René Leblanc

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René LeBlanc was born in Port-Royal around 1657 to parents Daniel LeBlanc and Françoise Gaudet[1]. He was raised at the family homestead located east of the Fort at Port Royal (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). The farm was on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River to the northeast of the marshlands of Belisle.[2][3][4] He was listed in the first Acadian census in 1671 at 14 years of age.[5] He was the 4th oldest child in a family of 6 boys and 1 girl.

René married Anne Bourgeois in Port Royal around 1678.[1] The newlyweds were enumerated in the 1678 census at Port-Royal. No children or possessions were listed.[6]

In 1686, the young couple was living with their three young children. They had no land or animals themselves, but lived near René's parents' large holding.[7] However, by 1693, they had settled in Grand-Pré des Mines (translation: Great Meadow of the Minas Basin). They were among the first pioneers.[1] Did they move where there was more available land, or were they convinced to leave after the 1690 raid on Port Royal?

The 1693 census shows that 38-year-old René was living with 30-year-old Anne Bourgeois and their 7 children Jacques 15, Francoise [sic-should read Francois] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, and Claude 2. They had 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, and 16 arpents of cultivated land (1 arpent= 0.845 acres).[8]

In 1704, the family may have been affected by the raid on Grand-Pré. Church arrived on the frigate 'Adventure', proclaiming that settlers should surrender within the hour. He was thwarted by the tides which prevented access to settlements along the narrow brooks but made them targets for Acadians and Mi’kmaq on shore.[9] Some of the inhabitants had time to escape to the woods with their valuables. Then Church’s men start pillaging; two of his men were killed during a skirmish with the villagers. Grand-Pré was set on fire and the dykes were damaged. The after-effects of the raid were fairly mild. Slaughtered animals were eventually replaced and homes and dykes repaired. However, a drought the previous year and the loss of crops from the raid created a shortage of flour for 1704-05.[9]

The family was counted again in the subsequent censuses at Les Mines between 1701 and 1714. [10] [11][12] [13]

By 1710, René and Anne had 10 children: Jacques, François, René, Pierre, twins Joseph and Étienne, Claude, Marie, Jean Baptiste, and Claire.[1]

After 1713, Grand-Pré was under permanent British Rule. Like most Acadians, René decided to remain at his homestead.

René died on January 3, 1734, in Grand-Pré and his burial service took place the next day at St-Charles-des-Mines parish.[14][15][1]

Timeline c1657 birth 1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes[16] 1671 Residence, Port-Royal 1670’s-1690’s Available farmland decreases; some leave Port-Royal to establish new villages including Grand-Pré (1680)[17] c1678 marriage to Anne Bourgeois, Port-Royal c1678 birth, son Jacques c1680 birth, son François c1682 birth, son René c1684 birth, son Pierre 1686 residence, Port-Royal c1688 birth, son Joseph (twin) c1688 birth, son Étienne (twin) 1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal[18][19][20] Seamen from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church. [21] c1691 birth, son Claude 1693 residence, Grand-Pré c1694 birth, daughter Marie 1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is its capital [21] c1697 birth, son Jean Baptiste a1700 birth, daughter Claire 1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France [21] 1704 Raid on Grand-Pré [9] 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule’’ [22] 1714 Residence, Grand-Pré 1715 Delegates from Grand-Pré sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to the King of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain 1720 and onward Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is tolerated by the British as they lack military means to enforce the oath.[23] 1713-1744 Golden Age[24] of Acadian Growth and Prosperity” 1734 death, Grand-Pré

Research

RESIDENCES: "In his early twenties, was one of the early pioneers of a farming community on the St. Antoine River near Port Royal, along with Pierre TERRIOT [THERIOT], and this town later became Grand Pre."[25]

OCCUPATION: "He was apparently well-educated and practiced as a notary public at Grand Pre. He was mentioned in Long fellow's Evangeline." (Acadian Descendants, vol. 1, p. 116. ) [sic--this was his son.][25]

BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "Acadians of Belle-Isle-en- Mer," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; 1630-1767; vol. XXXII, no. 12 5 (Jan 1993); p. 7; Genealogical Society, Santa Cruz [CA] Public Library. Rene LE BLANC, son of Daniel, born at Port Royal, Acadia, married there to Anne BOURGEOIS; ten children listed, Etienne & Joseph were twins and died as infants . Rene died at Port Royal in 1752 [sic].[25]

Sources

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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 983, 987-989.

2. ↑ Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, vol XVIII, 1912, p. 357. (archive.org)

3. ↑ 1707 homestead location of Pierre LeBlanc (last son to live with father Daniel before he died). In Au Coeur de l'Acadie Acadian Settlement on the Annapolis River 1707 Map Parks Canada

4. ↑ Circa 1609 Map of Port Royal showing rivière du Dauphin. Map originally published in Canada: the Empire of the North by Agnes C. Laut

5. ↑ 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. at Port Royal: Daniel LeBLANC, farmer, 45, his wife Francoise GAUDET 48; their seven children: Married: Francoise 18; Unmarried: Jacques 20, Estienne 15, Rene 14, Andre 12, Antoine 9, Pierre 7; cattle 18, sheep 26, 10 arpents of land.

6. ↑ 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 Renee Le Blanc & Anne Bourgeois

7. ↑ 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. at Port-Royal: Rene LEBLANC 29, Anne BOURGEOIS 25; children: Jacques 6, Francois 4, Rene 2.

8. ↑ 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 at Mines: Rene LEBLANC 38, Anne BOURGEOIS his wife 30, Jacques 15, Francoise [sic] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, Claude 2; 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, 16 arpents, 1 gun.

9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian: a North-American border people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 207-9 (1704 Raid on Grand-Pré and after-effects)

10. ↑ 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. at Grand Pré: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 7 boys, 2 girls, 10 arpents, 18 cattle, 18 sheep, 12 hogs, 1 gun.

11. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 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 212-220. at Les Mines: Rene LEBLANC his wife, 3 boys, 3 girls, 1 arms bearer.

12. ↑ 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. at Mines/Minas Basin: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 3 boys 14 or older, 1 younger boy, 1 girl less than 12; 6 arpents, 4 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs.

13. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 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. at Des Mines: Rene LeBLANC and his wife, 6 sons, 2 daughters.

14. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1 707-1748; vol. 1a, Baton Rouge, Diocese, 1999; p. 151; contains the parish registers from St. Charles-aux- Mines at Grand Pré. Rene' LEBLANC, age around 80, died 3 Jan 1734, buried 4 Jan 1734 in the cemetery of the parish of St. Charles. Witnesses: Jacques LEBLANC; Pierre LEBLANC; Jacques TERIOT; Rene BABIN. Recorded as (SGA-2, 132).

15. ↑ Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Sépultures, 1709-1748 vol. 12-4, p. 25, Image 846 entry for René LeBlanc burial , 4 January 1734; digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, "Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869," roll 1, accessed 10 December 2019. This register is a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.

16. ↑ In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013

17. ↑ Pioneer Families, in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires, University of Moncton

18. ↑ C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013

19. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "William Phips," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Phips&oldid=9429... (accessed March 1, 2020)

20. ↑ C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013

21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2004). p. 44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick) p. 52-53 (1702 Queen Anne’s War)

22. ↑ The Neutrality: Political Context, in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires", University of Moncton

23. ↑ The Neutrality, 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, University of Moncton at http://cfml.ci.umoncton.ca/1755-html/indexd093.html?id=010202000&la...

24. ↑ Griffiths, Naomi E.S. The Contexts of Acadian History 1686-1784.Published for the Center for Canadian Studies Mount Allison University, (Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1992), p. 61 (golden age)

25. ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 Karen Theriot Reader René LeBlanc at Geneanet.

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The family of René LEBLANC and Anne BOURGEOIS

[43310] LEBLANC, René (Daniel & Françoise GAUDET [85560]), born about 1657 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1655 (rec. 1693) Port-Royal (bim) (Acadie), died 1734-01-03, buried 1734-01-04 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie)

• married about 1678, from Port-Royal (bim 170) (Acadie)

BOURGEOIS, Anne (Jacques ou Jacob & Jeanne TRAHAN [84316]), born about 1661 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1663 (rec. 1693), died 1747-12-28, buried 1747-12-29 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie)

     1) Claire, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1717-01 or 1717-02 Jean LANDRY

2) Claude, married about 1715 Marie THÉRIAULT, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1718-05-04 Jeanne DUGAS
3) Étienne, married Québec (Qc) 1716-11-23 Anne MAILLOUX
4) François, born about 1682 (rec. 1686) or 1680 (rec. 1693) Port-Royal (Acadie), buried 1770-03-05 Saint-Ours (Qc), married about 1703 Jeanne HÉBERT
5) Jacques, married after census 1700 Catherine LANDRY
6) Marie ou Marguerite, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1713-10-02 Jacques THÉRIAULT
7) Pierre, married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1711-10-26 Jeanne THÉRIAULT
8) René, royal notary (notaire royal), married Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie) 1709-07-30 Élisabeth MELANÇON, married Port-Royal (Acadie) 1720-11-26 Marguerite THÉBEAU, married before census 1752 ..
Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); Déclarations de Belle-Île-en-Mer; Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout; Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens (Arsenault); The Acadian Exiles in Saint Malo, 1758-1785; Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church records; PRDH-RAB; Parchemin; Acadian Church Records

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René LeBlanc Senior was born in 1657 in Port-Royal, where he married Anne Bourgeois around 1678. The couple had six children. Their son René was the most well-known and was immortalised in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem Évangéline. A famous notary in Grand-Pré, René Junior married Élisabeth Melanson in 1709. They had five children. In 1720, he married his second wife, Marguerite Thébeau, with whom he had seventeen children. The name of René Junior's third wife is unknown, but they had three children. Around 1749, René Junior was captured by Mi'kmaq warriors who had been encouraged to rise in rebellion by Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre. He was held in Petcoudiac, the home of one the most well-known members of Acadian resistance, Beausoleil Broussard. René LeBlanc Junior did not escape the Deportation and, like many other Acadians, he was deported to Philadelphia, where he died some time after February 6, 1758.

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Year: 1870; Census Place: New Orleans Ward 10, Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: M593_524; Page: 259A; Image: 217; Family History Library Film: 552023 3

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rene leblanc
Birth  1657 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jan 3, 1734 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1679 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  daniel leblanc • francoise marie gaudet
Spouse  anne bourgeois
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René LeBlanc
Birth  about 1657 • Port-Royal, Acadia, New France
Death  3 January 1734 • Saint Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadia, New France
Parents  Daniel LeBlanc • Françoise Gaudet
Spouse  Anne-Marie Bourgeois
Children  Claire LeBlanc • Claude LeBlanc • François LeBlanc • Jacques LeBlanc • Jean Baptiste Leblanc • Joseph LeBlanc • Marie Marguerite Leblanc • Pierre LeBlanc • René LeBlanc • Victoire LeBlanc •Étienne LeBlanc

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Rene Le Blanc
Birth  1657 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jan 3, 1734 • Grand-Pré, Kings, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1678 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Daniel Le Blanc • Francoise Gaudet
Spouse  anne bourgeois
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Rene Leblanc
Spouse  Anne Blanchard
Children  Scholastique Leblanc
René Mathurin LeBlanc, III

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!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH-BURIAL: Steph en A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIEN NES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Aca diennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 983 & 987; own copy. Rene' LE B LANC, son of Daniel & Francoise GAUDET, born (Declaration a t Belle-Ile) in Port-Royal around 1657, married around 167 8 at Port-Royal (Decl BIM) to Anne BOURGEOIS, daughter of J acques & Jeanne TRAHAN; ten children. He died 3 Jan 1734, w as buried 4 Jan 1734 (Grand Pre' Register) at age 80 (sic ) years; present were: Jacques LE BLANC; Pierre LE BLANC; J acques THE'RIOT; Rene' BABIN, who have signed. !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-RESDIENCES-BURIAL: Arsenault, H&G , p. 1216 (Grand Pre'), he remained at Port Royal until 168 8, and then remained at Saint-Charles-des-Mines [Grand Pre' ], where he was buried. !CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia [p. 10], age 14 years. !CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 29 years. Still livi ng in Port Royal, with wife and 3 children. They had no lan d or animals themselves, but lived near parents' large hold ing. !CENSUS: 1693, Les Mines, Acadia, age 38 years. !RESIDENCES: "In his early twenties, was on of the early pi oneers of a farming community on the St. Antoine River nea r Port Royal, along with Pierre TERRIOT [THERIOT], and thi s town later became Grand Pre." !OCCUPATION: "He was apparently well-educated and practice d as a notary public at Grand Pre. He was mentioned in Long fellow's Evangeline." (Acadian Descendants, vol. 1, p. 116. ) [sic--this was his son.] !BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "Acadians of Belle-Isle-en- Mer," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; 1630-1767; vol. XXXII, no. 12 5 (Jan 1993); p. 7; Genealogical Society, Santa Cruz [CA] P ublic Library. Rene LE BLANC, son of Daniel, born at Port R oyal, Acadia, married there to Anne BOURGEOIS; ten childre n listed, Etienne & Joseph were twins and died as infants . Rene died at Port Royal in 1752 [sic]. !BURIAL: Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCHRECORDS; 1 707-1748; vol. 1a, Baton Rouge, Diocese, 1999; p. 151; ow n copy; contains the parish registers from St. Charles-aux- Mines at Grand Pre'. Rene' LEBLANC, age around 80, died 3 J an 1734, buried 4 Jan 1734 in the cemetery of the parish o f St. Charles. Witnesses: Jacques LEBLANC; Pierre LEBLANC ; Jacques TERIOT; Rene BABIN. Recorded as (SGA-2, 132).

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Biography ==:NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication and is among the Top 100 most viewed Acadian profiles. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanksfor helping make WikiTree the best site for accurate information.

René LeBlanc was born in Port-Royal around 1657 to parents Daniel LeBlanc and Fran%C3%A7oise Gaudet≤ref name=DGFA/>. He was raised at the family homestead located east of the Fort at Port Royal (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). The farm was on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River to the northeast of the marshlands of Belisle.≤ref name=BRH>Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, vol XVIII, 1912, p. 357. (archive.org)≤/ref>≤ref name=homestead>1707 homestead location of Pierre LeBlanc (last son to live with father Daniel before he died). In Au Coeur de l'Acadie Acadian Settlement on the Annapolis River 1707 Map Parks Canada≤/ref>≤ref name=Dauphin>Circa 1609 Map of Port Royal showing rivière du Dauphin. Map originally publishedin Canada: the Empire of theNorth by Agnes C. Laut≤/ref> He was listed in the first Acadian census in 1671 at 14 years of age.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the1671 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>at Port Royal: Daniel LeBLANC, farmer, 45, his wife Francoise GAUDET 48; their seven children: Married: Francoise 18;Unmarried: Jacques 20, Estienne 15, Rene 14, Andre 12, Antoine 9, Pierre 7; cattle 18, sheep 26, 10 arpents of land.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> He was the 4th oldest child in a family of 6 boys and 1 girl.
René married Anne Bourgeois in Port Royal around 1678.≤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 983, 987-989.≤/ref> The newlyweds were enumerated in the 1678 census at Port-Royal. No children or possessions were listed.≤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>Renee Le Blanc & Anne Bourgeois≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
In 1686, the young couple was living with their three young children. They had no land or animals themselves, but lived near René's parents' large holding.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>at Port-Royal: Rene LEBLANC 29, Anne BOURGEOIS 25; children: Jacques 6, Francois 4, Rene 2. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> However, by 1693, they had settled in Grand-Pré des Mines (translation: Great Meadow of the Minas Basin). They were among the first pioneers.≤ref name=DGFA/> Did they move where there was more available land, or were they convinced to leave after the 1690 raid on Port Royal?
The 1693 census shows that 38 year old René was living with 30 year old Anne Bourgeois and their 7 children Jacques 15, Francoise [sic-should read Francois] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, and Claude 2. They had 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, and 16 arpents of cultivated land (1 arpent= 0.845 acres).≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription ofthe 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> at Mines: Rene LEBLANC 38, Anne BOURGEOIShis wife 30, Jacques 15, Francoise [sic] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, Claude 2; 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, 16 arpents, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
In 1704, the family may have been affected by the raid on Grand-Pré. Church arrived on the frigate 'Adventure', proclaiming that settlers should surrender within the hour. He was thwarted by the tides which prevented access to settlements along the narrow brooks but made them targets for Acadians and Mi’kmaq on shore.≤ref name=Griffiths2005/> Some of the inhabitants had time to escape to the woods with their valuables. Then Church’s men start pillaging; two of his men were killedduring a skirmish with the villagers. Grand-Pré was set on fire and the dykes were damaged. The after-effects of the raid were fairly mild. Slaughtered animals were eventually replaced and homes and dykes repaired. However, a drought the previous year and the loss of crops from the raid created a shortage of flour for 1704-05.≤ref name=Griffiths2005>Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian: a North-Americanborder people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 207-9 (1704 Raid onGrand-Pré and after-effects)≤/ref>
The family was counted again in the subsequent censuses at Les Mines between 1701 and 1714. ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The originalcensus can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.≤blockquote>at Grand Pré: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 7 boys, 2 girls, 10 arpents, 18 cattle, 18 sheep, 12 hogs, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 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 212-220.≤blockquote>atLes Mines: Rene LEBLANC his wife, 3 boys, 3 girls, 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> at Mines/Minas Basin: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 3 boys 14 orolder, 1 younger boy, 1 girl less than 12; 6 arpents, 4 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of theNational Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”,Images 239-261.≤blockquote> at Des Mines: Rene LeBLANC and his wife, 6 sons, 2 daughters.
≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
By 1710, René and Anne had 10 children: Jacques, Fran%C3%A7ois, Ren%C3%A9, Pierre, twins Joseph and %C3%89tienne, Claude, Marie, Jean Baptiste, and Claire.≤ref name=DGFA/>
After 1713, Grand-Pré was under permanent British Rule. Like most Acadians, René decided to remain at his homestead.
René died on January 3, 1734, in Grand-Pré and his burial service took place the next day at St-Charles-des-Mines parish.≤ref>Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1 707-1748; vol. 1a, Baton Rouge,Diocese, 1999; p. 151; contains the parish registers from St. Charles-aux- Mines at Grand Pré. :Rene' LEBLANC, age around 80, died 3 Jan 1734, buried 4 Jan 1734 in the cemetery of the parish of St. Charles. Witnesses: Jacques LEBLANC; Pierre LEBLANC; Jacques TERIOT; Rene BABIN. Recorded as (SGA-2, 132).≤/ref>≤ref>Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Sépultures, 1709-1748 vol. 12-4, p. 25, Image 846 entry for René LeBlancburial , 4 January 1734; digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, "Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869," roll 1, accessed 10 December 2019. This registeris a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.≤/ref>≤ref name=DGFA/>

Timeline

:c1657 birth
: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
:1670’s-1690’s Available farmland decreases; some leave Port-Royal to establish new villages including Grand-Pré (1680)≤ref name=pioneer>Pioneer Families, in 1755 l'Histoire etles Histoires, University of Moncton≤/ref>

:c1678 marriage to Anne Bourgeois, Port-Royal
:c1678 birth, son Jacques
:c1680 birth, son François
:c1682 birth, son René
:c1684 birth, son Pierre
:1686 residence, Port-Royal
:c1688 birth, son Joseph (twin)
:c1688 birth, son Étienne (twin)
:1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal≤ref name=biophips>C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, Universityof Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>≤ref name=biowikiphips>Wikipedia contributors, "William Phips," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Phips&oldid=9429... (accessed March 1, 2020)≤/ref>≤ref name=biotourasse>C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003,accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref> Seamen from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church. ≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / AnnapolisRoyal 1605-1800. (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2004).

• p. 44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick)
• p. 52-53 (1702 Queen Anne’s War)≤/ref>

:c1691 birth, son Claude
:1693 residence, Grand-Pré
:c1694 birth, daughter Marie
:1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is itscapital ≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1697 birth, son Jean Baptiste
:a1700 birth, daughter Claire
:1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France ≤ref name=Dunn/>

:1704 Raid on Grand-Pré ≤ref name=Griffiths2005/>
:1713 Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule’’ ≤ref>The Neutrality: Political Context, in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires", University of Moncton≤/ref>

:1714 Residence, Grand-Pré
:1715 Delegates from Grand-Pré sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to the King of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain
:1720 and onward Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is tolerated by the British as they lack military meansto enforce the oath.≤ref name=oath>The Neutrality, 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, University of Moncton at http://cfml.ci.umoncton.ca/1755-html/indexd093.html?id=010202000&la...≤/ref>
:1713-1744 Golden Age≤ref name=Griffiths92>Griffiths, Naomi E.S. The Contexts of Acadian History 1686-1784.Published for the Center for Canadian Studies Mount Allison University, (Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1992), p. 61 (golden age)≤/ref> of Acadian Growth and Prosperity”

:1734 death, Grand-Pré

Research

• RESIDENCES: "In his early twenties, was one of the early pioneers of a farming community on the St. Antoine River near Port Royal, along with Pierre TERRIOT [THERIOT], and this town later became Grand Pre."≤ref name=Reader>Karen Theriot Reader René LeBlanc at Geneanet.≤/ref>
• OCCUPATION: "He was apparently well-educated and practiced as a notary public at Grand Pre. He was mentioned in Long fellow's Evangeline." (Acadian Descendants, vol. 1, p. 116. ) [sic--this was his son.]≤ref name=Reader/>
• BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "Acadians of Belle-Isle-en- Mer," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; 1630-1767; vol. XXXII, no. 12 5 (Jan 1993); p. 7; Genealogical Society, Santa Cruz [CA] Public Library. Rene LE BLANC, son of Daniel, born at Port Royal, Acadia, married there to Anne BOURGEOIS; ten children listed, Etienne & Joseph were twins and died as infants . Rene died at Port Royal in 1752 [sic].≤ref name=Reader/>

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Category:Les Mines, Acadie
Category:Grand-Pr%C3%A9, Acadie
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie

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René LeBlanc was born in Port-Royal around 1657 to parents Daniel LeBlanc and Fran%C3%A7oise Gaudet≤ref name=DGFA/>. He was raised at the family homestead located east of the Fort at Port Royal (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). The farm was on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River to the northeast of the marshlands of Belisle.≤ref name=BRH>Le Bulletin des Recherches Historiques, vol XVIII, 1912, p. 357. (archive.org)≤/ref>≤ref name=homestead>1707 homestead location of Pierre LeBlanc (last son to live with father Daniel before he died). In Au Coeur de l'Acadie Acadian Settlement on the Annapolis River 1707 Map Parks Canada≤/ref>≤ref name=Dauphin>Circa 1609 Map of Port Royal showing rivière du Dauphin. Map originally publishedin Canada: the Empire of theNorth by Agnes C. Laut≤/ref> He was listed in the first Acadian census in 1671 at 14 years of age.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the1671 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>at Port Royal: Daniel LeBLANC, farmer, 45, his wife Francoise GAUDET 48; their seven children: Married: Francoise 18;Unmarried: Jacques 20, Estienne 15, Rene 14, Andre 12, Antoine 9, Pierre 7; cattle 18, sheep 26, 10 arpents of land.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> He was the 4th oldest child in a family of 6 boys and 1 girl.
René married Anne Bourgeois in Port Royal around 1678.≤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 983, 987-989.≤/ref> The newlyweds were enumerated in the 1678 census at Port-Royal. No children or possessions were listed.≤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>Renee Le Blanc & Anne Bourgeois≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
In 1686, the young couple was living with their three young children. They had no land or animals themselves, but lived near René's parents' large holding.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>at Port-Royal: Rene LEBLANC 29, Anne BOURGEOIS 25; children: Jacques 6, Francois 4, Rene 2. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> However, by 1693, they had settled in Grand-Pré des Mines (translation: Great Meadow of the Minas Basin). They were among the first pioneers.≤ref name=DGFA/> Did they move where there was more available land, or were they convinced to leave after the 1690 raid on Port Royal?
The 1693 census shows that 38 year old René was living with 30 year old Anne Bourgeois and their 7 children Jacques 15, Francoise [sic-should read Francois] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, and Claude 2. They had 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, and 16 arpents of cultivated land (1 arpent= 0.845 acres).≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription ofthe 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> at Mines: Rene LEBLANC 38, Anne BOURGEOIShis wife 30, Jacques 15, Francoise [sic] 13, Rene 11, Pierre 9, Joseph and Estienne, twins, 5, Claude 2; 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs, 16 arpents, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
In 1704, the family may have been affected by the raid on Grand-Pré. Church arrived on the frigate 'Adventure', proclaiming that settlers should surrender within the hour. He was thwarted by the tides which prevented access to settlements along the narrow brooks but made them targets for Acadians and Mi’kmaq on shore.≤ref name=Griffiths2005/> Some of the inhabitants had time to escape to the woods with their valuables. Then Church’s men start pillaging; two of his men were killedduring a skirmish with the villagers. Grand-Pré was set on fire and the dykes were damaged. The after-effects of the raid were fairly mild. Slaughtered animals were eventually replaced and homes and dykes repaired. However, a drought the previous year and the loss of crops from the raid created a shortage of flour for 1704-05.≤ref name=Griffiths2005>Griffiths, Naomi E.S., From migrant to Acadian: a North-Americanborder people, 1604-1755, Montreal (Québec), McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005, p147-151 (King William’s War); p 207-9 (1704 Raid onGrand-Pré and after-effects)≤/ref>
The family was counted again in the subsequent censuses at Les Mines between 1701 and 1714. ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The originalcensus can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.≤blockquote>at Grand Pré: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 7 boys, 2 girls, 10 arpents, 18 cattle, 18 sheep, 12 hogs, 1 gun. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 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 212-220.≤blockquote>atLes Mines: Rene LEBLANC his wife, 3 boys, 3 girls, 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> at Mines/Minas Basin: Rene LEBLANC, his wife, 3 boys 14 orolder, 1 younger boy, 1 girl less than 12; 6 arpents, 4 cattle, 12 sheep, 12 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of theNational Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”,Images 239-261.≤blockquote> at Des Mines: Rene LeBLANC and his wife, 6 sons, 2 daughters.
≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
By 1710, René and Anne had 10 children: Jacques, Fran%C3%A7ois, Ren%C3%A9, Pierre, twins Joseph and %C3%89tienne, Claude, Marie, Jean Baptiste, and Claire.≤ref name=DGFA/>
After 1713, Grand-Pré was under permanent British Rule. Like most Acadians, René decided to remain at his homestead.
René died on January 3, 1734, in Grand-Pré and his burial service took place the next day at St-Charles-des-Mines parish.≤ref>Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1 707-1748; vol. 1a, Baton Rouge,Diocese, 1999; p. 151; contains the parish registers from St. Charles-aux- Mines at Grand Pré. :Rene' LEBLANC, age around 80, died 3 Jan 1734, buried 4 Jan 1734 in the cemetery of the parish of St. Charles. Witnesses: Jacques LEBLANC; Pierre LEBLANC; Jacques TERIOT; Rene BABIN. Recorded as (SGA-2, 132).≤/ref>≤ref>Paroisse de St. Charles des Mines, Grand Pré, Acadie, Sépultures, 1709-1748 vol. 12-4, p. 25, Image 846 entry for René LeBlancburial , 4 January 1734; digital images, Héritage, Genealogy collection, Library and Archives Canada, reel C-1869, "Parish Registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869," roll 1, accessed 10 December 2019. This registeris a transcript written around 1895 of the original registers currently held at the Baton Rouge Diocese Archives in Louisiana, USA.≤/ref>≤ref name=DGFA/>

Timeline

:c1657 birth
: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
:1670’s-1690’s Available farmland decreases; some leave Port-Royal to establish new villages including Grand-Pré (1680)≤ref name=pioneer>Pioneer Families, in 1755 l'Histoire etles Histoires, University of Moncton≤/ref>

:c1678 marriage to Anne Bourgeois, Port-Royal
:c1678 birth, son Jacques
:c1680 birth, son François
:c1682 birth, son René
:c1684 birth, son Pierre
:1686 residence, Port-Royal
:c1688 birth, son Joseph (twin)
:c1688 birth, son Étienne (twin)
:1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal≤ref name=biophips>C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, Universityof Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>≤ref name=biowikiphips>Wikipedia contributors, "William Phips," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=William_Phips&oldid=9429... (accessed March 1, 2020)≤/ref>≤ref name=biotourasse>C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003,accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref> Seamen from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church. ≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / AnnapolisRoyal 1605-1800. (Halifax: Nimbus Publishing, 2004).

• p. 44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick)
• p. 52-53 (1702 Queen Anne’s War)≤/ref>

:c1691 birth, son Claude
:1693 residence, Grand-Pré
:c1694 birth, daughter Marie
:1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is itscapital ≤ref name=Dunn/>

:c1697 birth, son Jean Baptiste
:a1700 birth, daughter Claire
:1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France ≤ref name=Dunn/>

:1704 Raid on Grand-Pré ≤ref name=Griffiths2005/>
:1713 Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule’’ ≤ref>The Neutrality: Political Context, in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires", University of Moncton≤/ref>

:1714 Residence, Grand-Pré
:1715 Delegates from Grand-Pré sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to the King of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain
:1720 and onward Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is tolerated by the British as they lack military meansto enforce the oath.≤ref name=oath>The Neutrality, 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, University of Moncton at http://cfml.ci.umoncton.ca/1755-html/indexd093.html?id=010202000&la...≤/ref>
:1713-1744 Golden Age≤ref name=Griffiths92>Griffiths, Naomi E.S. The Contexts of Acadian History 1686-1784.Published for the Center for Canadian Studies Mount Allison University, (Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1992), p. 61 (golden age)≤/ref> of Acadian Growth and Prosperity”

:1734 death, Grand-Pré

Research

• RESIDENCES: "In his early twenties, was one of the early pioneers of a farming community on the St. Antoine River near Port Royal, along with Pierre TERRIOT [THERIOT], and this town later became Grand Pre."≤ref name=Reader>Karen Theriot Reader René LeBlanc at Geneanet.≤/ref>
• OCCUPATION: "He was apparently well-educated and practiced as a notary public at Grand Pre. He was mentioned in Long fellow's Evangeline." (Acadian Descendants, vol. 1, p. 116. ) [sic--this was his son.]≤ref name=Reader/>
• BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: "Acadians of Belle-Isle-en- Mer," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; 1630-1767; vol. XXXII, no. 12 5 (Jan 1993); p. 7; Genealogical Society, Santa Cruz [CA] Public Library. Rene LE BLANC, son of Daniel, born at Port Royal, Acadia, married there to Anne BOURGEOIS; ten children listed, Etienne & Joseph were twins and died as infants . Rene died at Port Royal in 1752 [sic].≤ref name=Reader/>

Sources

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