Simon Joseph Daigre (1738 - 1814)

Born 20 Nov 1738 in Grand Pré, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Guilbeau — married 23 Nov 1762 in Montmagny, Canada, Nouvelle-France

Husband of Charlotte Lefebvre — married 30 Sep 1775 in Montmagny, Quebec

Descendants

Died 19 Jan 1814 at age 75 in St-Basile, Colony of New Brunswick

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Biography

Simon Joseph Daigre was born 20 Nov 1738. He was the son of Joseph Daigle and Madeleine Gautrot. He was baptized 14 Dec 1738 at Saint Charles des Mines, Grand-Pré, Acadia. His godparents were Pierre Richard and Elisabeth Leblanc. (Baptême - transcription.)^[1]

Early Settlement in the Madawaska Territory - de/by Robert G. Daigle
Simon Joseph Daigle was one of the pioneers of the Madawaska Settlement in 1785. (See Acadian Cross Historic Shrine.) On October 15, 1790, he was granted Lot No. 29 on the south bank of the St. John River with 65 rods (357.5 yards) of river frontage and a total of 223 acres. (See Mazerolle Land Grant.) The lot was bordered to the west by Lot No. 30, granted to Francis Cere Junior and to the east by Lot No. 28, granted to John Baptist Fournier. His lot was diagonally across the river from Lot No. 28 on the north bank, granted to his daughter Maria Margaret Daigle and Lots No. 27 and 26 granted to his son John Baptist Daigle. Simon Joseph's oldest son Joseph received Lot No. 27 on the south bank directly across from his two siblings. He also received a second smaller parcel of land, Lot No. 25 on the north bank next to his brother. Simon Joseph's brother-in-law Francis Cere received Lot No. 25 on the south bank, not far away and his son-in-law Simon Hébert received the Lot of land at the junction of the Madawaska and St. John River at the northwestern end of the Grant.

Family clustering like this is common in the early Acadian settlement of the Upper St. John River valley. The process of converting virgin forest land into useable farm land required back-breaking labor and was most easily accomplished through collaborative efforts. The Thibodeau family established a similar cluster of neighboring farms in the eastern part of the Mazerolle Grant near Rivière-Verte. The Ayotte and Cyr in-laws also had a cluster of neighboring farms on both banks of the St. John in eastern part of the Mazerolle Grant.

Sources

1. ↑ 1738 baptême/baptisme - Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Charles-des-Mines (Grand-Pré, N.-É.) - 1869; Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia : C-1869 (Image 406): https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1869/406?r=0&s=4

See also:

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Joseph-Simon_Daigle&pid=33915&lng=en&partID=33914