Olivier DAIGRE (DAIGLE)
Biography

Olivier Daigre, born in France in c1643, reached Acadia by c1666, the year he married Marie, daughter of Denis Gaudet. In their 20 years together, Olivier and Marie had 10 children, including two sons, both born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Two of their daughters married into the Sibilau, Gouzil, Poitevin dit Parisien, and Tennier or Thénière families. Olivier died at Port-Royal in c1686, only in his early 40s.

Older son Bernard, born in c1670, married Marie-Claire, daughter of Bernard Bourg, probably at Port-Royal in c1691. They moved to the Minas Basin, where they lived for a time on Rivière-Kenescout and at Grand-Pré before moving to L'Assomption, Pigiguit. They had 13 children, including nine sons who married into the Richard, Gautrot, Testard dit Paris, Landry, Breau, Doucet, Boudrot, Hébert dit Manuel, and Vincent families. One of their daughters married into the Hébert dit Manuel family. Bernard and many of his children moved from Minas to Île St.-Jean, today's Prince Edward Island, by the early 1750s probably to escape British authority in Nova Scotia. A granddaughter settled at La Baleine and Lorembec on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island. Bernard died at Port-Lajoie, Île St.-Jean, in January 1751, age 80.

Younger son Olivier, fils, born in c1674, married Jeanne, daughter of Guillaume Blanchard, at Port-Royal in c1699. They remained in the Port-Royal area, where they had six children, including three sons who married into the Arseneau, Cormier, Granger, and Thériot families. Their three daughters married into the Thériot, Trahan, and Richard families. Olivier, fils's sons moved to Chignecto and Minas.

In 1755, descendants of Olivier Daigre, père could be found at Port-Royal, which the British called Annapolis Royal; Minas; Chignecto; and on Île St.-Jean and Île Royale. By then, the family's name had evolved from Daigre to Daigle, though some members of the family retained the original spelling.

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