Andree SAVOIE

Born

abt. 1667 , Port Royal, Acadia

Died

6 June 1733 , Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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François SAVOIE Catherine LEJEUNE

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Born: abt. 1667 in Port Royal, Acadia

Father: François SAVOIE

Mother: Catherine LEJEUNE

Maternal grandparents: Pierre LEJEUNE , Unknown UNKNOWN

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Andree married Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON abt. 1683 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON was born abt. 1651 in France. Jean died 6 June 1733 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia).

Andree SAVOIE died 6 June 1733 in Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) .
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Andree SAVOIE married

Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON
Marriage date: abt. 1683
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Source: www.acadiansingray.com

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Jean Préjean dit Le Breton, evidently from Brittany, married Andrée, a daughter of François Savoie and Catherine Lejeune, in c1683. De Meulles counted them at Port-Royal in 1686. Jean was age 35, and Andrée was 21. They were living with a two-year-old daughter on an arpent of land. They owned 2 guns and 1 hog. Andrée gave Le Breton a dozen children, including eight sons who created families of their own.

Children of Jean PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) dit LEBRETON and Andree SAVOIE

Marie PREJEAN

Born: abt. 1684, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: abt. 1755,

Married: Antoine THIBODEAU 8 October 1703 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1687, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: François PITRE 25 July 1705 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Michel BOUDROT 15 April 1732 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean Pierre PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1689, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite DOUCET 3 February 1722 Place: Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)

Jean Baptiste PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1691, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie GAUDET 8 February 1716 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

François PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1693, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

François PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Born: abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Madeleine VRIGNEAU (VRIGNAUD) 1722 Place: Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia)

Joseph PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1696, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Marie Louise COMEAU 28 September 1723 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1698, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean Charles DOUCET 12 February 1725 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Marie Josephe PRÉJEAN

Born: 22 April 1702, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Joseph MIUS D'ENTREMONT 9 September 1726 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Nicolas PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Born: 7 July 1704, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Marguerite BROUSSARD 1733 Place: , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Born: 24 July 1706, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: ,

Married: Catherine BROUSSARD (BROSARD) 21 February 1729 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Married: Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU) 18 August 1732 Place: Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia)

Married: Marguerite SIMON dite BOUCHER 7 January 1739 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT)

Born: 17 December 1708, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 22 May 1768, Québec, Province of Québec, Canada

Married: Marguerite BRUN 25 November 1743 Place: Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Honore PRÉJEAN

Born: abt. 1711, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Marguerite PREJEAN dite LEBRETON

Born: abt. 1712, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: René DUGUAY 7 October 1733

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Biography
'Jean Préjean dit Le Breton, born probably in Brittany, France, in c1651, came to Acadia soon after the first census was taken in 1671. In c1683, in his early 30s, he married Andrée, daughter of Francois Savoie, at Port-Royal. He died at Port-Royal in June 1733, in his early 80s. He and Andrée had a dozen children, including eight sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own.'
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1671 Port Royal
Francois SAVOYE, 50, wife, Catherine LeJEUNE 38; children: Francoise 18, Germain 17, Marie 14, Jeanne 13, Catherine 9, Francoise 8, Barabe 6, Andree 4, Marie 2; cattle 4
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

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

1702 Birth of Child
Marie Josephe PRÉJEAN was born 22 April 1702, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1703 Marriage of Child
Marie PREJEAN married 8 October 1703, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Antoine THIBODEAU

1704 Birth of Child
Nicolas PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born 7 July 1704, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1705 Marriage of Child
Anne PRÉJEAN married 25 July 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to François PITRE

1706 Birth of Child
Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born 24 July 1706, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1708 Birth of Child
Pierre PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) was born 17 December 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1716 Marriage of Child
Jean Baptiste PRÉJEAN married 8 February 1716 , Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie GAUDET

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

1722 Marriage of Child
Jean Pierre PRÉJEAN married 3 February 1722, Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Marguerite DOUCET

1723 Marriage of Child
Joseph PRÉJEAN married 28 September 1723, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie Louise COMEAU

1725 Marriage of Child
Madeleine PRÉJEAN married 12 February 1725, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jean Charles DOUCET

1726 Marriage of Child
Marie Josephe PRÉJEAN married 9 September 1726, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Joseph MIUS D'ENTREMONT

1729 Marriage of Child
Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) married 21 February 1729, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Catherine BROUSSARD (BROSARD)

1732 Marriage of Child
Anne PRÉJEAN married 15 April 1732, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Michel BOUDROT

1732 Marriage of Child
Charles PRÉJEAN (PREGENT) married 18 August 1732 , Grand Pré, Nova Scotia, Canada (Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia) to Françoise BOUDROT (BOUDREAU)

Death — 1733
6 June 1733
Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence)

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Burial details for Andree:

Garrison Graveyard

St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Website: From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

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