Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

(b. abt. 1624 , Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France d. abt. 1698 , Port Royal, Acadia )

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Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE was born abt. 1624 in Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France

Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE was the child of Pierre LEJEUNE and Unknown UNKNOWN

Marie-Edmée was an immigrant to Canada, arriving by 1638.

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Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

Marie-Edmée married François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) abt. 1644 in Port Royal, Acadia . The couple had (at least) 9 children.
François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was born abt. 1613 in Martaizé, Loudun, Vienne, France (Martaize). François died abt. 1693 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia). François was the child of Honore GAUDREAU and Anne GAUDREAU COMEAU.

Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE died abt. 1698 in Port Royal, Acadia .

mtDNA test results indicate that she is European
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Family and Children of Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE

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Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE married

François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU)-- Date: abt. 1644 Place: Port Royal, Acadia
François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) was the child of Honore GAUDREAU and Anne GAUDREAU COMEAU

"Francois remarried to Edmée or Aimée Lejeune, sister of Catherine, wife of Francois Savoie, at Port-Royal in c1644. Edmée gave him nine more children, including three sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Their four daughters married into the Thériot, Labat dit Le Marquis, Girouard, and Lanoue families. Francois died at Port-Royal in c1693; he was 80 years old. In December 1705, French authorities expropriated a lot "adjoining the side of the old fort" at Port-Royal "for the extension of the fort." The lot belonged to Francois's heirs. "

Source: acadiansingray.com

Children of François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) and Marie-Edmée LEJEUNE:

Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1645, Port Royal, Acadia d. 29 November 1732, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 8 January 1660 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jean GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1648, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1671, )

François GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1652, , Acadia, Canada d. abt. 1683, , Acadia, Canada )
m. Marie Sebastienne BRUN 1677 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Renee GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1652, , Acadia, Canada d. 8 July 1737, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Jean LABATTE dit MARQUIS 1671 in , Acadia, Canada (Acadie)

Marguerite GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1654, Port Royal, Acadia d. 2 August 1727, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Jacques Jacob GIROUARD 1669 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Claude GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1659, , Acadia, Canada d. 24 March 1733, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
m. Marie THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT) 1684 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Charles GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1661, , Acadia, Canada d. 17 December 1714, Saint-Charles-des-Mines, Acadia )
m. Françoise RAIMBAULT 1684 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Jeanne GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1664, , Acadia, Canada d. 18 October 1749, Port Royal, Acadia )
m. Pierre LANOUE 1681 in Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

Germain GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) (b.abt. 1668, , Acadia, Canada d. , , Acadia, Canada )

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1656 - The pendulum clock is invented (Christiaan Huygens, Netherlands)

1660 Marriage of Child
Marie GAUTROT (GAUTREAU) married 8 January 1660, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia) to Claude Jean THÉRIOT (THÉRIAULT)

1666 - Isaac Newton discovers gravity

1671 Port Royal
Francois GAUTEROT, 58, wife Edmee LeJEUNE 47; Children (married): Marie 35, Charles 34, Marie 24, Rene 19, Marguerite 16; (not married): Jean 23, Francois 19, Claude 12, Charles 10, Jeanne 7, Germain 3; cattle 16, sheep 6.
1671 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1678 Port Royal
Francois Gautreau & Aymee LeJeune

6 acres 8 cattle

2 boys 20 1658 Claude

18 1660 Charles
1678 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1686 Port Royal
Francois GOTRO 71, Emee LEJEUNE 61; 3 guns, 4 arpents, 8 cattle, 5 sheep, 8 hogs.
1686 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

1693 Port Royal
Aimee LEJEUNE (widow of Francois GOTROT) 71
1693 Acadian Census
Acadian Driftwood: One Family and the Great Expulsion

Marie-Edmee is buried at: Garrison Graveyard
St. George St.

Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada (Port Royal, Acadia)

From ameriquefrancaise.org: "Very few 18th century documents refer to the appearance of Acadian cemeteries, but those that do indicate that Acadians before the Deportation marked their graves with wooden crosses."

Added: - Updated: 7/7/2025 5:02:44 PM