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Jean Gaudet was born in France around 1575. His parents and precise place of birth in France remain unknown. [1] [See Research Notes regarding orgins].
In about 1622, Jean married a woman whose name is unknown. [See Research Notes regarding first spouse]. The couple had 3 children born in France: [1]
Around 1652, Jean married a second time, to Nicole Colleson. Around 1653 they had a son Jean.[1]
Jean Gaudet was described by Father Archange Godbout as the Abraham of Acadia, because of his numerous descendents."[2] Through his two sons and two daughters, followed by 22 grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren, Jean became an ancestor of something on the order of a tenth of the small settlement at Acadie.
By 1671 Jean Gaudet, age 96, is the oldest inhabitant of Port-Royal. He was living with his second wife Nicole, age 64, and their son Jean. His three oldest children were married.[3]
Origins. Some family trees list Jean Gaudet as originating from Martaizé, which was in Poitou (today Vienne), France. The Belle-Isle-en-Mer declarations in 1767 indicate that Acadian descendents of Jean Gaudet's daughters Marie and Françoise believed that they came from France with their husbands. Thus Massignon[5] concludes that the Acadian surnames of Gaudet, Hebert, and LeBlanc were already allied in France. Moreover, a certain Jean Gaudet, was censistaire in 1634 on land at Martaizé (Vienne) in the Seigneurie d’Aulnay. [6] A part of those that arrived in Acadia during the 17th century, were native of this commune. However, Massignon's research failed to find any relevant baptismal or marriage records.
White and Godbout interpret the phrasing of the Belle-Isle-en-Mer declarations regarding coming from France with their spouse as not necessarily meaning that the two came together and at the same time, but simply that both the husband and wife had come from France.
First Spouse and Children. Some family trees identify Jean Gaudet's first spouse as Marie Daussy. This is based on a discussion in a French periodical Nova Francia (Spring 1927, Vol. II, p.188) describing a Gaudet family Jean from Abbeville Picardy who was 59 years old in 1727, the son of Jean Gaudet and Marie Daussy. The birth date for this Jean Gaudet Jr. (about 1668 in France) is inconsistent with the Acadian Jean Gaudet Jr, whose parents (Jean and Nicole Colleson) were settled in Port Royal Acadia at that time.[7] Another hypothesis is that Jean's first spouse was Amerindian, and that Jean's daughters had two different mothers. Mitochondrial DNA from several descendents of Marie and Francoise indicate that their haplogroup was European (J), and identical to one another, indicating that they were sisters of the same European mother.
Arrival in Acadia. The Gaudet families are found in the 1671 Acadian Census but when did they arrive there? Various time frames are proposed.
1) The ancestor Acadien arrived in America, shortly after 1634. Father Léopold Lanctot, o.m.i., claims that Jehan Godet arrived in Acadia very early, by 1610 , with Charles de Biencourt. Some authors think that his first wife was Micmac but this is not very easy to prove. In the work " A feudal colony in America " Edme Rameau hinted in a note th at a Metis branch that would have been a part of this family. On the other hand if he arrived with Razilly by 1634, his first children were born in France and his first wife would not be of MicMac origin.
2) Others think that Jean GODET arrived in Acadie by 1610, or even with Champlain in 1604, would have returned to France to look there for his family. This version is more reconcilable with the tenants of those who believe that he might have left by 1634.
3) In view of his age, he could have been part of the first expedition of Poutrincourt. He is one of those rare French that remained in Acadie after the siege of Port Royal by the Kirk brothers.
4)Stephen White[1] lists the children's marriages as follows based on the ages of their first known children: Françoise married an unknown Mercier c1644 and Daniel LeBlanc c1650. Marie married Etienne Hébert c1650. Daniel LeBlanc was one of the signatories attesting to the accomplishments of d'Aulnay in Acadia. Since d'Aulnay died in May 1650[8], Daniel likely arrived in Acadia before that time.[7]
Although it is not clear when Jean arrived, the timeline below sets out some of the events in his life in context with the history of Acadian settlement.
"Le Père Archange Godbout a décrit Jean Gaudet comme étant l'Abraham de l'Acadie, tant nombreuse est sa descendance.[2]
Jean Gaudet est né vers 1575.[1] Il épousa une femme inconnue vers 1622.[1] Entre 1623 et 1633, le couple a eu 3 enfants: Françoise, Denis, et Marie.[1]
Vers 1652, Jean épousa Nicole Colleson. Vers 1653, le couple a eu un fils Jean.
Jean est mort avant 1678.[1]
at Port Royal: Jean GAUDET 96, wife, Nicole COLLESON 64; Child: Jean 18; cattle 6, sheep 3.
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Also, the page linked to "Another hypothesis" and "Various time frames" isn't working. The page is visible at https://web.archive.org/web/20141022104747/http://froux.pagesperso-orange.fr/familles/godet/godet2.htm but I'm wondering whether it should still be referenced.
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Update: removed Jeanette, she wasn't his child.