Prudent Robichaux

Male 1669 - 1756  (87 years)


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  • Name Prudent Robichaux 
    Born 1669  Port Royal, Acacia, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 1 Feb 1756  Saint Jean River, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2491  OGrady Family Tree
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2020 

    Father Etienne Robichaud,   b. 1639, Martaize, Village of LaChausse, Region of Loudon & Poitiers, Vienne, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1686, Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 47 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Mother Francoise Boudrot,   b. 1642, Port Royal, St Jean Baptist, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Sep 1733, Port Royal, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years) 
    Relationship Birth 
    Married 1663  Port Royal, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F977  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Henriette Marie Petitpas,   b. 1674, Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1716, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 42 years) 
    Married 1691  Port Royal, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
    +1. Prudent Robichaux,   b. 1695, Port Royal, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1790, Port Royal, Nova Scotia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 95 years)  [Birth]
    +2. Joseph Robicheaux,   b. 6 Nov 1694, Port Royal, Acadia, New France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 May 1768, L'Assompton, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)  [Birth]
    +3. Marie Robichaud,   b. About 1692, Port-Royal, Acadie, Nouvelle France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Before July 1765  (Age ~ 73 years)  [Birth]
    +4. Marie Josèphe Robichaud,   b. 10 Apr 1709, Port Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Feb 1782, Quebec, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)  [Birth]
    Last Modified 9 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/198062330/prudent_joseph-robichaud

    • About Robichaud, Prudent (Joseph) ROBICHAUX
      He married in 1691, Henriette Petitpas, daughter of the clerk of the court of Port-Royal. Gifted with administrative skills and driven by the influence of his father-in-law, Prudent Robichaud held public office in various circumstances and became a distinguished defender of the French element in Acadia. He was one of the six deputies that the inhabitants of Rivière-du-sud delegated to M. de St-Ovide to protest that the Acadians wanted to remain French. He was also appointed trustee and president of the French council in Port-royal.
      Family side: he had twelve children including five sons: Joseph, Prudent, Pierre, Louis and François. all were victims of the Deportation in 1755. Three of them took for wives the daughters of Germain Bourgeois and Marie-Madeleine Dugas:
      President of French Consol in 1736 at Port Royal. In Census of 1714 (Port Royal) Prudent was married with 5 sons and 5 daughters.

      His father is listed in 1671 census -The family was listed in the 1671 census at Port Royal (Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada). In 1678, an acre of their land was cultivated and they had 19 cattle. The location of their farm is uncertain, but in 1707, his son Alexandre's farm was on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis) River east of Goat Island. [7]

      1671