Abraham
DUGAS dit COIGNET
(b.
abt. 1616
,
St Anne D'auray, Bretagne, France
d.
abt. 1698
,
Port Royal, Acadia
)
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Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET was born abt. 1616 in St Anne D'auray, Bretagne, France
Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET was the child of ? and ?Abraham was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1640.
Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Abraham married Marguerite DOUCET abt. 1647 . The couple had (at least) 8 children.
Marguerite DOUCET was born abt. 1625 in France. Marguerite died 19 December 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Marguerite was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?.
Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET died abt. 1698 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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Occupation
Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET was a armurier du roy, cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET was a armurier du roy, cultivateur.
The farmer, cultivateur, or cultivator, was a person who cultivated and exploited the land in order to get a crop.
He may have been the proprietor of his own parcel(s) of land. He could, depending on the land size, have employed other agricultural workers. If he didn't own the land, he was called a tenant farmer.
Source: tfcq.ca
Source: Old Sturbridge Village, Sturbridge, Massachusetts
Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name?
When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated.
The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.
Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)
Family and Children of Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET
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Marguerite DOUCET-- Date: abt. 1647 Place:
Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?
Children of Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET and Marguerite DOUCET:
Marie DUGAS (b.abt. 1648, Port Royal, Acadia d. 7 July 1737, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE 1663 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Claude DUGAS (b.abt. 1652, , Acadia, Canada d. 16 October 1732, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Françoise BOURGEOIS 1673 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Marguerite BOURG 1697 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Anne DUGAS (b.abt. 1654, Port Royal, Acadia d. 4 November 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) )
m. Charles BOURGEOIS 1668 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) dit CHÂTILLON 26 April 1679 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Martin DUGAS (b.abt. 1656, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1680, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Marguerite PETITPAS 1677 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marguerite DUGAS (b.abt. 1657, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1685, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 1675 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Abraham DUGAS (b.abt. 1660, , Acadia, Canada d. 3 May 1720, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 1685 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Madeleine DUGAS (b.abt. 1664, Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 August 1738, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Germain BOURGEOIS 1682 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marie DUGAS (b.abt. 1666, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 January 1734, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
m. Andre LEBLANC 1683 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marguerite DOUCET-- Date: abt. 1647 Place: Marguerite DOUCET was the child of Germain DOUCET dit LAVERDURE and Marie BOURGEOIS?
Children of Abraham DUGAS dit COIGNET and Marguerite DOUCET:
Marie DUGAS (b.abt. 1648, Port Royal, Acadia d. 7 July 1737, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Charles MELANSON dit LAVERDURE 1663 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Claude DUGAS (b.abt. 1652, , Acadia, Canada d. 16 October 1732, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Françoise BOURGEOIS 1673 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Marguerite BOURG 1697 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Anne DUGAS (b.abt. 1654, Port Royal, Acadia d. 4 November 1740, Beaubassin, Acadia (Fort Lawrence) )m. Charles BOURGEOIS 1668 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
m. Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) dit CHÂTILLON 26 April 1679 in Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence)
Martin DUGAS (b.abt. 1656, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1680, , Acadia, Canada )m. Marguerite PETITPAS 1677 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marguerite DUGAS (b.abt. 1657, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1685, , Acadia, Canada )m. Pierre ARSENAULT (ARCENAULT) (ARSENEAU) 1675 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)
Abraham DUGAS (b.abt. 1660, , Acadia, Canada d. 3 May 1720, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Jeanne GUILBAULT (GUILBEAU) 1685 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Madeleine DUGAS (b.abt. 1664, Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 August 1738, Port Royal, Acadia )m. Germain BOURGEOIS 1682 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
Marie DUGAS (b.abt. 1666, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 January 1734, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )m. Andre LEBLANC 1683 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
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'Abraham Dugas, a skilled gunsmith perhaps from Chouppes, Poitiers, France, born in c1616, reached Acadia in c1640 and was thus among the earliest settlers in the colony. In October 1687, Abraham 'made his mark on an attestation in favour of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments,' which shows how early he had come to the colony. Abraham also was more than a gunsmith at Port-Royal. According to a high French official, Abraham Dugas 'carried out the functions of general representative of the King [in civil and criminal matters].' Abraham married Marguerite, daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de La Verdure, at Port-Royal in c1647. They had eight children, including three sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Abraham's five daughters married into the Melanson dit La Ramée, Bourgeois, Châtillon, Arseneau, and LeBlanc families. Abraham died at Port-Royal by 1700. In December 1705, in order to increase the size of the fort at Port-Royal, colonial officials...Read MORE...
'Abraham Dugas, a skilled gunsmith perhaps from Chouppes, Poitiers, France, born in c1616, reached Acadia in c1640 and was thus among the earliest settlers in the colony. In October 1687, Abraham 'made his mark on an attestation in favour of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments,' which shows how early he had come to the colony. Abraham also was more than a gunsmith at Port-Royal. According to a high French official, Abraham Dugas 'carried out the functions of general representative of the King [in civil and criminal matters].' Abraham married Marguerite, daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de La Verdure, at Port-Royal in c1647. They had eight children, including three sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Abraham's five daughters married into the Melanson dit La Ramée, Bourgeois, Châtillon, Arseneau, and LeBlanc families. Abraham died at Port-Royal by 1700. In December 1705, in order to increase the size of the fort at Port-Royal, colonial officials...Read MORE...
Acadian Ancestors, The Lewiston Daily Sun, Lewiston, Maine, April 2, 1983
Source: Pioneers of Acadia by Stephen A. White
1671 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1678 Port Royal
Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet
12 acres 20 cattle 1 gun
1 boy 18 1660 Abraham
2 girls 15 1663 Madeleine
12 1666 Marie
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet
12 acres 20 cattle 1 gun
1 boy 18 1660 Abraham
2 girls 15 1663 Madeleine
12 1666 Marie
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1679 Marriage of ChildAnne DUGAS married 26 April 1679 , Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada (Beaubassin, Acadia) (Fort Lawrence) to Jean-Aubin MIGNAULT (MIGNEAULT) dit CHÂTILLON
1686 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1693 Port Royal
Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 26 arpents, 4 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Abraham DUGAS 74, Marguerite DOUCET 66, Claude 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS (his wife) 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Madeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 26 arpents, 4 guns
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
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