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Bernard Lafitte (b. 1730, d. 1816)
Notes for Bernard Lafitte:
"Bearn is a former province of France. The capitol was Pau. Bearn was in the central and western Pyrenees.Became a part of Dept. of Basses, Pyrenees in 1790.Bernard and Elisabeth Married on Ile Royale, Acadia, and moved to Miquelon about the time of the deportations of 1758. "( Source: Lenn Talbot e-mail)
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From Baptism Records at St. Pierre & Miquelon:
LAFITTE de Bernard LAFITTE et Elisabeth TALARD / TALAND.Children are:
1. André b. 30/11/1764, p. LA FITTE Bernard, m. MENARD Magdelaine
2. Anne-Perrinne b. 29/07/1766, né idem, p. MENOIRE Pierre, m. ARMSTRONG épouse LISSABE
3. Louis-Joseph b. 18/12/1774, né idem, p. BERTIN Sébatien-Louis, m. MORIN Joséphine
4. Michel b. 27/11/1775, né 26/11/1775, p. LAFITTE Claude-Bernard, m. TOURNEUR Perrine
5. Pierre-Jean b. 18/06/1773, né 17/06/1773, p. LABORDE DE DONDATZS Pierre, m. RODRIGUE Jeanne De Claude-Bernard et Jeanne-Françoise PHELIPOT
6. Benigne-Désiré b. 16/04/1788, né 14/04/1788, p. PHELIPOT Gui aïeul maternel, m. DESALLEURE Marguerite fe DESROCHES
Marie-Elissabeth b. 26/08/1786, née idem, p. DE MALVILAIN Servant, m. PHELIPOT Madeleine son aïeule
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From Marriage Records at St. Pierre (Consentino): Bernard (entrepreneur pour le roi)--Bernard was an entrpreneur for the King.Was listed inRecensement (inventory/census) De Saint-Pierre pour l'année 1776 :
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AcadianHistoricalAtlas:
(Archives Nationales S.O.M. G1 467):
Bernard LAFITTE 47
Élisabeth TALARD, son épouse
Claude-Bernard,40
leur fils André, 15
leur fils Pierre, 11
leur fils Louis-Joseph, 4
leur fils Michel, leur fils,2
Bernard married on Ile Royale, Acadia in 1755.About 1758, at time of deportations he moved to Miquelon.He was a wealthy merchant.Lost 300,000 livres on Miquelon deportation of 1779. (Source: Bonnie Richard)
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Passengers Aboard the paquebot "La Marie-Anne," capitaine, le sieur Pierre-Adam Guerin,arrived on St. Pierre & Miquelon from Nantes on 05 November, 1778.Bernard b. in Bortais, 50,declared that he had lost 450,000 livres (lb. sterling.)With him was spouse Elisabeth Talard,40,b. in Bearn and children:André, 14, b. in Louisbourg,Pierre, 6, born in St. Pierre, Louis-Joseph, 5, born in St. Pierre, and Michel, 3, born in St. Pierre.
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02/10/1769:Godfather to Marie Sire in Miquelon. ESPM (Ency. of St. Pierre & Miquelon)
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Details on Bernard Lafitte NB:
Date: near 1730
Location: Louisbourg
Surname: Lafitte
Name: Bernard
Comment: region of Lescar.
Name of husband/wife: Isabelle Tallard
Father of husband: Michel
Mother of husband: Marthe Miraison
Father of wife: Claude
Mother of wife: Catherine Tourad
Date maried: November 13, 1755
Number of children: 1
Élizabeth, 1756
Type : Reference Book
Source : ARSENAULT, Bona, Histoire et généalogie des Acadiens, volume 5, Les Éditions Leméac Inc., Ottawa, 1978 (pages 1785 à 1993)
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Fortress of Louisbourg
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Beaubassin, Sylvain and Compagnie
f.2; October 29, 1754. Service of oath of Bernard Lafitte, carpenter of Louisbourg, named expert by Baillage on an accident which has occurred in the store of the sieurs Beaubassin and Sylvain.
f.3-4; November 7, 1754. Testimony of Bernard Lafitte concerning the fall of the ceiling of the store of the sieurs Beaubassin and Sylvain.
More About Bernard Lafitte:
Category: French.
Direct Line: Esmé.
Occupation: Entrepreneurfor the king.4874
St. Pierre Census: 1776, 47 years old; living with Elisabeth Talard, his wife aged 40; Claude-Bernard, son aged 15; André, son, age 15; Pierre, son, age 4;Louis-Joseph, son, age 2; and Michel, son, age 1..4874
More About Bernard Lafitte and Elizabeth Tallard:
Marriage: 13 Nov 1755, Louisbourg, Miquelon, France.4875
Children of Bernard Lafitte and Elizabeth Tallard are:
- +André (Guillaume) Lafitte, b. 30 Nov 1764, St. Pierre & Miquelon4876, 4877, d. 30 Dec 1842, Bordeaux, France4878, 4879.