Marguerite Bourg

• Sources:
  • 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 3 years old which estimates birth c.1668.

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Marguerite-Marie and Martin were married about 1691 in Port-Royal, Acadia, Canada.

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@R1253688256@ Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60527::0

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1,60527::4346630

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@R1253688256@ Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60527::0

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1,60527::4346630

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@R1253688256@ Canada, Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current Ancestry.com Ancestry.com Operations, Inc. 1,60527::0

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1,60527::4346630

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Review the data in the link at Collaborate - Discussions - Reference before making ANY changes to this record; 1st, she is confused with her sister Marie, born 1668. 2nd, she is given the death date of an entirely different Marguerite Bourg born 1667: :: Books: Arsenault, Bona, Histoire Et Généalogie Des Acadiens :: Savoie Families of Louisiana, Harry J. Savoy ::

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/161731627/marguerite-marie-richard

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FamilySearch: Family Tree
Marguerite Marie Bourg
Birth  about 1673 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Death  27 May 1747 • Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Francois Bourg Dit Bourque • Marguerite Madeleine Boudrot
Spouse  Martin Richard
Children  Alexandre Richard • Jean Baptiste Richard • Joseph Richard Pere • Marguerite Richard dite Magitte • Marie Anne Richard • Marie Magdelaine Richard • Martin Richard • Michel dit Plate Richard• Paul Richard • Pierre Richard

Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/KZZQ-DQ8

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Marguerite Bourg in entry for Jean Cormier and Magdeleine Richard, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-3SC

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Marguerite Bourg in entry for Pierre Richard and Marguerite Doucet, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 4
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL5N-3DR

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weRelate:
Marguerite Bourg
Birth  1674 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  May 27, 1747 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1697 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Bernard Bourg • Françoise Brun
Spouse  claude dugas
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Marguerite+Bourg+%284%29

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FamilySearch: Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955
Marguerite Bourg, "Canada Deaths and Burials, 1664-1955"
Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F253-KXP

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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-d3.html (gives year of birth from data in Acadian census of 1699 and 1701)(NOTE: no parents are listed in this source; Bernard and Francoise Brun are the most likely parents as they have a daughter - the only eligible Acadian female named Marguerite listed in this source - born in 1673 according to the Acadian census of 1686). !CHRISTENING: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html !MARRIAGE: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html (establishes the marriage but gives no date or place; estimated year is based on children's birth dates). !DEATH: Information not found. !BURIAL: Information not found.

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!BIRTH: "Generations...Past to Present",by Phobe Chauvin Morrison: p. 344 Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in main public library in Dallas, Texas. !MARRIAGE: "Generations...Past to Present",by Phobe Chauvin Morrison: p. 344 Published by Terrebonne Genealogical Society, Houma, LA. Book located in main public library in Dallas, Texas.

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!INFORMATION: Martin RICHARD & Marguerite BOURG are listed in a book "Acadian Descendants" by Janet B. JOHN - 971.6 D2 PAGES 107 TO 108, copies in possession of Renee M. EBERT of Las Vegas, NV: Also listed in a book "Histoire Et Genealogie Des Acadiens" by Bona ARSENAULT, Tome 1 & 2, Pages 359, 623 to 925, copies in possession of Renee M. EBERT of Las Vegas, NV:Antoine BOURG, né en 1609, Vraisemblablemenr (likely) originaire de Martáize, près (near or close to) Loudun; département de la Vienne, France; arrivé en Acadie vers1636, marié vers 1636 à Antoinette LANDRY, EFANTS: Francois 1644, Marie1645, Jean 1647, Bernard 1649, Martin 1650, Jeanne 1653, Renée 1655, Huhuette 1657, Jeanne 1659, Abraham 1662, Michel 1665, Marguerite 1667.

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Category:Port-Royal, Acadie
Category:Beaubassin, Acadie

Biography

Marguerite was born around 1673 in Port Royal, Acadia, daughter of Fran%C3%A7ois Bourg and Marguerite Boudreau. ≤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. 223, 1373, 1380-1381.≤/ref> She appeared in the 1678 census of Port-Royal at the age of 5. She was one of three girls, and there were also two boys. Her parents owned 8 acres of land, and 15 cattle.≤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>at Port-Royal : Francois Bourg & Marguerite Boudrot 8 acres, 15 cattle, 2 boys: Michel 13, Alexandre 8; 3 girls: Marie 10, girl 5, girl 1.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
When Marguerite was about 18 years old, she married Martin Richard, son of Michel Richard and Madeleine Blanchard, around 1691.≤ref name=DGFA/> They were both counted in the 1693 census at Port-Royal.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 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 62-108≤blockquote>Martin RICHARD 22, Marguerite BOURG 23, Martin 1; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 6pigs, 16 arpents, 1 gun.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Although the census notes Martin's age as 22, and Marguerite as 23, they were likely about 28 and 20. They had a young son, Martin, age 1, 16 arpents of cultivable land, and farm animals.
Martin and Marguerite left Port-Royal to resettle in Beaubassin, a village on the isthmus of Chignecto.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. Theoriginal census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-150≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD 33; Marguerite BOURG (wife) 24; Martin 6; Alexandre 3; Michel 1; 10 cattle, 6 sheep, 8 hogs, 16 arpents, 1 gun.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
There, Martin and Marguerite raised 10 children.≤ref name=DGFA/> Theirgrowing family and their possessions were counted in the censuses between 1700 and 1714.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 151-173.≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD 35; Marguerite BOURG (wife); Martin 8; Alexandre 5; Michel 3; Marianne 1.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 1 girl, 6 arpents, 14 cattle, 3 sheep, 4 hogs, 1 gun.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD, his wife, 3 boys, 1 girl, 1 arms bearer.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD, Margte. BOURG, 1 boy 14 or older, 2 younger boys, 2 girls 12 or older, 8 younger girls; 20 arpents, 12 cattle, 10 sheep, 8 hogs. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription ofthe 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.≤blockquote> Martin RICHARD and Margueritte BOURQ, Alexandre, Michel, Marie, Marguerite, Joseph, Madelaine, Pierre.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>

Research Notes==The date and location of death mentioned in this profile was September13, 1727, in Beaubassin, Acadia. Stephen White and Karen Theriot Reader do not give any date or place. Searched the archives of Charente-Maritime but could not find a burial record for Marguerite at Beaubassin in 1727 .Cormier-1939 02:48, 5 January 2020 (UTC)

Sources

≤references />*Karen Theriot Reader Marguerite Bourgat Geneanet.