Person:Jean Gaudet (3)
Jean Gaudet
b.Abt 1575 France
d.Aft 1671 Port Royal, , , Acadia
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  • H.  Jean GaudetAbt 1575 - Aft 1671
m. Abt 1622
  1. Francoise Gaudet1623 - Bet 1698 & 1700
  2. Denis GaudetAbt 1625 - 1709
  3. Marie GaudetAbt 1633 - 1710
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m. Abt 1652
  1. Marie Anne GaudetEst 1626 -
  2. Jean Gaudet, dit "Le Jeune"Est 1641 -
  3. Jean GaudetAbt 1653 -
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Name[2] Jean Gaudet
Alt Name Jehan Gaudet
Gender Male
Birth? Abt 1575 France
Marriage Abt 1622 Franceto Unknown
Immigration[3] Abt 1636 From France to Acadia
Marriage Abt 1652 to Nicole Colleson
Census[1] 1671 Port Royal, Acadie
Census 1671 Port Royal, Acadiawith Nicole Colleson
Occupation[3] Laborer
Death? Aft 1671 Port Royal, , , AcadiaBetween 1671 and 1678 census
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Origins Unknown

There are a vast number of sites that erroneously state that Jean Gaudet’s first wife was Marie Daussy. A number of reputable sources state this is not the case; Jean Gaudet’s first wife is unknown. [5] [6] [7]

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DNA Evidence for Wife

First unknown wife has mtDNA results of Haplogroup X, HRV1 variations from the Cambridge Reference Sequence of: 145A,189C, 223T, 278T, 301T, 519C. Probably of European origin.

References
  1. ↑ Nova Scotia, Canada. Recensements d'Acadie (1671 - 1752)
    pg.4.

    Recensement 1671, Port Royal, Acadie
    "Laboureur - JEHAN GAUDET aagé de quatre vingt et seize ans, sa femme Nicolle Colleson aagée de soixante et quatre ans, Leurs enfans Jehan Gaudet aagé 18 ans, Leur terre en labour trois arpans en deux places, Leurs bestes a cornes six pièces Leurs brebis trois pièces."
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    CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia, age 96 ("quatre ving et seize"), name spelled Jehan. Living with second wife Nicolle COLLESON, age 64, and their son Jehan, 18. Their worked land consisted of 3 arpents, in 2 places. They have 6 head of cattle and 3 sheep. His occupation is listed as Laboureur [Plowman or Farmer], as are most in the community. They are listed as the second family on the census, right after the important "Chirurgeon," Jacob [Jacques] BOURGEOIS. Jean is the oldest man in the community. His son Denis's household is listed next, with six arpents.

    S. White's historical note:
    1671: "Le plus vieil habitant de Port-Royal?, le vénérable doyende la colonie, était Jean Gaudet alors âgé de 96 ans: (L. Richard,Notes sur l'arrivée des Acadiens dans le district des Trois-Rivièresaprès 1755, p 152).Karen Theriot Reader

  2. ↑ Lanctôt, Léopold. Familles acadiennes. (Ste-Julie [Quebec]: Editions du Libre-Echange, Inc., c1994).
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 White, Stephen A; Hector-J Hébert; and Patrice Gallant. Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes. (Moncton, Westmorland, New Brunswick, Canada: Centre d'études acadiennes, Université de Moncton, 1999)
    vol 1, pg 666-668.
  4.   Arsenault, Bona. Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens . (Quebec: Editions Lemiac, Inc. (6 vols), 1978).

    (Footnote cites Genevieve Massignon. LES PARLERS FRANCAIS D'ACADIE, vol. 1, p. 47.) Arrived in Acadia around 1636. Married a second time around 1628 [sic] to Nicole COLESON [in France].

  5. ↑ "Godet", in F. Roux, Poitou Acadie Bretagne (website)
    http://froux.pagesperso-orange.fr/familles/godet/godet2.htm.

    This page contains a good discussion of the alternate theories that have been proposed for the Gaudet family origin.

  6. ↑ Mémoires de la Société généalogique canadienne-française. (Montreal, Quebec: Société généalogique canadienne-française)
    Winter 1989, Vol. 40, Iss. 4; pg. 299.
  7. ↑ Acadian genealogy exchange. (Covington, Kentucky: J.B. Jehn)
    Apr 1996, Vol. 25 Iss. 2-3; pg. 38.

    "The name of the first wife of Jean GAUDET, ancestor of all the ancestor of all the GAUDETS of America, remains unknown to this day."

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