Olivier  DAIGRE (DAIGLE)

Olivier Daigre, born in France in c1643, reached Acadia by c1666, the year he married Marie, daughter of Denis Gaudet. In their 20 years together, Olivier and Marie had 10 children, including two sons, both born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Two of their daughters married into the Sibilau, Gouzil, Poitevin dit Parisien, and Tennier or Thénière families. Olivier died at Port-Royal in c1686, only in his early 40s.

Older son Bernard, born in c1670, married Marie-Claire, daughter of Bernard Bourg, probably at Port-Royal in c1691. They moved to the Minas Basin, where they lived for a time on Rivière-Kenescout and at Grand-Pré before moving to L'Assomption, Pigiguit. They had 13 children, including nine sons who married into the Richard, Gautrot, Testard dit Paris, Landry, Breau, Doucet, Boudrot, Hébert dit Manuel, and Vincent families. One of their daughters married into the Hébert dit Manuel family. Bernard and many of his children moved from Minas to Île