SOURCES

2. Centre de recherches genealogiques du Quebec. "Les Origines du nom Fougere" Certificate. 11440 54e Avenue, Montreal, Quebec, CANADA.
(514) 881-9633 Fax (514) 881-6753.

3. From Genforum.

4. Ron Frazier. Web site, under 'The Fougere Genealogy'. Ron Frazier's Page; "The FRAZIER part of this family is descended from the Acadian FOUGÈRE family, originally of Acadia, now known as Nova Scotia. The name was changed from 1850 on, as Fougères came across the border from Nova Scotia to the United States. I've done extensive research on the FOUGÈRE ANCESTRY, including the people whose names were changed to FRAZIER, or in some cases Fraser, Frasier, Frazer, etc. My records include approximately 2,000 people who carry one of those names. If you'd like more information on Jean Fougère who settled in Acadia about 1630, or any of his descendants, contact the e-mail address below. I may be able to help you. (I also have access to a number of researchers of other Acadian and French Canadian families)

5. Ibid. "Joseph Fougere, coaster, native of Port Royal, aged 36 years; married to Marguerite Coste, native of Port Toulouse, aged 32 years. They are in the colony 28 years. They have one child, Modeste Fougere, aged 4 years. They have Marie Madeleine, aged 12 years, native of Acadia, as a domestic. They have one ox, one cow, one heifer, two geese, four fowls and a share in a vessel. The dwelling in which he is settled was sold to him by Claude Dugas.".

6. Ibid. A council meeting of the government of Cape Breton on 15 February 1790, dealth with a petition of Juilen Hamel for a lot of land at Arachat formerly occupied by Joseph Fougere and his son, Jean, but abandoned by them. jean Forest, the son-in-law and agent for Joseph Fougere appeared before the council and testified approbation for Hamel. The grant was accordingly approved. Jean Forest had married Joseph's oldest daughter, Modeste, in 1773.

7. Ibid. About 1721 Jean Fougere and Marie bourg made a decision to emigrate to Royal Island. From there they went to Port Toulouse in 1722. At Port Toulouse, Jean Fougere became a navigator where he employed three men in 1724 and eight in 1726.

8. Ibid. 'The first record of the fougere's in North America is that of the marriage of Jean Fougere to Marie Bourg in Port Royal on 27 November 1713. It is not known precisely when Jean Fougere came to Port Royal, though it was after 1698, and the first time his signature appears on a register is at Port Royal on February 5, 1709. He moved to Port Toulouse between 1720 and 1722, where he was a navigator and fisherman. The marriage record does indicate that he was born in Poupry, (chateaudun, Eure-et-Loir) France, the son of Jean Fougere and Marie Barre (Baroi), daughter of Robert (Nilhouard) Barre and Marie Bideault, who were married at Pourpry in 1665. Marie was baptized 15 march 1667 at Pourpry. She died in 1689, age 22, in Pourpry. Pourpry is a small town about fifteen miles northwest of Orleans, France. It is about one hundred miles south of Paries.

9. http://www.nctimes.net/~dshankle/Fougere.htm

10. Stine, Smith, Saulnier and Lemieux families  

11. Louviere Family Home Page and Database

1. Bona Arsenault's Dict Gen Acadien, p 404

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