Claude Trahan was born Abt. 1694 in Acadia, and died 1758 at sea during the crossing to France.
Wife Marie (Louise) Tillard was born Abt. 1701 in Acadia, and died 29 May 1751 at Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean. They were married Abt. 1724 in Acadia.
Their children were:
1- Auzitte Trahan b: Abt. 1727 Acadia; d: Aft. 1752
2- Marguerite Trahan b: Abt. 1729 Acadia; d: Aft. 1785 Louisiana
+Pierre Henry b: Abt. 1728 Acadia; m: 12 February 1753 Port Lajoie, Ile St. Jean; d: Aft. 1785 Louisiana
Notes for Marguerite Trahan:
- 23 January 1759: Pierre & Marguerite disembarked at St. Malo from one of the "Five Ships". They lived in St. Servan 1759-1772.
- 20 February 1772: Family was given permission to go reside at Morlaix.
- 24 October 1775, 1st convoy from Chatellerault to Nantes: Pierre Henry 48 seaman & carpenter, Marguerite Trahan 47 weaver, Pierre Marin 17, Jean Felix 16, Philippe Josephe 14, Amand 13, Cyrile Francois 9, Francois Michel 8, Marguerite Sophie 7.
- 1785 Le Beaumont: Pierre Henry 61 plowman, wife Marguerite Trahan 54, Civil Francois 18 sailor
3- Blanche Trahan b: Abt. 1731 Acadia; d: Bef. 1759 Quebec
+Jean Baptiste Daigre b: Abt. 1733; m: 3 February 1755 Port LaJoie, Ile St. Jean: d: 20 August 1814 Bathurst, Gloucester, NB
4- Madeleine Trahan b: Abt. 1733 Acadia; d: Bef. 1794 St. James, LA
+Joseph Honore Breau b: Abt. 1731 Acadia; d: Abt. 1769 St. James, LA
*2nd Husband of Madeleine Trahan:
+Francois Hebert b: Abt. 1735 Beaubassin, Acadia; m: 15 January 1771 St. James, LA; d: 21 November 1798 St. James, LA
Notes for Madeleine Trahan:
- 1 January 1777 St. James census: Francois Hebert 42, wife Magdelaine Trahant 44, Honnoree 10, Charles 5, Joseph, Elizabeth 12.
5- Auguste Trahan b: Abt. 1735 Acadia; d: Aft. 1788 Louisiana
+Bibienne Leblanc b: Abt. 1745; m: 3 July 1764 St. Nicolas, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France; d: Aft. 1788 Louisiana
Notes for Auguste Trahan:
- 7 December 1775, 3rd convoy to Nantes: Augustin Trahan 41 seaman, Bibianne Leblanc 30, Marie Modeste 3
- 1785 Le Saint Remi: Augustin Trahan 50 carpenter, Vivianne Leblanc 40, Marie Modeste 12.
- 1788 Lafourche census: Augustin Traham 53, wife Bibienne Leblanc 40, Marie Modeste 14
6- Anne Trahan b: Abt. 1737 Acadia; d: Bef. 1775 St. James, LA
+Charles Guilbeau b: Abt. 1736 Acadia; m: Abt. 1760; d: Aft. 1778 St. Martinsville, St. Martin, LA
7- Fiacre Trahan b: Abt. 1740 Acadia; d: 7 November 1758 St. Malo, Ille-et-Villaine, France
Notes for Fiacre Trahan:
- 1 November 1758: Fiacre disembarked at St. Malo from Le Duc Guillaume.
8- Elizabeth Trahan b: Abt. 1742 Acadia
+Jean Francois Seillon de St. Etienne en Toulouse b: Abt. 1741; m: 4 August 1767 St. Louis, Rochefort, France
9- Rosalie Trahan b: Abt. 1745 Acadia; d: Aft. 1797 Lafourche, LA
+Charles Leblanc b: 19 April 1734 Grand Pre, Acadia; m: 1 February 1763 St. Servan, Bretagne, France; d: Aft. 1797 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Claude Trahan:
- 1752 Census, Ile St. Jean, Anse au Matelost: Claude Trahant, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 58 years, he has been in the country two years. He has two sons and seven daughters: Auguste Trahant, aged 17 years; Fiacre, aged 12 years; Auzitte, aged 25 years; Margueritte, aged 23 years; Blanche, aged 21 years; Magdelaine, aged 19 years; Anne, aged 15 years; Elisabeth, aged 10 years; Rozalie, aged 7 years. In stock, four oxen, three cows, one heifer, two calves, one horse, five pigs, and two fowls. The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonneventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of radishes.
Parents of Marie (Louise) Tillard
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