Jean Doiron reached Acadia from France with his wife Marie-Anne Canol aboard L'Oranger in 1671. They moved from Port-Royal to the Minas in the early 1680s and were counted on Rivière-de-l'Ascension there in 1701. By 1714, they had moved up to Pigiguit. Jean and Marie-Anne had 11 children, including eight sons, seven of whom created families of their own. Their three daughters married into the Hébert, Testard dit Paris, Boisseau, and Vincent families. His middle daughter Marie settled at Louisbourg on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island, by the 1720s.

Oldest son Abraham, born in c1672 at Port-Royal, married Anne, daughter of Antoine Babin, probably at Minas in c1697. They settled at Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit, in the Minas area, and had only one child, a daughter, who married into the Boudrot family. Abraham died probably at Pigiguit before 1705, in his early 30s. Anne remarried.

Charles, born in c1674 at Port-Royal, married Francoise, daughter of Jean Gaudet, probably at Minas in the early 1690s. They had seven children, including two sons who married into Thériot and Richard families. Four of their daughters married into the Thériot, Doucet, Hébert, and Boudrot families. They were counted on Rivière-Kenescout, Minas, in 1701, and at Pigiguit in 1714. By the early 1750s, Charles had moved his family to Rivière-du-Moulin-à-Scie, Île St.-Jean, today's Prince Edward Island, probably to escape British authority in Nova Scotia. In the late 1740s, meanwhile, some of his children had moved to Île Royale. Charles died in late 1758 during Le Grand Dérangement, in his mid-80s.

Jean, fils, born at Port-Royal in c1678, married Anne, daughter of André LeBlanc, probably at Minas in c1710. They had eight children, including four sons who married into the Lambert, Poirier, Girouard, Blanchard, and Bourg families. Their three daughters married into the Mazerolle, Poirier, Thibodeau, Boucher, and Lambert families. Jean, fils died probably at Minas in the late 1740s, in his early 70s. Some of his children settled at Chignecto, where they were counted at Aulac in the mid-1750s.

Pierre, born at Port-Royal in c1680, married in c1703 a woman whose name has been lost to history. Their only child, a son, did not survive childhood. Pierre remarried to Madeleine, daughter of Pierre Doucet and widow of René Bernard, at either Port-Royal or Chignecto in c1709. They settled at Chignecto, where they had two sons who married into the Michel and Forest families. His older son moved to Île St.-Jean by the early 1750s. Pierre remarried again--his third marriage--to Véronique, daughter of Mathieu Brasseur, at Beaubassin in February 1740. They had four children, including two sons. All of their children may have died young. Pierre died at Aulac, Chignecto, in the early 1750s, in his early 70s.

Philippe, born probably at Port-Royal in c1682, married Marie-Josèphe, daughter of Claude Guédry, at Port-Toulouse, Île Royale, in c1715.

Noël, born at Minas in c1684, married Marie, daughter of fellow Acadian Robert Henry, at Boston, Massachusetts, in c1705 during Queen Anne's War. The marriage was blessed at Port-Royal in September 1706. Noël and Marie were at Minas in 1707 before moving on to Cobeguit by 1714. They had eight children, including five sons who married into the Pitre, Benoit, Bourg, Thibodeau, Tillard, and Blanchard families. Their three daughters married into the Pitre and Blanchard families. By the early 1750s, Noël had taken his family from Cobeguit to Pointe-Prime, Île St.-Jean. Noël died in late 1758 during Le Grand Dérangement, in his early 70s.

Jacques, a twin, born probably at Minas in c1689, may have died young.

Louis, Jacque's twin, married Marguerite, daughter of Nicolas Barrieau and widow of Denis Girouard, at Grand-Pré in November 1712. They had five children, including two sons who married into the Thibodeau and Bourg families. Two of their daughters married into the Daigre and Thibodeau families. Louis died at L'Assomption, Pigiguit, in November 1727, in his late 30s. His widow took the family to Île St.-Jean, where they were counted at Grande-Anse in 1752.

After his wife Marie-Anne died, Jean, père remarried to Marie, daughter of Guillaume Trahan, probably at Minas in c1693. She was 23 years younger than Jean and gave him eight more children, half of them sons who created families of their own. Their four daughters married into the Girouard, Guillot dit L'Angevin, Nogues, and Turcot families.

Oldest son Thomas, born probably at Minas in c1699, married Anne, daughter of Pierre Girouard, in c1724. They settled at Pigiguit but moved to Île St.-Jean by the early 1750s. Thomas died in late 1758 during Le Grand Dérangement, in his late 50s.

Paul married Marguerite, daughter of Toussaint Doucet, in c1725. Paul died in the early 1760s during Le Grand Dérangement, in his late 30s or early 40s.

Alexandre married Anne, daughter of Clément Vincent, at Grand-Pré in October 1727. Alexandre died in Maryland between 1763 and 1768 during Le Grand Dérangement, in his late 30s or early 40s.

Youngest son Pierre, born probably at Minas in c1706, married Marguerite Breau in c1746. Pierre died at Île-au-Foin, Île St.-Jean, in March 1751, in his mid-40s.

Jean, père died at Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit, between April 1735 and June 1736, in his late 80s. By 1755, his descendants could be found at Pigiguit, Cobeguit, Chignecto, on Île Royale, and especially on Île St.-Jean.

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