Claude Gaudet (abt. 1677 - aft. 1754)

Born about 1677 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Belou — married 1700 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died after 1754 after about age 77 in Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia [uncertain]

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Biography

Claude was born around 1677. He was the son of Pierre Gaudet and Anne Blanchard.^[1]

In 1686, at Port Royal, Claude, aged 9, was living with his parents, Pierre GAUDET, aged 35, and Anne BLANCHARD, aged 41, and half-sibling Giraud [sic], aged 20, and six siblings: Bernard, aged 13, Pierre, aged 11, Abraham, aged 7, Marie, aged 4, Magdelaine [sic], aged 4, and Jeanne, aged 2. They were living on 4 arpents of cultivable land with 10 hogs.^[2]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Claude, aged 15, was living with his parents, Pierre GODET [sic], the elder, aged 41, and Anne BLANCHARD, aged 48, and his eight siblings: Bernard, aged 19, Pierre, aged 17, Abraham, aged 13, Madeleine, twin, aged 11, Marie, twin, aged 11, Jeanne, aged 9, Augustine [sic], aged 7, and Jean, aged 3. The family owned 3 guns and was living on 20 arpents of cultivable land with 10 cattle, 12 sheep, and 10 pigs.^[3]

Claude (22) married Marguerite Belou (19) (born in 1680 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Nouvelle-France; daughter of Jacques Blou and Marie Girouard) around 1700 in Beaubassin, Acadie. Their known children were:

1. Marie Cécile Gaudet (1703–1788) .
2. Pierre Gaudet (abt. 1703–bef. 1740) .
3. Marie Josephe Gaudet (abt. 1705–aft. 1752) .
4. Claude Gaudet (abt. 1707–1762) .
5. Marguerite Gaudet (abt. 1709–1781) .
6. Madeleine Gaudet (abt. 1712–1757) .
7. Charles Gaudet (1716–1794) .
8. Agnes Gaudet (abt. 1721–1791)

In 1703 the couple was residing in Beaubassin with one son. ^[4] They were recorded again in Beaubassin with their growing family in 1707 ^[5] and 1714. ^[6] In 1714 the widow Blou, Marguerite's mother, was living with them.

In 1750 Claude and Marguerite were residing at La Butte, one of the villages of Beaubassin. ^[7] There were no children in the household. That year, the villages in Beaubassin were burned down by the French and their allies to prevent its use by the enemy, forcing Acadians to move northward to villages on the other side of the Mésagouèche River, in French controlled territory. By 1752 they were refugees in Ouescaque (now Westcock, New Brunswick), with 4 boys and 5 girls in the family home. ^[8] They were recorded again as refugees in Ouescaque in 1755, without children. ^[9][10]

Claude passed away after the census of 1754-1755. It is believed that they escaped deportation by fleeing to Ile Saint-Jean or Camp Espérance on the Miramichi. ^[10]

Sources

1. ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts.1678 Census

   Pierre Godet Lesne Anne Blanchard; 3 acres, 4 cattle; 3 boys: 6, 1672; 4, 1674; 2, 1676.

2. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada "Acadie Recensements 1671 - 1752," Images 15-60;

   at Port Royal: Pierre GAUDET 35, Anne BLANCHARD 41, children: Giraud 20, Bernard 13, Pierre 11, Claude 9, Abraham 7, Marie 4, Magdelaine 4, Jeanne 2; 4 arpents, 10 hogs. The side notes added to the original 1686 census said "Jérome Guérin issu du premier mariage d'Anne Blanchard et de Francois Guérin" (and initialed). Jérome Guérin from the first marriage of Anne Blanchard and Francois Guérin. Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine.

3. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752,” Images 62-108;

   at Port Royal: Pierre GODET, elder 41, Anne BLANCHARD 48, Bernard 19, Pierre 17, Claude 15, Abraham 13, Madeleine & Marie (twins) 11, Jeanne 9, Augustine 7, Jean 3; 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 10 pigs, 20 arpents, 3 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Gaudet was listed as GODET and Augustin was listed as Augustine. Madeleine was listed as Magdelaine and transcribed as Madeleine.

4. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.

   Beaubassin: Claude GODET, his wife, 1 boy, 1 arms bearer.

5. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

   Beaubassin: Claude GODET, Marguerite BLOU, 1 boy under 14, 2 girls less than 12; 6 arpents, 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs.

6. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.

   Beaubassin: Claude GODET and Marguerite BLOU: Pierre, Cecile, Marguerite, Marie-Joseph, Madeleine, Claude. Widow BLOU.

7. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1750/1751 Census 1750/1751 Census Transcribed.

   La Butte: Le Vieu [Old] Claude GAUDET and his wife.

8. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino; 1752 Census The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the Library and Archives Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 277-308.

   Ouescaque: Le Vieu [Old] Claude GAUDET, his wife, 4 boys, 5 girls. (de la Bute)

9. ↑ Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home"; 2005 – Present, hosted by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino image 13 of 32;1755 Census

   Ouescaque: Claude Godet, his wife

10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1} Stephen A. White, Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, pp. 318-319

See also:

• White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print, p671.