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Madeleine married Pierre GIROUARD, Dit Malouin on 18 Feb 1760 in Deschambault, , Qu. Pierre was born on 10 Oct 1721 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died in Oct 1763 in L'assomption, , Qu. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Fran married Marie Anne POIRIER on 20 Nov 1715 in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie (daughter of Michel POIRIER, De France and Marie CHIASSON) was born in 1694 in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Residence: Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada

Toussaint married Marie CAISSY about 1690 in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. Marie (daughter of Roger CAISSY and Marie Fran POIRIER) was born in 1668 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died in in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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According to Stephen White's Dictionnaire G

Michel married Marie CHIASSON in 1692 in Acadia. Marie (daughter of Guyon Denis CHIASSON, Dit Lavallee and Jeanne BERNARD) was born in 1678 in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Occupation: mason

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Birth:
Abt 1621 from other sources

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Pierre died in Port-Royal (NS) on June 1

Pierre married Henriette PELLETRET about 1660 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Henriette (daughter of Simon PELLETRET and Perrine BOURG) was born in 1641 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada; died about 1693 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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The official record of our family in the New World currently starts with the 1671 census of Port Royal, Acadia where found listed are Roger, age "35"; Marie, age "25"; and their first child Marie, age 2. The quotes are added since you will see how the ages of Roger and Marie (as well as everyone else) varies throughout the records. The origins of Roger Kuessy are currently shrouded in mystery as no earlier record of Roger prior to 1671 are known to exist. However, later records show he stated he was of Irish origin. Bona Arsenault, in his book "History of the Acadians" states: "Roger Kuessy (Caissy and Quessy), an Irishman captured by the English, wound up in Acadia around 1665 where he started that family tree." However, Arsenault does not cite any sources for the statement, so one is left to ponder if this is partly speculation. So whether Roger came to Acadia as a prisoner or crewmember who elected to stay is subject to debate. The census of Port Royal in 1678 does not show an entry for the family so it is possible the move to Beaubassin occurred between 1671 and 1678. In total, Roger and Marie Fran

Roger married Marie Fran POIRIER. Marie (daughter of Jehan POIRIER and Jeanne CHABRAT) was born about 1646; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Having left LaRochelle at age 26, Guyon arrived at Port Royal in 1664 where he lived and he married Jeanne Bernard there in 1666.

Guyon, Jeanne and possibly their first two children moved to Chebouctou (later to become Halifax) where he worked in the fur-trading business. His name appears in records of Le Borgne trading company of France and confirms his presence there.

In 1675 he moved to Beaubassin where he sometime shortly thereafter received a land grant near Fort Beausejour, in the seigniory of Michel LeNeuf de Lavalliere, a friend of the family. Thus Guyon took up farming and by 1686 he owned 40 acres of farmland, 20 head of cattle, 12 sheep and 15 pigs... considered quite prosperous for the time.

Jeanne Bernard died about 1682 at Beaubassin. She had given birth to eight children but one had died. There were living, four sons and three daughters.

Guyon married his second wife, Marie-Madeleine Martin in 1683 at Quebec. The marriage took place at his sister Louise's house, who was the wife of Jacques Chaplain. I now have a picture of the marriage document with the signatures of friends and family who were present clearly shown on it. Why the marriage took place at the house, and apparently before a notary as opposed to in a church before a priest, I do not know.

Soon after this marriage, Guyon returned to Beaubassin where he resumed farming. Marie-Madeleine gave him four more children, all daughters. Guyon died relatively young at only 54 years old. Two sons, Gabriel and Sebastien, continued working the farm and remained there until they died.

Jean emigrated to Boucherville and Michel to l'ile d'Orleans. Jean's children were baptized Giasson and thus we will see at that point the branching off of the new name. Michel's first seven children were baptized Chiasson, the last three baptized Giasson. But later, we see the first seven children marrying as Giasson. Clearly this indicates the name change was the result of errant record keeping by the Church. We see a similar name change in Isle St. Jean (now Prince Edward Island) later down the line, when it became Chaisson. In Newfoundland, there are a larger number of variations.

For the record, for those searching other related lines... After the death of Guyon in 1693, in the same year, Marie-Madeleine married her only other spouse, Michel (Dauphine) Deveau. Place of marriage is uncertain although it has been speculated for some time that it was likely at Acadie.


Angelique/Marguerite/Marie ??? - There has been some confusion over the first daughter of Guyon and Marie-Madeleine Martin. Some collections list Angelique, some list Marguerite, some list both. Stephen White's notes, as interpreted for me by Gary Gallant, offer a reasonable explanation. Angelique was baptized at Beaubassin on October 27, 1684, according to the Church registers. In translating White's notes, Gary says, "The next thing is interesting and may be the key to the confusion. According to the Royal Census of Beaubassin in 1686 (Rc. Bbn.) her name now apears to be Marguerite, and she is 3 years old (3a). Then the the Royal Census of 1693 at the age of 8 (8a) she is entered as Marie."

Gary Gallant suggests, and I believe it is the only logical explanation, that she was named Marie-Marguerite at birth. Many girls were named "Marie-?" and in some families, every girl's name started with "Marie-". Her baptismal name was Angelique. In French tradition it is quite common to have taken a "baptismal name". And so, her name after baptism would have officially been Marie-Marguerite Angelique, but was likely called Marie or Marguerite at home. I have chosen to list her as Angelique, only because later when she married, she was married under the name of Angelique, in accordance with Church records. But we now know for certain that the census records do not allow for the possibility of twins or even two separate children, as was once commonly thought.

Birth:
Saint-Sauveur de Nuaille', Aunis

Guyon married Jeanne BERNARD in 1666 in Port Royal, Annapolis, , Nova Scotia, Canada. Jeanne (daughter of Andre BERNARD and Marie Andr GUYON) was born in 1643; died in 1682 in Beaubassin, Cumberland, New Brunswick, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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