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Abraham Arseneau

French: Abraham Arsenault, l'aîné
Also Known As: "The Elder", "Arceneaux", "Arsenault", "Abraham " Le vieux" Arseneau"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Death: October 24, 1760
Beaubassin East, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
Immediate Family:

Son of Pierre Arseneault and Marguerite Marie Dugas
Husband of Marie-Thérèse Mirande and Jeanne Gaudet
Father of Pierre Arsenault; Marie-Josèphe Arsenault; Marie-Anne Arsenault; Jean-Baptiste Arsenault; Paul Arsenault and 10 others
Brother of Pierre Arsenault, fils
Half brother of Charles Arsenault; Jacques Arsenault; François Arseneault; Anne Arsenault; Claude-Ambroise Arsenault and 5 others

Occupation: Ploughman
Managed by: Kevin Whelan
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About Abraham Arseneau

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Abraham Arseneau aka Arseneau, Arceneaux Born 1678 in Beaubassin, New Brunswick, Canadamap Son of Pierre Arseneau and Marguerite Dugas Brother of Pierre Arseneau, Charles Arseneau, Jacques Arseneau, François (Arsenault) Arseneau, Anne Arseneau, Claude Ambroise (Arsenault) Arseneau, Augustin Arseneau and Abraham (Arsenault) Arseneau Husband of Jeanne (Gaudet) Arseneau — married about 1699 [location unknown] Husband of Anne Marie Therese Mirande — married before 1752 [location unknown] Father of Françoise Arsenault, Marie Josephe Arsenault, Pierre Arsenault, Paul Arseneau, Marguerite Arsenault, Anne Arseneaux, Jeanne Arsenault, Louise Isabelle (Arsenault) Vigneau, Françoise (Arsenault) Boudreau, Abraham Arseneau and Marie Anne Arsenault Chardenand Died October 24, 1760 in Beaubassin, Acadiemap Profile managers: Acadians Project WikiTree private message [send private message], Carroll Woods private message [send private message], Eric Evans private message [send private message], Roland Arsenault private message [send private message], Tina Cutrer private message [send private message], and Shasta Gaither private message [send private message] Last modified 11 June 2016. This page has been accessed 868 times.

CAUTION: there are two Abraham sons in this family, this one is born to first wife Marie Dugas.

Abraham Arseneau was born in 1678.

At age 8, he was living in Port Royal, Acadia. [His father was living with his new second wife, Abraham's step-mother Marie GUERIN, age 24.]

At age 14, he was living in Beaubassin, Acadia.

He appears on both the 1698 and 1700 census as age 20.

He was married around 1701, at age 23 to Jeanne Gaudet (age 17), of Port Royal, daughter of Pierre l'aine Gaudet and Anne Blanchard.

Children: (according to Stephen White)

ARSENEAU b: ABT 1702 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Marie Josephe ARSENEAU b: ABT 1703 in , , , Acadia Jean Baptiste ARSENEAU b: ABT 1705 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Pierre ARSENEAU b: ABT 1706 in , , , Acadia Francoise ARSENEAU 1 b: ABT 1707 in , , , Acadia Marguerite ARSENEAU b: ABT 1708 in , , , Acadia Paul ARSENEAU b: ABT 1709 in , , , Acadia Anne ARSENEAU b: ABT 1711 in , , , Acadia Jeanne ARSENEAU b: ABT 1713 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Madeleine ARSENEAU b: ABT 1713 in , , , Acadia Louise Isabelle ARSENEAU b: ABT 1715 in Mines, , , Acadia Claude ARSENEAU b: 16 May 1717 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia c: 19 Jun 1717 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Catherine ARSENEAU b: 17 Sep 1718 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia c: 22 Feb 1719 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Abraham ARSENEAU II b: 12 Mar 1720 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia c: 12 Mar 1720 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Elisabeth [dite St.Antoine ARSENEAU b: ABT 1722 in , , , Acadia Francois (dit Brele) ARSENEAU b: ABT 1724 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Marie ARSENEAU b: ABT 1726 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia Francoise ARSENEAU 2 b: ABT 1729 in Beaubassin, , , Acadia

Children according to Bona Arsenault:

Marie (1700) Jean-Baptiste (1701) Pierre (1702) Paul (1703) Marie-Josephe (1704) Marguerite (1710) Anne (1711) Jeanne (1712) Madeleine (1713) Charles (1717) François (1717) Catherine (1718) Louise (1719) Abraham (1720) Marie (1721) Jean (1725) Claude (1726) Françoise (1729) In 1714, he was living in Beaubassin, #34 on listing [no ages given]. Name spelled ARSENEAU, living with wife Jeanne GODET and their children: Marie, Jean Baptiste, Pierre, Francoise, Paul, Margueritte, Anne, Jeanne and Magdelaine [who was born in 1713]. Presuming order listed is order of birth.

His first wife Jeanne Gaudet died in 1732.

His 2nd marriage, was before 1752, to Marie Therese Mirande, widow of Pierre Caissie.

He died between 1754 and the Oct 24, 1760 census of Ristigouche, where his wife Therese is listed as the widow of Abraham Arseneau.

Sources

From Karen Theriot Reader, Rootsweb.com:

!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGES-CHILDREN-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE D ES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999 , 2 vols.; pp. 23 & 27; own copy. #3: BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Arsenault, H&G, p. 556 (Port Royal) & p. 828 (Beaubassin). Born 1678, married around 1700 to Jeanne GAUDET of Port Royal. There are only [?] 17 children listed here, oldest Jean Baptiste, born around 1703, 2nd Marie Josephe, born 1704. Missing are Jean (born 1725) and Claude (born 1726). [Correct family?] CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 8 years. [His father was living with his new second wife, Abraham's step-mother Marie GUERIN, age 24.] CENSUS: 1693, Beaubassin, Acadia, age 14 years. CENSUS: 1698, age 20 years. CENSUS: 1700, age 20 years. CENSUS: 1714, Beaubassin, #34 on listing [no ages given]. Name spelled ARSENEAU, living wit h wife Jeanne GODET and their children: Marie, Jean Baptiste, Pierre, Francoise, Paul, Margue ritte, Anne, Jeanne and Magdelaine [who was born in 1713]. Presuming order listed is order of birth. Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Author: Stephen A. White. Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. Page: pp. 23 & 27. Text: Born around 1678 [no place given], son of Pierre ARSENEAU & Marguerite DUGAS. Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Author: Stephen A. White. Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. Page: pp. 23 & 1198. Text: He died between the census of 1754-1755, and the 24 Oct 1760 census of Ristigouche, where [his wife] Therese is listed as the Widow of Abraham Arseneau. Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Author: Stephen A. White. Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. Page: p. 23. Text: Married 1st around 1701 to Jeanne GAUDET, daughter of Pierre l'ainé & Anne BLANCHARD. Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes. Author: Stephen A. White. Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999. Page: p. 23. Text: Married before the census of 1 Jan 1752. His 2nd wife was the widow of Pierre CAISSIE. Marriage Husband: Abraham Arsenault Wife: Jeanne Gaudet Child: Jeanne Arsenault[1] Marriage: Date: 1700 Place: Amherst, 1654149, Nova Scotia, Canada[2][3] Sources

Genealogy Abraham Arsenault Date Source: Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes by Monsieur Stephen A. White, Centre d'etudes Acadiennes. 1636-1714. Vol 1, page 23 (b, under the 1st marriage of Pierre Arsenault) and page 671 (g). White dit qu'ils furent mariés en 1701 (Info provenant de Benoit Gallant, participant de Généalogie du Québec) Mariage et enfants: PRDH (Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique) Université de Montréal: ↑ Source: #S350 http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Abraha... ↑ Source: #S233 Page: Source number: 1028.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: Page VALUE Source number: 1028.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: JTW ↑ Source: #S361



SOURCES (2)

   HISTOIRE ET GÉNÉALOGIE DES ACADIENS
   Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636 à 1714

CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:SYMM-L3M : accessed 29 July 2018), entry for Abraham /Arsenault/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMQJ-MLS), submitted 12 May 2011


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@R-1866806361@ U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900 Yates Publishing Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.Original data - This unique collection of records was extracted from a variety of sources including family group sheets and electronic databases. Originally, the information was derived 1,7836::0 Source number: ; Source type: ; Number of Pages: ; Submitter Code: . http://search.ancestry.ca/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=worldmarr_ga&h=29616&t... Birth date: 1678 Birth place: Marriage date: 1700 Marriage place: 1,7836::29616

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FamilySearch: Family Tree
Abraham Arsenault
Birth  1678 • Acadia, New France

Lead confidence: 3
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/9XSG-HBK

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Abraham Arsenau in entry for Francois Arsenau and Anne Cyre, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-73Y

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wikiTrees:
abraham arseneau
Birth  1678 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Oct 24, 1760 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1699 • 1752
Parents  marguerite dugas • pierre arseneau
Spouse  jeanne marie anne therese gaudet mirande
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/4186341

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Abraham Arsenau in entry for Jacques Chiasson and Marie Joseph Arsenau, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-328

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weRelate:
Abraham Arseneau
Birth  1678 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  1754
Marriage  1701 • Jan 1, 1752 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marguerite Dugas • Pierre Arseneau
Spouse  jeanne marie therese gaudet mirande
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Abraham+Arseneau+%281%29

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Abraham Arsenau in entry for Jean Boudraux and Francoise Arsenau, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-39S

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Abraham Arseneau in entry for Abraham Arseneau and Agnes Cyr, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL52-J5F

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FamilySearch: Family Tree
Abraham Arseneau
Birth  about 1678 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Death  24 October 1760 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marguerite Dugas • Pierre Arsenault dit Cointin
Spouse  Jeanne Gaudet • Marie Therese Mirande
Children  Abraham Arsenault • Anne Arseneau • Catherine Arseneau • Claude Arseneau • Elisabeth Arseneau • Francoise Arseneau • François Arceneau • Françoise Arsenault • Jean Baptiste Arseneau • Jeanne Arseneau • Louise Isabelle Arceneau • Madeleine Arseneau • Marguerite Arseneau • Marie-Josèphe Arseneau • Marie Arseneau • Paul Arseneau • Pierre Arsenault

Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KN41-NFJ

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!Info from the History of the Acadiens, B3, p 827.

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!INFORMATION: Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens Tome 2 by Bon Arsenault page 525: Pierre ARSENAULT born about 1650, made from France in Acadie at the spring of 1671, married to royal Port about 1676, Marguerite DUGAS, girl of Abraham and in second weddings, about 1687 in Marie GUERIN, girl of François and Anne BLANCHARD. Children of the first marriage: Pierre 1677; Abraham 1679. Efants of the second marriage: Charles 1689; Jacques 1691; François 1694; Claude 1696; Anne 1698; Abraham says the Young person vers1702; Augustin 1703. Pierre ARSENAUT was about 1672 the collaborator of MIDDLE-classJacques in the foundation of the colony MIDDLE-class MAN which became BEAUBASSIN later. He is established towards 1687 avee his family there. He Died With BEAUBASSIN ABOUT 1710. !INFORMATION: obtained from www.geocities.com/heartland/point/4910/arsenault.htm on 17 Mar 2002.!INFORMATION: Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens Tome 2 by Bon Arsenault page 526: Abraham ARSENAUT, né en 1679, fils de Pierre et de sa première femme, Marguerite DUGAS, marié vers 1699 à Jeanne GAUDET, fille Pierre GAUDET dit L'Aîné et d'Anne BLANCHARD. ENFANTS: Marie 1700; Jean Baptiste 1701; Pierre 1702; Paul 1703; Marie Josephe 1704; Marguerite 1710; Anne 1711; Jeanne 1712; Madeleine 1713; Charles et Francois 1717; Catherine 1718; Louise 1719; Abraham 1720; Marie 1721; Jean 1725; Claude 1726; Francoise 1729. !TRANSLATION OF WORDS: à = at; années = year; Août = August; au = to the, at the; avec = with; cette = this, that; dans = in; de = of; dècèdè = deceased; déportée = ? deport; des = some, any, of the; deuxiemes = second; devint = beame; du = of the; en = in, into, to, as; est = is; et = and; établir = establish; été = summer; famille = family; femme = woman, wife; Février = February; fille = daughter, girl; fils = son; fondation = foundation; il = he, it; ils = they; Janvier = January; le = the; leurs = their; marié = bridgegroom or groom; membre(s) = member; né = born; nouveau = new; noces = weddings; oû = where; père = father; plus = more, plus; quelques = some, any; qui = who; sa = his, her, its; secondes = second; sont = are; sur = on, over, upon; tard = late; vers = toward; veuve = widow; vraisemblablement = likely.

GEDCOM Note

Janet Jehn, ACADIAN DESCENDANTS, Vol. 1, pg 17.

Marriage Source: Corrections to Bona Arsenault. Birth Source: Janet Jehn,
ACADIAN DESCENDANTS, Vol. 1, pg 17.
Steve Natalie's German Acadian website lists 1679 as the birthdate for Abraham.
www.islandregister.com/arsenault.html differs with Steve Natalie's date and place. It gives "1678, Beaubassin, Acadia as the date and place of birth. It also give the death as "bet 1754 - 1760".

GEDCOM Note

S. A. White gives Abraham/Abram as the father of Pierre. English Supplement, pg.6.

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Abraham Arseneau's Timeline

1678
1678
Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
1702
July 27, 1702
Beaubassin, New Brunswick, Canada
July 27, 1702
New Brunswick, Canada
1702
Canada
1708
1708
Beaubassin National Historic Site, Junction of Old Dorchester and Sackville Hwy, Sackville, NB, Canada
1708
1709
1709
Beaubassin East, Westmorland County, New Brunswick, Canada
1710
1710
Port Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia, Canada
1711
1711