Alexandre DESROCHES
Abt 1742 - Bef 1809 (~ 67 years)-
Name Alexandre DESROCHES [1, 2] Born Abt 1742 Malpèque, Île St. Jean 
[3, 4] Gender Male Residence Arichat, Isle Madame, Richmond County, Nova Scotia [5] Died Bef 1 May 1809 [6] Person ID I199 King Gardner Genealogy Last Modified 13 Apr 2020
Father Louis DESROCHES, b. Bef 12 Oct 1707, Carolle, Avranches, Avranches, Manche, Normandie, France , d. Aft Nov 1771 (Age > 64 years) Relationship natural Mother Marguerite ARSENEAU, b. Abt 1712, Beaubassin, Acadia , d. Aft 1752 (Age ~ 41 years) Relationship natural Married Abt 1731 Family ID F108 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Marie JOSSE, b. UNKNOWN, d. Aft 1 May 1809 Married 4 Nov 1771 Arichat, Isle Madame, Richmond County, Nova Scotia [7] Children 1. Alexandre DESROCHES, b. Abt 1775, Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia , d. UNKNOWN [natural]Last Modified 13 Apr 2020 Family ID F172 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Notes - La Société Historique Acadienne Cahier Vol 23 No 1 1992 Janvier-Mars contains Stephen A. White's article "Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-BretonBreton" briefly describing each of the 70 heads of families who signed a March 8 1786 letter to J.F.W. DesBarres, Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton. This letter thanked J.F.W. DesBarres for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions. Following is an English translation of Stephen A. White's description by Lena Samson.
Alexandre DesRoches, brother to Joseph DesRoches, was born in Malpèque about 1740, married 4 November 1771 at Arichat, Marie Josse, daughter of François Josse amd Marie Marguerite Dardy. Alexandre and Marie settled in Arichat. Alexandre died before 1 May 1809, when his widow and their eldest son sold a piece of land in Arichat.
The 1752 Census of Île St. Jean in Malpeque records Louis Desroche age 40 Fisherman and Plowman native of the same place as his brother above [Julien Desroche], wife Margte Arcenauld age 40 native of L'acadie, and children Eustache age 16, Alexandre age 12, Joseph age 9, Rosallie age 20, Marie Joseph age 14, Marie Anne age 10, Henriette age 5, and Anne age 2.
Alexandre's age 12 implies a year of birth about 1739-1740. But, Alexandre's sister Marie-Anne was born February 21 1740 and baptized May 17 1740. As there is no corresponding baptism for Alexandre, it seems unlikely they were twins. It seems more likely Alexandre was born about 1742 as his older siblings were consistently born 2 years apart.
- La Société Historique Acadienne Cahier Vol 23 No 1 1992 Janvier-Mars contains Stephen A. White's article "Les fondateurs de la paroisse d'Arichat, Cap-BretonBreton" briefly describing each of the 70 heads of families who signed a March 8 1786 letter to J.F.W. DesBarres, Lieutenant Governor of Cape Breton. This letter thanked J.F.W. DesBarres for the promise of land concessions, the permission to construct a church and school, and the request for tax exemptions. Following is an English translation of Stephen A. White's description by Lena Samson.
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Sources - [S805] Registre de L'Abbé Charles-François Bailly (UoM Transcript), Stephen A White, Transcript Page 087-088.
Marriage of Alexandre des Roches, son of Louis des Roches and Marguerite Arsenaux, and Marie Josse, daughter of Francois Josse and Marie Tardif (sic) - [S1821] Fondateurs de la Paroisse d'Arichat Cap-Breton, Stephen A White, (Location: Les Cahiers de La Société historique acadienne; Date: 1992 Vol 23 No 1;), 62/ A DeRoche.
Identifies Alexandre DesRoches as the brother of Joseph DesRoches and so the son of Louis DesRoches and Marguerite Arseneau, and as the husband of Marie Josse - [S1821] Fondateurs de la Paroisse d'Arichat Cap-Breton, Stephen A White, (Location: Les Cahiers de La Société historique acadienne; Date: 1992 Vol 23 No 1;), 62/ A DeRoche.
Source for approximate year and place of birth - [S1737] 1752 Census of Île St. Jean, Sieur De La Roque, (Location: MIKAN No. 2319433;), Page/Item 231 of 248.
Records Louis Desroche age 40 Fisherman and Plowman native of the same place as his brother above [Julien Desroche], wife Margte Arcenauld age 40 native of L'acadie, and children Eustache age 16, Alexandre age 12, Joseph age 9, Rosallie age 20, Marie Joseph age 14, Marie Anne age 10, Henriette age 5, and Anne age 2; residing Malpec. See Notes for Alexandre Desroches, husband of Marie Josse, for further information. Source for revised approximate year of birth - [S1821] Fondateurs de la Paroisse d'Arichat Cap-Breton, Stephen A White, (Location: Les Cahiers de La Société historique acadienne; Date: 1992 Vol 23 No 1;), 62/ A DeRoche.
Source for residence - [S1821] Fondateurs de la Paroisse d'Arichat Cap-Breton, Stephen A White, (Location: Les Cahiers de La Société historique acadienne; Date: 1992 Vol 23 No 1;), 62/ A DeRoche.
Source for approximate year of death - [S805] Registre de L'Abbé Charles-François Bailly (UoM Transcript), Stephen A White, Transcript Page 087-088.
Marriage of Alexandre des Roches, son of Louis des Roches and Marguerite Arsenaux, and Marie Josse, daughter of Francois Josse and Marie Tardif (sic). Source for date and place of marriage
- [S805] Registre de L'Abbé Charles-François Bailly (UoM Transcript), Stephen A White, Transcript Page 087-088.