François Savoie (Savoye)

• Birth Notes
  • Francois Savoie, a farmer from Martaize, near Loudun, south of the Loire valley in France, born c1621, came to Acadia probably in the 1640s and married Catherine, sister of Edmée Lejeune, wife of early Acadian settler Francois Gautrot.  Francois Savoie and Catherine Lejeune had nine children, only two of them sons:  Germain, born at Port-Royal in c1654, and Francois, fils, in c1663.  Germain was the only son to create a family of his own.  In c1678, he married Marie, daughter of Vincent Breaux  dit Vincelotte, at Port-Royal.  Germain and Marie remained in the Port-Royal area and had a dozen children, including five sons, all born at Port-Royal, who created families of their own:
    
    Notes for Francois Savoie:
    
    - Francois Savoie arrived in Acadia c1651.
    
    - 1671 Port Royal: Francois Scavois 50, Catherine LeJeune 30 (sic 40), Francoise 18 (married), Germain 17, Marie 14, Jeanne 13, Catherine 9, Francois 8, Barnabe 6, Andree 4, Marie 1 1/2; 4 cattle, 6 arpents.
    
    
    - “The Savoie surname is common, not only in New Brunswick, but also throughout North America. It is found in several regions of Canada, in New England and in Louisiana. However, the origin of the name is still obscure. Some allege that the surname was borne by persons who came originally from the French Department of Savoie. 
    
    The surname was already well established in France during the 17th century. There are several ancient French spellings for the name such as Savoy, Savoye, Savoix, Savois, Scavoie, and Scavois. Savoie is the first spelling which has prevailed over the others.  The Acadian Savoie family is descended from only one pioneer, François Savoie who was born in France in 1621. He came to Acadia around 1642 during the administration of governor Charles de Menou d'Aulnay. Unfortunately, the precise birth place is not known.  Genevieve Massignon was one of the first historians to systematically study the French archives for the origins of the Acadian families. During the course of her research she discovered in ancient parish registers the name of several families known in Acadia. The Savoies are among them.  René Perron, of the Amitiés Acadiennes Association recently found in one of the parish registers of LaFerté-Gaucher, west of Paris, the baptismal certificate of a daughter of one "François Savoye" baptized in November 1617.  Upon his arrival in Acadia, François Savoie settled at Port-Royal. By 1671 he was married and the father of nine children, including three sons. His wife, Catherine Lejeune, was the sister of Edmée Lejeune, wife of another Acadian pioneer, François Gautreau.  [Telegraph-Journal, Wednesday, August 10, 1994; p. A8; contributed by Fidele Theriault of Fredericton, New Brunswick]

• Death Notes
  • http://genforum.genealogy.com/savoy/messages/195.html
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    François Savoie
    Born about 1621.
    
    There is speculation that François was an illegitimate son of Prince Thomas Francis from the royal House of Savoy.
    
    I have also read elsewhere that he was the 2nd
    great-grandson of Queen Catherine de Medici,
    who was from the very powerful Banking House
    of Medici from Florence, Italy. Catherine was the
    daughter of Lorenzo de Medici, Duke of Urbino
    and Madeleine de La Tour d'Auvergne.
    
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    Generation No. 6
    
    21. FRANCOIS17 SAVOIE (TOMASO16 FRANCESCO, PRINCE DE SAVOY-CARIGNAN, CATHERINE15 MICHAELA, PRINCESS OF SPAIN, ELISABETH14 DE VALOIS-D'ORLENS, PRINCESS DE FRANCE, CATHERINE (DE LATOUR)13 MEDICI, QUEEN DE FRANCE, MADELEINE DE LATOUR12 D'AUVERGNE, JEAN I11 DE LATOUR, COMTE D'AUVERGNE, BERTRAND DE LATOUR VI10 D'AUVERGNE, COMTE DE BOULO, BERTRAND DE LATOUR V9, BERTRAND8 DE LATOURIV, COMTE DE BOULOGNE, GUY7, BERTRAND III6, BERNARD III5, BERTRAND II4, BERNARD II3, BERNARD I DE LATOUR2 D'AUVERGNE, COMTE D'AUVERGN, BERTRAND I DE LATOUR1)
    was born 1621 in MARTAIZE, LOUDUN, VIENNE, FRANCE/Loudun, France, and died 1678. He married CATHERINE LE JEUNE 1651, daughter of PIERRE LE JEUNE and (UNKNOWN INDIAN). She was born 1633 in PORT ROYAL, ACADIE, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA, and died 1678.
    
    Notes for FRANCOIS SAVOIE:
    La Tour-Sylvestre Family Genealogy
    
    Notes for Frantois Savoie
    WFT 1:5326 Source for all information about this family.
    
    WFT1:5326 Notes: After 1755, most of Francois and Catherine Lejeune's descendants were exiled along the Atlantic seaboard. Six of great-grandsons came to Louisiana. About 1765 with shipload of Acadia refugees from Halifax. Settled along Mississippi in St. James.
    
    WFT1:5326 Notes: Frantois Savois possibly came from Poiton, France or Duchy of Savoy (N. Italy). Arrived in Acadie in 1641 or 1642. Appears (with wife and 9 children) in census of 1671. Probably married Catherine in 1651 or 1652. His name found at University St. Anne, Pointe de lglise, Nova Scotia. Frantois worked 6 acres, had 4 head of cattle and lived near mouth of river at Port Royal, Acadie. Some children named in census of Port Royal 1678. Assumed Frantois and Catherine had died before at about about 58 and 46.
    
    Acadian Roots CD: S-Ledet Gedcom: Had seventeen children, arrived in Acadia in
    1643. Adds AndrTe Savoie (F) n.d. as first child listed.
    
    
    More About FRANCOIS SAVOIE:
    Confirmation (LDS): (3859-SJ)
    
    Notes for CATHERINE LE JEUNE:
    Web site address for Catherine Le Jeune on La Tour--Zeutenhorst Family Genealogy.
    
    http://www.lazeut.com/genweb/latoursyl/fam01142.htm
    
    More About CATHERINE LE JEUNE:
    Confirmation (LDS): (3859-TP)
    
    More About FRANCOIS SAVOIE and CATHERINE LE JEUNE:
    Marriage: 1651
          
    Children of FRANCOIS SAVOIE and CATHERINE LE JEUNE are:
    24.       i.       ANDREE-MARGUERITE18 SAVOIE, b. 1667.
    25.       ii.       FRANCOISE SAVOIE, b. 1653, MARTAIZE, LOUDUN, VIENNE, FRANCE/Loudun, France; d. December 27, 1711, PORT ROYAL, ACADIE, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.
    26.       iii.       GERMAIN I SAVOIE, b. 1654, ANNAPOLIS ROYAL, PORT ROYAL, ACADIE, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA; d. 1739.
           iv.       CATHERINE SAVOIE, b. 1656; m. FRANCOIS LEVRON.
           v.       MARIE SAVOIE, b. 1657; m. JACQUES TRIEL.
           vi.       JEANNE SAVOIE, b. 1658; d. November 03, 1735; m. ETIENNE PELLERIN, 1675.
    
    
    

• General Notes
  • They were married Abt. 1651 in Acadia.
    HAS: d. <1686
    Catherine LEJEUNE dit BRIARD (1633, Port Royal) married in 1651 at Port Royal François SAVOIE, born c. 1621, Martaize, Loudon, Vienne, France and died in 1678 in Port Royal.
    
        In 1643, 22-year-old Francois Savoie, a farmer from Martaize, arrived in Acadia and married Catherine Lejeune in 1651. They had nine children, only one of whom was a son, Germain, who married into the Breaux clan and fathered 12 children, including five sons who created families of their own. (13)
    
    Full family info:
    
    http://homepage.ntlworld.com/pitretrail/myline/paternal/fsavoie.htm
    
    http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/lejeunemenard1.htm