Francoise Hebert

• Sources:
  • 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 10 years old which estimates birth to be 1761
  • Drouin Institute (Archived burial record - see attached in Media tab)

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The family of Jean COMEAU and Françoise HÉBERT

[37792] COMEAU, Jean (Pierre & Rose BAYOL, d'après déduction [37793]), born about 1657 (rec. 1671) or 1656 (rec. 1686)

• married about 1675, from Port-Royal ? (Acadie)

HÉBERT, Françoise (Étienne & Marie GAUDET, d'après AF2 22, père Étienne, R1671 [44468])

1) Alexandre, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1722-01-17 Marie BERTRAND

2) Anne, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1708-01-17 Louis D'AMOUR des CHAUFFOURS, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1710-10-29 François RICHARD

3) Anne Judith, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1726-02-26 René GISÉ dit DESROSIERS, married before 1757-09-21 Charles RICHARD

4) Augustin, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1714-02-12 Jeanne LEVRON

5) Étienne, born about 1680 (m), married about 1705 Marguerite FOREST, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1730-11-20 Élisabeth ou Isabelle LEVRON

6) François, married Québec (Qc) 1715-01-07 Marie Jeanne SOULARD

7) Françoise, born about 1693 (sép. 1717), died 1717-01-02, buried 1717-01-02 Québec (Qc), married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1710-02-02 Jean Baptiste SOULARD

8) Jean Baptiste, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1713-11-06 Anne Marie THIBODEAU

9) Joseph, born about 1704 (m 1736), married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1736-08-13 Brigitte LEVRON, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1739-11-23 Madeleine GIROUARD

10) Madeleine, married Pisiguit (L'Assomption) (Acadie) 1716-09-30 Pierre TRAHAN

11) Marguerite, born about 1699 (sép. 1757), died 1757-08-29, buried 1757-08-30 Québec (Qc), married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1719-01-23 Ambroise MELANÇON

12) Marie, married about 1697 Pierre GIROUARD

13) Marie Charlotte, married about 1720 Jean TRAHAN

14) Pierre, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1704-01-25 Suzanne BÉZIER dit JOAN et LARIVIÈRE

Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); Recensement 1686; Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout; Acadian Church Records; Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church records; The Acadian Exiles in Saint Malo, 1758-1785; PRDH-RAB; Parchemin; Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens (Arsenault); Déclarations de Belle-Île-en-Mer; http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html

http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/037/037792.php

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Category:Port-Royal, Acadie

Biography

Françoise Hébert was born around 1661 in Acadia to parents Étienne Hébert and Marie Gaudet.<ref name=DGFA>White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université DeMoncton, 1999, Print, p. 800 & 372-375.</ref>
She was enumerated in the first Acadian census of Port-Royal with her parents and siblings in 1671 at the age of 10. <ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671– 1752” Images 3-14.

at Port-Royal: Marie GAUDET, Widow of Étienne HEBERT, 38. She has 10 children, two married children: Marie 20, Marguerite 19; Emmanuel 18, not yet married, Etienne 17, Jean 13, Francoise 10, Catherine 9, Martine 6, Michel 5, Antoine 1; cattle 4, sheep 5 and 3 arpents of cultivated land.

</ref> Around 1675 she married Jean Comeau the elder, son of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayon.<ref name=DGFA/> Between about 1676 and 1705 the couple had 19 children: 2 unidentified children, Marie, twins Pierre and Etienne, Jean-Baptiste, Anne, Marguerite, Augustin, Claude, François, Marie, Françoise, Alexandre, Madeleine, Marguerite, Marie-Charlotte, Joseph, and Anne Judith.<ref name=DGFA/> The available censuses in 1678<ref>Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal AcadianCensus noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev.Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

Jean Comeau & Francoise Hebert, 3 children, 1 cow, 1 calf

</ref>,1686<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.

at Port-Royal: 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.

</ref>, 1693<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 CensusTranscribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

at Port-Royal: Jean COMEAU 40, Francoise HEBERT his wife 33, Marie 14, Pierre and Estienne, twins,13, Jean 9, Marie 7, Augustin 5, Claude 3, Francois 2; 18 cattle, 35 sheep, 14 hogs, 30 arpents, 1 gun.

</ref>, 1698<ref> Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the NationalArchives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-150

Jean COMMEAU 43; Francoise HEBERT (wife) 37; Pierre and Estienne, twins, 18; Jean 15; Anne 14; Marguerite 13; Augustin 11;Marie 9; Francois 7; Claude 5; Francoise 4; Alexandre 3; Madeleine 1;16 cattle, 35 sheep; 7 hogs, 39 arpents, 83 fruit trees, 1 gun,

</ref>, 1700<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 151-173.

at Port-Royal:Jean COMMEAUX [Commeau] 47; Françoise HEBERT (wife) 40; Pierre and Etienne (twins) 20; Jean 16; Augustin 12; Claude 10; François 9; Marie 14; Madelaine 2; Françoise 1; 20 cattle, 28 sheep, 30 arpents, 1 gun.

</ref>, 1701<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.

at Port-Royal: Jean COMMEAU 43, Francoise HEBERT (wife) 38; Pierre COMMEAU 22, Estienne 20, Jean 18, Augustin 12, Francois 10, Alexandre 6, Anne 15, Francoise 6, Madeleine 2; 1 gun, 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 10 arpents.

</ref>, and 1703<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.

Jean COMMEAU, his wife, 7 boys, 1 girl, 5 arms bearers.

</ref> show that Jean and Françoise raised their family at Port-Royal Acadia (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). Theirfarm was located east of the fort on the south shore of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River. In 1707 the family was counted in the census at Les Mines.<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

Jean COMMEAU, his wife, 2 boys less than 14, 1 girl 12 or older, 4 younger girls; 2 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs.

</ref> Françoise Hebert, wife of Jean Comeau died at Port-Royal, aged 50 years and was buried upriver on February 17, 1713.<ref>Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755," register RG 1 volume 26 page 356; online database with images, Françoise Hebert burial (registered in 1713), accessed 23 December 2019</ref><ref>Library and Archives Canada, Fonds dela paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 201) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/201?r=0&s=5</ref>

Timeline

:c1661 birth :1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes<ref>In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013</ref>

:1671 residence, Port-Royal :c1675 marriage to Jean Comeau :c1676 birth, unknown child :a1677 birth, unknown child :c1678 birth, daughter Marie :1678 residence, Port-Royal :c1680 birth, son Pierre (twin) :c1680 birth, son Etiennne (twin) :c1683 birth, son Jean-Baptiste :c1686 birth, daughter Anne :1686 residence, Port-Royal :a1686 birth, daughter Marguerite :1687 War of the League of Augsburg (King William’s War) starts between England and France<ref name=Griffiths2005>Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian : a North-American border people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 267-268 (oaths of allegiance)</ref>

:c1688 birth, son Augustin :1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal, coerces inhabitants'oaths of allegiance to English Crown, sets up local Peacekeeping Council and leaves within 12 days.<ref name=biophips>C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,”in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013</ref><ref name=biowikiphips>Wikipedia contributors, "William Phips," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Phips&oldid=9313... (accessed December 24, 2019).</ref><ref name=biotourasse>C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessedNovember 20, 2013</ref> Seaman from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church.<ref name=Dunn/>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 40,43 (1693 PR raid); p44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); p52-53(1702 Queen Anne’s War); p61-62 (Blockade of PR);p 71-73(1707 Attack on PR); p82-85(1710 Siege of PR).</ref>

:c1690 birth, son Claude :c1691 birth, son François :1693 Port-Royal raid with looting and burning.<ref name=Dunn/>

:1693 residence, Port-Royal :a1693 birth, daughter Marie :c1694 birth, daughter Françoise :c1695 birth, son Alexandre :1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal isits capital<ref name=Dunn/>

:c1698 birth, daughter Madeleine :c1699 birth, daughter Marguerite :c1700-1 residence, Port-Royal : 1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) startsbetween England and France<ref name=Dunn/>

:b1702 birth, daughter Marie Charlotte :1703 birth, son Joseph : 1704 Blockade of Port Royal; no destruction of houses but someinhabitants taken prisoner<ref name=Dunn/>

:1705 birth, daughter Anne-Judith

:1707 residence, Minas : 1707 Attack on Port-Royal; burning and pillaging<ref name=Dunn/>:1710 Siege of Port-Royal; French surrender the Fort. Port-Royal, Acadia becomes Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia’’<ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 44-45</ref>:1713: Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule’’<ref>The Neutrality: Political Context,in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires, University of Moncton</ref>

:1713 death, in Port-Royal

Sources

<references />*Karen Theriot Reader Françoise Hébert at Geneanet.

• Source: Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes, Volume: 7; Author: Tanguay, L'abbe Cyprien Publication: Euxdbe Senecal, Province de Quebec, 1871

Acknowledgements ==* This person was created through the import of plaisance.ged on 21 November 2010 and has been duplicated several times by others. It has been worked on by many Acadian Project volunteers and is still being revised and improved. Thank you!

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Francoise Hebert in entry for Joseph Caumeau and Brigitte Lebrun, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Françoise Hébert
Birth  2 January 1660 • Port Royal, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  17 February 1713 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Parents  Marie Gaudet • Étienne Hébert
Spouse  Jean Claude Comeau
Children  Alexandre Comeau • Anne Comeau • Anne Judith Comeau • Augustin Comeau • Claude Comeau • Francoise Louise Comeau • Jean Baptiste Comeau Sr. • Jean Francois Comeau • Joseph Comeau • Madeleine Comeau • Marguerite Comeau • Marie Charlotte Comeau • Marie Comeau • Pierre Comeau • Étienne Comeau

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francoise hebert comeau
Birth  1661 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Feb 17, 1713 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1675 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  etienne hebert • marie gaudet
Spouse  jean comeau
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Francoise Hebert
Birth  1661 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jan 31, 1713 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1675 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marie Gaudet • Étienne Hébert
Spouse  jean comeau
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Francoise Hebert in entry for Joseph Comeau, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
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Francoise Hebert in entry for Anne Judith Comeau, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
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Francoise Hebert in entry for Jean Baptiste Commeaux and Anne Marie Tibeaudo, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Francoise Hebert
Birth  1661 • Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Feb 17, 1713 • Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Etienne Hebert • Marie Anne Gaudet
Siblings  Antoine Hebert • Catherine Hebert • Emmanuel Hebert • Etienne Hebert • Jean Hebert • Marie Hebert • Martine Hebert • Michel Hebert
Spouse  Jean Comeau
Children  Alexandre Comeau • Anne Comeau • Anne Marie Comeau • Augustin Comeau • Etienne Comeau • Francois Comeau • Francoise Comeau • Jean Baptiste Comeau • Joseph Comeau • Madeleine Comeau • Marguerite Comeau • Marie Charlotte Comeau • Marie Comeau • Pierre Comeau

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Francoise Hebert

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Francoise Hebert in entry for Rene Gise and Judith Comeau, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Francoise Hebert in entry for Etienne Comau and Elizabeth Levron, "Canada Marriages, 1661-1949"
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Category:Port-Royal, Acadie

Biography

Françoise Hébert was born around 1661 in Acadia to parents Étienne Hébert and Marie Gaudet.≤ref name=DGFA>White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université DeMoncton, 1999, Print, p. 800 & 372-375.≤/ref>
She was enumerated in the first Acadian census of Port-Royal with her parents and siblings in 1671 at the age of 10. ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671– 1752” Images 3-14.≤blockquote> at Port-Royal: Marie GAUDET, Widow of Étienne HEBERT, 38. She has 10 children, two married children: Marie 20, Marguerite 19; Emmanuel 18, not yet married, Etienne 17, Jean 13, Francoise 10, Catherine 9, Martine 6, Michel 5, Antoine 1; cattle 4, sheep 5 and 3 arpents of cultivated land.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
Around 1675 she married Jean Comeau the elder, son of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayon.≤ref name=DGFA/> Between about 1676 and 1705 the couple had 19 children: 2 unidentified children, Marie, twins Pierre and Etienne, Jean-Baptiste, Anne, Marguerite, Augustin, Claude, François, Marie, Françoise, Alexandre, Madeleine, Marguerite, Marie-Charlotte, Joseph, and Anne Judith.≤ref name=DGFA/>
The available censuses in 1678≤ref>Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal AcadianCensus noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev.Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census≤blockquote>Jean Comeau & Francoise Hebert, 3 children, 1 cow, 1 calf≤/blockquote>≤/ref>,1686≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote> at Port-Royal: 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. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>, 1693≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 CensusTranscribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108≤blockquote>at Port-Royal: Jean COMEAU 40, Francoise HEBERT his wife 33, Marie 14, Pierre and Estienne, twins,13, Jean 9, Marie 7, Augustin 5, Claude 3, Francois 2; 18 cattle, 35 sheep, 14 hogs, 30 arpents, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>, 1698≤ref> Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the NationalArchives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-150≤blockquote>Jean COMMEAU 43; Francoise HEBERT (wife) 37; Pierre and Estienne, twins, 18; Jean 15; Anne 14; Marguerite 13; Augustin 11;Marie 9; Francois 7; Claude 5; Francoise 4; Alexandre 3; Madeleine 1;16 cattle, 35 sheep; 7 hogs, 39 arpents, 83 fruit trees, 1 gun,≤/blockquote>≤/ref>, 1700≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 151-173.≤blockquote>at Port-Royal:Jean COMMEAUX [Commeau] 47; Françoise HEBERT (wife) 40; Pierre and Etienne (twins) 20; Jean 16; Augustin 12; Claude 10; François 9; Marie 14; Madelaine 2; Françoise 1; 20 cattle, 28 sheep, 30 arpents, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>, 1701≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.≤blockquote> at Port-Royal: Jean COMMEAU 43, Francoise HEBERT (wife) 38; Pierre COMMEAU 22, Estienne 20, Jean 18, Augustin 12, Francois 10, Alexandre 6, Anne 15, Francoise 6, Madeleine 2; 1 gun, 25 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 10 arpents.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>, and 1703≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.≤blockquote>Jean COMMEAU, his wife, 7 boys, 1 girl, 5 arms bearers. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> show that Jean and Françoise raised their family at Port-Royal Acadia (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). Theirfarm was located east of the fort on the south shore of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River.
In 1707 the family was counted in the census at Les Mines.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.≤blockquote>Jean COMMEAU, his wife, 2 boys less than 14, 1 girl 12 or older, 4 younger girls; 2 arpents, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
Françoise Hebert, wife of Jean Comeau died at Port-Royal, aged 50 years and was buried upriver on February 17, 1713.≤ref>Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755," register RG 1 volume 26 page 356; online database with images, Françoise Hebert burial (registered in 1713), accessed 23 December 2019≤/ref>≤ref>Library and Archives Canada, Fonds dela paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 201) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/201?r=0&s=5≤/ref>

Timeline

:c1661 birth
:1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes≤ref>In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>

:1671 residence, Port-Royal
:c1675 marriage to Jean Comeau
:c1676 birth, unknown child
:a1677 birth, unknown child
:c1678 birth, daughter Marie
:1678 residence, Port-Royal
:c1680 birth, son Pierre (twin)
:c1680 birth, son Etiennne (twin)
:c1683 birth, son Jean-Baptiste
:c1686 birth, daughter Anne
:1686 residence, Port-Royal
:a1686 birth, daughter Marguerite
:1687 War of the League of Augsburg (King William’s War) starts between England and France≤ref name=Griffiths2005>Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian : a North-American border people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 267-268 (oaths of allegiance)≤/ref>

:c1688 birth, son Augustin
:1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal, coerces inhabitants'oaths of allegiance to English Crown, sets up local Peacekeeping Council and leaves within 12 days.≤ref name=biophips>C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,”in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>≤ref name=biowikiphips>Wikipedia contributors, "William Phips," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Phips&oldid=9313... (accessed December 24, 2019).≤/ref>≤ref name=biotourasse>C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessedNovember 20, 2013≤/ref> Seaman from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church.≤ref name=Dunn/>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 40,43 (1693 PR raid); p44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); p52-53(1702 Queen Anne’s War); p61-62 (Blockade of PR);p 71-73(1707 Attack on PR); p82-85(1710 Siege of PR).≤/ref>

:c1690 birth, son Claude
:c1691 birth, son François
:1693 Port-Royal raid with looting and burning.≤ref name=Dunn/>

:1693 residence, Port-Royal
:a1693 birth, daughter Marie
:c1694 birth, daughter Françoise
:c1695 birth, son Alexandre
:1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal isits capital≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1698 birth, daughter Madeleine
:c1699 birth, daughter Marguerite
:c1700-1 residence, Port-Royal
: 1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) startsbetween England and France≤ref name=Dunn/>

:b1702 birth, daughter Marie Charlotte
:1703 birth, son Joseph
: 1704 Blockade of Port Royal; no destruction of houses but someinhabitants taken prisoner≤ref name=Dunn/>

:1705 birth, daughter Anne-Judith

:1707 residence, Minas
: 1707 Attack on Port-Royal; burning and pillaging≤ref name=Dunn/>:1710 Siege of Port-Royal; French surrender the Fort. Port-Royal, Acadia becomes Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia’’≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 44-45≤/ref>:1713: Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule’’≤ref>The Neutrality: Political Context,in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires, University of Moncton≤/ref>

:1713 death, in Port-Royal

Sources

≤references />*Karen Theriot Reader Françoise Hébert at Geneanet.

• Source: Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Canadiennes, Volume: 7; Author: Tanguay, L'abbe Cyprien Publication: Euxdbe Senecal, Province de Quebec, 1871

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