Acadian Flag Sieur de la Roque 1752 Census for Prince Edward Island/Ile Saint Jean

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Census of the Rivière de Peugiguit


The Rivière de Peugiguit is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est.


East Side

Jean Baptiste Rassicot, ploughman, native of Port La Joye.

His livestock consists of one ox, one sow, and one pig.

The land upon which he is settled is situated on the east side of the Rivière de Peugiguit. It was given him under grant from Monsieur Benoist, and on it, he has made a clearing sufficient for sowing ten bushels of seed of which he has sown four.


Pierre Galloa, ploughman, notive of the parish of St. Pierre Langers, aged 42 years, has been in the country 30 years. Married to Marguerite Montaury, native of Port Toulouse, aged 33 years.

They have three sons and two daughters:-

Felix Galloa, aged 7 years.
Jean Baptiste, aged 5 years.
Joseph, aged 2 years.
Marie Françoise, aged 13 years.
Henriette, aged 11 years.

Their live stock consists of two oxen, two cows, two calves, one wether, six ewes, three pigs, and one hen.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case and was granted to them by Monsieur Benoist. They have made a clearing on on it sufficient for the sowing of nine bushels of which they have sown three bushels of wheat and one of peas.


Paul Olivier, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 25 years, has been in the country three years. Married to Margueritte Poyrier, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Jean Baptiste Olivier, aged 2 years.
Marie Magdelaine, aged 11 months.

Of live stock they have two oxen, one cow, one heifer, one sow, seven pigs, and five fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, and they hold it by permission of Monsieur Duchambon and M. Degoutin. They have made a clearing where they have sown eight bushels of wheat, and a half bushel of peas and have fallow land sufficient for seven bushels more.


Mathieu Glin dit Cadet, fisherman and ploughman, native of the town of Bayonne, aged 58 years, and has been in the country 34 years. Married to Marie Martin, native of l'Acadie, aged 54 years.

They have one son and three daughters:-

Jean François Montaudy, aged 25 years.
Anne Agathe, aged 27 years.
Marie Joseph, aged 19 years.
Marie Louise Glin, aged 16 years.

Their live stock consists of four oxen, three cows, three calves, four wethers, three ewes, five sows, one pig, and two fowls.

The land upon which they have settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to them by Monsieur Benoist. They have made a clearing where they have sown ten bushels of wheat, one bushel of peas, and have fallow land for the sowing of six bushels besides.


Pierre Mathurin Girard dit Crespin, soldier of the former company of Monsieur de Bonnaventure, native of the parish of St. Coulombin, bishopric of Nantes, aged 31 years, and has been in the colony three years. Married to Marie Margueritte Closquinet, native of the country, aged 25 years.

Their live stock consists of two oxen, three cows, two calves, three wethers, three ewes, three sows, three pigs, and eight fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the previous case, and was granted by Messieurs Duvivier and Degoutin. They have made a clearing for the sowing of twelve bushels next spring.


Jacques Haché dit Galland, ploughman, native of the country, aged 25 years. Married to Anne Boudrot, native of Port Toulouse, aged 25 years.

They have one son and two daughters:-

Pierre Haché, aged 4 years.
Marie, aged 30 months.
Geneviève, aged 10 months.
Louis Racicot, native of the island, aged 13 years.

Their live stock consists of the following: two oxen, five cows, four calves, six ewes, one wether, two sows, and twelve fowls or chickens.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, and was granted to them by Monsieur Duvivier. On it they have made a clearing and have sown ten bushels of wheat and one bushel of peas, and have fallow land for fourteen bushels in addition.


Joseph Poirier, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 31 years, has been in the country one year. Married to Ursulle Renauld, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years.

They have Marie Poirier, their daughter, aged 2 years.
Marie Lapierre, Joseph's mother.
Pierre Renaud, his brother, native of l'Acadie, aged 18 years.
Judict, native of the same, 16 years.
Anne, aged 13 years.
Enselme, aged 8 years.

In live stock they have one cow with calf, two sows, one pig, and seven fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur Bonnaventure. They have made on it a clearing sufficient for the sowing of twelve bushels of seed the coming spring.


West Side

François Dousset, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 26 years and has been in the country 12 years. Married to Margueritte Jacquenire, native of Lousiburg, aged 26 years.

In livestock they have one bull, one cow, one calf, one wether, seven ewes, and one sow.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the west side of the Rivière de Peugiguit. It was given to them by a grant from Monsieur Duvivier. They have made a clearing on it on which they sowed eight bushels of wheat, and have fallow land for twelve bushels more.


Pierre Closquinet, ploughman, native of Louisbourg, aged 27 years. Married to Marie Joseph Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 20 years.

They have the following livestock, two oxen, two cows, one calf, two wethers, nine ewes, two sows, seven pigs, and six fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to them by a grant by Messieurs Duvivier and Degoutin. On it they have made a clearing where they have sown sixteen bushels of wheat, six bushels of peas, six bushels of oats, and have fallow land for sixteen bushels additional.


Louis Closquinet dit Desmoulins, ploughman, native of France, aged 66 years, has been in the country 25 years. Married to Margueritte Longueépée, native of l'Acadie, aged 52 years.

They have four sons and one daughter:-

Louis Closquinet, aged 22 years.
Joseph, aged 19 years.
Jean Baptiste, aged 19 years.
Aimable, aged 13 years.
Louise Genneviève, aged 17 years.

Their live stock consists of the following: nine oxen, six cows, four heifers, one bull, one horse, one mare with colt, eight wethers, fifteen ewes, fourteen pigs, eight sows, and twenty fowls or chickens.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to them by messieurs Duvivier and Degoutin. They have made a clearing on it for sowing sixty-four bushels of grain, where they have sowed thirty-two bushels of wheat, fourteen bushels of peas, and ten bushels of oats.


Robert Hengo, ploughman, native of the parish of Carolle, bishopric of Avranche, aged 36 years, and had been 18 years in the country. Married to Margueritte Haché, widow of the late Jacquemin.

They have two sons and three daughters:-

Jean François Hengo, aged 9 years.
Michel, aged 7 years.
Marianne Jacquemin, aged 18 years.
Marie Louise Jacquemin, aged 16 years.
Magdeleine Hengo, aged 11 years.

Their live stock consists of four oxen, four cows, three calves, one horse, twelve wethers, twelve ewes, three sows, seven pigs, and ten fowls.

The land upon which they have settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to him by a grant from Monsieur Duvivier. He has made a clearing sufficient for sowing thirty-two bushels of grain, of which he has sown five in wheat, and three in peas.


Louis Vallet dit Langevin, extremely poor, soldier formerly of the company of Monsieur Dangeac, native of the town of Angers, aged 47 years, has been 19 years in the country. Married to Brigitte Pinet, native of Canada, aged 33 years.

They have one son and four daughters:-

Louis Vallet, aged 18 months.
Margueritte, aged 17 years.
Louise, aged 9 years.
Rose, aged 7 years.
Marie, aged 5 years.

In live stock they have five oxen, one cow, one calf, one mare with colt, three wethers, eight ewes, three sows, four pigs, and ten fowls or chickens.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case. They acquired it for the sum of 70 livres from Michel Hébert. They have made a clearing on it where they have sown six bushels of wheat and two bushels of peas, and have fallow land sufficient for the sowing of thirty bushels this coming spring.


Jean Lucas dit Bergerac, soldier of the company of Montalembert.

He is alone, his wife having left him.

The land on which he is settled was given him by grant from Monsieur Duvivier. He has made a clearing on it for sowing of thirty-two bushels of seed of which he has sown five in wheat and three in peas.


Jacques Leblanc, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 57 years; he has been four years in the country. Married to Cecille Dupuis, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years.

They have four sons and two daughters-

Jean Pierre Le Blanc, aged 25 years.
Joseph, aged 23 years.
Dominique, aged 21 years.
Cazimire, aged 19 years.
François, aged 26 years.
Margueritte, aged 16 years.

Their live stock consists of eight oxen, six cows, one heifer, three calves, two bulls, two horses, five ewes, three sows, three pigs, and twenty-five fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est of Port La Joye. They have sown on it ten bushels of wheat, one bushel of oats, and seven bushels of peas, and they have fallow land sufficient to sow twelve bushels of seed; they also have a saw mill.


Abraham Landry dit Chaques, widower, inhabitant of l'Acadie, aged 52 years; he has been four years in the country.

He has two sons:-

Charles Landry, aged 22 years.
Joseph, 18 years.

They have in live stock: two oxen, one cow, three bulls, one sow, four pigs and eight fowls.

The land on which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case; they have sown five bushels of wheat and three bushels of peas, and have fallow land for the sowing of six bushels of wheat.


Census of the Rivière du Moulin-à-scie


The Rivière du Moulin-à-scie is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est of Port La Joye.


Jacques LeBlanc, proprietor of a saw mill, native of l'Acadie, aged 57 years; he has been in the country four years. Married to Cecille Dupuis, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years.

They have four sons and two daughters:-

Jean Pierre LeBlanc, aged 25 years.
Joseph, aged 23 years.
Dominique, aged 21 years.
Casimire, aged 19 years.
Françoise, aged 26 years.
Margueritte, aged 16 years.

In live stock they have: eight oxen, six cows, one heifer, three calves, two bulls, two horses, five ewes, three sows, three pigs, and 25 fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est; it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On said land they have made a clearing of six arpents in extent, where they have sown ten bushels of wheat, one bushel of oats, and seven bushels of peas.


Abraham Landry dit Jacquet, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 52 years; he has been in the country four years.

He has two sons:-

Charles Landry, aged 22 years.
Joseph, aged 18 years.

His live stock consists of two oxen, one cow, three bulls, three ewes, five sows, four pigs, and eight fowls.

The land upon which he is settled is situated as in the preceding case, and was given to him verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. He has made a clearing of three arpents in extent where he has sown five bushels of wheat and three bushels of peas.


Estienne Terriaud, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 26 years; he has been two years on the island. Married to Helenne Landry, native of l'Acadie, aged 28 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Joseph Terriaud, aged 4 years.
Françoise, aged 10 months.

Their live stock consists of two oxen, two cows, two bulls, two heifers, five ewes, five sows, four pigs, and seven fowl.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case; it was given to them verbaly by Monsieur Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it of three arpents in extent, and have sown four bushels of wheat and four bushels of peas.


Enselme Landry, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 34 years; he has been two years in this country. Married Marie Magdelaine Leblanc, native of l'Acadie, aged 32 years.

They have Jean Pierre Landry, aged nine months.

Their live stock consists of six oxen, five cows, two bulls, one horse, three ewes, four sows, four pigs, and fifteen fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases; it was given them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing of three arpents and a half in extent on it where they have sown five bushels of wheat, and four bushels of peas.


Prosper Thibaudeau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years; he has been in this country 22 months. Married to Helenne Bariaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 26 years.

They have three daughters:-

Doratte Thibaudeau, aged 6 years.
Margueritte, aged four years.
Auzitte, aged 18 months.

Their live stock consists of four oxen, one cow with calf, two sows, four pigs, and thirty fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est; it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On this land they have a clearing of four arpents in extent.


Joseph Thibaudeau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 53 years, has been in this island 22 months. Married to Marie Joseph Bourgeois, native of l'Acadie,aged 50 years.

They have six [five] sons and one daughter:-

Olivier Thibaudeau, aged 23 years.
Ustache, aged 20 years.
Joseph, aged 18 years.
Charles, aged 15 years.
Firmain, aged 10 years.
Roze, aged 8 years.

Live stock: four oxen, one sow, and 5 pigs.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case; and it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made upon it a clearing of six arpents in extent.


Antoinne Thibaudeau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 56 years; he has been on this island only two months. Married to Susanne Commeau, native of l'Acadie, aged 47 years.

They have five sons and five daughters:-

Ambroise Thibaudeau, aged 26 years.
Blaise, aged 23 years.
Simon, aged 20 years.
Silvain, aged 18 years.
Bonnaventure, aged 15 years.
Marie Susanne, aged 13 years.
Elisabeth, aged 10 years.
Margueritte, aged 8 years.
Anne, aged 6 years.
Doratte, aged 2 years.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case; and it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure.


Jacques Sellier, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years; he has only been in the country two years. Married to Blanche Hébert, native of l'Acadie, aged 25 years.

They have four sons:-

Pierre Sellier, aged 7 years.
Noel, aged 5 years.
Jasques, aged 4 years.
Jean, sged 18 months.

Two oxen are all their live stock.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases; and it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have not made any clearing.


Claude Gautrot, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 35 years; he has been in the country two years. Married to Genevieve Hébert, native of l'Acadie, aged 35 years.

They have three sons and two daughters:-

Jean Baptiste, aged 7 years.
Joseph, aged 5 years.
Michel, aged 9 months.
Anastasie, aged 13 years.
Marie, aged 3 years.

They have in live stock two oxen, two cows, two calves, three pigs, and fifteen fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases; and it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing of four arpents in length.


Jean Hébert, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years; he has been three years in the country. Married to Marie Hébert dit Jolicoeur, native of l'Acadie, aged 20 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Jean Baptiste, aged 3 months.
Marie, aged 5 years.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases; it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have not made any clearing.


Louis Hébert dit Baguette, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 58 years; he has been in the country three years. Married to Marie la Bauve, native of l'Acadie, aged 60 years.

They have one son and two daughters:-

Jean Hébert, aged 22 years.
Téotiste, aged 18 years.
Modeste, aged 15 years.

They have one horse.

The land upon which they are settled is located as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieure de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent.


Allain Bugeauld, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 24 years, he has only been on the island one month. Married to Marie Granger, native of l'Acadie, aged 21 years.

They have one son, aged 9 months

In live stock they own four oxen, one cow, one heifer, and one calf.

The land upon which they have settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure.


Allain Bugeauld, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 48 years, has been in the colony one year. Married to Magdeleine Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 47 years.

They have two sons and seven daughters:-

Pierre Bugeaud, aged 19 years.
Simon, aged 11 years.
Elisabeth, aged 21 years.
Margueritte, aged 17 years.
Anne, aged 15 years.
Marie, aged 9 years.
Joseph, aged 7 years.
Ursulle, aged 5 years.
Ozitte, aged 5 months.

Their live stock consists of: two oxen, two cows, two heifers, two horses, one sow, four ducks, and twenty fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing of six arpents in extent.


Joseph Sellier, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 46 years, he has been three years in the country. Married to Anne Hébert, native of l'Acadie, aged 32 years.

They have two sons and three daughters:-

Amant Sellier, aged 8 years.
Abraham, aged 6 years.
Marie, aged 12 years.
Elisabeth, aged 10 years.
Margueritte, aged 3 years.

Of live stock they have: one ox, four cows, three heifers, four calves, one pig, and 19 fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it of three arpents in extent.


Michel Aucoin, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 48 years, he has been on the island one year. Married to Marie Joseph Henry, native of l'Acadie, aged 41 years.

They have six daughters:-

Marie Joseph Acoin, aged 22 years.
Margueritte, aged 18 years.
Magdeleine, aged 15 years.
Geneviève, aged 11 years.
Elisabeth, aged 8 years.
Ozitte, aged 5 years.

For live stock, they have: five sheep, six pigs, and nine fowls.

They have not yet fixed the extent of land on which to settle.


Michel Caissy, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 38 years, he had been in this country two years. Married to Margueritte Henry, native of l'Acadie, aged 21 years.

They have two daughters:-

Marie Caissy, aged 3 years
Marie Geneviève, aged one year.

Their live stock consists of one heifer, one sow, three pigs, and one hen.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south shore of the Rivière du Nord-Est, and was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it of two arpents in extent where they have sown two bushels and a half of wheat, and a half of peas.


Pierre Boisseau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years, and has been in the country two years. Married to Magdelaine Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 28 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Pierre Boisseau, aged 11 months.
Marie, aged 3 years.
Foelix, a relative, native of l'Acadie, aged 29 years.

They have in live stock: two oxen, two cows, one heifer, two ewes, two pigs, and twelve fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, and was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it of two arpents in extent and sown eight bushels of wheat.


Thomas Douaron, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 53 years, and has been in the country two years. Married to Anne Giroir, native of l'Acadie, aged 48 years.

They have ten children, four sons and six daughters:-

Paul Douaron, aged 21 years.
Charles, aged 14 years.
Alexandre, aged 12 years.
Jasques, aged 10 years.
Roze, aged 22 years.
Magdelaine, aged 18 years.
Anne, aged 8 years.
Marie Marthe, aged 6 years.
Elizabeth, aged 5 years.
Margueritte, aged 3 years.

In live stock they have one ox, one heifer, two sows, one pig, and thirty-three fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of the Rivière du Nord-Est, and was given to them by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent and have sown two bushels of wheat.


Bennony Douaron, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years, and has been in the country 2 years. Married to Margueritte Boisseau, native of l'Acadie, aged 26 years.

They have three sons:-

Simon Grégoire, aged __ years.
Pierre, aged 34 months.
Ignasse, aged 6 weeks.

François Boisseau, senior, native of Paris, aged 66 years.
Jean Boisseau, native of l'Acadie, aged 21 years.

Their live stock consists of four oxen, one cow, one heifer, one calf, one sow, one pig, and twenty-five fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given to them by Monsieur be Bonnaventure. On the said land they have made a clearing of three arpents in extent, where they have sown two bushels and a half of wheat and a bushel of oats.


Michel Hébert, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 50 years, and has been on this island three years. Married to Claire Boisseau, native of l'Acadie, aged 39 years.

They have eight sons and one daughter:-

Joseph Hébert, aged 22 years.
Claude, aged 19 years.
Pierre, aged 15 years.
Benoist, aged 14 years.
Aimable, aged 13 years.
Jean, aged 10 years.
François, aged 2 years.
Joseph, aged 7 months.
Marie Anne, aged 18 months.

They have in live stock four oxen, two cows, two heifers, three ewes, four sows, three pigs, and thirty fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On the said land they have made a clearing of eleven arpents in extent where they have sown thirty-six bushels of wheat and one bushel and a half of peas.


Paul Boudrot, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 49 years, he has been two years in the colony. Married to Marie Joseph Duaron, native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years.

They have two sons and three daughters:-

Jean Charles Boudrot, aged 12 years.
Bazille, aged 4 years.
Margueritte, aged 17 years.
Françoise, aged 14 years.
Anne, aged 7 years.

Charles Douaron, her father, native of l'Acadie, aged 90 years and infirm. Married to Françoise Godet, native of l'Acadie, aged 85 years.

They have in live stock five oxen, four cows, one sow, and four pigs.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the Rivière des Blancs, it has been given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it of five arpents in extent where they have sown seven bushels of wheat and eight bushels of oats.


Pierre Barriaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 45 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Véronique Giroir, native of l'Acadie, aged 44 years.

They have two sons and seven daughters:-

Jean Baptiste Barriaud, aged 19 years.
Olivier, aged 15 years.
Marie Blanche, aged 17 years.
Anne, aged 13 years.
Anastasie, aged 11 years.
Pelagie, aged 9 years.
Frozine, aged 7 years.
Marie, aged 5 years.
Helenne, aged one year.

And in live stock four oxen, one cow, one calf, one wether, five ewes, two sows, five pigs, and twenty-five fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made on it a clearing of eight arpents in extent, where they have sown seven bushels of wheat and seven bushels of oats.


Pierre Boudrot, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years, he has been two years in the country. Married to Marie Duaron, native of l'Acadie, aged 36 years.

They have two sons and seven daughters:-

Firmain Boudrot, aged 7 years.
Jasques, aged 4 years.
Marie Blanche, aged 18 years.
Anne, aged 16 years.
Marie, aged 14 years.
Magdeleine, aged 12 years.
Marie, aged 10 years.
Nastazie, aged 8 years.
Ufrozinne, aged 6 years.
Judict, aged 12 days.

And in live stock four oxen, three cows, three heifers, five ewes, two calves, one sow, six pigs, and ten fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the Rivière des Blancs, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it thay have made a clearing of eight arpents in extent and have sown five bushels of wheat, eight bushels of oats and one bushel of peas.


Jean Daigre, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 54 years, he has been one year in the country. Married to Marie Braud, native of l'Acadie, aged 46 years.

They have three sons and nine daughters:-

Jean Daigre, aged 22 years.
Charles, aged 19 years.
Paul, aged 11 years.
Françoise, aged 24 years.
Catherine, aged 23 years.
Félicité, aged 18 years.
Rose, aged 16 years.
Marie, aged 13 years.
Hursulle, aged 9 years.
Margueritte, aged 8 years.
Jeanne Joseph, aged 4 years.
Elisabeth, aged 3 years.

In live stock, two oxen, five cows, one calf, and two pigs.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On the said land they have made a clearing of three arpents and a half in extent where they have sown half a bushel of wheat and half a bushel of oats.


Petit Paul Duaron, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 39 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Marie Richard, Native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years.

They have one son and four daughters:-

Paul Michel Duaron, aged 12 years.
Marie Joseph, aged 15 years.
Margueritte Modest, aged 8 years.
Elizabeth, aged 5 years.
Judith, aged 7 months.

And in live stock one pig and seven fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the creek à Dubuisson, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure; on the said land they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent.


Antoine Barriau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 26 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Marie Blanche, native of l'Acadie, aged 19 years.
They have in live stock two oxen, one pig, and one hen.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceeding case, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, and on the said land they have made a clearing of one arpent and a half in extent.


Antoinne Barriau, senior, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 55 years, he has been two years in the country. Married to Angelique Thibaudeau, native of l'Acadie, aged 48 years.

They have three sons and four daughters:-

Simeon Barriau, aged 21 years.
Jean Charles, aged 16 years.
Hustache, aged 14 years.
Félicité, aged 24 years.
Marie, aged 19 years.
Marie Blanche, aged 12 years.
Margueritte Joseph, aged 10 years.

And in live stock, two oxen, two calves, and one sow.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given verbally to them by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on which said land they have made a clearing of three arpents in extent on which they have sown five bushels of wheat.


Pierre Vincent dit Clément, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years, he has been 22 years in the country. Married to Roze Barriot, native of l'Acadie, aged 30 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Hesidore Vincent, aged 4 years.
Anne, aged 8 years.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on which said land they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent.


Joseph Savary, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 33 years, he has been two years in the country. Married to Françoise Barriaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years.

They have one son and one daughter:-

Joseph Savary, aged 4 years.
Marie, aged 2 years.

They have in live stock two oxen and four fowls.
The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on which said land they made a clearing of three arpents in extent.


Jean Baptiste Duaron, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years; he has been two years in the country. Married to Elizabeth Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years.

They have one son and two daughters:-

François Duaron, ages 3 years.
Margueritte, aged 5 years.
Gennevieve, aged 4 months.

And in live stock four oxen and one horse.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on which said land they made a clearing of three arpents in extent.


Jean Barriaud, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 22 years, he has been two years in the country. Married to Margueritte Duaron, native of l'Acadie, aged 20 years.

They have Marie Barriaud, their daughter, aged 21 days.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, on which said land they have made a clearing of three arpents.


Charles Boudrot, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years, he has been two years in the country. Married to Marie Joseph Doucet, native of l'Acadie, aged 28 years.

They have three daughters:-

Marie Boudrot, aged 4 years.
Margueritte, aged 3 years.
Nastazie, aged 18 months.

And in live stock two oxen and three fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure, and on it they have made a clearing of two arpents in extent.


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