Catherine
LEJEUNE
Born
abt. 1633
,
France
Died
abt. 1672
,
Port Royal, Acadia
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Catherine was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1638.
mtDNA test results indicate that she is European
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Catherine LEJEUNE married 
François SAVOIE
Marriage date: abt. 1652
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
François SAVOIEMarriage date: abt. 1652
Marriage place: , Acadia, Canada
Marriage notes:
"Francois Savoie, a farmer from Martaize, near Loudun, south of the Loire valley in France, born in c1621, came to Acadia probably in the 1640s and married Catherine, sister of Edmée Lejeune, wife of early Acadian settler Francois Gautrot. Francois Savoie and Catherine Lejeune had nine children, only two of them sons: Germain, born at Port-Royal in c1654, and Francois, fils, in c1663. Their six daughters married into the Corporon, Triel dit Laperrière, Pellerin, Levron dit Nantois, Préjean dit Le Breton, and Chiasson families. "
Source: acadiansingray.com
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1670 Birth of ChildMarie SAVOIE was born 1 May 1670, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)
1671 Port Royal, Acadia
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
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St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Historical names: 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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