The book "Scattered to the Wind" by Carl Brasseaux has an interesting story re Semer on pgs. 61-62. It reads in part: "...At the time of the initial St. Pierre and Miquelon colonization efforts, some Acadians looked to Louisiana for resettlement. In September 1766, one Semer, an Acadian residing in LeHavre, received a letter from his son, Jean-Baptiste, who had recently settled at the Attakapas post in Louisiana. The younger Semer described Louisian in glowing terms and his father spread reports of his son's good fortune throughout the communities of exiles in France..." My records indicate that the son was Jean-Baptiste, who died bef 2/4/1799 m. to Marie Thibodeaux. Marie's 1st husband was Pierre Surette. Based upon Roger's post, the La. Jean-Baptiste was the son of Jean-Baptiste and Elisabeth Saulnier. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Rita [mailto:grannyharg@bellsouth.net] Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 2:25 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Marie Trahan, spouse of Germain Lemer/Semer Thanks, Roger, for the lead on the "dit BOYE" name for Germain Semer. As posted by Lucie, Stephen White agrees with the entry in Surette's book, but to have a second source is nice, Thanks. In regards the this entry of Surette's book: << B) Jean [Baptiste] Semer, [son of Jean] born ca 1725 married ca 1750 Elizabeth Saulnier, daughter of Marcel Saulnier [& Elizabeth Breau] 1) Germain born ca 1752 2) Jean-Baptiste born ca 1755 [to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard]>> I strongly suspect that the Jean Baptiste Semer who came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard is not the son of this J.B. & Elizabeth Saulnier, but that he may turn out to be the son of Germain & Marie Trahan, if the record below is to be considered: "BOUDREAUX, Louis (Joseph & Marie Francoise SEMAIRE) b. 15 May 1789, bt. 7 Oct. 1789 Spons: Louis ST. JULIEN & Victoire SEMAIRE - "prima" [cousin]. Fr. de DEVA (SM Ch.: v.4, #382)[source SWLR CD 101] Victoire, the godmother of this child is named as "prima" [cousin]...{1st cousin???}, then that would make Victoire's father, Jean Baptiste [came to LA with Broussard group] a brother to Louis Boudreaux's mother, Marie Francoise Semer...making J. B. of Broussard's group, the son of Germain Semer & Marie Trahan, would it not? Feedback on this is Welcome! Thanks Rita -----Original Message----- From: Roger A. Rozendal [mailto:rogroz@swbell.net] Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2003 1:18 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Marie Trahan, spouse of Germain Lemer/Semer Rita, Surette in his book "Petitcoudiac" has the following, [....] are my insertions: SEMER, dit Boye (Bois) [also LEMER] Jean Semer b. ca 1680 [son of Jean Semer & Marguerite Héron] married [22 Nov.] 1717 Marguerite Vincent [born ca 1695], daughter of Michel Vincent [& Marie-Josephe Richard] A) Germain Semer, [son of Jean] born ca 1720 married ca 1745 Marie Trahan, daughter of Rene Trahan [& Isabelle Darois] 1) Boy born ca 1748 2) Simon born ca 1750 3) Grégoire-Dominique-Gérard born ca 1768 died 1837 B) Jean [Baptiste] Semer, [son of Jean] born ca 1725 married ca 1750 Elizabeth Saulnier, daughter of Marcel Saulnier [& Elizabeth Breau] 1) Germain born ca 1752 2) Jean-Baptiste born ca 1755 [to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard] Reference: Stephen White "Dictionnaire" pp. 1448 & 1578. Hope this helps. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net > From: "Rita" <grannyharg@bellsouth.net> > Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 23:38:03 -0500 > To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Marie Trahan, spouse of Germain Lemer/Semer > Resent-From: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 22:38:09 -0600 > > Looking for possible confirmation on the parents of Marie Trahan...[Germain > Semer & Marie Trahan are my 6th great grandparents, thru their > daughter, Marie Francoise and her 1st husband Joseph Boudrot]. > > > 1) Listed as passengers on Convoy No. 1 from Chatellerault to Nantes > on Oct. > 24, 1775 are: > Germain Semer - age 55, charpentier[b. abt 1720]; > Marie Trahan - wife - age 50, tricoteuse [b. abt. 1725]; Madeleine > Marie - dau., age 27 [b. abt 1748]; Françoise - dau., age 13 [b. abt. > 1762]; Grégoire Dominique - son - age 7 [b. abt 1768]; > [source: http://perso.wanadoo.fr/froux/divers/convoi1.htm] > > > 2) In the "Acadians in France 1762-1776" by Milton Rieder, Jr. and his wife > Norma Gaudet, ...page 88: [Is this census taken abt 1772 ???] Germain > Semer 51, farmer, carpenter and a sawer, of Havre [b. abt 1721] > Marie Trahan, 51, his wife, knits and dews, invalid [b. abt 1721] > Madeleine 25, their daughter, dressmaker [b. abt 1747] > Simon, 22, their son, seaman [b. abt 1750] > Claire 20, their daughter, lacemaker [b. abt. 1752] > Marie Francoise 10, apprentice seamstress > Gregoire Dominique Giraud, 4, their son > [source: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com; 2/0/03; RE: Joseph & Germain > Semer by Lucie LeBlanc Consentino] > > Question No. 1: > Is Marie Trahan, spouse of Germain Semer the daughter of Rene Trahan & > Isabelle Darois [Rene & Isabelle had a daughter named Marie born at les > Mines: > > Marie Trahan (René Trahan and Élisabeth Darois) bn. 17 Sept. 1721, bt. > 12 Oct. 1721 spo. Jean Landry and Marie Gotrau (SGA--2,27) > [source: BRDA, vol. 1a, p. 195] > > Question(s) No. 2: > In the 1752 census of PETITCODIAC, we find the following, [partial listing] > > Simon DARROIS, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls > Jean DARROIS, his wife, 4 boys, 3 girls > Silvain BREAU, his wife, 2 boys, 1 girl [Isabelle Darois remarried to > BREAU in 1734] Germain BOYE, his wife, 1 boy, 2 girls [is this > Germain SEMER and his wife Marie, > daughter of Rene Trahan & Isabelle Darois???] > Paul TRAHAN, his wife, 1 girl [son of Rene Trahan & > Isabelle Darois?? ] > Jean TRAHAN, his wife, 1 boy, 3 girls [son of Rene Trahan & > Isabelle Darois?? ] > Rene TRAHAN and his wife [son of Rene Trahan & > Isabelle Darois?? ] > > Several names down the list we find: > > Jean BOYE, his wife, 1 girl [is this Jean SEMER, father > of Germain???] > [source for census info: http://www.acadian-home.org/frames.html] > > Question No. 3: > If, indeed Germain & Jean BOYE turn out to be Germain & Jean > Semer...any suggestions on how/why the surname "SEMER" would be listed > here as "BOYE"???? > > Whewwww, I apologize for the lengthiness of my message, but would very much > appreciate ANY feedback, THANKS. > > Rita ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. 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