Jean Francois arrived in Acadie in 1671, on the vessel L'Oranger, which sailed from LaRochelle, France. He was one of the 50 sent by Jean Baptiste Colbert, Minister of France to King Louis XIV, to populate the colony of Acadie.
His parents name are an inigma. however, research over the last few years has produced the most likely prospect on his mother.
1. Francois's mother was a missing daughter of a Doucet. All the known Doucet daughters have been accounted for, and did not marry a Broussard.
2. His mother was a daughter of a Guillaume Trahan. There was a Trahan that had not been accounted for. (A sister to Jeanne Trahan.)
Guillaume and wife , Francoise Carbonneau, 2 daughters and 1 valet, arrived in Acadie, in the 1st census taken at Acadia. No mention is made of their 2nd daughter. This unnamed daughter did marry a Broussard and had 1 or more children, died and was buried prior to the 1st census. The census did not list thoose persons known to have passed away.
Additionally, many researchers have noted that the ship, L'Oranger sailed from France in 1654, and assumed that it carried colonists from France to Acadia. Many put him and other noted Acadians on this ship.
The fact of the matter is, that the ship did sail in 1654, however it did not sail to Acadia or any other port in the North, but rather sailed to Santo Domingo & directly back to france. Furthor, no Broussard's were listed on manifest of this ship in either sailing. This information was furnished by the French Maritime Archives. The Archives did state that some Broussard's sailed to Quebec, Canada, some years earlier, but names were not listed.
Canadian records listed Francois as a buyer of clothing, from a widow of a trapper who had drowned. This occured in 1671.
There is a Broussard family established in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, prior to 1671 and efforts are ongoing to find any possible ties with this family. The family in Montreal is descended from Nicolas Broussard of France.
from Doc R-45-1, HGDA, pp 753:"Catherine Richard, 1663, daughter of Michel and
Madeleine Blanchard, wed Jean-Francois Brossard."
from AGE vol XX # 3, page 76:"Catherine Richard b. ca. 1663 (1671 & 1868 Census
of Port Royal) m. ca. 1680 at Port Royal (age of children taken from the 1686
census) Francois Broussard (1686 Census of Port Royal)(Arsenault p 471)(Rieder
Ve-p12)(Rieder v3-p63)(listed on both 1686 and 1714 census)."
Marriage Notes for Jean Francois Broussard and Catherine RICHARD-144918
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From HGDA, doc B-55-2, vol 2, pp 875:"Claude Bourgeois, 1674, son of Charles
and Anne Dugas, amrried around 1701, Anne blanchard, daughter of Guillaume and Huguette Goureon. Children: Marie, 1705; Paul, 1707; Claude, 1709; Joseph, 1711; Michel, 1713; Anne, 1718; Marguerite-Joseph, 1720; Jean-Jacques, around 1722; Olivier, around 1725; Rosalie, 1732."
from AGE, Vol XX, # 1, page 26,"Notes to Accompany the Plan of the River of
Annapolis Royal,", prepared by Mr. Placide Gaudet, Genealogist to the Public
Archives of Canada:"14. Jean Brun - Jean Brun, son of Sebastien Brun and
Huguette Bourg, was born at Port Royal in 1682. He married on October 2, 1708,
Anne Gautrot, at Port Royal. He died there June 1, 1751, leaving several
children whose descendants bear hte name of Brun or LeBrun."
From Doc B-108-9, HGDA, v 2, page 474:"Jean Brun, 1682, son of Sebastien and
Huguette Bourg, married at Port Royal, 2 October 1708, Anne Gauterot, of
from Doc B-115-5, ACR, v 3, page 63:"October 2, 1708 Marriage Jean Brun son of
Sebastien Brun and of the deceased Huguette Brun of this parish to Anne Gautrot
daughter of Claude Gautrot and Marie Teriot of the parish of Mines."
from Doc G-50-6, HGDA, page 1170:"Anne Gauterot, 1689, daughter of Claude and
Marie Terriot, married Jean Brun, of Port Royal, son of Sebastien and Huguette
Bourg."
from Doc B-115-2, ACR, vol 5, page 49:"December 20, 1734 Death Buried in the
cemetery of this parish Anne Gautrot wife of Jean Brun, she died the previous
night at the age of 45 years."
From Doc B-108-9, HGDA, v 2, 0age 474:"Sebastien Brun, 1654, son of Vincent and
Renee Brot, married, around 1676, Huguette Bourg, daughter of Antoine and
Antoinette Landry. Children: Jeanne, 1677; Claude, 1679; Abraham, 1680;
Vincent, 1681; Jean, 1682; Antoine, 1685; Marie, around 1690."
from Doc B-108-10, HGDA, v 2, page 449:"Huguette Bourg, 1657, daughter of
Antoine and Antoinette Landry, married Sebastien Brun, son of Vincent and Renee
Brot."
from HGDA, doc B-55-2, vol 2, pp 875:"Charles Bourgeois, 1646, son of Jacques
and Jeanne Trahan, of Port Royal, married around 1670 Anne Dugas, daughter of
Abraham and Marguerite Doucet. Children: Charles, 1672; Claude, 1674; Anne,
1678. He died around 1678; his widow married Jean-Aubin Mignault."
from HGDA, doc D-45-1, vol 2, pp 525:"Anne Dugas, 1654, daughter of Abraham and
Marguerite Doucet, married Charles Bourgeois of Beaubassin son of Jacques and
Jean Trahan, and the second time, Jean-Aubin Mignault, son of Jean-Baptiste and
Louise Cloutier."
from Doc D-115-1, ACR, v 2, page 58:"November 5, 1740 Death Buried in the
cemetery of this parish Anne Dugas widow the second time of the deceased
Miniot. She died of November 4 1740 at about 85 years old."
From Doc B-107-6, FCAR, v 7 # 1,"Census of Port Royal, Acadia, 1678", lists the widow Gougeon 6 cattle and says:"This was Jeanne Chabrat or Chebat, who had married first Jehan Poirier. Her second husband was Antoine Gougeon, who had died since 1671, when they had but one child, Huguette, 14 years of age, whom we will meet further as being married to Guillaume Blanchard. Then the mother was 45 years old."
list also Guilleaume Blanchard Huguette Gougeon 6 acres 17 cattle 1 gun
from AGE, Vol XX, # 1, page 26,"Notes to Accompany the Plan of the River of
Annapolis Royal,", prepared by Mr. Placide Gaudet, Genealogist to the Public
Archives of Canada:"Guillot - Guillot, a diminutive of Guillaume. Guillaume
Blanchard, son of Jean Blanchard and Radegonde Lambert, was born at Port Royal in 1650, and married in 1673 Huguette Goujeon. Blanchard died about 1716, leaving six sons."From Doc B-50-3, HGDA, page 431:"Guillaume Blanchard, 1650, son of Jean and Radegonde Lambert, married around 1672 to Huguette Gougeon, daughter of Antoine and Jeanne Chabrat. Children:"Marie, 1674; Rene, 1678; Guillaume, 1679; Antoine, 1680; Jeanne, 1681; Anne, 1684; Jean, 1687; Elizabeth, 1689; Gilles 1690; Madeleine, 1692; Pierre, 1695; Charles, 1698."Guillaume founded the settlement of Petitcodiak near present day Hopewell Cape, New Brunswick.
From Doc G-115-1, ACR, V 3, page 123:"October 18, 1717 Death Huguette Goujon
widow of Guillaume Blanchard about seventy years old."Huguette Goujeonne or Gougeon.
From Doc B-107-6, FCAR, v 7 # 1,"Census of Port Royal, Acadia, 1678", lists the widow Gougeon 6 cattle and says:"This was Jeanne Chabrat or Chebat, who had married first Jehan Poirier. Her second husband was Antoine Gougeon, who had died since 1671, when they had but one child, Huguette, 14 years of age, whom we will meet further as being married to Guillaume Blanchard. Then the mother was 45 years old."
From Doc B-107-6, FCAR, v 7 # 1,"Census of Port Royal, Acadia, 1678", lists the widow Gougeon 6 cattle and says:"This was Jeanne Chabrat or Chebat, who had married first Jehan Poirier. Her second husband was Antoine Gougeon, who had died since 1671, when they had but one child, Huguette, 14 years of age, whom we will meet further as being married to Guillaume Blanchard. Then the mother was 45 years old."
from SLR, v.7, pp 340, Doc P-56-1:"PART, LOVENCY (Marcellin & Matilde
Robichaux) m. 13 July 1882 Adolphine BOURGEOIS (Lockport Ch.: v.1, #11)"
see Doc P-130-1,"Generations Past & Present Vol II" by Phoebe Chauvin Morrison,
page 176 m. Adolphine Bourgeois child Octavie Latitia