1752 Census - Ile St. Jean
Pitre Extractions
All land given verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure unless otherwise noted. [Information within brackets NOT part of original census! These were the Pitres who were on the island for the 1752 census. There were some who arrived after the census. The late arrivals seemed to have been removed first c1755-56. Those below were removed c1758-59.]
Riviere du Ouest: (north side)
Madeleine Pitre 25, with husband Louis Henry 30, children Marguerite Josephe 2 & Helene 2 months. On ISJ 2 years; have 2 oxen, 1 cow, 2 heifers, 3 ewes, 1 sow, 2 pigs; have made a clearing to sow 4 bushels of grain. [Madeleine d/o Joseph/Elisabeth (Isabelle) Boudrot - below]
(2 lots down)
Francois Pitre 25, with wife Rosalie Henry 23, daughter Victoire 18 months. On ISJ 2 years; have 2 oxen, 1 cow, 1 calf, 1 wether, 1 ewe, 4 sows; have made a clearing to sow about 4 bushels of wheat. [Francois s/o Joseph/Elisabeth (Isabelle) Boudrot – above]
(2 lots down)
(5 lots down)
Catherine Pitre 40, with husband Joseph Henry 45, children Marie 19, Joseph 17, Sephorose 14, Anne 13, Basile 13, Jean Baptiste 6, Marguerite Modeste 2, Marguerite Josephe 3 months. On ISJ 2 years 9 months; 4 oxen, 1 cow, 1 sheep, 3 sows, 2 pigs; have made a clearing on which they have sown 2 bushels of wheat & 1 bushel of oats. [Catherine aka Christine d/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin]
(2 lots down)
Jean Pitre 55, with wife Marguerite Theriot 51, children Marie 30, Elisabeth 28, Jean 20, Pierre 18, Anne 15, Enselme 14. On ISJ 14 months; 2 oxen, 2 calves, 1 wether, 3 ewes, 1 sow, 4 pigs; have made a garden. (Land belongs to Marguerite’s father.) [Jean s/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin; he died at sea during the crossing to France 1758]
Madeleine Pitre 47, with husband Louis Mathieu Doiron 48, son Baptiste Olivier 18, Hermilienne Perpetuite 12 (niece, orphan). On ISJ 26 months; 4 oxen, 3 cows, 2 calves, 3 sows, 2 pigs; have made a clearing to sow 16 bushels of grain. [Madeleine d/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin; she died in the shipwreck of the Duke William 1758]
(5 lots down; east-southeast of Ance de la Pointe Prime)
Michel Pitre 46, with wife Marie Madeleine Doiron 44, children Theotiste 21, Francois 19, Charles 17, Marie Madeleine 16, Paul Michel 14, Simon 13, Euphrosine 8. On ISJ 2 years; 2 oxen, 1 cow, 6 pigs; have made a clearing to sow 10 bushels of wheat & 8 bushels of oats. [Michel s/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin; he died in the shipwreck of the Duke William 1758]
Anse a Pinet: (south side)
Charles Pitre 32, with wife Anne Thibodeau 31, children Marie Marthe 6, Osite 4, Jean Baptiste 1. On ISJ 1 year; 3 oxen, 5 cows, 4 pigs; have made a clearing to sow 4 bushels of wheat. [Charles s/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin]
Bedec: (north shore of Riviere de Bedecq)
Marie Josephe Pitre 21, with husband Joseph Theriot 24, son Pierre Paul 7 months, and brother Paul Pitre 10. On ISJ 13 months; 2 oxen, 1 cow, 1 horse, 1 wether, 1 pig; have made a clearing to sow 3 bushels. [Marie Josephe and Paul children of Jean/Marguerite Theriot – above; she died at sea during the crossing to France 1758]
Riviere des Blonds: (east bank of river)
Marie Pitre 46, with husband Jean Bourg 45, children Marguerite 18, Jean 17, Francois 14, Marie 8, Charles 6. On ISJ 1 year; 3 oxen, 1 cow, 3 heifers, 5 pigs; have made a clearing to sow 6 bushels of wheat. [Marie d/o Marc/Jeanne Brun; she died at sea during the crossing to France 1758]
Anse du Nord-Ouest:
Anne Marie Pitre 45, with husband Mathieu Brasseur 50, Pierre 21, Marguerite Josephe 19, Brigitte 17, Francois 15, Mathurin 13, Francois Xavier 11, Elisabeth Gertrude 7, Jean Baptiste 6, Marie Josephe 4, Theotiste 24 months, Pelagie 2 months. On ISJ 2 years; 2 oxen, 1 heifer, 2 wethers, 6 ewes, 2 pigs, 1 hen; made a clearing where they have sown 6 bushels of wheat. [Anne Marie d/o Jean Denis/Francoise Babin]
To view the entire 1752 Ile St. Jean census recorded by Sieur de la Roque please try:
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