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About Lt. Gen. Abraham Dugas
- Sources:
- 1671 Acadie Census - shown to be 55 years old which estimates birth c.1616
- Info on this family found here: http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/042/042835.php
From Genealogy.com Gen Forum:
We found a descendent of Abraham Dugas to do a DNA test. All men who descend from Abraham Dugas of Acadia will carry the same DNA genetic signature.
The DNA test participant was Jean Jacques Dugas of Montreal and the results place Dugas men into Haplogroup J2. This is the same Haplogroup as the Dugas dit Labreche family but the DNA also shows the 2 ancestors were not related. J2 is very rare among French Canadians, found in only 5%. It is a haplogroup that is most frequent today in the Middle East and to a lesser degree in the Mediterranean. It is very common among Jewish people today, actually the most frequent haplogroup at about 30%. It was for this reasoning that we had the testing done. First, the surname Duga is common among eastern european Jews. One such Duga even has theorized his family line escaped the Spanish inquisition. Second, his given name was Abraham, which is a common Jewish given name. Third, his mother's name seems to have been Cassonne or Carsonne but neither name seems to exist in records. However, the surname Carcassonne does and it was often a Jewish surname in the south of France during those times. It is found very frequently in the Jewish records from Avignon, right next door to where we find the highest frequency of Dugas' today in France, Gard. The Dugas men have very few close genetic links, the closest being a man from Hama, Syria. Both the Dugas and Dugas Labreche families carry a genetic signature quite different from that of their other French Canadian peers.
This DNA result does not prove Abraham Dugas or Jean Ducas/Dugas dit Labreche were of Jewish ancestry, but it is very strongly supportive data for any theory that he was.
The DNA result on the Y chromosome follows direct paternal descent so only direct male descendents of Abraham Dugas would carry this Y chromosome signature. The same goes for mtDNA which follows a direct maternal lineage. The Y-DNA J2 result for the Dugas men has now been found in 2 direct descendents, one from Canada and one from the southern US which pretty much confirms that this was the genetic signature of Abraham Dugas. The same goes for the descendents of Jean Ducas-Dugas dit Labreche. Both ancestors were unrelated but carried a Y chromosome signature indicating haplogroup J2. This signature is found in about 5% of French Canadian men. About 80-85% are in haplogroup R1b or I which are indicative of Western and Northern European deep ancestry.
This particular Y-DNA testing follows a direct paternal line, for example, your fathers, fathers, fathers, father etc.. A paternal grandmother does not carry a Y chromosome so you would need to test a direct male descendent of the brother of his Dugas grandmother.
That being said, most Dugas in Louisiana descend from Abraham Dugas, an Acadian. He had a few descendents move to Louisiana with the rest of the Acadian migration. There is also one Dugas Labreche; Joseph Elie Dugas who is part of my line that went to Louisiana. He married into the Verret family then their son into the Barrios family. This line descends from Jean Ducas dit Labreche. But for the most part, to the best of my knowledge, most Dugas' in Louisiana are descended from Abraham.
Hope this helps. The best DNA testing site, in my opinion, is www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic They take a while but give you good information once your test is complete.
We have recently completed DNA testing within the Dugas Labreche family. The results for the male test came back Haplogroup J2, which is middle eastern/mediterranean. Since the Dugas Labreche family descends from Jean Ducas dit Labreche, we have done some extensive surname research and found that the Ducas name is jewish in origin and most people in Europe today with this surname are still Jewish. The surname appears on most jewish historical data including Jewish census lists in France, Cemetary records etc... Research is continuing and if you are interested, you can join the Yahoo discussion group AFDL, Association des Familles Dugas dit Labreche where we will continue to post new information. National Geographic has a genographic project section that explains these DNA studies very well at www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic
I would love to see a Dugas male descended from Abraham Dugas of Toulouse also take a DNA test to verify any possible relation. In looking at the Jewish Census lists of Toulouse there was a Gaus from Hungary living in Toulouse and the surname Duga is quite common among eastern european Jewish people.
The whole region of Southwest France was a refuge for Spanish Jews who were escaping the inquisition and many settled there with some moving on to New France.
David Dugas ddugas@desystems.com
From http://www.acadiansingray.com/Appendices-ATLAL-DUGAS.htm:
Abraham Dugas, a skilled gunsmith perhaps from Chouppes, Poitiers, France, born in c1616, reached Acadia in c1640--among the early settlers of the colony. (There is genetic evidence that Abraham may have had Jewish ancestry, which would have made him unique among his fellow Acadians.) In October 1687, Abraham "made his mark on an attestation in favour of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments," which attests to his early presence in the colony. Abraham also was more than a gunsmith at Port-Royal. According to a high French official, Abraham Dugas "carried out the functions of general representative of the King [in civil and criminal matters]," so he probably came from an influential family in France. Abraham married Marguerite, daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de La Verdure, at Port-Royal in c1647. They had eight children, including three sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Abraham's five daughters married into the Melanson dit La Ramée, Bourgeois, Châtillon, Arseneau, and LeBlanc families. Abraham died at Port-Royal by 1700. In December 1705, in order to increase the size of the fort at Port-Royal, colonial officials appropriated two lots "adjoining and drawing towards the old fort" that belonged to Abraham's heirs. Some of his children left Port-Royal and settled at Chignecto, Cap-Sable, Minas, and on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island.
It goes on at great length or I'd copy it here. Check out the URL; http://www.acadiansingray.com/Appendices-ATLAL-DUGAS.htm
Abraham was kept busy at his trade, gunsmith, because, by the Acadian census of 1671, every man and boy over the age of 13 owned a gun. Not only were the guns necessary for hunting; they were also used in the defense of the colony, which was almost constantly under attack by the British.
Abraham Dugas also farmed and held the offices of justice of the peace and syndic (chief of police) at Port Royal. He acquired a fair amount of wealth for the time. Abraham and Marguerite had three sons and five daughters. Their children married into the Melanson, Bourgeois, Arsenault, Bourg (Bourque), Guilbaud (Guilbeaux) and LeBlanc families.
The family spread across the colony, and by the second generation there were Dugas at Grand Pré, Cobéquid, Beaubassin and Cap-de-Sable. The wide geographic spread of the family insured that its members would be scattered far and wide by the deportation and its aftermath.
- ***NOTE these kids need to be lined up correctly... a couple 1st names appear wrong in the tree to below sourced info... names Marie and Madelien need swithin.
The family of Abraham DUGAS and Marguerite DOUCET [42835] DUGAS, Abraham (..), gunsmith (armurier), born about 1616 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1619 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1699
- married about 1647, from .. (Acadie) DOUCET, Marguerite (Germain & .., d'après MSGCF 6 373 [85764]), born about 1625 (rec. 1671), 1626 (rec. 1686) or 1627 (rec. 1693), died 1707-12-19, buried 1707-12-20 Port-Royal (Acadie) 1) Marie1, born about 1648 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686), 1650 (rec. 1699) or 1651 (rec. 1701), died 1731-07-07, buried 1731-07-08 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1663 Charles MELANÇON dit LARAMÉE 2) Claude, gunsmith (armurier), born about 1652 (rec. 1671), 1648 (rec. 1686, rec. 1699) or 1650 (rec. 1701) , buried 1732-10-16 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1673 Françoise BOURGEOIS, married about 1697 Marguerite BOURG 3) Anne, born about 1654 (rec. 1671), 1652 (rec. 1686), 1651 (rec. 1693), 1655 (rec. 1698) or 1651 (rec. 1699), died 1740-11-04, buried 1740-11-05 Beaubassin (Acadie), married about 1668 Charles BOURGEOIS, married Beaubassin (Acadie) 1679-04-26 Jean Aubin MIGNEAULT dit CHÂTILLON 4) Martin, born about 1656 (rec. 1671), married about 1677 Marguerite PETITPAS 5) Marguerite, born about 1657 (rec. 1671), married about 1675 Pierre ARSENAULT 6) Abraham, born about 1663 (rec. 1671), married about 1685 Jeanne GUILBAULT 7) Madeleine, born about 1664 (rec. 1671), married about 1682 Germain BOURGEOIS 8) Marie2, born about 1665 (rec. 1671) or 1667 (rec. 1686), buried 1734-01-14 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie), married about 1683 André LEBLANC
Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française); Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout; http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html; Dictionnaire généalogique de l'Ancienne Acadie; Acadian Church Records; Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens (Arsenault); Recensements 1671 et 1686
http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/042/042835.php
Also see: http://larryvoyer.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I60988&tree=...
Abraham Dugas was "Armorer of the King" and Lieutenant General in Acadia, where he arrived about 1641. In the 1671 census of Port Royal he is listed as a plowman with 16 arpents of land. Some reports put him as a gunsmith, as well as a justice of the piece and syndic at Port Royal.
AKAN: Crignet Armurier du roi et lieutenant général en Acadie. Originaire de Brye au Poitou. Blanche Dugas mentionne qu'il est originaire de du Lyonnais, mais qu'il est parti de Toulouse pour l'Acadie. Arrive à Port-Royal vers 1640. Leur nom primitif était Crignet (Coignet, selon Blanche Dugas). Le recencement de 1671 lui accorde huit enfants. Marguerite serait sa deuxième épouse Death: BEF 1698
History:
http://www.geocities.com/Barb1900/dugas.htm
Gunsmith for the King.
"Abraham Dugas, the first, ---------departed from Toulouse in 1640 and came to America, to establish himself in Acadia. His ancestors were originally from the Lyonnais. Their original name was Crignet or Coignet. In the 17th century a member of the family distinguished himself by military service. He was made a Chevalier of St Louis and received from the king a large property called 'du Gas.' His escutcheon, such as it was regarding the duGas of Lyon, was gules (red)in chief two swords on high and in the center a quince tree.
"The family took name Crignet du Gas. Little by little, it abandoned its original name and only kept the duGas which was written later as Du Gas and then Dugas. In the Jesuit Relations, one finds the name written du Gas. The quince tree in the blazon is all that remains as a memory of the first name.
"Abraham Dugas was 22 when he established himself a Port Royal in Acadia. He was the gunsmith of the king. In 1647 at Port Royal he married an Acadian by the name of Louise Doucet. Of that marriage, there were several children: Claude, Abraham, Martin, Anne, Marie, and Madeleine. Claude and Abraham are the ancestors of all the Dugas in Acadia and in the province of Quebec."
In the 1671 Acadian census he is listed as a ploughman having 16 arpents of cleared land.
Abraham Dugas s’occupe activement à développer son exploitation agricole, en plus d’exercer son métier d’armurier. En 1685, il est lieutenant général au civil et au criminel en Acadie, c’est-à-dire, juge de paix et chef de police. Au recensement de 1686, alors qu'il a 70 ans et son épouse, Marguerite Doucet, 50 ans, est remplacé à ce poste par l'ancêtre Michel Boudrot.
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Lt. Gen. Abraham Dugas From Genealogy.com Gen Forum:
We found a descendent of Abraham Dugas to do a DNA test. All men who descend from Abraham Dugas of Acadia will carry the same DNA genetic signature.
The DNA test participant was Jean Jacques Dugas of Montreal and the results place Dugas men into Haplogroup J2. This is the same Haplogroup as the Dugas dit Labreche family but the DNA also shows the 2 ancestors were not related. J2 is very rare among French Canadians, found in only 5%. It is a haplogroup that is most frequent today in the Middle East and to a lesser degree in the Mediterranean. It is very common among Jewish people today, actually the most frequent haplogroup at about 30%. It was for this reasoning that we had the testing done. First, the surname Duga is common among eastern european Jews. One such Duga even has theorized his family line escaped the Spanish inquisition. Second, his given name was Abraham, which is a common Jewish given name. Third, his mother's name seems to have been Cassonne or Carsonne but neither name seems to exist in records. However, the surname Carcassonne does and it was often a Jewish surname in the south of France during those times. It is found very frequently in the Jewish records from Avignon, right next door to where we find the highest frequency of Dugas' today in France, Gard. The Dugas men have very few close genetic links, the closest being a man from Hama, Syria. Both the Dugas and Dugas Labreche families carry a genetic signature quite different from that of their other French Canadian peers.
This DNA result does not prove Abraham Dugas or Jean Ducas/Dugas dit Labreche were of Jewish ancestry, but it is very strongly supportive data for any theory that he was.
The DNA result on the Y chromosome follows direct paternal descent so only direct male descendents of Abraham Dugas would carry this Y chromosome signature. The same goes for mtDNA which follows a direct maternal lineage. The Y-DNA J2 result for the Dugas men has now been found in 2 direct descendents, one from Canada and one from the southern US which pretty much confirms that this was the genetic signature of Abraham Dugas. The same goes for the descendents of Jean Ducas-Dugas dit Labreche. Both ancestors were unrelated but carried a Y chromosome signature indicating haplogroup J2. This signature is found in about 5% of French Canadian men. About 80-85% are in haplogroup R1b or I which are indicative of Western and Northern European deep ancestry.
This particular Y-DNA testing follows a direct paternal line, for example, your fathers, fathers, fathers, father etc.. A paternal grandmother does not carry a Y chromosome so you would need to test a direct male descendent of the brother of his Dugas grandmother.
That being said, most Dugas in Louisiana descend from Abraham Dugas, an Acadian. He had a few descendents move to Louisiana with the rest of the Acadian migration. There is also one Dugas Labreche; Joseph Elie Dugas who is part of my line that went to Louisiana. He married into the Verret family then their son into the Barrios family. This line descends from Jean Ducas dit Labreche. But for the most part, to the best of my knowledge, most Dugas' in Louisiana are descended from Abraham.
Hope this helps. The best DNA testing site, in my opinion, is www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic They take a while but give you good information once your test is complete.
We have recently completed DNA testing within the Dugas Labreche family. The results for the male test came back Haplogroup J2, which is middle eastern/mediterranean. Since the Dugas Labreche family descends from Jean Ducas dit Labreche, we have done some extensive surname research and found that the Ducas name is jewish in origin and most people in Europe today with this surname are still Jewish. The surname appears on most jewish historical data including Jewish census lists in France, Cemetary records etc... Research is continuing and if you are interested, you can join the Yahoo discussion group AFDL, Association des Familles Dugas dit Labreche where we will continue to post new information. National Geographic has a genographic project section that explains these DNA studies very well at www.nationalgeographic.com/genographic
I would love to see a Dugas male descended from Abraham Dugas of Toulouse also take a DNA test to verify any possible relation. In looking at the Jewish Census lists of Toulouse there was a Gaus from Hungary living in Toulouse and the surname Duga is quite common among eastern european Jewish people.
The whole region of Southwest France was a refuge for Spanish Jews who were escaping the inquisition and many settled there with some moving on to New France.
David Dugas ddugas@desystems.com
From http://www.acadiansingray.com/Appendices-ATLAL-DUGAS.htm:
Abraham Dugas, a skilled gunsmith perhaps from Chouppes, Poitiers, France, born in c1616, reached Acadia in c1640--among the early settlers of the colony. (There is genetic evidence that Abraham may have had Jewish ancestry, which would have made him unique among his fellow Acadians.) In October 1687, Abraham "made his mark on an attestation in favour of Governor d'Aulnay's accomplishments," which attests to his early presence in the colony. Abraham also was more than a gunsmith at Port-Royal. According to a high French official, Abraham Dugas "carried out the functions of general representative of the King [in civil and criminal matters]," so he probably came from an influential family in France. Abraham married Marguerite, daughter of Germain Doucet, sieur de La Verdure, at Port-Royal in c1647. They had eight children, including three sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own. Abraham's five daughters married into the Melanson dit La Ramée, Bourgeois, Châtillon, Arseneau, and LeBlanc families. Abraham died at Port-Royal by 1700. In December 1705, in order to increase the size of the fort at Port-Royal, colonial officials appropriated two lots "adjoining and drawing towards the old fort" that belonged to Abraham's heirs. Some of his children left Port-Royal and settled at Chignecto, Cap-Sable, Minas, and on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island.
It goes on at great length or I'd copy it here. Check out the URL; http://www.acadiansingray.com/Appendices-ATLAL-DUGAS.htm
Abraham was kept busy at his trade, gunsmith, because, by the Acadian census of 1671, every man and boy over the age of 13 owned a gun. Not only were the guns necessary for hunting; they were also used in the defense of the colony, which was almost constantly under attack by the British.
Abraham Dugas also farmed and held the offices of justice of the peace and syndic (chief of police) at Port Royal. He acquired a fair amount of wealth for the time. Abraham and Marguerite had three sons and five daughters. Their children married into the Melanson, Bourgeois, Arsenault, Bourg (Bourque), Guilbaud (Guilbeaux) and LeBlanc families.
The family spread across the colony, and by the second generation there were Dugas at Grand Pré, Cobéquid, Beaubassin and Cap-de-Sable. The wide geographic spread of the family insured that its members would be scattered far and wide by the deportation and its aftermath.
- **NOTE these kids need to be lined up correctly... a couple 1st names appear wrong in the tree to below sourced info... names Marie and Madelien need swithin. The family of Abraham DUGAS and Marguerite DOUCET [42835] DUGAS, Abraham (..), gunsmith (armurier), born about 1616 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686) or 1619 (rec. 1693), died between census 1693 and census 1699
married about 1647, from .. (Acadie) DOUCET, Marguerite (Germain & .., d'après MSGCF 6 373 [85764]), born about 1625 (rec. 1671), 1626 (rec. 1686) or 1627 (rec. 1693), died 1707-12-19, buried 1707-12-20 Port-Royal (Acadie) 1) Marie1, born about 1648 (rec. 1671, rec. 1686), 1650 (rec. 1699) or 1651 (rec. 1701), died 1731-07-07, buried 1731-07-08 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1663 Charles MELANÇON dit LARAMÉE 2) Claude, gunsmith (armurier), born about 1652 (rec. 1671), 1648 (rec. 1686, rec. 1699) or 1650 (rec. 1701) , buried 1732-10-16 Port-Royal (Acadie), married about 1673 Françoise BOURGEOIS, married about 1697 Marguerite BOURG 3) Anne, born about 1654 (rec. 1671), 1652 (rec. 1686), 1651 (rec. 1693), 1655 (rec. 1698) or 1651 (rec. 1699), died 1740-11-04, buried 1740-11-05 Beaubassin (Acadie), married about 1668 Charles BOURGEOIS, married Beaubassin (Acadie) 1679-04-26 Jean Aubin MIGNEAULT dit CHÂTILLON 4) Martin, born about 1656 (rec. 1671), married about 1677 Marguerite PETITPAS 5) Marguerite, born about 1657 (rec. 1671), married about 1675 Pierre ARSENAULT 6) Abraham, born about 1663 (rec. 1671), married about 1685 Jeanne GUILBAULT 7) Madeleine, born about 1664 (rec. 1671), married about 1682 Germain BOURGEOIS 8) Marie2, born about 1665 (rec. 1671) or 1667 (rec. 1686), buried 1734-01-14 Grand-Pré (Saint-Charles-des-Mines) (Acadie), married about 1683 André LEBLANC
Bibliographie : Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (White); Mémoires (Société généalogique canadienne-française); Dictionnaire des Acadiens d'Archange Godbout; http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html; Dictionnaire généalogique de l'Ancienne Acadie; Acadian Church Records; Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens (Arsenault); Recensements 1671 et 1686
http://www.francogene.com/quebec--genealogy/042/042835.php
Also see: http://larryvoyer.com/genealogy/getperson.php?personID=I60988&tree=...
Abraham Dugas was "Armorer of the King" and Lieutenant General in Acadia, where he arrived about 1641. In the 1671 census of Port Royal he is listed as a plowman with 16 arpents of land. Some reports put him as a gunsmith, as well as a justice of the piece and syndic at Port Royal.
AKAN: Crignet Armurier du roi et lieutenant général en Acadie. Originaire de Brye au Poitou. Blanche Dugas mentionne qu'il est originaire de du Lyonnais, mais qu'il est parti de Toulouse pour l'Acadie. Arrive à Port-Royal vers 1640. Leur nom primitif était Crignet (Coignet, selon Blanche Dugas). Le recencement de 1671 lui accorde huit enfants. Marguerite serait sa deuxième épouse Death: BEF 1698 History: http://www.geocities.com/Barb1900/dugas.htm
Gunsmith for the King.
"Abraham Dugas, the first,
departed from Toulouse in 1640 and came to America, to establish himself in Acadia. His ancestors were originally from the Lyonnais. Their original name was Crignet or Coignet. In the 17th century a member of the family distinguished himself by military service. He was made a Chevalier of St Louis and received from the king a large property called 'du Gas.' His escutcheon, such as it was regarding the duGas of Lyon, was gules (red)in chief two swords on high and in the center a quince tree.
"The family took name Crignet du Gas. Little by little, it abandoned its original name and only kept the duGas which was written later as Du Gas and then Dugas. In the Jesuit Relations, one finds the name written du Gas. The quince tree in the blazon is all that remains as a memory of the first name.
"Abraham Dugas was 22 when he established himself a Port Royal in Acadia. He was the gunsmith of the king. In 1647 at Port Royal he married an Acadian by the name of Louise Doucet. Of that marriage, there were several children: Claude, Abraham, Martin, Anne, Marie, and Madeleine. Claude and Abraham are the ancestors of all the Dugas in Acadia and in the province of Quebec."
In the 1671 Acadian census he is listed as a ploughman having 16 arpents of cleared land.
Abraham Dugas s’occupe activement à développer son exploitation agricole, en plus d’exercer son métier d’armurier. En 1685, il est lieutenant général au civil et au criminel en Acadie, c’est-à-dire, juge de paix et chef de police. Au recensement de 1686, alors qu'il a 70 ans et son épouse, Marguerite Doucet, 50 ans, est remplacé à ce poste par l'ancêtre Michel Boudrot.
http://www.acadiansingray.com/Appendices-ATLAL-DUGAS.htm#DUGAS
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Notes for Abraham Dugas (Dugast):
His original surname was Coignet of Gas. Abraham's ancestor was considered a distinguished military man and was made a knight of St. Louis. As a result he received a large portion of land known as "the domain of Gas". This was how Abraham's new surname evolved.
He was "armorer of the King" and Lieutenant General in Acadie, where he arrived in 1640 till 1654 when the French were deported to France. An "armorer" was a maker of weapons and shields or an expert in armor. In 1671 (the first census of Port Royal after the French returned from deportation), he is listed as a plowman having 16 arpents of cleared land and a gunsmith with 19 cattle and 3 sheep. A gunsmith must have been in big demand in those days, not only in war but for hunting.
Soldier of the King, Native of Toulouse, Languedoc, France, and Lieutenant General in Acadie, arrived in Port Royal circa 1640.
Abraham came to the new world to Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada about 1640 which in those days was known as Acadie. He came to Nova Scotia as Lieutenant General in the army of Roy. He married about 1647 to Marguerite and had eight children.
Lt.Gen. at Port Royal was probably a civil administrator and judge rather than military.
In the 1678 Acadien Census, he is listed as: Abraham DuGast & Marguerite Doucet with 12 acres, 20 cattle and 1 gun. Three of his children are listed with no names, as being 1 boy 18, 2 girls 15 & 12.
In 1685 Abraham was the lieutenant general for both the civil and criminal affairs in Acadie, justice of the peace and head of the police force. In the 1686 census, he was 70 years old and Marguerite was 50. At this time his official duties were taken over by Michel Boudrot.
On 15 Oct 1687 Abraham Dugas was among "the former inhabitants of the country" that made a statement on the extent of the work carried out under the orders of Charles de Menou, Sieur of Aulney-Charnisay, the former governor of Acadie.
In the 1693 Acadien census at Port Royal, Abraham was 74, his wife Marguerite was 66. Listed as well, were his son Claude, Claude's wife and 11 of Claude's children, 20 cattle, 30 Sheep, 15 pigs, 26 arpents of land and 4 guns. Their ages vary from one census to the other. Their official birth and marriage records where destroyed when the British captured Acadie, so we must rely on the census that were kept in Québec. This couple was not recorded in the 1698 census and only Marguerite appeared in the 1700 census.
Children of Marie-Judith-Marguerite Doucet-dit-LaVerdure and Abraham Dugas(Dugast) are:
+ 6 i. Marie3 Dugas, born about 1648 in Port Royal, Acadie,Canada.
7 ii. Claude Dugas, born about 1650 in Port Royal, Acadie,Canada; died 16 Oct 1732 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. He married (1) Marie-Francoise Bourgeois about 1673 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada; born about 1659 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada; died about 1694 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. He married (2) Marguerite Bourg about 1697 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada; born about 1673 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada.
+ 8 iii. Anne Dugas, born about 1654 in Port Royal, Acadie,Canada; died 04 Nov 1740 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada.
9 iv. Martin Dugas, born about 1656 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada.
10 v. Marguerite Dugas, born about 1657 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada.
11 vi. Abraham Dugas, born about 1662 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. He married Jeanne Guillebaud about 1690 in Acadie, Canada; born about 1671.
12 vii. Madeleine Dugas, born about 1664 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada.
13 viii. Marie Dugas, born about 1666 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada.
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Abraham Dugas (abt. 1616 - bef. 1700)
Abraham Dugas aka Coignet du Gas
Born about 1616 in Francemap Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown] [sibling%28s%29 unknown] Husband of Marguerite Doucet — married about 1647 in Port Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap DESCENDANTS descendants Father of Marie Dugas, Claude Dugas, Anne Dugas, Martin Dugas, Marguerite Dugas, Abraham Dugas, Madeleine Dugas and Marie Dugas Died before 1700 in Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle-Francemap Profile managers: Kevin Gerald Ryan private message [send private message], Acadians Project WikiTree private message [send private message], Jacqueline Girouard Find Relationship private message [send private message], John DeRoche Find Relationship private message [send private message], Lianne Lavoie Find Relationship private message [send private message], Julia Howard Find Relationship private message [send private message], Antoinia Breau Find Relationship private message [send private message], Lisa Trudeau Find Relationship private message [send private message], and Mark Mcguire Find Relationship private message [send private message] Dugas-62 created 21 Nov 2010 | Last modified 22 Jun 2020 | Last tracked change: 22 Jun 2020 20:46: Arora (G) Anonymous answered a question about Abraham Dugas (abt.1616-bef.1700) [Thank Arora for this] This page has been accessed 11,687 times. The Acadian flag. Abraham Dugas is an Acadian. Join: Acadians Project Discuss: ACADIA Contents [hide] 1 Biography 2 Timeline 3 Biographie 4 Sources Biography Flag of France Abraham Dugas migrated from France to Acadia. Flag of Acadia NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication, variant name spelling, attempts to add unsourced parents or is an historically important person, in the Top 100 highly viewed Acadian profiles. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanks for helping make WikiTree the best site for accurate information.
Abraham Dugas is the ancestral partriarch of the Acadian Dugas family. Abraham was born around 1616 in France. [1] His parents are not known, but one theory is that they are Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Carsonne. They have not been connected because there is no evidence to support their inclusion. Stephen White suggests that Chouppes, in the diocese of Poitiers, France could be the place of origin of the Acadian DUGAS family. [2]
He arrived in Port-Royal around 1640, where he was given the designation of Lieutenant General. He was armourer to the king.
He married Marguerite-Louise Doucet around 1647 in Port Royal.[1] Between about 1648 and 1667, the couple had eight children: Marie, Claude, Anne, Martin, Marguerite, Abraham, Madeleine, and Marie.[1] Abraham owned a lot adjoining the side of the old Fort (which, according to Stephen White was expropriated in 1701 to extend the Fort in Port-Royal). It is not clear how long the family lived there.
When their third child Anne was born in 1654, Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers.[3]:
"The [French] soldiers at Port-Royal, who numbered about 130 … put up a brief defence against Sedgwick. Setting up an ambush between the landing site of the English troops and the fort, the Frenchmen fired on the attackers but proved no match for the experienced Roundheads. The French soon "took their heels to ye Fort." On August 16 the fort surrendered... Sedgwick granted honourable terms, allowing the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and muskets at the ready. The soldiers and employees working at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages."[4] Although the commander of Port Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Dugas family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom.[4] Dunn describes life in Acadia during the 16 years of nominal British rule:
"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665." [4] The 1671 census of Port-Royal lists Abraham, a gunsmith age 55, living with his wife Marie Judith (sic) Doucet, 46, and their 8 children. They own 15 "arpents" of land, 19 head of cattle and 3 sheep.[5]
By 1671 the British had ceded Acadia to France and French settlement resumed.[6] Abraham was involved with the rebuilding of Port Royal:
"In June 1673 men from the St. Jean Baptiste parish in the Port-Royal area met at the request of their church trustee, Abraham Dugas, to organize funding for construction of a parish church... Mass was being held in a borrowed room. The Acadians had maintained their faith throughout the long period of English rule."[4] In 1678 there are 3 children living in the Dugas household. Abraham and Marguerite own 20 head of cattle, 12 "arpents" of land and 1 gun.[7]
In 1686, the children had flown the nest and Abraham and Marguerite were living on their own.[8] Within four years, their relative peace would be shattered by King William's War (1689-1697) with France.
In May 1690, Sir William Phipps[9] captured Port Royal, destroyed the church, plundered the settlement, and forced the inhabitants to swear an oath of allegiance to the English crown. He appointed Charles La Tourasse, a former sergeant of the French garrison, to serve as English commandant and leader of a council to keep the peace and administer justice.[10] Phipps left Port-Royal within 12 days of arrival. Before the end of the summer, seamen from two ships looted Port-Royal and burned and looted between 28 and 35 homes and habitations including the parish church.[4]
An English garrison was never established, possibly because the inhabitants refused to guarantee that the Indians would not attack if one was formed.[10] Dunn describes the feelings of the residents during this unsettling time:
"Throughout this period of nominal English rule, French and English vessels anchored at Port-Royal at will, contributing to a sense of unease among the residents. New England vessels came to trade, to check on the inhabitants, and to take French prizes. When the English were not around, French privateers operated out of the port, attracting local young men as crew with the promise of plunder, and outfitting the ships from local suppliers... Port-Royal residents did not always appreciate the presence of the French privateers."[4]. In 1693, an encounter between the vessel of French privateer Pierre Masisonnat dit Baptiste and an English frigate brought further misery. English investigations into the role of Acadians' assistance of privateer Baptiste resulted in the burning of nearly a dozen homes and three barns of unthreshed grain. At that time Abraham and Marguerite were living with their son Claude and his family. Claude's farm was situated west of the Fort on the south side of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River.
Abraham may have lived long enough to witness the effects of the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, when Acadia was restored to France with Port-Royal its capital'[4] He died between 1693 and 1700.[11][12] and his wife is listed as a widow in the 1700 Census.[13]
Timeline c1616 birth, in France 1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men[14] 1636 Arrival of the first families to settle permanently[15] 1640 arrival in Port-Royal c1647 marriage to Marguerite Doucet in Port-Royal c1648 birth, daughter Marie 1649 birth, son Claude 1654 birth, daughter Anne 1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases[3] 1656 birth, son Martin 1657 birth, daughter Marguerite 1661 birth, son Abraham 1664 birth, daughter Madeleine 1667 birth, daughter Marie 1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes[6] 1671 residence Port-Royal 1686 residence Port-Royal 1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal, coerces inhabitants' oaths of allegiance to English Crown, sets up local Peacekeeping Council and leaves within 12 days.[9][16][10] Seamen from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church.[4]” 1693 Port-Royal raid with looting and burning.[4]Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 40,43 (1693 PR raid); p44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); p52-53(1702 Queen Anne’s War); p61-62 (Blockade of PR); p 71-73(1707 Attack on PR); p82-85(1710 Siege of PR).</ref> 1693 residence Port-Royal 1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is its capital[4] b1700 death Biographie Abraham Dugas est né vers 1616 en France.[1] Ses parents ne sont pas connus, mais une théorie est qu'ils sont Abraham Dugas et Marguerite Carsonne. Aucune source ne confirme cette théorie jusqu'à présent.
Abraham est arrivé à Port-Royal vers 1640, où il a reçu la désignation de lieutenant-général. Il était armurier au roi.[1]
Il épousa Marguerite-Louise Doucet vers 1647.[1] Entre 1648 et 1667 environ, le couple a eu huit enfants: Marie, Claude, Anne, Martin, Marguerite, Abraham, Madeleine, et Marie.[1] Abraham est décédé entre 1693 et 1700 à Port-Royal.[11]
Sources ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 White, Stephen A., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D’études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print. p. 562-564. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader Abraham Dugas citing Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 562; own copy. #1: He was an armorer. Explanatory note suggests that Chouppes, diocese of Poitiers, France could be the place of origin of the Acadian DUGAS family. There was a Vincent DUGAST, son of a physician named Vincent & Perrine BABIN. ↑ 3.0 3.1 William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013 ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 23-24(1654 Capture of Port-Royal); p25-27(the English period 1654-1670); p29 (Abraham Dugas and the parish building plans). ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie. 1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14. Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3, 15 "arpents" of land. ↑ 6.0 6.1 In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013 ↑ Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1678 Census Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet, 1 boy 18 born 1660 named Abraham , 2 girls: Madeleine 15 born 1663 and Marie 12 born 1666 . 12 acres , 20 cattle, 1 gun ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60. Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50. ↑ 9.0 9.1 C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013 ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013 ↑ 11.0 11.1 He was listed in the 1693 Acadian Census ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108 Abraham DUGAST 74, Marguerite DOUCET his wife 66, Claude their son 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS his wife 34, Marie their daughter 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Magdeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents, 4 guns. ↑ Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 167-173. Marguerite DOUCET, widow of Abraham DUGAST; Claude DUGAST 51; Marguerite BOURG; Claude 23; Francois 12; Joseph 2; Marguerite 18; Anne 17; Jeanne 16; Agnes 14; Madelaine 11; Cecille 8; Marguerite 3; 40 cattle, 25 sheep, 28 arpents, 3 guns. ↑ George MacBeath, Biography – RAZILLY, ISAAC DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20 ↑ Massignon, Geneviève. "Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique", Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 1962, 2 tomes. ↑ Biography of William Phips See Also :
Laughrea, Michael Ph.D."Genealogy and history of the ancestors of Tancrède Labbé (1887-1956), Minister of Mines (1944-1956) in the Government of Quebec." Montreal, Canada; 2013 - 2019, p.49 accessed at http://nodiffamation.com/2013/10/04/genealogie-et-histoire-des-ance... ( the author is the grandson of Tancrède Labbé ) "Marguerite-Louise Doucet" compilation
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Bio notes: "Abraham Dugas", "Abraham Coignet Dugas 8th GG", "II of Languedoc", "Immigrant", "Lt. General of Acadie", "a Chevalier", "Gunsmith for King Louis XIII"
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The first Dugas in North America was Abraham Dugas, gunsmith, born about 1616. A native of Toulouse, France, he arrived in Acadia from France in 1640 at the age of 24. Abraham settled at Port Royal where he practiced his trade of gunsmith. He married Marguerite Doucet, the daughter of Germain Doucet, dit Laverdure, and Marie Bourgeois, at Port Royal in 1647.
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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Abraham Dugast in entry for Jean Aubin Mignaux and Anne Dugast, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
Lead confidence: 5
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XL57-YWW
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abraham dugas
Birth 1616 • Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France
Death 1700 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage 1647 • Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse marguerite doucet
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/648931
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Abraham Dugas
Birth January 1616 • Toulouse-le-Château, Jura, Franche-Comté, France
Death 1698 • Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents Abraham Dugas • Marguerite Carsonne
Spouse Marguerite Louise Judith Doucet
Children Abraham Dugas Jr. • Anne Dugas • Arceneaux • Bourgeois • Claude Dugas or Dugast • Martin Dugas • Mary Laverdure • marie jean
Lead confidence: 5
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Abraham Dugas
Birth 1616
Spouse Marie Doucet
Children Claude Dugas
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Abraham Dugas
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Abraham Dugas
Spouse Marguerite Guilbault
Children Marguerite Dugas
Abraham Dugas
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1640Arrived in Port Royal Abraham DUGAS
1640Arrived in Port Royal
Abraham DUGAS
BIRTH: 1615, St. Anne Aur ay,Toulouse,France
DEATH: 1698, Port Royal,Nova Scotia,Canada
BURIAL: 1698, Port Royal,Nova Scotia,Canada
REFERENCE: F1297.txt
Father: Abraham DUGAST DUGAS
Mother: Marguerite CARSONNE
Family 1: Marguerite Louise DOUCET
MARR IAGE: 1647, St. Jean Baptist,Port Royal,N.S.,Canada
1.Marie DUGAS
2.Claude DUGAS
3.Marie (Anne) DUGAS
4.MARTIN DUGAS
5.Marguerite DUGAS
6.Abraham DUGAS
7.Madeleine DUGAS
8.Jeanne Marie DUGAS
!OCCU: King's Armorer/gunsmi th
!BIRT SOUR: Bona Arsenault "Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens", Vol. 2,
page 524. He was armourer
for the King and a native of Toulouse, France. He was a Lieutenant
general in Acadie and arrived in Port
Royal in 1647. Listed in 1678 census
!BIOGRAPHY: Abraham came to the new world to Port Royal, Nova Scotia,
Canada about 1640 which
in those days was known as Acadia. He came to Nova Scotia as Lieutenant
General in the army of the King. He married abo ut 1647 to Marguerite and
had eight children.
!BIOGRAPHY: Soldier of the Ki ng, Native of Toulouse, France, and
Lieutenant General in Acadie,
arrived in Port Royal circa 1640.
!REF: Bona Arseneault v. 2, p254, par 4.
!COMMENT: Lt.Gen. at Port Royal was probably a civil administrator and
judge. Probably not military.
!MARR PLAC: St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, N.S., Can
!MARR SO UR: Bona Arsenault "Histoire et Genealogie des Acadiens", Vol. 2,
page 524
[Master1-A.GED]
!BIRTH-OCCUPATION-IMMIGRATION-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET
GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1600-1800; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 197 8, vols. 2-6;
p. 524 (Port Royal); own copy. Abraham DUGAS, born in 1616, a na tive of
Toulouse and armorer of the King (Reference in footnote: card of Father
Archange GODBOUT at the Archives of Quebec; also Memoires de la Societe
Genealogique Canadienne-Francoise, vol. 6, pp. 371-388). Abraham arrived in
Port Royal around 1640, married around 1647 to Marguerite-Louise DOUCET
[Arsenault does not mention any other marriage, nor her sister M arie Judith],
daughter of Germain dit LAVERDURE; eight children listed.
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-DAUGHTER: On Ancestor Chart of Gail B. BURK. Bor n 1618 in
Toulouse, Languedoc, France. Married 1647 at Port Royal [Acadia] to
Louise-Judith? or Marguerite Louise DOUCET, born 1630.
!IMMIGRATION: "One of the original settlers of Port-Royal, havin g ventured to
Acadia with Samuel de Champlain in the early 1600's, Dugas was a ppointed
lieutenant-general of Port-Royal, prior to the career of...Miche l Boudrot."
(AGE, v. 22, no. 4).
!CENSUS: 1671, Port Royal, Acadia [P. 12], he was age 55, name s pelled Habrahan
DUGAST, occupation Meunier (Miller). Living with wife Marie Judi th DOUCET, age
46 [so born around 1625], and of their 8 children, 2 are married . There are 19
cattle and 3 sheep, with 15 arpents of land.
!CENSUS: 1678, Port Royal, Abraham DUGAST is with wife Marguerit e DOUCET
[sister to the first wife? or is name a variant?].
!CENSUS: 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, age 70. No land or animals li sted, but
entered between Jean COMMEAUX [COMEAU] and Martin BENOIST. Livin g with wife
Marguerite DOUCET, age 50 [so born around 1636. Was she a sister of his first
wife?]
Bergeron, p. 177, says he m. ca 1647 Louise-Judith DOUCET (d/o G ermain).
!MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: He was a witness to his daughter Anne's seco nd marriage on
26 APR 1679 in Beaubassin, Acadia. Name spelled DUGAST.
!MARRIAGE: Second marriage ABT 1662, Port Royal, Acadia, accordi ng to
Acad. Des., v. 4.[mrguillot.ged]
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Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15, Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5; cattle 19, sheep 3. 1671 Acadian CensusPort Royal
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Drouin-de Ste Anne d'Auray, Bretagne, armurier, ancetre du Cardinal Villeneuve et de Sir Charles Alphonse - Pantelleon Pelletier;
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" Abraham Dugas, the first with this name to come to America, camefrom Toulouse (en Languedoc) in 1640 to settle in Acadia. Hisancestors were originally from Lyonnais. The primitive name of Dugaswas Coignet. During the sixteenth century, there was a member of thisfamily who was distinguished by his diligence in Military Service, andwas made a Knight of Saint-Louis and received from the King a largeestate called 'The Estate du Gas'." This family (of Abraham Dugas)carried the name of Coignet du Gas. Little by little they abandonedthe old name and kept only the name du Gas, which was written later DuGAs, and eventually Dugas." (From Bulletin des Recherches Historiques,Vol.18, Page 79) From the Dictionairre Biographique d'Amat (XI, Col.1481) we find thispassage: "Charles Dugas or Du Gas, born from an old family known anciently inForez, confirms that during the sixteenth century they abandoned theirancient name of Ducoignet to take on the name of the estate he owned(Du Gas)." (The Forez andLyonnais are two bordering regions, whichtoday constitutes the departments of Loire and Rhone, in France.) Abraham Dugas was born in 1618, at Toulouse, in Languedoc, where abranch of his family had immigrated. He came to Acadia later in 1640.He practiced his profession as a gunsmith. In 1647, at Port-Royal,he married Marguerite Doucet, daughter of Germain Doucet ditLaverdure, a Major in the Garrison at Port-Royal, and Marie Bourgeois. Marguerite was born at Couperan-Brie, Champagne in 1625. She came toAcadia with her father, mother and a brother Pierre, probably in 1632when she was no more than seven years old. Abraham must have been busy making firearms from 1640 to 1654, sincethe Acadians had a need of weapons, not only for hunting, but also forwar. In 1654, Port-Royal fell into the hands of the English and theBostoniens. It would not be restored to France at the same time asthe other Forts of Acadia. The fist item of business by the newFrench Governor, for the beginning of 1671 wasto order a census betaken: " Gunsmith - Habraham Dugast aged 55, his wife Marie-Judit(Marguerite) Doucet aged 46. Their children 8, two of which aremarried - Marie aged 23 and Anne 17. The single children are - Claude19, Martin 15, Marguerite 14, Habrahan 10, Magdeleine 7, Marie 6.Their horned animals 19 and 3 sheep. Workable land 16 acres." As we see, on top of working a a Gunsmith, Abraham was active indeveloping his land. His two oldest girls were living close by: Mariemaried to Charles Melançon and Anne wife of Charles Bourgeois. " Laborer - Charles Melançon aged 28, his wife Marie Dugastaged 23.Their children 4 - Marie 7, Marguerite 5, Anne 3, Cécile 6 months.Their horned animals 40 and 6 sheep. Their workable land 20 acres." " Laborer - Charles Bourgeois aged 25, his wife Anne Dugast aged 17.Their children one girl Marie aged one and a half. Their hornedanimals 12 and 7 sheep. Their workable land 2 acres." In 1685 Abraham Dugas was Lieutenant-General of "the civil and of thecriminal" in Acadia, meaning he was a judge of the peace and chief ofpolice. For how long he filled this position we can not say, but in1686, he was replaced at this poste by Michel Boudrot. For the Census of 1686, Abraham Dugast and Marguerite Doucet livedwith their son Claude to whom they had given a small piece of land toplant a little garden, four pigs and probably a few hens. Their sonMartin, who was 30 years old, is probably deceased. Their daughterMarguerite who was thirty-one and who had married Pierre Arsenault isalso deceased. She left two boys aged 10 and 8. Two other girls bothnamed Marie, are living at Port-Royal, and finally two others areliving at Beaubassin. Their son Abraham is living at Cap-de-Sable.Abraham Dugast and Marguerite Doucet have at this time, ninegrand-sons and thirteen grand-daughters. The 15th of October 1687,Abraham Dugas is among the "ancient inhabitants of the country" whomade a declaration on the work done under the orders giv en by Charlesde Menou, Sieur d'Aulnay-Charnisay, former Governor of Acadia. For the census of 1693, Abraham, son, as well as Marie (te eldest) arenot recorded. Marie the youngest is living at Bassin des Mines withher family: At Port-Royal: " Abraham Dugas, 74, Marguerite Doucet 66, Claude Dugas 44, FrançoiseBourgeois 34, Marie 17, Claude 16, Françoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnés 7, François 5, Magdeleine 4, Cécile 1; 20horned animals, 30 sheep, 15 pigs, 20 workable acres of land, fourguns." Claude Dugas had only one gun in 1686. In 1696 he had 4. TheAcadians, and mostly those Port-Royal were at this time, constantlyexposed to attacks by Bostoniens. Even boys at twelve years of agewere trained to handle a gun, not only for hunting, but for defendingtheir colony. At Bassin des Mines: "André Leblanc 35 years and Marie du GAst 26;..." At Beaubassin: " Germain Bourgeois 41 years, Magdeleine 26 years (actually 30),Guillaume 18, Marie 16, Micehl 14, Magdeleine 10, Agnées 7, Anne 4,Joseph 1-1/2; 3 Guns, 8 acres of workable land, 24 horned animals, 23sheep sheep, 12 pigs." " Anne Dugast, wife of Jean Michaux" (Jean Aubin dit Migneault) For the census of 1698, Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet are notmentioned. Abraham perhaps is deceased, but Marguerite is stillliving since she would be mentioned in the census of 1700. ClaudeDugas, their son had lost his wife, Françoise Bourgeois; he isremarried to a young girl of 24 years, Marguerite Bourg.
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1686 Census Port Royal, Acadia Abraham Dugas 70, Marguerite Doucet 50 Abraham was "armorer of the King" and Lieutenant General in Acadie, whenhe arrived in 1640. In 1671 census of Port Royal he is listed as a plowman having 16arpents of cleared land. Soldier of the King, Native of Toulouse, France and Lieutenant General inAcadie, arrived in Port Royal circa 1640. Bona Arseneault v. 2, p254, par 4.Abraham came to the new world to Port Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada about1640 which in those days was known as Acadia. He came to Nova Scotia as Lieutenant Generalin the Army of Roy. He married about 1647 to Marguerite and had eight children. Lt. Gen. at Port Royal was probably a civil administrator and judgerather than military.
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!BIRTH: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html (gives place of birth in France and year of birth).
!CHRISTENING: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html
!MARRIAGE: Information from Doloris Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec, in a letter dated 4 October 1983 in response to an inquiry to La Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise, Montreal; information presumably from the Loiselle Index. Other Information found in Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume III, La Famille des Landry, page 283; Montreal, 1981; available at the Library of Congress, Local History & Genealogy Room, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1981); same information found in Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume VI, La Famille des Petitpas, page 252; Montreal, 1981; also available at the Library of Congress, Local History & Genealogy Room, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1981).
!CENSUS: 1671 Census of the parish of Port Royal, Acadia (Nova Scotia); shows Abraham Dugast, 55, with wife, Marie-Judith Doucet, 3 named sons (including Martin, listed as age 15) and five unnamed daughters; census published in LeBlanc, The Acadian Miracle, page 23; Evangeline Pub. Co., Lafayette, LA, 1966, Library of Congress catalogue number 65-28646, available at the Fairfax County Library, Fairfax, VA, call number 971.6 L.
1686 Census of the parish of Port Royal, Acadia (Nova Scotia); lists Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet, ages 70, but does not list son Martin Dugas or his family; census published in Leblanc, above,at page 377.
!DEATH: Information on date not found, but after the Acadian census of 1686; assumed to have occurred at Port Royal, Acadia.
!BURIAL: Information on date not found, but after the Acadian census of 1686; assumed to have been at Port Royal, Acadia.
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ref. Le Grand Arrangement Des Acadiens Au Quebec by Adrien Bergeron p. 142 He was "armurier du Roy.
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1 MISC + He ws the royal armorer and l
1 MISC +
He ws the royal armorer and lieutenant-general of Acadia who arrived in
Port-Royal around 1640 (Arsenault, Vol 2, page 524; also cited in fn#37
is a note of Father Archange Godbout in the Quebec Archives and Memoires
dela Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise, Vol VI, pages 371-388).
In the1678 census of Port Royal, he and Marguerite Doucet had 12
acres, 20 cattle, 1gun, one son (age 18, born in 1660) and two
daughters, ages 15 and 12, born,respectively, in 1663 and 1666.
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Source Notes
!BIRTH: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html (gives place of birth in France and year of birth).
!CHRISTENING: Information from Beauregard, Dictionnaire Genealogique l'Ancienne Acadia, available on the Internet at http://www.cam.org/beaur/dgaa/dgaa-d3.html
!MARRIAGE: Information from Doloris Desjardins, Montreal, Quebec, in a letter dated 4 October 1983 in response to an inquiry to La Societe Genealogique Canadienne-Francaise, Montreal; information presumably from the Loiselle Index. Other Information found in Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume III, La Famille des Landry, page 283; Montreal, 1981; available at the Library of Congress, Local History & Genealogy Room, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1981); same information found in Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au Quebec, Volume VI, La Famille des Petitpas, page 252; Montreal, 1981; also available at the Library of Congress, Local History & Genealogy Room, call number CS88.Q4B47 (1981).
!CENSUS: 1671 Census of the parish of Port Royal, Acadia (Nova Scotia); shows Abraham Dugast, 55, with wife, Marie-Judith Doucet, 3 named sons (including Martin, listed as age 15) and five unnamed daughters; census published in LeBlanc, The Acadian Miracle, page 23; Evangeline Pub. Co., Lafayette, LA, 1966, Library of Congress catalogue number 65-28646, available at the Fairfax County Library, Fairfax, VA, call number 971.6 L.
1686 Census of the parish of Port Royal, Acadia (Nova Scotia); lists Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet, ages 70, but does not list son Martin Dugas or his family; census published in Leblanc, above,at page 377.
!DEATH: Information on date not found, but after the Acadian census of 1686; assumed to have occurred at Port Royal, Acadia.
!BURIAL: Information on date not found, but after the Acadian census of 1686; assumed to have been at Port Royal, Acadia.
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Category: Acadia, Immigrants from France
Category:Port-Royal, Acadie
Biography
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Abraham Dugas is the ancestral partriarch of the Acadian Dugas family.Abraham was born around 1616 in France. ≤ref name=DGFA>White, StephenA., Patrice Gallant, and Hector-J Hébert. Dictionnaire Généalogique Des Familles Acadiennes. Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D’études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999, Print. p. 562-564.≤/ref> His parentsare not known, but one theory is that they are Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Carsonne. They have not been connected because there is no evidence to support their inclusion. Stephen White suggests that Chouppes, in the diocese of Poitiers, France could be the place of origin of the Acadian DUGAS family. ≤ref>Karen Theriot Reader Abraham Dugas citing Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; p. 562; own copy. #1: ≤blockquote>He was an armorer. Explanatory note suggests that Chouppes, diocese of Poitiers, France could be the place of origin of the Acadian DUGAS family. There was a Vincent DUGAST, son of aphysician named Vincent & Perrine BABIN.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
He arrived in Port-Royal around 1640, where he was given the designation of Lieutenant General. He was armourer to the king.
He married Marguerite-Louise Doucet around 1647 in Port Royal.≤ref name=DGFA/> Between about 1648 and 1667, the couple had eight children: Marie, Claude, Anne, Martin, Marguerite, Abraham, Madeleine, and Marie.≤ref name=DGFA/> Abraham owned a lot adjoining the side of the old Fort (which, according to Stephen White was expropriated in1701 to extend the Fort in Port-Royal). It is not clear how long the family lived there.
When their third child Anne was born in 1654, Port-Royal was captured by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers.≤ref name=Sedgwick>William I. Roberts, 3rd, “SEDGWICK, ROBERT,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>::"The [French] soldiers at Port-Royal, who numbered about 130 … put up a brief defence against Sedgwick. Setting up an ambush between the landing site of the English troops and the fort, the Frenchmen fired on the attackers but proved no match for the experienced Roundheads. The French soon "took their heels to ye Fort." On August 16 the fort surrendered... Sedgwick granted honourable terms, allowing the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and musketsat the ready. The soldiers and employees working at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages."≤ref name=Dunn>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. Nimbus Publishing, p 23-24(1654 Capture of Port-Royal); p25-27(the English period 1654-1670); p29 (Abraham Dugas and the parish building plans).≤/ref>
Although the commander of Port Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Dugas family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom.≤ref name=Dunn/> Dunn describes life in Acadia during the 16 years ofnominal British rule::"During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royalarea in 1665." ≤ref name=Dunn/>
The 1671 census of Port-Royal lists Abraham, a gunsmith age 55, livingwith his wife Marie Judith (sic) Doucet, 46, and their 8 children. They own 15 "arpents" of land, 19 head of cattle and 3 sheep.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1671 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie.1671 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752” Images 3-14.≤blockquote>Abraham DUGAST, gunsmith, 55, wife Marie Judith DOUCET 46; Children: Claude 19, Martin 15,Abraham 10, Marie 23, Anne 17, Margueritte 14, Magdeleine 7, Marie 5;cattle 19, sheep 3, 15 "arpents" of land.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
By 1671 the British had ceded Acadia to France and French settlement resumed.≤ref name=Morillon>In collaboration, “MORILLON DU BOURG,” in Dictionaryof Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref> Abraham was involved with the rebuilding of Port Royal::"In June 1673 men from the St. Jean Baptiste parish in the Port-Royalarea met at the request of their church trustee, Abraham Dugas, to organize funding for construction of a parish church... Mass was being held in a borrowed room. The Acadians had maintained their faith throughout the long period of English rule."≤ref name=Dunn/>
In 1678 there are 3 children living in the Dugas household. Abraham and Marguerite own 20 head of cattle, 12 "arpents" of land and 1 gun.≤ref>Tim Hebert; 1678 Port Royal Acadian Census noting that the correlations for this census were done by Rev. Clarence J. d'Entremont, Fairhaven, Massachusetts 1678 Census≤blockquote>Abraham Dugast & Marguerite Doucet, 1 boy 18 born 1660 named Abraham , 2 girls: Madeleine 15 born 1663 and Marie 12 born 1666 . 12 acres ,20 cattle, 1 gun≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
In 1686, the children had flown the nest and Abraham and Marguerite were living on their own.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The originalcensus can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>Abraham DUGAS 70, Marguerite DOUCET 50. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> Within four years, their relative peace would be shattered by King William's War (1689-1697) with France.
In May 1690, Sir William Phipps≤ref name=biophips/> captured Port Royal, destroyed the church, plundered the settlement, and forced the inhabitants to swear an oath of allegiance to the English crown. He appointed Charles La Tourasse, a former sergeant of the French garrison, to serve as English commandant and leader of a council to keep the peace and administer justice.≤ref name=biotourasse/> Phipps left Port-Royal within 12 days of arrival. Before the end of the summer, seamen from two ships looted Port-Royal and burned and looted between 28 and 35 homes and habitations including the parish church.≤ref name=Dunn/>
An English garrison was never established, possibly because the inhabitants refused to guarantee that the Indians would not attack if one was formed.≤ref name=biotourasse/> Dunn describes the feelings of the residents during this unsettling time::"Throughout this period of nominal English rule, French and English vessels anchored at Port-Royal at will, contributing to a sense of unease among the residents. New England vessels came to trade, to check on the inhabitants, and to take French prizes. When the English were not around, French privateers operated out of the port, attracting local young men as crew with the promise of plunder, and outfitting the ships from local suppliers... Port-Royal residents did not always appreciate the presence of the French privateers."≤ref name=Dunn/>.
In 1693, an encounter between the vessel of French privateer Pierre Masisonnat dit Baptiste and an English frigate brought further misery. English investigations into the role of Acadians' assistance of privateer Baptiste resulted in the burning of nearly a dozen homes and three barns of unthreshed grain. At that time Abraham and Marguerite were living with their son Claude and his family. Claude's farm was situated west of the Fort on the south side of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River.
Abraham may have lived long enough to witness the effects of the 1697 Treaty of Ryswick, when Acadia was restored to France with Port-Royal its capital'≤ref name=Dunn/> He died between 1693 and 1700.≤ref name=census>He was listed in the 1693 Acadian Census≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108≤blockquote>Abraham DUGAST 74, Marguerite DOUCET his wife 66, Claude their son 44, Francoise BOURGEOIS his wife 34, Marie their daughter 17, Claude 16, Francoise 14, Joseph 13, Marguerite 11, Anne 10, Jeanne 9, Agnes 7, Francois 5, Magdeleine 4, Cecile 1; 20 cattle, 30 sheep, 15 hogs, 26 arpents, 4 guns. ≤/blockquote>≤/ref> and his wife is listed as a widow in the 1700 Census.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 167-173.≤blockquote>Marguerite DOUCET, widow of Abraham DUGAST; Claude DUGAST 51; Marguerite BOURG; Claude 23; Francois 12; Joseph 2; Marguerite 18; Anne 17; Jeanne 16; Agnes 14; Madelaine 11; Cecille 8; Marguerite 3; 40 cattle, 25 sheep, 28 arpents, 3 guns.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
Timeline
:c1616 birth, in France
:1632 Treaty Saint-Germain-en-Laye cedes Acadia to France; Razilly brings ~300 elite men≤ref>George MacBeath, Biography – RAZILLY, ISAAC DE – Volume I (1000-1700) – Dictionary of Canadian Biography Toronto/Université Laval, 2003–, accessed November 20≤/ref>:1636 Arrival of the first families to settle permanently≤ref>Massignon, Geneviève. "Les parlers français d'Acadie, enquête linguistique", Librairie Klincksieck, Paris, 1962, 2 tomes. ≤/ref>
:1640 arrival in Port-Royal
:c1647 marriage to Marguerite Doucet in Port-Royal
:c1648 birth, daughter Marie
:1649 birth, son Claude
:1654 birth, daughter Anne
:1654 British capture Port-Royal; French settlement ceases≤ref name=Sedgwick/>
:1656 birth, son Martin
:1657 birth, daughter Marguerite
:1661 birth, son Abraham
:1664 birth, daughter Madeleine
:1667 birth, daughter Marie
:1667-70 Treaty of Breda cedes Acadia to the French; settlement resumes≤ref name=Morillon/>
:1671 residence Port-Royal
:1686 residence Port-Royal
:1690 Phipps captures and sacks Port-Royal, coerces inhabitants' oaths of allegiance to English Crown, sets up local Peacekeeping Council and leaves within 12 days.≤ref name=biophips>C.P.Stacey, “PHIPS, SIR WILLIAM,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref>≤ref name=biowikiphips>of William Phips≤/ref>≤ref name=biotourasse>C.Bruce Fergusson,“LA TOURASSE, CHARLES,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 1, University of Toronto/Université Laval, 2003, accessed November 20, 2013≤/ref> Seamen from two ships later loot and burn between 28 and 35 homes/habitations including the parish church.≤ref name=Dunn/>”
:1693 Port-Royal raid with looting and burning.≤ref name=Dunn/>Dunn, Brenda. A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800. NimbusPublishing, p 40,43 (1693 PR raid); p44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); p52-53(1702 Queen Anne’s War); p61-62 (Blockade of PR); p 71-73(1707Attack on PR); p82-85(1710 Siege of PR).≤/ref>
:1693 residence Port-Royal
:1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is itscapital≤ref name=Dunn/>
:b1700 death
Biographie==Abraham Dugas est né vers 1616 en France.≤ref name=DGFA/> Ses parentsne sont pas connus, mais une théorie est qu'ils sont Abraham Dugas et Marguerite Carsonne. Aucune source ne confirme cette théorie jusqu'à présent.
Abraham est arrivé à Port-Royal vers 1640, où il a reçu la désignation de lieutenant-général. Il était armurier au roi.≤ref name=DGFA/>
Il épousa Marguerite-Louise Doucet vers 1647.≤ref name=DGFA/> Entre 1648 et 1667 environ, le couple a eu huit enfants: Marie,Claude, Anne, Martin, Marguerite, Abraham, Madeleine, et Marie.≤ref name=DGFA/> Abraham est décédé entre 1693 et 1700 à Port-Royal.≤refname=census/>
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See Also :*Laughrea, Michael Ph.D."Genealogy and history of the ancestors of Tancrède Labbé (1887-1956), Minister of Mines (1944-1956) in the Government of Quebec." Montreal, Canada; 2013 - 2019, p.49 accessed at http://nodiffamation.com/2013/10/04/genealogie-et-histoire-des-ance... ( the author is the grandson of Tancrède Labbé )*"Marguerite-Louise Doucet" compilation
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Lt. Gen. Abraham Dugas's Timeline
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Port Royal, Acadie, [Nouvelle-France]
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