1671 Acadian Census

PORT ROYAL

Jacob BOURGEOIS, Surgeon, 50; his wife Jeanne TRAHAN 40; Children: (one son and one daughter are married): Jeanne 27, and Charles 25; then Germain 21, Marie 19, Guillaume 16, Marguerite 13, Francoise 12, Anne 10, Marie 7, Jeanne 4; cattle 33, sheep 24, more or less 20 arpents of cultivated land at two different locations.

Jehan GAUDET, laborer, 96, his wife, Nicolle COLLESON 64; Child: Jehan 18, cattle 6, sheep 3, 3 arepents of land at two locations.

Denis GAUDET, farmer, 46, his wife, Martine GAUTHIER 52; 5 Children (the first 2 married): Anne 25, Marie 21; other children: Pierre 20, Pierre 17, Marie 14; all five are without trades, except aslaborers; cattle 9, sheep 13 more lambs than mature sheep; 6 arpents of cultivated land.

Roger KUESSY, farmer, 25, his wife, Marie POIRIER 22; their daughter Marie 2; cattle 3, sheep 2 and no cultivated land.

Michel De FOREST, farmer, 33, his wife, Marie HEBERT 20; their 3 children: Michel 4, Pierre 2, Rene 1; cattle 12, sheep 2, 2 arpents of cultivated land.

Marie GAUDET, Widow of Étienne HEBERT, 38. She has 10 children, two married children: Marie 20, Marguerite 19; Emmanuel 18, not yet married, Etienne 17, Jean 13, Francoise 10, Catherine 9, Martine 6, Michel 5, Antoine 1; cattle 4, sheep 5 and 3 arpents of cultivted land.

Antoine BABIN, farmer, 45, his wife, Marie MERCIER 25; Children: Marie 9, Charles 7, Vincent 5, Jeanne 3, Marguerite 1; cattle 6, sheep 8 and 2 arpents of cultaved land.

Olivier DAIGRE, farmer, 28, wife, Marie GAUDET 20; their 3 children: Jean 4, Jacques, 2, Bernard 1; cattle 6, sheep 6, 2 arpents of cultivated land.

Antoine HEBERT, cooper, 50, wife Genevieve LEFRANC age 58; their 3 children: Jehan 22, Jehan 18, Catherine 15; cattle 18, sheep 7, 6 arpents of cultivated land at two locations.

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.

Widow of François GUDCIN (GUERIN), 26; Children: Anne 12, Marie 9, Frivoline 7, Huguette 5, Francois 2; cattle 6, sheep 3, 6 arpents of cultivated land.

Michel DUPONT (DUPUIS), farmer, 37, wife Marie GAUTROT 34; Children: Marie 14, Martin 6, Jeanne 4, Pierre 3 months; cattle 5, sheep 1, 6 arpents of cultivated land.

Claude TERRIAU, farmer, 34, his wife, Marie GAUTROT 24; Children: Germain 9, Marie 6, Marguerite 4, Jehan 1; cattle 13, sheep 3, 6 arpents of cultivated land.

Germain TERRIAU, farmer, 25, his wife, Andree BRUN 25; their child: Germain 2; cattle 5, sheep 2, 2 arpents.

Jehan TERRIAU, farmer, 70, wife, Perrine RAU 60; Children (married): Claude 34, Jehan 32, Bonaventure 30, Germain 25, Jeanne 27, Catherine 21; (not married): Pierre 16; cattle 6, sheep 1, 5 arpents.

François SCAVOIS (SAVOIE), farmer, 50, his wife, Catherine LeJEUNE 38; children: (one married daughter) Françoise 18, (unmarried children) Germain 16, Marie 14, Jeanne 13, Catherine 9, Francois 8, Barnabe 6, Andree 4, Marie 1-1/2; cattle 4, 6 arpents.

Jehan CORPORON, farmer, 25, hiswife Francoise SCAVOIS (SAVOIE) 18; Child: one daughter 6 weeks of age not yet named; cattle 1, sheep 1, no cultivated land.

Pierre MARTIN, farmer, 70, his wife Catherine VIGNEAU 68; Children (four are married): Pierre 45, Marie 35, Marguerite 32, Andre 30; (unmarried): Matieu 35; cattle 7, sheep 8, 2 arpents.

Francois PELERIN, farmer, 35, wife Andree MARTIN 30; their three children: Hugette 5, Marie 2, Daughter 2 days; sheep 1, 1 arpent of land.

Pierre MORIN, farmer, 37, his wife Marie MARTIN 35; Children: Pierre 9, Louys 7, Antoine 5, Marie 3, Ann 10 months; cattle 3, sheep 4, 1 arpent.

Mathieu MARTIN, weaver, 35; Not married; cattle 4, sheep 3.

Mathieu MARTIN 35; 4 cattle and three sheep.

Vincent BRUN, farmer, 60, wife Renee BRODE 55; Children (three married): Magdeleine 25, Andree 24, Francoise 18; (unmarried): Bastien 15, Marie 12; cattle 10, sheep 4, 5 arpents of land.

François GAUTROT, farmer, 58, his wife Edmee LeJEUNE 47; their children (married): Marie 35, Charles 34, Marie 24, Rene 19, Marguerite 16; (unmarried): Jehan 23, Francois 19, Claude 12, Charles 10, Jeanne 7, Germain 3; cattle 16, sheep 6, 6 arpents of land.

Guillaume TRAHAN, 60 (actually he was approximately 70), his wife Madelaine BRUN 25; Children: Guillaume 4, Jehan-Charles 3, Alexandre 1; cattle 8, sheep 10, 5 arpents of land.

Pierre SIRE, gunsmith, 27, his wife Marie BOURGEOIS 18; one son: Jean 3 months of age; cattle 11, sheep 6.

Pierre THIBEAUDEAU, farmer, 40, his wife Jeanne TERRIAU 27; Children: Pierre 1, Marie 10, Marie 9, Marie 7, Anne Marie 6, Catherine 4; cattle 12, sheep 11, 7 arpents of land.

Claude PETITPAS, farmer, 45, his wife Catherine BAGARD 33; their children: Bernard 12, Claude 8, Jehan 7, Jacques 5, Marguerite 10, Marie 2-1/2, Elisabet 1; cattle 26, sheep 12, 30 arpents of land.

Bernard BOURG, farmer, 23, his wife Francoise BRUN 19; one daughter Marie; cattle 6, sheep 9, no cultivated land.

Bonaventure TERRIAU, farmer, 27, his wife Jeanne BOUDROT 26; one daughter: Marie 4; cattle 6, sheep 6, 2 arpents of land.

Michel BOUDROT, farmer, 71, his wife Michelle AUCOIN 53; three married children: Francoise 29, Jeanne 25, Marguerite 20; (Unmarried): Charles 22, Marie 18, Jehan 16, (Habraham) Abraham 14, Michel 12, Olivier 10, Claude 8, Francois 5; cattle 20, sheep 12, 8 arpents of land.

Pierre GUILLEBAULT, farmer, 32, his wife Catherine TERRIAU 20; one daughter: Marguerite 2; cattle 6, sheep 5, 15 arpents of land.

Jehan LaBATTE, farmer, 33, his wife, Renee GAUTROT 19; no children; cattle 26, sheep 15, 15 arpents of land.

Martin BLANCHARD, farmer, 24, his wife Francoise LeBLANC 18; no children; cattle 5, sheep 2, 15 arpents of land.

Jehan BOURG, Laborer, 26, his wife Marguerite MARTIN 27, two children: Anne 3, Margueritte 1-1/2; cattle 3, sheep 5, 15 arpents of land.

Antoine BOURG, Laborer, 62, his wife Antoinette LANDRY 53; eleven children four of them married: Marie 26, Francois 27, Jehan 24, Bernard 22; Unmarried: Martin 21, Jeanne 18, Renee 16, Hugette 14, Jeanne 12, (Habraham) Abraham 9, Marguerite 4; cattle 12, sheep 8, 4 arpents of land.

Laurent GRANGE, Seaman, 34, his wife Marie LANDRY 24; their two children: Margueritte 3, Pierre 9 months; cattle 5 sheep 6, 4 arpents of land.

Perrinne LANDRY 60, widow of Jacques JOFFRIAU. No children.

Pierre DOUCET, mason, 50, his wife Henriette PELTRET 31; their five children: Anne 10, Toussaint 8, Jehan 6, Pierre 4, and 1 unnamed daughter 3 months of age; cattle 7, sheep 6, 4 arpents of land.

Francois BOURG, farmer, 28, his wife Marguerite BOUDROT 23; their two children: Michel 5-1/2, Marie 3; cattle 15, 5 sheep, 5-1/2 arpents of land.

Marie SALÉ 61, widow of the late Jehan CLAUDE.

Germain DOUCET, farmer, 30, wife Marie LANDRY 24; their three children: Charles 6, Bernard 4, Laurent 3; cattle 11, sheep 7, 3 arpents of land.

Francois GIROUARD, farmer, 50, his wife Jeanne AUCOIN 40; their five children three married: Jacob 23, Marie 20, Marie-Magdeleine 17, Unmarried: Germain 14, Anne 12; cattle 16, sheep 6, 8 arpents of land.

Jacques BELOU, cooper, 30, his wife Marie GIROUARD 20; one daughter: Marie 8 months; cattle 7, sheep 1, no land.

Jacob GIROUARD, farmer, 23, his wife Marguerite GAUTROT 17; one son: Alexandre whose age was not recorded; cattle 7, sheep 3, no land.

Pierre VINCENT, farmer, 40, his wife Anne GAUDET 27; their four children: Huguette 7, Thomas 6, Michel 3, Pierre 2; cattle 18, sheep 9, 16 arpents of land.

Pierre MARTIN, farmer, 40, his wife Anne OUESTNOROUEST 27; their four children: Pierre 10, Rene 8, Andre 5, Jacques 2-1/2; cattle 11, sheep 6, 8 arpents of land.

Vincent BROT, farmer, 40, his wife Marie BOURG 26; their four children: Marie 9, Anthoine 5, Margueritte 3, Pierre 1; cattle 9, sheep 7, 4 arpents of land.

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.

Michel POIRIE(R), bachelor, 20, son of the deceased Jehan POIRIE(R); cattle 2 no sheep, no cultivated land.

Barbe (Baiolet) BAJOLET 63, widow of Savinien de COURPON (Savien de Courpon, Sieur de La Tour); their children: 6 children in France and elsewhere and 2 daughters in this country. The two in this country are two married daughters Marie PESELET 26, Marianne LEFEBVRE 21; cattle 7, cow 1, sheep 6.

Antoine GOUGEON, farmer, 45, his wife Jeanne CHEBRAT 45; one child: Huguette 14; cattle 20, sheep 17, 10 arpents of land.

Pierre COMMEAU, cooper, 75, his wife, Rose BAYON; their eight children: married: Etienne 21; unmarried: Pierre 18, Francoise 15, Jehan 14, Pierre 13, Anthoine 10, Jeanne 9, Marie 7, Jehan 6; cattle 16, sheep 22, 6 arpents of land.

Jean PITRE, edge tool maker, 35, his wife Marie PESSELEY 26; their three children: Marie 5, Catherine 3, Claude 9 months; 1 cow, no sheep, no land.

Estienne COMMEAU, farmer 21, his wife Marie LEFEVBRE, 21; one child: Catherine 3 weeks of age; cattle 7, sheep 7, no cultivated land.

Estienne COMMEAU, farmer, 21, his wife Marie Anne LEFEBVRE 21; un child, Catherine 3 weeks; cattle 7, sheep 7.
Charles BOURGEOIS, farmer, 25, his wife Anne DUGAST 17; one child: Marie 1-1/2; cattle 12, sheep 7, 2 arpents of land.

Barnabe MARTIN, farmer, 35, wife Jeanne PELLETRET 27; their two children: Marie 4, Rene 8 months; cattle 3, sheep 2, 2-1/2 arpents of land.

Clement BERTRAND, carpenter 50, his wife Huguette LAMBELOT 48; no children; cattle 10, sheep 6, 6 arpents of land.

Antoine BELLIVEAU, farmer, 50, his wife Andree GUYON 56; their two children: Jehan 19, Magdeleine 17; cattle 11, sheep 8, no land.

Rene LANDRY, farmer, 52, his wife Perrine BOURG 45; their seven children: four are married: one known as Henriette PELLETRET 30, Jeanne 28, Marie 25, Marie 23; unmarried; Magdeleine 15, Pierre 13, Claude 8; cattle 10, sheep 6, 12 arpents of land.

Thomas CORMIER, carpenter, 35, his wife Magdelaine GIROUARD 17; one daughter age 2; cattle 7, sheep 7, 6 arpents of land.

Rene RIMBAULT, farmer, 55, his wife Anne-Marie [UNKNOWN surname] 40; their five children: Philipe 16, Francois 15, Jeanne 11, Marie 10, Francoise 5; cattle 12, sheep 9, 12 arpents of land.

(Habraham) Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, his wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; their eight children: married: Marie 23, Anne 17; unmarried: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 6; cattle 19, sheep 3, 16 arpents of land.

Michel RICHARD, farmer, 41, his wife Madeleine BLANCHARD 28; their seven children: Rene 14, Pierre 10, Martin 6, Alexandre 3, Catherine 8, twins Anne and Magdeleine 5 weeks; cattle 15, sheep 14, 14 arpents of land.

Charles MELANSON, 28, wife Marie DUGAST 23; Children: Marie 7, Marguerite 5, Anne 3, Cecille 6 months; cattle 40, sheep 6. Pierre MELANCON, tailor - He refused to answer. (He had a wife and 7 children.) (Pierre MELANSON, tailor, would not give his age nor the number of animals but his wife's answers concerning their possessions was just as crazy.)

Estienne ROBICHAUD, farmer, did not want to see me. He left and told his wife that he not to tell me the number of his livestock or land.

Pierre LANOUE, cooper; when asked his age, he said he felt fine but would not give an answer.

Your most obedient servant
Laurent Molins, religieux Cordelier

THE SETTLEMENT OF POBOMCOU [Pubnico]
NEAR THE ISLAND OF TOUSQUET

Phillippe MIUS, squire, Sieur de Landremont, 62, his wife Madelein HÉLIE; their daughter is Marguerite married to Piere Melanson; their son is 17, other children: Abraham 13, the younger Phillippe 11, the younger daughter Madeleine is 2; cattle 26; sheep 29, goats 12, hogs 20.

THE SETTLEMENT AT CAPE NEIGRE

Amand LALLOUE, squire, sieur de Derivedu, 58, his wife Ellisabet NICOLLAS; their children: Jacques 24, Amant 14, Arnault 12, Jeanne 20, Ellisabet 12; goats 20, hogs 29; 2 arpents of land.

AT RIVIERE AUX ROCHELOIS

Guillaume POULET, wife and 1 child.

TOTAL MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN: 392

TOTAL CATTLE: 482

TOTAL SHEEP: 524

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