Died in 1730 at the age of 48

Married in 1702, Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada, with Catherine Leblanc 1683-1746 (Parents: Jacques Leblanc ca 1651 - & Catherine Hébert ca 1663 -) with;

Marie-Françoise Cormier †

Pierre Cormier †

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Pierre Cormier in entry for Antoine Landry and Anne Cormier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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weRelate:
Pierre Cormier
Birth  Mar 25, 1682 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jul 17, 1730 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Spouse  catherine leblanc
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Pierre+Cormier+%2824%29

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Pierre Cormier
Birth  Mar 25, 1682 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jun 17, 1730 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marie Girouard • Thomas Cormier
Siblings  Agnes Cormier • Alexis Cormier Lacote • Anne Cormier • Claire Angelique Cormier • Francois Cormier • Germain Cormier • Marguerite Cormier • Marie Cormier
Spouse  Catherine Leblanc
Children  Anne Cormier • Armand Cormier • Catherine Cormier • Francois Cormier • John Baptiste Cormier • Madeleine Cormier • Marguertte Cormier • Marie Agnes Anna Cormier • Marie Anne Cormier • Marie Cormier • Marie Francoise Cormier • Michel Cormier • Pierre Cormier

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Pierre François Cormier

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pierre cormier
Birth  Mar 25, 1682 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jul 17, 1730 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1702 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  marie madeleine cormier girouard • thomas cormier
Spouse  catherine leblanc
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/1557876

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FamilySearch: Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909
Pierre Cormier in entry for Claude Babin and Marie Cormier, "Nova Scotia Marriages, 1711-1909"
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Pierre Cormier
Birth  Mar 25, 1682 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Death  Jul 17, 1730 • Beaubassin, Cumberland, Nova Scotia, Canada
Marriage  1702 • Nova Scotia, Canada
Parents  Marie Madeleine Girouard • Thomas Charles Cormier
Spouse  catherine le blanc
https://www.werelate.org/wiki/Person:Pierre+Cormier+%282%29

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Pierre Cormier
Birth  23 March 1682 • Beaubassin, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
Death  15 July 1729 • Beaubassin, Nova Scotia, British Colonial America
Parents  Madeleine Girouard • Marie-Madeleine Girouard • Thomas Charles Cormier
Spouse  Catherine LeBlanc
Children  Armand Cormier • Francois Cormier • Jean-Baptiste Cormier, Sr. • Marguerite Cormier • Marie-Agnès-Anne Cormier • Marie-Francoise Cormier • Marie Anne Cormier • Marie Catherine Cormier • Marie Cormier • Marie Madeleine Cormier • Michel Cormier • Pierre Cormier dit Palette

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!Wife Catherine LeBlanc marr. abt 1704. Info from History of the Acadiens, vol 3, pg. 909-911.

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Category:Beaubassin, Acadie

Biography ==NOTICE: this profile is protected by the Acadian Project because of frequent duplication, and is in the Top 100 highly viewed Acadian profiles. Please contact the Acadian Project before making any substantive changes. Thanksfor helping make WikiTree the best site for accurate information.

Pierre Cormier was born in Ouescoque, near Beaubassin, Acadia onMarch 25, 1682 and his baptism was recorded the same day at the church in Beaubassin, Acadia (now Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada).≤ref>Library and Archives Canada, Registres paroissiaux (Acadie)-Canadiana, Heritage, Parish registers: Nova Scotia:C-3021(Image 16): http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c3021/16?r=0&s=6≤/ref> ≤ref name=Birth /> His parents, Thomas Cormier and Madeleine Girouard, were among the first pioneers at Beaubassin and had a large farm at nearby Ouescoque (now Amherst Point).« The Cormiers made Beaubassin their legacy. For at least three quarters of a century, many settled there and at nearby Rivière-des-Héberts ». ≤ref name=historique/> Pierre was counted in his parents’household in the censuses at Beaubassin in 1686 and in 1693, by whichtime his mother was widowed. ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1686 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1686 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 15-60.≤blockquote>Thomas CORMIER 55, Magdelaine GIROUARD 37; children: Magdeleine 18. Francois 16, Alexis 14, Marie 12, Germain 10, Pierre 8, Angelique 4, twins Marie and Jeanne 1; 4 guns, 40 arpents, 30 cattle, 10 sheep, 15 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1693 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1693 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 1752”, Images 62-108≤blockquote> at Beaubassin: :Madeleine GIROUARD widow (of Thomas CORMIER) 39, Alexis 16, Germain 13, Pierre 11, Claire 9, Marie 7, Agnes 7, Jeanne 5; 16 cattle, 4 sheep, 12 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
When Pierre was 14, he witnessed the effects of Benjamin Church's 1696raid of Beaubassin during the nine-day British Raid onChignecto, part of King William's War-- the first of the four Frenchand Indian Wars. Once the English ships were seen, the inhabitants fled, carrying their more valuable possessions. In Beaubassin some inhabitants were killed, the church was burned along with some houses, homes were looted, and animals were slaughtered.≤ref name=Griffiths2005 />≤ref name=Raids>Wikipedia contributors, "Raid on Chignecto (1696)," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid_on_Chignecto_(1696)... (accessed September 13, 2019).≤/ref>It is not known how Ouescoque was affected, as it was 9 kilometers from Beaubassin. Pierre's family was counted on the census again in 1698≤ref> Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1698 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie1698 Census Transcribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 110-150≤blockquote>at Beaubassin: :Marie-Madeleine GIROUARD (widow of Thomas CORMIER?), 45; Germain 18; Pierre 16; Claire 14; Marie and Agnes, twins, 12; Jeanne 10; 12 cattle, 4 sheep, 8 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> and in 1700.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1700 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1700 CensusTranscribed. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 151-173.≤blockquote>at Beaubassin: :Madelaine GIROUARD, widow of Francois CORMIER [sic], 47; Germain 20; Piere 18; Claire 16; Marie and Agnes (Twins) 12; Jeanne 12; 17 cattle,12 sheep, 4 hogs, 24 arpents.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>
After 1702, Pierre married Catherine LeBlanc, daughter of Jacques LeBlanc and Catherine Hébert. Within two years, the newlyweds would witness the effects of Church's second raid on Beaubassin andGrand-Pre, in Queen Anne's War, or the second of the French and Indian Wars.≤ref name=Raids /> There was a skirmish and inhabitants retreated to the woods, bringing as many valuable possessions as possible. Again, the church and homes were burned and a hundred cattle were slaughtered.≤ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Raid on Grand Pré," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Raid_on_Grand_Pr%C3%A9&o... (accessed September 13, 2019).≤/ref>
Between about 1703 and 1723, Pierre and Catherine had 11 children at Beaubassin: 3 sons (Pierre, Jean-Baptiste, Michel) and 8 daughters (Marie-Françoise, Madeleine, Catherine, Marie-Anne, Marguerite, François, Agnès, Marie). The censuses show that there were quite a few Cormiers living in that village. Pierre’s brothers Alexis, François and Germain as well as other members of the extended family were living close by.≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1703 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1703 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at Acadian Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 212-220.≤blockquote>at Beaubassin: Pierre CORMIER and his wife, 1 arms bearer.≤/blockquote>≤/ref> ≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1707 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1707 Census Transcription. The original census can be found at AcadianCensus microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada “AcadieRecensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 221-237.≤blockquote>at Beaubassin: :Pierre CORMIER and Catherine LEBLANC 2 male children under 14, 6 arpents, 9 cattle, 10 sheep and 8 hogs.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref>Tim Hebert; Transcription of the 1714 Acadian Census, at Port-Royal, Acadie 1714 Census Transcription. The original census can be foundat Census microfilm C-2572 of the National Archives of Canada Acadie Recensements 1671 – 1752”, Images 239-261.≤blockquote> atBeaubassin: :Pierre CORMIER and Catherine LEBLANC, their children: Pierre, Marie, Jean Baptiste, Madeleine, Michel, Catherine. Pierre’s mother (WidowCormier) is living with Pierre’s sister Anne and her husband MichelHache dit Gallant.≤/blockquote>≤/ref>≤ref name=DGFA />
After the Treaty of Utrecht, when British rule became permanent, the Cormiers, like most of their neighbors, decided to stay in Beaubassin as French neutrals (promising loyalty to the King of Great Britain and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain). Beaubassin then experienced decades of relative peace and prosperity. The village was productive in raising cattle, growing grain, and trading fur with the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. Surpluses were traded with both the English (Bay of Fundy) and the French (Baie Vert).≤ref name=Brun/>
When his children married, Pierre was able to provide land not only for his sons but also for his daughters' husbands.≤ref name=surette />

Pierre died before July 17, 1730.≤ref name=DGFA />

Timeline ===1682 Birth of Pierre Cormier in Beaubassin.≤ref>Généalogie Québec - Registres du Fonds Drouin - Acadie - Acadie et Gaspésie - 1680-1756 - Baptism Pierre Cormier

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1687 War of the League of Augsburg (King William’s War) starts between England and France.≤ref name=Griffiths2005>Naomi E.S. Griffiths, From migrant to Acadian: a North-American border people, 1604-1755 (Montreal, Québec: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2005) pp.147-151 (King William’s War); p. 164 (1696 Church raid of Beaubassin);p. 208 (1704 Church’s Raid on Beaubassin)≤/ref>
1696 Benjamin Church raids Beaubassin. Once the English ships were seen, theinhabitants fled, carrying their more valuable possessions. Church stayed nine days and in his own account admitted that the settlers’ "cattle sheep, hogs, and dogs” were left ”lying dead about their houses, chopped and hacked with hatches." The church and some of the houses were also burnt.≤ref name=Griffiths2005/>
1697 Treaty of Ryswick restores Acadia to France; Port-Royal isits capital.≤ref name=Dunn>Brenda Dunn, A History of Port Royal / Annapolis Royal 1605-1800 (Halifax, N.S.: Nimbus Publishing, 2004) pp. 44-45, 1697 Treaty of Ryswick; pp.52-53 1702 Queen Anne’s War; pp.82-85 1710 Siege of PR.
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c.1702 Marriage to Catherine LeBlanc.
1702 War of the Spanish Succession (Queen Anne’s War) starts between England and France.≤ref name=Dunn/>
1704 Benjamin Church raids Beaubassin again. The Acadians were in arms and an indecisive skirmish ensued. After the Acadians retreated into the woods, Church and his men found that the inhabitants had removed as much of their household and farm goods as possible. Church set the buildings on fire and killed about 100 cattle before leaving to return to Boston.≤ref name=Griffiths2005/>

c.1704 Birth of son Pierre.

c.1706 Birth of daughter Marie-Françoise.

c.1707 Birth of son Jean-Baptiste.

c.1709 Birth of daughter Madeleine.

c.1710 Birth of son Michel.
1710 Siege of Port-Royal; French surrender the Fort. Port-Royal, Acadie becomes Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia.≤ref name=Dunn/>
1713 Treaty of Utrecht. France cedes Acadia to England. Permanent British rule.≤ref name=utrecht>"The Neutrality: Political Context", in 1755 l'Histoire et les Histoires (Moncton, N.B.: University of Moncton) ≤/ref>
1715 Delegates from Beaubassin sign a conditional oath of allegiance, promising to stay true to theKing of Great Britain for as long as they stayed in Nova Scotia, and to remain neutral in the event of a conflict between France and Great Britain.
1713-1744 Golden age≤ref name=Griffiths92>Naomie E.S. Griffiths,The Contexts of Acadian History 1686-1784 (Center for Canadian Studies, Mount Allison University, Montreal: McGill-Queens University Press, 1992) p. 61 ≤/ref> of Acadian growth and prosperity. Beaubassin is productive in raising cattle, growing grain, and trading fur with the Mi’kmaq and Maliseet. Surpluses are traded with both the English (Bay of Fundy) and the French (Baie Vert).≤ref name=Brun>Régis Brun with contributions by AJB Johnston and E Clarke, "Fort Beauséjour/Fort Cumberland: UneHistoire/A History", Société du Monument Lefebvre in Collaboration with Parks Canada, PDF, accessed online in February 2020 at http://parkscanadahistory.com/brochures/beausejour/booklet-history-...≤/ref>

1713 Birth of daughter Catherine.

1718 Birth of daughter Marie-Anne.

1718 Birth of daughter Marguerite.

1719 Birth of son François.
1720 and onward Acadians refuse to sign an unconditional oath of allegiance. This is initially tolerated by the British as they lack military means to enforce the oath.≤ref name=oath>"The Neutrality: Political Context", in 1755 Histoire et Les Histoires, University of Moncton
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1722 Birth of daughter Agnès.

c.1723 Birth of daughter Marie Magdeleine.

c.1730 Death of Pierre Cormier.

Research Notes ===There are no records of the marriage. Stephen White estimates it about1702.≤ref name=DGFA/> Some family trees list the marriage as around 1703, presumably based on the the fact that the 1703 census lists the couple without children. By the 1707 census there are two boys under the age of 14.

Biographie ==Pierre Cormier est né le 25 mars 1682 à Beaubassin, Acadie (maintenant Amherst, Nouvelle Écosse, Canada).≤ref name=Birth>Birth and Baptism Record, Family Search. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99Q-QT7T?i=72&cat...≤/ref>≤ref name=DGFA>Stephen A. White, Patrice Gallant, Hector-J. Hébert, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes (Moncton, N.-B.: Centre D'études Acadiennes, Université De Moncton, 1999) p. 401, 406-407.≤/ref>Ses parents Thomas Cormier et Marie-Madeleine Girouard furent parmi les premiers colons de Beaubassin.≤ref name=SW94>White, Stephen A. Lagénéalogie des trente-sept familles hôtesses des Retrouvailles 94, online articles, Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 25, nos 2 et 3 (1994), CORMIER, page 1≤/ref> «Les Cormier feront de Beaubassin leur héritage. Ils y resteront cantonnés pendant trois quarts de siècle, à Beaubassin et à la Rivière-des-Héberts. »≤ref name=historique>« Un historique de la famille Cormier 1644-1994 ». Shediac: Tours Placide Gaudet Inc, 1994, p. 14. ≤/ref>

Leur ferme était située à Ouescoque (Pointe Amherst).≤ref name=surette>Surette, Paul, Atlas of the Acadian Settlement of the Beaubassin 1660 to 1755 (Tintamarre and Le Lac: Tantramar Heritage Trust, 2005) pp. 44-45 (Ouesqoque homestead at AmherstPoint); pp. 24, 177 (inheritance of the land by all Pierre & Catherine Hebert's children).≤/ref>
Quand Pierre avait 14 ans, il a été témoin des effets du raid de Beaubassin. Lorsque les navires anglais sont apparus, les habitants ont fui, emportant avec eux leurs objets de valeur. À Beaubassin, l'église et quelques maisons ont été incendiées et des animaux ont été abattus.≤ref name=Griffiths2005/>On ne sait pas comment Ouescoque, qui était de 9 kilometeres de Beaubassin, a été affectée.
Après 1702, Pierre épousa Catherine LeBlanc, fille de Jacques LeBlanc et de Catherine Hébert. En moins de deux ans, les jeunes mariés seraient témoins des effets du deuxième raid de Beaubassin. À la suite d’une escarmouche, les habitants se sont retirés dans les bois avec leurs objets de valeur. Encore une fois, l'église a été incendie et les animaux ont été abattus.
Entre 1703 et 1723 environ, le couple a eu 11 enfants: Pierre, Marie-Françoise, Jean-Baptiste, Madeleine, Michel, Catherine, Marie-Anne, Marguerite, François, Agnès, et Marie.≤ref name=DGFA/>
Après le traité d'Utrecht, quand la domination britannique devint permanente, la famille Cormier décidade rester à Beaubassin comme neutres français. Les habitants de Beaubassin connurent des décennies depaix et de prospérité. Ce village était un des plus productifs dans l’élevage du bétail et la culture de céréales. Les Acadiens dela région se livraient au commerce des fourrures avec les Mi'kmaq etles Malécite. Ils troquaient leurs surplus de bêtes, de grain et defourrures avec les marchands des camps français et britannique.≤ref name=Brun/>
Lorsque ses enfants se sont mariés, Pierre a pu fournir des terres non seulement pour ses fils, mais aussi pour les maris de ses filles.

Pierre est mort avant 17 juillet 1730.≤ref name=DGFA />

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Acknowledgments

• Thanks to Ray Therou for starting this profile.