The Carrets | Pioneer Families of Caraquet

Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet

These micro posts present the first generation 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.

 

 

Note: Fidele Theriault lists the following variations for this surname: Carry, Kerey, Querry, Querret and Tiret.

The Caraquet Carrets descend from Jean-Baptiste Carret (son of Simon Carret and Marguerite Gautreau) and Charlotte Brideau (daughter of Louis Brideau and Marie-Therese Thomas who were married in 1789. It’s believed that they came from the Carret family that were found in Beaubassin and Ile St. Jean before 1755.

Jean-Baptiste and Charlotte had the following children:

• Beloni (born 1792)
• Laurent (m. 1823, Marie-Reine Audet, daughter of Gabriel Audet and Charlotte Leblanc)
• Marie Ursule (born 1797)
• Hubert (born 1800)
• David (m. 1827, Cecile Robichaud, daughter of Jean Robichaud and Marie Bourgeois)
• Marie-Reine (born 1805)

 

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The McGraws | Pioneer Families of Caraquet

Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet

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These micro posts present the first generation 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. If you don’t have access to the book you can contact me for extra information by leaving a comment underneath this post.

 

 

There were two early McGraw pioneer couples.

Denis dit Deniche McGraw was the son of Denis McGraw and Esther Leblanc. He first married Priscille Savoie and the couple had two children (Marie and Honore).

The Boudreaus | Pioneers of Caraquet

Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet

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These micro posts present the first generation 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. If you don’t have access to the book you can contact me for extra information by leaving a comment underneath this post.

 

 

 

The Boudreaus were one of the founding families of Acadia and one of them – Michel Boudreau – was Port Royal’s lieutenant-general in 1686.

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Francois Prevost /  Provost | Genevieve Macard

August 1st, 1679 Quebec (Notre-Dame)

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(Translation)

Sister

Cecilia Dougherty

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Francois Provost | Marguerite Gaillard

July 26th, 1664 Quebec (Notre-Dame)

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Jean Leblanc, servant | A Portrait Gallery of Traditional Quebec Life, Trades & Professions

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The Dugas | Pioneers of Caraquet

Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet

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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.

Joseph Dugas (son of Charles Dugas and Anne Leblanc) and Agathe Landry (daughter of Alexis Landry and Marie Theriault) were the founding Dugas couple of Caraquet.

The Cormiers | Pioneers of Caraquet

Index: Pioneer Families of Caraquet

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These micro posts present the first generation 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. If you don’t have access to the book you can contact me for extra information by leaving a comment underneath this post.

 

The original Cormiers in Canada (Robert Cormier and Marie Theriault) came from La Rochelle, France.

The earliest Cormier couples I have found in Caraquet are the three sons of Jean-Baptiste Cormier and Marie Theriault.

 

1. Alexis Cormier and Elisabeth Gauthier (daughter of Joseph Gauthier and Marguerite Bujold) had the following children:

• Joseph Alexis (died in infancy)
• Nicolas (m. 1807, Rosalie Hebert, daughter of Jean Hebert and Rose Cyr),
• Florent (did not marry)
• Jean-Baptiste (born 1779)
• Thadee (did not marry)
• Elisabeth Rebecca (died in infancy)
• Julien (did not marry)
• Reine-Elisabeth (died young)
• Frederic (born 1793)
• Victoire (m. about 1785, Jean-Baptiste Legere, daughter of Olivier Legere and Marie-Joseph Hebert).

 

2. Jean Cormier and Anastasie Aucoin (prob. the daughter of Pierre Cormier and Marguerite Dupuis) had the following children:

• Madeleine (m. Desiree Blanchard, son of Olivier Blanchard and Catherine Admirault and then m. Beloni Theriault, son of Joseph Theriault and Marie-Joseph Girouard, and finally m. Michel Hache)
• Marie (m. Leon Brideau, son of Louis Brideau and Marie-Therese Vienneau)
• Thomas (m. Francoise Pinet, daughter of Pierre Pinet and Marie Vienneau)
• Marguerite
• Paul (m. Reine Gauvin, daughter of Charles Gauvin and Madeleine Paulin)
• Julie (m. Jean de la Croix Charles Leblanc, son of Joseph Leblanc and Francoise Dugas)
• Etienne (m. Rosalie Godin, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Godin
  and Rosalie Theriault)
• Ambroise (m. Olive Theriault, daughter of Pierre Theriault and Marguerite Pinet)

 

3. Joseph Cormier  and his first wife Madeleine Savoie (daughter of Jean Savoie and Anne Landry) had the following children:

• Marguerite (m. 1787, Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, son of Joseph Leblanc and Josette Daigle
• Benjamin (m.1791,  Angelique Doiron, daughter of Joseph Doiron and Marie D’Entremont dit Dazie),
• Joseph (m. 1801, Elisabeth Arsenault, daughter of Eustache Arsenault and Marie Savoie, and then (m.1814,  Genevieve Levesque, daughter of Francois Levesque and Marie Granger).

 

Joseph Cormier and his second wife Marie-Joseph LeBlanc (daughter of Joseph Leblanc and Marie-Joseph Daigle). had the following children:

• Helene (m 1792, . Joseph Fournier, son of Jacques Fournier and Catherine Turgeon)
• Marie-Julie (m.1863,  Pierre Babin, son of Ambroise Babin and Anne Cyr)
• Theotiste (m.1803,  Joseph Poirier, son of Pierre Poirier and Anne Gaudet)
• Marie-Jeanne Elisabeth (m. 1802, Joseph Lepage, son of Jean-Baptiste Lepage and Rose Arsenault)
• Louis, (m.1802, Mathurin Leblanc, daughter of Amand Leblanc and Marie Duon)
• Aime-Constant (m.1810, Brigitte Leblanc, daughter of Amand Leblanc and Marie Duon)
• Rosalie (m.1808,  Gregoire Comeau, son of Francois Comeau and Marie Leblanc)
• Ephrem (m. 1811, Genevieve Leblanc, son of Amand Leblanc and Marie Duon)
• Hubert (m. 1811, Marguerite Lejeune, daughter of Louis Lejeune and Marguerite Marquis),
• Raphael (m.  1819, Nathalie Leblanc, daughter of Amand Leblanc and Marie Duon)

 

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Note: Les Familles de Caraquet has the following Cormier family pictures: [Charles Cormier, son of Thomas Cormier (1817-1904), pg. 101],   [Michel Cormier (b.1844), son of Charles Cormier, pg. 101],   Xavier Cormer (son of Melchiade Cormier) and wife Valerie Legere, daughter of Stanislas Leger, pg. 107],   [Maxime Cormier, son of Dominique Cormier, and his wife Rose Poirier, pg.107]   [Seraphin Cormier, son of Melchiade Cormier (1835-1905), pg. 113]   Mrs. Seraphin Cormier (1848-1883), maiden name Charlotte Legere, pg.113],   [Suzanne A. Cormier (1846-1931), Sylvain A. Cormier, Anicet Cormier, Marie Cormier (daughter of Augustin Cormier), pg. 116],  [Anatole Cormier, pg.247],   [Antoine S. Cormier, pg.247],   [Augustazade P. Cormier, pg.247],,   [Raphael S. Cormier, pg.247],  [Irenee J. Cormier, pg.377],   [Gelase A. Cormier, pg.377],   [Gillette Cormier (1820-1909), wife of Jean-Louis Poirier, pg.414],   [Michel C. Cormier, pg.377]

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Notes: Mgr Donat Robichaud Genealogical and Historical Research Collection (FR):  [Cormier, Xavier, 1899. Xavier Cormier’s barn was destroyed by fire]   [Cormier, Sylvestre, 1918, Our main merchants – D.D. Landry, Jos.-L. Blanchard and Sylvestre Cormier have been doing great business]   [Cormier, Seraphin, 1902, August 25th, the marriage of Richard Hache (son of deceased Juste Hache and deceased Suzanne Cormier) and Marie Dina Theriault (daughter of Timothy Theriault and Marie Godin). Wedding dinner for more than 200 people at Mrs. Theriault’s house. Seraphin Cormier placed his new house at the disposal of the newly married couple. Honore Godin was the “home de police”(?) for the day.

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External Links

Cormiers in the 1881 Census – Gloucester 

Cormiers in the 1901 Census – Gloucester 

NB Vital Records – Cormiers in Gloucester