Marie Savoie (abt. 1751 - 1809)

Born about 1751 in Acadie

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Charest — married 22 Aug 1774 in Louiseville, Maskinongé, Quebec

Descendants

Died 4 Dec 1809 at about age 58 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Bas-Canada

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Biography

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Marie Savoie was born about 1751 in Acadie, daughter of François Savoie and Marguerite Thibodeau.

Marie and her family suffered many hardships during the Grand Dérangement. In 1755 her father François Savoie was deported without his family to Georgia aboard the "Prince Frederick". Unfortunately, he died in New York and was never reunited with his family. ^[1]

Meanwhile, her mother Marguerite Thibodeau and her children fled to Île Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island) like many women who were separated from their husbands. However living conditions were difficult there and food was scarce. From where they sought refuge in Canada, Nouvelle-France (now Quebec). They left the island by boat in July 1756, possibly the Dondonnais, with 215 passengers, and disembarked at the port of Québec on 13 August 1756. Travelling with Marguerite were her children Simon, Joseph, Marguerite, Marie, François and Louise. A few years later, they settled in Rivière-du-Loup (now Louiseville). ^[2]

Marie married Charles Charest (born in Louiseville, Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec; son of Jean Choret and Marie-Madeleine Lemaitre) on 22 August 1774 in Louiseville, Maskinongé. ^[3]

Their children were:

1. Charles CHAREST, b. 15 May 1775, Louiseville,
2. Marie Josèphe CHAREST, c. 9 Dec 1777, Louiseville,
3. Antoine Choret b. 21 Apr 1779, Louiseville,
4. Jean CHAREST, b. 24 Jul 1781, Louiseville,
5. Joseph Charest b. 24 Jul 1781, Louiseville,
6. Louis CHAREST, b. 15 Aug 1784, Louiseville,
7. Félicité Charette b. 19 Apr 1786, Louiseville,

Marie died on 4 December 1809 in St-Léon-le-Grand, Maskinongé, Bas-Canada.

Sources

1. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader François Savoie citing Stephen White, Contact-Acadie: Bulletin - Centre d'Études Acadiennes - Moncton, N.B.: - no. 35, pp. 20-21 https://www.umoncton.ca/umcm-ceaac/files/umcm-ceaac/wf/wf/pdf/contact35.pdf
2. ↑ André-Carl Vachon, Les réfugiés et miliciens acadiens en Nouvelle-France 1755-1763, Tracadie, La Grande Marée, 2020, p. 244

   Liste des passagers du navire, probablement le Dondonnais, qui est parti de l'Île St-Jean le 26 juillet 1756 avec 215 passengers. Il est arrivé au port de Québec le 13 août 1756.

   Marguerite Thibodeau, épouse de François Savoie (déporté en Géorgie et décédé à New-York)

   Simon Savoie, son fils

   Joseph Savoie, son fils

   Marguerite Savoie, sa fille

   Marie Savoie, sa fille

   François Savoie, son fils

   Louise Savoie, sa fille

3. ↑ Marriage: "Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968"
   Institut Généalogique Drouin; Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Drouin Collection; Author: Gabriel Drouin, Comp
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1091 #13430774 (accessed 29 October 2023)
   Marie Savoie marriage to Charles Charet on 22 Aug 1774 in Louiseville, Québec (Quebec), Canada.

• http://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/GenealogieQuebec.aspx?genealogy=Marie_Savoie&pid=666170&lng=en
• Mariage Maskinongé 1774-08-22 LAFRANCE
• Marcel Walter Landry Marie Savoie at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed 2023 (login required)