DOIRON (Dit GOULD)

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Angeline Bourgue and Paul Doiron dit Gould
1931

Anna Belanger Gould, Beatrice Gould

Thaddie Gould,
Edward and Domthilde ( Gould) Belliveau

Florence Gould, Frank Gould Marguerite (Gould) Belliveau,
Marguerite, Pat, May, Eileen Gould

Mona McPherson, Rachel Gouchie, Dafney Chapman, Margaret McCarthy, Dorothy McDonald, Eileen McDonald, Ruth Smith, Beatrice Gould

Cyrus, Beatrice, May, Margaret, Eileen Gould

First Communion
Dora (Laurette) Gould, Donna Mackenzie, Thadde Gould

First Communion abt.1935
Beatrice (Gould) MacKenzie

Wedding 1959
Cyrus (Bubbles) Gould and Pearl Leger
 

Wedding 1951
William MacKenzie, Marguerite Gould
Beatrice Gould, Donald Mackenzie
Nora Gould

The name (GOULD) seems lo have originated from an incident with Pierre Jr. before 1755. He was then living at Fort Beauséjour and was trading with the English at Fort Lawrence. The English commander asked Pierre Doiron if he was going to pay in copper Pierre replied in English " I will pay you in Gold". There was a number of English who overheard and thereafter called Pierre Doiron " Monsieur Gold' this became the name that was used by Pierre Jr. and his children when dealing with the English Old documents show the name changing from Gold to Goold then to Goulle and later to Gould.

Our Dorion Lineage

PIERRE DOIRON Sr., The details of his first marriage is unknown. He married secondly to Madeline Doucet before 1709 She was the widow of Rene Bernard and the daughter of Pierre Doucet and Henrietta Pellelrat of Port Royal. He married the third time at Beaubassin on Feb. 25.1740 to Veronique Brasseur. the daughter of Mathieu and Jeanne Celeslin..
Pierre was deputy of his village; he also baptized children in the absence of the missionaries. Pierre and his family, moved first to Menoudie. In 1751 after the English intensified their presence in the Nappan area. Pierre moved to Shinague then under the protection of Fort Beauséjour and he was still there in 1755. After Fort Beauséjour was captured, Pierre moved his family to Port - Lajoie (Charloltelown) He was then about 75 years old and it is not known if he died before the Acadians were deported from P.E.I, in 1758

Children of Pierre and Madeline (Doucet) Doiron|

1. Paul bron1710 married Marguerite Micheal
2. Pierre born 1710 married Anne Forest
Children of Pierre and Veronique (Brasseur) Dorion
1. Marie born 1741
2. Simon born 1746
3. Marguerite born 1748

PIERRE DOIRON Jr., married Anne Forest at Beaubassin on Nov. 22. 1733. She was the daughter of Jean- Baptiste and Isabelle LaBarre Anne died in 1790
They moved first to Nappan from Menudie. In 1754 Pierre and his father moved with their families to Chimougui (Shimague). After the fall of Fort Beauséjour in 1755, they moved to Charlottetown to lake refuge at Fort Lajoie. In 1758 after the British captured Fort Louisbourg. they moved to the Shippagan area. In 1761 they were captured by Capt. Roderick Mackenzie’s detachment and were imprisoned at Fort Beauséjour. They were released after the treaty was signed in 1763 and returned to Nappan where they lived with John Roach.
The census of Nappan in 1770 show the family of" Piero Durang" as a wife, 3 boys and 2 girls. He had the following livestock; 1 horse, 4 oxen. 4 cows, 4 young cattle, 2 ewes and 2 sows. A year later he 3 boys, 1 girl and the following livestock; 2 horses, 6 oxen. 12 cows, 8 young cattle. 6 ewes and 2 sows
Twenty years later in 1791. his fortunes were much worse He was then over 80 years old and widowed He was included on a list of those who were exempted from the poll tax.. " Peter Doiron. a poor decreped old man very poor". He died in 1794

Children of Pierre and Anne (Forest) Doiron

1. Pierre born 1734. Married Marguerite Leger
2. Francois born 1738. Married Genevieve Voutour
3. Louis born 1739. Married Marie Bonnvevie
4. Anne born 1741. Married Jean-Baptist Gallant
5. Marie born 1741
6. Isidore born 1743. Married Anne Downing
7. Joseph born 1744. Married Marguerite Bourg
8. Angeline born 1746. Married Jean Brun
9. Madeline Married George Noils

PIERRE DOIRON Dit GOULLE Born about 1734. died in Tediche on July 7 1825 at the age of 93. He married Marguerite Leger from Village du Bois (Wood Point), daughter of Jacques and Anne Admirault. Marguerite Leger died Jan. 1 1826 at the age of 93 years.
After surviving the deportation and its aftermath, they settled at Nappan In 1771 his small farm included 2 oxen, 3 cows, 2 young cattle, 2 ewes and 2 sows. He left Nappan with his family in about 1790. They settled m Richard Village where he received a grant of 400 acres of land on Dec 6. 1793. At that time he was using the name "Pierre Goulle". He sold the land on March 3 1800 to his son Gros Jean. They lived at Saint Anselme for a few years before moving to Tidiche. They were known to be at Tcdiche by 1810 On Aug.29 1816. Pierre along with his son and grandson (Laurent) received a grant at Barachois. and so began the Doiron years at Barachois.

Children of Pierre and Marguerite (Leger) Diron Dit Goulle

1. Joseph A. born 1762. Married Catherine Donelle
2. Jean-Baptist born 1764. Married Marguerite Donelle
3. Jean-Francois born 1765
4. Pierre born 1769. Married Marguerite Surette
5. Marie born 1770. Married Jean-Baptist Vautour
6. Louise born 1772. Married Louis Gauvin
7. Marie Joseph born 1775. Married (1) Joseph Lebland (2) jean Donelle

PIERRE DOIRON, THE FOURTH, born July 9 1767 died May 6 1848. Married to Marguerite Surette before 1790, she was the daughter of Joseph and Isabelle Babineau Marguerite Surette died March 6 1848. she was 82 years old. They first lived at Saint Anselme. then moved to Barachois before 1802.

Children of Pierre and Marguerite (Surette) Doiron

1. Laurent born abt. 1792. Married Anne Bourgeois
2. Marguerite born abt.1794
3. Anne born abt. 1796, Married Hilaire Arsenault
4. Francois born 1797. Married Marguerite Boudreau
5. Blanche Born abt 1799. Married Joseph Boudreau
6. Placide born 1805. Married Modeste Arsenault
7. Simon born 1807. Married Marie Boudreau
8. Calixte born abt 1809. Married Marguerite Boudreau
9. Donat born 1812. Married Catherine Leger

FRANCOIS DOIRON was born 1797. He died .April 15. 1844. Married to Marguerite Boudreau at Cape Pele on Oct 12 1818. Marguerite was the daughter of Joseph and Rosalie (Gaudet) Boudreau and died May 25. 1870. A list of his assets prepared after his death in 1844 shows he owned a 250 acre farm and 14 other lots of land.

Children of Francois and Marguerite (Boudreau) Doiron:

1. Thaddie born 1819. Married Marie Gallant
2. Jean- Chrysostome born 1822. Married Modeste Leblanc
3. Maximin born 1824. Married (1) Marceline Leblanc (2) Rosalie Leblanc
4. Marie born 1826
5. Charles born 1828. married Appoline Leger
6. Clement born 1830. Married Osithe Boudreau
7. Phillippe born 1833 married Marceline Gallant
8. Jude born 1835
9. Marceline born 1837

JEAN – CHRYSOSTOME DOIRON, known as Thomas,. born on Aug 12 1822. He married Modeste LeBlanc at Barachois on Jan 31. 1842. Modeste was the daughter of Victor and Isabelle Leger. Modeste died April 8 1897.at the age of 78 years. They lived al Barachois.

Children of Thomas and Modeste ( LeBlanc) Doiron

1. Jude born 1843
2. Francoise born 1845
3. Fidele born 1848 Married Domitilde Bourgue
4. Francois born 1851 Married Melanie Leger
5. Marguerite born 1853 Married Calixete Leblanc
6. Hypolite born 1862 Married Angeline Bourgue

HYPOLITE DOIRON dit GOULD. known as Paul was born on May 5 1862 died Amherst N.S. May 9 1942. He married ANGELINE BOURQUE (1859 - 1940) in Cape Pele on Feb. 18 1889 She was the daughter of Simon Bourque and Adelaide Boudreau. They moved to Amherst N.S after all their children were born and the name change from Doiron to Gould took place then Family lore indicates that when Hvpolite found employment in an Amherst factory, the English employer not wanting lo deal with French names convinced Hypolite that Doiron meant Gould in English so his name became Gould for his employer. He retained the name Doiron socially and was recorded this way with government agencies. His old age pension cheques were in the name of Doiron.

Children of Paul and Angeline (Bourgue) Doiron dit Gould

1. Jean born 1890
2. Francois (Frank) born 1891
3. Hypolite born 1892
4. Adelaide born 1893
5. Domitilda (Tillie) born 1895 Married Edward Belliveau
6. Sirice (Cyrus) born 1896 Married (1) Edmee Cormier (2) Anna Letourneau
7. Eveline  (Florence) Born 1898
8. Beatrice born 1900
9. Thaddeaus born 1904 Married Dora Laurette

THADDEUS JOSEPH DOIRON dit GOULD known as Thaddie Bom, April 20, 1904, at Cape Bald (Cap Pele) N.B. Died Amherst N.S. January 12, 1984. He married Dora Mary Laurette at Amherst N.S. on Sept. 9, 1923. Dora was born at Brookdale N.S. on August 30,1903, the daughter of Oliver Laurette and Josephine Landry. She died at Amherst on June 15 1969. Both are buried at the Catholic Cemetery in Amherst N. S. They lived at Amherst.

Children of Thaddie and Dora (Laurette) Doiron dit Gould

1. Eileen born 1923 Married Arnold Noiles
2. Marguerite (living) Married William MacKenzie
3. May born 1927 Married Harry Murray
4. Beatrice (Pat) (living) Married Donald MacKenzie
5. Cyrus born 1930 Married Pearl Leger
6. Nora (living) Married Vern Whynot

BEATRICE MARY GOULD was born in Amherst. She married Donald MacKenzie (1931-1997) in Amherst where she lives.

Children of Beatrice (Gould) and Donald MacKenzie

1. Brenda
2. Doris
3. Donna born in Amherst, married Peter Chapman

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