Louise Arseneau (1715 - 1779)

Born 1715 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Vigneau — married 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Wife of Joseph Dugas — married 2 Oct 1762 in Chedabouctou, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Descendants

Died 10 Jun 1779 at about age 64 in St. Servan, Bretagne, France

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Biography

Louise Arsenau was born about 1715. She was the daughter of Abraham Arseneau and Jeanne Gaudet. ^[1]

She was married first to Jean Vigneau, son of Maurice and Marguerite Comeau in about 1733. ^[1]

Children

• Marguerite Vigneau 1734-
• Anne Vigneau ca 1737-
• Marie Vigneau ca 1743-

They were on the 1752 La Roque census at Port-Toulouse, with their 3 daughters and 2 orphaned boys. ^[2]

She married second, Joseph Dugas, son of Joseph and Marguerite Richard 2 October 1762, at Chedabouctou. Their vows were renewed 29 May 1766 at Miquelon.^[3]

In 1763, Joseph Dugas and Louise were prisoners in Halifax with 3 children. ^[4][5]

After the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the Acadians detained in the Colony of Nova Scotia were finally free to leave. Some decided to remain where they were but the majority headed toward Québec, the West Indies, France, Saint- Pierre-et-Miquelon and Louisiana. The Dugas family chose to settle in the French territory of Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, off the coast of Newfoundland.

Joseph and Louise were on the 1767 census at Saint-Pierre et Miquelon, with 3 children. ^[6][7]

Joseph Dugas,53, came from Halifax

Louise Arseneau, his wife, 48

Joseph, their son, 19

Marie, their daughter, 17

In early October 1767, Acadians of Miquelon were expelled to France on the order of Louis XV because of the overpopulation of the islands.^[8] On 13 Nov 1767 Joseph, Louise and two children arrived at St. Malo from St. Pierre and Miquelon on the schooner "La Creole." The following year, the French authorities permitted the return of Acadians on the islands. The family returned on 16 Mar 1768.

They were recorded again in 1776 in Miquelon, without children in the household. They owned a house, a cowshed, and 2 cattle. ^[9]

Joseph DUGAS, the elder (père) 63

Louise ARSENEAU 59

1 maison, 1 étable, 2 bêtes à cornes

They were deported from the Islands in 1778 aboard La Jeannette and disembarked in France, on 6 November 1778. Joseph and Louise appeared on a list of Acadian exiles in Saint-Servan who were receiving a subsistence allowance. ^[7]

Joseph Dugat, from Louisbourg, (died on 31 March) age 66

Louise Arsenaux, his wife, (died on 10 June 1779), age 64

On 1778 list of arrivals at St-Malo, age 64 years.^[1]

She passed away 10 June 1779 and was buried the next day at St. Servan, Bretagne (now Ille-et-Vilaine), France. ^[1][10] Were present Étienne De Forest and Joseph Frichar (Richard?). Her husband had died five months earlier.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3} Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999), p. 27 ARSENEAU #3 k
2. ↑ Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: Printed by S.E.Dawson, 1905), 1752 La Roque Census, p. 21

   Jean Maurice, coaster, native of la Cadie, aged 48 years. Married to Isabelle Arceneau, native of des Mines, aged 37 years. They have been for two years in the colony and have been given rations during that time.

   They have three daughters and two orphans:

   Marguerite, aged 18 years

   Anne, aged 15 years

   Marie, aged 9 years

   Charles Bourd, aged 14 years

   Simon Poirier, aged 8 years

   In livestock they own two oxen, one cow, two pigs, three geese, six fowls and a boat. The land on which they are settled was marked out for them by M. de Villejoint. They have made a clearing for a garden.

3. ↑ National Archives of Overseas (ANOM) Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon MIQUELON 1766 p.2 http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/caomec2/osd.php?territoire=SAINT-PIERRE-ET MIQUELON&commune=MIQUELON&annee=1766&typeacte=AC_MA
4. ↑ LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles « Les Acadiens à Halifax et dans l’île Georges, 1755–1764 ». Port Acadie no 22-23 (2012) : 43–76. https://doi.org/10.7202/1014976ar p. 74 of article.
5. ↑ Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. List of Acadian Prisoners at Halifax, August 12, 1763, Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home. Transcription, digital images, Roy, J.-Edmond. "12 Août 1763: Liste des françois Accadiens demeurants prisonniers a halifax port d'amérique Septentrionale Sous le gouvernement de Sa majesté Britannique" in Rapport sur les archives de France relatives à l'histoire du Canada. Ottawa: C.H. Parmelee, 1911 accessed at BANQ numérique images 630-633], Image 633, accessed May 2024

   Joseph Dugas, his wife, 3 children

6. ↑ « Familles Acadiennes qui sont maintenant, aux îles St Pierre et Miquelon suivant le recensement d'icelles, fait le 15 mai 1767. » in Archives canadiennes pour l'année 1905. Ottawa: C.H. Parmelee, 1909, Vol II, 3rd part, Document No 18 A.Acadian Families at Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 15 May 1767 Image 799 Library and Archives Canada / Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, accessed DATE

   Joseph Dugas,53, came from Halifax

   Louise Arseneau, his wife, 48

   Joseph, their son, 19

   Marie, their daughter, 17

7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1} Michel Poirier Les Acadiens aux Iles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon 1758-1828 : 3 déportations, 30 années d'exil, (Moncton, N.-B. Éditions d'Acadie, 1984) p. 216, 313 https://archive.org/details/lesacadiensauxil0000poir/page/n5/mode/2up
8. ↑ Paul Delaney, "Chronologie des déportations et migrations des Acadiens,1755-1816," Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 36, nos 2-3, (septembre 2005) pp. 52-86; :https://societehistoriqueacadienne.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/3602_total.pdf
   Translation at Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home, Translation: "The Chronology of Deportations and Migrations of the Acadians 1755-1816."
9. ↑ Census Miquelon 1776, Arche musée et archives, https://www.arche-musee-et-archives.net/fr/54-recensements.html

   Joseph DUGAS, the elder (père) 63

   Louise ARSENEAU 59

   1 maison, 1 étable, 2 bêtes à cornes

10. ↑ Archives départementales Ille-et-Vilaine, Registres paroissiaux et état civil, 10 NUM 35313 909, SAINT-SERVAN, 1779, Sépultures, GREFFE, image 29 of 64 https://archives-en-ligne.ille-et-vilaine.fr/thot_internet/ark:/49933/thtj3tx97wf3/186973/29