Pierre Trahan (abt. 1703 - abt. 1756)

Born about 1703 in Acadie

Ancestors

Husband of Jeanne (Daigle) Daigre — married 17 Oct 1729 in Grand-Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died about 10 Aug 1756 at about age 53 in Liverpool, Lancashire, England

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Biography

Pierre Trahan was born about 1703. He was the son of Jean Charles Trahan and Marie Boudrot.

He married Jeanne Daigre, daughter of Olivier Daigre and Jeanne Blanchard on 17 Oct 1729 at Saint Charles des Mines, Grand-Pré, Acadia.^[1][2]

Children: ^[3]

1. Marie TRAHAN ca 1730-1756
2. Madeleine TRAHAN 1732-
3. Rene TRAHAN 1734-1770
4. Pierre TRAHAN 1737-1803
5. Elisabeth TRAHAN ca 1741-
6. Simon TRAHAN ca 1741-
7. Marie Francoise TRAHAN 1745-1799
8. Jean Baptiste TRAHAN 1750-ca 1771

On 5 September 1755, Pierre 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 Trahan with 1 son and 3 daughters (spouses were not included on the list), and owned 6 bullocks, 10 cows, 17 young cattle, 60 sheep, 20 hogs, and 4 horses. His property and livestock became forfeit to the crown, and his family was required to prepare for deportation within 30 days. ^[4][5]

On 27 October 1755, Pierre and Jeanne, and their children Jean-Baptiste, Élisabeth, Françoise and an unnamed girl were deported to Virginia aboard one of the 14 ships that departed on that day. In May 1756, on the Industry, they were deported again, from Virginia to England. ^[5]

He died on 10 August 1756 at Liverpool, England ^[6] and Jeanne died the following year. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Québec Province, digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869, roll 1, Image 641. Marriage for Pierre Trahan and Jeanne Daigle, 17 Oct 1729. Accessed 26 Nov 2021. This register is a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.
2. ↑ Pierre Trahan, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909" No image available Name Pierre Trahan Spouse's Name Jeanne Daigle Event Date 17 Oct 1729 Event Place Saint Charles,Grand Pre,Kings,Nova Scotia Father's Name Jean Trahan Mother's Name Marie Boudrot Spouse's Father's Name Olivier Daigle Citation "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XL52-TS6 : 5 December 2014), Pierre Trahan and Jeanne Daigle, 17 Oct 1729; citing Saint Charles,Grand Pre,Kings,Nova Scotia; FHL microfilm 484,099.
3. ↑ Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Pierre Trahan citing Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; pp. 1309-1310 (Grand Pré);

   Pierre TRAHAN, born 1708, son of Jean & Marie BOUDROT, married at Grand Pré on 17 [sic] Oct 1729 to Jeanne DAIGLE, daughter of Olivier & Jeanne BLANCHARD of Port Royal; seven children. Pierre was deported to Virginia, and from there to Liverpool, England, where he died on 10 Aug 1756. Some members of this family were at Belle-Ile-en-mer in 1766; others at St. Suliac, France in 1767.

4. ↑ Lucie Leblanc Consentino, Acadian & French-Canadian Ancestral Home, "Deportees of Grand Pre - 1755," citing Collection of the Nova Scotia Historical Society 1870-1884 - Journal of John Winslow, volumes 1-4; "Grand Pre, September the 15th 1755," line # 102,

   Pierre Trahan, Village des Trahan, 1 son , 3 daughters (spouses were not included on the list), 6 bullocks, 10 cows, 17 young cattle, 60 sheep, 20 hogs, 4 horses.

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2} Paul Delaney. La liste de Winslow expliquée. (Moncton, N.-B.: Éditions Perce-Neige, 2020), p. 146
6. ↑ White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p. 1542 (cites Decl BIM: Liverpool 10 aout 1756)