinces, Duchies and Territories (pre-1790)
- The France of our Acadian ancestors comprised individual Provinces, Duchés and Comtés (medieval "duchies" and "counties" ruled by Dukes and Counts respectively), and associated lands that had come under overarching control of the King of France at various times and with differing degrees of integration. They were often culturally, historically and in some cases linguistically distinct - under a multi-tiered system that would eventually be called the Ancien régime.[169][170]
- The late 1700s involved a series of tumultuous events for our ancestors and others, including the Grand dérangement and Acadian exile beginning in 1755-1758 (referred to in English as the "Great Upheaval"), the loss of Nouvelle-France to the British in 1763, French participation in the American Revolution of 1776-1783, and shortly thereafter the French Revolution itself, which began in 1789 and culminated with the establishment of the first French Republic in 1792.
- Unlike the American Revolution, which severed ties to Britain but left the existing colonies to become the newly-independent states, the French Revolution occurred "in place" and it was in many ways an intentional break with the past. In implementing the post-revolutionary era, the French provinces of the ancien régime were all subjected to re-organization - often in a manner intended to reconfigure and alter the historic regions and alliances. The French provinces were therefore often divided into portions, and in many cases these were recombined to create the new set of départements that would form the modern French Republic. [171][172]
- As discussed below, change does not come easily or completely, especially in culturally and historically distinctive places such as those making up France - as reflected in the re-emergence of French régions in the mid-20th century.
The French Republic
The French Republic: Départements (from 1790) - Civil Registration and Civic Archives (from 1792)
- An overview of the transition from French provinces to subsequent departments is provided by the France Project, along with maps of individual provinces at France from Provinces to Departments.[173]
- An expandable map entitled France Provinces en 1789 by Vidal-Lablache shows the geographic relationships between historic provinces and modern departments as of 1789 and is also available via the France Project.[174]
- Note: the Vidal-Lablache map is a convenient and generally accurate means of viewing the overall borders of provinces and departments together. However, certain small provinces or comtés are shown as associated with larger provinces in the 1789 map (e.g. Perche and Maine, which were historically separate). Individual maps by province, available via the France Project space entitled France from Provinces to Departments show the principal communities belonging to each part of historic provinces such as Perche.
- Although the French province should be used in place fields for Acadians with record events in France, it can be very helpful to also include a simple cross-reference to the current département, for reasons noted below.
- On 21 Sep 1792, with the declaration of the First French Republic, the National Legislative Assembly also established a system of civil registration under which all vital events would be handled by the communes and civic authorities in the newly-established départements - and not by the churches and clergy. In most cases, the parish registers were removed from the churches and transferred to the mayors or other officials - and the original parish registers are still currently archived by each French département. The names of the records in France likewise reflect the transition: from registres paroissiaux (Parish registers maintained by priests) to registres d'état civil (Civil registers maintained by mayors or other civic officials).
Modern Administrative Regions
Régions and Their Relationship to Historic Provinces
- Complicating French place names (as they sometimes appear in various profiles) was the creation of administrative regions in the mid-1900s. Some of these reflect all or parts of historic provinces with similar or related names - but their borders match the collection of current départements they comprise. And these too have been reorganized. For example, what started as the région de Poitou-Charentes is now part of the larger région de Nouvelle-Aquitaine.[175]
- While the current French région could also be referred to in profiles, there is less of a research need since they essentially reflect groupings of départements, and archival and other records are organized by department and not by region.
- The re-emergence of the régions does however reflect the fact that the historic regions of France were and in many aspects still are distinctive, in terms of culture and traditions, and in some cases languages. These distinctions are again reflected in regions such as Bretagne (Brittany), Bourgogne (Burgundy), Normandie (Normandie), Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Occitanie (Languedoc), Picardie (Picardy) and others.
Acadians Project and WikiTree Guidelines
Event Place Fields - Use Town and Historic French Province
- In keeping with guidelines of the Acadians Project and the broader WikiTree community, only the time-appropriate place information associated with an event should be used in the event location field.
- With respect to the lives of Acadians coming from France, these would be the town and historic French province - except for Acadians who both returned to France and lived through the French Revolution that began in 1789. On 4 March 1790, the French provinces were abolished and replaced by the system of departments, which should be used from that date.
Biography - Consider Cross-Reference to Current Place Names
- While the historic province should be used in place location names for most events related to Acadians (i.e. before 1790), including a simple cross-reference in the biography (e.g. in a parenthetical when the historic place is noted) can be helpful to fellow WikiTreers in at least two major ways:
- (i) As with alternative family names (effectively alerting others that they represent the same person), including cross-reference to associated place names that may appear in some files, Gedcoms and other records can be helpful to alert WikiTreers that these actually represent the same place, that the location field properly reflects the time-appropriate place name (and that individuals whose records reflect one or the other are not therefore "different"); and
- (ii) French archival and many other records are most often organized and made available by the modern department in which the various towns are now located - so including cross-reference to the département helps guide research, in the official archives and in other contexts.
- Similarly, while the names of churches, hospitals, neighborhoods or 'lieu-dits' (local place names) are not generally used in the event location field, it is very helpful to include them in the biography in connection with the place name. (A number of these that appear in multiple profiles are being included within the table, following the corresponding town or city.)
- These naming and research objectives can be readily addressed by cross-referencing the modern or other additional place information at the start of a profile (and elsewhere if key events shift to different locations):
- E.g. Marguerite Blanchard was baptized on 1 June 1650 at the church of Notre-Dame in Rochefort, Aunis (today Charente-Maritime), France.
- In some cases, the name of the town has also changed or been incorporated into another, so the new town and département name can be included together for readability:
- E.g. Marguerite Blanchard was born on 1 June 1650 in Mordreuc, Bretagne (today Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Côtes-d'Armor), France.
- The table above provides information and links to each of the historic towns and provinces that the Acadians were shaped by and effectively brought in both genes and culture to North America and beyond. Individuals and groups of Acadians who were associated with each of the locations in France - both the Acadian pioneers and the returnees to France - are now being added in links and footnotes to the table.
Acadian Pioneers and Returnees
French Immigrants to Acadie, Nouvelle-France (from 1605 to 1713/1758)
- The central portion of Acadia that forms much of Nova Scotia hosted immigrants from France from the early-1600s until the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht ceded control to Britain.[176][177] Nearby areas that remained under French control included Isle Royale (today's Cape Breton Island), Isle Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island), and much of the territory that now forms New Brunswick. French immigration continued in these areas after 1713, particularly on Isle Royale - and lasted until the fall of the French fortress at Louisbourg in 1758 during the Seven Years' War that swept both Europe and North America.[176][178]
- For the French pioneers who emigrated to establish the Acadian settlements in Nouvelle-France, their locations of origin in France, along with the corresponding historic province (pre-1790) - as well as the corresponding département (from 1790), are shown in the table above. For locations in which there was a change of name, the newer name is shown in parentheses after the historic name. Parishes and other local place names that might be associated with profiles and referenced in biographies are included separately following the town or city name name (particularly for cities in which multiple locations might be referred to in event records).
- A list including some of these French place names with their associated parishes is found in the preface to the Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (DGFA) - but many locations were not covered in the DGFA list. [179] The locations noted in DGFA are included in the table above - and additional ones have been added - provided that there are WikiTree profiles of Acadian pioneers from those locations, for which source information related to the French place location is associated with the current profile. These are being updated as additional sources or other information are provided (see Ongoing Research and Revisions in Process).
The Acadian Exile and Diaspora (beginning 1755/1758)
- The "Great Upheaval" known as Le grand dérangement, which led to the forcible removal and exile of most Acadians by the British, took very different courses in 1755 and 1758.
- In 1755, with respect to the principal population of Acadians in Nova Scotia, these were essentially regarded as "British subjects" since 1713 (loyal or not since most refused to take the notorious oath of allegiance). As such, they were not generally returned to France. Instead, some 6,000 French-speaking Catholics were mostly sent to English-controlled Protestant colonies to the South, approximately as follows: Connecticut (675), Georgia (220), Maryland (860), Massachusetts (900), New York (200), North Carolina (290), Pennsylvania (700), and South Carolina (955). Conditions were terrible for most and a number of Acadians perished during "transport" or soon after since the colonies were not only English but mostly Protestant - and so were generally not welcoming of French "papists." Catholic priests and religious practices that were central to most Acadians were likewise generally banned in the English colonies. From these places of exile, many Acadians eventually made their way back to French territories - in the Canadian settlements along the Saint Lawrence that would eventually form Québec, in the Louisiana territory, and elsewhere. Another 1150 Acadians were destined for Virginia, but when the colony refused to accept its share of Acadian "immigrants" they were instead sent to England. [176][180]
- In 1758, things were handled somewhat differently with respect to Acadians who were in the remaining French territories of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) and Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island). When the French fortress at Louisbourg on Île Royale was taken, the local population were French subjects, and customs of the time were for such people to be returned. So from 1758, more than 3,500 Acadians from Île Royale and Île Saint-Jean were returned directly to France. In addition, many of the Acadians who had been refused entry to Virginia (and had been sent to England in 1755) also returned to France once the Treaty of Paris was concluded in 1763. [176][180][181]
- The approximately 3,500 Acadians who were returned to France in 1758-59, and another 800 who joined from England in 1763, were mostly located in settlements near port cities in France where they were provided with basic assistance from the government. Several different arrangements were planned and made to resettle them. The initial plans of the French government were for the Acadians to participate in populating French colonies in South America (French Guiana) and the Caribbean (including Santo Domingo, which later became the Dominican Republic, as well as Guadeloupe, Martinique and Saint Lucia). While some Acadians did migrate to the Tropics, conditions at the time were difficult or uncertain, and most were reluctant. [182][183]
- In 1763, a significant location for Acadian returnees emerged just off the coast of Bretagne. In connection with the Treaty of Paris, Belle-Île-en-Mer was returned by England to France. By November 1765, about 80 families comprising close to 400 Acadians had relocated there. In subsequent years, some others had been relocated to Poitou - and by mid-1774, close to 1,500 Acadians were living in or near Châtelleraut in Poitou. The following year, a number of Acadian refugees made their way to Nantes in Bretagne, which then hosted the largest number of returnees to France. [182]
- In 1785, a portion of the Acadians who had returned to France made their way back to North America to settle at Louisiana - a territory that had been part of Nouvelle-France but was then controlled by Spain.[176][181] Further information, resources and profiles regarding these Acadians and their children who returned to France but eventually made their way to Louisiana (as well as those coming via English colonies) is a key focus of the Louisiana Families Project on Wikitree.[184]
- The groups of individual Acadian Pioneers who brought their local genes and cultures from each of the noted place locations are being referenced in connection with each location in France. Links to each of the place locations are also included in the table. Being France, most of these towns still have homes, buildings and other features that our Acadian ancestors grew up with and were shaped by.
Ongoing Research
- This page and the table above are focused on the French origins of Acadians for whom the place names have been reviewed and confirmed to be connected with Acadian pioneers from France and/or Acadian returnees to France (including children born in exile). Also included are some additional place names that are listed in the preface of the 1999 edition of the Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (DGFA)[179] - but they are not yet associated with Acadian profiles on Wikitree for which supporting source information regarding origins in France has been identified. These additional place names (presumably reflecting Acadians who are either not yet in Wikitree or who do not yet have the associated location information in their profile) are noted in the table as "DGFA list."
- For place locations noted in the table, the last column provides a link to the individual Acadians who originated or returned there. The corresponding footnotes are in alphabetical order by province and location. For some of the larger locations such as La Rochelle and Nantes - which involve a number of Acadians - the individuals associated with these places are in the process of being linked.
- A number of other place names have been noted in profiles for which there is uncertainty regarding the place name, or whether it is properly associated with the Acadian(s) for whom it was suggested.
- An ongoing Research Space, which served and continues to serve as the background for this page, is at the following link:
- RESEARCH SPACE: Original Location Names for Acadians.
- The Research Space contains groups of place names that are in review, as follows:
Group 1 - Place Names in Review / Research Required
Group 2 - Variants of Place Names Reflected in Table
Group 3 - New Place Names Reflected in Table - Profiles to be Reviewed for Updating
Group 4 - New Place Names Reflected in Table - Profiles Updated
- The Research Space contains groups of place names that are in review, as follows:
- The Acadian ancestors named in Group 1 require research because in most cases specific French origins have been noted but source information is lacking or not clearly cited. The Acadian ancestors specifically named in Group 3 have been updated, but other profiles with the same place name may require updating. (These can be easily identified in WikiTree+ using the place names provided).
Sources
- ↑ Angoumois - Angoulême Pioneers: Jean Campagna
- ↑ Angoumois - Sers Pioneers Pierre de Montalembert de Cers
- ↑ Angoumois - Verteuil Pioneers Pierre Benoit
- ↑ Angoumois - Villefagnan Pioneers Louis Hugon
- ↑ Anjou - Bourgueil Pioneers Marie Catherine Vigneau
- ↑ Anjou - Doué Pioneers François Turcotte
- ↑ Anjou - La Flèche Pioneers Charles Orillon
- ↑ Anjou - Montreuil-Bellay Pioneers Guillaume Trahan
- ↑ Aunis - Aytré Pioneers Jacques Blou
- ↑ Aunis - Cougnes (La Rochelle) Pioneers Jeanne Aucoin Marie Sallé. (Note: Jeanne Aucoin's sister Michelle Aucoin was likely from from Cougnes or elsewhere at La Rochelle, but her birth record remains unidentified.)
- ↑ Aunis - La Rochelle Pioneers Jean Gabriel Berbudeau Michel Boudrot Thomas Cormier Richard Denis dit Fronsac Marie Denys de Lafitte Claude Guédry dit Grivois Laverdure Governor Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle Marie Anne Lefebvre Pierre Melanson dit Laverdure Étienne Sicotte
- ↑ Aunis - La Rochelle Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Aunis - Laleu Pioneers Louis Thibeault. (Note: Martin Aucoin was from Laleu, but it is uncertain whether he emigrated to Acadie.)
- ↑ Aunis - Rochefort Pioneers Madeleine Judic Bernard Luret dit Rochefort Jean Luret Jean Renaud dit Arnaud
- ↑ Aunis - Rochefort Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Aunis - Saint-Jean'd'Angely Returnees Gabriel Rousseau de Villejouin
- ↑ Aunis - Saint-Martin-de-Villeneuve Pioneers Charles Jousseaume
- ↑ Aunis (Île de Ré) Pioneers François Bertand
- ↑ Aunis (Île de Ré) - Saint-Martin de Ré Pioneers Ozanne Chevros Nicolas Joseph Deschamps
- ↑ Aunis (Île de Ré) - Saint-Martin de Ré Returnees Antoine Joseph Trahan
- ↑ Auvergne - Clermont Pioneers Pierre Poujet
- ↑ Béarn - Escout Pioneers Jean Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin
- ↑ Béarn - Labatut Returnees Anne Mius d'Entremont
- ↑ Béarn - Pau Returnees Charlotte d'Amours
- ↑ Berry - Sancerre Pioneers Jean Turpin
- ↑ Bourgogne - Châtillon-sur-Seine Pioneers Pierre Godin
- ↑ Bourgogne - Dijon Pioneers Nicolas (Bayon) Bayolle
- ↑ Bretagne - Auray Pioneers François Richard
- ↑ Bretagne - Auray Returnees Jean Baptiste Thériot
- ↑ Bretagne - Bains Pioneers Michel Saindon
- ↑ Bretagne - Chantenay Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Châteauneuf Returnees Jacques René Haché Pierre Hebert Anne Lejeune
- ↑ Bretagne - Concarneau Returnees Marie Magdeleine Leblanc Jean Baptiste Melanson Joseph Melanson
- ↑ Bretagne - Dinan Pioneers Jean Baptiste Radoux
- ↑ Bretagne - Dinan Returnees Amand Boudrot
- ↑ Bretagne - Dinard Returnees Marie Josèphe (Aucouen) Aucoin Olivier Boudrot Anne Radegonde Bourg Jean Charles Doiron Marie Ange Doiron Marie Madeleine Doiron Anne Dugas Marie Madeleine Dugas Barthelemy Henry Pierre Quimine
- ↑ Bretagne - Dol Pioneers Jean Cousin Pierre Lanoue Pierre Lanoue
- ↑ Bretagne - Dol Returnees Louis Lucien Bourg
- ↑ Bretagne - La Coquenais (Pleudihen-sur-Rance) Returnees Marie Aucoin Madeleine Broussard Jean Charles Theriot Marie Madeleine Thériault / Theriot
- ↑ Bretagne - Le Villou (Tréméreuc) Pioneers Anne Marie Aucoin
- ↑ Bretagne - Louisfert Pioneers Julien Aubois
- ↑ Bretagne - Mégrit Pioneers Yves Jean Crochet
- ↑ Bretagne - Mordreuc / Mordreux Returnees Blaise Julien Boudrot Jean Cyprien Boudrot Marie Céleste Boudrot Joseph Marie Boudrot Augustin François Pitre Charlotte Marie Pitre Claude Pitre Jacques Pitre Jean Pitre Jean Marie Pitre Joseph Pitre Marguerite Pitre Marie Perinne Pitre Pierre Pitre Firmin Charles Thibododeau Marie Magdeleine Trahan
- ↑ Bretagne - Morieux Pioneers François Grosvalet dit Vallois
- ↑ Bretagne - Morlaix Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Nantes Pioneers (Apparently only returnees and their children - tbc)
- ↑ Bretagne - Nantes Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Paramé Pioneers Pierre François Briand
- ↑ Bretagne - Paramé Returnees Cecile Caissie Paul Caissie Unnamed Caissie Marie Josèphe Chiasson Marie Anne Julie Haché
- ↑ Bretagne - Paimboeuf Returnees Anne Thibodeau
- ↑ Bretagne - Piriac Pioneers François Nouges
- ↑ Bretagne - Pléhérel Pioneers Mathurin Picard Jean Tesse
- ↑ Bretagne - Plérin Pioneers Pierre Raux
- ↑ Bretagne - Pleslin Returnees Francois Jean Blanchard Marin Daigle Alexandre Doiron Marie Rose Girouard Helene Judith Girouard Ursule Hebert Thecle Hélène Thériot
- ↑ Bretagne - Pleudihen Returnees Anne Josephe Bourg Louis Lucien Bourg [[Bourg-12|Rose PerrinneAnne Madeleine Hamon - and (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Pleurtuit Pioneers and Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Ploubalay Pioneers Étienne Desroches
- ↑ Bretagne - Ploubalay Returnees Joseph Aucoin Joseph Aucoin Helene Blanchard Felix Alexis Boudrot Paul Dugas Anne Hebert François Étienne Hébert Joseph Yves Hébert Marie Josephe Hebert Marie Madeleine Hebert
- ↑ Bretagne - Plouër Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne (Morbihan) - Port-Louis Returnees Marie Bourg Marie Josephe Bourgeois
- ↑ Bretagne - Rezé Returnees Marie Josèphe Blanchard Pierre Paul Boudreau / Boudrot Jean Baptiste Moyse Benjamin Pitre Jean Pitre
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Brieuc Pioneers Guillaume Patry
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Cast Pioneers Jean Delaunay
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Coulomb Returnees Anne Théodose Bourg Madeleine Julienne Bourg Pierre Bourg Theodore Etienne Prosper Bourg Anne Granger Jean Baptiste Hebert
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Glen Pioneers François Josse
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Malo Pioneers Jean Roy dit Laliberté Pierre Thébeau / Thibault
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Malo Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Marc-le-Blanc Pioneers François Blanchard
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Méloir-des-Ondes Returnees Isabelle Jeanne Hebert
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Pol-de-Léon Returnees Ursuline d'Abbadie Angélique Bertrand
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Servan Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process))
- ↑ Bretagne - Saint-Suliac Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Sougéal Pioneers Pierre Duval
- ↑ Bretagne - Tréméreuc Pioneers Anne Marie Aucoin
- ↑ Bretagne - Trigavou Returnees Brigitte Anne Boudreaux Francois Xavier Boudreaux Joseph Boudreaux Marguerite Josèphe Boudreaux Etienne Boudrot Magdeleine Josephe Boudrot Marie Madeleine Boudrot Pierre Boudrot Marguerite Blanche Breau Françoise Daigre Theotiste Daigre Francoise Guerin Charles Olivier Guillot Isidor François Guillot Jean Michel Guillot Simon Francois Guillot Perrine Jullienne Langlinet
- ↑ Bretagne - Vannes Pioneers François Fardel
- ↑ Bretagne - Vannes Returnees Jean Jacques Granger Marie Thériot
- ↑ Bretagne - Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mar (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mar (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Bretagne - Locmaria, Belle-Île-en-Mar Madeleine Comeau Joseph Doiron Jean Charles Hebert Jean Baptiste Melanson Marie Melanson Joseph Poirier Marie Louise Trahan
- ↑ Bretagne - Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mar Returnees Elisabeth Daigre / Daigle Simon Pierre Daigre Marie Josephe Marguerite Guédry Jean LeBlanc dit Dérico Jean Baptiste Leblanc dit Des Sapins Marie Josephe LeBlanc Claude Marc Pitre
- ↑ Champagne - Langres Pioneers Claude Clerge
- ↑ Champagne - Piney Pioneers Barbe Bajolet Col. Isaac Pesseley Etienne Pesseley Marguerite Pesseley Perrette Pesseley
- ↑ Champagne - Sedan Pioneers Pierre Doucet
- ↑ Champagne - Soulanges Pioneers Pierre de Joybert de Soulanges et de Marson
- ↑ Champagne - Troyes Pioneers Marguerite Houssseau
- ↑ Franche-Comté - Pontarlier Pioneers Sebastien Rale
- ↑ Gascogne - Auch Pioneers Dominique Viarrieu dit Duclos (Note: could also be nearby in Béarn, see research note in profile)
- ↑ Gascogne - Évêché de Dax Pioneers Pierre La Brouche Pierre Lavielle
- ↑ Gascogne - Villefranche Pioneers Bernard Bugaret
- ↑ Guyenne - Ascain Pioneers Martin d'Aprenestiguy - Sieur de Martignon Arpentigny
- ↑ Guyenne - Bergerac Pioneers Capt. Pierre Baptiste de Maisonnat Marie Anne Maisonnat
- ↑ Guyenne - Bordeaux Pioneers Jean Clémenceau Bernard Marc Marres dit Lasonde Louis Pierre de Morpain Pierre Toussaint
- ↑ Guyenne - Bordeaux Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Île-de-France - Colombes Pioneers Charles François Laborde
- ↑ Île-de-France - Paris Pioneers François Langlois Jean Lebert dit Jolycoeur Pierre Martin Lemire Jean Chrysostome Loppinot
- ↑ Île-de-France - Saint-Denis Pioneers Jacques Le Prévost
- ↑ Île-de-France - Versailles Pioneers François Nicolas Chassin de Thierry
- ↑ Labourd (Pays Basque) - Bayonne Pioneers Pierre Arosteguy Jean Joannis Bastarache dit Le Basque Catherine Carrerot Mathieu de Glain dit Cadet Jean Lacroix dit Caniche
- ↑ Labourd (Pays Basque) - Guéthary Pioneers Martin Savate Detcheverry
- ↑ Labourd (Pays Basque) - Saint-Jean-de-Luz Pioneers Pierre Arbour dit Carrica Joannis Detcheverry dit Miquemak Jean Lafargue
- ↑ Languedoc - Saint-Alexandre Pioneers Gouverneur Philippe Pastour de Costebelle
- ↑ Languedoc - Toulouse Pioneers Pierre Cressac dit Toulouse Antoine Paris
- ↑ Limousin - Limoges Pioneers Gabriel Moulaison dit Rencontre and tbc: Philibert Pineau dit Lajeunesse
- ↑ Lorraine - Monmedy / Montmidi Pioneers Sebastien Le Roy
- ↑ Lorraine - Neufchâteau Pioneers Joseph Antoine Bastien
- ↑ Lyonnais - Lyon Pioneers Jean Baptiste Duon dit Lyonnais
- ↑ Maine - Château-du-Loire Pioneers Pierre Girardin dit Manseau
- ↑ Normandie - Avranches Pioneers Antoine Lavandier Guillaume Valet
- ↑ Normandie - Bacilly Pioneers François Gallon
- ↑ Normandie - Barneville Pioneers Pierre Mercier dit Caudebec
- ↑ Normandie - Carolles Pioneers Robert Angot dit Choisy Julien DesRoches Louis DesRoches Michel Grossin
- ↑ Normandie - Cherbourg Pioneers Marguerite Mius (Normandie, noted as likely Cherbourg)
- ↑ Normandie - Cherbourg Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Normandie - Coutances Pioneers François Gionet
- ↑ Normandie - Dieppe Pioneers Nicolas LeBorne / Le Borgne
- ↑ Normandie - Dragey Pioneers Pierre Livois
- ↑ Normandie - Falaise Pioneers Guillaume Le Prieur
- ↑ Normandie - Granville Pioneers Charles Charpentier Jean Baptiste Le Buffe Jean Baptiste Villedieu
- ↑ Normandie / Seine-Maritime - Ingouville Returnees (now part of Le Havre) Marguerite Sceau Marie Sceau Jean Baptiste Vigneau
- ↑ Normandie - Le Havre (Apparently only returnees and their children - tbc)
- ↑ Normandie - Le Havre (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Normandie - Ménibeux / Le Mesnil-Bœufs Pioneers André Templet
- ↑ Normandie - Périers Pioneers Christophe Delaune / Delaunay
- ↑ Normandie - Rouen Pioneers Pierre Dubocq / Duboscq Robery Henry / Henri Thomas Lefebvre Thomas Le Sauvage Suzanne Mercier / Le Mercier
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Denis-le-Gast Pioneers Jean François Douville Charles Durel dit La Croix
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Jean-des-Champs Pioneers Pierre Bois Jacques Frécant
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Léger Pioneers François Lebreton dit Robert
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Michel-des-Loups Pioneers Louis Aubin Le Buffe Jean Baptiste Joseph Habel dit Duvivier
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Pair Pioneers Pierre Alain
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Pierre-Langers Pioneers Pierre Gallon
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Planchers / Saint-Pancrace) Pioneers Pierre Cotard
- ↑ Normandie - Saint-Ursin Pioneers René Rassicot
- ↑ Normandie - Sartilly Pioneers Jean Marechal
- ↑ Normandie - Vesly Pioneers Nicolas Angot
- ↑ Orléanais - Blois Pioneers Gabriel Rousseau de Villejouin
- ↑ Orléanais - Chartres Pioneers Michel Picot dit Larigueur
- ↑ Orléanais - Orléans Pioneers Christophe Cahouet
- ↑ Orléanais - Poupry-en-Beauce Pioneers Jean Fougère
- ↑ Perche - Nogent-le-Rotrou Pioneers Françoise Marie Jacquelin
- ↑ Picardie - Beaumont Pioneers François Testard
- ↑ Picardie - Boulogne Pioneers (Apparently only returnees and their children - tbc)
- ↑ Picardie - Boulogne Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Picardie - Calais Pioneers Gov. Emmanuel Leborgne du Coudray
- ↑ Picardie - Couperoue en Brye / Coupru Pioneers Germain Doucet dit Laverdure
- ↑ Poitou - Archigny Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Poitou - Beauvoir-sur-Mer Pioneers André Bernard
- ↑ Poitou - Buxeuil Pioneers Louis Joseph de Gannes
- ↑ Poitou - Cenan (La Puye) Returnees Marin Daigre / Daigle René Guillot Jean Baptiste Pierre Hebert Marguerite Moulaison Pierre Laurent Potier
- ↑ Poitou - Châtellerault Returnees (Multiple Acadians - in process)
- ↑ Poitou - Doix Pioneers Rene Guillot dit l'Angevin
- ↑ Poitou - La Chapelle-Roux Returnees Jean Baptiste Delaune
- ↑ Poitou - La Chaussée Pioneers Antoine Babin Antoine Belliveau Andrée Brun Madeleine Brun Vincent Brun Jeanne Chebrat François Girouard dit La Varanne
- ↑ Poitou - Leigné-les-Bois Returnees Marie Giroir / Girouard
- ↑ Poitou - Martaizé Pioneers François Gautrot / Gauterot Daniel Leblanc / Le Blanc Pierre Lejeune dit Briard Étienne Robichaud
- ↑ Poitou - Poitiers Pioneers Jean Garceau dit Tranchemontagne Jean Pierre Helie Louis Marchand
- ↑ Provence - Aix-en-Provence Pioneers Joseph Nicolas Gauthier dit Bellaire
- ↑ Provence - Île-de-Martigues Pioneers Sieur François Coste
- ↑ Provence - Marseille Pioneers Jean Mouton Louis Renaud / Arneaud
- ↑ Saintonge - Bois Pioneers Alain Bougeaud / Bougeaut / Bougeault
- ↑ Saintonge - Marsay (Marsais) Pioneers Pierre Cosset
- ↑ Saintonge - Moëze Pioneers Jeanne Rousselière / Roussillet
- ↑ Saintonge - Saint-Nazaire Pioneers Élie Gentil
- ↑ Saintonge - Sérignac Pioneers François Dupont Duvivier Louis Du Pont Duchambon de Vergor Michel Dupont de Renon
- ↑ Saintonge - Tonnay-Charente Returnees Pierre Benoit
- ↑ Touraine - Charnizay Pioneers Gouverneur Charles de Menou d'Aulnay
- ↑ Touraine - Chinon Pioneers Françoise Corbineau
- ↑ Touraine - Tours Pioneers Gouverneur Nicolas Denys Simon Denis dit la Trinité
- ↑ Wikipedia France - Ancien Régime
- ↑ Wikipédia Territoires du royaume de France
- ↑ Wikipedia Departments of France
- ↑ Wikipédia Département français
- ↑ WikiTree France Project France from Provinces to Departments
- ↑ WikiTree France Project Carte des provinces avec les limites des départements de 1791
- ↑ Wikipédia Région français
- ↑ 176.0 176.1 176.2 176.3 176.4 Acadian Historical Timeline, Acadian.org Acadian Historical Timeline
- ↑ Wikipedia Peace of Utrecht
- ↑ Wikipedia Seven Years' War
- ↑ 179.0 179.1 Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (DGFA). White, Stephen A. avec Centre d'Études Acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999. Moncton, Nouveau-Brunswick, Canada. Bibliographie, pp. xxxi-xxxv
- ↑ 180.0 180.1 Perrin, Warren A. "The Acadians Remarkable Demographic History," pp. 18-27 (maps pp. 15-18) in Acadie Then and Now: A People's History, Warren A. Perrin, Marie Broussard Perrin and Phil Comeau. 2014. Andrepont Publishing. Louisiana, United States.
- ↑ 181.0 181.1 Perrin, Warren A. "Acadians in France" pp. 325-329, in Acadie Then and Now: A People's History, Warren A. Perrin, Marie Broussard Perrin and Phil Comeau. 2014. Andrepont Publishing. Louisiana, United States.
- ↑ 182.0 182.1 Acadie: The Acadian refugees in France The Acadian refugees in France
- ↑ Acadie: The Acadian refugees in Tropical America The Acadian refugees in Tropical America
- ↑ Wikitree Louisiana Families Project Louisiana Families Project
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https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Doucet-20 From the comments by Denis Savard: "The Document reads Couperoue en Brie, which is thought to be Coupru in the Aisne department, where 17th records are mostly destroyed (lived it with my Hordouille line). Apparently a clear path... to a dead end. " Any ideas? Thank you! Cindy
If Germain’s place of origin in France is considered to be Coupru (corresponding to the place name as “Couperoue en Brye”), then the province should not be Picardie as noted but Champagne. Although the town’s Mairie refers to Coupru as being formerly in the “region” of Picardie (as Gisèle notes from their web page at Coupru), the reference to the former region of Picardie is one of the 20th century “régions” (which were recent administrative collections of départements) – and these have also been reorganised – so the “région Picardie” is now called “Hauts-de-France.” Before the advent of the various départements, Coupru (near Château-Thierry on the Marne) was in Champagne – as reflected on the pre-revolutionary map: Carte de la Champagne
Before we change Germain’s page (and that of the French Origins of Acadians), I’m wondering if there is anything more we can discern about the discrepancy in locations – especially since the alternatives would be in different historic provinces as well as current départements. Whatever we gather can then be reflected in Research Notes since I think Gisèle is correct that it remains uncertain. The leading three places are as follows:
1. Coupru, Champagne (currently Coupru, Aisne) The suggestion that Germain Doucet’s origin was Coupru apparently derives from a 1924 transcript published by French historian Pierre de Vaissière of a transcript derived from the will of Acadian governor Charles de Menou d’Aulnay. The transcript refers to “Germain Doucet, dit La Verdure, de la paroisse de Couperans en Brie” – which has been suggested to be the town of Coupru, then in the province of Champagne and now part of the department of Aisne. Copie du Testament Pour L’Acadie du Sieur Charles de Menou, cf. p486 While the transcript was suggested as Couperans (and that was then suggested to be Coupru), the location of “Couperans en Brie” in the transcript is footnoted by de Vaissière and he indicates that the place name is likely incorrect (“une mauvaise lecture”) - there being no corresponding location in Brie. Also, in the introduction to the transcript of the will, he notes that what he was given was a “copy” text based on the original – but that the text appears to be “teeming” with errors (“…le texte en fourmille d’incorrections”). A review of the will by Geneviéve Massignon published in 1962 suggests that the parish instead appears to be “Conflans en Brye” (see below).
2. Conflans, Île de France (currently part of Charenton, Val-de-Marne) As noted above, Massignon suggests that the will of Governor de Menou d’Aulnay appears to refer to Germain Doucet as being from “Conflans” rather than “Couperans.” Conflans is an historic location southeast of Paris (denoting the confluence of the Seine and Marne rivers), and historic maps show that it is on the border of the region of Brie, which continues to the southeast, mostly denoting the area south of the Marne and extending east to Château-Thierry. We’ve often seen the letters -n- and -u- being difficult to distinguish in script (which is why the u’s were sometimes marked, e.g. as ü). The letters -fl- would often be distinguishable from a -per- which might be clear based on a review of known words in the text, but that would require a view of the original.
3. Coutran(s), Champagne (currently part of Saint-Martin-des-Champs, Seine-et-Marne) There has also been suggestion that Germain Doucet’s origin might be associated with the “Commanderie de Coutran” (a site linked to the knights templar (Templiers) and the Hospitaliers). Communications between genealogists are exchanged regarding possibilities on a Doucet family website: F. René Perron à propos des origines de Germain Doucet
With the secondary references varying – and conflicting places being reasonable candidates but in different locations – the best thing would be to see the actual script from the Governor’s will so that the letters could be compared to the surrounding text for the spelling of known words. It may not be definitive but might at least support the likelihood of one of the locations noted.
Hopefully one of you or others might have or be able to locate an image of the original document..!
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Habel-202
Hope you are well and enjoying more adventures! Cindy
I'll add Jean Baptiste to the pioneers from the town and leave it to your capable hands to amend the profile. Adventures continue and about to head back out but returning soon..! Best, Tyler
Cindy
But the other point of interest is the reference to the town of Marsal (or Marsaile?) being within the archbishopric of Albi. Albi is close to Toulouse but historically its bishops were archbishops within Languedoc at the time - and Marseille is not only quite a distance, but in Provence. Is the bracketed text "Marsal, archeveche d'Albi, en Languedoc" in White? And any other source info? Thanks as always for the puzzle! T
Cindy
Under the monarchy (i.e. before these "modern" administrations), the most important such places were the houses of the lords – and the "Maître d'hôtel" was the most senior man running the place. In later times it would be someone like Mr. Carson in Downton Abbey – but in earlier ones, especially if the lord was important, it would be an even more important role.
The lord in this case certainly fit the category of important, since François de Grignan (1632-1714) was not only a member of the French aristocracy but King Louis XIV appointed him as his Lieutenant-Governor of Provence: François Adhémar de Monteil de Grignan. His family estate was at Grignan, which still has its castle, and is much connected to his family: Grignan.
Antoine Mouton would then have had a pretty important role that he survived at least long enough to bear children and the Mouton line, which apparently included Louisiana's first elected governor. The Acadians of Louisiana - Mouton.
The later Nova Scotia transcript has been taken to suggest that both Antoine and his wife were from Marseille (i.e. the city in Provence) – but White's note for her ("Jeanne Merlasse, de Marsaile [Marsal, archeveche d'Albi, en Languedoc]") is very specific and the reference to Marsaile / Marsal of Albi would seem to reflect a different place, in Languedoc (to the west of Grignan) rather than Marseille. So I wonder if the Nova Scotia transcript might actually be referring to a place in Languedoc. I haven't found an obvious location yet but does White indicate where the info and Languedoc place names came from – perhaps one of the historians like Arsenault..?
tbc... Tyler
Cindy
Hope you are doing well. Another location found in burial record of Benoit-1719: Belair (likely Bel-Air) near Nantes, (Bretagne) Loire-Atlantique.
Take care and thanks!
I usually update the profile as well but in Augustin's case I noticed that you have a draft version and wasn't sure if that was intended to be kept or not, so just let me know (I think the location of his second marriage needs updating as well). Hopefully all's well with you and team! Best, Tyler
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Poupart-70 See marriage source. Cindy
Just back - and this was a tough one! I searched for "Demaiseray" and tried spellings like it but could find none, in the diocese of Le Mans or otherwise. I did find that Le Mans was one of the largest diocese and had more than 600 parishes before the French Revolution - but haven't found a full list, yet..! So I've added the place reference to the Research list for now: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Original_French_location_names_for_Acadians&action=edit§ion=3 I hope you're well! Best, Tyler
Boisseau-110 Cindy
I couldn't find the original record of his marriage, just the transcript - which looks like 'Montage', but there's no French town with that name (which means montage, assembly, etc.) - so I suspect it's Montargis as noted in DGFA. (Btw - there is actually a Montay, but it's quite far away in Flanders, and it's not clear that the docs reflect that). In any case, let me know if you think we should note anything further - and hoping that you, Gisèle and Jackie are all well! Best, Tyler
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Cosset-31 Marsais, near La Rochelle.
Same for Rue dos d'Âne in the hamlet of Pirmil on the south bank of the Loire River across from Nantes. David Blanchard wrote an excellent description of this location in a profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Blanchard-2629.
Thanks!
Almost through the first big draft of the main table to complete the last column. The plan is to finish that part, adjust some of the research and notes and then I'll post to the group - and Cindy's already been planning follow-up..! ;)
1) Chantenay has been on the list as a village, and is now noted as being currently part of Nantes; 2) L'Hermitage is a quartier in Nantes - it is now noted, and I also found and revised the profiles that had referred to "L'Hermitage, Loire-Atlanique" - so they now refer to Nantes (Quartier de l'Hermitage), Bretagne; and 3) "Permil" appears to be a bridge /area and now street in Nantes - I didn't see any profiles using it (but I'l add it as a potential location within Nantes). I initially had the list as just birth/marriage/death locations by town - with parishes only for major cities - but will include others noted when they're local places within the referenced town or city. Best, Tyler