Antoine Blanchard (abt. 1681 - 1750)

Born about 1681 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Élisabeth (Terriot) Thériot — married 31 Jan 1707 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France

Descendants

Died 5 Oct 1750 at about age 69 in Annapolis Royal, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

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Biography

This profile is part of the Blanchard Name Study.

Antoine Blanchard was born about 1681 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France, son of Guillaume Blanchard (abt. 1650–aft. 1716) and Huguette Gougeon (abt. 1655–1717).^[1] He was likely born in Port Royal, as his parents were married there, all his siblings were born there, and he was in Port Royal in 1686.

In 1686, at Port Royal, Antoine, aged 6 1/2, lived with his parents, Guillaume Blanchard, aged 35, and Huguette Goujonne [sic], aged 27, and his four siblings: Marie, aged 12, Rene, aged 8, Jeanne, aged 5, and Anne, aged 2. They owned 4 guns and lived on 5 arpents of cultivable land with 16 cattle and 20 sheep.^[2]

In 1693, at Port Royal, Anthoine [sic], aged 14, lived with his parents, Guillaume Blanchard, aged 42, and Agate Goujon [recte Huguette Gougeon], aged 37, and his eight siblings: Rene, aged 16, Jeanne, aged 11, Anne, aged 9, Jean, aged 6, Elisabeth, aged 4, Guillaume, aged 3, Madeleine [sic], aged 1, and his married sister, Marie, aged 19. Marie's husband, Charles Bourgeois, aged 20, and their baby, Jeanne [recte Marie Jeanne], aged 1, also lived with him. The family owned 3 guns and lived on 30 arpents of cultivable land with 30 cattle, 40 sheep, and 15 pigs.^[3]

Antoine (25) married Élisabeth (Terriot) Thériot (20) (born about 1686 in Port Royal, Acadie; daughter of Claude Thériot and Marie Gautrot) on 31 Jan 1707 in Port-Royal.^[4][5]Their known children were:

1. Marie Josephe Blanchard (1708–1772) .
2. Anne Marie Blanchard 1710-
3. Marie Madeleine Blanchard (1711–bef. 1779) .
4. Jean Baptiste Blanchard (1714–1779) .
5. Honoré Blanchard (abt. 1716–aft. 1763) .
6. Paul Blanchard (1718– ) .
7. Isabelle Blanchard (1721–1773) .
8. Marguerite Blanchard (1724–1724) .
9. Anne Blanchard (1725–abt. 1800)
10. Marguerite Blanchard 1728-

He died on 5 Oct 1750, at age 69 and was buried the next day at Port Royal. Witnesses were Zacharie Richard, Germain Savoye and Michel Richard.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth-Parents-Census-Marriage-Children-Death-Burial: White, Stephen A., Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 146; #5
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: Guillaume Blanchard 35, Huguette Goujonne 27; children: Rene 8, Antoine 6 1/2, Marie 12, Jeanne 5, Anne 2; 4 guns, 5 arpents, 16 cattle, 20 sheep. In the 1686 census at Port Royal, Gougeon was listed as Goujonne.

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: Guillaume Blanchard 42, Agate Goujon 37, Rene 16, Anthoine 14, Jeanne 11, Anne 9, Jean 6, Elisabeth 4, Guillaume 3, Madeleine 1, Charles Bourgeois (son-in-law) 20, Marie Blanchard (his wife) 19, Jeanne 1; 30 cattle 40 sheep, 15 pigs, 30 arpents, 3 guns. In the original 1693 census at Port Royal, Guillaume was listed as Guille and transcribed as Guillaume, Huguette was listed as Agate, Gougeon was listed as Goujon, Antoine was listed as Anthoine, Magdelaine was listed as Magdelene and transcribed as Madeleine, and Marie Jeanne was listed as Jeanne.

4. ↑ Library and Archives Canada, Fonds de la paroisse catholique Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Port-Royal, N.-É.)-1870 C-1870 (image 124) https://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1870/124?r=0&s=5
5. ↑ An Acadian Parish Remembered The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 Antoine Blanchard and Elizabeth Teriau Marriage, RG 1, volume 26, page 281 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=1218
6. ↑ Nova Scotia Archives: An Acadian Parish Remembered: The Registers of St Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal 1702-1755, RG 1, Vol. 26a, p. 415 https://novascotia.ca/archives/acadian/archives.asp?ID=3201

See also:

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Antoine_Blanchard&pid=973418&lng=en&partID=973417