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MIDDLE-class JACQUES The Middle-class men go up only of only one
stock, that of Jacques Bourg eois, originating in Couperans, in Brie(today at the department of the Seine and Marne), in France. Itarrives in Acadie, probably in 1632, with his brother-in-law GermainDoucet, known as Laverdure, married to Marie Bourgeois. Consideringthe functions which they fill later, they were to be officers in thequota of soldiers brought by the commander Isaac de Razilly, to takeagain possession of Acadie in the name of king de France. In 1642, ason named Jacques, comes to join it with Port-Royal, Jacques (alsocalled Jacob) embraced the medical career and is described as militarysurgeon. Jacob was born about 1618. It arrives at Port-Royal withMenou d' Aulney, governor of Acadie, with the head of a fleet of fourships. In 1643, Middle-class Jacob marries with Port-Royal, JeanneTrahan, born about 1629, in Bourgueuil, in the province of Anjou, inFrance. It came in Acadie in 1636, with her father Guillaume Trahan,his mother Francoise Corbineau and a sister (of which the first nameis unknown). In 1645, with died of Isaac Pesseley (ancestors ofseveral Acadian), major of the garrison of Port-Royal, the uncle ofMiddle-class Jacob, German Doucet, said Laverdure, the right-hand manof the governor of Aulney, is named major of the garrison, whileJacques Bourgeois, father, become "lieutenant of the place". About1646, Mr. de Menou d' Aulney concedes in Middle-class Jacob an islandcalled Isle with the Pigs, located in the river Dauphin (todayAnnapolis River). At August 1654, major Sedgewick, "without any orderof his superiors" and although France and England are in peace,appears in the basin of Port-Royal, with the head of an army of 500English soldiers. It arrives from strong Midsummer's Day, where itmade captive Charles of Saint-Etienne of the Tower, governor ofAcadie. After several days of seat, Germain Doucet must capitulate, itis turned over to France with Jacques Bourgeois (father). Charles ofSaint-Etienne is brought prisoner in England. Middle-class Jacob, onlysurgeon of the place, is extremely occupied, during several weeks, togive care to the casualties. Guillaume Trahan, father-in-law of Jacob,act like syndic of the inhabitants. Jacob becomes farmer-merchantthereafter, then lieutenant of Port-Royal and, in 1672, founder ofthis famous "Bourgeois colony", on Bay of Chignitou, which becomesthen, amplified by Vallière, this Beaubassin which takes a so greatplace in our history. Of the ten children of Jacob and Jeanne, it is ason who binds us to the Middle-class men, Germain, born about 1650. Itmarries in 1673, Marguerite Béliveau, (three children) but she diesin 1680. Germain marries then in 1682, Magdeleine Dugas, (tenchildren) born in 1663, girl of Abraham Dugas and Marguerite-LouiseDoucet (girl of Germain Doucet, known as Laverdure and of MarieBourgeois). With the acadian census of 1686, Germain Doucet has 34years and Magdeleine Dugas A 22 years, in Beaubassin. Then, a son ofMiddle-class Germain and Magdeleine Dugas continues the descent,Joseph Bourgeois, born in 1690. He marries in 1719, Anne Leblanc, bornin 1700, girl of Pierre Leblanc and Magdeleine Bourg. Of the twelvechildren of Joseph Bourgeois and Anne Leblanc, FélicitéMiddle-class, born in 1727, wife in 1750, Pierre LePrince, born in1723, wire of Jean LePrince and Jeanne Blanchard, which continues thebond to my mother, Pierre Boisvert. With the acadian census of 1686,Jacques Bourgeois is 67 years old and Jeanne Trahan has 57ans. Withthe census of 1698, Middle-class Jacob is now 82 years old and JeanneTrahan is 72 years old, always remain in their Middle-class Germainson, in Beaubassin. With the census of 1700, it is not mentioned, norhis wife. They must have died recently.
Jacob census of 1671-----shows jacob age 50, surgeon--jeanne trahan, age 40, children--2 married--jeanne 27, charles 25, germain 21, marie19, guillaume 16, marguerite 13, francois 12, anne 10, marie 7, jeanne4----------------33 cattle and 24 sheep master surgeon to sieurd'aulnay. in about 1672, he began an agricultural development whichbecame beaubassin and set up a flour mill there.
founder of beaubassin-- before leaving france, bourgeois had entered the medical profession. he came to port royal in 1642 with 18families that gov. menou d'aulnay brought with him on one of hisvoyages. bourgeois's father, also named jacques, was an army officerat port royal and the brother in law of germain doucet, sieur de laverdure, aulnay's assistant.
while jacques senior was returned to france, his son remained in acadia where he became the ancestor of a large number of descendants.in 1643 he had married jeanne trahan who was born in france in 1631,they had ten children.
at port royal, jacques became a farmer and shipbuilder. he traded with the bostonians, particularly with john nelson and william phips. helearned their language and was the interpreter for the french in theirdealings with the english. in 1672, he sold part of his holdings atport royal in order to settle, with his sons charles and germain, andtwo of his sons in laws in the chigneto basin, thus becoming the firstpromoter of settlement in this region. he built a flour mill and a sawmill there. a few years later, in 1676, the region was made into a
seigneury, the holder of which was michel leneuf de la valliere (the elder), a nobleman born at trois rivieres, the new fief, 100 squareleagues in extent, was named beaubassin. as
lavalliere brought in settlers and indentured employees from canada, two distinct establishments adjoined each other at beaubassin, but aclause in the title to the land grant
protected the interests of jacques bourgeois and the other acadian settlers established on the domain. it was not long before the 2elements of the population merged into one.
the distingushed colonist had settled at port royal again before 1699. he died there, an octogenarian, in 1701. the family name wasperpetuated by 2 of his three sons, charles and germain. in 1682 thethird son guillaume left only a daughter.
according to 1698 census.
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