MySource:Aberksan/Family of Cyprien Duon of the Village of Calastrene, Parish of Bangor

Summary

The Declarations de Belle-Ile-en-Mer provide a wealth of information as to who these Acadians were when, in 1755, they were exiled to Virginia then to England. After the Treaty of Paris of 1763, they were repatriated to France and given land in Belle-Ile-en-Mer. Through these depositions we have been able to learn some of the family origins, where these once exiled Acadians were born, married and where their parents and grandparents were born, married and died. This document also reveal the names and birth dates of their siblings as well as the marriages, births and deaths that took place while in exile and afterwards prior to these depositions being taken at Belle-Ile-en-Mer. Some would later go to Louisiana in 1785.

Family of Cyprien Duon of the Village of Calastrene, Parish of Bangor

February 23, 1767 appeared Cyprien Duon Acadian farmer living at the village of Calastrene, parish of Bangor, who in the presence of Charles Granger, Joseph Billeray, Jean Theriot and Simon Granger, all Acadians living on this island, in front of whom he declared that he was born at Port Royal, April 1, 1729, of Jean Baptiste Duon who came from the village of Lyon in France and married at the said Port Royal to Agnes Hebert daughter of Antoine Hebert and Jeanne Corporon, the said Duon died at the said place.

Marriage of Jean Baptiste Duon and Agnes Hebert

Of the marriage of Jean Baptiste Duon and Agnes Hebert were born at Port Royal the following:

• Jean Baptiste Duon in 1715, married Magdeleine Vincent at the Riviere aux Canards, parish of Saint Joseph, January 22, 1736, Of this marriage were born Honore Duon, Marie Duon, Marguerite Duon and Elizabeth Duon.

• Honore Duon born at Port Royal in 1717, married to Anne Marie Vincent daughter of Michel Vincent and Anne Marie Douaron. Of this marriage were born Perpetue Duon, Jean Duon, Francois Duon, Marie duon and Pierre Duon all stahing at Halifax in Nova Scotia.

• Janne Duon born at Port royal in 1719, married Francois Dazi [this is one of the d'Entremont Mius lines] at Port Royal and transported with their family to Boston.

• Pierre Duon born at Port Royal in 1721, married the first time at Mines, parish of Saint charles, to angelique Aucoin daughter of Martin Aucoin and Catherine Hebert. Of this marriage were issued Marie Claire duon and Marguerite Duon. The said Pierre Duon married a second time in England at Bristol to Marguerite Aucoin daughter of Joseph Aucoin and Anne Trahant living in the parish of Poubar, Diocese of Saint Malo.

• Abel Duon born at Port Royal in 1723 and married at Boston where he was transported by the English, to a daughter of Jacques Tourangeau and the Demoisselle d'Entremont at present at Boston with his family.

• Basile Duon born at Port royal in 1730, married at the said place to Magdeleine Comeau daughter of Augustin Comeau and Marie Nantois, transported by the English to New York.

• Charles Duon born at Port Royal in 1733, married at Halifax in Nova Scotia by M. Maillard, priest of the foreign missions, to Francoise Prigent [Prejean] daughter of Charles Prigent and Francoise Boudrot.

• Euphrosine Duon born at Port Royal in 1725, married at the said place in 1746 to Charles Vincent son of Michel Vincent and Anne Marie Douaron. The said Charles was born at the Riviere aux Canards, parish of Saint Joseph in 1727. The said Charles Vincent and wife died at Plymouth in the month of October 1756. Of this marriage were issued: Jean Vincent living with his uncle and godfather Cyprien Duon of the village of Calastrene; Marie Elizabeth Vincent living with her cousins Honore Duon at the village of Martha; Rose Pelagie Vincent and Elizabeth Vincent living present with their uncle and aunt, Pierre Trahant and Magdeleine Vincent at the village of Goeland, parish of Bangor.

• Claude Duon born at Port Royal February 18, 1736, married at Miramichy by M. Manach, priest of the foreign missions, to Josephe Vincent daughter of Michel Vincent and Anne Marie Douaron and passed with their family to Martinique.

• Rosalie Duon born at Port royal in 1741 and transported with Agnes Hebert her mother to New York.

• The said Cyprien Duon, declarant, married at Liverpool in England by M. Walbleur, priest, on January 15, 1758 to Marguerite Landry daughter of the deceased Rene Landry and Marie Rose Rivet, living at the village of Bordrehouant, parish of Bangor on this island. Of this marriage were born the following: Jean Baptiste Duon at Liverpool October 3, 1759; Anne Marie Duon born at Morlaix, parish of Saint Mathieu, Diocese of Treguier, August 6, 1764; Joseph Duon born at Belle-Isle-en-Mer, at Palais, parish of Saint Gerand, April 6, 1766.

Such is the declaration of Cyprien Duon which after reading he stated that the contents was right and declared he could not sign.

Completed and drawn up under the below signatures. (signatures not indicated.)