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Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON

(b. abt. 1653 , Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 April 1730 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON was born abt. 1653 in Port Royal, Acadia

Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON was the child of Pierre COMEAU and Rose BAYOL

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Pierre married Jeanne BOURG abt. 1677 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 18 children. Jeanne BOURG was born abt. 1659 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). Jeanne died abt. 1705 in . Jeanne was the child of Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) and Antoinette LANDRY.

Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON died 8 April 1730 in Port Royal, Acadia .
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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.

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Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON married

Jeanne BOURG-- Date: abt. 1677 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
Jeanne BOURG was the child of Antoine BOURQUE (BOURG) (BOURC) and Antoinette LANDRY

"Pierre dit l'Aine and l'Esturgeon, was born in 1653 and died at Port-Royal on 8 April 1730. He married Jeanne Bourg about 1677. She was the daughter of Antoine and of Antoinette Landry. They had eleven daughters and eight sons and lived above the river at Port-Royal."

Thomas J. Laforest
Our French-Canadian Ancestors : Volume VIII, Page 75

Children of Pierre COMEAU dit L'ESTURGEON and Jeanne BOURG:

Marie COMEAU (b.abt. 1678, , Acadia, Canada d. 9 July 1707, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Claude PITRE abt. 1697 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Abraham COMEAU (b.abt. 1679, Port Royal, Acadia d. 13 July 1747, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Marguerite PITRE 1702 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marguerite COMEAU (b.1 September 1681, Port Royal, Acadia d. 20 July 1729, Port Toulouse, Acadia )
m. Maurice VIGNEAULT September 1701 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Anne COMEAU (b.abt. 1682, , Acadia, Canada d. , , Acadia, Canada )
m. François RAYMOND 6 June 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jeanne COMEAU (b.abt. 1683, , Acadia, Canada d. 12 July 1737, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
m. Pierre THIBAULT 26 November 1703 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Joseph COMEAU (b.abt. 1685, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Marie ROY 24 November 1710 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Madeleine COMEAU (b.abt. 1687, , Acadia, Canada d. , )
m. François LANGLOIS 8 March 1707 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Pierre COMEAU (b.abt. 1689, Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 December 1710, Port Royal, Acadia )

Angelique COMEAU (b.abt. 1691, Port Royal, Acadia d. abt. 1711, )
m. Jacques LORD dit LAMONTAGNE (LAURE) 19 November 1708 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Elisabeth COMEAU (b.abt. 1692, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Claude THIBODEAU 5 November 1709 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Catherine COMEAU (b.abt. 1692, Port Royal, Acadia d. 11 October 1717, Port Royal, Acadia )

Françoise COMEAU (b.abt. 1693, Port Royal, Acadia d. , )
m. Charles THIBODEAU 19 December 1715 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Cecile COMEAU (b.abt. 1695, , Acadia, Canada d. 13 October 1717, , Acadia, Canada )

Jean COMEAU (b.abt. 1696, , Acadia, Canada d. 2 December 1757, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Madeleine AMIRAULT (MIREAULT) 3 October 1719 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Maurice COMEAU (b.abt. 1699, , Acadia, Canada d. 16 January 1768, HÔpital de St-Pol-de-Léon, Finistère, France)

Francois COMEAU (b.abt. 1699, , Acadia, Canada d. 28 April 1758, Québec, Canada, New France )
m. Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE) 22 February 1724 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Ambroise COMEAU (b.18 February 1704, Port Royal, Acadia d. 16 January 1778, Carleton-sur-Mer, Province of Québec, Canada )
m. Marguerite CORMIER abt. 1732 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Jacques COMEAU (b.12 October 1705, Port Royal, Acadia d. 8 November 1705, Port Royal, Acadia )

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'Pierre l'aîné dit L'Esturgeon, born in c1652, married Jeanne, daughter of Antoine Bourg, at Port-Royal in c1677. They settled on haut de la rivière, or the upper river, at Port-Royal, and had 18 children, including six sons who married into the Pitre, Roy dit LaLiberté, Amireau, Lord, Thibodeau, and Cormier families. Eight of their daughters married into the Pitre, Vigneau, Raymond, Thébeau, Langlois, Lord, and Thibodeau families. Pierre l'aîné dit L'Esturgeon died at Port-Royal in April 1730, age 80.'
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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Port Royal
Pierre COMMEAUX, cooper, 75, wife, Rose BAYOLS; Children (1 married): Etienne 21, (not married): Pierre 18, Francoise 15, Jehan 14, Pierre 13, Anthoine 10, Jeanne 9, Marie 7, Jehan 6; cattle 16, sheep 22
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1678 Port Royal
Pierre Comeau & Jeanne Bourg

2 cattle

1 girl

1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1681 Birth of Child
Marguerite COMEAU was born 1 September 1681, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1686 Port Royal
Pierre COMO 32, Jeanne BOURC 22; children: Marie 8, Abraham 7, Marguerite 6, Anne 5, Jeanne 4, Joseph 5 months; 1 gun, 10 cattle, 10 sheep, 6 hogs.

1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1695 - Oath of Allegiance to King William III
In August 1695, English authorities imposed on the Acadian inhabitants at Port-Royal an oath of allegiance to King William III. Many family heads signed or made their marks on the document that attested to their having taken the oath. Louis Allain, Jean Babineau, called Babinot, Jean Bastarache, Jean Belliveau, Martin and Guillaume Blanchard, Bernard and Martin Bourg, François Broussard, Pierre Cellier, called Le Cellier, Étienne, Jean l'aîné, Pierre l'aîné, and Pierre le jeune Comeau, Jean Corporon, Pierre Doucet, Claude Dugas, ___ Dupuis, Jean Fardel (an Englishman whose wife was a Gaudet), Pierre Gaudet, Jacob and Alexandre Girouard, Laurent Granger, Giraud (Jérôme) Guérin, Emmanuel Hébert, Claude and Pierre Landry, Daniel LeBlanc, Jacques Léger dit La Rosette, Pierre Martin, fils, Étienne Pellerin, Martin Richard, Charles Robichaud dit Cadet, François Robin, Germain Savoie, Pierre Sibilau, Claude and Bonaventure Thériot, and Jacques Triel dit Laperrière--all made their marks....Read MORE...

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

1701 Marriage of Child
Marguerite COMEAU married September 1701, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Maurice VIGNEAULT

1703 Marriage of Child
Jeanne COMEAU married 26 November 1703, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Pierre THIBAULT

1704 Birth of Child
Ambroise COMEAU was born 18 February 1704, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1705 Birth of Child
Jacques COMEAU was born 12 October 1705, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1707 Marriage of Child
Madeleine COMEAU married 8 March 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to François LANGLOIS

1707 Marriage of Child
Anne COMEAU married 6 June 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to François RAYMOND

1707 Death of Child
Marie COMEAU died 9 July 1707, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1708 Marriage of Child
Angelique COMEAU married 19 November 1708, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Jacques LORD dit LAMONTAGNE (LAURE)

1709 Marriage of Child
Elisabeth COMEAU married 5 November 1709, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Claude THIBODEAU

1710 Marriage of Child
Joseph COMEAU married 24 November 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie ROY

1710 Death of Child
Pierre COMEAU died 8 December 1710, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1715 - September 1 - Louis XV becomes King of France

1715 Marriage of Child
Françoise COMEAU married 19 December 1715, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Charles THIBODEAU

1717 Death of Child
Catherine COMEAU died 11 October 1717, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

1717 Death of Child
Cecile COMEAU died 13 October 1717, , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

1719 Marriage of Child
Jean COMEAU married 3 October 1719, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Madeleine AMIRAULT (MIREAULT)

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

1724 Marriage of Child
Francois COMEAU married 22 February 1724, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Marie-Anne LORD (LAURE)

1729 Death of Child
Marguerite COMEAU died 20 July 1729, Saint Peters, Richmond, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Toulouse, Acadia)

1730 Death
RG 1 Vol. 26a p.54 Register
9 April 1730 Registration date
Burial Event
Pierre Comau
died 8 April 1730, about eighty years old
witnesses:
Abraham Comau his son
Guillaume Blanchard

The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755

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