Pierre Benjamin BOURGEOIS (6/16 May 1726-24 Nov 1821) +
Cecile AUCOIN (~1725-175x)

Marie-Jeanne (14 Jun 1755-1850) — m. Joseph dit Jos Magitte Arsenault about 1775

Pierre was born in Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, the third of an alleged 15 children to Claude Bourgeois (1695-1763) and Marie Leblanc (1 Jan 1706-24 Jan 1781), who married in Port Royal on 24 Nov 1721.

Cecile was the sixth of nine children to René Paul Aucoin (~1690-1755) from Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia and Magdeleine Bourg (~1694-28 Jul 1754) from Cogequid, Acadia (Nova Scotia), who married about 1714.

Pierre and Cecile married in Port Royal about 1754. They apparently moved to Petitcodiac, Hopewell, Albert, New Brunswick, since that’s where their one child of record, Marie-Jeanne, was born before Cecile’s death in the mid- to late 1750s. However, sources claim that Cecile died in Port Royal.

Pierre married a second time in 1761 to Anne Anastasie Leblanc (22 May 1728-11 Oct 1770) from Grand Pré, Nova Scotia. They had at least three children:

Marie Anastasie (1764-5 Feb 1828) — m. François Leblanc about 1782

Pierre-Nabor dit Pierrot (8 May 1766-3 Dec 1854) — m. Henriette-Thècle Thibodeau in 1789

Joseph-Romain (May 1768-18xx) — m. Marie-Helene Arsenault in 1800

Anne is variously said to have died in Hants County, Nova Scotia or Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, USA, and to be buried in Sainte-Famille Cemetery in Falmouth, Nova Scotia. The latter, if true, militates against the Louisiana angle. In 1770 or 1771, Pierre married for a third time to Anne Thébeau (14 Jul 1745-9 Nov 1830). Their children:

Jean-Baptiste dit Vieillard (1771-8 Oct 1839) — m. Apolline Bourque on 20 Apr 1801

Anne dite Nanon (~1774-~1793)

Mathurin (~1775-31 Mar 1845) — m. Marie Robichaud in 1802

Marie (~1777-18xx) — m. Jean-Isadore Robichaud in 1797

Marie Modeste (~1777-1815) — m. Paul-Hypolite Landry in 1797

Scholastique (~1781-5 Feb 1850) — m. Regis Bellefontaine about 1799

Sophie (~1784-20 Oct 1871) — m. Alexis Leblanc in 1804

Cecile (~1789-1828) — m. Benoit or Benoni Bourque about 1805

Seraphine (~1789-25 Jan 1883) — m. Moise Gallant on 2 Oct 1810

Alain-Talin (~1792-1872) — m. Rosalie Arsenault

Pierre died in 1821, and is buried at Notre Dame de la Visitation, Grand-Digue, Kent, New Brunswick.

Children

Marie-Jeanne Bourgeois (1755-1850)

Marie-Jeanne has her own entry in the family tree.

Anastasie Bourgeois (1764-1828)

Anastasie was born in Pisiquid, Acadie (Nova Scotia). About 1782, she married François LeBlanc (1758-18 Oct 1844). Their children:

Anne (1782-4 May 1860) — m. Paulin Lirette on 20 Jun 1807

Marcel (1783-1 Sep 1846) — m. Appoline Dupuis in 1804

Perpetue (1784-18xx) — m. Rémi Arsenault on 18 Aug 1806

Mathurin (1785-28 Dec 1851) — m. Suzanne Arsenault on 7 Jan 1806; m. Barbe Arsenault on 7 Apr 1818

Gabriel (1786-4 Sep 1843) — m. Judith Bourque on 17 Aug 1812; m. Françoise LeBlanc on 16 Nov 1840

Marie Osite (1791-13 Apr 1883) — m. Gabriel Richard on 11 Nov 1814

Blanche (~1796-18xx) — m. Pascal Brun on 22 Nov 1813

Francois (1797-5 May 1877) — m. Isabelle Arsenault on 8 Jan 1822

Joseph (1805-18xx) — m. Apolline Surette on 23 Sep 1823

Pélagie (1806-10 May 1902) — m. Jean-Thomas “John” Porelle on 11 May 1829

Thomas (1809-????) — m. Luce Lirette on 13 Sep 1830

Anastasie died in 1828, and is buried in Saint Henri de Barachois Cemetery, Barachois, Westmorland, New Brunswick. François died in 1844 in either Tédiche or Tankville, Westmorland, and is buried in Sainte Therese d’Avila Catholic Cemetery, Cap-Pelé, Westmorland.

Pierre Nabor Bourgeois (1766-1854)

Pierre was born in Pisiguit, New Brunswick. He married Henriette-Thècle Thibodeau (20 Jul 1770-16 Dec 1859) from Petitcodiace, New Brunswick in 1789 in Saint-Anselme, Dieppe, Westmorland, New Brunswick. Their children:

Placide (1791-10 Jun 1868) — m. Susanne Melanson on 7 Jan 1829

Fidèle (1792-179x)

Marie (~1794-31 Jul 1872) — m. Joseph Hébert on 13 Jun 1828

Anne dite La Petite-Anne (~1796-1 May 1866) — m. Laurent Doiron on 5 Nov 1816

Hippolyte (~1798-27 Feb 1888) — m. Marie Cormier on 22 Nov 1819; m. Francoise Cormier on 15 Jan 1867

Fidèle (20 Nov 1800-1878) — m. Modeste Bourque on 20 Nov 1815

Raphael (~1801-18xx) — m. Marie Mius D’Entrement on 7 Jan 1840

Laurent (~1805-1887) — m. Marguerite Babineau on 27 Feb 1835

Marguerite (8 Sep 1808-1872) — m. Joseph LeBlanc on 20 Nov 1832

Veronique (10 Nov 1813-19 Nov 1902) — m. Pierre Gautreau on 24 Jan 1843

Anselme (~1814-12 Oct 1868) — m. Marie Barbe Leblanc on 25 Jun 1838; m. Lucia Holmes Van Horne on 31 May 1858

Jean (15 Oct 1816-????) — m. Anne Melanson on 19 Jan 1873

Claude (~1817-????)

Pierre died in 1854 in Saint-Anselme, Dieppe, Westmorland, New Brunswick, and is buried in the Saint Anselme Parish Cemetery. Henriette died five years later.

Joseph Romain Bourgeois (1768-18xx)

Joseph married Marie Helene Arsenault (4 Mar 1781-22 Feb 1864) in 1800 in Grande-Digue. They had 11 children:

Joseph (19 Jun 1801-27 Dec 1862) — m. Marguerite Leger on 5 Sep 1826

Jean (19 Mar 1803-10 Feb 1883) — m. Domithilde Richard on 6 Oct 1829

Marcelle (24 Jan 1805-?1830?) — m. ???

Amand (15 Feb 1807-1 Feb 1890) — m. Marie Modeste Foster on 18 Aug 1834

Fidèle (~Sep 1809-1 Jun 1878) — m. Seraphie Bourque on 22 Jun 1835

Germain (2 Feb 1812-26 Sep 1813)

Cécile (24 Apr 1814-13 Oct 1888) — m. Gabriel Gallant on 7 Nov 1831

Celeste (18 Mar 1817-11 Apr 1896) — m. Lazare Breau on 5 Jul 1841

Gertrude (23 Sep 1819-8 Apr 1892) — m. Fabien Hébert on 6 Nov 1843

Angèle (3 Jul 1824-14 May 1896) — m. Laurent Hébert on 17 Jan 1843

Marguerite (4 Mar 1827-30 Sep 1850) — m. Laurent Cormier on 23 Nov 1846

The claim that Joseph died on 24 Nov 1821 is clearly a confusion with his father. His actual date of death is unknown. Marie died in 1864 in Grande-Digue.

Seraphine Bourgeois (1789-1883)

Seraphine was born in Memramcook, Westmorland, New Brunswick. She married Moise Gallant (~1790-1 Feb 1860) from Grand-Digue, Kent, New Brusnwick in 1810 in Memramcook. Known children:

Justine (26 Sep 1812-1860) — m. Pascal Poirier on 22 Nov 1830

Marguerite (30 May 1815-????) — m. David Poirier on 24 Apr 1841

Dosithée (27 Jan 1817-????) — m. Anne Richard on 11 Oct 1847

Dorothée (27 Jan 1817-21 Jan 1880) — m. Aime P. Richard on 11 Oct 1847

Pelagie (12 Oct 1819-????)

Philippe (1 May 1822-????) — m. Henriette Daigle on 6 Oct 1845

Aimé (8 Jan 1825-5 Aug 1911) — m. Marguerite Richard on 11 Oct 1847; m. Cecile Hébert on 22 Jun 1874; m. Marguerite Léger on 25 Nov 1900

Marie (19 Jul 1827-9 Mar 1849) — m. Urbain Poirier about 1847

Jacques (3 May 1832-????) — m. Scholastique Poirier on 26 Nov 1860

Moise died in Grand-Digue in 1860, and is buried in Notre Dame de la Visitation there. The 1871 census showed Seraphine Galland (81), widow, living with unmarried daughter Pelagie in Dundas, Kent, with son Philippe and family two doors away. She died in 1883 and is buried with Moise.

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