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Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet
These micro posts present the first generations of each of the families that established different surnames found in Caraquet, New Brunswick. Most of the information is drawn from Fidele Theriault’s genealogical dictionary “Les Familles de Caraquet”. His book is in French and offers a lot more information including family trees of the first generations (with precise dates) and in many cases explanations of how the first pioneers arrived in Caraquet and other fascinating anecdotes. For additional information including precise dates and following generations, please leave your questions in a comment box below.
The first Gionets to settle in Caraquet were Francois Gionet and his first wife Marie LeVicaire (daughter of Pierre LeVicaire and Francoise Rousseau).
Their children were:
- Pierre (m. Anne Robert dit LeBreton, daughter of Pierre Francois dit LeBreton and Therese Boise and then Marguerite Frigault, daughter of Pierre Frigault and Josette Bouthillier),
- Genevieve (m. Nicolas Chiasson, son of Joseph Chiasson and Anne Hache),
- Francois (m. Marie Roussi, daughter of Leon Roussi and Anne Chapadeau),
- Marguerite (m. Francois Robert dit Lebreton, son of Francois Robert dit Lebreton and Therese Boise),
- Madeleine (m. Julien Robert dit LeBreton, son of Francois Robert dit Lebreton and Therese Boise),
- Jean (m. Veronique Duguay, daughter of Francois Duguay and Madeleine Chapadeau),
- Anne-Marie (m. Jean-Baptiste Mallet, son of Jean Mallet and Marie Duguay),
- Marie (m. Alexandre Morais, son of Jacques Morais and Agnes Lebouthillier),
- Felicite (m. Joseph Mallet, son of Jean Marie Mallet and Marie Duguay),
- Charles (m. Felicite Duguay, son of Francois Duguay and Madeleine Chapadeau) and then (m. Genevieve Robert dit Lebreton, daughter of Rene Robert dit LeBreton, daughter of Rene Robert dit LeBreton and Anne Hebert)
- Victoria (m. Julien Mallet, son of Jean Mallet and Marie Duguay).
Francois Gionet married a second time to Marie Albert but the couple had no children.
Note: Les Familles de Caraquet has the following Gionet family pictures: [Raphael Gionet, son of Joseph Gionet, and his wife Marie, daughter of Edouard Gionet, pg. 203, [Jean Gionet (1823-1915), son of Jean Gionet, pg. 203], [Gustave Gionet (b.1840, son of Jean Gionet, pg. 203], [Family of Joseph Gionet and Rose-Anne Parise – Elisabeth, Marie, Rose-Anne Parise, Josephine Gionet, Henri, Joseph Gionet, pg. 206], [Honore Saul Goner (1831-1916), pg. 210], [Augustin Gionet, son of Daniel Gionet, pg. 263]
Related Posts
Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet
Main Index: New Brunswick Genealogy and History
Core Index: Acadian & French-Canadian Genealogy & History
External Links
Gionets in the 1901 Census – Gloucester
NB Vital Records – Gionets in Gloucester County
A Canadian Family 
Does anyone have any information on Emily Legere Frigeault? She was my great Grandmother born in Canada I believe it was in New Brunswick Her mother was Anastasia Achi not sure of the spelling of Canada.
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