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- about his grandfather:
Bastarache family
Telegraph-Journal, Tuesday, July 26, 1994; p. A6
The ancestor of the Bastarache family in Acadia was Jean Bastarache. He was called "Le Basque" because he came from the Basque country. Bastarache settled on the shores of the Port-Royal river after marrying Hugette Vincent around 1684. His grandsons, Pierre and Michel, were deported to South Carolina during the Fall of 1755. Along with a dozen other Acadians, they returned to Acadia by way of Québec - a six months' journey - to find their families.
Michel Bastarache later settled in Tracadie, New Brunswick, where many descendants bear the surname Basque
excerpt from the attached STORY from Stephen white:
Pierre Bastarache, who was born in Port-Royal on November 21, 1724. He flew to Port-Royal on January 26, 1750, with Anne Gaudet, daughter of Jean Gaudet and Madeleine Brun. Around 1752, he emigrated from Port-Royal to the Isthmus of Chignecto. It was among the refugees who were recorded in Tintamarre during the winter of 1754-1755. Taken under arms with his brother Michel during the fall of Fort Beauséjour in June 1755, he was deported without his family to South Carolina. In the fall of 1756, however, the Bastarache brothers returned to Acadia with twelve other Acadians ascending from the interior of the continent. Having therefore joined their wives and children, they could not long evade the English, but again became their prisoners at Fort Cumberland (formerly Beauséjour). Some time after the Treaty of Paris in 1763, they went to settle in the French Village (now Coverdale) and then on the West Bank of the Memramcook River (now Rockland). Around 1787, Pierre and Michel sold their sites to the Acadians who came from the Saint John River. Michel emigrated to Tracadie, New Brunswick, where his many descendants now bear the Basque name. Subsequently, Pierre went to find his sons Joseph and Isidore in Bouctouche, where they had been among the first settlers. He died in Bouctouche on March 21, 1796. He seems to have had six children, including Joseph
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Jean Bastarache (Joannis Basterretche), known as the Basque, was born around 1658. He settled in Port-Royal, on land on the south shore of the Dauphin River (now the Annapolis River), near the earthly Paradise (now Paradise). His name appears in the Acadian documents from the 1686 census, where he has already been married for about two years to Huguette Vincent, daughter of Pierre Vincent and Anne Gaudet. In 1714, the year after the definitive surrender of Acadia to Great Britain, Jean Bastarache was among the Acadian inhabitants who embarked on the ship of King Mary Joseph to pass to Île Royale. But if he was gone, it wasn't long before he turned around. Jean Bastarache died in Port-Royal on September 5, 1733, aged seventy-five years. He was the father of five children, the youngest of whom was -
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Pierre Bastarache, who was born in Port-Royal on July 18, 1702. According to Placid Gaudet, Pierre inherited the paternal dwelling together with his brother Jean. He married, in Port-Royal, on January 19, 1724, Marguerite Forest, daughter of René Forest and Françoise Dugas. Pierre Bastarache died in Port-Royal on May 7, 1751, leaving several girls and three boys whose eldest was his namesake,
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Pierre Bastarache, who was born in Port-Royal on November 21, 1724. He flew to Port-Royal on January 26, 1750, with Anne Gaudet, daughter of Jean Gaudet and Madeleine Brun. Around 1752, he emigrated from Port-Royal to the Isthmus of Chignecto. It was among the refugees who were recorded in Tintamarre during the winter of 1754-1755. Taken under arms with his brother Michel during the fall of Fort Beauséjour in June 1755, he was deported without his family to South Carolina. In the fall of 1756, however, the Bastarache brothers returned to Acadia with twelve other Acadians ascending from the interior of the continent. Having therefore joined their wives and children, they could not long evade the English, but again became their prisoners at Fort Cumberland (formerly Beauséjour). Some time after the Treaty of Paris in 1763, they went to settle in the French Village (now Coverdale) and then on the West Bank of the Memramcook River (now Rockland). Around 1787, Pierre and Michel sold their sites to the Acadians who came from the Saint John River. Michel emigrated to Tracadie, New Brunswick, where his many descendants now bear the Basque name. Subsequently, Pierre went to find his sons Joseph and Isidore in Bouctouche, where they had been among the first settlers. He died in Bouctouche on March 21, 1796. He seems to have had six children, including -
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Joseph Bastarache. We know neither the date of his birth nor that of his death. During the American War of Independence, he He became a soldier, enrolling in the company of the French who served in 1776 with Captain Isaiah Boudrot, under the command of Colonel Jonathan Eddy. As mentioned above, he was one of the founders of Bouctouche. Around 1778, he married Marie-Madeleine Girouard, daughter of Joseph Girouard dit Bistet and Jeanne Belliveau, who gave her eight daughters and four sons, including
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Pierre Bastarache, who was born in Bouctouche on October 4, 1795. His baptismal certificate is registered in the Caraquet register. Pierre was a farmer. He contracted marriage at Grande-Digue on November 20, 1820, with Marie Allain, daughter of Louis Allain and Marie Richard. He went to finish his days at Saint-Marie-de-Kent, where he was passed, on March 31, 1879. His family consisted of six daughters and five boys, whose eldest was-
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Anselme Bastarache, who was born in Bouctouche on January 29, 1822. He was a farmer, as was his father. Anselme married, in Bouctouche, on August 17, 1842, to Cécile Cormier, daughter of Michel Cormier and Apollonie Robichaud. He was buried in Bouctouche on May 23, 1895. He was the father of four daughters and seven sons. His third child was
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Alexis Bastarache, who was born in Cocagne on June 25, 1844. Alexis joined in Bouctouche on January 9, 1871, at Bibianne LeBlanc, daughter of Thaddeus LeBlanc and Barbe Collet, by whom he had six daughters and four sons. His second son was
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Michel Bastarache, who was born in Bouctouche on May 6, 1875. He contracted marriage in Bouctouche on January 14, 1907, with Claire Allain, daughter of Pierre Allain and Madeleine LeBlanc. He was ninety years old at the time of his death, which occurred in St-Antoine on June 9, 1966. He left two daughters and three sons in mourning, of whom
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Joseph-Alfred Bastarache, who was born in Bouctouche on January 11, 1921. He was a physician and director of the laboratory at Dr. Georges-L.-Dumont Hospital in Moncton. During his studies, he married Madeleine Chiasson in the parish of St-Dominique de Québec on July 13, 1946. Dr. Bastarache died in Moncton on August 8, 1984, leaving a daughter and three sons, including X the Honourable Michel Bastarache. The new Supreme Court judge was born in Quebec City on June 10, 1947. Master Bastarache married, on August 17, 1968, to Yolande Martin, daughter of Edmond Martin.
Steven White
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1724 - 1796 (71 years)