Person:Francois Hebert (1)

Francois Hebert
d.Mar 1789 , Iberville, LA
m. 1706
  1. Charles Hebert1708 - Aft 1772
  2. Francois Hebert1710 - 1789
  3. Madeleine Hebert1718 - 1746
  4. Cecile Hebert1725 - Abt 1756
m. 17 Nov 1732
Facts and Events
Name Francois Hebert
Alt Name Francisco, Prut. Francois, Franco., HÉBERT, EBERT, HIVER François
Gender Male
Birth? 2 Apr 1710 Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Christening[1] 2 Apr 1710 Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle-France
Marriage 17 Nov 1732 Grand Pré, Acadie, Nouvelle-Franceto Marie Josephe Melanson
Census[3] 7 Jul 1763 Georgetown, Kent, MD
Census[4] Aug 1767 St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA
Census[5] 6 Mar 1777 Manchak, Iberville, LA
Death? Mar 1789 , Iberville, LA
Burial[2] 28 Mar 1789 St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA

!BIRTH-CHRISTENING-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CENSUS-BURIAL: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 826; own copy. #(41): He was on the 1763 census at Georgetown, MD. On 1767 list of arrivals in LA, age 56 years, a widower.

!BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-IMMIGRATION-DEATH: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, vols. 2-6; p. 2508 (Louisiana); own copy.

!LAND: John K. Harrell, "The 1755 Destruction of the French Acadian Nation," in NEW ORLEANS GENESIS; ; vol. XXXVII, no. 147 (Jul 1998); pp. 209-211; Santa Cruz County Genealogical Society Library; transcribes a list of 1776 [sic, 1767] Spanish Land Grants given to Acadian immigrants from MD (giving their number on census there) to St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, LA. No. 17: Francois HEBERT, Sr. (in Georgetown, MD #1), widower of Marie Josephe MELANSON, with six children, given 8 arpents of land.

References
  1. Diocese of Baton Rouge. Catholic Church Records, vol. 1a: Acadian Records, 1707-1748. (Diocese, 1999,)
    p. 93.

    (SGA-1, 14).

  2. Diocese of Baton Rouge. Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803. (Baton Rouge, LA, 1980)
    p. 359.

    Francisco [HEBERT], age 79 years and native of Canada and widower of Josefa MELANCON, was buried on 28 Mar 1789 at St. Gabriel Church, Iberville, LA (SGA-8, 12, #49).

  3. Gregory A. Wood. French Presence in Maryland, 1524-1800, The. (Baltimore: Gateway Press, 1978)
    p. 190.

    HEBERT, Prut. Francois, Marie Joseph his wife, Alexandre HEBERT, Amant HEBERT, Jean HEBERT, Etienne HEBERT, Pierre HEBERT, Joseph HEBERT, Charles HEBERT, Marie Magdne. HEBERT, Margte. RICHARD, Marie BOUDROT orphan.

  4. R. E. Chandler. "End of an Odyssey: Acadians Arrive in St. Gabriel, Louisiana:. (Louisiana Historical Association, vol. XIV, no. 1 (winter 1973), pp. 69-87)
    pp. 80 & 82.

    Francisco HEVER (François HÉBERT), six children, on 8 arpents of land.

    On "List of the Acadian Families That Have Come to Establish Themselves in This Province of Louisiana and an Account of Their Belongings:" Franco. HIVER (François HÉBERT), widower, age 56 years, with 2 axes, 2 guns, and 2 trunks;
    Juan Bapta., age 25 years;
    Esteban, age 20;
    Pedro, age 18;
    Carlos, age 16;
    Madalena, age 14.

    Son Alexandre must have married sometime between 1st list, where he was oldest of the six children, and the 2nd, where he has own household with a wife.

  5. Winston De Ville. St. Gabriel Settlers: The 1777 Census of Iberville District in the Province of Louisiana. (Ville Platte, LA: Author, 1987)
    p. 2.

    Listed with his son Cherlie ETBERT, a bachelor age 20, his age is given as 70. They have 1 Negress; 14 cattle, 4 horses, 18 hogs, 30 fowl, on 6 arpents of land.