Jean Simon LeBlanc (1703 - aft. 1766)

Born 25 Aug 1703 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Jeanne Dupuis — married 23 Nov 1722 in Port Royale, Acadie

Descendants

Died after 28 Feb 1766 after age 62 in Richelieu, Province of Québec

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Biography

Jean Simon LeBlanc was born 25 August 1703. He was the son of Pierre Le Blanc and Magdelaine Bourg. He was baptized 28 September 1703 at Port Royal. His godparents were Simon de Bonaventure, captain of a frigate and lieutenant of the King and Jeanne Guesenet.^[1] Note: Source: #S14 p. 993: The year after this baptism, the godfather became Governor of Acadia. The godmother was Simon's 2nd wife Jeanne JANNIERE, dit GESENET.

Simon Le Blanc, son of the late Pierre Le Blanc and Magdelaine Bourg married Jeanne Dupuis, daughter of Jean Dupuis and Anne Richard 23 November 1722 at Port Royal. All of this parish. The bride made her mark, Simon Leblanc, Joseph Bourgeois, Joseph Leblanc, Joseph Leblan, Michel Richard and Pierre Richard signed. There was a dispensation for 4-4 consanguinity.^[2][3]

Children

1. Jean Baptiste (dit Pitre) LE BLANC b: 21 Apr 1724 in Port Royal, Acadia
2. Nathalie Anastasie LE BLANC b: 31 Aug 1727 in Port Royal, Acadia
3. Joseph LE BLANC b: 19 Oct 1729 in Port Royal, Acadia
4. Elisabeth LE BLANC b: ABT 1731 in Port Royal, Acadia
5. Pierre LE BLANC b: 28 Feb 1734 in Port Royal, Acadia
6. Amand LE BLANC b: 5 Aug 1738 in Port Royal, Acadia
7. Marie Madeleine LE BLANC b: 21 Apr 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia
8. Marie Josephe LE BLANC c: 8 Jun 1744 in Port Royal, Acadia

Residence 1756, Massachusetts^[4]

He was able to read, as reported by Rev. Parkman in his diaries. He could also write, when he signed a petition dated 9 Dec 1745, sent to Mascarene, along with Louis ROBICHAUD (also signed) and five other Acadians who only made a mark. ^[5][6]

Death He died between 28 Feb 1766 and 28 Sep 1775.^[7]

Name: Jean Simon LeBLANC (Deported to Massachusetts ). Given Name: Jean Simon. Surname: LeBLANC (Deported to Massachusetts ). ArrayA Given name was found in addition to a first name in the NAME tag.

Sources

1. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Jean Simon Le Blanc baptism RG 1 volume 26 page 10 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=30
2. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 182) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/182?r=0&s=5
3. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Simon Le Blanc and Jeanne Dupuis marriage RG 1 volume 26 page 332 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1369
4. ↑ Source: #S64 Page: p. 248
5. ↑ REPORT CONCERNING CANADIAN ARCHIVES FOR THE YEAR 1905, vol. II, Part III, p. 199 (English edition ).
6. ↑ Poirier, Marc. “LeBlanc et Parkman: une rare amitié pendant l'exil acadien.” Acadie Nouvelle, 22 January 2021, accessed at https://www.acadienouvelle.com/chroniques/2021/01/22/leblanc-et-parkman-une-rare-amitie-pendant-lexil-acadien/
7. ↑ Source: #S14 p. 993

• Source: S14 Title: Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes , 1999).
• Source: S160 Title: Milton P. & Norma Gaudet Rieder, Acadian Church Records, vol. III: Port Royal 1702-1721 (Metairie, LA: Authors, 1977). Repository: #R9
• Repository: R9 Name: Family History Library Address: 35 North West Temple Salt Lake City UT 84150 Address 1: 35 North West Temple Address 2: Salt Lake City UT 84150
• Source: S64 Title: Clarence J. d'Entremont & Hector J. Hébert, "Parkman's Diary and the Acadian exiles in Massachusetts" (in FRENCH CANADIAN AND ACADIAN GENEALOGICAL REVIEW,vol. 1 , no. 3 (Winter 1968), pp. 241-294). Jean- Simon is the Acadian head of family whom Parkman befriended, and wrote extensively about for many years. Jean-Simon was age 53 when they met on 19 Oct 1756, and Rev. Parkman recorded 43 visits, up to the beginning of 1761, to this French family in his diaries.
• BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-RESIDENCES: Arsenault, H&G, p. 64 9 (Port Royal).

  Deported to Massachusetts with some member of his family, he settled at Saint Ours around 1768.

• BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CENSUS-DEATH: Web page "Descendants of Daniel LeBlanc" by Lucie M. LEBLANC CONSENTINO GENE19 Descendants accessed in May 1999.

  Jean-Simon LeBLANC, born 25 Aug 1703 at Port-Royal, Acadia, son of Pierre & Madeleine BOURQUE. He married (dispensation for consanguinity 4/4) Jeanne DUPUIS on 12 [sic] Nov 1722 at Port-Royal. He was in the census for Westboro, MA in 1757 at age 64 years. He was also on the 1763 MA census. He died between 28 Feb 1766 and 28 Sep 1775.

Acknowledgements

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Jacqueline Girouard