The Arcement Family

in memory of Velma Arsement Lacobie, 1911- 2000

The Arsement family tree is well documented, perhaps because it goes back to the d'Entremonts, a baronic family, and even further beyond to the Mius's of France. My interest in this is with the "Cajuns", those original French Acadians that were booted out of Canada when the British took over. Though all southern Louisianian French are called "Cajuns", it's only this family tree that reflects this true origin; the Meauxs, Lacobies, etc., were later migrants to the Louisiana territory.

So, we start with Philippe Mius d'Entrem0nt (b.1601), who is none other than the first Duke in Canadian Acadia, given the duchy as part of his services to the early French colonizers. The story is told here: http://www.blupete.com/Hist/NovaScotiaBk1/Part6/Ch16.htm

"In 1654, one Philippe Mius d'Entremont, received from his commander, LaTour, an exclusive grant of land, the signeurie of Popomcoup [AKA Pubnico, Pobomcoup, Poubomcou], at Cape Sable. " [This was quite a significant land grant, the first one mentioned in this history. Popomcoup is near present-day Yarmouth] Another mention: "Philippe Mius d'Entremont receives from his commander, LaTour, in 1654, one of the few signeurie ever given out in old Acadia, signeurie of Popomcoup (Pubnico), at Cape Sable at the southern end of peninsular Nova Scotia, near present day Yarmouth. ... Philippe came directly from La Rochelle in 1651 to be a major-general in the forces commanded by Charles LaTour. ... Philippe brought his wife, Madeleine, and his young daughter, Marguerite over from France, likely, when he first came out [in] 1651. Philippe and Madeleine were to have three more children, sons: Jacques, Abraham and Philippe. Jacques and Abraham married LaTour girls and Philippe, a "Micmaque" by the name of Marie."
I'll trace just one child of Philippe, Jacques:

• Jacques (Sr.) Pobomcoup Mius d'Entremont, b. 1654, Pobomcoup, Canada, m. 1681 in Pobomcoup, to Anne St. Etienne de Latour, d. ?. Jacques became the Duke of Pobomcoup after his father, and built a large manor in the middle of the duchy. It was burnt down during the explusion of the French. As part of the duchy, he ran a large farm and mill: "His peas and wheat were well sprouted; he had 30 horned animals, 3 sheep [moutons] and 18 hogs, and had a water-driven mill (http://fox.nstn.ca/~deonted/millston.html) . Children:
  • Pierre Claude Mius d'Entremont (AKA Pierre Claude Arcement), b. 1694, married Marie Josephe Theriot, 1722 in Pobomcoup, Acadia. Pierre Claude was apparently born in France but moved to Acadia and married a several-generation Acadian, Marie Josephe. It's hard to tell, though, if this family was part of the big deportations in 1758 (clearly, some of their children and grandchildren were, and suffered for it); they may have moved to France earlier; nevertheless, they settled in the same area as a majority of the deported Acadians, on the island port of St. Malo, to wait there 27 years while a political solution was found. Pierre and his wife died on St. Malo, but most of their children made it to Louisiana during the big migration shipment of 1785. Children:
    • Cecile, b. 1717, d. 10 Dec. 1759 (on St. Malo?) - she had one child, Julie Prince, no info
    • Genevieve, b. 1724, Pobomcoup, Cabe Sable, Acadia d. 1763 (on St. Malo); she did marry Amand Pitre, in 1744, in Cobequid, Nova Scotia. Her children:
      • Bazile Pitre, b. 1747, Cobequid, d. 1758 at sea, leaving Isle St. Jean
      • Tranquille Pitre, b. 1748 Cobequid, m. 1779 to Elizabeth Aucoin, in Nantes, Loire (I saw his name on one of the manifests to Louisiana),
      • Ambroise Pitre, b. 1750, Cobequid, married 6 Apr 1774, Pleurtuit, Ille-et-Vilaine, to Isabel Dugas..
      • Anne Ludivine Pitre, b. 1751, Cobequid, d. 1759, St. Servan France
      • Victoire Marie Pitre, b. 1751 Cobequid, married, 30 Mar 1773, St. Suliac (to Ambroise Dugas), d. 1809, Thibodaux, La.
      • Tersile Pitre, b. 1754 Gande Anse, Isle St. Jean, d. 1758 at sea, leaving Isle St. Jean
      • Charles Pitre, b. 1758 Grande Anse
      • Marguerite Tersile, Pitre, b. 7 Feb 1761, St. Suliac, France.
      So, it's clear that Genevieve's family was part of the exile shipping, in 1758.
    • Jean, b. 1725
    • Claude, b. 1726
    • Marie Madeleine, b. 1732 Pisiquit, Nova Scotia, m. 1745 in Cobequid, to Jean Guillot
      • Charles Oliver Guillot
      • Elizabeth, b. 1748 Nova Scotia, d. 1749
      • Marie Josephe, b. 1750 Nova Scotia, d. 1751
    • François, b. 1735
    • Marie Josephe, b. 1735
    • Pierre Arcement*, b. 1731, St Malo, France (??!!; this may be in error), m. 1757, in France, to Marie Joseph Hebert* (herself born in St. Malo, 1735, d. St Malo, 1788), d. 1805. Pierre, when 52, took himself and his family on the next-to-last migration ship to Louisiana, the only one leaving from St. Malo - the La Ville D'Archangel, which left port on 12 August 1785, arriving in New Orleans 3 December 1785. Children included, with astericks for those who were on the ship manifest:
      • Pierre , b. 1758, St. Malo, d. 1785, France [note that's the year of the migration ships; name was not on manifest, so must not have died at sea]
      • Marguerite Ludivinne*, b. 1760 St. Malo [but a margin note says she did not embark]
      • Marie Josephe*, b. 1762 St. Malo, m. 1787, in Donaldsonville to Joseph Naguin (himself born 1766 in St. Suliac) d. 1838 Thibodaux, La.
      • Charles "Julian" Suliac, b. 1764, St. Suliac, d. 1785, in France
      • Tranquille Franois "Foix", b. 1766 St. Malo, m. 1788, St. James, La to Anne Rasicot, d. 1829 Thibodaux [what ship did he get on?!]
      • Victorie Helene*, b. 1768 St. Suliac, m. 1789 in Donaldsonville, to Louis Aucoin, d. 1842, Plattenville
      • Perrine Madeleine*, b. 1770, St. Malo; m. 1789 to Juan Carlos Richard, second marriage in 1795, Plattenville, to to Joseph Thibodaux; d. 1846, Thibodaux, La.
      • Jeomine, b. 1773
      • Julia Celeste*, b. 1774 St. Malo, m. 1794 in Plattenville to Pierre Gautraux, d. 1851 Thibodaux, La.
      • Franoise Rose*, b. 1775 France, m. 1794 Donaldsonville, La, to Pierre Marin Dugas, d. 1883 Thibodaux.
      • Guillaume Romain Arcement*, b. 1772 St. Suliac; m. 1803, in Plattenville, La, to Marie Anne Aysen (AKA Marianne Aisene Aysen; was born in St. Charles, La); d. 1850, Thibodaux. [See geography notes on these place names.] It is likely that this family, as well as all the following generations until the 20th century, were farmers. Children:
        • Marianne, b. 1804 Plattenville
        • Clarice (Clara) b 1810 Plattenville, d. 1831 Thibodaux
        • Elise (Basilise), b. 1812, Plattenville, d. 1848 Thibodaux
        • Pierre Seraphin
        • Josephy, b. 1816 Plattenville
        • Valsin Theodule, b. 1818 Plattenville, d. 1848 Thibodaux.
        • Tienne Joseph, b. 1820 Thibodaux, d. 1884.
        • Marie Marquerite
        • Onesiphore Antoine Basile, b. 1823 Thibodaux, d. 1824 Thibodaux
        • Jean Baptiste Ulisse
        • Aselie Victoire, b. 1827 Thibodaux, d. 1829 Thibodaux
        • Joachim Narcisse, b. 1830 Thibodaux
        • Marie Azema, b. 1834 Thibodaux, d. 1834 Thibodaux
        • Auguste Joachim "Joami", b.1826 Plattenville, m. 1863 in Plattenville to Helena Oncale, d. 1878 Lake Verret, La.
        • Franois Guillaume Arcement, b. 1806 Plattenville, m. 1835 Thibodaux, to Marie Celeste Aucion, d. 1875. Children:
          • Theophile Hubert
          • Pierre Aristide, b. 1837 Thibodaux, d. 1840 Thibodaux
          • Augustine Rosema b. & d. 1838 Thibodaux
          • Joseph Augustin, b. 1839 Thibodaux, d. 1847 Thibodaux
          • Louis Leo, b. 1841 Thibodaux, d. 1847 Thibodaux
          • Jules Alexandre, b. 1843 Thibodaux
          • Ikiler Oleus
          • Gustave (Augustin) Wildrid
          • Auguste Ozeme
          • Maria Oliva, b. 1854 Thibodaux
          • Leonie Numa, b. 1857 Labadieville, d. 1883 Labadieville
          • Alfred Felicien Arcement, b. 1844 Thibodaux, m. 1867 Labadieville, La. to Letitia Marie Leblanc, d. ?. Children:
            • Odilia Marie, b. 1867 Labadieville
            • Aurelia, b. 1869 Labadieville
            • Auguste Edouard, b. 1874 Labadieville
            • Laura Marie, b. 1857 Labadieville
            • Amadeo Wilson, b. 1884 Labadieville
            • Wille Maidy Joseph, b. 1884 Labadieville, d. 1938 Labadieville
            • Volcar Albert Arcement, b. 1871 Labadieville, m. 1891 Rayne, La. to Severine Celma Gros, d. 1946 Rayne. Here, the spelling takes a turn. All the children are recorded as "Arsement":
              • Anita,
              • Claville
              • Melia
              • Alfred
              • Claude
              • Clyde, b. 1908, d. 1973
              • Volcar Joseph, Jr., b. 1901. d. ?
              • Julia Delia
              • Sabie
              • Thelma
              • Vinton "Pete", b. 1913 d. 1996.
              • Blaise
              • Anthony, b. 1917, d. 1974
              • Pavie Telpahouf Arsement, b. 1892 Thibodaux, m. 1910 in Rayne to Amelia Broussard (b. 1894 Rayne, d. 1979 Port Arthur, Tx.). Children:
                • Lionel Joseph
                • Mabel Florence
                • Leo Anthony
                • Velma Marie Arsement, Kevin's grandmother, father's side b. 1911, m. ? to Lawless Adam Lacobie, d. 2000.