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