Alexis Cormier dit la Côte

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Mariage: 1697, Beaubassin, Acadie

Père: CORMIER, Alexis Père: Thomas CORMIER Mère: Madeleine GIROUARD Naissance: 1672 Mère: LEBLANC, Marie Père: Jacques LEBLANC Mère: Catherine HEBERT Naissance: 1680, St-Charles-les-Mines, Acadie

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Category:Beaubassin, Acadie

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Alexis Cormier was born around 1676 in Acadie, Nouvelle-France. His parents, Thomas Cormier and Madeleine Girouard,<ref name=DGFA /> were among the first pioneers at Beaubassin and had a large farm at nearby Ouescoque (Amherst Point, Nova Scotia). He was listed in the 1686 census with his parents and 9 siblings at Beaubassin. <ref name=1686Cen>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686Census 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.

at Beaubassin:
:Thomas CORMIER 55, :Magdelaine GIROUARD 37 :Magdeleine 18, :Francois 16, :Alexis 14 (sic), :Marie 12, :Germain 10, :Pierre 8, :Angelique 4, :twins Marie and Jeanne 1; :4 guns, 40 arpents, 30 cattle, 10 sheep, 15 hogs.

</ref> By the time he was 16, his father had died. The 1693 census shows that widowed Madeleine had 7 young children at home, Alexis being the oldest.<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 Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 62-108

at Beaubassin: :Madeleine GIROUARD widow (of Thomas CORMIER) 39, : Alexis 16, :Germain 13, :Pierre 11, :Claire 9, :Marie 7, :Agnes 7, :Jeanne 5; :16 cattle, 4 sheep, 12 hogs.

</ref> When Alexis was about 20 years old, he witnessed the effects of Benjamin Church's 1696 raid of Beaubassin. Once the English ships were seen,the inhabitants fled into the woods, carrying their more valuable possessions. In Beaubassin the church was burned, along with some houses,and animals were slaughtered.<ref name=Griffiths2005 /> It is not known how the Cormier family was affected at Ouescoque, as it was 9 kilometers from Beaubassin. Around 1697, Alexis married Marie LeBlanc, daughter ofJacques LeBlanc and Catherine Hébert. Between about 1698 and 1721, the couple had 10 children: Marie, Madeleine, Pierre (dit de la Côte), Marguerite, Agn%C3%A8s,Jean-Baptiste, Anne,Joseph, an unknown son, and Catherine.<ref name=DGFA /> In 1698, the young couple was counted in the census at Beaubassin. Alexis age 22 and Marie age 19 did not have children yet or owned land but they had farm animals. They were living next to Alexis' widowed mother and 6 children, and close to his older married siblings François,Marie and Anne.<ref> Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 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 110-150

at Beaubassin: :Alexis CORMIER 22; :Marie LEBLANC (wife) 19; : 7 cattle, 4 sheep, 1 hog.

</ref> Two years later, they had a daughter age 2, 8 arpents of land and morefarm animals. <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 151-173.

at Beaubassin :Alexis CORMIER 24; :Marie LEBLANC (wife) 19; :Marie 2; :8 cattle, 7 sheep, 2 hogs, 8 arpents, 1 gun.

</ref> The family was counted again in the censuses of 1701 and 1703.<ref>TimHebert; Transcription of the 1701 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1701 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 174-211.

at Beaubassin: :Alexis CORMIER, :his wife, :2 girls, :4 arpents, 12 cattle, 12 sheep, 1 hog, 1 gun.

</ref><ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.

at Beaubassin: :Alexis CORMIER, :his wife, :1 boy, :2 girls, :1 arms bearer.

</ref> In 1704 the family witnessed the effects of Church's second raid on Beaubassin. There was a skirmish and inhabitants retreated to the woods, bringing as many valuable possessions as possible. Again, the church was burned and animals were slaughtered. <ref name=Griffiths2005/> By 1707 Alexis owned 10 arpents of land, 20 cattle, 16 sheep and 15 hogs. There were 4 young children in the family home.<ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 CensusTranscription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.

at Beaubassin : Alexis CORMIER and :Marie LEBLANC, :1 boy less than 14, : 3 girls less than 12; :10 arpents, 20 cattle, 16 sheep, 15 hogs.

</ref> After the Treaty of Utrecht, when British rule became permanent, the Cormiers, like most of their neighbors, decided to stay in Beaubassin as French neutrals (promising loyalty to the King of Great Britain and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain). Beaubassin then experienced decades of relative peace and prosperity. The village was productive in raising cattle, growing grain, and trading fur with the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. Surpluses were traded with both the English (Bay of Fundy) and the French (Baie Vert).<ref name=Brun /><ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original censuscan be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archivesof Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.

at Beaubassin : : Alexis CORMIER and :Marie LeBLANC his spouse; children : Magdelaine, :Pierre, :Marguerite, :Agnes, :Jean-Baptiste, :Anne.

</ref> Alexis Cormier's date of death is unknown.<ref name=DGFA /><ref>The date of death 23 Nov 1733 was noted in this profile but it is unsourced.</ref>

Timeline

:c1676 Birth :1687 War of the League of Augsburg (King William’s War) starts between England and France <ref name=Griffiths2005>Naomi E.S. Griffiths, From migrant to Acadian : a North-American border people,1604-1755 (Montreal, Québec: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005) pp.147-151 (King William’s War); p. 164 (1696 Church raid of Beaubassin); p. 208 (1704 Church’s Raid on Beaubassin) </ref>:1696 Benjamin Church first raids Beaubassin. Once the English ships were seen, the inhabitants fled, carrying their more valuable possessions. Church stayed nine days and in his own account admitted that the settlers’ "cattle sheep, hogs, and dogs" were left "lying dead about theirhouses, chopped and hacked with hatchets." The church and some of thehouses were also burnt. <ref name=Griffiths2005 />:1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal is its capital <ref name=Dunn>Brenda Dunn, A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800 (Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing) pp.44-45 (1697 Treaty of Ryswick); pp. 52-53 (1702 Queen Anne’s War); pp. 82-85 (1710 Siege of PR) </ref>

:c1697 Marriage to Marie LeBlanc :c1698 birth, daughter Marie :c1700 birth, daughter Madeleine :1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France <ref name=Dunn />:1704 Church raids Beaubassin again: "The Acadians were in arms and an indecisive skirmish ensued. After the Acadians retreated intothe woods, Church and his men found that the inhabitants had removed as much of their household and farm goods as possible. Church set the buildings on fire and killed about 100 cattle before leaving to returnto Boston <ref name=Griffiths2005 />

:c1702 birth, son Pierre (dit de la Côte) :c1706 birth, daughter Marguerite :c1708 birth, daughter Agnès :c1710 birth, son Jean-Baptiste :1710 Siege of Port-Royal; French surrender the Fort. Port-Royal, Acadie becomes Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia <ref name=Dunn />

:c1712 birth, daughter Anne :1713 Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule <ref> The Neutrality: Political Context, in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires, University of Moncton</ref><ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Peace of Utrecht," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Peace_of_Utrecht&oldid=9... (accessed September 17, 2019). </ref>:1715 Delegates from Beaubassin sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to the King of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain. :1713-1744 Golden Age <ref name=Griffiths2005 />of Acadian growth and prosperity. Beaubassin is productive in raising cattle, growing grain, and trading fur with the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. Surpluses are traded with both the English (Bay of Fundy) and the French (Baie Vert).<ref name=Brun>Régis Brun with contributions by AJB Johnston and E Clarke, "Fort Beauséjour/Fort Cumberland: Une Histoire/A History", Société du Monument Lefebvre in Collaboration with Parks Canada, PDF, accessed online in March 2020 at http://parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/beausejour/booklet-history-...</ref>

:c1715 birth, son Joseph :1718 birth, son unknown :1720 and onward: Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is tolerated for a time by the British as they lack military means to enforce the oath. <ref name=oath>The Neutrality: Political Context, online in 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, website (University of Moncton) </ref>

:c1721 birth, daughter Catherine :c17xx death date unknown

Biographie

Alexis Cormier est né vers 1676 fort probablement à Port-Royal, Acadie (Annapolis Royal, Nouvelle Écosse, Canada).<ref name=DGFA>Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, (Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999) pp. 401, 404-406 </ref>Ses parents, Thomas Cormier et MadeleineGirouard, étaient parmi les premiers colons de Beaubassin (Amherst, Nouvelle Écosse).<ref name=SW94>Stephen A. White, La généalogiedes trente-sept familles hôtesses des "Retrouvailles 94", Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994) Cormier </ref>Leur ferme était située à Ouescoque (Pointe Amherst).<ref name=surette>Paul Surette, Atlas of the Acadian Settlement of the Beaubassin 1660 to 1755 (Tintamarre and Le Lac: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2005) pp. 44-45 (Ouesqoque homestead at AmherstPoint). </ref><ref name=1686Cen/>Quand Alexis avait 20 ans, il a été témoin des effets du raid de Beaubassin. Lorsque les navires anglais ont été vus, les habitants ontfui, emportant leurs objets de valeur. A Beaubassin, l'église et quelques maisons ont été incendiées et des animaux ont été abattus. On ne sait pas comment Ouescoque, qui était à 9 kilomètres de Beaubassin, a été affectée. Vers 1697, Alexis épousa Marie LeBlanc, fille de Jacques LeBlanc et Catherine Hébert. En 1704, la famille fut témoin des effets du deuxième raid de Beaubassin. Suite à une escarmouche, les habitants se sont réfugiés dans les bois, y apportant leurs objets de valeur. Encore une fois, l'église a été incendiée et les animaux ont été abattus.<ref name=Griffiths2005 /> Entre 1698 et 1721, le couple a eu 10 enfants: Marie, Madeleine, Pierre (dit de la Côte), Marguerite, Agn%C3%A8s,Jean-Baptiste, Anne,Joseph, an fils anonyme, et Catherine.<ref name=DGFA />Dans les recensements, la famille est énumérée près de la mère d'Alexis et de ses frères et soeurs. Après le traité d'Utrecht, où il y avait la domination britannique permanente, les Cormier ont décidé de rester à Beaubassin comme habitants neutres. Les Acadiens de Beaubassin ont connu des décennies de paix et de prospérité. Beaubassin devient la région acadienne qui a le plus de bétail et l'une de celles qui produit le plus de céréales. Les Acadiens de la région se livrent au commerce des fourrures avec les Mi'kmaq et les Malécite. Ils troquent leurs surplus de bêtes, de grain et de fourruresavec les marchands des camps français et britannique.<ref name=Brun />

La date de la mort d'Alexis n'est pas connue.<ref name=DGFA />

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weRelate:
Alexis Cormier
Birth  1676 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1697 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marie Madeleine Girouard • Thomas Charles Cormier
Spouse  marie le blanc
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Alexis+Cormier+%281%29

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Alexis Cormier in entry for Charles Bourgeois and Magdelaine Cormier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Geni:
Alexis Cormier Lacote
Spouse  Marie Leblanc
Children  Catherine Cormier
Alexis Cormier dit la Côte

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Alexis Cormier in entry for Pierre Arsenau and Marguerite Cormier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Alexis- Francois Cormier
Children  Agnes Cormier

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Alexis Cormier in entry for Michel Bourg and Marie Cormier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Alexis Cormier
Birth  about 1780
Spouse  Marie Leblanc

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weRelate:
Alexis Cormier
Birth  1672
Marriage  1697
Parents  Marie Madeleine Girouard • Thomas Charles Cormier
Spouse  marie leblanc
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Alexis Cormier
Birth  1672 • Beaubassin, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
Death  1761 • Rimouski, Quebec, Canada
Parents  Cormier • Thomas Cormier
Spouse  Marie dit la Cote LeBlanc
Children  Agnes Cormier • Ann Cormier • Catherine Cormier • Cecile Cormier • François Cormier • Jean-Baptiste Cormier • Joseph Cormier • Joseph dit Nanpane Cormier • Marguerite Cormier • Marie Anne Cormier • Marie Cormier • Marie Madeleine Cormier • Mr. Cormier • Paul Cormier • Pierre Cormier • Pierre Cormier dit de La Cote

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896
Alexis Cormier in entry for Ononyme Cormier, "Nova Scotia Births and Baptisms, 1702-1896"
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!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN

!BIRTH-PARENTS-CENSUS-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Stephen A. White, DICTIONNAIRE GENEALOGIQUE DES FAMILLES ACADIENNES; 1636-1714; Moncton, New Brunswick, Centre d'Etudes Acadiennes, 1999, 2 vols.; pp. 401 & 404; own copy. #4:
!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN: Bona Arsenault, HISTOIRE ET GENEALOGIE DES ACADIENS; 1625-1810; Ottawa, Editions Lemeac, 1978, 6 vols.; p. 910 (Beaubassin); own copy. Born 1672 [was he one of first babies born in Beaubassin?], he married around1697 to Marie LE BLANC; seven children listed.
!CENSUS: 1686, Beaubassin, Acadia, age 14 years (sic).
!CENSUS: 1693, Beaubassin [?], Acadia, age 16, oldest child still at home. Brother Francois lives next door. Father is dead.
!CENSUS: 1698, age 22 years.
!CENSUS: 1700, age 24 years.
!CENSUS: 1714.
!MARRIAGE: LDS Ancestral File.

SHVM 94
My Cormier data Tony LeBlanc data

REFN: 2182

marie en 1698 ou 1699

REFN: 296

Also recorded married to Ms. LE BLANC in 1672.

SHVM 94 My Cormier data Tony LeBlanc data

REFN: 2182

marie en 1698 ou 1699

REFN: 296

Also recorded married to Ms. LE BLANC in 1672.

[Cormier.FTW]
1714 Census Alexis CORMIER and Marie LeBLANC: Madeleine, Pierre, Marguerite, Agnes,Jean-Baptiste, Anne

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!Wife Marie LeBlanc marr. abt 1697. Info from History of the Acadiens, vol 3, pg. 909-911.

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7 children

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!BIRTH: Information from Beauregard, Généalogie de l'ancienne Acadie, available at http://www.francogene.com/dgaa/dgaa-c2.php (gives approximate year of birth as 1676).

!CHRISTENING: Information not researched.

!MARRIAGE: Information from Beauregard, Généalogie de l'ancienne Acadie, available at http://www.francogene.com/dgaa/dgaa-c2.php (gives date and place of marriage, spouse's name and parents' names).

!DEATH: Information not researched.

!BURIAL: Information not researched.