Individual Details

Antoine Bourg

(Abt 1609 - Aft 5 Oct 1687)

Events

Birth	Abt 1609	France
Marriage	Abt 1642	Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France - Anthoinette Landry
Death	Aft 5 Oct 1687	Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Burial	Bef 1694	Saint-Jean-Baptiste, Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Occupation		Farm hand or tenant farmer
Life sketch		Antoine Bourg is the Patriarch of the Bourg/Bourque family. He was one of the first settlers in Acadia. Antoine was born in about 1609 in France. His parents are not known.[1] Birth of 1609 is calculated according to the 1671 & 1686 census. Antoine's specific birthplace has not been identified. Suggestions include Loudun, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, France and Martaizé in the Provice of Poitou (which is today Vienna). [2] Antoine arrived in Acadia at the start of the 1640s or even as early as 1636.[3][4] Around 1642 he married in Port Royal to Antoinette Landry[1] Between about 1643 and 1667, the couple had 11 children: François, Marie, Jean, Bernard, Martin, Jeanne, Renée, Huguette, Jeanne, Abraham, and Marguerite.[1] Antoine was the progenitor of the Bourg line in Acadia. In 1671, the family homestead had four arpents with 12 cattle and 8 sheep.[5] The location was probably on the north bank of the Annapolis River. See map image attached.[6] By 1678 most of the children had married and established their own homes, with just the two youngest (age 10 born in 1660 probably Abraham age calculated incorrectly and girl age11, would have been Marguerite) living with them. His name was spelled Anthoine and she was Thoinette Landry.[7] In 1686, when Antoine was 95 and Antoinette was 80 (seemingly wrong ages as he would have been about 80), they still have Marguerite, age 18, living with them. [8]. Antoine had died by the 1693 Census when his widow lived with her youngest son Abraham and his family.[9] Antoine died presumably in Port Royal where he and his family were living, between October 5th, 1687, [10] and the 1693 census.[1] Notes: October 5th, 1687 date comes from Stephen White DGFA without explanation. His daughter Hugette has the same year spread for her death date, but his is more specific. (1687 1693) October 5, 1687: State of executed works in Acadia by Sir d'Aulnay; among those who made their mark: Daniel LeBlanc. Therefore, Daniel came to Acadia before the death of d'Aulnay in 1650 (ANF, Col, C11D, vol. II, fol 85). 5 October on 1687: Claude Thériot is signatory of a certificate in favour o ------ Arrived in 1636 in Port Royal, Nova Scotia from Vienne, France, and married Antoinette Landry that year. (Last name also spelled "Borg", which may or may not be a typo...) Name of whole family is spelled Bourc on 1671 and 1686 Acadian Censuses. Name is spelled Bourg on Father d'Entremont's translation of the 1678 Census.. The family of Antoine BOURG and Antoinette LANDRY [46444] BOURG, Antoine (..), born about 1609 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686), died between 1687-10-05 and census 1693 Him : Origin : would be from Martaizé (860149) (nom existe), but records are missing and there is no trace of that person (Origine : serait de Martaizé (860149) (nom existe), mais registres lacunaires et aucune trace de lui) married about 1642, from .. (Acadie) LANDRY, Antoinette (Étienne & Catherine GOULET [86204]), born about 1618 (rec. 1671), 1606 (rec. 1686) or 1617 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1698 1) François, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1643 (rec. 1671), died between census 1678 and census 1686, married about 1665 Marguerite BOUDREAU 2) Marie, born about 1645 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686, rec. 1693, rec. 1698) or 1644 (rec. 1699), buried 1730-09-19 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1661 Vincent BRAULT 3) Jean, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1647 (rec. 1671), 1646 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1653 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1698, married about 1667 Marguerite MARTIN 4) Bernard, ploughman (laboureur), born about 1648/1649 (rec. 1671), 1650 (rec. 1686), 1651 (rec. 1699) or 1647 (rec. 1701), died before 1726 Port-Royal (bim) (Acadie), married about 1670 Françoise BRUN 5) Martin, born about 1650 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1658 (rec. 1699), died Cobequid (bim) (Acadie), married about 1675 Marie POTET 6) Jeanne1, born about 1653 (rec. 1671), married about 1673 Jean Antoine BÉLIVEAU 7) Renée, born about 1655 (rec. 1671), died Pisiquit (Sainte-Famille) (bim) (Acadie), married about 1672 Charles BOUDREAU 8) Huguette, born about 1657 (rec. 1671) or 1658 (rec. 1686), married about 1675 Sébastien BRUN 9) Jeanne2, born about 1659 (rec. 1671), 1664 (rec. 1686), 1647 (rec. 1693), 1641 (rec. 1698), 1656 (rec. 1699) or 1659 (rec. 1701), died before 1724-02-22 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1677 Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON 10) Abraham, born about 1662 (rec. 1671) or 1661 (rec. 1686, rec. 1701), married about 1683 Marie ou Sébastienne BRUN 11) Marguerite, born about 1667 (rec. 1671), 1668 (rec. 1686), 1671 (rec. 1701) or 1672 (sép. 1727), died 1Antoine married Antoinette Landry in 1636, in Port-Royal, Acadie. They are the parents of at least the following: 1) Francois (1643-) md Marguerite Boudreau 2) Marie (1645-1677) md Vincent Brault 3) Jean (1647-1703) md Marguerite Martin 4) Bernard (1648-) md Francoise Brun 5) Martin (1650-) md Marie Potet 6) Jeanne (1653-) md Jean-Antoine Belliveau 7) Renee (1655-1689) md Charles Boudreau 8) Huguette (1657-) md Sebastian Brun 9) Jeanne (1659-) md Pierre Comeau 10) Abraham (1662-) md Marie-Sebastienne 11) Marguerite (1667-1727) md Louis Allain Please note that Stephen A White places his death as between 5 October 1687 and 1693. Also according to SAW, he was alive on the 1686 census but Antoinette is listed as a widow on the 1693 census. addendum:Histoire acadienne de la famille D’après Léopold Lanctôt o.m.i., selon toute probabilité, Anthoine vint en Acadie en 1632, avec le commandeur Isaac de Razilly, qui amenait « 300 hommes d'élite », dont une douzaine de familles. Anthoine Bourg devait être accompagné de son père Simon Bourg, de sa mère Hélène Comtée et d’une sœur Perrine Bourg. Port-Royal étant encore occupé par une petite garnison écossaise, la recrue est débarquée à La Hève, au sud de la presqu’île acadienne. En 1636, la famille Bourg déménagera à Port-Royal, qui a été rendu à la France, entre- temps Charles de Menou d’Aulnay, qui a succédé au commandeur de Razilly, ne laisse que quelques colons à La Hève. En 1641, il épousera à Port-Royal, Anthoinette Landry née en France vers 1618, arrivée en Acadie en 1640 sur le bateau «Le Saint-Françoys ou le Saint-Jean» avec son père Jean-Claude Landry et sa deuxième épouse, Marie Sallée ainsi que sept autres membres de sa famille. Anthoine Bourg s’établit sur la Rive-Nord de la rivière du Port-Royal. Son nom est donné au Village du Bourg situé au nord-ouest du fort de Port-Royal. Onze enfants naîtront de leur union. En 1687, Anthoine Bourg sera au nombre des «vieux habitants du pays» qui déclareront avoir été témoins des travaux de Charles de Menou, lieutenant de Razilly. Au recensement de 1693, Anthoine Bourg est décédé; Anthoinette Landry demeure avec le plus jeune de ses fils, Abraham. Au recensement de 1698, Anthoinette est décédée. Selon Monseigneur Louis Richard, les Bourg déjà divisés en cinq familles différentes de la seconde génération auraient dû être très nombreux à l’époque de la dispersion. Cependant, les générations suivantes ne se développèrent pas dans une aussi grande proportion. Le recensement de 1714 nous fait constater qu’il y a quatre Bourg à Port- Royal, six à Cobequid, un aux Mines et deux à Beaubassin. À Port-Royal, ce sont les familles de Bernard et d’Abraham; à Cobequid, ce sont celles de Jean et de Martin; à Beaubassin, c’est le fils et le petit-fils de François. En 1728, il y avait deux Bourg émigrés à l’Ile Saint-Jean, Michel et Charles. It has not been possible to determine whether there was a family relationship between Antoine Bourg and Perrine Bourg, wife of Simon Pelletret and René Landry. It appears that they were not brother and sister. 5 Oct 1697: Antoine Bourg made his mark on an attestation in favor of the accomplishments of Governor d'Aulnay; he had thus arrived in Acadia before 1650, the year of d'Aulnay's death. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Acadian history of the family According to Leopold Lanctot oM.i., in all probability, Anthoine came to Acadia in 1632, with the commander Isaac de Razilly, who brought "300 elite men", including a dozen families. Anthoine Bourg was to be accompanied by his father Simon Bourg, his mother Hélène Comtée and a sister Perrine Bourg. Port-Royal being still occupied by a small Scottish garrison, the recruit is disembarked at La Hève, south of the Acadian peninsula. In 1636, the Bourg family moved to Port-Royal, which was returned to France, meanwhile Charles de Menou Aulnay, who succeeded the commander of Razilly, leaves only a few settlers in La Hève. In 1641, he married in Port-Royal, Anthoinette Landry born in France around 1618, arrived in Acadia in 1640 on the boat "Saint-Françoys or Saint-Jean" with his father Jean-Claude Landry and his second wife, Marie Sallée and seven other members of her family. Anthoine Bourg settles on the North Shore of the Port-Royal River. His name is given at Village du Bourg, located northwest of Fort Port-Royal. Eleven children will be born from their union. In 1687, Anthoine Bourg will be among the "old inhabitants of the country" who claim to have witnessed the work of Charles de Menou, lieutenant of Razilly. At the 1693 census, Anthoine Bourg died; Anthoine Landry lives with the youngest of her sons, Abraham. At the census of 1698, Anthoinette died. According to Monsignor Louis Richard, Bourg already divided into five different families of the second generation should have been very numerous at the time of the dispersion. However, subsequent generations did not develop in such a large proportion. The census of 1714 shows us that there are four towns at Port Royal, six at Cobequid, one at Mines, and two at Beaubassin. In Port Royal, they are the families of Bernard and Abraham; at Cobequid they are those of John and Martin; at Beaubassin is the son and grandson of François. In 1728, there were two Bourg émigrés on Ile Saint-Jean, Michel and Charles

Families

Spouse	Anthoinette Landry (1618 - )
Child	Huguette Bourg (1657 - 1693)

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