• Sources:
  • 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 61 years old which estimates birth c.1610

    ---

Notes

• Location info: Poitou (birth)
• Pionnier de l'Acadie

From Acadians In Gray

According to Acadian genealogist Bona Arsenault, the first Blanchard to come to Acadia was Guillaume, born in c1590 probably at Martaizé, near Loudun, France, where Acadian governor Charles Menou, sieur d'Aulnay and his mother owned an estate. Guillaume was married to Huguette Poirier when he came to the colony. Arsenault says that Guillaume and Huguette arrived in Acadia, date unrecorded, with son Jean and Huguette's brother Jean Poirier. However, Acadian genealogist Stephen A. White, followed here, denies that Guillaume and Huguette were Jean Blanchard's parents.

Jean Blanchard, the actual progenitor of the Blanchards of Acadia, was one of the earliest settlers in the colony. When he was 31 years old, he married 21-year-old Radegonde Lambert at Port-Royal in c1642, so he may have reached the colony in the late 1630s. Jean and Radegonde had six children, including two sons who created their own families. Their daughters married into the Gaudet, Guérin, and Richard dit Sansoucy families. Radegonde died at Port-Royal in the 1670s or 1680s, leaving Jean a widower. He never remarried. He died at Port-Royal on his homestead next to the fort in the early 1690s; he was over 80 years old.

From WikiTree

Jean Blanchard was born in about 1611 in France.

His parents are not known. He is often listed with parents named Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, but this is actually false; it is the result of confusion with Jean's son, Guillaume Blanchard, and his wife Huguette Gougeon.(See discussion here.)

Around 1642, Jean married Radegonde Lambert. Between around 1643 and 1656, the couple had six children: Madeleine, Anne, Martin, Guillaume, Bernard, and Marie.

Jean owned a lot adjoining the side of the old Fort (which, according to Stephen White was expropriated in 1701 to extend the Fort in Port-Royal). It is not clear how long the family they lived there.

By 1678, Jean and Radeogonde were living with their son Guillaume and his family. Guillaume's farm was situated miles away from the Fort on the north side of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River, east of the Belisle Marsh. Dunn explains the move of families away from the Fort after it was captured by the British in 1654:

"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665." Jean died in Port-Royal around 1687.{citation needed}

Timeline

• c1631 Birth, in France
• 1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men
• 1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently
• c1642 Marriage to Radegonde Lambert
• c1643 Birth of daughter, Madeleine
• c1645 Birth of daughter, Anne
• c1647 Birth of son, Martin
• c1650 Birth of son, Guillaume
• c1653 Birth of son, Bernard
• 1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases
• c1656 Birth of daughter, Marie
• 1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes
• 1671 Residence, Port-Royal
• 1678 Residence, Port-Royal
• 1686 Residence, Port-Royal
• after 1686 Death

  ---

  
  

Jean arrived on Acadia in about 1636 with his parents.

http://gw.geneanet.org/ra41dr07?lang=en;p=jean;n=blanchard;oc=2

Male: Jean Blanchard

Spouses and children:

Married 16 April 1646 (Monday) , Rouen, (Saint-Nicaise), (Charente-Maritime), France, to Martine Lebas

with

Female: Marie Blanchard ca 1649-1722

---------------------------------------------------

http://boards.ancestry.com/thread.aspx?mv=flat&m=1933&p=surnames.bl...

Jean Blanchard meganbassett Posted: 27 Apr 2009 6:32PM Classification: Query Surnames: Blanchard, Lebas, Lambert

I have run into a problem, I have two Jean Blanchard's one married Martine Lebas and their child in my line is Marie Louise Blanchard. The other Jean is married to Jeanne Radegonde Lambert and their child in my line is Madeleine Blanchard.

The marriage dates I have seem too close together to be the same person but when I do a search the only parents that I get for the Jean who married Martine seems to be the same for Lambert.

I am not sure if the dates I had are accurate or what is going on. So is this the same guy or just a mix up of two men?

...

Re: Jean Blanchard MichaelPerry1957 Posted: 23 Jul 2012 4:03PM Classification: Query

I came across your same issue, and wasted a morning entering incorrect data into my database.

Fortunately I discovered the error, which was assuming Jean Blanchard b. 1611, and Jean Blanchard b. 1624 were same person...they are not. Once you separate the two, you will find Fille du Roi : Marie Blanchard b. 1649 to be daughter of the marriage of Jean Blanchard b. 1624 and and Martine LeBas

...

Re: Jean Blanchard Denise Blanchard Posted: 19 Jan 2013 4:47AM Classification: Marriage Surnames: Blanchard - Le Bas

I did some digging and asked a genealogist friend and here is what I found so far:

Regarding, Jean Blanchard married to Martine LeBas, I found the marriage certificate of Marie Blanchard et Matthieu Brunet - Marie is the daughter of Jean Blanchard and Martine LeBas: http://www.migrations.fr/ACTESFILLESDUROY/actesfillesduroy_B...'' corrected link... [http://www.migrations.fr/ACTESFILLESDUROY/actesfillesduroy_index.htm]

Found additional information regarding Marie Blanchard: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qcmtl-e/dossiers/ficher/pi... - No. 13.

I did not find anything regarding Martine LeBas except the following: DOB: 1649 Where: Rouen (Seine-Maritime) 76540 Parents Jean BLANCHARD et Martine Lebas Parents married 16-04-1646 Where: Rouen (St-Nicaise) (76540) Fille du Roi (King's Daughter) Wedding: 10-11-1667 Where: Québec (Notre-Dame) Husband: Mathieu Brunet dit Létang Death: Lachine, 29-07-1722 Additional information: In 1646 on the wedding day, her parents are named Jean Blanchard and Martine Le Bas; both from Rouen (St-Nicaise). Both paternal and maternal grandparents are not mentioned. Source: http://www.fichierorigine.com/detail.php?numero=290011 Note that this site is in French only.

Based on the information regarding where Martine Le Bas is from, I search the Genealogical Society of Seine-Maritime, France where Saint-Nicaise/Rouen is located. They have a marriage certificate for Jean Blanchart and Martine Le Bas in 1646 (note that Blanchard is written with a "t" which might explain the difficulty in finding the information. The cost for obtaining this document is 2.00 euros ($2,64); however they ask for 2.00 euros ($26.40) for subscription. You can use that money for additional researches (like an electronic wallet). The site is only in French; here is the link: http://www.bigenet.fr/

Attached is a screen shot of the website where you can search yourself.

Hope this will help.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

• Reference: Geneanet Genealogy - SmartCopy: Sep 7 2019, 7:11:05 UTC

  ---

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64.

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64.

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64.

GEDCOM Source

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, FamilySearch Name: Name: Name: (https://www.familysearch.org);;;

GEDCOM Source

accessed 12 Jun 2018), entry for Jean Baptiste Blanchard, person ID LYKD-P64. 3

GEDCOM Note

BIO: Jean Blanchard Was 31 Years Old And Radegonde Lambert Was 21 Years Old When They Got Married In 1642 At Port Royal, Annapolis, [Acadia] Nova Scotia, Canada.Jean And Radegonde Had 5 Girls And 3 Boys:Madelene Blanchard - 1635.Magdeleine Blanchard - 1643.Anne Marie Blanchard - 1645.Martin Blanchard - 1647.Guillaume Blanchard - 1650.Jean Blanchard - 1650.Bernard Blanchard - 1652.Marie Blanchard - 1656.Jean Blanchard Was 81 Years Old When He Died.Radegonde Blanchard Was 72 Years Old When She Died. :: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66789468/jean-blanchard#add-to-vc

https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogie=Blan...

Firstname: Jean Name: Blanchard Gender: M Occupation: Laboureur Born: 1611 about Parish/City: Country: France Death: Parish/City: Country: Information, Other Kids, Notes, etc. Recherches par Denis Savard, AcadieNouvelle À leur première mention dans les documents, au recensement de 1671, le couple est déjà âgé (environ 60 et 50 ans respectivement).

On ne sait rien sur l'origine de ce couple. Selon des testes ADN ils viennent de la France les deux. Aucun lien amérindien.

MyHeritage Family Trees Généalogie BOURDAIS in BOURDAIS, managed by Christophe BOURDAIS

Birth: June 15 1637 - Tours, 37000, Indre-et-Loire, Centre, FRANCE

Parents: Ambroise Ribot, Martine Ribot (née Loyseau LaSalle)

Wife: Madeleine Ribot (née Bigot)

Daughter: Marie Sereau (née Ribot)

GEDCOM Note

ID: I597
Name: Jean BLANCHARD
Given Name: Jean
Surname: Blanchard
Sex: M
Birth: Abt 1611 in , , , France 1 2
Death: 1686/1693 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Reference Number: 1030, 1044
Event: 1164, 2458, 2502 Custom ID+
_UID: E836493C3EEED411AFD90050DA8458AFF101
Change Date: 8 Jun 2017 at 16:13
Note:
!BIRTH-OCCUPATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-CENSUS: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 143; own copy. #1: Jean BLANCHARD, born around 1611 [no parents given], a "laboureur," married around 1642 to Radegonde LAMBERT; six children.

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 431 (Port Royal); own copy. Jean BLANCHARD, born 1611, son of [sic] Guillaume & Huguette POIRIER, married around 1642 to Radegonde LAMBERT; six children.

!BIRTH-FATHER-SON: "Progenitors--Those Most Misunderstood," ACADIAN GENEALOGY EXCHANGE; ; Vol. XXIII, no. 4 (Oct 1994); p. 118; own collection; Ed Barrieau submitted these, verified by the Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes. "Jean BLANCHARD married to Radegonde LAMBERT was the first BLANCHARD, and Guillaume was his son, not his father. Bona Arsenault confused several items and 'created' a father."

!CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, age 60, Laborer, name spelled Jehan. Living with wife Radegonde LAMBERT 42 [really 50?], they have 6 children, 3 married. They have 5 arpens under cultivation, 12 cattle and 9 sheep.

!CENSUS: 1678, Clarence J. d'Entremont, "Recensement de Port-Royal," in MEMOIRES DE LA SOCIETE GENEALOGIQUE CANADIENNE-FRANCAISE; vol. 22, no. 4; p. 231; sent by PERSI in Jun 1999. On Folio 19: Jean BLANCHARD & Radegonde LAMBERT, living listed above household of Guilleaume BLANCHARD & Huguette GOUGEON. [They have no land and animals of own.]

!CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 75, living alone with wife, age 65 [57?]. No land or animals listed, but living next door to Guillaume BLANCHARD, 35 [their son].

Marriage 1 Radegonde LAMBERT b: Abt 1621 in , , , France
Married: Abt 1642 in Port Royal, , , Acadia 3
Change Date: 21 Sep 2016
Children
Has Children Madeleine BLANCHARD b: Abt 1643 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Has Children Anne BLANCHARD b: Abt 1645 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Has Children Martin BLANCHARD b: Abt 1647 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Has Children Guillaume BLANCHARD b: Abt 1650 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Has No Children Bernard BLANCHARD b: Abt 1653 in Port Royal, , , Acadia
Has Children Marie BLANCHARD b: Abt 1656 in Port Royal, , , Acadia

Sources:
Abbrev: "Acadian Origins: According to the Depositions Made by Their Descendants at Belle-Ile-en-Mer in 1767"
Title: "Acadian Origins: According to the Depositions Made by Their Descendants at Belle-Ile-en-Mer in 1767"
Author: Stephen A. White
Publication: 17 Jan 2005
Note:
Posted on website of Lucie LeBlanc Consentino.
Repository:
Name: Internet

Quality: 3
Text: Jean BLANCHARD came from France with his wife, according to Jean LeBlanc, husband of his great-granddaughter Françoise BLANCHARD. However, his name is mistakenly given as Guillaume, with a wife Huguette POIRIER [sic].
Abbrev: English Supplement to the Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes
Title: English Supplement to the Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes
Author: Stephen A. White
Publication: Moncton: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 2000
Note:
Published as [vol. 3] of the Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes.
Page: p. 32, BLANCHARD #1
Quality: 3
Note: So no known parents for the Jean (1) Blanchard.
Text: An error in Jean LeBlanc's deposition at Belle-Île-en-Mer led Rameau de Saint-Père to add a non-existent generation to the genealogy of the Blanchards. LeBlanc declared that the great-grandparents of his wife Françoise Blanchard were Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, rather than Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, having confused the names of Martin Blanchard's brother and sister-in-law with those of his father and mother. Without proof, Rameau affirmed that Guillaume and Huguette had to be Martin Blanchard's grandparents, but no document is currently known that provides the names of Jean Blanchard's parents.
Abbrev: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes
Title: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636-1714
Author: Stephen A. White
Publication: 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999
Page: pp. 143 & 909
Text: Radegonde LAMBERT married about 1642 to Jean BLANCHARD; six children.

1671 CENSUS
Jehan BLANCHARD, farmer, 60, his wife, Radegonde LAMBERT age 42; their 6 children, 3 are married: Martin 24, Magdeleine 28, Anne 26; those not married: Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9, 5 arpents of cultivated land.

geni.com

Jehan Blanchard
French: Jean-Baptiste Blanchard
Also Known As: "Jehan Blanchard", "Jean-Baptiste Blanchard"
Birthdate: circa 1611
Birthplace: La Chaussée, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Death: circa 1692 (72-89)
Port-Royal, Acadie
Place of Burial: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Immediate Family:
Son of Unknown Blanchard and Unknown Blanchard

Husband of Marie Jeanne Radégonde Joie / Joy Blanchard

Father of
Marie-Madeleine Blanchard;
Anne Blanchard;
Martin Blanchard;
Jean Blanchard;
Guillaume Louis Blanchard, I;
Marie Gaudet; Bernard Blanchard;
Elizabeth Mauze and
Anne Gaudet dit L'Aine (the Elder (born Blanchard) « less

Occupation: Laboureur, Farmer, Laborer

Jean Blanchard, the actual progenitor of the Blanchards of Acadia, born in France in c1611, was one of the earliest settlers in the colony. At age 31, he married 21-year-old Radégonde Lambert at Port-Royal in c1642. Radegonde gave Jean six children, including two sons who created their own families. Their daughters married into the Gaudet, Guérin, and Richard dit Sansoucy families. Radegonde died at Port-Royal in the 1670s or 1680s, leaving Jean a widower. He never remarried. He died at Port-Royal on his homestead next to the fort in the early 1690s; he was over 80 years old.

Blanchard Appendices
Acadiansingray.com _____

In 1671 Jean Blanchard, age 60 was living in Port Royal with his wife, Radegonde LAMBERT and their unmarried children Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15. At that time they owned 12 cattle and 9 sheep. (Source: Acadian Census 1671).

An error in Jean LeBlanc's deposition at Belle-Ile-en-Mer led Rameau de Saint-Pere to add a non-existent generation to the genealogy of the Blanchards. LeBlanc declared that the great-grandparents of his wife Francoise Blanchard were Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, rather than Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, having confused the names of Martin Blanchard's brother and sister-in-law with those of this father and mother. Without proof, Rameau affirmed that Guillaume and Huguette had to be Martin Blanchard's grandparents, but no document is currently known that provides the names of Jean Blanchard's parents.

2 Dec 1705: Expropriation of a lot "adjoining the side of the old fort," and belonging to Jean Blanchard, for the extension of the fort at Port Royal. As Jean Blanchard had already been dead for over twelve years, one must suppose that his heirs were the actual owners of this land in 1705.

Sixteen years or so later Jean and Radegonde were still living in Port Royal. (1686 census).

1671 CENSUS
Jehan BLANCHARD, farmer, 60, his wife, Radegonde LAMBERT age 42; their 6 children, 3 are married: Martin 24, Magdeleine 28, Anne 26; those not married: Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9, 5 arpents of cultivated land.

geni.com

Jehan Blanchard
French: Jean-Baptiste Blanchard
Also Known As: "Jehan Blanchard", "Jean-Baptiste Blanchard"
Birthdate: circa 1611
Birthplace: La Chaussée, Vienne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Death: circa 1692 (72-89)
Port-Royal, Acadie
Place of Burial: Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada
Immediate Family:
Son of Unknown Blanchard and Unknown Blanchard

Husband of Marie Jeanne Radégonde Joie / Joy Blanchard

Father of
Marie-Madeleine Blanchard;
Anne Blanchard;
Martin Blanchard;
Jean Blanchard;
Guillaume Louis Blanchard, I;
Marie Gaudet; Bernard Blanchard;
Elizabeth Mauze and
Anne Gaudet dit L'Aine (the Elder (born Blanchard) « less

Occupation: Laboureur, Farmer, Laborer

Jean Blanchard, the actual progenitor of the Blanchards of Acadia, born in France in c1611, was one of the earliest settlers in the colony. At age 31, he married 21-year-old Radégonde Lambert at Port-Royal in c1642. Radegonde gave Jean six children, including two sons who created their own families. Their daughters married into the Gaudet, Guérin, and Richard dit Sansoucy families. Radegonde died at Port-Royal in the 1670s or 1680s, leaving Jean a widower. He never remarried. He died at Port-Royal on his homestead next to the fort in the early 1690s; he was over 80 years old.

Blanchard Appendices
Acadiansingray.com _____

In 1671 Jean Blanchard, age 60 was living in Port Royal with his wife, Radegonde LAMBERT and their unmarried children Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15. At that time they owned 12 cattle and 9 sheep. (Source: Acadian Census 1671).

An error in Jean LeBlanc's deposition at Belle-Ile-en-Mer led Rameau de Saint-Pere to add a non-existent generation to the genealogy of the Blanchards. LeBlanc declared that the great-grandparents of his wife Francoise Blanchard were Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, rather than Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, having confused the names of Martin Blanchard's brother and sister-in-law with those of this father and mother. Without proof, Rameau affirmed that Guillaume and Huguette had to be Martin Blanchard's grandparents, but no document is currently known that provides the names of Jean Blanchard's parents.

2 Dec 1705: Expropriation of a lot "adjoining the side of the old fort," and belonging to Jean Blanchard, for the extension of the fort at Port Royal. As Jean Blanchard had already been dead for over twelve years, one must suppose that his heirs were the actual owners of this land in 1705.

Sixteen years or so later Jean and Radegonde were still living in Port Royal. (1686 census).

GEDCOM Note

Geni:
Jean Blanchard
Birth  1611 • France
Spouse  Jeanne Radegonde Joie Lambert

Lead confidence: 1
Jean-Baptiste Blanchard

GEDCOM Note

weRelate:
Jean Prosper Blanchard
Spouse  delia unknown
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Jean+Blanchard+%2818%29

GEDCOM Note

FamilySearch: Family Tree
Jean Blanchard
Birth  18 April 1611 • Rouen, Seine-Maritime, Upper Normandy, France
Death  1686 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Parents  Huguette Poirier • Louis Guillaume Blanchard
Spouse  Radegonde Lambert
Children  Anne Blanchard • Bernard Blanchard • Guillaume Blanchard • Madeleine Blanchard • Marguerite Blanchard • Marie Blanchard • Martin Blanchard

Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/9C7W-NV8

GEDCOM Note

weRelate:
Jean Blanchard
Spouse  francoise hache
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Jean+Blanchard+%286%29

GEDCOM Note

!INTERIM SOURCE NOTE: This person is part of the generation that came to Acadia from France or was a member of the first few succeeding generations who lived in Acadia in the 1600s and early 1700s.
Information on this person is from one or more of the secondary sources listed below. Until I find the time to add the specific source information (volume/page and exact source) this interim note willhave to suffice. The sources are:
Denis Beauregard's Dictionnaire Genealogique de la Ancienne Acadie is located at http://www.francogene.com/dgaa/index.php (explanation in both English and French at viewer's option; dictionnaire in French). His Francogene, an extensive list of Acadian genealogical sources and bibliography is located at http://www.francogene.com/acadia/resources.php (in English).
Acadian History and Genealogy website (gives brief history of Acadia and some selected Acadian family trees), at http://www.craftconn.com/genealogy/acadianh.htm (in English).
Acadian and French Canadian Ancestral Home (a searchable data base of web sites with information on early Acadian families, at http://www.acadian.org/ (in English).
Center for Acadian Studies, University of Moncton (New Brunswick), has short genealogies of 37 Acadian families, at http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/node/55 (in French).
See also, Stephen White's Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes (in French, but available with an English supplement), the best and most recent secondary source for Acadian family information, described and available for purchase at http://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/node/38

GEDCOM Note

Jean12 Blanchard (Guillaume13) was born in Martaize, France 1611.(7635) Jean died after 1685/6.(7636) He married Radegonde Lambert in Port Royal, Acadia, 1642.(7637) Radegonde was born in France circa 1621.(7638) (Additional notes for Radegonde Lambert(7639)) Radegonde died after 1685/6.(7640) Conflicting evidence states that Radegonde was born.(7641) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7642) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7643) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7644) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7645) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7646) Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert had the following children: + 853 i. Madeleine11 Blanchard was born 1643.(7647) + 1068 ii. Anne Blanchard was born 1645.(7648) + 1099 iii. Martin Blanchard Sr. was born 1647.(7649) 1270iv. Guillaume Blanchard was born in Port Royal, Acadia 1650.(7650) Guillaume died 1716 at 66 years of age.(7651) He married Huguette Gougeon in Port Royal, Acadia, 1672.(7652) Huguette was born in Port Royal, Acadia 1657.(7653) (Additional notes for Huguette Gougeon(7654)) Huguette died October 18, 1717 in Port Royal, Acadia, at 60 years of age.(7655) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7656) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7657) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7658) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7659) 1271 v. Bernard Blanchard was born in Port Royal, Acadia 1653.(7660) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7661) 1272 vi. Marie Blanchard was born in Port Royal, Acadia 1656.(7662) She married Pierre dit Le Jeune Gaudet 1675.(7663) Pierre was born in Port Royal, Acadia circa 1654.(7664) Pierre was the son of Denis Gaudet and Martine Gauthier. He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7665) He was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7666) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1671.(7667) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7668) She was listed as a resident in the census report in Port Royal, Acadia, 1686.(7669)

GEDCOM Note

Jean Blanchard was born in 1611 in Martaize, Vienne,France. He married Radegonde Lambert in Port Royal in 1642. He died Aft 1686 Re: Acadian Descendants Vol X Page 35 Jean arrived in Acadie about 1636, accompanying his parents. In the 1671census he is listed as a plowman at Port Royal having 5 arpents of plowed land. The1678 and 1686 censuses again show them at Port Royal; in the latter census both being shown atage 75. Jean and Radegonde had six children, all born at Port Royal. Re: Acadian Descendants, Vol I, by Janet Jehn, Page 16,30 The 1671 Acadian Census shows Jean Blanchard 60, wife, Radegonde Lambert 42; Children: (married):Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26; (unmarried) Guillaume 21 Bernard 18,Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9. Census of Port Royal - 1678 Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, Guilleaume Blanchard and HuguetteGougeon 6 acres, 17 cattle, 1 gun Rene 6months, Marie 5, Boy 3 The Census of Acadia in 1686 shows Jean Blanchard (75) and his wife, Radegonde Lambert (65.) Re:Arsenault, Bona: "Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens" vol.1, pp.66, 78-9, 80; vol. 2, pp. 431, 753 Martin, Lucien and Melba: " Remember Us" pp. 66 DeVille, Winston: The Acadian Families in 1686" p. 12 From James Hannay's series of papers written on , 'First Acadianfamilies', based upon the census of 1671 - Hanny writes the followingaccount of the Blanchard family in his 'third paper'. Source: 'The New Brunswick Magazine', vol.1 no.5, published. Saint John,NB - 1898-99, by W.K.Reyonlds "Among the persons named in the census of Acadia taken in 1671 are JeanBlanchard, age 60, his wife Radegonde Lambert and six children, threesons and three daughters. Blanchard was only moderately well off; beingthe owner of 12 head of cattle and 9 sheep, and having cultivated theyear the census was taken five arpents of land. As the age of hisoldest child is given as 28, he must have been married early as 1642 andperhaps several years earlier in the days o LaTour and Charnisay. He wasundoubtedl ty one of the original settlers of Acadia and was probablymarried in France. As his name does not appear among the other 'ancientinhabitants' who signed the certificate or memorial of October 1687 inreference to the work done by Charnisay in Acadia, it may be presumedthat Jean Blanchard was not then living. If alive in 1687, he would havebeen 76 years of age. Jean had one son married, Martin, aged 24 years,whhad taken for his wife Francoise LeBlanc, a daughter of Daneil LeBlancor LeBlanc. Madeline , the oldest daughter, whose age is given as 28,was the wife of Michel Richard, and had seven children. As her oldestchild was 14, she must have either been married very young or there issome mistake in her age. But early marriages seem to have been the rulein that family, for her sister Anne the widow of Francois Aucoin,although her age is only given as 26, had a child 12 years old. Many ofthe Acadian women of that time married when very young, most of themwives before they had reached the age of 20. The other children of Jean Blanchard, William, aged 21, Bernard, aged 18,and Marie, aged 15, were living at home with their parents when thecensus o f 1671 was taken. When the census of 1686 was taken all themembers of the Blanchard family were still living at Port Royal, but thecensus of 1714 shows that some of them had removed to Mines. Port Royalhowever, continued the home of most o the Blanchards for many years. In1730, when the inhabitants of the Annopolis River took the oath ofallegiance, the roll was signed by six adult males of th name ofBlanchard. There were only two families of that name deported from Minesby Winslow in 1755, but in 1752, among the Acadians who were under theprotection of Fort Beausejour, were thirteen families of Blanchards, twofrom Port Royal, two from Petitcodiac, one from Memurdy, three fromSheopdy and six from Memramcook. There are now about one hundredfamilies of the name in New Brunswick, three fourths of whom live in theCounty o f Glouchester, and mostof the remainder in Kent. In Nova Scotia there are only a few families of that name. In thisprovince th Blanchards have flourished, contributing members to thelegislature and to Parliament." - James Hannay FATHER AND MOTHER OF JEAN BLANCHARD (BORN 1611) IN QUESTION SEE DOCUMENTFOLLOWING: April 5, 1984 You do not descend from Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier. Thiscouple was not the father and mother of Jean Blanchard. Rather, thenames Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier come from an error in theDéclarations de Belle-Ile-en-Mer. You perhaps have access to a copy ofthis source, published b Milton and Norma Rieder in 1972 in volume II oftheir series The Acadians in France, under the title " Belle Isle en MerRegisters". In this version the error appears on page forty-four. Indeposing the ancestry of his wife, Françoise Blanchard, Jean LeBlanc ditDérico correctly stated that she was a daughter of René Blanchard andAnne Landry. His information beyond his wife's parents contains errors, however. Hesays, for example, that his father- in-law's parents were MartinBlanchard and Marie LeBlanc, rather than Martin Blanchard and FrançoiseLeBlanc. And then he goes on to produce the error that has thrown so manygenealogists off track. Evidently Jean did not know, or could not recall,that his wife's great-grandparents were named Jean Blanchard andRadegonde Lambert . In the case of Radegonde, at least this is notsurprising given the relatively unusual character of her name, but justhow many husbands can name their wife's great-grandparents. anyway? Bethat as it may, Jean must have had some faint recollection of a Guillaumeand Huguette in his wife's remote ancestry. Our knowledge is adequatetoday, with our access to copies of the early Acadian censuses, to showthat Jean LeBlanc must have been thinking of his wife's grandfather'sbrother, Guillaume Blanchard, and his wife, Huguette Gougeon. In thisconnection it is particular important to note that Huguette Gougeon'smother had first been married to a Poirier, so anyone could haveconfounded the family names. The Acadians of Belle-Ile-en-Mer had beentold that they had to recite their genealogies back t the first ancestorsfrom France. Jean LeBlanc may really have believed that his wife'sgreat-grandparents were Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, or itmight simply have occurred to him that the authorities could notdoubie-check his information, anyway, so those were the names he gavethem. Jean LeBlanc's mistake would probably have been recognized as suchhad not Edmé Rameau de Saint-Père been asked to write commentaries onthe Déclarations the first time they were published, in Le CanadaFrançais, Vol. II & III (1889 & 1890). In his eleventh commentary Rameauspeaks of the Blanchard family. He had studied the early Acadiancensuses, and he knew about Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert. He evenpoints out in his analysis the apparent contradiction in Jean LeBlanc'Déclaration and discusses the probability of confusion between GuillaumeBlanchard, the brother of Martin, and Jean Blanchard, his father, but hereject this solution of the problem, and insists upon fabricating fromJean's error an extra generation of the Blanchard ancestry. Admittedly,Rameau had less information available to him than we have today. Heprobably did not know that Huguette Gougeon was the widow Poirier'sdaughter by her second marriage. But excusing his error does not make ittrue. The fact of the matter is that Jean LeBlanc's Déclaration iserroneous, and we cannot use it to prove who the parents of JeanBlanchard were. Bona Arsenault simply reproduces Rameau's fabrication asthough it had the weight of proof, but, as you already know, Arsenaultreproduces many errors. I must, consequently, begin my remarks regarding your ancestry with JeanBlanchard. Jean and his wife, Radegonde Lambert, were both alive when thecensus of 1686 was taken. Neither appears in the census of 1693, ho wever.I think it quite unlikely that either would have moved away from themajority of their children (who remained at Port Royal), so it is mostprobable that both died at Port Royal between 1686 and 1693. Without theregisters of Port Royal for this period it is unlikely that we will everhave any more precise information. Martin Blanchard moved to Cobequid,and it is probable that he died there. Unfortunately none of theregisters of the parish of Saints Pierre and Paul of Cobequid survive, sowe have no record of Martin's burial. The last mention of him of which Iam aware is in his son Joseph's marriage record, July 4, 1718. Martin wasstill living at that time. As he was then over seventy years of age, itmay be that he did not long survive, particularly as he is not mentionedas having been personally present at his son's wedding. A recordof thequit rents paid by the inhabitants of Cobequid in 1754 mentions Joseph,Martin, and Pierre Blanchard as the heirs of Martin Blanchard. Old Martinwas surely dead by that time. Joseph Blanchard, son of Martin Blanchardand Marguerite Guilbeau, married Anne Dupuis, daughter of Martin Dupuisand Marie Landry, July 4, 1718., at Grand Pré. You are probably correctthat all of Joseph and Anne's children were born at Cobequlid, butFranqois is the only child for whom I have direct evidence of that.François's marriage record states that he was born in the parish ofSaints Pierre and Paul in Acadia, that is, Cobequid. Stephen A. White, Genealogist ************************************** bj: Re: Jean Blanchard/Radegonde Lambert and Marie Blanchard/JeromeGuerin Date: 9/12/98 8:28:09 AM Pacific Daylight Time From: wdartez@juno.com (Whitney Dartez) In the the letter you talk about written 5 Apr 1984, put on the list byKen Breau the 29 Jul 1998. In which Mr. White says that Jean Blanchardhusband Radegone Lambert is not a descendent of Guillaume Blanchard andHugeutte Poirier. He goes on to tell of the errors that Jean Leblanc madein disposing his wife

GEDCOM Note

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

Discussion

{{Migrating Ancestor
| origin = France
| origin-flag = Flags.png
| destination = Acadia
| destination-flag = Acadie-1.png
}}
False Parentage≤br/>Jean Blanchard’s parents are not known. He is often listed with parents named Guillaume Blanchard and Huguette Poirier, but this is actually false; it is the result of confusion with Jean's son, Guillaume Blanchard, and hiswife Huguette Gougeon (aka Poirier).(See discussion here.)* Please note that Stephen White's interpretation of the BIM document is his opinion only and to report any deviation from it as fact is a violation of the law.

Biography == NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication, variant name spelling, attempts to add unsourced parents or is an historically important person, in Top 100 highly viewed Acadian profiles. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanks for helpingmake WikiTree the best site for accurate information.

Jean Blanchard is the ancestral patriarch of the Acadian Blanchard family.
He was born about 1611 in France. Stephen White remains silent on Jean's location of birth in France, presumably due to the lack of birth records, and no parents are given. ≤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. p. 143-144. Copy in possession of Jacqueline Girouard≤blockquote>Jean BLANCHARD, born around 1611 [no parents given], a "laboureur," married around 1642 to Radegonde LAMBERT; six children.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
Around 1642, Jean married Radegonde Lambert. According to depositions of two descendants, Jean came from France "with his wife". Some interpret this phrase literally while Stephen White and Father Godbout arguethat it only means that they both came from France, not that they came from France together and at the same time. (See Declarations of Belle-Isle-en-Mer). ≤ref>White, Stephen A. Origins of the Pioneers of Acadia, According to the Depositions made by Their Descendants at Belle-Ile-en-Mer in 1767 English Translation, Publication: University of Moncton, Centre d'études acadiennes; Online ≤/ref>
Between around 1643 and 1656, the couple had six children: Madeleine, Anne, Martin, Guillaume, Bernard, and Marie.
Jean owned a lot adjoining the side of the old Fort in Port Royal (now Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). According to Stephen White, he was among five who had received one of the first grants at Port Royal. ≤ref name=White/> It is not clear how long the family lived near the fort. This land was expropriated in 1705 for the extension of the fort of Port-Royal and presumably belonged tohis heirs at that time.≤ref name=White/>
The first mention of Jean and Radegonde in Acadia is in the 1671 census of Port-Royal.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.≤blockquote>Jean BLANCHARD, 60, wife, Radegonde LAMBERT 42; Children (married): Martin 24, Madeline 28, Anne 26; (unmarried): Guillaume 21, Bernard 18, Marie 15; cattle 12, sheep 9, 5 arpents.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> He is listed as a plowman (laboureur). They are already around 60 and 50 years old respectively, and their 6 children, aged between 15 and 28, are living with them. They own 12 cattle, 9 sheep and 5 "arpents" of land.
By 1678, Jean and Radegonde resided with their son Guillaume and his family.≤ref>Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census ≤blockquote>Jean Blanchard & Radegonde Lambert; Guilleaume Blanchard Hugette Gougeon; 6 acres 17 cattle 1 gun; 2 boys 3 1675; 6/M 1678; 1 girl 5 1675.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Guillaume's farm was situated miles away from the Fort on the north side of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River, east ofthe Belisle Marsh. Dunn explains the move of families away from theFort after it was captured by the British in 1654:
:"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665." ≤ref>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p15-20 (French Settlement); p 23-24 (1654 Capture of Port-Royal); p25-27 (the English period 1654-1670);p27-37 (French Sovereignty).≤/ref>
Jean died after the 1686 Census where he is listed as living in Port-Royal at the advanced age of 75, with Radegonde age 65.≤ref>Tim Hebert;Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote> Jean BLANCHARD 75, Radegonde LAMBERT 65.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>

Timeline

:c1611 Birth, in France :1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men :1636 D'Aulnay brings the first French families to settle permanently
:c1642 Marriage to Radegonde Lambert, in France
:c1643 Birth of daughter, Madeleine
:c1645 Birth of daughter, Anne
:c1647 Birth of son, Martin
:c1650 Birth of son, Guillaume
:c1653 Birth of son, Bernard
:1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases
:c1656 Birth of daughter, Marie:1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes
:1671 Residence, Port-Royal
:1678 Residence, Port-Royal
:1686 Residence, Port-Royal
:after 1686 Death

Sources

≤references />
See Also :*Cormier, Steven A. "Acadians Who Found Refuge in Louisiana, February 1764-early 1800s", Acadians in Gray, Appendices BLANCHARD, accessed at http://www.acadiansingray.com/.*Note, this link to Find A Grave has inaccurate information: Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 13 September 2019), memorial page for Jean Blanchard (1611–1686), Find A Grave Memorial no. 66789468, citing Amherst Cemetery, Amherst, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia, Canada ; Maintained by Gordon George Gibson (contributor 47379404) . sameas=yes. See G2G discussion* Nos Origines*Thériault, Fidèle. Les Familles de Caraquet: Dictionnaire Généalogique, Incluant Les Pionniers Des Paroisses de Bas-Caraquet, Bertrand, Grande-Anse, Paquetville, Maisonnette, Et Saint-Simon. Éditeur F. Thériault, 1985, 493 pages.*Louisianna Ancestors - Blanchard’s from France spread out here. www.nola.com/ancestors/archive/1998/071998.html