“
Marie-Josephe MIUS. born about 1749
. died at sea during the
. crossing to France, 1758-1759 “
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BENJAMIN MIUS, 1728, fils de Joseph et de Marie Amirault, marié vers 1749 à Marie-Josephe Guédry, fille de Augustin et de Jeanne Hébert, de Cobequid. Enfants: Marie-Josephe, 1750; Anastasie, 1751. Il était à l’île Saint-Jean en 1752. Il est décédé vers 1756. Sa veuve était à Saint-Servan, de Saint-Malo, en 1760 alors qu’elle épousa Claude LeBlanc, fils de Jean et de Jeanne Bourgeois, de Grand-Pré. “
Translation:
“
BENJAMIN MIUS, 1728, son of Joseph and of Marie Amirault, married about 1749 to Marie-Josephe Guédry, daughter of Augustin and of Jeanne Hébert, of Cobequid. Children: Marie-Josephe, 1750; Anastasie, 1751. He was at Ile Saint-Jean in 1752. He has died about 1756. His widow was at Saint-Servan of Saint-Malo in 1760 where she wed Claude LeBlanc, son of Jean and of Jeanne Bourgeois of Grand-Pré. “
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CHARLES-BENJAMIN MIUS D’ENTREMONT, né en 1728, fils de Joseph et de Marie Amirault, marié vers 1749, à Marie-Josephe Guedry, fille de Pierre et de Marguerite Brasseau. Enfants: Marie-Josephe, 1750; Anastasie, 1751. Cette famille était à l’île Saint-Jean, en 1752. “
Translation:
“
CHARLES-BENJAMIN MIUS D’ENTREMONT, born in 1728, son of Joseph and of Marie Amirault, married about 1749 to Marie-Joseph Guedry, daughter of Pierre and of Marguerite Brasseau. Children: Marie-Josephe, 1750; Anastasie, 1751. That family was at Ile Saint-Jean in 1752. “
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m - Charles-Benjamin Mius, dit d’Azy, naquit en 1728, vers la fin de mars ou au début d’avril, quant il fut “ondoyé à la maison du Sr Ponbomcour au cap sable par pierre Landry le père habitant dud. lieu”. Les cérémonies du baptême lui furent suppléées le 2 janvier 1730 à Port-Royal, lorsqui’il est dit âgé d’un an et 9 mois, son père étant décédé trois semaines plus tôt. Il épousa
Marie-Josephte Guidry, fille d’Augustin et de Jeanne Hébert (7). En 1752, on trouve ce couple à l’île Saint-Jean, à la Pointe-à-la-Jeunesse, avec deux enfants,
Marie-Josephte, âgée de 2 ans, et Nastay ou
Anastasie, âgée d’un an. Il y avait en plus, avec eux, Marguerite Pélagie Brau, âgée de 6 ans, qui devait être une enfant adoptée. Au recensement pris en juillet et août 1753 à l’île Royale, on trouve au Bras-du-Sud de la baie des Espagnols, aujoud’hui Sydney,
Benjamin Mieux, avec sa femme, un garçon et trois filles; il possède un boeuf, un cochon et une truie; il a douze toises en jardin, c’est-à-dire à peu près 76 pieds our 23 mètres (a).
Le 23 janvier 1759, débarquait à Saint-Servan Marie-Josephte Guidry, ayant perdu en mer toute sa famille, à savoir Charles-Benjamin Mius, son mari, sa fille
Marie-Josephte, âgée de 10 ans,
Anastasie, âgée de 8 ans,
Jean-Baptiste, âgé de 6 ans,
Véronique, âgée de 4 ans, et
Firmin, âgé de 2 ans. Elle devait se marier de nouveau, le 18 février 1763, à Saint-Servan, à Claude LeBlanc, originaire de Grand-Pré, fils de Jean et de Jeanne Bourgeois, et veuf d’Anne-Josephte Longuépée, fille de Louis et d’Anne Brasseau, de Cobequid. Encore à Saint-Servan, le 21 juin 1768, Claude LeBlanc épousait en troisièmes noces Dorothée Richard, fille de François et de Marie Martin, et veuve d’Alexis Comeau, décédé à Saint-Servan le 12 avril 1767 à l’âge de 35 ans. Le 21 mai 1785, cette famille partait sur
La Bergière pour la Louisiane.
(7) p. 1004Placide Gaudet, dans ses généalogies acadiennes en dépôt à Ottawa, et Bona Arsenault, (
op. cit., vol. II, p. 879), ont pensé que
Marie-Josephte Guidry, épouse de Charles-Benjamin Mius (à Joseph I, dit d’Azy), était fille de Pierre et de Marguerite Brasseau. Cependant à son deuxième mariage, fait à Saint-Servan en 1763, elle est dite
fille d’Augustin Guédry et d’Anne Lejeune. Malgré cela, nous pensons qu’il a erreur ici pour Augustin Guidry et Jeanne Hébert. Il y eut bien Anne Le Jeune, épouse de Claude Guidry, celui-ci se mariant en secondes noces à Saint-Servan en 1762 à Anne Moyse, veuve de Joseph LeBlanc, mais leurs filles étaient trop jeunes pour qu’aucune d’entre elles n’eût pu être l’épouse de Charles-Benjamin Mius. Augustin Guidry et Jeanne Hébert, qui étaient justement de Cobequid dans le temps à peu près que Charles-Benjamin s’est marié, avaient en effet une fille du nom de Marie-Josephte, jumelle d’Héléne, qui naquirent à Boston le 9 janvier 1723 et furent baptisées à Grand-Pré le 26 septembre suivant par le Père Félix Pain. C’est au même endroit également qu’était née quelqeus mois plus tôt, mais avant le 26 octobre, leur cousine Judith Guidry, fille de Paul Guidry et d’Anne Mius (a). Ces naissances eurent lieu à Boston au cours de la guerre dite de Lovewell, (
Lovewell’s War), entre les gens de la Nouvelle-Angleterre et les Amérindiens, ceux de la Côte-de-l’Est compris, qui débuta à l’été de 1722 pour durer trois ans. Un certain nombre d’Amérindiens furent amenés à Boston en captivité, et avec eux sûrement des Acadiens, en particulier ceux que nous venons de mentionner.
Ajoutons que ce qui confirme que cette Marie-Josephte Guidry, fille de Augustin et de Jeanne Hébert, était bien l’épouse de Charles-Benjamin Mius, est qu’il y avait entre les deux un peu plus de cinq ans de différence d’âge. Or le recensement de 1752, qui fut pris au cours de la seconde moitié de l’année, leur donne une différence de six ans, l’épouse étant dite alors âgée de 30 ans, Jeanne Hébert ayant en effet donné naissance le 9 janvier 1723 à Maire-Josephte.
1004(a) -
Recensement de Plaisance, etc., aux
Arch. des Colonies, Série G1, vol. 467, f. 558 de la copie des Arch. publ. du Canada.
(b) - Rieder-Rieder,
The Acadians in France, Vol. III -
Archives of the Port of Saint Servan, (Metairie, Louisiana, 1973), pp. 39 et 40.
1028(a) -
Rapport concernant les Arch. Can. pour l’année 1906, vol. II, 1re Partie, p. 44 de l’éd. fr.; p. 45 de l’éd. ang. “
Translation:
“
m - Charles-Benjamin Mius, dit d’Azy, born in 1728 about the end of March or at the beginning of April, when he was “privately baptized at the house of Sr Ponbomcour at cap sable by pierre Landry le père inhabitant of said place”. The baptism ceremonies for him were supplied the 2nd of January 1730 at Port-Royal when he is called age of one year and 9 months, his father having died three weeks earlier. He married
Marie-Josephte Guidry, daughter of Augustin and of Jeanne Hébert (7). In 1752 we find this couple at Ile Saint-Jean at Pointe-à-la-Jeunesse with two children,
Marie-Josephte, age of 2 years, and Nastay or
Anastasie, age of one year. There was there in addition, with them Marguerite Pélagie Brau, age of 6 years, who must have been an adopted child. In the census taken in July and August 1753 at Île Royale, we find at Bras-du-Sud on the Baie des Espagnols, today Sydney,
Benjamin Mieux with his wife, a boy and three daughters; he has a cow, a pig and a sow; he has twelve fathoms in garden, that is to say, almost 76 feet or 23 meters (a).
The 23rd of January 1759 Marie-Josephte Guidry disembarked at Saint-Servan, having lost at sea all her family, namely, Charles-Benjamin Mius, her husband, her daughter
Marie-Josephte, age of 10 years,
Anastasie, age of 8 years,
Jean-Baptiste, age of 6 years,
Véronique, age of 4 years, and
Firmin, age of 2 years. She was married again, the 18th of February 1763, at Saint-Servan, to Claude LeBlanc, originally from Grand-Pré, son of Jean and of Jeanne Bourgeois, and widower of Anne-Josephte Longuépée, daughter of Louis and of Anne Brasseau, of Cobequid. Again at Saint-Servan, the 21st of June 1768, Claude LeBlanc wed in a third marriage Dorothée Richard, daughter of François and of Marie Martin, and widow of Alexis Comeau, died at Saint-Servan the 12th of April 1767 at the age of 35 years. The 21st of May 1785 this family departed on
La Bergière for Louisiana.
(7) p. 1004Placide Gaudet in his Acadian genealogies deposited at Ottawa and Bona Arsenault (
op. cit., vol. II, p. 879) have considered that
Marie-Josephte Guidry, wife of Charles-Benjamin Mius (from Joseph I, dit d’Azy) was the daughter of Pierre and of Marguerite Brasseau. However in her second marriage, done at Saint-Servan in 1763, she is called
daughter of Augustin Guédry and of Anne Lejeune. In spite of that, we think that there is an error here as regards Augustin Guidry and Jeanne Hébert. There was certainly Anne Le Jeune, wife of Claude Guidry, the latter marrying a second time at Saint-Servan in 1762 to Anne Moyse, widow of Joseph LeBlanc, but their daughters were too young in order that any of them could have been able to be the wife of Charles-Benjamin Mius. Augustin Guidry and Jeanne Hébert, who were precisely at Cobequid during the approximate time that Charles-Benjamin Mius is married, had in fact a daughter with the name of Marie-Josephte, twin of Hélène, who were born at Boston the 9th of January 1723 and were baptized at Grand-Pré the 26th of September following by Père Félix Pain. This is at the same place also that was born several months earlier, but before the 26th of October, their cousin Judith Guidry, daughter of Paul Guidry and of Anne Mius (a). There births took place at Boston during the war called Lovewell’s (
Lovewell’s War) between the people of New England and the Indians, those from the East Coast included, which began in the summer of 1722 lasting three years. A certain number of Indians were brought to Boston in captivity and with them certainly some Acadians, in particular those that we happen to mention.
Let’s add that what confirms that this Marie-Josephte Guidry, daughter of Augustin and of Jeanne Hébert, was indeed the wife of Charles-Benjamin Mius, is that there was between the two a little more than five years difference in age. Now the census of 1752, which was taken during the second half of the year, ascribes to them a difference of six years, the wife being called then 30 years of age, Jeanne Hébert having in fact given birth the 9th of January 1723 to Marie-Josephte.
1004(a) -
Recensement de Plaisance, etc., at the
Arch. des Colonies, Série G1, vol. 467, f. 558 of the copy from the Arch. publ. du Canada.
(b) - Rieder-Rieder,
The Acadians in France, Vol. III -
Archives of the Port of Saint Servan, (Metairie, Louisiana, 1973), pp. 39 and 40.
1028(a) -
Rapport concernant les Arch. Can. pour l’année 1906, vol. II, 1st Part, p. 44 of the French ed.; p. 45 of the English ed. “
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TOUR OF INSPECTION MADE BY THE SIEUR DE LA ROQUE. CENSUS. 1752. GENERAL CENSUS OF THE SETTLERS AT THE POINTE A LA JEUNESSE.
. . . .
The Pointe à la Jeunesse is situate on the narrows of the great lake of Bras d’Or. The lands lie exceedingly high and are covered with all kinds of mixed wood.
The settlers are unanimous in reporting the ground as unsuitable for cultivation. It is freely traversed with rocks, which prevent its being worked.
. . . .
Benjamin Mieux, ploughman, native of la Cadie, aged 24 years. Married to Josephe Guedry, native of la Cadie, aged 30 years.
They have two daughters:--
Marie Joseph, aged 2 years;
Nastay, aged 1 year;
Marguerite Pelagie Brau, aged 6 years;
And one ox.
. . . .
When all the settlers landed on their arrival from la Cadie in August last, they owned between them the number of 188 oxen or cows, 42 calves, 173 sheep or ewes, 181 pigs and 17 horses. A comparison with the recapitulation will easily show how many of these have perished from want of hay on which to feed. The settlers had not even water to give them within reach, and now all ask to leave so fully do they realize that they cannot live here. “
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“ In 1752, Benjamin Mius, Marie-Josephe Guedry, his wife and their children: Marie-Josephe and Anastasie Mius were residents of Pointe-a-La Jeunesse on Isle Royale. On January 23, 1759, Marie-Josephe Guedry, widow of Benjamin Mius disembarked at St-Malo from one of the “Five Ships.” Prior to her remarriage, she resided in the following parishes:
Châteauneuf 1759-1762 “
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Recensement Général des habitans des Ports et havres de l’Isle Royale . . . fait en Juillet et Aoust 1753.. . . .
Bras de Sud. . .
Benjamin Mieux, Hommes 1, Femmes 1, Garçons 1, Filles 3, Boeufs 1, Vaches 0, Veaux 0, Cochons 1, Truyes 1, Arpts de terre defrichee 0, Toises en jardin 12. “
Translation:
“
General Census of the inhabitants of the ports and harbors of Île Royale . . . made in July and August 1753.. . . .
Bras de Sud. . .
Benjamin Mieux, Men 1, Women 1, Boys 1, Girls 3, Oxen 1, Cows 0, Calves 0, Pigs 1, Sows 1, Arpents of cleared land 0, Fathoms in garden 12. “
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Roll of the inhabitants of Isle Royale, Isle Saint Jean, Gaspee and other places near the English whom the King granted the subsistance calculated to the day of their disembarking. Transcribed on the General Roll.
. . .
From the “Yarmouth”, from the “Patience”, from the “Mathias”, from the “Restoration” and from the “John Samuel”.
Disembarked January 23, 1759
. . .
BENJAMIN MEUSE died at sea.
MARIE JOSEPHE GUEDRY his wife, 40 years, at Plouer.
MARIE JOSEPHE MEUSE their daughter, 10 years, died at sea.
ANASTASIE MEUSE their daughter, 8 years, died at sea.
JEAN BAPTISTE MEUSE their son, 6 years, died at sea.
VERONIQUE MEUSE their son (?), 4 years, died at sea.
FIRMIN MEUSE their son, 2 years, died at sea. “
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Déclaration de Claude LeBlanc, du village de Bordicado,L’an mil sept cent soixante-sept le six Mars a comparu Claude Leblanc demeurant au village de Bordicado paroisse de Sauzon, lequel, en présence de Joseph Babin, Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet et Simon-Pierre Daigre, tous acadiens demeurans en cette isle, témoins, a déclaré être né aux Mines, paroisse de Saint-Charles, au mois d’octobre mil sept cent vingt-trois, frère germain de Jean Leblanc du village de Bernantec, et issu des mêmes ayeuls, marié à Cobeguit, au mois d’octobre mil sept cent quarante-huit à Marie-Josèphe Longue Epée née an dit lieu le premier aoust mil sept cent-vingt cinq de Louis Longue Epée et d’Anne Brosseau; Louis Longue Epée fils de Louis Longue Epée venu de France, marié au Port-Royal à Magdelaine Raimbault. Anne Brosseau, fille de Jean Brosseau venu de France, marié au Port-Royal à Gabriel Forest et tous deux morts au dit lieu.
Du mariage de Claude Leblanc et de Marie-Josephe Longue Epée décédée à Saint-Malo le seize septembre mil sept cent soixante-deux, sont nés, sçavoir:
Jean de Dieu Leblanc à Cobeguit au mois d’octobre mil sept cent cinquante-deux;
Joseph Leblanc en la paroisse de la Goimière évêché de Saint-Malo le deux mars mil sept cent soixante;
Pierre Leblanc en la paroisse de Saint-Meloire-des-Ondes, évêché de Saint-Malo le quatorze septembre mil sept cent soixante-deux;
Ledit Claude Leblanc marié en seconde noce en la paroisse de Saint-Servant de Saint-Malo au mois de fevrier mil sept cent soixante-trois à Marie Guedry, veuve de Benjamin Mius; ledit Benjamin Mius ainsi que les enfans de son mariage tous morts. Et les dits Claude Leblanc et Marie Guedry sans enfans de leur mariage.
Telle est la déclaration de Claude Leblanc, de laquelle lecture lui faite il a dit qu’elle contenoit vérité ed déclaré ne savoir signer de ce interpellé suivant l’ordonnance.
Clos et arrêté à Sauzon sous les seings des quatre témoins dénommés au présent, de messires Joseph Benoist curé de Sauzon, Jean-Louis Le Loutre, prêtre missionnaire, et de nous commis à cet effet, ce jour douze mars dit an.
Signé: Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet, Simon Pr Daigre, Joseph Babin, Jh Benoist, curé de Sauzon, J. L. Le Loutre, ptre miss. et Thebaud, commis. “
Translation:
“
Declaration of Claude LeBlanc of the village of BordicadoOn March 6, 1767 appeared Claude Leblanc living at the village of Bordicado, parish of Sauzon, who in the presence of Joseph Babin, Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet and Simon Pierre Daigre, all Acadians living on this island, witnesses, declared that he was born at Mines, parish of Saint-Charles, in the month of October 1723, brother germain of Jean Leblanc of the village of Bernantec and issue of the same ancestors, married at Cobeguit, in the month of October 1748 to Marie Josèphe Longe Epée who was born at the said place August 1, 1725 of Louis Longue Epée and Anne Brosseau; Louis Longue Epée was the son of Louis Longue Epée who came from France, married at Port-Royal to Magdelaine Raimbault. Anne Brosseau, daughter of Jean Brosseau who came from France, married at Port-Royal to Gabriel Forest and both of them died at the said place.
Of the marriage of Claude Leblanc and Marie-Josephe Longue Epée who died at Saint-Malo on September 16, 1762, were born the following:
Jean de Dieu Leblanc born at Cobeguit in the month of October 1752;
Jospeh Leblanc born in the parish of La Goimière, diocese of Saint-Malo, March 2, 1760;
Pierre Leblanc born in the parish of Saint-Meloire-des-Ondes, diocese of Saint-Malo, September 14, 1762.
The said Claude Leblanc married a second time in the parish of Saint-Servant of Saint-Malo in the month of February 1763 to Marie Guedry, widow of Benjamin Mins; the said Benjamin Mins as well as the children of his marriage are all dead. And the said Claude Leblanc and Marie Guedry are without children.
Such is the declaration of Claude Leblanc which was read to him and he said that the contents were right and he declared that he could not sign the statement as required by the ordinance.
Completed and drawn up at Sauzon under the signatures of the four witnesses named as present, of Messire Joseph Benoist parish priest of Sauzon, Jean Louis Le Loutre missionary priest and of us clerk to the action, this 12th day of March of the said year.
Signed: Louis Courtin, Pierre Doucet, Simon Pr Daigre, Joseph Babin, Jh Benoist, parish priest of Sauzon, J. L. Le Loutre, miss. priest and Thebaud commis. “
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