Family of Joseph Dugas & Claire Bourg

 

                                                           

 

Joseph Dugas was born Abt. 1680 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Aft. 1724.

 

Wife Claire Bourg was born Abt. 1682 at Port Royal, Acadia, and died Aft. 1724.  They were married Abt. 1699 at Port Royal, Acadia.

 

 

Their children were:

 

1- Joseph Dugas  b: Abt. 1700  Acadia; d: 1758  At sea during crossing to France     

            +Anne Marie Hebert  b: Abt. 1702  Acadia; m: Abt. 1720  Acadia; d: 1758  At sea during crossing to France 

 

Notes for Joseph Dugas:

- 1752 Ile St. Jean census (Grande Ascension): Joseph Dugas, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 50 years, and has been 15 months in the country. Married to Anne Marie Hebert, native of l'Acadie, aged 50 years. They have two sons and four daughters: Joseph Dugas, aged 10 years, Jean, aged 8 years, Margueritte, aged 18 years, Françoise, aged 13 years, Anne, aged 5 years.  Their live stock consists of the following: five oxen, three cows, seven wethers, three ewes, four pigs, and five fowls.  The land upon which they are settled is situated east of the Rivière de la Grande Ascension, it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it, they have made a clearing for the sowing of two bushels of wheat during the coming spring.

- 23 January 1759: Two of their children, Joseph and Anne, disembarked at St. Malo from one of the ‘Five Ships’.

 

2- Marguerite Dugas  b: Abt. 1703  Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758  in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France         

            +Charles Hebert  b: Abt. 1703  Riviere aux Canards, Acadia; m: Abt. 1723  Acadia; d: Abt. 13 December 1758  in the shipwreck of Duke William on way to France

 

3- Marie Josephe Dugas  b: Abt. 1703  Cobequit, Acadia; d: 1747  Riviere aux Canards, Acadia     

            +Antoine Dupuis  b: Abt. 1688  Port Royal, Acadia; m: 1719  Cobequit, Acadia; d: March 1747  Riviere aux Canards, Acadia   

 

4- Marie Claire Dugas b: Abt. 1706  Acadia; d: 13 February 1759  hospital, St. Malo, Ille et Villaine, France

            +Jean Hebert  b: Abt. 1705  Beaubassin, Acadia; m: Abt. 1727  Acadia; d: Abt. 1751  Acadia          

 

5- Alexis Dugas  b: 24 June 1708  Cobequit, Acadia; d: Aft. 1752     

            +Marie Bourg  b: Abt. 1710  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1731  Acadia; d: Aft. 1752

 

Notes for Alexis Dugas:

1752 census: Ile St. Jean:  Alexis Dugats, smith and ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 45 years, he has been in the country for one year. Married to Marie Bourg, native of l'Acadie, aged 42 years.  They have nine children, five sons and four daughters: Pierre, aged 20 years; Jean, aged 15 years; Mathurin, aged 12 years; Regis, aged 5 years; Cyprien, aged 3 years; Elizabeth, aged 18 years; Magdelaine, aged 14 years; Victoire, aged 10 years; Marie, aged one year.  In live stock they have four oxen, two cows, two calves, one heifer, one wether, one ewe, and one pig.  They hold their land upon verbal permission of Monsieur Bonnaventure, but have not made any clearing on it.

 

6- Paul Dugas  b: Abt. 1709  Acadia; d: Abt. 1786  Plattenville, Assumption, LA       

            +Anne Marie Boudrot  b: 17 December 1711  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: 17 June 1734  Grand Pre, Acadia; d: 13 February 1759  hospital, St. Malo, Ille et Villaine    

      *2nd Wife of Paul Dugas:                                                  

            +Helene Blanchard  b: 25 October 1718  St. Charles-aux-Mines, Grand Pre, Acadia; m: 30 June 1760  Ploubalay, Bretagne, France; d: 18 October 1782  Nantes, France

 

Notes for Paul Dugas:

- 23 January 1759: Paul Dugast, wife Marguerite Marie Boudrot, children Simon, Paul, Marguerite, Marie & Elizabeth disembarked at St. Malo from one of the ‘Five Ships’.  They lived in Pleurtuit 1759-1760, and St. Coulomb 1760-1772.

- March 1776, 4th convoy to Nantes: Paul Dugast, wife Helene Blanchard and family of 7 persons

- 1785 La Bergere: Paul Dugat 75 carpenter, Simon 37 carpenter, Anne 19.

 

7- Claude Dugas  b: Abt. 1712  Cobequit, Acadia; d: Bet. 1776 – 1785  France        

            +Marie Josephe Aucoin  b: Abt. 1709  Acadia; m: Abt. 1732  Acadia; d: Abt. 1753

      *2nd Wife of Claude Dugas:                                                          

            +Marguerite Cyr b: 18 August 1726  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: 10 September 1753  Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean; d: Bef. 13 March 1776 

 

Notes for Claude Dugas:

- 1752 Ile St. Jean census (Rivière du Nord-Est., North Side):  Charles Dugast, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 40 years, has been in the country twelve months. Married to Marie Joseph Acoin, native of l'Acadie, aged 43 years.  They have five sons and three daughters: Joseph Dugast, aged 16 years; Jean Baptiste, aged 14 years; Victor, aged 8 years; Theodore, aged 6 years; Paul, aged 4 years; Marie, aged 9 years; Angelique, aged 7 years; Anne, aged 5 years.  His live stock consists of two oxen, two cows, two heifers, three sows, four pigs, and twelve fowls or chickens.  The land upon which they are settled was given to them by M. de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing on it for sowing two bushels of wheat.

- March 1776, 4th convoy to Nantes: Claude Dugast widower, family of 3 persons

 

8- Francoise Dugas  b: Abt. 1715  Acadia; d: 6 November 1753  Port La Joie, Ile St. Jean   

            +Joseph Bourg  b: Abt. 1711  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1735  Acadia; d: 8 December 1758  Tres Ste. Trinite, Cherbourg, Normandie, France

 

Notes for Francoise Dugas:

- 1752 census Ile St Jean census (Rivière du Nord-Est. - North Side): Joseph Bourg, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 41 years and 5 months. He has been in the country one year. Married to Francoise Dugast, aged 29 years.  They have four sons and four daughters: Joseph Bourg, aged 16 years; Bernard, aged 10 years; Francois, aged 40 months; Jean Baptiste, aged 3 months; Agnes, aged 14 years; Isabelle, aged 12 years; Marie Francoise, aged 8 years; Margueritte Josephe, aged 6 years.  They have live stock as follows: four oxen, one cow, one calf, two sows and three pigs.  The land upon which they are settled was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a garden.

 

9- Olivier Dugas  b: Abt. 1717  Acadia                                             

            +unknown Guerin  b: Abt. 1727  Acadia; m: Bef. 1754          

 

10- Jean Baptiste Dugas  b: Abt. 1719  Acadia; d: Aft. 1785  Louisiana                                           

            +Marguerite Benoit  b: Abt. 1720  Acadia; m: Abt. 1740  Acadia; d: Bet. 1751 - 1754        

      *2nd Wife of Jean Baptiste Dugas:                                                 

            +Madeleine Moyse  b: 26 February 1721  Port Royal, Acadia; m: Abt. 1754; d: 1758  at sea during the crossing to France       

      *3rd Wife of Jean Baptiste Dugas:                                                 

            +Anne Bourg  b: Abt. 1722  Acadia; m: 22 September 1760  St. Suliac, Bretagne; d: Aft. 1785  Louisiana

 

Notes for Jean Baptiste Dugas:

- 23 January 1759: Jean Baptiste Dugast, widower, children Jean Baptiste, Marin, Josephe, and Marie disembarked at St. Malo from one of the ‘Five Ships’.  (Children Perpetue & Olivier disembarked with their uncle and rejoined Jean Baptiste in 1772.)  They lived in St. Suliac 1759-1760, and St. Meloir 1760-1772.

- March 1776: Jean Baptiste Dugast, wife Anne Bourg and their family of 5 persons

- 1785 Le Bon Papa: Jean Baptiste Dugat 66 carpenter, wife Anne Bourg 64, Anne 21, Marie 5 (granddaughter)

 

11- Isabelle Dugas  b: Abt. 1721  Acadia; d: 16 May 1807  St. Jacques de l'Achigan, Quebec          

            +Francois Leblanc  b: Abt. 1713  Grand Pre, Acadia; m: Abt. 1738  Acadia; d: 17 August 1790  St. Jacques de l'Achigan, Quebec  

 

12- Charles Dugas  b: Abt. 1724  Acadia; d: Abt. 1786  Lafourche, LA        

            +Euphrosine Theriot  b: Abt. 1725  Acadia; m: Bef. 1752; d: 16 February 1759  hospital, St. Malo, Ille et Villaine, France

      *2nd Wife of Charles Dugas:                                                         

            +Anne Naquin  b: Abt. 1735  Acadia; m: 16 September 1765  St. Suliac, Bretagne, France; d: Bef. 1795  Lafourche, LA

 

Notes for Charles Dugas:

- 23 January 1759: Charles Dugast, wife Euphrosine Terriot, and his niece Perpetue Dugast disembarked at St. Malo from one of the ‘Five Ships’.  They lived in St. Suliac 1759-1766, and St. Meloir 1766-1772.

- 1785 Le Saint Remi: Charles Dugat 60 plowman, wife Anne Naquin 50, Rose Gautrot 20 (Anne’s daughter), Anne Lebert 9 (Charles’ minor child)

- 1788 Lafourche census: Anne Naquin, widow Dugats 50, Rose 24 (daughter), Anne Hebert 11 orphan, Mathurin Daunis 24 son-in-law

- 1791 Lafourche census: Mathurin Donis 24, Anne Naquin 56 (mother-in-law), Jean Clement 13 minor, Marie Clement 17 minor premise

 

 

 

Parents of Joseph Dugas

Parents of Claire Bourg

 

 

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