Catherine BABIN

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abt. 1672 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

abt. 1755 , Acadia, Canada

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Antoine BABIN Marie MERCIER

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Born: abt. 1672 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: Antoine BABIN

Mother: Marie MERCIER

Maternal grandparents: Jean MERCIER , Françoise GAUDET

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Catherine married Jean Augustin COMEAU abt. 1686 in Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jean Augustin COMEAU was born abt. 1665 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jean Augustin died abt. 1755 in Acadia, Canada (Acadie). Jean Augustin was the child of Pierre COMEAU and Rose BAYOL.

Catherine BABIN died abt. 1755 in Acadia, Canada.
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Catherine BABIN married

Jean Augustin COMEAU
Marriage date: abt. 1686
Marriage place: Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Jean Augustin COMEAU was the child of Pierre COMEAU and Rose BAYOL

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"Jean-Augustin was born in 1665 and married about 1686 to Catherine Babin (an Indian girl), the daughter of Antoine and of Marie Mercier. They had nine daughters and four sons. This family also settled at Riviere-aux-Canards. It is from this family that most of the Comeaus in Louisiana are descended."

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Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VIII, Pages 76-77

"Youngest son Jean le jeune dit Jean-Augustin, born in c1665, married Catherine, daughter of Antoine Babin, at Port-Royal in c1686. They moved to the Minas Basin and had 15 children, including five sons who married into the Landry, Aucoin, and Hébert families and settled at Minas. Eight of their daughters married into the Breau, Boudrot, Landry, Saulnier, Aucoin, and Pitre families and also settled at Minas. In fact, Comeau Village at Minas consisted mainly of the large family of Jean le jeune. "

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Children of Jean Augustin COMEAU and Catherine BABIN

Marie COMEAU

Born: abt. 1687, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 19 September 1730, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia

Married: François BREAU (BRAULT) 1704 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Geneviève COMEAU

Born: abt. 1689, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Isabelle COMEAU

Born: abt. 1691, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Jeanne Françoise COMEAU

Born: abt. 1695, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 6 July 1763, St Malo, Nievre, Bourgogne, France

Married: Joseph BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 27 July 1712 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Madeleine COMEAU

Born: abt. 1697, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 26 April 1783, La Prairie, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Pierre SAULNIER 1716

Marie Marguerite COMEAU

Born: abt. 1698, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 27 May 1779, Nantes, France

Married: Jean Baptiste LANDRY 17 October 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Claude COMEAU

Born: abt. 1699, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: , , Acadia, Canada

Married: Claire LANDRY 11 November 1721 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Catherine COMEAU

Born: abt. 1700, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Pierre AUCOIN 1 August 1718 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Étienne COMEAU

Born: abt. 1706, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: abt. 1756, Bristol, England

Married: Marie Josephe LANDRY 3 February 1728 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Pierre COMEAU

Born: abt. 1707, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: abt. 1756,

Married: Marguerite AUCOIN 10 October 1729 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Marie Josephe COMEAU

Born: abt. 1708, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 28 December 1779, Nantes, France

Married: Joseph LANDRY 10 November 1727 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Anne COMEAU

Born: 15 November 1708, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 30 August 1772, , France

Married: Antoine PITRE 1731 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Claire COMEAU

Born: 23 September 1710, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: , , Canada

Married: Michel BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 1742 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Jean Baptiste COMEAU

Born: 14 November 1712, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia
Died: 29 October 1764, Somerset, England

Married: Marie AUCOIN 1740 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

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1678 Port Royal
Anthoine Babin & Marie Mercier

1 acre --4 cattle & 2 sheep

3 boys 15 1663 Charles

13 1665 Vincent

3 1675 Antoine

6 girls 11 1667 Jeanne

9 1669 Marguerite

7 1671 Catherine

5 1673 Anne

3/ M 1678 Madeleine

1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal
Antoine BABIN 55, Marie MERCIER 40 children: Vincent 21, Marguerite 16, Catherine 14, Rnne 12, Antoine 10, Magdelaine 8, Francoise 5, Jean 2 1 gun, 1 1/ 2 arpents, 10 cattle, 12 sheep, 8 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Minas
Jean COMEAUX 28, Caterine BABIN 21, Marie 6, Genevieve 4, Isabelle 2 8 cattle, 5 sheep, 4 pigs, 6 arpents, 1 gun
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1698 - The steam engine is invented (Thomas Savery, England)

1708 Birth of Child
Anne COMEAU was born 15 November 1708, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1710 Birth of Child
Claire COMEAU was born 23 September 1710, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1712 Marriage of Child
Jeanne Françoise COMEAU married 27 July 1712, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Joseph BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

1712 Birth of Child
Jean Baptiste COMEAU was born 14 November 1712, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1718 Marriage of Child
Catherine COMEAU married 1 August 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Pierre AUCOIN

1718 Marriage of Child
Marie Marguerite COMEAU married 17 October 1718, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Jean Baptiste LANDRY

1720 - June 10 - Mrs Clements of England markets first paste-style mustard

1721 Marriage of Child
Claude COMEAU married 11 November 1721, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Claire LANDRY

1727 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe COMEAU married 10 November 1727, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Joseph LANDRY

1728 Marriage of Child
Étienne COMEAU married 3 February 1728 , Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Marie Josephe LANDRY

1729 Marriage of Child
Pierre COMEAU married 10 October 1729, Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Marguerite AUCOIN