Marie-Thérèse Sauvagesse, Mi'kmaq Indienne

Female 1668 - 1720  (52 years)


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  • Name Marie-Thérèse Sauvagesse, Mi'kmaq Indienne 
    Born 1668  Micmac Indian Village, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died Jan 1720  Port Royal, Acadia, Nova, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I7551  OGrady Family Tree
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2020 

    Family Claude Petitpas,   b. About 1663, Port Royal, Acadia, New France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. About 1734, Port Toulouse, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 71 years) 
    Married 1685  Musquodoboit, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 29 Sep 2020 
    Family ID F2838  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • No maiden surname ......... Native American [English] = Amérindienne [French] and Mi'qmak was her tribe. Native Americans of those days were given names by non natives. Mi'qmak language and French would not have translated well.



    • Marie-Thérèse ...No surname (Micmac), Mi'kmaq Native American [English for French ] Amérindienne
      Birthdate:circa 1668
      Birthplace:Canada
      Death:Died 1721
      Immediate Family:
      Wife of Claude Petitpas, jr
      Mother of Barthélémy Petitpas; Judith Petipas; Paul Petipas; Marie Petipas; Jacques Petipas and 2 others

      Claude junior married about 1686 to Marie-Thérèse] who was a Mik'maq Native American [French=Amérindienne] woman. They moved to the Mouskoudabouet and by 1706 they had raised seven children.
      Note: Sauvagesse was not really a "name" but a description. It's the feminine form of Sauvage, which translates to "savage."