Port Royal

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Recorded by Monsieur De Meulles, Intendant of New France and Acadia at the beginning of 1686

Le Sr. Alexandre LE BORGNE, seigneur du lieu, 43; Daelle. Marie de ST. ESTIENNE his wife age 32; children: Emanuel 11, Marie 9, Alexandre 7, Jeanne 5; Estienne AUCHER, servant.
Michel BOUDROT, Lieut. General of the Jurisdiction of Port Royal, 85; Michelle AUCOIN his wife age
65; children: Michel 26, Francois 20; 3 guns, 20 arpents, 16 cattle, 17 sheep, 6 hogs.

Le Sr. Dantrexmon Philipe MIUS, royal prosecutor, 77; children: Philippe 24, Magdelaine 16; 40 arpents.

Claude PETITPAS, Sr. de lafleur, clerk of the court, 60; Catherine BUGARET his wife 46;
children: Claude 23, Jacques 19. Marie 18, Henriette 12, Paul 11, Charles 10, Martin 9, Pierre 5, Anne 2; 2 guns, 12 arpents, 22 cattle, 10 hogs.

Claude TERRIOT 49, Marie GOTRO his wife 40; children: Jean 18. Claude 8, Pierre 2, Anne 14,
Jeanne 12, Marie 7, Magdelaine 5, Elisabet 1; 1 gun, 13 arpents. 8 cattle, 6 sheep.

Michel DUPEUX 57, Marie GOTRO his wife 49; children: Martin 21, Pierre, 17, Jean 10, Marie 7; 5f arpents, 6 cattle, 2 sheep.

Francois RIMBAULT 30, Marie BABIN his wife 25; 1 gun 11 cattle.

Charles BABIN 22, Magdelaine RICHARD 15; 2 cattle.

Charles GOTRO 25, Francoise RIMBAULT his wife 20; child: Francois 7 months; 1 gun, 7 cattle.

Mathieu MARTIN 47; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 8 cattle.

Pierre JOAN 60, Magdelaine BRUN his wife 47; children by her first marriage (to Guillaume TRAHAN):
Guillaume 19, Jean 17, Jean-Charles 15, Jeanne 12, Magdelaine 9, Marie 14; (children with Pierre) Susanne Joan 2 months; 2 guns, 8 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep.

Rene RICHARD 28, Magdelaine LANDRY 29; children: Michel 5, Anne 4, Antoine 2; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep.

Pierre RICHARD 24; 1 gun 5 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep.

Jean DOUARON 37, Marianne CANOL 35; children: Abraham 14, Charles 12, Jean 8, Philippes 4, Pierre 6, Jeanne 8, Noel 2; 1 gun, 7 cattle, 1 sheep.

Rene LANDRY 52, Marie BERNARD 42; children: Claude 23, Jean 20, Rene 18, Germain 12, Abraham 8. Pierre 6, Cecile 22, Marie 16, Marguerite 14, Jeanne 10, Catherine 4, Anne 2; 2 guns, 10 arpents, 16 cattle, 20 sheep.

Marie SALE 86.

Antoine LANDRY 26, Marie THIBODEAU 25; children: Marie 4, Antoine 2, Isabelle 1; 2 guns, 9 arpents, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 10 hogs.

Francois BROUSSARD 33, Catherine RICHARD 22; children: Magdelaine 5, Pierre 3, and a daughter who has not yet been baptized 11 days; 1 gun, 7 cattle, 6 sheep, 5 hogs.

Claude DUGAS 38, Francoise BOURGEOIS 25; children: Marie 12, Claude 10, Francoise 6, Joseph 6, Marguerite 5, Agnesse 1, Jeanne 3; Anne 7; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 25 cattle, 9 sheep, 11 hogs.

Germain TERRIOT 23, Anne RICHARD his wife 15; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 6 cattle, 8 sheep.

Vincent BRUN 70.

Francois LEVRON 33, Catherine SAVOYE 20; children: Jacques 9, Magdelaine 5, Anne 2, Marie 1;
8 cattle, 7 sheep.

Charles MELANSON 44, Marie DUGAS 38; children: Isabelle 13, Charles 11, Madeleine 9, Marie 7,
Francoise 4, twins Pierre and Ambroise 10 month; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 20 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs.

Pierre COMMEAU (widower) 88; children: Jean 21, Pierre 25, Antoine 24; 6 arpents, 4 cattle, 12 sheep, 4 hogs.

Bernard BOURC 36. Francoise BRUN 34; children: Marie 15, Marguerite 13, Rene 9, Anne 8, Jeanne 6, Claire 4, Francoise 3, Abraham 1; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 4 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 hogs.

Martin BLANCHARD 38, Marguerite GUILEBAULT 18; children by his first marriage (Francoise LEBLANC): Francoise 14, Marie 12, Rene 9; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep, 7 hogs.

Francoise GIROUARD 70, Jeanne 55; they had 5 children whom this census shows below; 1 gun,
5 arpents, 13 cattle, 16 sheep, 8 hogs.

Julien LORD 33, Charlotte GIROUARD 26; children: Alexandre 10, Jacques 8. Pierre 5, Marie 1.

Bonaventure TERRIOT 43, Jeanne BOUDROT 42; children: Anne 12, Marguerite 8; 1 gun, 4 arpents,
5 cattle, 6 sheep, 2 hogs.

Michel RICHARD 56, Jeanne BABIN 18; Children (the first 5 are probably from a previous marriage
to Magdeleine BLANCHARD): Martin 19, Alexandre 17, Marie 12, Cecille 10, Marguerite 7, Michel 2,
and 5 others who are married; 2 guns, 12 arpents, 16 cattle. 30 sheep, 8 hogs.

Emanuel HEBERT 30, Andree BRUN 40; children: Guillaume 6, Marguerite 5, Jean 3, Jacques 2,
and a 1 month old baby not baptized; children: Germain 18, Pierre 15. Catherine 12; 1 gun,
4 arpents, 14 cattle, 21 sheep, 8 hogs.

Pierre GODET, the younger, 32; Marie BLANCHARD 30; Children: Pierre 10, Antoine 7, Germain 5,
Guillaume 3, Denis 2 months; 2 guns, 3 arpents, 10 cattle, 18 sheep, 10 hogs.

Bastien BRUN 32, Hugette BOURG 28; children: Jeanne 9, Claude 7, Abraham 6, Vincent 5, Jean 4,
Antoine 1; 1 gun. 12 cattle 12 sheep, 10 hogs.

Pierre LANDRY 28, Magdelaine ROBICHAUD 21; child: Pierre 3; 1 gun, 2 arpents, 6 cattle,
6 sheep, 5 hogs.

Charles DOUCET 22, Huguette GUERINE 20; child Claude 1; 1 gun, 1 arpent, 4 cattle, 6 sheep,
3 hogs.

Francois GOTRO 71, Emee LEJEUNE 61; 3 guns, 4 arpents, 8 cattle, 5 sheep, 8 hogs.

Claude GOTRO 27, Marie TERRIOT 20; child: Marie 6 months.

Jean HEBERT 27.

Pierre GUILLAUME 60.

Pierre ARSENAULT 40, Marie GUERIN 24; children: Pierre 10, Abraham 8.

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Cristofle MARGERY 55.

Claude BERTRAN 35, Catherine PITRE 18, they live at Cap de Sable.

Francois TOURANGEAU 42, Marie PITRE 22; child: Jeanne 2.

Nicolas BARILLOT 40, Marie HEBERT 28; child: Marie 2.

Marie BOURC, widow of Vincent BREAU, 50; children: Antoine 22, Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Anne 14,
Francois 12. Jean 11, Marie 9, Jeanne 6, Rene 3, Susanne 2 months; 3 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 sheep,
6 hogs.

Jeanne ROUSSILIERE, widow of GODIN, dit Chatillon; children: Gabriel 25, Pierre 20, Anne 13.

Rene RIMBAULT 70, Anne Marie 61; children: Rene 12, Anne 15, Magdeleine 11; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 6 cattle, 5 sheep, 6 hogs.

Jacques GIROUARD 38, Marguerite GOTRO 32; children: Alexandre 16, Pierre 14, Jacques 12, Jean 10, Francois 6, Claude 3, Guillaume 3 months, Marie 8, Marguerite 4; 6 arpents, 13 cattle, 15 sheep.

Jean BLANCHARD 75, Radegonde LAMBERT 65.

Guillaume BLANCHARD 35, Huguette GOUJONNE 27; children: Rene 8, Antoine 6 1/2. Marie 12,
Jeanne 5, Anne 2; 4 guns, 5 arpents, 16 cattle, 20 sheep.

Jacques LEBLANC 35, Catherine HEBERT 23; children: Jean 12, Jacques 9, Pierre 9, Pierre 2, Rene
1 month, Marguerite 11, Marie 6, Anne 5, Catherine 3; 3 guns, 6 arpents, 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs.

Jean HEBERT 32, Anne DOUCET 22; children: Jacques 9, Pierre 7, Jean 5, Joseph 2 months, Jeanne 3.

Antoine HEBERT 72, Genevieve LEFRANC 80.

Daniel LEBLANC 60, Francoise GODET 60; 2 guns, 6 arpents, 15 cattle, 20 sheep, 7 hogs.

Andre LeBlanc 26, Marie DUGAS 19; child: Jean 2.

Pierre LEBLANC 21, Marie TERRIOTt 21; child: Pierre 1.

Rene LEBLANC 29, Anne BOURGEOIS 25; children: Jacques 6, Francois 4, Rene 2.

Antoine LEBLANC 24, Marie BOURGEOIS 21; children: Antoine 4, Charles 2.

Jacob BOURGEOIS 67, Jeanne TRAHAN 57; child: Guillaume 31; 20 arpents.

Jean COMMEAU 30, Francoise Imber (HEBERT) 23; children: Marie 8, twins Pierre and Estienne 6,
Jean 3, Anne 1; 4 arpents, 4 cattle, 10 sheep.

Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50.

Martin BENOIST 42, Marie CHAUSSEGROS 30; children: Pierre 11, Pierre 3, Clement 9, Jean 5,
Jacquette 13, Marie 8; 4 hogs.

Charles BOUDROT 40 (widower); children: Marie 11, Charles 10, Anne 8, Rene 6, Marguerite 4,
twins Claude and Jean-Baptiste 3, 1 gun, 2 arpents, 9 cattle, 12 sheep.

Jean BOURC 40, Marguerite MARTIN; children: Anne 18, Marguerite 16, Marie 13, Isabelle 10,
Magdelaine 8, Catherine 6, Jean-Baptiste 3; 1 gun, 12 arpents, 16 cattle, 15 sheep, 12 hogs.

Abraham BOUDROT 30, Cecile MELANSON his wife 16; 2 guns, 5 cattle, 15 sheep.

Thomas VINCENT 20, Michel VINCENT his brother 18. Germain DOUCET 45, Marie LANDRY 35, Bertrand 19, Laurens 16, Jacques 15, Claude 12, Marie 8, Jeanne 6. Alexis 4, Pierre 1; 5 arpents, 9 cattle, 10 sheep.

Jean PITRE 61, Marie PESELET 45; children: Claude 16, Mare 12, Pierre 9, Jean 6, Francois 4,
one girl 2, one girl 1 month.

Jeanne PELTRET, widow of Barnabe MARTIN, 45; children: Marie 18, Rene 15, Madeleine 12,
Jeanne 10, Estienne 8, and two other children; 4 arpents, 6 cattle, 4 hogs.

Pierre VINCENT 20.

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Jean PRIJEAN 35, Andree SAVOYE 21; child: Marie 2; 2 guns, 1 arpent, 1 hog.

Nicole COLSON 80. Jean GODET her son 45, Jeanne HENRY his wife 30; children: Francoise 13, Jean 12, and three other children by his first wife; 1 gun, 4 arpents, 4 cattle, 4 sheep, 3 hogs.

Jacques LEPRINCE 40, Marguerite HEBERT 35; 4 children; 5 sheep, 3 hogs.

Magdelaine BRUN 45, Guillaume TRAHAN her son 20, Jean 20, Alexandre 16, and 3 daughters;
children from her second husband, la RIVIERE: Susanne RIVIERRE 5 months; 1 gun, 2 arpents,
7 cattle, 3 sheep.

Antoine BELLINEAULT 70, Andree GUION 70; Jean BELLINAULT, son, 34; Jeanne BOURRE his wife 28; children: Jean 14, Madeleine 12, Charles 8, Antoine 7; 2 guns, 4 arpents, 16 cattle, 12 sheep,
12 hogs.

Olivier BOUDROT 25, Isabelle PETITPAS his wife 17; 4 cattle, 6 sheep.

Laurens GRANGER 46, Marie LANDRY 36; children: Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Jacques 14, Rene 10,
Claude 8, Marie 6, Anne 2; 1 gun, 3 arpents, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 6 hogs.

Antoine BOURC 95, Antoine LANDRY 80; child: Marguerite 18.

Francoise BOUDROT, widow of Estienne ROBICHAUD, 42; children: Prudhomme 17, Marie 14, Alexandre 11, Francois 9, Charles 19; 4 arpents, 6 cattle, 7 sheep, 6 hogs.

Jean GODET 33, Jeanne his wife 21; children by his first marriage: Francoise 13, Jean 12; and by his
second marriage: Marie 4, Jeanne 1; 2 guns, 4 cattle, 10 sheep, 17 sheep, 4 hogs.

Nicolas BARILLOT 36, Martine Imbert (HEBERT) 20; child: Marie 2 1/2; 1 gun 3 sheep.

Jean de BASTARACHE 25, Huguette VINCENT 22; child: Marianne 7 months.

Jean FARDEL 46, Marie GODET 36; children: Bernard 16, Louis 13, Olivier 12, Jean 10, Marie 9,
Anne 7, Pierre 5; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 13 cattle, 9 sheep, 8 hogs.

Pierre GAUDET 35. Anne BLANCHARD 41, children: Giraud 20, Bernard 13, Pierre 11, Claude 9,
Abraham 7, Marie 4, Magdelaine 4, Jeanne 2; 4 arpents, 10 hogs.

Antoine BABIN 55, Marie MERCIER 40; children: Vincent 21, Marguerite 16, Catherine 14, Anne 12,
Antoine 10, Magdelaine 8, Francoise 5, Jean 2; 1 gun, v 1-1/2 arpents, 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs.

Robert HENRY 43, Marie-Magdelaine GODIN 20; children: Martin 7, Marie 5, Jean 2, and one (baby)
who is not baptized; 1 gun, 4 cattle, 10 sheep.

Pierre MARTIN (widower) 50; children: Pierre 23, Andre 20, Jacques 19, Jean 15, Cecille 10, Marie
8, Renee 6; 5 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs.

Germain SAVOYE 31, Marie BARAULT 21; children: Germain 5, Francois 2; 4 arpents, 8 cattle,
6 sheep, 5 hogs.

Laurens GODIN 32, Anne GUERIN 26; children: Pierre 8, Marie 6, Guillaume 4, Anne 5 months; 7 cattle, 7 sheep.

Estienne COMO 35, Marie-Anne LAFEUBINE 35; children: Catherine 14, Alexandre 12, Marie 10; 1 gun, 9 arpents, 10 cattle. 15 sheep, 6 hogs.

Pierre COMO 32, Jeanne BOURC 22; children: Marie 8, Abraham 7, Marguerite 6, Anne 5, Jeanne 4,
Joseph 5 months; 1 gun, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 6 hogs.

Estienne PELLERIN 40, Jeanne SAVOYE 29; children: Magdelaine 10, Marie 8, Pierre 5, Anne 3,
Jean-Baptiste 1; 3 arpents, 8 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs.

Abraham BOURC 25, Marie BRUN 24; children: Jean 2, Marguerite 6 months; 1 gun, 6 arpents, 10
cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs.

Perine BOURC, mother, 74; Claude LANDRY 24, Marguerite TERRIOT his wife 20; child: Marguerite
18 months; 1 gun. 3 arpents, 7 cattle, 8 sheep, 6 hogs.

Martin BOURC 36, Marie POTET 29; children: Marie 10, Abraham 7, Pierre 5, Jeanne 2; 1 gun, 3
arpents, 4 cattle, 5 sheep, 6 hogs.

Pierre TIBAUDEAU 55, Jeanne TERRIOT: 43; children: Marie 25, Marie 23, Marie 21, Catherine 19,
Anne-Marie 16, Pierre 16, Jeanne 14, Jean 13, Antoine 12, Pierre 10, Michel 8, Cecille 6, Anne-Marie 4, Claude 2; 1 gun, 10 arpents, 14 cattle, 5 sheep, 7 hogs.

Pierre GUILBAULT 47, Catherine TERRIOT: 33; children: Marguerite 18, Jeanne 16, Hugues 13,
Isabelle 11, Charles 9, Marie 4, Jeanne 1; 1 gun, 8 arpents, 8 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs.

Jean CORPORON 39, Francoise SAVOYE 35; children: Marie 16, Magdelaine 14, Jeanne 12, Jean 10,
Marie 8, Isabelle 6, Cicille 4, Marguerite 1; 2 cattle, 2 sheep 1 hog.

Michel DEFOREST 47, Jacqueline BENOIST 13; children by his first wife (Marie HEBERT): Michel 19,
Pierre 18, Rene 16, Gabriel 13, Marie 11, Jean-Baptiste 9; 1 gun, 5 arpents, 8 sheep, 4 hogs.

Dominique GARAULT 60, Marie GODET; children of Marie (and Emanuel HEBERT): Michel 20,
Antoine 16; and Elarie Garault 9; 3 arpents, 4 sheep, 3 hogs.

Pierre DOUCET 55 (sic 65), Henriette PELTRET 40; children: Toussaints 23, Jean 20, Pierre 18,
Marguerite 6, Mathieu 1; 2 guns, 5 arpents, 8 cattle, 12 sheep, 6 hogs.

Jacques LAPERRIERE (LePrince) 40, Marie SAVOYE 30; children: Pierre 9, Magdelaine 7, Nicolas 4, Alexis 2.

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Marie BOURC (widow of Vincent BROT) 41; children: Antoine 20, Marguerite 18, Pierre 16, Anne 17,
Francoise 11, Jeanne 9, Marie 7, jeanne 5, Rene 3, Isabelle 5 months; 4 arpents, 10 cattle, 5 sheep,
5 hogs.

Summary of the census of Port Royal: 592 persons; 95 families. 197 men and women, 218 boys, 177 girls, 75 guns, 643 cattle, 377 arpents of cultivated land, 627 sheep, 351 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