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Descendants de Olivier Daigre et Marie Gaudet

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Olivier Daigre and Marie Gaudet – our Acadian heritage Daigle

Based on numerous genealogy research, all Daigle Acadians would be descendants of Olivier Daigre, possibly from Aigre, in the Poitou-Charentes region of France. Born in 1643, he would have arrived in Acadia around 1664, possibly crossing over on the boat ‘La Paix’ commanded by Elie Siberon, and hired by Emmanuel Le Borgne du Coudron, Seigneur de Port-Royal.

Extensive research done by Daigle cousins in Poitou-Charente, have not been able to locate any records of Olivier’s parents and ancestors, since a lot of records before XVI century were lost.1 (1)

Olivier married Marie Gaudet around 1666. Marie, born in 1651, was the daughter of Denis Gaudet and Martine Gauthier. The first official census of Acadia was taken in 1671. It is from the notes based on this census, that we have been able to establish the birth date of Olivier and best guess the year of their marriage since a lot of civil records were destroyed during the deportation.

Census of Acadia 1671 (2)

Laboureur Olivier Daigre, aagé de 28 ans

Sa femme Marie Gaudet, aagée de 20 ans

Leurs enfants 3

Jehan aagé de quatre ans

Jacques deux ans

Bernard un ans

Leurs terres en labour deux arpans, bestes a cornes

six paires et six brebis

Census of Port-Royal 1678 (3)

Olivier Daïgre. Marie Gaudet

6 garçons. Le plus vieux de 12 ans 2 filles 2 ans

St Cristoffe au Ruesseau Ste Marie

4 arpans, 6 p de bestail

Olivier Daigre would have died prior to 1686 as a third census, 15 years later, shows that Marie Gaudet was married to Jean Fardel.2 (2)

This is a new website, and our vision is that in the near future, this site will host historical research on where the Daigles settled, whether in Kent County communities or in Claire, New Brunswick, Louisiana, in Quebec, Belles-Îles-sur-Mer and other parts of France. We hope that Daigle cousins from these and other regions will contact us to share their information and contribute to our Daigle history and culture.

(1) L’Odyssée des Familles Daigle – Bernadette Daigle

(2) Acadiens en exil, Reverend Donald J. Hébert, Louisiana, 1980

(3) Mémoire de la Société généalogique canadienne française, Vol. XXII, no. 4, p. 226-235, 1971