Joseph [Briard] Young Lejeune

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Joseph [Briard] Young Lejeune

Also Known As: "Briard"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Acadie, Ile Royale, Colony of Nova Scotia], [British Colony]
Death: October 14, 1847 (86-95)
Bayou Plaquemine Brulee, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Jean-Baptiste Lejeune and Marguerite Trahan
Husband of Perrine Marguerite [Patsy] Young-Lejeune
Father of Marie Josephine Reed; Joseph Young, Jr.; Jean Baptiste LeJeune; Marguerite Barton; Susanne Bihm and 12 others
Brother of Jean Vincent Lejeune; Jean-Baptiste Lejeune; Blaise Jean LeJeune; Marguerite Lejeune and Nanette Antoinette Lejeune

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About Joseph [Briard] Young Lejeune

  • Sources:
    • "Acadians Aboard English ship Britannia, 1769" - http://www.acadiansingray.com
      • Moved to Province of Maryland, c1760
      • In report of Acadians at Port Tobacco, Province of Maryland, Jul 1763, listed as Joseph Le Jeunne, orphan
      • Departed Port Tobacco, Province of Maryland, 5 Jan 1769, aboard English schooner Britannia
      • Lost in the Gulf of Mexico & held by Spanish at La Bahia, Spanish Texas
      • Arrived Natchitoches Post, la Luisiana, 24 Oct 1769, overland from Spanish Texas, age 13
      • Settled below Bayou Plaquemine, St.-Gabriel District, la Luisiana with other Acadian exiles from the Britannia, Apr 1770
      • Attakapas, La Luisiana census, 1777, age 14[sic, probably closer to 21], bachelor
      • Opelousas, La Luisiana census, 1785, listed as Le Jeune
      • On Opelousas militia list, Jul 1789, fusilier
      • Opelousas, La Luisiana census, 1796, Faquetaic District
      • Anglicized his surname to Young in the early 1800s
      • Separation of community property petition dated 20 Sep 1821, St. Landry Parish courthouse
      • Succession dated 16 Oct 1847, St. Landry Parish courthouse
  • Notes:
    • Arrived in current day Louisiana on 24 Oct 1769, age 13
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Joseph [Briard] Young Lejeune's Timeline

1756
1756
Acadie, Ile Royale, Colony of Nova Scotia], [British Colony]
1782
September 29, 1782
St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
1784
August 29, 1784
Opelousas, St. Landry, LA, USA
1786
March 26, 1786
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
1788
May 1, 1788
Opelousas, la Luisiana (Spanish Louisiana), [New Spain]
1788
St Landry, Louisiana, United States
1789
September 17, 1789
Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, United States
1791
January 20, 1791
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States
1793
March 22, 1793
Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, United States