The Dugas Family
Father:
Abraham Dugas:
Armorer to the King;
b. abt 1616, France;
d. aft 1698, Port Royal, Acadia; d. bef Dec. 20, 1707.
Note:
Arrived in Port Royal, Acadia, abt 1640. Was given the designation of Lieutenant
General in Acadia. Lived on the shore of the Annapolis River, close to the site
of Fort Anne, Annapolis Royal. Mother:
Marguerite-Louise Doucet: (Germain Doucet dit La Verdure) b. abt
1625, France; m. abt 1647, Port Royal, Acadia; B. Dec. 20, 1707 (Rg), Port Royal,
Acadia. Note:
Marguerite-Louise was recorded as a widow at time of death. 2nd
Generation
Children:
1. Marie
Dugas: b. abt 1646, Port Royal, Acadia; d. July 7, 1737, Port Royal (Rg),
Nova Scotia. B. Dec. 20, 1707 (Rg), Port Royal, Acadia. Note:
witnesses on Burial record (Annapolis Royal Rg) included sons Charles Melanson,
Jean Melanson and Ambroise Melanson. Marie was recorded as about 91 years old
at time of death and widow of the late Charles Melanson. Was
buried July 8, 1737 (Rg). Married:
abt 1663, Port Royal, Acadia, to Charles
dit La Ramée Mellanson. (Pierre Laverdure & Priscilla) Farmer; b.
abt 1642, England (SW/MBM); d. abt 1700, Port Royal, Acadia (SW).
2.
Claude Dugas: b. abt 1646, Port Royal, Acadia; B. Oct. 16, 1732, Port
Royal (Rg), Acadia. B. Dec. 20, 1707 (Rg), Port Royal, Acadia. Note:
Recorded as "about eighty-six years" old at time of death. Married
1st: abt 1673, Port Royal, Acadia, to Marie-Françoise
Bourgeois: (Jacques dit Jacob and Jeanne Trahan), b. abt 1659,
Acadian; d. bef 1697, Port Royal, Acadia. Children:
Marie, Claude, Françoise, Joseph, Marguerite, Anne, Jeanne, Agnes, François, Madeleine,
Marie and Cecile. Married
2nd: Port Royal, Acadia, to Marguerite Bourg: (Bernard
& Françoise Brun) b. abt 1687; d. May 27, 1747, Port Royal (Rg). Note:
was recorded as being "about sixty years old" at time of death and a
"widow of the late Claude Dugas". Children:
Élisabeth "Isabelle", Joseph, Marguerite, Louis, Claire, Marie-Anne,
Charles, Marie, Claude and Michel. 3.
Anne-Marie Dugas: b. abt 1654, Port Royal, Acadia; d. Nov. 4, 1740,
Beaubassin, Nova Scotia. Married
1st: abt 1668, Beaubassin, Acadia, to Charles
Bourgeois: (Jacques dit Jacob and Jeanne Trahan) b. abt 1646,
Acadia; d. bef 1679. Children:
Marie, Charles, Claude and Anne. Married
2nd: Apr. 26, 1679,
Beaubassin, Nova Scotia, to Jean-Aubin dit Châtillon Mignot: b.
Feb 1650, Québec, Canada; d. Sept. 5, 1712, Québec City, Canada. Children:
Jean, Cécile dite Aubin, Alexis, Jacques, Louis-Joseph dit Aubin and Pierre dit
Châtillon. 4.
Martin Dugas: b. abt 1656, Port Royal, Acadia; d. unknown. Married:
abt 1676, to Marguerite Petitpas: b. abt 1661, Acadia; d.
unknown. Children:
Abraham dit Grivois and Marguerite 5.
Marguerite Dugas: b. abt 1657, Port Royal, Acadia; d. abt 1685,
Beaubassin, Acadia. Married:
abt 1675, Port Royal, Acadia, to Pierre Arseneau: (Soldier and
co-founder of the Bourgeois Colony which later became known as Beaubassin);
d. abt 1710, Beaubassin, Acadia. Children:
Pierre and Abraham. 6.
Abraham Dugas: b. abt 1661, Port Royal, Acadia; d. abt 1720, Port Royal,
Nova Scotia (B. Dec. 20, 1707 (Rg), Port Royal, Acadia. Note:
not known for certain if this is same Abraham Dugas recorded as being buried at
Port Royal on May 3, 1720. No other details provided in PR Registry record. Married
1st: abt 1685, Port Royal, Acadia, to Jeanne Guilbeau:
b. abt 1670, Acadia; d. unknown. Children:
Anne, Joseph, Marguerite, Marie and Jeanne. Married
2nd: abt 1700, Acadia, to Marie-Madeleine Landry. Children:
Marguerite, Jean and Marie. 7.
Magdeleine Dugas: b. abt 1664, Port Royal, Acadia; d.
Aug. 8, 1738, Port Royal (Rg), Nova Scotia. Note:
recorded as "about seventy-four years old" at death and the "widow
of Germain Bourgeois". Was buried Aug. 9, 1738 (Rg). Married:
abt 1682, Port Royal, Acadia, to Germain
Bourgeois: (Jacques dit Jacob and Jeanne Trahan), b. abt 1650,
Acadia; d. abt 1711, Port Royal, Nova Scotia. Children:
Madeleine, Agnes, Anne, Joseph dit Jacques, Marie-Josèphe, Claude, François, Marguerite,
Marie-Madeleine and Jeanne. 8.
Marie dite Jeanne Dugas: b. abt 1667, Port Royal, Acadia; d. Jan. 13,
1734, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia. Married:
abt 1683, Acadia, to André LeBlanc:
(Daniel & Jeanne Trahan) b. abt 1659, Acadia; d. May 3, 1743, Grand Pré, Nova
Scotia. Children:
Jean, Marie, Pierre, Anne, Jacques, Claude-André, François, Joseph-André dit Jos-André,
Charles-André and Claire. |