Click to expand/collapse all notes

Click to expand/collapse all other details

François Savoie

François was born about 1621 in Martaize, Poitou, France. François' father was Thomas Francois Savoie. He was an only child. He died in 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada.

General Notes
- Census: 1671 Port Royal; François Sçavois, 50, laborer. 4 head of cattle, 10 arpents workable land. The only known documentation on him. (Census PR 1671 50a - «laboureur, 4 bêtes à cornes, 6 arpents en labour»).
  
  Immigration: ABT 1643 Port Royal.
  
  Historical Note probably came to Canada from La Chausee, Martaise, Grand-Poitou, Vienne, France but there are no record of him there or any other Savoies in that period.
  
  Name Variations "Sçavois" as per 1671 census.
  NB surname appeared regularly in Brittany, Paris and Val d'Aosta in that period. Spelled SAVOYE in parts of Italy directly bordering on France.
  
  Census Note 1671 the census was taken by Pere Laurent Molin, Cordelier
  
  Children of Catherine Lejeune and François Savoie:
  Françoise Savoie+ (a 1652 - )
  Germain Savoie+ (a 1654 - b Dec 1729)
  Marie Savoie (a 1657 - 10 Mar 1741)
  Jeanne Savoie+ (a 1658 - 3 Nov 1735)
  Catherine Savoie (a 1659 - )
  François Savoie (a 1663 - )
  Barnabé Savoie (a 1665 - )
  Andrée Savoie+ (a 1667 - )
  Marie Savoie+ (May 1670 - b 1714)

Occupation Details
- François' occupation was labourer.

Ancestor Pedigree Chart
- Thomas Francois Savoie
  - b.~ 1600 in France
  
  François Savoie
  - b.~ 1621 in Martaize, Poitou, France d. 1678 in Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada

Click here for details of François' family with Catherine Lejeune