Claude Amable Duon
Claude was born on February 16th, 1736 in
Port Royal, Acadia, Nova Scotia, Canada and his baptism took place there on February 16th, 1736.
- Birth Notes
- born & baptized 16 Feb 1736, Port-Royal; sometimes called Amable; son of Jean-Baptiste DUHON dit Lyonnais & Agnès HÉBERT; brother of Charles & Honoré; married, age 21, Marie-Josèphe VINCENT, daughter of Michel VINCENT & Anne-Marie DOIRON of Pigiguit, & sister of brother Honore's wife Anne-Marie, Miramichi, c1757; went to Martinique before going to LA 1765, age 27;
in Cabanocé census, 1766, right [west] bank, JUDICE's Company, Cabanoce Militia, called Claudio DUYON, age 28, with wife Marie age 27, & orphan Paul DUYON [probably JEANSONNE] age 12, 0 slaves, 6 arpents, 0 cattle, 0 sheep, 1 hog, 2 guns;
in Cabanocé census, 1769, occupying lot number 39, right [west] bank, called Claude DUAN, age 32, with Marie-Josèphe age 38, & orphan Paul JEANTONNE [JEANSONNE] age 14;
in Ascension census, 1770, right [west] bank, called Claude D'HUAN, age 34, head of family number 8, with wife Marie-Josèph age 39, niece Francoise SPITRE [PITRE] age 6, & 6 arpents; moved to Atakapas District;
in Atakapas census, 1777, called Claude DUON, age 45[sic, probably 39], head of family number 97, with wife Josephe BLANCHARD[sic] age 40, son Firmin age 6, & orphan [niece] Francoise Nord-este(sic) [PITRE] age 12, 0 slaves, 20 cattle, 4 horses, 6 hogs, 0 sheep;
in Atakapas census, 1781, called Claude DUONS, with 4 individuals, 76 animals, no arpents listed; in Atakapas census, 1785, with 3 free individuals, 1 male slave
He died at the age of 75 on December 14th, 1811 in
St Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA.
Claude Amable Duon & Marie (Josette) Josèphe Vincent 
Marie (Josette) Josèphe Vincent