ACADIAN-CAJUN-L Archives

Archiver > ACADIAN-CAJUN > 2004-11 > 1099338644


From: "Marcia Kading" <>
Subject: Trahan/Brun/Doiron/Tureaud/Tarket
Date: Mon, 1 Nov 2004 13:50:44 -0600


I have posted a few questions on this list and answered the roll call with where I was from. I didn't post my families like some people did and would like to do that.

Guillaume Trahan b abt 1608 FRA d 1684 Port Royal m
Marie Madeleine Brun b Jan 24, 1645/46 FRA d 1685 Port Royal

Jean Charles Doiron b abt 1649 FRA d abt 1735 m
Marie Anne Trahan b 1672 Port Royal d 1752 Pisquit, Acadia, Nova Scotia (they married abt 1693 in Port Royal)

Francois Tureaud b abt 1718 Anjou, FRA d abt 1780 St Ours, Quebec, CAN m
Catherine Doiron b May 15, 1709 Grand Pre, NS d Dec 14, 1784 St Ours, Quebec (they married 1740 in St Ours)

Francis Tarquet b 1749 Pisiquit, Acadia, NS d Oct 20, 1835 Thompson, Sullivan NY m
Mary Gee b Aug 3, 1763 Dutchess, NY d Nov 1, 1855 Fallsburgh, Sullivan, NY

Francis Tarket b Jan 16, 1786 Phillipstown, Dutchess, NY d aft 1860 Sullivan, NY m
Kesia

Benaiah Skinner b May 31, 1808, Orange Co, NY d Oct 20, 1882 Livonia, Sherburne Co, MN m
Deborah Tarket b Feb 21, 1813 Sullivan, NY d Jul 10, 1887 Morrison, MN (These are my gggGrandparents)

My Acadian heritage is a new discovery. It looks as if Francois and Catherine were able to flee to Quebec. Their son Francis joined the Rev war on the side of the US (where he severely frostbit his feet) and settled in NY. Along the way, he must have given up his Catholic religion, as the Gee family was Protestant and our family is Protestant.

I have several questions. Does anyone have any corrections or additions? Does anyone share this line? How many were able to escape to Quebec? How common was it to join the US Rev war like Francis did? Do you think that he just left his family in Canada, gave up his religion and made a new life here in the US?

This is a great list to belong to and I have learned so much by being part of it.

Thanks,
Marcia K






This thread: