Antoine Bourg

• Sources:
  • 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 62 years old which estimates birth c.1609.

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Evidence needed to support Simon Bourg & Hélène Le Comte as parents.

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Biography

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Antoine Bourg is the Patriarch of the Bourg/Bourque family. He was one of the first settlers in Acadia.

Antoine was born in about 1609 in France. His parents are not known.[1] Birth of 1609 is calculated according to the 1671 & 1686 census. Antoine's specific birthplace has not been identified. Suggestions include Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France and Martaizé in the Provice of Poitou (which is today Vienna). [2]

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Arrived in 1636 in Port Royal, Nova Scotia from Vienne, France, and married Antoinette Landry that year.

(Last name also spelled "Borg", which may or may not be a typo...)

Name of whole family is spelled Bourc on 1671 and 1686 Acadian Censuses. Name is spelled Bourg on Father d'Entremont's translation of the 1678 Census..

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The family of Antoine BOURG and Antoinette LANDRY

[46444] BOURG, Antoine (..), born about 1609 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686), died between 1687-10-05 and census 1693

Him : Origin : would be from Martaizé (860149) (nom existe), but records are missing and there is no trace of that person

(Origine : serait de Martaizé (860149) (nom existe), mais registres lacunaires et aucune trace de lui)

• married about 1642, from .. (Acadie)

LANDRY, Antoinette (Étienne & Catherine GOULET [86204]), born about 1618 (rec. 1671), 1606 (rec. 1686) or 1617 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1698

1. 1) François, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1643 (rec. 1671), died between census 1678 and census 1686, married about 1665 Marguerite BOUDREAUX
2. 2) Marie, born about 1645 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686, rec. 1693, rec. 1698) or 1644 (rec. 1699), buried 1730-09-19 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1661 Vincent BRAULT
3. 3) Jean, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1647 (rec. 1671), 1646 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1653 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1698, married about 1667 Marguerite MARTIN
4. 4) Bernard, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1648/1649 (rec. 1671), 1650 (rec. 1686), 1651 (rec. 1699) or 1647 (rec. 1701), died before 1726 Port-Royal (bim) (Acadie), married about 1670 Françoise BRUN
5. 5) Martin, born about 1650 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1658 (rec. 1699), died Cobequid (bim) (Acadie), married about 1675 Marie POTET
6. 6) Jeanne1, born about 1653 (rec. 1671), married about 1673 Jean Antoine BÉLIVEAU
7. 7) Renée, born about 1655 (rec. 1671), died Pisiquit (Sainte-Famille) (bim) (Acadie), married about 1672 Charles BOUDREAU
8. 8) Huguette, born about 1657 (rec. 1671) or 1658 (rec. 1686), married about 1675 Sébastien BRUN
9. 9) Jeanne2, born about 1659 (rec. 1671), 1664 (rec. 1686), 1647 (rec. 1693), 1641 (rec. 1698), 1656 (rec. 1699) or 1659 (rec. 1701), died before 1724-02-22 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1677 Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON
10. 10) Abraham, born about 1662 (rec. 1671) or 1661 (rec. 1686, rec. 1701), married about 1683 Marie ou Sébastienne BRUN
11. 11) Marguerite, born about 1667 (rec. 1671), 1668 (rec. 1686), 1671 (rec. 1701) or 1672 (sép. 1727), died 1727-09-13, buried 1727-09-14 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1690 Louis ALAIN

Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html; Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout; Dictionnaire généalogique de l'Ancienne Acadie; Recensement 1671; Recensements 1671 et 1686

http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/046/046444.php

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Antoine Bourg- was born 1609 in Martaize, France. Arrived in Acadie with Commander Isaac de Razilly in 1632. In 1636 Antoine moved to Port Royal to establish his farm. Antoine married Antoinette Landry in 1642 and according to the Port Royal census of 1671, they had 11 children

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AKAN: Antoine Bourque

Arrive en Acadie en 1632, avec son père et sa mère (dont les noms ne semblent pas avoir été conservés), et sa soeur Perrine. A Port-Royal en 1636

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Antoine Bourg and his wife, Antoinette (Landry), were among the earliest settlers of Acadia. They had arrived from France in 1636 when they were still newly-weds, according to research done by my mother's first cousin, Gerald Paul Breaux. -- Comment added by Norma (Aubey) Lewis

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de Poitou en France

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http://www.longhurst.ca/Burke/Burke_htmls/antoine_bourg_descendants... Descendants of Antoine Bourg and Antoinette Landry

Coat-of-arms of the Bourg-Bourcque family...

Note : Bourg, Bour, Bourq, Bourc, Bourck, Boureq, Bourque, Bourke, Burke and other variations seem interchangable in the available documentation.

Timeline, Details and Relationships in France

The earliest people that some researchers believe are ancestors of Antoine Bourg begin with...

...Jean François Bourgeois dit de Lyon. He was born after 1424. He married Anne Blondeau-Notoire.

(By way of explanation, the "dit" in some French names is the conjunction before an added descriptor - simply put, "de Lyon" (of, or from, Lyon) is a nickname or affix differentiating Jean François Bourgeois from others with the same, or similar, name.)

Jean Bourgeois dit de Lyon was the son of Jean François and Anne. He was born in 1475, in St. Pierre, Oise, Picardie, France. He married Agnes Folette (born 1480, daughter of Michel Folette and __________ .

Thiebaud Bourgeois was the son of Jean and Agnes. He was born in 1510. He married Alix Vauchard (born 1500, in St Pierre, Oise, Picardy, France).

Jean-Baptiste Bourgeois was the son of Thiebaud and Alix. He was born in 1525, in Pontpoint, Oise, Picardie, France. He married Veronique Denis (born 1530, died 1601). Jean-Baptiste died in 1585.

Antoine Bourgeois was the son of Jean-Baptiste and Veronique. He was born c1555 in Picardy, France. He married Marguerite Wreckringer (born 1556 in France; daughter of Dominique Wreckringer, born 1540; and Suzanne Hyld, born 1540, died on January 12, 1620 in Lorraine, France).

Proposition: due to logical conflicts with the dates found in online records, I am going to suggest that Antoine and Margeurite were the parents of Nicolas-Jacques Bourgeois dit Grandjehan ("Big John", born 1570) and Simon Bourg(eois), prominent below. I am going to suggest also that Nicolas-Jacques named one of his sons after his brother (Simon). Please contact me if you have contradicting proof.

Simon Bourg(eois) was born in 1576, in Martaizé, a village in the province of Poitou, France. Simon married Hélène Comptée, born in 1579, also in Martaizé. Simon and Hélène had two children: Antoine Bourg, born in 1609, in Martaizé; and Perrine Bourg, born in 1611. Perrine first married Simon Pelletret, and had two children: Henriette Pelletret, born in 1641, married Pierre Doucet; and Jeanne Pelletret, born in 1643, married to Barnabe Martin; then Perrine married René Landry (the elder) in 1645.

Map of France, showing the area known as Poitou, as it was when Antoine Bourg emigrated...

Antoine Bourg is considered to be the father of the Bourg family in Acadia. There is no actual proof of birthplace, but it is believed that he was born in Martaizé, in the province of Poitou (today, Vienne), in France. Antoine seems likely to have worked at the nearby estates of the family of Charles de Menou D'Aulnay. Aulnay, known earlier in history as Aunedonnacum, dates back to Gallo/Roman times as a station on the imperial Roman road through the area. Martaizé is about a half-hour's walk from Aulnay (to the west). This could mean that descendants of Bourgs from this area have a blend of "Celtic Gaul" and Roman ancestors.

In 1632, Commander Isaac de Razilly became the governor of Acadia. D'Aulnay, a French nobleman, was a cousin to Razilly and became involved in the logistics of supply and recruitment for the effort of (re)possession, settlement, and trade. (Scottish families in the area at the time were returned to England, interestingly foreshadowing the Deportation.) Antoine arrived in Acadia in 1632 as one of perhaps three hundred recruits on two or three ships (one being the Saint Jehan). Antoine could have been involved with any of the work going on in numerous locations in the region, and may have made more than one ocean passage.

Razilly subsequently died in 1635, and was succeeded by D'Aulnay. The work of colonization continued. In 1636, Antoine settled in Port-Royal on land, either purchased or granted, on the opposite side of the Dauphin (Annapolis River today) from where the mouth of Allain Creek is. The settlement of Port-Royal (having been moved from its original location some four miles to the west) would easily be in view across the river to the east, on the peninsula of land almost extending across the river where Annapolis Royal is situated today.

By 1642, in Port-Royal, Antoine Bourg had met and married Antoinette Landry, sister of a transport ship's captain. Unfortunately there is some debate as to the parents and birthplace of Antoinette Landry. Having distilled the information from numerous accounts, it seems likely that Antoinette Landry was born in 1618 in La Chausse, Vienne, France (near Martaizé), and that she emigrated to Port-Royal in the late 1630's, with her brother René.

Due to records lost in a fire in the early 1700's, and due to the fact that there were two men named René Landry in the early days of Port-Royal, researchers have come to no agreeable conclusion as to how the Landry name got started in Acadian history. (A quick Internet search for Jean-Claude Landry in Acadia will yield fascinating results.)

Antoinette is on the list of the "mothers of the Acadian people" as it is preserved on large yellowed paper in the Maritime Archives, Ministry of the Colonies, Paris. These women came principally from the areas of Poitou (where Martaizé is located), Berri, Bretagne and Touraine in France.

Port-Royal / Annapolis Royal

Cam's note: In a trip to the Annapolis region made in November of 2015, I was able to locate, and walk upon, the land that had been owned by the Bourg family back in the 1600's. This link leads to a page describing the area and the trip. There are a number of pictures and images to view that will help give a sense of the lay of the land. Presented here are a few, as a preview...

Click to enlarge. Click here to be taken to a page of pictures of this house. Click to enlarge. Click on a picture to be taken to a page about Port-Royal / Annapolis Royal.

Bourg Ancestry Summary

The possible generations leading up to emigration to Canada, beginning c1425, include...

Jean Francois Bourgeois dit de Lyon / Anne Blondeau-Notoire

Jean Bourgeois dit de Lyon / Agnes Folette

Thiebaud Bourgeois / Alix Vauchard

Jean-Baptiste Bourgeois / Veronique Denis

Antoine Bourgeois / Marguerite Wreckringer

Simon Bourg(eois) / Hélène Comptée

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The generations in Canada, from 1632 to recent, include...

Antoine Bourg / Antoinette Landry

Abraham Bourg / Marie Brun

Michel Bourg / Anne Boudrot

Pierre Bourg / Cecile Dugas

Joseph Bourg / Anne Boucher

Damien Bourg (Sr.) / Domitille Cordeau

Damien Bourg (Jr.) / Eugenie Landry

Abraham Alfred Damien Burke / Ellen Jane Thibeau

Alfred Longhurst / Theresa Burke

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Timeline, Details and Relationships in Canada

Below are details on the Bourg descendants, beginning with Simon Bourg (Antoine's father)...

Cam's note: much of this kind of information comes from church registers and other early documents that more and more are turning up as accessible online. These transcriptions must have been an incredible task for the dedicated people who did the work. Dealing with translations, colloquialisms, phonetical spellings, poor handwriting, paleographic challenges, misspellings and original lackadaisical recordings (with often an illiterate person to check the initial entry) - it is amazing that anything useful has come from some of the pages. And it is also understandable that there may be differing interpretations of the pages' contents with multiple variations of surnames and given names. Please go to the bottom of this page to see an example...

Simon Bourg

born in 1576, in Martaizé, in the province of Poitou, France married Helen Comptée, born in 1579, in Martaizé children : Antoine Bourg born in 1609, in the village of Martaizé, in the province of Poitou, France arrived in Acadia in 1632, under the command of Commander Isaac de Razilly married in 1642, in Port-Royal, to Antoinette Landry (born in 1618 - listed in the 1671 census as age 53) Census Report children : François Bourg born in 1643, in Port-Royal married, in 1665, in Port-Royal, to Marguerite Boudrot (born c1648, daughter of Michel Boudrot and Michelle Aucoin) Census Report children : Michel Bourg born c1666 Marie Bourg born c1668 François Bourg died between 1684 and 1686 Margeurite Boudrot died November 9th, 1718 Marie Bourg born in 1645, in Port-Royal married, c1661, in Port-Royal, to Vincent Breau (born c1631) Census Report children : Margeurite Breau born c1670 François Breau born c1674 Jean Breau born c1676 Anne Breau born c1678 Marie Breau born c1680 Jeanne Breau born c1681 René Breau born c1683 Elisabeth Breau born c1685 Vincent Breau died between 1684 and January,1686. Marie Bourg died September 19, 1730. Jean Bourg born in 1646, in Port-Royal married, in 1667, to Marguerite Martin (born c1644, daughter of Pierre Martin and Catherine Vigneau) Census Report children : Ann Bourg born c1668 Margeurite Bourg born c1670 Marie Bourg born c1673 Isabelle Bourg born c1676 Magdelaine Bourg born c1678 Catherine Bourg born c1680 Jean-Baptiste Bourg born c1683 Jean Bourg died in 1698, in Cobequid. Margeurite Martin died April 24, 1707. Bernard Armande Bourg born in 1648, in Port-Royal married, in 1670, to Françoise Brun (born c1653, daughter of Vincent Brun and Renee Breau) For a time, Abraham and brother Bernard were considered to be the landowners of the Bourg land on the north side of the River Dauphin. Census Report children : Marie Bourg born c1671 Margeurite Bourg born c1673 (see Census Report for possible children with husband Claude Dugas) Rene Bourg born c1678 Jeanne Bourg born c1679 Anne Bourg born c1680 Clair Bourg born c1683 Françoise Bourg born c1684 Abraham Bourg born c1686 married on November 27, 1709 to Marie Dugas (daughter of Claude Dugas and François Brun) died April 13, 1751 Marie Bourg born c1691 Claire Bourg born c1695 married on October 24, 1713 to François Dugast (son of Claude Dugast and Françoise Bourgeois) Bernard Armande Bourg died in1725, in Cobequid. Françoise Brun died on May 23, 1725. Martin Bourg born in 1650, in Port-Royal married, in 1675, to Marie Potet (born c1657, daughter of M. Potet and Marie Gauterot) Census Report children : Marie Bourg born c1676 Abraham Bourg born c1679 Pierre Bourg born c1681 Jeanne Bourg born c1684 Ambroise Bourg born c1687 François Bourg born c1689 Marie Bourg born c1689 Madeleine Bourg born c1694 resided at Cobequid Marie-Jeanne Bourg born in 1653, in Port-Royal married, in 1673, to Jean Antoine Belliveau (born c1653, son of Antoine Belliveau and Marie Guyon) Census Report children : Charles Belliveau born c1678 Antoinette Belliveau born c1680 Marie-Jeanne died before 1704. Jean Belliveau died in 1734 or 1735. Renée Madeleine Bourg born in 1655, in Port-Royal married, in 1672, to Charles Boudrot (born c1646, son of Michel Boudrot and Michelle Aucoin) census of 1678 reports "two boys" in the household Renée Bourg died before 1686. Charles Boudrot died after 1704. Huguette Bourg born in 1657 married, in 1675, in Port-Royal, to Sébastien Brun (born c1655, son of Vincent Brun and Renee Breau) Census Report children : Jeanne Brun born c1677 Claude Brun born c1679 Abraham Brun born c1680 Vincent Brun born c1681 Jean Brun born c1682 Antoine Brun born c1685 Huguette Bourg died in 1708, in France (or, died between 1687 and 1693). Sébastien Brun died August 15, 1728. Jeanne Bourg born in 1659, in Port-Royal married, in 1677, to Pierre Comeau (son of Pierre Comeau and Rose Bayol of Port-Royal) Census Report children : Marie Comeau born c1678 Abraham Comeau born c1679 Margeurite Comeau born c1680 Anne Comeau born c1681 Jeanne Comeau born c1682 Joseph Comeau born c1686 Jeanne Bourg died in 1724. Pierre Comeau died April 8, 1730. Abraham Bourg born in 1662, in Port-Royal married, c1683, to Marie Sébastienne Brun (born in 1659; daughter of Vincent Brun, born 1611, and Marie-Renee Breau, born 1616) Marie was a young widow with a small son (named François, born 1679) living in Port-Royal when she married Abraham Bourg. Her first husband, François Gautrot had died young.

Map of Port-Royal area mentioning Abraham Bourg. Note: the map has been inverted to make it more understandable geographically. For a time, Abraham and brother Bernard were the landowners of the Bourg land on the north side of the River Dauphin. At the time this map was drawn up, the Grangers name (being the neighbours to the east) would date the map. Abraham may have been a person of standing in the community, as he could sign his name as witness at the wedding of his son Michel, on April 22, 1720, while other witnesses were unable to write their signatures. In 1725, for the Treaty of Boston, Abraham and another deputy named Prudent Robicheaux Sr. were given the job of translating the articles of the treaty into French so it could be read in both English and French to as many of the Mi'kmaq Indians as possible, wherever they might be or congregate, so the terms of the treaty would have as little chance as possible of being understood. On September 16, 1727, Bourg and François Richard and the deputies Charles Landry and Guillaume Bourgeois refused to take the new oath of allegiance to George II and were thrown into prison. Although many residents had taken the old oath unreservedly in 1695, by 1727 the Acadians were using it as a bargaining tool. They maintained they were neutral in any conflict the English had with the French and Mi'kmaq. They also insisted on the freedom to practice their own religion. The four were imprisoned for contempt and disrespect, and the following day additional exaggerated charges were added resulting in the men being imprisoned indefinitely. For Bourg, "in consideration of his great age", he would be allowed to leave the territory as soon as possible - but without his goods. As the others were released after a short while, it appears unlikely that Abraham Bourg actually left on their accord. (This story is reported on numerous webpages, with the most pleasant being this link to a readable copy of The Acadian Exiles, A chronicle of The Land of Evangeline, by Arthur G. Doughty. This image (below) is of the title page. Bourg is mentioned on pages 42 and 43.

readable copy of The Acadian Exiles Abraham Bourg did make the trip to Île Royale (Cape Breton) with his daughter Marie, her husband and small children (or to see them) perhaps as part, or instead, of his exile. (The timeline is awkward.) Marie died at Port Toulouse, Île St. Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton), as did her son Jean, in 1727. Abraham likely returned to Port-Royal after this happened. An oath of 1730 bears a signature which may be his. Census Report children : François (Gautrot) born c1679 a step-son (see info above) Jean-Baptiste Bourg born 1684 Marguerite Bourg born 1686 Claude Bourg born 1688 Pierre Bourg born 1689 may match up with this information from the 1734 census in Port Toulouse (St. Peter's) Marie-Josèphe Landry, "resident", widow of Pierre Bourg. 3 boys over 15, 2 boys under 15, one "fisherman in service of resident", total 7 persons. 1 boat. Marie Bourg born 1691 married ______ children : a son ________ Marie Bourg died in 1727, in Port Toulouse, Île St. Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton). Her son died then also. Michel Bourg born 1693 married, on April 22, 1720, in Port-Royal, to Anne Boudrot (born in 1699, daughter of Abraham Boudrot and Cecile Melanson)

marriage witnesses were Pierre Broussard, Alexander Broussard and Abraham Bourg (age 58) Between 1713 and 1734, some 67 Acadian families chose to move from the fertile areas around Port-Royal and in the Annapolis Valley to the far less fertile but excellent fishing region of Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) - this, at the behest of the French government that Acadian families move there to join with French fishermen from Newfoundland and populate the French Island. Link to a document entitled "Acadian Settlement on Ile-Royale, 1713-1734 - by Bernard Pothier, B.A, of College Sainte-Anne. Michel was listed at various census as a navigator, labourer, carpenter and a farmer-fisherman. He did have a boat called a "goélette" - a schooner which was definitely capable of coastal navigation, and which was used for commerce, not fishing, according to the census of 1726. He and his young family were listed in the census at Port Toulouse, Cape Breton in the years 1722, 1724 (census) and 1726. Port Toulouse, Île St. Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton) was the second largest settlement on Cape Breton Island at this time and is known today as St. Peter's, Nova Scotia. (Debra Burke) Michel was at Tracadie, Île St. Jean (now known as Prince Edward Island) in 1728, 1734, and 1735 with his family and his boat. Tracadie was on the north side of Île St. Jean, roughly in its center. In the last French census, taken in 1752, Michel was still at Tracadie, Île. St. Jean... (Debra Burke) Wikipedia: The name Tracadie, which is of Mi'kmaq origin, means "ideal camping location". Click to view larger image Map of Ile St. Jean (P.E.I.) showing Tracadie on the north side. Michel Bourg, fisherman and ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 60 years, and has been 24 years on the Isle. Married to Anne Boudrot, native of l'Acadie, aged 50 years. They have seven children, four sons and three daughters: Michel, aged 30 years, Joseph, aged 25 years, Abraham, aged 23 years, Pierre, aged 13 years, Anne, aged 27 years, Marie, aged 19 years, and Magdelaine, aged 14 years. In live stock they have four oxen, four cows, three calves, eight ewes, fifteen pigs, two sows, seventeen fowls or chickens; and one boat. The land upon which they are settled was given to them verbally by Messieurs de Pensens and Dubuisson. On it, they have made a clearing for the sowing of sixty-four bushels of grain, they have sown one half of this quantity. In 1755, Michel Bourg's family was caught up with the rest of the Acadian people in the expulsion. Michel was dead by 1761, but his widow was alive with their children at Nipisiguit in the area of Bathurst, New Brunswick. Anne is not listed in the census taken at Fort Beausejour in 1763, but seven adult children are. Her sons, Michel and Joseph arrived at Miquelon, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence on the ship "Les Deux Amis", November 11, 1765. Many Acadians fled to these islands after the war, but did not establish themselves there. Daughter Madeleine married at Miquelon in 1766. Daughter Anne and son Pierre were counted in the census of Miquelon in 1767, and the widow Anne was counted with the orphan Jean Arsenault. There are no further known records of Anne. (Debra Burke) Additional source: When she was left a widow, Anne Boudrot found refuge at Nipisiguit, until taken prisoner by the English in 1761. She and her children were prisoners at Fort Cumberland, from where she reached Miquelon. (Lena Samson, 2006, 70 signers of the founding of Arichat parish document) children : Michel Bourg born 1721, in Port Toulouse, Île Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton Island) Anne Bourg born 1723, in Port Toulouse, Île Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton Island) Joseph Bourg born 1727, in Port Toulouse, Île Royale (St. Peter's, Cape Breton Island) see notes above for Pierre's whereabouts (with his parents, his mother) through the census in Miquelon in 1767 returned to Cape Breton sometime between 1767 and 1772 Same additional source (as above): We could find no evidence that (Joseph) was married; it could be that he was head of a family comprised of his mother, and (or) his sister Anne, who were registered in the 1767 census with him at Miquelon, (had) a brother Michel. see notes below regarding Joseph being one of the 70 signers (with Pierre) of the Founding of Arichat Parish in 1786 Abraham Bourg born February 6, 1728, baptized May 21, 1729, in Port La Joie, Île St. Jean (P.E.I.) Marie Bourg born 1731 Jean Bourg born February 2, 1734, baptized May 7, 1735, in St. Pierre du Nord, Île St. Jean (P.E.I.) Madeleine Bourg born November 27, 1737, batized May 25, 1738 in St. Pierre du Nord, Île St. Jean (P.E.I.) Pierre Bourg born December 1, 1740, in St. Pierre, near Tracadie, Île St. Jean (P.E.I.). see notes above for Pierre's whereabouts (with his parents, his mother) through the census in Miquelon in 1767 returned to Cape Breton sometime between 1767 and 1772 married, in 1772, in Isle Madame, Cape Breton, to Cecile Dugas (daughter of Abraham Dugas and Margeurite Fougere) according to this (translated by Lena Samson in 2006), Pierre and his brother Joseph were two of 70 signers of the founding of Arichat parish for the names of the other 68, this document can be found online here or locally here The 70 signers of the Founding of Arichat Parish, Cape Breton CO 217, vol 104, pp 409-410. RAC of 1905, app A, 3rd part, app J, p 308

"His Majesty's faithfull Acadian subjects, Inhabiting the Isle of Madame" dated March 8, 1786, 70 heads of families, the founders of Arichat parish, thanked the lieutenant governor of Cape Breton, J.F.W. DesBarres, for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions. Stephen A. White, genealogist from the Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes at the Universite de Moncton, identified these 70 settlers in his Cahiers de la société historique acadienne, vol. XXIII, Jan. 1992, p. 4-26; titled "Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-Breton".

Pierre, Cecile and family lived in River Bourgeois in 1813, as it is so noted on the Cape Breton Militia census. The couple may be the godparents of Martial Dugas born August 17, 1771, to Jean Dugas and Marie Landry. children : Joseph Bourg born 1777 first married in 1803, to Ruffine Landry (daughter of Pierre Landry and Anne Clerge) children by this marriage : Joseph Bourg born 1803 Simon Bourg born 1807 Ruffine Landry died about 1809. Joseph was established at River Bourgeois, Île Royale (Cape Breton Island) where, in the census of 1811, he was listed as "Joseph Boureq" - a fisherman and co-owner (with "Peter" Boureq, relation unknown, or probably his father Pierre) of a 40' 6" boat named the Nancy. Joseph's second marriage, about 1812, was to Anne Boucher (daughter of Jean Boucher and Madeleine Coste). Joseph and his father Pierre (who was living with Joseph's family at that time), were both on the list of the militia in 1813, on the British side of The War of 1812. children by the second marriage : Edward Bourg born 1812 Damien Bourg (Sr.) born 1821 married on January 24, 1848, in River Bourgeois, to Domitille Cordeau (born in 1821, daughter of Urbain Cordeau, born 1775, and Charlotte Benoit, possibly born in 1790). Marriage witnesses were Jean Landry, Jean Bourg, Placide Bourg , and Charles Cordeau. Priest's name was J. Courteau. The family lived in River Bourgeois. (Follow the link to many more details about the property.) Damien was a fisherman. Nine children : Appoline Sara Bourg born Jan 21, 1849 Anne Bourg born May 2, 1850) Olive Bourg born Jan 13, 1852 Damien Bourg (Jr.) born Oct 9, 1853 Damien Bourg (Jr.) is Theresa Burke's grandfather on her father's side - "le vieux Damien". for more information on these descendants, follow this link... Mathilda Bourg born Oct 22, 1855 Aime (or Amos) Bourg born Dec 13, 1858 Abraham Joseph Bourg born Sept 12, 1860 Charles Bourg born Oct 18, 1863 Cyprien Bourg born May 15, 1866 died April 8, 1957 (from picture of gravestone) Numerous census reports mention Damien Bourg Sr. and Damien Jr. 1861 Census, River Bourgeois 1871 Census, River Bourgeois 1881 Census, River Bourgeois 1891 Census, River Bourgeois The two Damiens can also be found in the St. John The Baptist Church of River Bourgeois church records... ...records which state, in the 1848 record of Damien's marriage to Domitille, that the parents of Damien Bourg were Joseph Bourg and Anne Boucher, and the parents of Domitille Cordeau were Urbain Cordeau and Charlotte Benoit. Damien (Sr.) died November 18, 1898. Domitille Cordeau died October 12,1903. Joseph Bourg died ________ . Anne Boucher was buried on April 25, 1854, in River Bourgeois. Jean Bourg born 1783 occupation: fisherman married c1809 to Marie Landry (daughter of Pierre-Jean Landry and _____ ) Jean Bourg died November 3, 1880, in River Bourgeois. Pierre Bourg born 1785 occupation: fisherman married c1808 to Anne Boucher (daughter of Louis Boucher and Perpetue Landry) children : Michel Bourq born c1807 see 1871 census, page 36 Maurice Bourq born c1810 Aime Bourq born c1812 Edouard Bourq born c1814, in River Bourgeois married on November 7, 1842, in River Bourgeois, to Anne Landry (born c1817, daughter of Anselme Landry and Anne Cordeau) children : Isaie Bourque (Isaac Burke) born September 9, 1844 married Charlotte Deveau Adele Bourque born 1846 died 1846 Anselme Bourque (Sam Burke) born October 24, 1847 Adele Bourque born September 20, 1850 Marine Bourque born 1856 Desire Bourque born 1858 Angele Bourque born 1864 Lucien Bourq born c1816 Sophie Bourq Pierre Bourq Pierre Bourg was buried February 18, 1850, in River Bourgeois. Pierre Bourg died sometime after 1813. Cecile Dugas died in 1813. Michel Bourg died between 1752 and 1761. Anne Boudrot died sometime after 1767. Charles Bourg born 1695 in 1724 census, shown as living with brother Michel in Port Toulouse (St. Peter's) Joseph Bourg born 1697 in 1724 census, reported as being widower of Elisabeth (Isabelle) Broussard, in Port Toulouse (St. Peter's) It is not presently known where or when Abraham Bourg died, but it was probably after April 13, 1736, when Marie Brun's burial record identifies her as the wife (not the widow) of Abraham Bourg. Abraham would have been 74 years of age then. Marie Sébastienne Brun died April 13, 1736. Michel Bourg born in 1665 (insufficient proof for some to be included in this list of children) Madeleine Bourg born in1666 (insufficient proof for some to be included in this list of children) married Pierre Leblanc Marguerite Bourg born in 1667, in Port-Royal married, in 1690, to Louis Allain (born c1654, of Port-Royal) Census Report children : Pierre Allain born c1691 Marie Allain born c1693 Margeurite Bourg died in Port-Royal on September 13, 1727. Loius Allain died June 15, 1737. Antoine Bourg died October 5, 1687, before the 1693 census in which his wife Antoinette was listed as a widow living at the house of her son Abraham, and his wife Marie Brun. Perrine Bourg born ______ married in 1626, to Simon Pelletret second marriage, in 1645, to René Landry (l'aîné, the elder of two René Landry's in the area at the same time) Census Report children : Henriette Pelletret born c1641 Jeanne Pelletret born c1643 Marie Pelletret (?) born c1646 Marie Landry (?) born c1648 Magdelene Landry born c1656 Pierre Landry born c1658 Claude Landry born c1663 married Margeurite Terriot (born c1666) children : Margeurite Landry born c1685 Simon Bourg died _________ . Helene Comptée died _________ . How this family connects...

The generations in Canada to present include...

Antoine BOURG (born 1609, in France, arrived in Canada in 1632) / Antoinette LANDRY

Abraham BOURG (born 1662) / Marie BRUN

Michel BOURG born 1693) / Anne BOUDROT

Pierre BOURG born 1740) / Cecile DUGAS

Joseph BOURG (born 1777) / Anne BOUCHER

Damien BOURG (Sr.) (born 1821) / Domitille CORDEAU

Damien BOURG (Jr.) (born 1853) / Eugenie LANDRY

Abraham Alfred Damien BURKE (born 1884) / Ellen Jane THIBEAU

Theresa Mary BURKE (born 1925) / Alfred LONGHURST

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NOTES (1) Antoine Bourg (Bourque) was born in Martaize, Loudon, Vienne,France.He arrived in Acadia from France on the Sailing Ship St-Jehanin 1636. He was married at Port Royal (Annapolis) Nova Scotia in 1636toAntoinette Landry. He died after the 1686 Census. Antoine Bourg andAntoinette Landry had at least 14 children. They were: Francois,Marie,Jean, Bernard, Martin, Marie-Jeanne, Renee, Hugette, Jeanne, Abraham,Michel, Madeleine, Marguerite, & Marguerite-Marie. [Charland] __________________________________ Bourg family

Telegraph-Journal, Thursady, July 28, 1994; p. A4

It is believed that Antoine Bourg, the founder of the family inAcadia, came originally from the parish of Martaize, near Loudun,France, and arrived at Port-Royal around 1640.

He married Antoinette Landry around 1643. Their grandson,Alexandre, settled at Grand-Pré, where he was appointed a royal notaryand official surveyor of lands.

At the time of the Deportation, several Bourg families were able to escape and some of them settled at Menoudie and Memramcook in NewBrunswick.

Among the Bourg families who were victims of the Deportation there was Joseph Bourg and his wife Madeleine Hache, the parents ofFranç-Anne Bourg who is believed to be the first child to be baptizedon the Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Contributed by Fidele Theriault of Fredericton, New Brunswick.

Ref: La Société Historique Acadienne, vol 25 nos 2&3 (Apr-Sep 1994), p90 ____________________________ Arrived in Acadia about 1636. Antoine Bourg was born 1609 in Martaize,France in the region of Loudun, department de la Vienne. He arrived inAcadia in 1636 and established his home at Port Royal where he married Antoniette Landry that sameyear. Antoine was the progenitor of the Bourg line in Acadia. Some ofhis children established their homes at Cobequid. Many of hisdescendants were to flee Colbequid prior to the expulsion in order to escape the English and sought sanctuary on Isle-St. Jean which was a French Colony. bet 5 Oct 1687 & 1693 census in Port Royal, Acadia 1671, Port Royal, age 62, laboureur, living with wife, 11 children, 4married 12 cattle, 8 sheep, 4 arpents land. 1686 Port Royal, Antoine BOURC, age 95 [sic!]. Listed with wife, age80 [sic], child Marguerite, age 18. The spelling of the name "Bourg" also appears as "Bourc". This is thespelling used by Elfer Miller in his research. [Bourg.ged] CITING THIS RECORD "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:37RX-Q4B : accessed 22 July 2018), entry for Antoine /BOURG/, cites sources; "Curtis Family Norwood Mass" file (2:2:2:MMD6-WQ1), submitted 30 January 2015 by George T Curtis Jr [identity withheld for privacy].

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   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:SYM9-42D : accessed 29 July 2018), entry for Antoine /Bourg/, cites sources; file (2:2:2:MMQJ-MLS), submitted 12 May 2011.

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ID: I1524 Name: Antoine BOURG Given Name: Antoine Surname: Bourg Sex: M Birth: Abt 1609 in , , , France Death: 1687/1693 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Reference Number: 576, 1032 Event: 1172, 2436, 2468, 2520, 2540, 5052 Custom ID+ _UID: 263E493C3EEED411AFD90050DA8458AF3759 Change Date: 21 Sep 2016 at 10:04 Note: !BIRTH-CENSUS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 221; own copy. #1: [No birthplace or parents are claimed for him.] He died between 6 Oct 1687 and the census of 1693. A note explains that (based on dispensation) he does not seem to be the brother of Perrine BOURG married to Simon PELLETRET & René LANDRY.

!BIRTH-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Arsenault, H&G, p. 448 (Port Royal). Born in 1609, probably originally from Martaizé in the Loudun region, department of Vienne in France. Arrived in Acadie around 1636, married around the same year. [However, if Antoinette had 12th and last child in 1667 or 1668, she was more likely born around 1624, married year before first child born in 1644.] He was doubtlessly [sic] the brother-in-law of René LANDRY [married to Perrine BOURG].

!FATHER: Giselle Gregoire-Rustenburg, GEDCOM file (MAC); 1600-1950; Aug 1995; # 584; sent disk by mail. Lists Antoine born 1609 in Martaize, France, son of Simon BOURG.

!IMMIGRATION-NAME: Affidavit from 1767 by descendants mistakenly gives name as Abraham, and says he "came from France after the Treaty of Breda on 30 July 1661." (See "The Acads. of B-I-en-M.:)

!CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, age 62, a "laboureur." Living with wife, they have 11 children, 4 of them married. They have 12 cattle, 8 sheep and 4 arpents land.

!CENSUS-NAME: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia [p. 17], age 95 [sic!]. Listed with wife, age 80 [!], and child [if theirs, ages are wrong] Marguerite, age 18. Name is spelled BOURC.

Marriage 1 Antoinette LANDRY b: Abt 1618 in , , , France Married: Abt 1642 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Change Date: 21 Sep 2016 Children Has Children Francois BOURG b: Abt 1643 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Marie BOURG b: Abt 1645 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Jean BOURG b: Abt 1646 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Bernard BOURG b: Abt 1648 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Martin BOURG b: Abt 1650 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Jeanne BOURG b: Abt 1653 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Renee BOURG b: Abt 1655 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Huguette BOURG b: Abt 1657 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Jeanne BOURG b: Abt 1659 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Abraham BOURG b: Abt 1662 in Port Royal, , , Acadia Has Children Marguerite BOURG b: Abt 1667 in Port Royal, , , Acadia

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BIO: Antoine married Antoinette Landry in 1636, in Port-Royal, Acadie. They are the parents of at least the following:1) Francois (1643-) md Marguerite Boudreau2) Marie (1645-1677) md Vincent Brault3) Jean (1647-1703) md Marguerite Martin4) Bernard (1648-) md Francoise Brun5) Martin (1650-) md Marie Potet6) Jeanne (1653-) md Jean-Antoine Belliveau7) Renee (1655-1689) md Charles Boudreau8) Huguette (1657-) md Sebastian Brun9) Jeanne (1659-) md Pierre Comeau10) Abraham (1662-) md Marie-Sebastienne11) Marguerite (1667-1727) md Louis Allain; Please note that Stephen A White places his death as between 5 October 1687 and 1693. Also according to SAW, he was alive on the 1686 census but Antoinette is listed as a widow on the 1693 census.Antoine and Antoinette are the grandparents of Joseph Theriault and Euphrosine Terriot, through their daughter Marie. :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/144085816/antoine-bourg#add-to-vc

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!Antoine Bourg was 62 yrs. in the 1671 census of Port Royal.
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weRelate:
Antoine "Abraham" Bourg
Birth  1609 • Loudun, Vienne, France
Parents  _____ Bourg
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Antoine+Bourg+%283%29

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weRelate:
Antoine Bourg
Birth  1609 • Martaizé, Vienne, France
Death  Oct 5, 1687
Marriage  1642
Spouse  antoinette landry
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Antoine+Bourg+%281%29

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wikiTrees:
antoine bourg
Birth  1609 • Martaizé, Vienne, France
Death  Oct 5, 1687 • Port Royal, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada
Marriage  1642 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse  antoinette landry
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/2321263

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Geni:
Antoine Bourg
Birth  1609 • Martaizé, Vienne, France
Death  Oct 5, 1687 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Helene Lecomtee • Simon Bourg
Spouse  Antoinette Landry
Children  Abraham Bourg • Antoine Bourg • Bernard Bourg • Francois Bourg • Henriette Bourg • Jean Bourg • Jeanne Bourg • Madeleine Bourg • Marguerite Bourg Bourque • Marie Bourg • Marie Bourq • Martin Bourg • Michel Bourg • Renee Bourg

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Antoine Bourg

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1671 Census Port Royal
Antoine BOURC, 62, wife Antoinette LANDRY 53; Children (4 married): Marie 26, Francois 27, Jehan 24, Bernard 22; (not married) Martin 21, Jeanne 18, Renee 16, Huguette 14, Jeanne 12, Abraham 9, Marguerite 4; cattle 12, sheep 8. 1671 Acadian Census Port Royal

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Antoine arrived in Acadia in 1636. Possibly on same ship as Jerome Guerin?
"Vraisemblement originaire de Martaize dans la region de Loudon department
de la vienne en France. Arrive de France en Acadie vers 1636. Il etait sans
doute le beau gendre de Rene Landry." This quote may be from Bona Arseneau,
but since I did not do the original note I am not sure. Marriage Source:
Corrections to Bona Arsenault.

Antoine was born in France in 1609 and traveled to Port Royal, Acadie in 1636.
He married Antonette, his first year in Port Royal. They sought sanctuary on
Isle-St.-Jean in 1755 but were eventually deported to France.

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Antoine Bourg, born in 1609, was probaby a native o Martaize in theregion of Loudun, department of Vienne, France. He came to Acadia about1636. The year h arrived he married Antoinette Landry who had come toAcadia with her brother, Rene Landry. Antoine and Antoinette settled inthe area of Port Royal. Re: Martin, Lucien and Melba: "Remember Us" Page 69-70 Arsenault, Bona: Histoire et Genealogie desAcadiens, vol. 2, pp.448-50, 452, 612, 717, 804; vol. 6, p. 2433 Hebert, D. J.:Southwest Louisiana Records, vol. 2, p. 106 St. Martin Parish Court House Records: Succ. #581, Aug. 2, 1827 Thibodeaux, C. R.: Genealogy Records Census of 1617 Port Royal Acadian Miracle Page 21 Antoine Bourg,62: wife Antoinette Landry 53, Children: (4 married) Marie, Francois 27,Jehan 24, Bernard 22, (not married) Martin 21,Jeanne 18, Renee 16,Huguette 14, Jeanne 12 Abraham 9, Marguerite 4, cattle 12, sheep 8 Census of Port Royal - 1678 Antoine Bourg and Antoinette Landry 3acres, 6 cattle, 1 gun Abraham 10, Marguerite 11 Acadian Families 1686 Winston DeVille: Antoine Bourg 95, Antoine Landry 80, Marguerite 18 History of Acadians Volume II, Page 448/449******************************************************************************* Descendants of AntioneBourg and Antionette Landry Date: 11/16/98 7:24:26 PM Pacific StandardTime From: rhenderson@dillard.edu (Russell Henderson) Hello, Antoine and Antoinette aremy 9th great grandparents. When I visitedMartaize this summer, I saw a plaque in the Church that read: "HOMMAGE A ANTOINE BOURG Originaire de Martaize en 1609 Marie aAntoinette Landry a Port-Royal (Acadie) a Nouvelle-France en 1636 Il estl'ancetre de tous les Bourg et Bourque d'Amerique...." Russell ******************************************************************************* Descendants ofAntione Bourg and Antionette Landry Date: 11/16/98 6:54:26 PM PacificStandard Time From: Phydeau@aol.com Hello, Cousins, Last week I posted a request for all of those who are direc t descendantsof AntioneBourg and Antionette Landry to please contact me so I couldidentify my cousins, not having known any as I grew up in Virginia. Icannot tell you how thrilling it has been to have 26 people claim me asacousin. Antione Bourg an Antionette Landry's family is scattered allover the country, including the following states: Texas - Mass. - California - Barrinton, Rhode Island - Mobile Alabama- Jacksonville, Florida - three in Phoenix, Arizona - Pasco and Spokane,Washington - Muskegon, Michigan - Lafayette, New Orleans and Southern,Louisian -Williamsburg, Virginia. Thank you all for responding. I shall contact you personally in the nearfuture. And thanks to ACADIAN-CAJUN rootsweb for making it happen.Antione Bourg and Antionette Landry would be very proud of their family,as I, too, am. Beverley Dorman, Williamsburg, Virginia Phydeau@aol.com ******************************************************************************* Descendants of Antione Bourg and Antionette Landry Date: 11/17/985:29:16 AM Pacific Standard Time From: rhenderson@dillard.edu (Russell Henderson) FIRST GENERATION 1. Marie Josephe BOURG was born on Jun 16 1711 in Grand Pre Acadia. Shewas living in 1767 in New Orleans. She was living in 1769 inKabahanoose, La. (Cabahannocer). She was living in 1777 in Ascensionparish. She died in Sep 1792 in Ascension parish. She was buried on Sep5 1792 in Ascension Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, AscPar La. SECOND GENERATION 2. Alexander Bellehumeur BOURG was born about 1671 in Port Royal. Hedied in 1760 in Richibouctou. He was a Notaire. He was married toMarguerite MELANCON in 1697 in Grand Pre. 3. Marguerite MELANCON was born in 1676 in Grand Pre. She died on Jul15 1744 in Grand Pre. She was buried on Jul 15 1744 in st. Charles-des-.Mines, Grand Pre. She was born in Acadia. AlexanderBellehumeur BOURG and Marguerite MELANCON had the following children: i. Anne BOURG. 1 ii. Marie Josephe BOURG. THIRD GENERATION 4. Francois BOURG was born in 1644 in Port Royal Acadia. He died in1684 in Port Royal Acadia. He was married to Marguerite BOUDREAUXbetween 1665 and 166 in Port Royal Acadia. 5. Marguerite BOUDREAUX was born between 1644 and 1651 in Port RoyalAcadia. She died onNov 9 1718 in Port Royal Acadia. Francois BOURG andMarguerite BOUDREAUX had the following children: i. Marguerite BOURG was born between 1667 and 1674 in Port Royal. Shedied i Port Royal. 2 ii. Alexander Bellehumeur BOURG. iii. Anne BOURG. iv. Pierre BOURG was born in 1683. v. Michel BOURG was born in Apr 1666 in Port Royal Acadia. He died onNov 18 1721. vi. Madeleine BOURG was born in 1677/78 inCobequid. She died between1707 and 1718. 6. Pierre MELANCON I was born between 1623 and 1633. He died in 1714 inGrand Pre. Charles & Pierre Melancon arrived in Acadia abt 1657. He wasmarried to MarieMarguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT between 1644 and 1665 inPort Royal. 7. Marie Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT was born between 1641 and 1649 inPobomcoup Cape Sable. She died in 1690 in Grand Pre. Pierre MELANCON Iand Marie Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT had the following children: i. Jean Dominque MELANCON was born in 1681 in Grand Pre. He was bornabout 1681 in Acadia. He died on Feb 24 1760 in Cherbourg. ii. Phillip Charles MELANCON was born in 1666 in Grand Pre. He wasborn abou 1666 in Acadia. He died on Jun 24 1744 in Grand Pre. He diedbefore 1745.1 Pierre, age 30 (Phillip & Marie Dugas, both deceased). 3 iii. Marguerite MELANCON. iv. Anne Elizabet MELANCON was born on Oct 23 1745 in IbervillePar La.2Anne Elizabet (Jacques & Marguerite omitted). She was baptized about Nov1745 in St Gabriel Catholic Church, St Gabriel, IbPar La.3 Sponsor -Etienne Melancon & Marguerite Hebert. She was born in Grand Pre Acadia. v. Paul MELANCON was born about 1691 in Acadia. He died in 1774 inAscension parish. FOURTH GENERATION 8. Antoine BOURG was born in 1609 in Martaize-Region de Loudon Dept deVienne. He immigr ated about 1636 to Port Royal Acadia. He died after1686. He was married to Antoinette LANDRY between 1636 and 1642 in PortRoyal Acadia. 9. Antoinette LANDRY was born about 1620 in La Chaussee Vienne France.She died about 1686 in Port Royal Acadia. Antoine BOURG and AntoinetteLANDRY had the following children: i. Marguerite BOURG was born between 1667 and 1674 in Port Royal. Shedied i Port Royal. 4 ii. Francois BOURG. iii. Abraham BOURG was born about 1662 in Port Royal Acadia. iv. Marie BOURG was born about 1645 in Port Royal Acadia. She died onSep 19 1730 in Port Royal Acadia. v. Jean BOURG was born in 1647 in Port Royal Acadia. He died in 1695. vi. Bernard BOURG was born in 1649 in Port Royal Acadia. vii. Martin BOURG was born in 1650 in Port Royal Acadia. viii. Marie-jeanne BOURG was born in 1653 in Port Royal Acadia. ix. Renee BOURG was born in 1655 in Port Royal Acadia. x. Huguette BOURG was born in 1657 in Port Royal Acadia. xi. Jeanne BOURG was born in 1659 in Port Royal Acadia. 10. Michel BOUDROT was born in 1601 in Counges, La Rochelle. Heimmigrated between Sep 1636 and 1642 to Acadia. He died about 1691 inPort Royal Acadia. He was a Councilor and Lieutenant-general of Acadiain Port Royal Acadia. He was married to Michelle AUCOIN between 1638 and1642. 11. Michelle AUCOIN was born between 1618 and 1621 in Counges, LaRochelle. She died on Dec 17 1706 in Port Royal Acadia. Michel BOUDROTand Michelle AUCOIN had the following children: i. Jeanne BOUDREAUX was born between 1644 and 1651 in Port RoyalAcadia. She died on May 8 1710 in Port Royal Acadia. 5 ii. Marguerite BOUDREAUX. iii. Michel BOUDROT was born in 1660. 12. Pierre LAVERDUE was born between 1600 and 1608 in La Rochelle,Charente. He died in 1677 in Boston. He was married to PricillaMALLINSON in Mar 1630 in England. 13. Pricilla MALLINSON was born in 1613 in Yorkshire. She died in Dec1691 in Boston. Pierre LAVERDUE and Pricilla MALLINSON had the followingchi ldren: 6 i. Pierre MELANCON I. 14. Philip MIUS D'ENTREMONT was born between 1601 and 1609 in Normandy.He died about 1649 in Cherbourg. He immigrated in 1651 to Acadia.founder of pubnico He died in 1700 in Grand Pre Acadia. He was anattorney General of th king in Acadia. 15. Madeleine HELIE was born about 1626 in Cherbourg. She died inAcadia. Philip MIUS D'ENTREMONT and Madeleine HELIE had the followingchildren: 7 i. Marie Marguerite MIUS D'ENTREMONT. FIFTH GENERATION 16. Simon BOURG was born in 1590 in Martaize-Region de Loudon Dept deVienne. Simon BOURG had the following children: 8 i. Antoine BOURG. ii. Perrine BOURG was born between 1620 and 1626 in France. She diedabout 1686 in Port Royal Acadia. 18. Jean Claude LANDRY was bornabout 1593. He died about 1671. 19. Marie SALE was born about 1600. Jean Claude LANDRY and Marie SALEhad the following children: i. Rene (Pere) LANDRY was born about 1618 in La Chaussee Vienne France.He was born about 1618 in La Chaussee Vienne France. He died about 1686.He died about 1686. 9 ii. Antoinette LANDRY. Prepared by: Russell Henderson box 15030 New Orleans 504 9436398 Rhenderson@dillard.edu *******************************************************************************

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Document, A Breaux Family History by Gerald Paul Breaux 1979-1980.

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Background Notes
He arrived in Acadia in 1636 and was undoubtedly the brother-in-law of
Rene Landry (Arsenault, Vol 2, page 448; see also Massignon, Genevieve,
Les Parlers francais d'Acadie, Vol 1, page 49). In the 1678 census of
Port Royal, he and his wife had three acres, six cattle, one gun, and a
boy, age 10 born in 1660 and a girl born in 1667 andage 11.

1 MISC +

He arrived in Acadia in 1636 and was undoubtedly thebrother-in-law of
Rene Landry (Arsenault, Vol 2, page 448; see also Massignon,Genevieve,
Les Parlers francais d'Acadie, Vol 1, page 49). In the 1678 census of
Port Royal, he and his wife had three acres, six cattle, one gun, and a
boy, age 10 born in 1660 and a girl born in 1667 and age 11.

• Arrived in Port Royal, Acadia in 1636. Marriage also listed as 1643.
• Arrived in Port Royal, Acadia in 1636. Marriage also listed as 1643.
• Arrived in Port Royal, Acadia in 1636. Marriage also listed as 1643.
• Arrived in Port Royal, Acadiain 1636. Marriage also listed as 1643.

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Antoine BOURC, 62, wife Antoinette LANDRY 53; Children (4 married): Marie 26, Francois 27, Jehan 24, Bernard 22; (not married) Martin 21, Jeanne 18, Renee 16, Huguette 14, Jeanne 12, Abraham 9, Marguerite 4; cattle 12, sheep 8. 1671 Acadian Census Port Royal

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Arrived in Acadia about 1636. He had accepted employment as a common laborer with the d'Aulnay emigration scheme. It appears that he came on a sailing vessel called, Saint John (St. Jean). The Censusof 1671 for Port-Royal says: Antoine Bourg, labourer, age of 62 ans, son 'epouse Antoinette Landry, 53 ans, 12 betes a' cornes, 8 brebis, 4 arpents de terre. In Acadia, his area was placed as being on the river, north of Port-Royal and named "Village des Bourg" , a spot north-west of the settlement's fort. The area was associated with the family of Babineau Deslauriers, at a later time. This resulted from the marriage of d'Antoine's daughter- in-law, Marguerite Aucoin, to Jean Babineau, following the death of Francois Bourque. Les Bourg was marked as having a splendid view of the Fort and theCapital; and vice-versa. l'Association des Descedendants D'Antoine Bourg Case Postole 6700, Stilery, Quebec, Canada G1T 2W2...Bourg Family Society Recensement de 1671...Port Royal, Acadie " Antoine Bourg, laboureur, age' de 62 ans, son epouse Antonette Landry, 53 ans 12 betes a' cornes, 8 brebis, 4 arpents de terre."

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There are no sources which prove who Antoine Bourgs' parents were nor where he came from in France, Stephen White, page 1442

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Parents: Stephen White
There are no sources which prove who Antoine Bourgs' parents were nor where he came from in France, Stephen White, page 1442

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!BIRTH: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-b4.html (gives year of birth, assumed to be in Port Royal shortly after parents' arrival). !CHRISTENING: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-b4.html !MARRIAGE: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-b4.html (establishes the marriage but gives no date). !DEATH: Information not found; assumed to be at Port Royal. !BURIAL: Information not found.

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History found in Houma Courier, Terrebonne Parish, LA, July 27, 1999

History found in Houma Courier, Terrebonne Parish, LA, July 27, 1999,
section A

Bourg/Bourque
Some say that the Acadian Bourg/Bourque family is originally from Norm
andy and descended from William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1
066 and became the English king. According to this theory, the Bourg
and Bourques of Acadia were thus related to the English royal family t
hat had them deported from Acadia and are also related to the present
royal family of England.
Royalty or not, the most likely arrival date of the first Bourgs in Ac
adia was 1632, when Antoine Bourg probably arrived with Commander Isaa
c de Razilly who brought 300 "elite" men to the colony, including a do
zen or so families. Antoine was the son of Simon Bourg, and he was bo
rn in 1609 in Martaize, France, in the region of Loudon, Department d
e la Vienne. Antoine was accompanied by his parents, and at least on
e sister, Perrine.
In 1636, the Bourg family moved to Port Royal, which had once again co
me under French rule.
Antoine married Antoinette Landry in Acadia some time around 1641-43
. Antoinette was born in France in 1618 and came to Acadia with her s
ister, Perrine Landry, and two of her brothers, Rene, her twin, and Je
an Claude. Jean Claude brought his wife, Marie Salle and their child
, Rene, as well as the three children from Marie Salle's first marriag
e, Martin, Jeanne and Michelle Aucoin.
Antoine and Antoinette Bourg established themselves on the west bank o
f the R Riviere des Dauphins (Annapolis River today), and their settle
ment eventually became known as the "hameau des Bourg" or "Bourg Villa
ge" They had 12 children.
By the census of 1671, Antoine had given most of his land to a son, Je
han, who was married to Marguerite Martin and who already had two chil
dren of his own. Jehan later added six more girls and one son to his
family.
Antoine's oldest son, Francois, was also married by 1671 and lived tw
o farms down from his parents. Antoine's son, Bernard, had become fai
rly rich by the standards to the time, with 35 parents in cultivation
, two muskets, 10 cows, 40 sheep, 12 pigs and 45 fruit trees.
An interesting item concerning the Bernard Bourg family is that their
oldest daughter married Claude Dugas, while three sons and one daughte
r from Claude Dugas' first marriage to Francoise Bourgeois married thr
ee of the other children of Bernard Bourg. Thus Claude and three of h
is sons and one of his daughters had not only a parent child relations
hip, but they were also in laws.
Martin Bourg, Antoine's fourth son, married Marie Potet and had nine c
hildren, at least one of whom left descendants who eventually came to
Louisiana.
At some point in the early 1700's, a number of Bourg descendants move
d to the Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) to escape English rule.
Two of these, who figure in the history of Bourg/Bourque families of L
ouisiana were Francois Louis, the son of Martin Bourg and Marie Potet
, and the grandson of Antoine's first son Francois. This grandson wa
s Jean Baptiste, the oldest son of Francois Bourg and Marguerite Boudr
ot.
Francois Louis was married to Cecile Michel. They lived at Riviere de
s Blonds on the Ile St. Jean, where they had eight children. Francoi
s Louis and his family were deported by the English from the island i
n 1758. Francois Louis died at sea at the age of 80.
Jean Baptiste Bourg married Marie Pitre, who also lived at riviere de
s Blonds until deported with their family to St. Malo. Marie Pitre Bo
urg died at sea, and Jean Baptiste and the oldest daughter, Marguerite
, died within a month of arriving in France.
One of the sons of Francois Louis, Jean Charles, died in France some t
ime between 1777 and 1785. His widow, Madeleine Blanchard, and their
family came to Louisiana from France aboard the ship "L'Amitie" in 178
5. The family established itself in the vicinity of St. Martinville (
Louisiana) and was the source of many of the Bourques in south centra
l Louisiana.
Charles, the youngest son of Jean Baptiste Bourg, was deported to Fran
ce with his family and later married Anne Thibodaux. Charles died in
France, but his widow came to Louisiana in 1785 with the surviving mem
bers of the family. They settled first in present day Assumption Pari
sh, near Plattenville. Some of these descendants made their way into
Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes and make up a portion of the Bourg f
amily in southeast Louisiana.
[Ancestors of Errol Sevin.GED.FTW]

History found in Houma Courier, Terrebonne Parish, LA, July 27, 1999,
section A

Bourg/Bourque
Some say that the Acadian Bourg/Bourque family is originally from Norm
andy and descended from William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1
066 and became the English king. According to this theory, the Bourg
and Bourques of Acadia were thus related to the English royal family t
hat had them deported from Acadia and are also related to the present
royal family of England.
Royalty or not, the most likely arrival date of the first Bourgs in Ac
adia was 1632, when Antoine Bourg probably arrived with Commander Isaa
c de Razilly who brought 300 "elite" men to the colony, including a do
zen or so families. Antoine was the son of Simon Bourg, and he was bo
rn in 1609 in Martaize, France, in the region of Loudon, Department d
e la Vienne. Antoine was accompanied by his parents, and at least on
e sister, Perrine.
In 1636, the Bourg family moved to Port Royal, which had once again co
me under French rule.
Antoine married Antoinette Landry in Acadia some time around 1641-43
. Antoinette was born in France in 1618 and came to Acadia with her s
ister, Perrine Landry, and two of her brothers, Rene, her twin, and Je
an Claude. Jean Claude brought his wife, Marie Salle and their child
, Rene, as well as the three children from Marie Salle's first marriag
e, Martin, Jeanne and Michelle Aucoin.
Antoine and Antoinette Bourg established themselves on the west bank o
f the R Riviere des Dauphins (Annapolis River today), and their settle
ment eventually became known as the "hameau des Bourg" or "Bourg Villa
ge" They had 12 children.
By the census of 1671, Antoine had given most of his land to a son, Je
han, who was married to Marguerite Martin and who already had two chil
dren of his own. Jehan later added six more girls and one son to his
family.
Antoine's oldest son, François, was also married by 1671 and lived tw
o farms down from his parents. Antoine's son, Bernard, had become fai
rly rich by the standards to the time, with 35 parents in cultivation
, two muskets, 10 cows, 40 sheep, 12 pigs and 45 fruit trees.
An interesting item concerning the Bernard Bourg family is that their
oldest daughter married Claude Dugas, while three sons and one daughte
r from Claude Dugas' first marriage to Francoise Bourgeois married thr
ee of the other children of Bernard Bourg. Thus Claude and three of h
is sons and one of his daughters had not only a parent child relations
hip, but they were also in laws.
Martin Bourg, Antoine's fourth son, married Marie Potet and had nine c
hildren, at least one of whom left descendants who eventually came to
Louisiana.
At some point in the early 1700's, a number of Bourg descendants move
d to the Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) to escape English rule.
Two of these, who figure in the history of Bourg/Bourque families of L
ouisiana were François Louis, the son of Martin Bourg and Marie Potet
, and the grandson of Antoine's first son François. This grandson wa
s Jean Baptiste, the oldest son of François Bourg and Marguerite Boudr
ot.
François Louis was married to Cecile Michel. They lived at Riviere de
s Blonds on the Ile St. Jean, where they had eight children. Françoi
s Louis and his family were deported by the English from the island i
n 1758. François Louis died at sea at the age of 80.
Jean Baptiste Bourg married Marie Pitre, who also lived at riviere de
s Blonds until deported with their family to St. Malo. Marie Pitre Bo
urg died at sea, and Jean Baptiste and the oldest daughter, Marguerite
, died within a month of arriving in France.
One of the sons of François Louis, Jean Charles, died in France some t
ime between 1777 and 1785. His widow, Madeleine Blanchard, and their
family came to Louisiana from France aboard the ship "L'Amitie" in 178
5. The family established itself in the vicinity of St. Martinville (
Louisiana) and was the source of many of the Bourques in south centra
l Louisiana.
Charles, the youngest son of Jean Baptiste Bourg, was deported to Fran
ce with his family and later married Anne Thibodaux. Charles died in
France, but his widow came to Louisiana in 1785 with the surviving mem
bers of the family. They settled first in present day Assumption Pari
sh, near Plattenville. Some of these descendants made their way into
Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes and make up a portion of the Bourg f
amily in southeast Louisiana.

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Taken from the following sources: 1. Pedigree Chart of: Joseph F. Brow 711 E. Osceola Ave. Lake Wales, FL 33853 (1994) 2. The French Canadian History by Gerard J. Brault; University Press of New England 3. La Famille Des Brault (written in French) pgs 133 - 140 4. Bona Arsenault, Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens, (Ottawa, Can:, Editions Lemeac, 1978), in custody of the Dallas Public Library, Dallas, Texas. 4. The 1671 Acadian Census 5. He arrived in Acadia, 1636, ship: "St. Jehan". He and Antoinette Landry had 14 children.

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!INFORMATION: Antoine BOURG & Antoinette LANDRY listed in a book "Histoire Et Genealogie Des Acadiens" by Bona ARSENAULT, Tome 1, Pages 358 to 359, copies in possession of Renee M. EBERT of Las Vegas,NV: Antoine BOURG, né en 1609, Vraisemblablemenr (likely) originaire de Martáize [Les parlers francais d,Acadie, par Geneviéve Massignon, Vol 1 page 49], près (near or close to) Loudun; département de la Vienne, France; arrivé en Acadie vers1636, marié vers 1636 à Antoinette LANDRY, EFANTS: Francois 1644, Marie 1645, Jean 1647, Bernard 1649, Martin 1650, Jeanne 1653, Renée 1655, Huhuette 1657, Jeanne 1659, Abraham 1662, Michel 1665, Marguerite 1667. !TRANSLATION OF WORDS: à = at; Angleterre = England; au = to the, at the, on; Août = August; aussi = also, too; avait = had; avec = census; cette= this, that; champetre = policeman, sheriff; de = of; dècèdè = deceased; déportée = ? deport; des = some, any, of the; deux = two; deuxiemes = second; dispersion = dispersion; du = of the; endroit =place; emme = woman, wife; en = in, into, to, as; est = is; et = and; établir = establish; était = was; été = been; famille = family; Femme = wife; Février = February; fille = daughter, girl; fils = son; fut = was; garde = rual; inhumé = buried; il = he, it; ils = they; inhumée = buried; inscrit = registered; Janvier = January; Juillet = July; l'âge = age; le = the; leurs = their; marié = bridgegroom or groom; membre(s) = member; même = same; né = born; Novembre = November; oû = where; père = father; flibustier = flibustier; plusieurs = several; sa = his, her, its; se = were; secondes = second; e'est = was; son = his, her, it; sont = are; Septembre = September; son = his, her, its; sur = on, over, upon; vers = toward; veuve = widow; vraisemblable = likely, realibly;

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Houma Courier, July 27, 1999, section A
History found in Houma Courier, Terrebonne Parish, LA, July 27, 1999, section A

Bourg/Bourque
Some say that the Acadian Bourg/Bourque family is originally from Normandy and descended from William the Conqueror who invaded England in 1066 and became the English king. According to this theory, the Bourg and Bourques of Acadia were thus related to the English royal family that had them deported from Acadia and are also related to the present
royal family of England.

Royalty or not, the most likely arrival date of the first Bourgs in Acadia was 1632, when Antoine Bourg probably arrived with Commander Isaac de Razilly who brought 300 "elite" men to the colony, including a dozen or so families. Antoine was the son of Simon Bourg, and he was born in 1609 in Martaize, France, in the region of Loudon, Department de la Vienne. Antoine was accompanied by his parents,and at least one sister, Perrine. [This is inaccurate]

In 1636, the Bourg family moved to Port Royal, which had once again come under French rule.

Antoine married Antoinette Landry in Acadia some time around 1641-43. Antoinette was born in France in 1618 and came to Acadia with her sister, Perrine Landry, and two of her brothers, Rene, her twin,and Jean Claude. Jean Claude brought his wife, Marie Salle and their child, Rene, as well as the three children from Marie Salle's first marriage, Martin, Jeanne and Michelle Aucoin.

Antoine and Antoinette Bourg established themselves on the west bank of the R Riviere des Dauphins (Annapolis River today), and their settlement eventually became known as the "hameau des Bourg" or "Bourg Village" They had 12 children.
By the census of 1671, Antoine had given most of his land to a son, Jehan, who was married to Marguerite Martin and who already had two children of his own. Jehan later added six more girls and one son to his family.

Antoine's oldest son, Francois, was also married by 1671 and lived two farms down from his parents. Antoine's son, Bernard, had become fairly rich by the standards to the time, with 35 parents in cultivation, two muskets, 10 cows, 40 sheep, 12 pigs and 45 fruit trees.

An interesting item concerning the Bernard Bourg family is that their oldest daughter married Claude Dugas, while three sons and one daughter from Claude Dugas' first marriage to Francoise Bourgeois married three of the other children of Bernard Bourg. Thus Claude and three of his sons and one of his daughters had not only a parent child relationship, but they were also in laws.

Martin Bourg, Antoine's fourth son, married Marie Potet and had nine children, at least one of whom left descendants who eventually came to Louisiana.

At some point in the early 1700's, a number of Bourg descendants moved to the Ile St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) to escape English rule.

Two of these, who figure in the history of Bourg/Bourque families of Louisiana were Francois Louis, the son of Martin Bourg and Marie Potet, and the grandson of Antoine's first son Francois. This grandson was Jean Baptiste, the oldest son of Francois Bourg and Marguerite Boudrot.

Francois Louis was married to Cecile Michel. They lived at Riviere des Blonds on the Ile St. Jean, where they had eight children. Francois Louis and his family were deported by the English from the island in 1758. Francois Louis died at sea at the age of 80.

Jean Baptiste Bourg married Marie Pitre, who also lived at riviere des Blonds until deported with their family to St. Malo. Marie Pitre Bourg died at sea, and Jean Baptiste and the oldest daughter, Marguerite, died within a month of arriving in France.
One of the sons of Francois Louis, Jean Charles, died in France some time between 1777 and 1785. His widow, Madeleine Blanchard, and their family came to Louisiana from France aboard the ship "L'Amitie" in 1785. The family established itself in the vicinity of St. Martinville (Louisiana) and was the source of many of the Bourques in south central Louisiana.

Charles, the youngest son of Jean Baptiste Bourg, was deported to France with his family and later married Anne Thibodaux. Charles died in France, but his widow came to Louisiana in 1785 with the surviving members of the family. They settled first in present day Assumption Parish, near Plattenville. Some of these descendants made their way into Lafourche and Terrebonne Parishes and make up a portion of the Bourg family in southeast Louisiana.

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!BIRTH: Generations ... Past to Present, Vol. 1, by Phobe Chauvin Morrison, p. 67. Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in Dallas Public Library. !MARRIAGE: Generations ... Past to Present, Vol. 1, by Phobe Chauvin Morrison, p. 67. Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in Dallas Public Library.

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Antoine Bourg was born 1609 in Martaize, France in the region of Loudun,
department de la Vienne. He arrived in Acadia in 1636 and established
his home at Port Royal where he married Antoniette Landry that same
year. Antoine was the progenitor of the Bourg line in Acadia. Some of
his children established their homes at Cobequid. Many of his
descendants were to flee Colbequid prior to the expulsion in order to
escape the English and sought sanctuary on Isle-St. Jean which was a
French Colony.

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Background
"Antoine Bourg, born in France in 1609, married Antoinette Landry, and came to Acadie in 1632 with the Commander de Razilly. He was the ancestor of the Acadian families of Bourg or Bourque, and grandfather of Alexander Bourg, sieur de Bellchumeur, royal notary of Mines District." -"Notes to Accompany The Plan of the River of Annapoilis Royal", prepared by Mr. Placide Gauet, Genealogist to the Public Archives of Canada. Acadian Genealogy Exchange, Vol. XX #1, Jan., 1991, pg. 25 "Antoine Boure arrived in Acadie about 1636, as a colonist recruited from the Seigneury of Aulnay. In the 1671 census of Port Royal he is listed as a plowman with four arpents of cleared land. Anoine and Antoinette were both still living at the time of the 1686 census." -

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Notes by Mr. Placide Gauet
"Antoine Bourg, born in France in 1609, married Antoinette Landry, and came to Acadie in 1632 with the Commander de Razilly. He was the ancestor of the Acadian families of Bourg or Bourque, and grandfather of Alexander Bourg, sieur de Bellchumeur, royal notary of Mines District." -" Notes to Accompany The Plan of the River of Annapoilis Royal", prepared by Mr. Placide Gauet, Genealogist to the Public Archives of Canada. Acadian Genealogy Exchange, Vol. XX #1, Jan., 1991, pg. 25 "Antoine Boure arrived in Acadie about 1636, as a colonist recruited from the Seigneury of Aulnay. In the 1671 census of Port Royal he is listed as a plowman with four arpents of cleared land. Anoine and Antoinette were both still living at the time of the 1686 census." -

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Lived on the north shore of Port Royal and gave their name Village des Bourg to the town

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Antoine Bourg & Antoinette Landry had 13 children. ANTOINE Borough-bourque Antoine Bour or Borough 1st, was born in France in 1609, according to the census of 1671 and in 1591, according to that of 1686. Some believe qu.il is originating in Martaizé, small commune located in the province of Poitou, aujourd.hui in the department of Vienna. We know qu.Antoine came in Acadie at the beginning of the years 1640, or perhaps even between 1632 and 1336. About 1642, it marries with Port-Royal, Antoinette Landry, born in 1620, girl of the ancestors, Jean-Claude Landry and Marie Sallée, and s.ur of Rene Landry married to Perrine Bourg, the s.ur d.Antoine Bourg. In Acadie, the household d.Antoine Borough and d.Antoinette Landry are fixed on northern bank of the river of Port-Royal and give its name tothe village of the Borough. This village is located at a short distance, in the North-West of the Fort old man of the Capital. Village, the Borough have a splendid sight on the human regrouping of the Fort. There are established Mélanson, Boudrot, Vigneau, Bergeron and d.autres, because "people of the Fort" come d.un little everywhere, being French soldiers or, and especially, craftsmen of all the utility trades. Of the thirteen children of the Antoine/Antoinette couple, three have a descent jusqu.à us, in this genealogical description. The first child, who is in fact, the second of the couple, Jean Bour, born in 1647. Jean marries in Cobequid, about 1667, Marguerite Martin. She was born about 1639, s.ur of Marie Martin, married to Pierre Morin, said Boucher and girl of the ancestor Pierre Martin and Catherine Vigneau, come from Saint-Germain de Bourgueil. With the census of 1686, Jean Bour is 40 years old and Marguerite Martin is 42 years old, with Port-Royal. Their daughter Magdeleine Bour is 8 years old and it continues the bond of descent by marrying Pierre Leblanc, in 1694, wire of the ancestor Daniel Leblanc and Francoise Gaudet. The second child, a girl, the sixth of th e couple, named Jeanne Bour, born in 1653. She marries about 1669, with Port-Royal, Pierre Comeau, known as l.Esturgeon, born in 1653, also in Port-Royal, wire elder of the ancestors of Comeau, Pierre and Pink Bayols. With the census of 1686, Pierre Comeau and Jeanne Bour are 32 years old. Then, the third child who concerns us, the eighth of the couple Antoine/Antoinette, Hughette Bour, born in 1657.She marries about 1676, with Port-Royal, Sebastien Brun, wire of the Brun ancestors, Vincent and Marie Brault. The first nominal census, in Acadie, in 1671, us shows Bour; Antoine Bour, the father with his Michel sons, Bernard, François and Jean Bour, forming as many households. With the acadian census of 1686, Antoine Bour is 95 years old and Antoinette Landry is 80 years old. The name Bourc, n.est qu.une simple typographical error. L.étymologie-même of the name Bour, in Dict. French d.ancian, also means "fraud: catch "; it comes from the Latin-popular word "will burra". The name Bour, can also come from Flemish "boer" which decides "bour" while meaning "country". The word Bourg means "large village, which comes from the Germanic word" borc "which means castle-extremely. The graphic variations are: Bour - Flock - Bouhours - Borough - Dubourg - Bourk - Bourgues - Bourcq - Bourque. C.est like thanks to l.ancêtre Antoine Bourg, the name of Borough and Bourque took root in America. r.

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Information, autres enfants, notes, etc.
Décès en Acadie entre le 5 octobre 1687 et le recensement de 1693. (Claude Fontaine)

Note: 5 oct 1687: Antoine Bourg fait sa marque à l'attestation en faveur de l'oeuvre du gouverneur d'Aulnay; il est donc arrivé en Acadie avant 1650, l'année de la mort d'Aulnay (ANF, Col C11D, vol. II, fol 85) (S. White)

Perrine Bourg née vers 1626 (Rc PR 1671 45 ans, 1686 74 ans (sic) veuve, 1693 67 ans, marié vers 1640 à Simon Pelletret et mariage 2 vers 1645 avec René Landry l'ainé
Note de S.A. White:
Nous n'avons pas pu déterminer s'il y avait un lien de parenté entre Perrine Bourg et Antoine Bourg. L'absence de dispense de consanguinité lors des mariages de Charles Savoie petit-fils de Marie à Antoine Bourg, avec Francoise Martin, petite-fille de Jeanne Pelletret (Rg. PR 16 janvier 1730) et de Michel Bourg, petit fils de Francois à Antoine Bourg, avec Brigitte Martin, aussi petite-fille de Jeanne Pelletrer (Réhab Rg St-Suliac, 7 juillet 1764), semble nous montrer que Perrine et Antoine n'étaient pas frère et soeur

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Category: Martaizé, Vienne
Category: Acadia, Immigrants from France
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie

Discussion ==Two different sources do not agree that Perinne Bourg is his sister.≤ref> Karen Theriot Reader Antoine Bourg citing: !BIRTH-CENSUS-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton,New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 221; owncopy. #1: [No birthplace or parents are claimed for him.] ≤blockquote>He died between 6 Oct 1687 and the census of 1693. A note explains that (based on dispensation) he does not seem to be the brother of Perrine BOURG married to Simon PELLETRET & René LANDRY.≤/blockquote>

:!BIRTH-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Arsenault, H&G, p. 448 (Port Royal). ≤blockquote>Born in 1609, probably originally from Martaizé in the Loudun region, department of Vienne in France. Arrived in Acadie around 1636, married around the same year. [However, if Antoinette had 12th and last child in 1667 or 1668, she was more likely born around 1624, married year before first child born in 1644.] He was doubtlessly[sic] the brother-in-law of René LANDRY [married to Perrine BOURG].≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Further, "We could not determine if there was any family relationship between Perrine Bourg and Antoine Bourg, below: The absense of dispensing consanguinity from the marriages of Charles Savoie, grandson of Marie to Antoine Bourg , with Françoise Antoine Bourg, with Brigette Martin, also granddaughter of Jeanne Pelletret, seems to show us that Perrine at Antoine were not brother and sister." (see comments)

Biography

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Antoine was born in about 1609 in France. His parents are not known.≤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 De Moncton, 1999, Print. p 221, 222≤/ref> Birth of 1609 is calculated according to the 1671 & 1686 census.
Birthplace: His birthplace has not been identified. Suggestions include Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France and Martaizé in the Provice of Poitou (which is today Vienna). ≤ref>Karen Theriot Reader Antoine Bourg citing !BIRTH-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Arsenault, H&G, p. 448 (Port Royal). Born in 1609, probably originally from Martaizé in the Loudun region, department of Vienne in France. Arrived in Acadie around 1636, married around the same year. [However, if Antoinette had 12th and lastchild in 1667 or 1668, she was more likely born around 1624, married year before first child born in 1644.] He was doubtlessly [sic] the brother-in-law of René LANDRY [married to Perrine BOURG].≤/ref>
Antoine arrived in Acadia at the start of the 1640s or even as early as 1636.≤ref>"Histoire Et Genealogie Des Acadiens", by Arsenault, publ.Port Royal, Property of American-Canadian Genealogical Society, Manchester, NH, Vol. 2, Page 794. ≤blockquote>He arrived in Acadia, from France in about 1636.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>White, Stephen A. La généalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994). English translation≤/ref>
Around 1642 he married in Port Royal to Antoinette Landry≤ref name=DGFA/>
Between about 1643 and 1667, the couple had 11 children: François, Marie, Jean, Bernard, Martin, Jeanne, Renée, Huguette, Jeanne, Abraham,and Marguerite.≤ref name=DGFA/>Antoine was the progenitor of the Bourg line in Acadia.
In 1671, the family homestead had four arpents with 12 cattle and 8 sheep.≤ref>1671 Census ≤blockquote>Antoine BOURC, 62, wife Antoinette LANDRY 53; Children (4 married): Marie 26, Francois 27, Jehan 24, Bernard 22; (not married) Martin 21, Jeanne 18, Renee 16, Huguette 14, Jeanne 12, Abraham 9, Marguerite 4; cattle 12, sheep 8, 4 arpents of land.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> The location was probably on the north bank of the Annapolis River. See mapimage attached.≤ref>Map≤/ref> By 1678 most of the children had married and established their own homes, with just the two youngest (age 10 born in 1660 probably Abraham age calculated incorrectly and girl age11, would have been Marguerite) living with them. His name was spelled Anthoine and she was Thoinette Landry.≤ref>1678 Census≤/ref> In 1686, when Antoine was 95 and Antoinette was 80 (seemingly wrong ages as he would have been about 80), they still have Marguerite, age 18, living with them≤ref>1686 Census≤/ref>. Antoine had died by the 1693 Census when his widow lived with her youngest son Abraham and his family.≤ref>1693 Census≤/ref>
Antoine died presumably in Port Royal where he and his family were living, between October 5th, 1687 (why this date?), and the 1693 census.≤ref name=DGFA/>

Timeline ==:before 1605 First Nations Peoples occupy the region around the Te'wapskik (Mi'kmaq name for Dauphin/Annapolis River) for thousands of years using it as an overland route≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1609 Birth Antoine, in France
:1605 French found first permanent European settlement in North America, north of St. Augustin Florida, and build the Port-Royal Habitation.≤ref name=Dunn/>:1613 Virginia English Admiral burns the Port-Royal Habitation, starting a 150 year battle between the French and English in the area. TheFrench continue to maintain a presence≤ref name=Dunn/>:1629 Scots establish a settlement further upriver near present day Fort Anne≤ref name=Dunn/>:1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men≤ref>George MacBeath, Biography – RAZILLY, ISAAC DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20≤/ref>:1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1640 or earlier Arrival in Acadia
:c1642 Marriage to Antoinette Landry in Port-Royal
:c1643 Birth of son Fran%C3%A7ois Bourg
:c1645 Birth of daughter Marie Bourg
:c1646 Birth of son Jean Bourg
:c1649 Birth of son Bernard Bourg
:c1650 Birth of son Martin Bourg
:c1653 Birth of daughter Jeanne Bourg
:1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases≤ref>William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 23-24(1654 Captureof Port-Royal); p25-27;29 (the English period 1654-1670).≤/ref> MostAcadians, including the Bourg family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom.≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1655 Birth of daughter Ren%C3%A9e Bourg
:c1657 Birth of daughter Huguette Bourg
:c1659 Birth of daughter Jeanne Bourg
:c1662 Birth of son Abraham Bourg
:c1667 Birth of daughter Marguerite Bourg
: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
:1678 Residence, Port-Royal
:1686 Residence, Port-Royal
:1687-1693 Died, in Port Royal, Acadia

Biographie =="Antoine Bourque, l'auteur de la famille Bourque en Acadie, est né enFrance vers 1609. Nous ne disposons d'aucune preuve de son lieu de naissance, mais certains croient qu'il a vu le jour à Martaizé, dans la province de Poitou (aujourd'hui dans le département de Vienne).

Quoiqu'il en soit, nous savons qu'Antoine est venu en Acadie au débutdes années 1640, ou même avant.
Vers 1642, il s'est marié à Antoinette Landry, qui lui a donné au moins onze enfants; liste ci-dessous.

Sources

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• Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout
• Dictionnaire genealogique de L' Ancienne Acadie

Photos of a trip to the possible birthplace of Antoine Bourg(Link not working (Bourque-573 16:09, 6 August 2019 (UTC)))

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