Christophe Delaune was born Abt. 1705 at Perier, Avranche, Normandy, France, and died Bet. 1757-1759.
Wife Marguerite Caissie was born 6 October 1716 at Beaubassin, Acadia (baptism: 19 June 1717 Beaubassin), and died 2 January 1787 at Chantenay, Bretagne, France. They were married Abt. 1739 on Ile St. Jean.
Their children were:
1- Pierre Delaune b: 1 December 1740 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean (baptism: 25 December 1740 Ile St. Jean); d: Aft. 1752
2- Marie Henriette Delaune b: 23 October 1742 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean (baptism: 25 October 1742 Ile St. Jean); d: Bef. 1752
3- Jean Christophe Delaune b: 30 November 1743 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean (baptism: 1 December 1743 Ile St. Jean); d: Aft. 1797 Louisiana
+Marianne Part b: Abt. 1750 Acadia; m: 18 February 1773 Tres Ste. Trinite, Cherbourg, France; d: Aft. 1797 Louisiana
4- Genevieve Delaune b: Abt. 1745 Acadia; d: Aft. 1752
5- Christophe Jean Delaune b: 23 June 1750 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean; d: Bef. 1794St. James, LA
+Marie Boudrot b: Abt. 1751 Acadia; m: 30 June 1774 Archigny, Vienne, France; d: Aft. 1794 St. James, LA
Notes for Christophe Jean Delaune:
- 1775 convoy to Nantes: Christophe De Laune 26 seaman, wife Marie Boudrot 24, Jean Baptiste 5 months.
- 1785 La Caroline: Christophe Delaune 34 carpenter, wife Marie Boudrot 30, Jean Baptiste 10, Louis August 1, Celeste Boudreau 20 (wife’s sister)
6- Jacques Delaune b: Abt. 1751 Acadia; d: Aft. 1752
7- Joseph Delaune b: 18 February 1753 St. Pierre du Nord (baptism: 29 April 1753 Ile St. Jean)
8- Marie Marguerite Delaune b: 3 May 1755 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean (baptism: 6 July 1755 Ile St. Jean)
9- Michel Delaune b: 5 February 1757 St. Pierre du Nord, Ile St. Jean (baptism: 2 July 1757 Ile St. Jean)
Notes for Christophe Delaune:
- Christophe Delaune arrived in Acadia in 1729 and resided in Havre-la-Fortune.
- 1752 Census: Ile St. Jean, Havre la Fortune: Cristophle Delanne, ploughman, native of the parish of Perier, bishopric of Avranche, Normandy, aged 47 years, he has been in the country 23 years. Married to Marguerite Caissy, native of Beaubassin, aged 25 years. By their marriage they have five children, four sons and one daughter: Pierre Delanne, aged 13 years; Jean, aged 9 years; Jacques, aged 6 months; Jean, aged 30 months; Geneviève, aged 7 years. In stock they have: four oxen, three cows, one calf, four ewes, four pigs, and four fowls. The land upon which they are settled is contiguous to that of Joseph Le Prieur. They have made a large clearing on it where they have sown eight bushels of wheat, four bushels of oats, one bushel and a half of peas, half a bushel of barley, half a bushel of buck wheat, and a piece of land sufficient for two bushels of seed sown with turnips, and they have sufficient land for the sowing of another eight bushels of seed.
Notes for Marguerite Caissie:
- Second husband Joseph Le Prieur was born Abt. 1716, and died Bef. 1775 in France. They were married 3 October 1759 at Tres Ste. Trinite, Cherbourg, Normandie, France.
- 24 October 1775, 1st convoy to Nantes: Marie Caissie (widow Joseph Prieur) 57, infirm
Parents of Christophe Delaune
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