Jeanne (Boutilier) Bouteillier (abt. 1739 - abt. 1753)

Born about 15 Jul 1739 in Etoban, County of Montbélaird, Holy Roman Empire

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Died about 1753 at about age 13 in Halifax, Nova Scotia

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Biography

Jeanne Boutilier was born July 15, 1739, the daughter of Jean George and Sara (Grange) Boutilier of Etobon, a French-speaking village in the County of Montbélaird, now part of the Franche Comté region in France. This small "city-state" was independent in the 18th Century, ruled by the Duke of Württemberg, and many of its inhabitants were Lutheran Protestant Christians. Fearing religious persecution by their much-larger Roman Catholic neighbor, France, some emigrated abroad, including several families invited to re-colonize Nova Scotia, after the Protestant-led English had assumed control of that province from France and expelled the French Roman Catholic Acadian colonists. This migration took place between 1749 and 1752.^[1]

In 1752, Jeanne Bouteillier emigrated to Nova Scotia with her parents and family. They did not survive the voyage.^[2], where she died in an orphanage in Halifax in 1753.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Genealogy of Haute-Saône: showing Acte de naissance/baptême Commune : Etobon protestant; Département / Province : Haute-Saône; Nouveau-né : Nom de l'enfant : BOUTEILLER Jeanne; Date de l'acte : ??/07/1739; Sexe : Féminin; Parents : Nom du père : BOUTEILLER Jean Georges; Commentaire : d'Etobon; Nom de la mère : GRANGE Sara; Références : Cote : N° 6707
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Punch: Jean-George Bouteillier is a member of the fourth Bouteillier family, noted on pages 64-68

• Punch, Terrence M. 2014. Montbéliard immigration to Nova Scotia, 1749-1752, Jeanne was a member of the fourth Bouteillier family, and is found on pages 67-8.