Michel LENEUF Sr. de la Vallière, seigneur of Beaubassin 45; children: Alexandre 20, Jacques 17,
Marie-Josephe 15. Jean-Baptiste 12, Juditte 10, Michel 8, Marguerite 6, Barbe 4; servants: Francois
LEGER 55, GABRIEL 20, Michel LARCHE 22, Marie LAGASSE 16; and Me. PERTUIS, gunsmith; 70 guns, 60 arpents, 19 cattle, 22 sheep, 12 hogs.
(Emmanuel) MIRANDE 38, Marguerite BOURGEOIS 28; child of the first marriage of Marguerite
BOURGEOIS (to Jean BOUDROT): Marie 9; children of second marriage with Mirande: Joseph 5,
Francois 4, Estienne 3, Jeanne 2; 3 guns, 25 arpents, 18 cattle, 8 sheep, 30 hogs.
LABARRE 50, his wife 46, Marie his daughter 5; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 3 hogs.
Germain GIROUARD 30, Marie BOURGEOIS 34; children of Marie BOURGEOIS and Pierre CIRE (her first husband): Jean 15, Pierre 8, Guillaume 6; (and by her second husband:) Germain Girouer 4, Agnes 7 months; 1 gun, 4 arpents, 8 cattle, 3 sheep, 4 hogs.
Pierre MORIN 51, Marie MARTIN 44; children: Louis 22, Antoine 20, Marie 18, Anne 16, Jacques 14,
Charles 12, Marguerite 10, Jean 8, Jacques-Francois 3; 30 arpents, 15 cattle, 8 sheep, 12 hogs.
Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT 36, Anne DUGAS 34; children by her first marriage to Charles BOURGEOIS:
Charles BOURGEOIS 14, Claude 12, Anne 7; (by her second marriage:) Jean MIGNAULT 6, Cecile 21,
Alexis 3 months; 2 guns, 8 arpents, 20 cattle, 4 sheep, 14 hogs.
Jacques COCHU 26, Marie MORIN 20; child: Pierre 3; 2 guns, 6 arpents, 4 sheep, 6 hogs.
Michel POIRIER 37, Marie BOUDROT 36; children: Michel 12, Claude 9, Anne 7, Pierre 6,
Jean-Baptiste 3, Louis 2; 1 gun, 7 arpents, 13 cattle, 3 sheep, 8 hogs.
Robert COTTARD 40, Susanne JAROUSELLE 40; child; Pierre 6; 1 gun, 2 arpents, 2 cattle, 1 sheep, 1 hog.
Pierre MERCIER 40, Andree MARTIN 37; children of Andrée MARTIN’s first marriage to Francois
PELLERIN: Marie 16, Anne 14, Isabelle 12, Jeanne 10, Catherine 8, Pierre 6; (children of her second
marriage:) Joseph Mercier 5, Magdelaine 3, Alexandre 2, Marie-Joseph 6 months; 1 gun, 40 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 hogs.
Roger QUESSY 35, Marie POIRIER 35; children 16, Jean 10, Pierre 8, Guillaume 6, Michel 1 1/2; 2 guns, 8 arpents, 18 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.
Germain BOURGEOIS 34, Magdelaine DUGAS 22; children: Guillaume 12, Marie 9, Michel 7, Magdelaine 3; 2 guns, 5 arpents, 8 cattle, 3 sheep, 4 hogs.
LAVALLEE 48, Marie MARTIN 23; children: Marguerite 3, Genevieve 1; and of LAVALLEE’s first marriage there are 8 children; 2 guns, 40 arpents. 20 cattle, 12 sheep, 15 hogs.
LAGASSE 50, Marguerite his wife 48; children: Gabriel 19, Jeanne 13, Marguerite 10, Anne 8,
Pierre 6; 2 guns, 12 arpents, 2 cattle, 8 hogs.
Pierre MORIN, the son, 24; Jeanne LAVALLEE 18; child: Pierre 3; 2 guns, 6 arpents, 14 cattle,
6 sheep, 8 hogs.
Jacques BLOU 47, Marie GIROUARD 47; children: Marie 17, Jeanne 5, Francoise 18 months; 3 guns,
40 arpents, 15 cattle, 18 sheep, 20 hogs.
Thomas CORMIER 55, Magdelaine GIROUARD 37; children: Magdeleine 18. Francois 16, Alexis 14,
Marie 12, Germain 10, Pierre 8, Angelique 4, twins Marie and Jeanne 1; 4 guns, 40 arpents, 30 cattle, 10 sheep, 15 hogs.
ARSENAULT who resides in Port Royal owns in the seigneurie of Beaubassin: 1 gun, 30 arpents,
8 cattle, 4 sheep, 6 hogs.
Guillaume BOURGEOIS, resident of Port Royal, owns at Beaubassin: 2 guns, 30 arpents, 8 cattle,
3 sheep.
Claude DUGAS owns at Beaubassin: 30 arpents, 8 cattle.
Summary for Beaubassin: 127 persons, 102 guns, 426 arpents of cultivated land, 236 cattle, 111 sheep, 189 hogs.
I am grateful to Joe Crochet who provided the above-noted information for the… “In Search of Our Acadian Roots” CD-ROM ©1994 (now available in Windows Version).
Secondary Source #1: Book entitled ‘Acadians in Exile’ by Reverend Donald Hebert.
Secondary Source #2: Book entitled ‘The Acadian Families 1686’ by Winston DeVille [English Translation].
Secondary Source #3: Microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada
* with corrections by Yvon Cyr