Family of Alexandre Trahan & Marie Pellerin

 

                                                           

 

Alexandre Trahan was born Abt. 1670 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died 10 May 1751 at Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean.

 

Wife Marie Pellerin was born Abt. 1669 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died 27 August 1756 in Acadia.  They were married Abt. 1689 at Port Royal, Acadia.

 

 

Their children were:

 

1- Jean Trahan  b: Abt. 1690  Mines, Acadia; d: 24 March 1758  St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec           

            +Marie Girouard  b: Abt. 1698  Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1714  Acadia; d: 13 March 1758  St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec

 

2- Etienne Trahan  b: Abt. 1690  Mines, Acadia; d: 19 January 1758  St. Pierre du Sud, Quebec      

            +Marie Francoise Roy  b: Abt. 1695; m: Abt. 1717  Acadia

 

3- Alexandre Trahan  b: Abt. 1691  Acadia; d: Bef. 18 July 1746      

            +Marguerite Lejeune  b: Abt. 1695  Port Royal, Acadia; m: 28 November 1714  Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 1752   

 

4- Claude Trahan b: Abt. 1694  Acadia; d: 1758  At sea during the crossing to France          

            +Marie (Louise) Tillard  b: Abt. 1701  Acadia; m: Abt. 1724  Acadia; d: 29 May 1751  Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean

 

5- Marie Anne Trahan  b: Abt. 1696  Acadia; d: Bet. 1730 - 1736   

            +Germain Lejeune  b: Abt. 1693  Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1716  Acadia

 

6- male Trahan  b: Abt. 1698

 

7- Rene Trahan  b: Abt. 1700  Acadia; d: 11 May 1769  St. Martin de Morlaix, Bretagne, France     

            +Marguerite Melanson  b: Abt. 1705  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: 29 October 1725  Grand Pre, Acadia; d: 29 March 1772  St. Martin de Morlaix, Bretagne, France

 

8- Marguerite Trahan  b: Abt. 1702  Acadia; d: 30 August 1759  Liverpool, England

            +Jean Hebert  b: 1699  Pisiquit, Acadia; m: 1722  Pisiquit, Acadia; d: 7 March 1773  Locmaria, Belle Ile en Mer

 

Notes for Marguerite Trahan:

- 1767: Joseph Hebert living with his family in the village of Borderhouat, Locmaria, Belle Isle en Mer

 

9- Paul Trahan  b: Abt. 1703  Acadia; d: 3 April 1761  St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec   

            +Marie Boudrot  b: Abt. 1703  Acadia; m: Abt. 1735  Acadia; d: 20 February 1758  St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec

 

Notes for Paul Trahan:

- 1752 census Ile St. Jean:  Paul Trahant, ploughman, native of L'Acadie, aged 49 years, he has been in the country two years.  Married to Marie Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 49 years.  They have two sons and five daughters: Charles Trahant, aged 12 years; Estienne, aged 10 years; Marie, aged 16 years; Margueritte, aged 15 years; Brigitte, aged 8 years; Elizabeth, aged 6 years; Marie, aged 3 years.  In stock, two oxen, one cow, one calf, three pigs, and three 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 for a garden.

 

10- Madeleine Trahan  b: 1704  St. Charles des Mines, Acadia; d: 19 November 1766  Bernantec, Belle Ile en Mer 

            +Jean Baptiste Massier  b: Abt. 1699; m: 3 July 1726  Port Royal, Acadia; d: Bef. 1735     

      *2nd Husband of Madeleine Trahan:                                                          

            +Joseph Hebert  b: 26 January 1715  Port Royal, Acadia (baptism: 27 January 1714 St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal); m: Abt. 1735  Acadia; d: Bef. 7 June 1763

 

11- Jean Baptiste Trahan  b: Abt. 1705  Acadia; d: 14 February 1758  St. Charles de Bellechasse, Quebec 

            +Catherine Josephe Boudrot  b: Abt. 1705  Acadia; m: Abt. 1735  Acadia; d: 19 May 1799  Quebec

 

Notes for Jean Baptiste Trahan:

- 1752 Ile St. Jean census: Jean Baptiste Trahant, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 47 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Catherine Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 47 years.  They have two sons and six daughters: Charles Joseph, aged 11 years; Pierre Helie, aged 7 years; Magdelaine, aged 16 years; Marie Monique, aged 14 years; Roze, aged 12 years; Radegonde, aged 9 years; Elizabeth, aged 6 years; Margueritte, aged 26 months.  In stock, two oxen, two cows, two calves, one horse, five pigs, and fifteen 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 two arpents in extent.

 

12- Claire Trahan  b: Abt. 1708  Acadia; d: 7 June 1768  Fort Royal de St. Louis de Natchez           

            +Charles Breau  b: Abt. 1710  Acadia; m: 29 November 1729  Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 4 February 1768

 

13- Anne Trahan  b: 4 October 1708  Pisiquit, Acadia; d: Bef. 27 July 1750  

            +Paul Benoit  b: Abt. 1704  Acadia; m: Abt. 1725  Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758  in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France

 

14- Joseph Trahan  b: Abt. 1713  Acadia; d: 18 November 1759  St. Nicolas, Boulogne sur Mer, Picardie, France   

            +Anne Theriot  b: Abt. 1715  Acadia; m: 24 October 1735  Grand Pre, Acadia; d: Bef. 9 August 1774

 

Notes for Joseph Trahan:

- 1752 census Ile St. Jean:  Joseph Trahant, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 38 years, he has been in the country two years. Married to Anne Terriaud, native of l'Acadie, aged 33 years.  They have three sons and two daughters: Joseph Terriaud, aged 16 years; Mathurin, aged 8 years; Jean, aged 3 years; Marie, aged 5 years; Margueritte, aged 3 months.  In stock, four oxen, two cows, one bull, and two pigs.  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 for the sowing of three bushels of wheat.

 

 

Notes for Alexandre Trahan:

- 1693 Acadian census: (Mines): Alexandre Trahan 22, Marie Pelerin 24, Jean and Estienne (twins) 3; 4 cattle, 3 sheep, 4 hogs, 6 arpents, 1 gun.

- 1703 census (Les Mines): Alexandre Trahan, wife, 1 boy, 2 girls. 

- 1707 census (Des Mines): Alexandre Trahan, wife, 2 boys 14 or older, 4 younger boys, 3 girls less than 12; 4 arpents, 12 cattle, 15 sheep, 8 hogs. 

- 1714 census (Des Mines - La De Riviere Pigiguit): Alexandre Trahan, wife, 8 males, 5 females.

 

 

Parents of Alexandre Trahan

Parents of Marie Pellerin

 

 

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