Michel DUPUIS (DUPEUX)
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Born: abt. 1637 in France
Michel was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1648.
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Michel married Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) abt. 1664 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 5 children.
Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was born abt. 1636 in France. Marie was the child of François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and Marie UNKNOWN.
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Marriage date: abt. 1664
Marriage place: Port Royal, Acadia
Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was the child of François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and Marie UNKNOWN
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DUPUIS - several origins: alteration of the agglutination of 'du Puits', derived from 'le Puits', the name of several localities in France. Or, de Puy, from the Latin 'podium' which means 'base' and represents a rocky height of volcanic origin. Or also, nickname given to the one whose house has or is close to a communal well.
Michel Dupuis-Dupuy was born around 1637. He married Marie Gautrot-Gautreau (28 years old), daughter of François Gautrot, and widow of a certain Potet, around 1664 in Acadie (Nova Scotia). From their union were born 5 children. He is a labourer. The precise date of his death is not known but he is still alive in 1700.
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'Michel Dupuis, whose name also was spelled Dupuy, was born at La Chaussée near Blois, in the Orleanais region of the Loire valley in France, in c1637. He was a farmer and married Marie, daughter of Francois Gautrot and widow of _____ Potet, at Port-Royal in c1664. They had five children, three of them sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. One of their daughters married into the Flan family. Michel died at Port-Royal in the early 1700s. '
Source: www.acadiansingray.com/

Title Your ancient Canadian family ties
Author Reginald L. Olivier
Publisher Everton Publishers, 1972
Original from the University of Wisconsin - Madison
Digitized Jun 10, 2008
Length 363 pages
Page 112
1671 Port Royal: Michel Dupont 37 farmer, wife Marie Gautrot 34, Marie 14, Martin 6, Jeanne 4, Pierre 3 months; 5 cattle, 1 sheep, 6 arpents
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Michel du Peux & Marie Gautrot
2 acres 6 cattle
3 boys 14 1664 Martin
9 1669 Pierre
5 1673
1 girl 1 1677
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1686 Port Royal: Michel Dupeux 57, wife Marie Gotro 49, Martin 21, Pierre 17, Jean 10, Marie 7; 6 cattle, 2 sheep, 5 ½ arpents
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1693 Port Royal: Michel Dupeux 56, wife Marie Gautrot 54, Jean 18, Marie 11; 14 cattle, 18 sheep, 8 hogs, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1698 Port Royal: Michel Dupuis 69, wife Marie Gotrot 60, Jean 24, Marie 20; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 8 hogs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.
1698 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
1700 Port Royal: Michel DuPeux 63, wife Marie Goutrot 61, Jean 25, Marie 18; 12 cattle, 20 sheep, 10 arpents, 1 gun.
1700 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion
Record added: 5/12/2009 7:41:47 PM
Last updated: 2/9/2023 10:54:59 PM
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