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ARSENAULT
Pierre Arsenault was born in
France about 1650. He is the first Acadian Arsenault ancestor in North
America having arrived in Acadia about 1671, settled in Port-Royal and
moved to Beaubassin. He married twice: 1. Marguerite Dugas about 1675. She
was the daughter of Abraham and Marguerite Doucet. 2. Marie Guérin
sometime before the Census of 1686. She was the daughter of François and
Anne Blanchard.
NOTE: The first Arsenault to settle in North America was Francois
ARSENAULT, the Quebecois. He arrived in North America in 1664 or 1665.
There is a notary contract of La Tousche at Cap-de-la-Madeleine, 1
November 1665.
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A Little More
About Pierre Arsenault
PIERRE ARSENAULT, born in France in
1646, arrived in "Acadie" in the spring of 1671 aboard the ship l'Oranger,
which had raised anchor from LaRochelle, France. He was brought over from
France by Jacques Bourgeois, and became his ship's pilot for his coastal
trade.
Pierre worked right alongside Jacques in founding "Bourgeois Colony",
which became Beaubassin, now Amherst, Nova Scotia.
He married Margaret Dugas in 1674 , she was the daughter of Abraham Dugas
and Marguerite Doucet . They had two children, Pierre, born in 1676 at
Port Royal , Acadia. and Abraham, born in 1678, at Beaubassin , Acadia .
Margaret Dugas was the granddaughter of Germain Doucet, the direct
ancester of Walter Doucette. After the death of his first wife, he married
Marie Guerin in 1689, she was born about 1662 in Port Royal . She was the
daughter of Francois Guerin and Anne Blanchard . They had 7 children, all
born in Beaubassin. Charles born 1690 , Jacques born 1691 , Francois born
1694 , Ann born 1697 , Claude born 1699 , Abraham born 1702 , Auguatin
born 1703 .
Three of the children moved to Malpeque (Prince Edward Island) namely
Jacques, Claude & Abraham.
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