François Robichaud

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Category:Rivi%C3%A8re-Saint-Jean, Acadie
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie
Category:Acadians

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Note that he also has a brother Francois born in 1703.
François Robichaud (Robichaux) was born 6 Sep 1716 at Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (previously known as Port Royal Acadia). to parents Francois Robichaud dit Niganne and Madeleine Theriot. His Godparents were Antoine Beliveaux and Marguerite Teriot, wife of Claude Landry.≤ref>Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755," register RG 1 volume 26page 144; online database with images, Baptism≤/ref>≤ref name=White>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, pp 1410-1412 and 1030.≤/ref>
He married Marie Leborgne de Bellisle, daughter of Alexandre Le Borgnede Belisle and Anastasie d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin of Riviere St. Jean on Jan 7, 1739.≤ref>Nova Scotia Archives, "An Acadian Parish Remembered - The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755,"register RG 1 volume 26a pages 185-186; online database with images,7 Jan 1739at Port-Royal parish≤/ref>
The couple settled at the St-Jean River but during the Great Upheaval,some members of the family took refuge in Quebec, though the actual whereabouts of Francois and Marie is undocumented. ≤ref>Karen Theriot Reader Francois Robichaud citing Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; pp. 775-776 (Port Royal); owncopy. ≤blockquote>Some members of this family settled in the region of L'Islet, in Qubec. Others in the region of Moncton and Tracadie, in New Brunswick. His descendants are also found in the region of Caplan,on the bay of Chaleurs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>They had 9 children including François, who returned to the St-Jean River.

François died before 21 May 1764.≤ref name=White />

Research Notes ==This biography previously had a death date in 1760 in L'Islet Quebec. No record was found for him for any date in Drouin (Bourque-573 16:54, 8 December 2019 (UTC)), changed to best known sourced date, pending further evidence.

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See also:*Nos origines - Généalogie du Québecet d'Amérique française Entry for François Robichaud English version

Acknowledgements ==* WikiTree profile Robichaux, Robichaud-1 created through the import of Fabien Robichaud2.GED on Nov 25, 2012 by Patricia Wolski. * Thank you to Robert Blais for creating Robichaud-424 on 22 Oct 13.