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Joseph Lejeune |
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Brief history of LeJeune's below:
Descendants of Pierre Lejeune
Generation No. 1
1. PIERRE LEJEUNE 1 was born 1625 in France. He married an MARIE DOUCET 1655 in Acadie, daughter of GERMAIN DOUCET and MARIE DOUCETTE.
Children of PIERRE and MARIE DOUCETTE are:
PIERRE 1 LEJEUNE DIT BRIARD, b. 1656, Acadie
JEANNE LEJEUNE, b. 1659; d. 1749; m. FRANCOIS JOSEPH (Mi'kmaw), Abt. 1674; b. Abt. 1640, born Mi'kmaw
MARTIN LEJEUNE, b. 1661; d. 1751; m. Marie-Jeanne Kagijonias
Generation No. 2
2. PIERRE 2 LEJEUNE DIT BRIARD (PIERRE 1 ) was born 1656 in Acadie. He married MARIE (LA CADETTE) THIBODEAU, daughter of PIERRE THIBODEAU and JEANNE THERIOT before 1678. She was born 1663 in Port Royal, Acadie.
Children of PIERRE LEJEUNE and MARIE THIBODEAU are:
MARIE MARGARITE LEJEUNE, b. 1686; m. JEAN JOSEPH BOUTIN, 1708.
PIERRE LEJEUNE, b. 1689.
GERMAIN4 LEJEUNE, b. 1693, La Heve, Acadie.
MARGARITE LEJEUNE, b. 1695; m. ALEXANDER TRAHAN, 1714.
ANNE LEJEUNE, b. 1696.
JEAN LEJEUNE, b. 1697; m. FRANCOISE GUEDRY.
CATHERINE LEJEUNE, b. 1698; m. (1) CLAUDE-ANTOINE DUPLESSIS; m. (2) ANTOINE LABAUVE DIT LANOUE.
JOSEPH LEJEUNE, b. 1704; m. CECILE PITRE, 1724.
Generation No. 3
3. GERMAIN 3 LEJEUNE (PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1 ) was born 1693 in La Heve, Acadie. He married (1) ANNE-MARIE TRAHAN. She was born in La Petite-Rivière, near La Hève. He married (2) MARIE GUEDRY Abt. 1735 in Acadie, daughter of JEAN GUEDRY and MADELEINE D'AZY. She was born Abt. 1712 in Acadie, a Mi'kmaw.
Children of GERMAIN LEJEUNE and ANNE-MARIE TRAHAN are:
JEAN-CHRISTOPHE5 LEJEUNE, b. 1740.
JOSEPH LEJEUNE.
MARIE JOSEPHE LEJEUNE, b. June 16, 1718; m. (1) ABRAHAM BENOIT; b. 1709; m. (2) PIERRE CELLIER.
Children of GERMAIN LEJEUNE and MARIE GUEDRY are:
CHRYSOSTOME5 LEJEUNE, b. 1740, Acadia, a Mi'kmaw.
PAUL LEJEUNE, b. 1747, all recorded as being 'Mi'kmaqs'.
JEAN SIMON LEJEUNE, b. 1749.
GERMAIN LEJEUNE, b. 1741.
JOSEPH LEJEUNE, b. May 1730, Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S.; d. Aft. 1811.M. MARTINE LEROY
MARGUERITE LEJEUNE, b. 1736.
Generation No. 4
4. JOSEPH5 LEJEUNE (GERMAIN3, PIERRE DIT BRIARD2, PIERRE1) was born May 1730 in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S., and died Aft. 1811. He married MARTINE LEROY November 5, 1754 in Louisbourg, N.S., daughter of CHARLES ROI/ROY and MARIE-CHARLOTTE CHAUVET. She was born September 1738 in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S., and died Aft. 1811.
Children of JOSEPH LEJEUNE and MARTINE LEROY are:
GABRIEL6 LEJEUNE, b. Abt. 1780, Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S., M. SARAH RILEY
PAUL LEJEUNE, b. 1761; d. July 29, 1761, Notre Dame, Rochefort, Fr.
CHARLES LEJEUNE, b. December 22, 1766, St. Pierre & Miquelon.
RADEGONDE (ELIZABETH) LEJEUNE, b. 1771, Little Bras D? Or; m. JOSEPH LEJEUNE.
MARTHE MARGUERITE LEJEUNE, b. October 9, 1764, Miquelon island.
MARIE ANNE LEJEUNE, b. Abt. 1780; d. January 24, 1784, St. Nicholas, La Rochelle, Fr..
JEAN-BAPTISTE LEJEUNE.
CHARLOTTE LEJEUNE.
FRANCOIS LEJEUNE, b. 1772, Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S.
4. CHRYSOSTOME 3 LE JEUNE (GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1 ) Mi'kmaw born 1740 in Acadia. He married LOUISE MARGUERITE HACHE-GALLANT August 26, 1771 in Rehab Marriage, Petit Bras d'or, Cape Breton, N.S., daughter of PIERRE GALLANT and CECILE LAVERGNE. She was born March 3, 1737 in Port la Joye, Ile St-Jean.
Children of CHRYSOSTOME LEJEUNE and LOUISE HACHE-GALLANT are: BERNARD LEJEUNE, b. February 7, 1768, Mi'kmaq born in Cape Breton, N.S..France; d. 1860, East Margaree River, N.S..
JOSEPH LEJEUNE.
FRANCOIS LEJEUNE.
STANISLAS LEJEUNE, b. 1769.
JACQUE (JAMES )6 LE JEUNE b. 1774, St Pierre; d. February 25, 1872, Stephenville Crossing, Nfld.
MARGUERITE BRIARD- LEJEUNE.
Generation No. 5
5. GABRIEL6 LEJEUNE (JOSEPH5, GERMAIN4, PIERRE DIT BRIARD3, PIERRE 22, PIERRE1) was born Abt. 1780 in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S.. He married SARAH RILEY in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S.. She was born in Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S..
Children of GABRIEL LEJEUNE and SARAH RILEY are:
EDWARD7 LEJEUNE.
HENRI LEJEUNE, b. 1818, Little Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S.; d. February 9, 1906, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
MARIE MARTHE LEJEUNE, b. 1803, a Mi'kmaw born in Little Bras d'Or, N.S.; d. November 8, 1859, Baie St-George, NL..
EMILLIE LEJEUNE, b. 1804, Little Bras d'Or, N.S..
5. JACQUE 5 LE JEUNE
(CHRYSOSTOME 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1 ) a Mi'kmaw born 1774 in Acadia, and died February 25, 1872 in Stephenville Crossing, Nfld. He married CATHERINE JESSEAU in Acadia, daughter of JEAN JESSAUME and MARIE FOURNIER about 1803. She was born 1783 in St. Pierre, New France. (Note: Jacques LeJeune moved from Bras d'Or in 1825. See Proof here .)
Children of JACQUE LE JEUNE and CATHRINE JESSEAU are:
ALEXIS 6 LE JEUNE, b. Abt. 1808, Bras d'or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.
JUDITH7 LEJEUNE, b. Cape Breton, N.S.; d. 1908.
BENJAMIN LEJEUNE.
FRANCOIS LEJEUNE.
JOSEPH LEJEUNE.
ISSAIC LEJEUNE.
JAMES LEJEUNE.
LOUIS LEJEUNE, b. 1798, Petit Bras d'or. N.S..
ANNE LEJEUNE, b. 1820.
Generation No. 6
6. ALEXIS 6 LE JEUNE (JACQUE (JAMES) 5, CHRYSOSTOME 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born Abt. 1808 in Bras d'or, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia. He married ANNE-ELEANOR QUICK Abt. 1836 in Bay St George, nf, [Marr. Rehab, 13 June 1853, Sandy Point Reg., daughter of JOSEPH QUICK and ROSALIE GERROIR. She was born Abt. 1810 in Descousse.
Children of ALEXIS LE JEUNE and ANNE-ELEANOR QUICK are:
PETER VICTOR "PETER ALEX" 7 YOUNG, b. Abt. 1837, Bay St George, Nfld.
JOSEPH LEJEUNE, b. June 24, 1853.
JR LEJEUNE ALEXIS, b. May 22, 1856.
ELIZABETH LEJEUNE, b. April 23, 1859.
6. HENRI 6 LE JEUNE GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) Mi'kmaw born 1818 in Bras D'Or, Cape Breton, N.S, and died Feb 9, 1906 at age 98 in Clam Bank Cove, Nfld. He married SUSAN DUFFENAIS , daughter of JEAN FREDERIC DAUPHINEE and MARIE ANNE CATHERINE LEJEUNE.
Children of HENRI LE JEUNE and SUSANNE DUFFENIAS are:
EMILY YOUNG, b. March 26, 1839.
ANDREW JOSEPH YOUNG, b. April 13, 1841, Sandy Point, Nfld; m. MARY JANE MARCHE, November 3, 1872, Sandy Point N.F; b. June 5, 1856, Mainland, NL.
ADELINE YOUNG, b. February 11, 1843, Sandy Point, Nfld
CAROLINE YOUNG, b. 1846, Port au Port.
SARAH YOUNG, b. 1848.
MARY (MARIE) ANN YOUNG, b. February 1851, Port Au Port Nfld.m. ALEX JESSEAU
HENRY JR YOUNG, b. 1853, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
MARGARET YOUNG, b. April 1854.
SUSAN YOUNG, b. 1855; m. JOHN SPEPPARD; b. 1849; d. July 31, 1881, Sandy Point, Nfld
VALENTINE (TINY) YOUNG, b. March 1856, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld
ARCHIBALD YOUNG, b. September 7, 1861, Clam Bank Cove.
VICTOR YOUNG, b. 1862; m. (1) MARY ANN MARCHE; b. 1891; m. (2) MARY FRANCES (MINNIE) GREEN.
LOUIS YOUNG, b. January 6, 1866, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
ANGEL YOUNG, b. 1875, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
Generation No. 7
18. PETER ALEXIS 7 YOUNG (ALEXIS (LEJEUNE) 6, JACQUE (JAMES) 5, CHRYSOSTOME 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born January 1829 in Acadia. He married ELIZABETH MARCHE August 12, 1865 in Sandy Point, Nfld., daughter of DENIS MARCHE and CHARLOTTE LEJEUNE. She was born March 1840 in Sandy Point, Nfld.
Children of PETER YOUNG and ELIZABETH MARCHE are:
MARY AGNES 8 YOUNG, b. January 1, 1857, St Geo. Mission, Newfoundland; d. August 10, 1947, Marche's Point, Port au Port, Newfoundland.
GEORGE YOUNG, b. January 1863, Kippens, Newfoundland, Canada; d. December 13, 1927, Marches Point, Newfoundland.
ALEXANDER YOUNG, b. March 1863; m. (1) MARY ROSE JESSO; m. (2) MARTA ANNE MARCH,
CATHERINE YOUNG, b. July 8, 1871, Romaines Cove, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
CAROLINE YOUNG, b. March 31, 1861, St. George's Mission, Newfoundland; m. WILLIAM JAMES HYNES.
ELLEN YOUNG, b. February 28, 1868, Romaines Cove, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
JULIANNA YOUNG, b. November 11, 1876, Kippens, Nfld.
ADELIADE YOUNG, b. February 17, 1874, Romaines Cove, Bay St. George, Newfoundland.
FREDRICK YOUNG, b. October 28, 1880, Romaines Cove, Bay St. George, Newfoundland; m. CASSIE.
24. ARCHIBALD 7 YOUNG (HENRI 6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born September 7, 1861 in Clam Bank Cove. He married (1) HELENE JESSEAU, daughter of ALEXIS JESSEAU and ANNE LEJEUNE. She was born February 1865, and died January 25, 1908 in Clam Bank Cove, Nfld. He married (2) HELENE ADELAIDE BENOIT June 8, 1883 in Bay St. George Nfld, daughter of LUC BENOIT and CATHERINE JESSEAU. She was born February 1865 in Marche's Point, Newfoundland, and died January 25, 1908 in Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
Children of ARCHIBALD YOUNG and HELENE BENOIT are:
ARCHIBALD JR 8 YOUNG.
MARTHA YOUNG.
MARY ELLEN YOUNG, b. March 3, 1885.
ANNIE YOUNG, b. November 29, 1886.
MARY YOUNG, b. September 24, 1888; d. September 20, 1955.
LOUIS YOUNG, b. 1889.
LOUIS YOUNG, b. September 1, 1893, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld; d. March 18, 1979, Deer Lake, NL.
ANDREW YOUNG, b. March 1905.
25. ANDREW JOSEPH 7 YOUNG (HENRI 6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born April 13, 1841 in Sandy Point, Nfld. He married MARY JANE MARCHE November 3, 1872 in Sandy Point, NF.. She was born June 5, 1856 in Mainland, NL.
Children of ANDREW YOUNG and MARY MARCHE are:
ANDREW JR 8 YOUNG, b. May 11, 1939.
ANNIE YOUNG, b. 1875.
ANGEL YOUNG.
26. CAROLINE 7 YOUNG (HENRI6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born 1846 in Port au Port. She married (1) EDOUARD JESSEAU, son of ALEXIS JESSEAU and ANNE LEJEUNE. He was born November 22, 1859 in Bay St George, Nfld. She married (2) GEORGE JR. BENOIT May 24, 1852 in Sandy Point, St. Georges, Newfoundland, Canada, son of GEORGE BENOIT and CHARLOTTE ALEXANDER. He was born April 24, 1830 in Flavins Gulch, Newfoundland.
Child of CAROLINE YOUNG and EDOUARD JESSEAU is:
HENRY ALBERT 8 JESSEAU, b. August 14, 1885
28. VALENTINE (TINY) 7 YOUNG (HENRI 6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) Mi'kmaw born March 1856 in Claim Bank Cove, Nfld. He married (ANNE)NANCY BENOIT August 29, 1879 Stephenville, Nfld, daughter of LOUIS BENOIT and DOMITILLE GAUDET. She was born May 18, 1862 in Mi'kmaq from Fox Island River, NL, and died Bet. 1935 - 1944 in De Grau, Nfld.
Children of VALENTINE YOUNG and (ANNE)NANCY BENOIT are:
JOSEPH (JOE) 8 YOUNG, b. Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
KATIE YOUNG.
SARAH JANE (ALICE) LEJEUNE, b. June 1852, West Bay, Nfld; d. Aft. 1911, Sheaves Cove, NL.
WILLIAM YOUNG, b. September 2, 1876.
VICTOR T. YOUNG, b. October 22, 1881, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
MARY JANE (MARIAM JOANNAIN) YOUNG, b. February 16, 1884, Stephenville, Nfld; d. May 17, 1977, Red Brook, Nfld.
ANNIE YOUNG, b. December 2, 1886, Stephenville, Nfld; d. 1996.
ELIZABETH YOUNG, b. December 4, 1887.
PETER T. YOUNG, b. Abt. June 1891, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
ALBERT YOUNG, b. June 1893, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
JULIA YOUNG, b. October 1898, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
JOHN FRANCAIS YOUNG, b. July 26, 1898, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld; m.
ELLEN YOUNG, b. January 1901, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld; m. JAMES MARCHE.
ALFRED YOUNG, b. June 1903, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld.
ANTHONY YOUNG, b. February 1906, Clam Bank Cove, Nfld; d. May 5, 1989, Sheaves Cove.
29. MARY ANN 7 YOUNG (HENRI 6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born February 1851 in Port Au Port Nfld. She married ALEXANDER (ALEXIS JR) JESSEAU Abt. 1869 in Sandy Point, Nfld, son of ALEXIS JESSEAU and ANNE LEJEUNE. He was born May 23, 1849 in Kippens, Nfld.
Children of MARY ANN YOUNG and ALEXANDER JESSEAU are:
JOSEPH HENRI8 JESSEAU, m. MARY MARTHA YOUNG; b. February 4, 1895, Sandy Point, NL.
JULIEN JESSEAU, b. May 16, 1870, Lower Cove, Nfld.; m. EMILE FELIX.
ELSIE ALICE ELIZABETH JESSEAU, b. January 1872, a Mi'kmaw from Lower Cove, Nfld; d. Bet. 1923 - 1935, Ship Cove, NL..
HENRY (SON) JESSO, b. March 31, 1872, Lower Cove, Nfld..
ELI (GESSO) JESSEAU, b. 1874.
SARAH (GESSO) JESSO, b. August 29, 1875.
ALEXANDER JESSO, b. August 31, 1877, Lower Cove, Nfld..
JOANNES JESSEAU, b. July 1883.
JOHN JESSEAU, b. July 1883, Stephenville , Nfld.
MARY ELIZABETH JESSEAU, b. January 30, 1885.
SUSANNA GERMINIES JESSEAU, b. January 30, 1885, Bay St. George, NL..
CLARA JANE JESSEAU, b. March 17, 1887, Bay St. George, NL.; m. HYNES.
MATILDA ROSE JESSEAU, b. June 15, 1889, Stephenville , Nfld; d. Ship Cove, NL..
MAUDE JESSO, b. March 1894.
WILLIAM FRANCIS JESSEAU, b. 1896.
EMILY MAUDE JESSEAU, b. June 7, 1896.
30. ANGEL 78 YOUNG (HENRI 6 LEJEUNE, GABRIEL LE JEUNE 5, JOSEPH 4, GERMAIN 3, PIERRE 2, PIERRE 1) was born 1875 in Clam Bank Cove, Nfld. He married MARY ANN YOUNG.
Child of ANGEL YOUNG and MARY YOUNG is:
JOHN EDWARD 8 YOUNG, b. March 30, 1896.
Generation No. 8
34. GEORGE 8 YOUNG (PETER ALEXIS7, ALEXIS6, JACQUES5, CHRYSOSTOME4, GERMAIN3, PIERRE2, PIERRE1) was born January 1863 in Kippens, Newfoundland, Canada, and died December 13, 1927 in Marches Point, Newfoundland. He married ALICE MAY MARCHE, daughter of LOUIS MARCHE and CAROLINE HYNES. She was born March 8, 1869 in Port au Port, Newfoundland, and died October 23, 1949 in Marche's Point.
Children of GEORGE YOUNG and ALICE MAY MARCHE are:
WILLIAM CHARLES 9 YOUNG, b. December 6, 1892.
EMILY ANN YOUNG, b. August 26, 1890, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. Aft. 1921, Marche's Point, Newfoundland.
JOSEPH YOUNG, b. November 1893, Marche's Point, Nfld.
ALICE(CECILIA) MAUDE YOUNG, b. July 9, 1899, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. September 13, 1976, Red Brook, Newfoundland.
LOUISA ELLEN YOUNG, b. December 24, 1900, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. February 28, 1937.
GEORGE ROBERT YOUNG, b. May 12, 1904, Marches Point, Newfoundland.
EDWARD JOSEPH YOUNG, b. September 6, 1907, Marche's Point, Newfoundland.
THOMAS YOUNG, b. September 1908.
MICHAEL YOUNG, b. Abt. April 22, 1909.
REMI JOSEPH YOUNG, b. April 18, 1911, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. May 29, 1978, Piccadilly, Newfoundland.
PETER YOUNG, b. March 15, 1913, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. May 29, 1978, Piccadilly, Newfoundland.
JOHN EDWARD YOUNG, b. June 10, 1896, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. Cape St. George, Newfoundland.
LAURA YOUNG, b. December 1901, Kippens.
ANNIE BRIDE YOUNG, b. October 6, 1905, Marches Point, Newfoundland; d. November 16, 1984, Port au Port West, Newfoundland.
MARY MARTHA YOUNG, b. January 1894, Lower Cove, Nfld.
WILLIAM GEORGE YOUNG, b. January 25, 1898, Marches Point, Newfoundland.
LOUISA YOUNG, b. December 1901.
RUBERT YOUNG, b. May 1904.
ANNIE YOUNG, b. October 1907.
REMMIE YOUNG, b. April 1909.
PETER YOUNG, b. March 1912.
35. CATHERINE 8 YOUNG (PETER ALEXIS7, ALEXIS6, JACQUES5, CHRYSOSTOME4, GERMAIN3, PIERRE2, PIERRE1) was born July 8, 1871 in Romaines Cove, Bay St. George, Newfoundland. She married ALEXANDER PETER JESSO Abt. 1900, son of PETER JESSEAU and ELIZABETH BARRY. He was born March 21, 1875 in Sheaves Cove, and died January 25, 1967.
Children of CATHERINE YOUNG and ALEXANDER JESSO are:
MARY CECILA (CESILIE) 9 JESSO, b. February 11, 1903, Sheaves Cove.
SARAH JESSO, b. December 1897; m. FEDERICK YOUNG, September 26, 1915, Sandy Point, Nfld.; b. Mattis Point, Nfld.
WILLIAM JESSO, b. March 1894.
JOHN COLUMBUS JESSO, b. May 1898.
MARY JANE JESSO, b. January 1900.
ALFRED JESSO, b. December 1902.
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Birth |
abt. 1704 |
Port Royal, Acadia, (Maritime Provinces, Canada) |
Gender |
Male |
Person ID |
I2234 |
Laval+ |
Last Modified |
21 Mar 2014 |
Father |
Pierre Lejeune dit Briard, b. abt. 1656, Port Royal, Acadia. |
Relationship |
Birth |
Mother |
Marie (2) Thibodeau, b. 1661, Port Royal, Acadia, (Maritime Provinces, Canada) d. 1710, Rivieres des Habitants, Grand Pre, Acadia, (Maritime Provinces, Canada) (Age 49 years) |
Relationship |
Birth |
Marriage |
Before 1678 |
Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada |
Notes |
- Lejeune Mi?kmaq connection
Father Clarence-Joseph D'Entremont, in his book, ``Le Canada-Francais Documents sur l'Acadie,'' asserts that the Pierre II who arrived in Acadia as a child married a Micmac woman. The census of 1686 listed Pierre Lejeune III as being married to Marie Thibodeau and Martin Lejeune as being married to Marie-Jeanne Kagijonias, a member of the Micmac tribe. After Marie-Jeanne's death, Martin married Marie Gaudet, the daughter of Jehan (Jean) Gaudet and Marie-Jeanne Henry. A 1693 census lists a sister to Pierre III and Martin named Jeanne, who was married to Francois Joseph, a member of the Micmac tribe.
- Lejeunne family history for the 1998, The Times-Picayune. Used with permission.
Lejeunes immigrated via interesting path
By Damon Veach
Genealogy columnist/The Times-Picayune
April 12, 1998
The first Lejeune to arrive in Acadia from France was Pierre LeJeune, along with his wife, whose name is not known, and their three children, Edmee or Aimee, Pierre II and Catherine. This LeJeune family was from the Poitou region of France.
By the census of 1671, Edmee was married to Francois Gautrot (Gautreaux), and Catherine was married to Francois Scavois (Savoie). Pierre II is not mentioned in the census of 1671. However, in the census of 1686, two LeJeune men are listed, Pierre III (age 28) and Martin Lejeune dit Briard (age 25). They are listed as brothers, and because of their young ages, the Pierre III of this census could not be the same Pierre II listed as having arrived in Acadia in the 1630s. (Were these two LeJeune men the sons of the young Pierre Lejeune II who arrived with his sisters, Edmee and Catherine?)
Father Clarence-Joseph D'Entremont, in his book, ``Le Canada-Francais Documents sur l'Acadie,'' asserts that the Pierre II who arrived in Acadia as a child married a MicMac woman. The census of 1686 listed Pierre Lejeune III as being married to Marie Thibodeau and Martin LeJeune as being married to Marie-Jeanne Kagijonias, a member of the MicMac tribe. After Marie-Jeanne's death, Martin married Marie Gaudet, the daughter of Jehan (Jean) Gaudet and Marie-Jeanne Henry. A 1693 census lists a sister to Pierre III and Martin named Jeanne, who was married to Francois Joseph, a member of the MicMac tribe.
Pierre III and Marie Thibodeau had nine children, four boys and five girls.
The five girls were: Marie-Marguerite, who was born in 1686 and married in 1708 to Jean-Joseph Boutin; Jeanne, born about 1690, who was married in 1712 to Jean Roy II; Marguerite, who was born in 1695 and married in 1714 to Alexandre Trahan; Anne LeJeune, who was born in 1696; Catherine LeJeune, who was born in 1698 and married first Antoine LaBauve dit LaNoue, later Claude-Antoine Duplessis.
The boys were: Pierre IV, who was born in 1689 and was married in 1712 to Jeanne Benoit; Germain, who was born in 1693 and married Anne-Marie Trahan; Jean, born in 1697, who married Francoise Guedry or Guidry; and Joseph, who was born in 1704 and married to Cecile Pitre in about 1724.
Martin LeJeune dit Briard had four children with his first wife, Marie-Jeanne Kagijonias, and eight children with his second wife, Marie Gaudet. The three sons born of his first marriage were: Claude, who was born about 1685 and was married in 1705 to Anne-Marie Gaudet; Germain, born in 1689, who married Marie Guedry or Guidry in about 1729; and Bernard, who was born in 1693 and married to Isabelle Saulnier or Sonnier in about 1720. Their only daughter was Anne Lejeune, who was born in 1686 and married in 1702 to Rene LaBouve.
Following the death of his first wife, Martin Lejeune dit Briard married Marie Gaudet in 1700. It is interesting to note that Martin's son, Claude, married his stepmother's sister two years later.
Martin Lejeune and Marie Gaudet's eight children were: Theodore; Paul, who was born in 1702 and married in 1727 to Marie Benoit; Martin, Paul's twin, who was married in 1729 to Marie Renaud; Eustache, who was born in 1714 and married in 1747 to Marie-Anne Barriot or Barrilleaux; and Pierre. The three remaining children were girls named Claire, who was born in 1706 and married Francois Viger; Marguerite I; and Marguerite II.
In order to escape the encroaching and increasingly hostile British, a number of the LeJeune families left for Ile-Royale, present day Cape Breton Island, which was protected by the French fort at Louisbourg. For example, Paul Lejeune and Marie Benoit are shown on the 1752 census at Baie-des-Espagnols, Ile-Royale. The Acadians living on Ile-Royale were not affected by the Acadian deportations of 1755. However, after the fall of Fort Louisbourg to the English during the summer of 1758, there was another round of deportations from Ile-Royale and Ile St-Jean.
One of the sons of Paul Lejeune and Marie Benoit was named Jean-Baptiste. He was born in 1728 and was married in about 1748 to Marguerite Trahan, the daughter of Etienne Trahan and Francoise Roy. They were listed in the 1752 census as living at Baie-des-Espagnols. The census showed that they lived between the homesteads of Jean-Baptiste's parents and Marguerite's parents. In 1752, they had three children - Jean-Baptiste II, Blaise and Marguerite.
A mystery surrounds the eventual deportation of Jean-Baptiste Lejeune and his family. The 1763 census of Port Tobacco, Md., shows that the children of Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite were living there at that time. Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite were deceased. However, the census showed that they had two children between 1752 and 1763, both probably born in exile after the deportation. These two children were named Joseph and Nanette. The children were all listed as orphans and living with relatives or friends.
The mystery is that the Acadians deported from Ile-Royale were all sent to England or France. For example, Jean-Baptiste's mother, Marie Benoit, and at least one of his sisters were deported to France. It is not known why Jean-Baptiste and Marguerite were deported to Maryland. Perhaps they had moved back to the Nova Scotia mainland between 1752 and 1755 and were caught up in the initial round of deportations. Most of the initial deportees of 1755 were scattered among the American colonies.
In any event, Jean-Baptiste, Blaise, Joseph, Marguerite, and Nanette all eventually left Maryland en route to Louisiana with their uncle, Honore Trahan and his wife, aboard the English schooner Britain. This ship, ill-equipped and barely seaworthy, eventually ran aground near present-day Goliad, Texas. Eventually, the Acadians and the Germans were given Spanish passports for an overland journey to Louisiana. They traveled by land from Goliad to Natchitoches. Somewhere along the way, Nanette Lejeune left the travel party, although it is not known why.
The Lejeune family data will be continued in next week's column.
St. Tammany meeting: The next regular meeting of the St. Tammany Genealogical Society will be April 14 at 1:30 p.m. at the Covington Branch Library, located at 310 W. 21st Avenue in Covington. The public is invited. For more information, contact Martha Dutsch, 504-892-6561.
The next general meeting of the La Famille Gravois Corporation will be held at the St. James Parish Courthouse Annex and Library, located on Highway 20, Vacherie, on Saturday at 10 a.m. For more information, call Ronnie Gravois (in Mandeville) at 504-626-3023, Roland Gravois (in New Orleans) at 504-393-1264, or Richard Brazan (in Vacherie) at 504-265-3955.
Correspondence to this column should be addressed to Damon Veach, Louisiana Ancestors, care of Living Section, The Times-Picayune, 3800 Howard Ave., New Orleans, La. 70140. Queries are printed free and can be any length but should have a Louisiana connection by heritage or residence of researchers working on lines in other states. Books and other publications are reviewed only if a sample copy is submitted with each request. Dated notices should be sent several weeks prior to the scheduled event. Otherwise mail is filed by date of postmark and used as space permits. Damon Veach is also the editor of the quarterly ``Cajuns, Creoles, Pirates and Planters.''
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Family ID |
F866 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Cecile Pitre, b. abt. 1699, Port Royal, Acadia, (Maritime Provinces, Canada) |
Marriage |
abt. 1725 |
Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada |
Type: Catholic |
Family ID |
F871 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
21 Mar 2014 |
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