346. Simon Mazerole
REFN: 6897 The name Mazerolle originates in France. In France a country house is called a MAS, as defined in the Larousse dictionary. In the southern regions of France, the word MAS was changed to MAZ and equally means a house. The Z in replacement of the S is perhaps due to the proximity of Spain, directly to the south of these regions where the Z is of more common use. In these regions, when one wants to designate a small house, one adds the derivative -erolle- thus the word MAZEROLLE. In France, there are at least thirteen small localities called Mazerolles. As in these localities there are several small houses, the names of these localities are written in the plural and thus end with the letter S. The first Mazerolle to settle in America was Louis Mazerolle. He was born in France in 1661 and settled as a soldier at Fort Port-Royal in Acadia in 1685. He married around 1695, Genevieve Laforest who gave him daughters and one son, Joseph, born in 1711. All Mazerolles in America are descendants of this Louis Mazerolle and of his son, Joseph. Joseph and his first wife, Marie Douaron, had three sons, Jean (1741), who left no known descendants, Simon (1743) ancestor of the Mazerolles of Louisiana and Joseph (1739), ancestor of the Mazerolles of the Fredericton region and Madawaska. His second wife, Anne Daigle, gave birth to three other sons, Mathurin (1749), ancestor of the Mazerolles of Pointe-Sapin, Pierre (1753), ancestor of the Mazerolles of Pokemouche and Paul (1754), ancestor of the Mazerolles of Baie-Ste-Anne and Riviere-du-Portage.
388. Joachim Jacques Blanchard
Left France 12 Aug 1785 on L'Amitie captained by Mssr. Beltremieux. Arrived LA, 7 Nov 1785 with father, Bennoit and mother, Magdeleine Forest. Sponsors: Joseph Forest & Marguerite Pitre.