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Rosalie Henry was born about 1738. She was the daughter of Germain Henry and Cécile Deveau.
She was listed in the 1752 La Roque census at Port La Joye with her parents and siblings, age 14.[1]
During the French and Indian War, the siege of Louisbourg Fortress in 1758 resulted in the British expelling the Acadians from Ile Saint-Jean and Ile Royale. As French subjects they were deported to France.
Rosalie was on the list of arrivals in St-Malo, France, in the roll of the Duke William which disembarked on 1 Nov 1758. Her father Germain and brother Joseph had died at sea during the crossing. She was in the hospital soon after from Nov 25th to December 4th, 1758. [2][3]
She died soon after in St-Servan, France on 9 Feb 1759 and was buried the next day. The age given on the burial record was 21 years. Present at the burial were Jean Baptiste Henry (her brother) and Michel Quersy (her brother-in-law).[4][5]
Germaine Henry, native of l'Acadie, aged 66 years; he has been two years in the country. Married to Cecille Desveaux, native of l'Acadie. They have four sons and two daughters.
Jean Baptiste, aged 25 years.
Pierre, aged 18 years.
Joseph, aged 11 years.
Armand, aged 7 years.
Rozalie, aged 14 years.
Magdeleine, aged 9 years.
Jean Cayssy, orphan, native of l'Acadie, aged 27 years.
They have in live stock, one bull, one mare, three sows, four pigs, five geese, and eight fowls. They own no land.
Family # 28
HENRY Germain, died at sea
DEVEAU Cécile, his wife, resides in St Servant in the courtyard of the Giraudais, very old
HENRY Rose, 16 years old, daughter in the hospital from 25/11 to 4/12/1758
HENRY Madeleine, 15 years old, daughter
HENRY Armand, 13 years old, son
HENRY Joseph, son, died at sea.
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