Francois Savoie

geni.com Francois Savoie French: François Savoie Also Known As: "Francois-Joseph Savoy" Birthdate: 1621 Birthplace: [of], France Death: before 1678 Port Royal, Acadia, New France Place of Burial: Garrison Graveyard, Annapolis Royal, Annapolis, Nova Scotia, Canada Immediate Family: Husband of Catherine Lejeune Father of Françoise Savoie dite Stonge; Germain Savoie; Marie Savoie; Catherine-Agnès Savoie; Francois Savoie; Barnabe Savoie; Andrée-Marguerite Savoie; Marie-Josephe Savoie; Jeanne-Marie Savoie and Barbe Savoie Occupation: Ploughman, Laboureur, laborer, Ancêtre des Savoie en Nouvelle France - Arrivé en Acadie vers 1643, "laboureur", Prince, Plowman (farmer) Y DNA Haplogroup: the haplogroup for François’ descendants is R1b-M269>Z367. You can find this info on Francogene. François Savoie is the Ancestral Patriarch of the Acadian Savoie Family François was born around 1621. Some people say that François was the illegitimate son of Tommaso Francesco di Savoia or Vittorio Amedeo I di Savoia, but this has been disproven. It is most likely the wishful thinking of researchers who want to find a royal connection. Regarding François' location of birth, genealogist Stephen White remains silent. Massignon speculates that he may have come from Martaizé, near Loudun, France because the name Savoie is among the many Acadian names that are found in the nearby Seigneury d'Aulnay (comprising of the villages of Angliers, Aulnay, Martaizé and La Chausée). François' birth record has not been found. However, a search of the indexed parish registers in the immediate vicinity of these villages show 43 baptism, marriages, or burials of a "Savoie" between the years 1600 and 1650 demonstrating that the surname was not uncommon in that region. François probably came to Acadia around 1643. He married Catherine Lejeune c.1651 in Acadia but the exact place is not known. Between 1652 and 1670, they had 9 children: - Françoise (born c. 1652) - Germain (born c. 1654) - Marie (born c. 1657) - Jeanne (born c. 1658) - Catherine (born c. 1659) - François (born c. 1663) - Barnabé (born. c. 1665 - Andrée (born c. 1667) - Marie (born c. 1670) While François and Catherine were raising their family, Port-Royal was captured in 1654 by Robert Sedgwick, who led 300 British soldiers and volunteers: "The [French] soldiers at Port-Royal, who numbered about 130 … put up a brief defense against Sedgwick. Setting up an ambush between the landing site of the English troops and the fort, the Frenchmen fired on the attackers but proved no match for the experienced Roundheads. The French soon "took their heels to ye Fort." On August 16 the fort surrendered... Sedgwick granted honourable terms, allowing the defenders to march out of the fort with flags flying, drums beating, and muskets at the ready. The soldiers and employees working at the fort were offered transportation back to France and given enough pelts to cover their wages." Although the commander of Port-Royal left for France, most Acadians, including the Savoie family, remained in Acadia. They were permitted to retain their land and belongings and were guaranteed religious freedom. Dunn describes life in Acadia during the 16 years of nominal British rule: "During the years of British rule, most of the Port-Royal population moved upriver away from the town. Using the agricultural practices initiated under D'Aulnay, the Acadians dyked and cultivated extensive salt marshes along the river and raised livestock. Through necessity, residents had reached an accommodation with New England traders who had become their sole source for the goods that they could not produce themselves... New England traders exchanged their goods for Acadian produce and furs... There were seventy to eighty families in the Port Royal area in 1665." By 1671 the British had ceded Acadia to France and French settlement resumed. In the Port-Royal census of that year, François, 50 years of age, was listed as ‘laboureur’ (farmer). His wife Catherine was 38. There were 9 children between the ages of 2 and 18 in the household. The family homestead had 6 arpents under cultivation and they had 4 cattle. It is not clear where the farm was located. By 1707, their son Germain had a farm upriver at the Belisle Marshes, east of the fort on the north bank of the Dauphin (Annapolis River). The time and location of François’ death are not known. “Most of François and Catherine's descendants remained at Port-Royal/Annapolis Royal, but they settled also at Minas, Chepoudy, and in the French Maritimes. At least 14 of their descendants emigrated to Louisiana from Halifax in 1765. More of them could be found in greater Acadia, the French Antilles, France, and especially in Canada after Le Grand Dérangement." Only one son, Germain, had sons of his own and spread the name Savoie in Acadia. DNA Research According to Family Tree DNA's French Heritage DNA project, two descendants have taken a yDNA test with resulting haplogroup being R-M269 (the most common European group) and one with R-Z367. These can be found in the YDNA portion of the site, on page 3. the Acadian yDNA project from Family Tree DNA shows the family to be R1B with both entries R-M269. The Italy DNA project at FamilyTreeDNA has the results for a male-line descendant of Carlo Alberto di Savoia Carignano (1798-1849) (WikiTree ID: Savoie-Carignano-1). Carlo Alberto di Savoia is a direct male-line descendant of Francois Savoie's hypothetical father, Tommaso di Savoia. See also Carlo Alberto's profile at Geni: https://www.geni.com/people/Carlo-Alberto-Amedeo-di-Savoia-VII-principe-di-Carignano/376411602640013414. This descendant's haplogroup is reported as E-M35 (formerly known as E3b)