Claude BERTRAND

Born

abt. 1651 , France

Died

abt. 1727 , Acadia, Canada

Claude married Catherine PITRE abt. 1685 in Acadia, Canada . The couple had (at least) 4 children.
Catherine PITRE was born abt. 1666 in Acadia, Canada. Catherine was the child of Jean Beneque PITRE and Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET) .

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Spouses, Marriages & Children of Claude BERTRAND

Claude BERTRAND married

Catherine PITRE
Marriage date: abt. 1685
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Source: www.acadiansingray.com

Catherine PITRE was the child of Jean Beneque PITRE and Marie PESSELEY (PESSELET)

Marriage notes:

Claude Bertrand, no kin to the childless Clément, married Catherine, daughter of Jean Pitre and Marie Pesseley, in c1685. De Meulles counted them at Port-Royal in 1686. Claude, called a Bertran, was age 35, and Catherine was 18. De Meulles noted that "they live at Cap de Sable." He counted no children with them at Port-Royal. Oldest child Claude, fils was born the year of the census, so they probably were childless when de Meulles counted them. Catherine gave Claude 10 children, including four sons who created families of their own, but oldest son Claude, fils was not one of them.

Children of Claude BERTRAND and Catherine PITRE

Jean BERTRAND

Born: abt. 1692, , Acadia, Canada
Died: 20 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France

Married: Marie Françoise LEGER dite LAROSETTE 1722 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Jean Baptiste BERTRAND

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

Married: Anne DOUCET 1731 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Marie BERTRAND

Born: abt. 1703, , Acadia, Canada
Died: ,

Married: Jean LEBRETON 1720 Place: , Acadia, Canada

Married: Alexandre COMEAU 17 February 1722 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Angélique BERTRAND

Born: abt. 1705, Port Royal, Acadia
Died: 18 January 1768, Saint-Pol-de-Léon, Bretagne, France

Married: François MARTIN 12 February 1725 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

Married: Touissant BLANCHARD 18 February 1727 Place: Port Royal, Acadia

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BERTRAND – Comes from the Germanic name Berhthramn, of which the term “berht” means brilliant, or illustrious, and the term “hramn” means raven.

Claude Bertrand was born around 1651, in France. He arrived in Acadia around 1684. He married Catherine Pître, daughter of Jean Pître and Marie Pesseley, around 1685, in Port Royal. From their union were born 10 children, including 7 sons. He moved to Port-Razoir (Shelburne) in Nova Scotia, northeast of Cap-Sable, towards the end of the century. He died there around 1727. His descendants are scattered everywhere, due to the 'Grand Dérangement des Acadiens' in the 1750s.

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