Jacques POIRIER: Our Family History

Generation: 1

Jacques POIRIER (son of Jean-Baptiste POIRIER and Marie-Josephte SAVOIE).

Jacques married Madeleine FOURNIER on 9 Jan 1769 in Montmagny, Qc. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Children:

Madeleine POIRIER

Jacques married Véronique BOUCHARD on 12 Oct 1779 in Montmagny, Qc. Véronique (daughter of Joseph BOUCHARD and Marguerite CÔTÉ) was born after 1749. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Generation: 2

Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born about 1702 in Acadie (son of Michel POIRIER and Magdeleine BOURGEOIS); died about 1756.

Jean-Baptiste married Marie-Josephte SAVOIE on 14 Oct 1727 in Acadie. Marie-Josephte (daughter of Germain SAVOIE and Marie BRAULT-BREAU-VINCELOTTE) was born about 1706. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

3.
Marie-Josephte SAVOIE was born about 1706 (daughter of Germain SAVOIE and Marie BRAULT-BREAU-VINCELOTTE).
Children:

1. Jacques POIRIER

Generation: 3

4.	Michel POIRIER was born in 1674 in Beaubassin, Acadie (son of Michel POIRIER and Marie BOUDREAU). Michel married Magdeleine BOURGEOIS about 1698 in Beaubassin, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

5.
Magdeleine BOURGEOIS (daughter of Germain BOURGEOIS and Madeleine DUGAS).
Children:

2. Jean-Baptiste POIRIER was born about 1702 in Acadie; died about 1756.

Germain SAVOIE was born about 1654 in Acadie (son of François SAVOIE and Catherine LEJEUNE); died on 24 Nov 1749 in Acadie.

Germain married Marie BRAULT-BREAU-VINCELOTTE about 1768 in Port-Royal, Acadie. Marie (daughter of Vincent BRAULT and Marie BOURG) was born about 1662; died on 23 Oct 1749 in Port-Royal, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie BRAULT-BREAU-VINCELOTTE was born about 1662 (daughter of Vincent BRAULT and Marie BOURG); died on 23 Oct 1749 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Children:

François-Xavier SAVOIE was born about 1684; died on 28 Dec 1787 in St-Cuthbert, Qc.
3. Marie-Josephte SAVOIE was born about 1706.
Jean-Baptiste SAVOIE was born on 17 Mar 1712 in Port Royal, Acadie.

Generation: 4

Michel POIRIER was born about 1651 in Port-Royal, Acadie (son of Jehan POIRIER and Jehanne CHABROL).

Michel married Marie BOUDREAU about 1673 in Port-Royal, Acadie. Marie (daughter of Michel BOUDROT and Michelle AUCOIN) was born about 1653 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 19 Sep 1730 in Port-Royal, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie BOUDREAU was born about 1653 in Port-Royal, Acadie (daughter of Michel BOUDROT and Michelle AUCOIN); died on 19 Sep 1730 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Children:

4. Michel POIRIER was born in 1674 in Beaubassin, Acadie.

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Germain BOURGEOIS was born in 1650 in Port-Royal, Acadie (son of Jacques BOURGEOIS and Jeanne TRAHAN); died in 1711 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Germain married Madeleine DUGAS in 1682 in Port-Royal, Acadie. Madeleine was born in 1664 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 8 Aug 1738 in Port-Royal, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

11.

Madeleine DUGAS was born in 1664 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 8 Aug 1738 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Children:

5. Magdeleine BOURGEOIS
Agnes BOURGEOIS was born on 10 Jan 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 6 Apr 1742 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

12.	François SAVOIE was born in 1621 in France; died in 1678 in Port-Royal, Acadie. François married Catherine LEJEUNE in 1652 in Port-Royal, Acadie. Catherine was born in 1633 in France; died in 1672 in Port-Royal, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Catherine LEJEUNE was born in 1633 in France; died in 1672 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Children:

Françoise SAVOIE was born in 1652 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 27 Dec 1711 in Port-Royal, Acadie.
6. Germain SAVOIE was born about 1654 in Acadie; died on 24 Nov 1749 in Acadie.
Jeanne SAVOIE was born in 1658 in Port-Royal, Acadie; died on 3 Nov 1735 in Port-Royal, Acadie.
Marie-Andrée SAVOIE was born in 1667 in Port Royal, Acadie.

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Vincent BRAULT was born about 1631 in France; died between Nov 1684 and Jan 1686 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Notes:

VINCENT BRAULT (1631-1686)
Ancestor of the Brault Acadians

Vincent Brault married Marie Bourg, daughter of Antoine Bourg and Antoinette Landry, about 1661 in Port Royal, Acadie.

Vincent Brault is the ancester of all Acadians bearing the names of Brault, Breault, Breaud, Braud, Brot, Bro, Breaux, etc. He arrived in Acadia around 1652 at the age of 21. Little is known about him, except what is said in the 1671 census:

Vincent Brot, labourer, age 40; his wife, Marie Bourg, age 26.
Their children: Marie, age 9; Antoine, age 5, Marguerite, age 3, Pierre, age 1.
9 cattle and 7 sheep. 4 acres of cultivated land.

In the 1686 census, Vincent Brault is deceased. The census details:

Marie Bourg, widow of Vincent Brault; Children: Antoine, 20, Marguerite, 18, Pierre, 16, Anne 14, François, 12, Jean, 10, Marie-Elizabeth, 9, Jeanne, 6, René, 3, Suzanne, 1.
6 cattle and 4 sheep.

The eldest daughter, Marie, was married to Germain Savoie. She had two sons, Germain, 5 and François, 2.

Vincent married Marie BOURG about 1661 in Port Royal, Acadie. Marie (daughter of Antoine BOURG and Antoinette LANDRY) was born about 1645 in Port Royal, Acadie; died on 19 Sep 1730 in Port Royal, Acadie; was buried on 19 Sep 1730 in Port-Royal, Acadie. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Marie BOURG was born about 1645 in Port Royal, Acadie (daughter of Antoine BOURG and Antoinette LANDRY); died on 19 Sep 1730 in Port Royal, Acadie; was buried on 19 Sep 1730 in Port-Royal, Acadie.

Children:

7. Marie BRAULT-BREAU-VINCELOTTE was born about 1662; died on 23 Oct 1749 in Port-Royal, Acadie.
Antoine BRAULT was born about 1666.
Marguerite BRAULT was born about 1668; died after 1714.
Pierre BRAULT was born about 1670 in Port Royal, Acadie; died about 1760 in Boston, MA.
Son BRAULT was born about 1671.
Anne BRAULT was born in 1673.
François BRAULT was born about 1674; died after 1755.
Jean BRAULT was born about 1678; died on 17 Apr 1751 in Port Royal, Acadie.
Marie BRAULT was born about 1680; was buried on 20 Dec 1742 in St-Francois-du-Sud, Qc.
Jeanne BRAULT was born about 1684.
René BRAULT was born about 1685; died on 17 Dec 1768 in St-Ours-sur-Richelieu, Qc.
Elisabeth BRAULT was born about 1686.