A First Nation Mother, Marie Aubois

Marie Christine Aubois, born about 1665,  married Jean Roy dit Laliberté in Port Royal (present day Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia) about 1686.  She through her maternal line was native American,  probably Mi'kma'ki and he was a Frenchman from St. Malo.  Marie Christine and Jean Roy's daughter, Madeleine Roy, married Louis Fontaine and is a mother-ancestor in the Rivet - Lord family.  Madeleine Roy and Louis Fontaine were expelled from Port Royal in the Grand Deportation.

Here are beginning resources about the Mi'kma'ki peoples: Mi'kmaq Resources at Cape Breton University  and Traditional Mi'kmaq Culture

Mi'kmaq Encampment

Marie Aubois existed in the 17th century.  It is important to know that the Mi'kma'ki people continue to exist in a vibrant community. One community is Wagmatcook First Nation. Others are in Nova Scotia and Maine.

Here are links to stories of two other First Nation mothers on this blog:

Marie Miteouamegoukoue - a mother of Mylotts

Catherine Anenotha - a mother of Wills-Bissonnette-Beauvais