Marguerite Bourg

GEDCOM Note

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.