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Germain Henry was born about 1686 in Acadia. He was the son of Robert Henry and Marie-Madeleine Godin. The family was living at Les Mines in 1693, when he was named as "Jacques", age 7, on the Acadian census.[1][2] He may have moved with his family to Cobeguit by 1714, and then to Ile Royale by 1717, where they are found on various Acadian censuses.[3]
He married about 1720 to Cécile Deveau, daughter of Michel Deveau and Marie-Madeleine Martin.[4]
Their children were:
Germain was listed in the 1752 La Roque census at Port La Joye with his wife Cécile, their 6 children, and an orphan Jean Caissie. The family owned livestock but no land.[5]
During the French and Indian War, the siege of the 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 aboard the Duc Guillaume.[6]
Germain and his son Joseph died in 1758 at sea, during the deportation crossing to France.[7] His wife survived the crossing, but died the following year at St-Servan.[8]
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, lives in St Servant "dans la cour de la giraudais", very old
HENRY Rose, 16, daughter, hospitalized from 25/11 to 4/12/1758
HENRY Madeleine, 15, daughter
HENRY Armand, 13, son
HENRY Joseph, son, died at sea
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