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Subject: Celeste Lejeune and Charles Trahan
Date: Sun, 2 May 1999 12:46:02 -0500


Charles Trahan son of Pierre Trahan and Anne Brasseaux

Pierre Trahan born at Pisiguit about 1750, married #1 at Opelousas, La 25
Jul 1789, Anne Brasseaux daughter of Come Brasseauxd and Elizabeth
Thibodeaux. Married #2 at Opelousas, La the 17 Jul 1789, Pelagie-Marie
Gautreaux of St. Malo, France, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Gautreaux and
Anne Lejeune.

Marie Celeste Lejeune daughter of Blaise Lejeune and Marie-Josephe
Breaux.

Blaise Lejeune; born 1750, married 3 Nov 1773, Marie-Josephe Breaux,
daughter of Pierre Breaux and Marguerite Gauterot.

Below is the history of how they reached Louisiana. (Excerpts from The
Trahans of Acadia and Louisiana)

Children of Etienne Trahan and Marie-Francoise Roy:

Honore Trahan; born about 1726, at Pisiguit, Acadia son of Etienne
Trahan and Marie-Francoise Roy, married at Pisiguit in 1746, Marie
Corporon daughter of Martin Corporon and Cecile Joseph.
Children:
(1)- Marie Trahan; born at Pisiguit about 1747, married at Opelousas, La
6 Aug 1789, Antoine Bellard.
(2)- Pierre Trahan; born at Pisiguit about 1750, married at Opelousas, La
25 Jul 1789, Anne Brasseaux.
(3)- Marguerite Trahan; born probably at Ile St. Pierre,about 1752.
(4)- Jean Trahan; born probably at Ile St. Pierre,about 1753.
(5)- Joseph Trahan; born probably at Ile St. Pierre,about 1754.
On the 12 Dec 1768 Honore Trahan his family and the five children of his
sister Marguerite Trahan and about 90 members of Acadian and German
families chartered the English schooner Britain for a trip from Port
Tabacco, Maryland to New Orleans, Louisiana. The trip was ill-fated from
the beginning, the ship was not seaworthy and had to be repaired by the
passengers before they could depart. Eventually setting sail 5 Jan 1769.
It is very doubtful if either the Ships commander Philip Ford or the
captain John Steele were qualified to sail a ship. They missed the mouth
of the Mississippi river. After the ships store had been depleted, the
passengers and crew were reduced to eating rats and all the shoes and
leather in the ship. Finally the disgruntled passengers threatened to
throw commander Ford overboard if he did not make landfall, the ship was
brought to shore, probably on Matagorda Peninsula, Texas.
The passengers and crew were detained at the Spanish garrison, present
day Goliad, Texas. They were released on 13 Sep 1769. However, their ship
was no longer seaworthy, therefore the only other alternative was to walk
through the east Texas wilderness and hostile Indian territories to the
French settlement of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Arriving there on 24 Oct
1769. A list of the families that had reached the French garrison was
made up and on this list an unexplained marginal notation next to the
name of Nanette (Antoine) Lejeune that she (remained at the Coquiats).
Possibly Fort Orcoquisac, All five children of Marguerite Trahan
Honores sister and Jean-Baptiste Lejeune were on that ill-fated journey.

Marguerite Trahan; born about 1728, at Pisiguit, Acadia daughter of
Etienne Trahan and Marie-Francoise Roy, married 1748, Jean-Baptiste
Lejeune at Pisiguit. Son of Paul Lejeune and Marie Benoit.
Children:
(1)- Jean-Baptiste Lejeune; born about 1749, married about 1778,
Elizabeth Hooter (Isabelle Outre) daughter of Michel Hooter and
Mary-Babara Kembal.
(2)- Blaise Lejeune; born 1750, married 3 Nov 1773, Marie-Josephe Breaux,
daughter of Pierre Breaux and Marguerite Gauterot.
(3)- Marguerite Lejeune; born about 1752, married 1770-71 John Crooks,
son of William Crooks and Anna Coutral.
(4)- Joseph Lejeune; born about 1756, died 14 Oct 1847, married about
1781, Patsy-Perrine Hay, daughter of Gilbert Hay and Eugenie (Jane)
Jackson.
(5)- Nanette (Antoine, Antoinette Lejeune; born about 1756. As mentioned
above she never reached Louisiana, with her party and there is no
subsequent information.
Marguerite Trahan and her husband Jean-Baptiste Lejeune were residents
of Pisiquid, Acadia. However, in 1749 when the British founded Halifax,
the Acadians feared for their safety and nearly the entire population of
Cobequid and Pisiquid left their homes and farms and fled to the French
held territories of Ilse Saint-Jean and Ile Royale. Marguerite Trahan,
Jean-Baptiste were at la baie des Espagnols, Ile Royale in 1752. The
deportation in Acadia began in fall of 1755 most of these deportees were
sent to the American colonies. But the largest part of the population in
the French Territories were not expelled until 8 Sep 1758, and they were
sent to France. Apparently Jean-Baptiste and some of his neighbors had
hid out and were not deported with rest of the acadians to France. It is
not known when Marguerite and her husband died. Nothing is documented
about this family until four of thier children appears in a 1763 census
at Port Tabacco, Maryland as orphans living with relatives or friends.
Joseph and Antoine (Nanette) Lejeune, living with the Honore Trahan
family Marguerites brother. Blaise Lejuene living with the Honore
Braux family. Marguerite Lejeune, living with the Pierre Launne
family. For some unknown reason Jean-Baptiste does not appear on this
census. (See the Family above) for detailes of how her children came to
Louisiana.

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