Regarding the exhibit at the Commonwealth Museum: http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/exhibits/onlineexhibits/acadianonline/acaidx3.htm The first page came up, but the other selections came up blank. Anyone else tried this? Don Louviere --- [email protected] wrote: > > ACADIAN-CAJUN-D Digest Volume 06 : Issue 39 > > Today's Topics: > #1 RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge ad [Andy > <[email protected]>] > #2 RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge ad ["Stanley > LeBlanc" <[email protected]] > #3 The Commonwealth Museum ["Lucie > LeBlanc Consentino" <luciem] > #4 Georgia Gazette 1763 ["Lucie > LeBlanc Consentino" <luciem] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from ACADIAN-CAJUN-D, send a message > to: > > [email protected] > > ...that contains in the body of the message, the > single > word command: > > unsubscribe > > ...and no other text. 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And if you require assistance, contact me > personally: > > Margy Bousman, Facilitator > [email protected] > [email protected] > > > > ______________________________> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:34:13 -0500 > From: Andy <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - > How Acadians came to > Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > Hi, > > In addition, Elton covers the areas of > responsibility of Cantrelle & Verret > as well. :-) > > AS > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stanley LeBlanc [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 7:10 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - > How Acadians came to > Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > Paul, > > The Germans were definitely non-French! They also > played a major role in > Colonial Louisiana. The large influx of settlers > between 1718-1721 came from > Hainaut [now part of Belgium], Alsace-Lorriane, > Switzerland and the German > States [The Nation State of Germany didn't exist > until 1871]. The original > intent was to send the German settlers to the > Arkansas Post, but the Company > of the West Indies went bust and Louisiana became a > Crown Colony in 1721. > Thus, the First and second German Coast has existed > since 1718 and 1721. The > French-Creoles were at Pointe Coupee. > > Elton Oubre spent 25 years researching the issue > that you mention. It is all > explained in his book Vacherie. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul L Le Blanc [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 5:40 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - > How Acadians came to > Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > Weren't the NY Acadians settled with/near the > Germans (non-French > Europeans)? There really were no hard boundries of > Verret, Cantrelle, > German Coast was there? We know that they > approximately ended near > Verret's & Cantrelle's other son-in-law homes. but > didn't each census > have different boundries? > > Commandant (Pierre) Nicholas Verret was my 5th > ggfather so anyting I can > do to help please ask. > > Paul Le B > > [email protected] wrote: > > >The New York group arrived in 1764 but didn't go to > Attakapas. Some men of > >the 1764 group showed up on Verret's Company in > April 1766, but aren't on > >the 1766 or 1769 census of The Acadian Coast. They > show up on the 1777 > >census. Roger Rozendal [with help from Elton Oubre] > has been trying to find > >out more about Verret's Company and the 1766 and > 1769 census. > > > >Stanley LeBlanc > >http://www.thecajuns.com > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Paul L Le Blanc [mailto:[email protected]] > > >Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 4:35 PM > >To: [email protected] > >Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - How > Acadians came to > >Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > > >Review of French & Indian War show > >http://www.2theadvocate.com/opinion/ourviews/2215787.html > > > >letter to the editor > >http://www.2theadvocate.com/opinion/letters/2250541.html > > > >enjoy > > > >Weren't the 20 from NY? here before Broussard? > > > >Paul Le B > >l'Ascension LA > > > > > >==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > >The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If > something is posted to > >the list that disturbs you, bring it to the > _admin._, not the list or the > >person who posted. 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Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-caj > un > This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at > RootsWeb. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million > records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the > world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > ______________________________> Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 20:41:26 -0600 > From: "Stanley LeBlanc" <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - > How Acadians came to Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > 1721 was 7 years after Natchitoches was settled! > > An interesting romantic story involves St. Denis > [Denys]. St. Denys was a > French-Canadian from a very prominent family who had > come into Louisiana > with Iberville and Bienville. Soon after > establishing Natchitoches in 1714, > he led a trading party into Texas. He was arrested. > While awaiting > transport to Mexico City, he fell in love with the > niece of the Spanish > Governor. When he was released, he married the > niece and their descendants > remain in Louisiana some have become Cajuns! > > Another interesting historical tidbit! When the > Spanish gained control of > Louisiana in 1763 [didnt take control until 1766], > the role of the Spanish > at Los Adaes was clouded. Finally, the Viceroy > decided that the Spanish > would have to leave Los Adaes and go to San Antonio. > The Spanish from Los > Adaes were miserable in San Antonio and convinced > the authorities to let > them go to Nacogdoches, Texas. Since Nacogodoches > was close to the > Louisiana border, many former Los Adaes families > gradually moved back into > Louisiana. The SWLR records have numerous > references to Los Adaes. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com <http://www.thecajuns.com/> > > _____ > > From: Roger Rozendal [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 8:21 PM > To: Stanley LeBlanc > Cc: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Baton Rouge advocate - > How Acadians came to > Louisiana Jan 29, 2006 > > According to "The Handbook of Texas Online": > > The Marqués de San Miguel de Aguayoqv was a veteran > soldier and a wealthy > man, thanks to his wife, Ignacia Xaviera de > Echeverez, who owned vast > estates in Coahuila. At his own expense, he accepted > the viceroy's request > to deal with the troublesome situation in Texas and > to undertake the > establishment of missions in East Texas for a third > time. In the early > spring of 1721, Aguayo set out for Texas. He had > recruited 500 men and > collected 2,800 horses, 4,800 cattle, and 6,400 > sheep and goats. Although > livestock had accompanied previous entradas, Spanish > ranching in Texas began > with the arrival of these large herds in 1721. > Aguayo reestablished all of > the abandoned missions in East Texas; founded a new > presidio, Nuestra Señora > del Pilar, at Los Adaes;qv and made a lasting peace > with St. Denis, who had > become commandant of the French settlement at > Natchitoches. > > http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/SS/nps1.html > > Roger A. Rozendal > > On Jan 30, 2006, at 7:12 PM, Stanley LeBlanc wrote: > > > > The Spanish cattle Industry in Texas cannot > chronologically predate the > Louisiana cattle industry. Natchitoches was founded > in 1714 and created > large cattle herds. The Spanish moved to Las Adaes > [current-day Robeline, LA > - 14 miles west of Natchitoches on LA 6] in response > to the Natchitoches > settlement. Thus, the capitol of Colonial Spanish > Texas was in current-day > Louisiana and was established after Natchitoches! > > One can argue about the definition of Texas, but the > fact remains that the > Cattle industry in current-day Louisiana clearly > predated the cattle > industry in Spanish Colonial Texas! > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > > ______________________________> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 05:16:25 -0500 > From: "Lucie LeBlanc Consentino" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: The Commonwealth Museum > > Regarding the exhibit at the Commonwealth Museum: > > > > The archivist who put the exhibit together is not > Acadian but was very moved > by the documents he came across regarding the exile > of the Acadians from > Nova Scotia. So much so that he asked for > permission to put the exhibit > together. In addition to all of the petitions and > records contained in > Volumes XXIII and XXIV at the archives [which are > all of the petitions, > etc.] he contacted the Massachusetts Historical > Society and was able to scan > some of the documents from Winslow's Diary and other > pertinent and important > documents. It is a simply marvelous exhibit both at > the museum and online! > > > > It is the first time such an exhibit has been put > together by the State of > Massachusetts 250 years after the first Acadians > arrived in Boston as > exiles. > > > > As an Acadian descendant, I am very grateful to Mark > Vassar, the archivist > who put it all together. The exhibit was supposed > to end in June as I had > posted earlier but Mark now tells me that it will > remain for another six > months and perhaps more - he will keep me informed. > > > > Again, the url is: > http://www.sec.state.ma.us/mus/exhibits/onlineexhibits/acadianonline/acaidx3 > .htm > > > > Lucie LeBlanc Consentino > > Acadian Ancestral Home > > <http://www.acadian-home.org> www.acadian-home.org > > ACGS Drouin Primary Records > > <http://www.acgs.org/> www.acgs.org > > > > > > ______________________________> Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 08:27:57 -0500 > From: "Lucie LeBlanc Consentino" > <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: Georgia Gazette 1763 > > According to an article in the Georgia Gazette dated > December 22, 1763: > > > > "Yesterday more of the Acadians, in number about 21, > went in a vessel for > Mobille, from which place they are to go to New > Orleans." > > > > Lucie LeBlanc Consentino > > Acadian Ancestral Home > > <http://www.acadian-home.org> www.acadian-home.org > > ACGS Drouin Primary Records > > <http://www.acgs.org/> www.acgs.org > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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On page 1520 of Stephen A. White's "Dictionnaire Genealogique Des Familles Acadiennes" is the following: Paul n/b Rg Pr 25/26 sept 1708 (pr & mr: Claude Thibodeau qui a signe & Madeleine Pellerin) (Rc Halifax 1763; m (selon A. Godbour) v 1735 Marguerite TRAHAN (Jean-Charles & Marie Boudrot). I understand Paul's marriage to Marguerite, but I am confused about the rest. Would someone please help? Charlie
Charlie, The book Old Mobile by Jay Higginbotham has lots of interesting info re J-B Baudreau de Graveline and his only son of the same name. J-B was a private settler and an entrepreneur at Massacre Island [Dauphine Island]. He may have married Indian Ladies but he also had a Protestant wife whom he married on a trip to La Rochelle, France. He built a two-story home on what is today called Graveline Bay. Graveline brought Cattle to Massacre Island from Havana so he could be considered the first Cattleman in Colonial Louisiana! There were several other Baudreau de Gravelines at Mobile: Gabriel, Marie-Louise, Paul, Urbain. There are entries on about 40 pages in the book. Contact me off-list if you want me to check further. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Charlie King [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2006 7:22 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Mobile Marriages Hi Stanley, To further complicate the discussion, Jean-Baptiste Baudreau, born in Montreal in 1671 married twice in Mobile to Indian ladies. His marriages were recorded in Mobile, Louisiana Territory in 1705 and 1627. Jean Baptiste was the son of my 9th g grandfather, Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline Charlie King Stanley wrote: Lucie, This is interesting. Most of the French in MS [Ft. Toulouse] and those in Mobile moved into Louisiana [Opelousas] in 1764. This could explain how some Acadians who weren't with the 1765 Broussard group got to Opelousas. Stanley __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Hi Stanley, To further complicate the discussion, Jean-Baptiste Baudreau, born in Montreal in 1671 married twice in Mobile to Indian ladies. His marriages were recorded in Mobile, Louisiana Territory in 1705 and 1627. Jean Baptiste was the son of my 9th g grandfather, Urbain Baudreau dit Graveline Charlie King Stanley wrote: Lucie, This is interesting. Most of the French in MS [Ft. Toulouse] and those in Mobile moved into Louisiana [Opelousas] in 1764. This could explain how some Acadians who weren't with the 1765 Broussard group got to Opelousas. Stanley __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
In a message dated 2/3/06 1:07:30 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > I didn't intend to get into a discussion of African-American slavery. As > Lucie pointed out in a response, enslavement was enslavement no matter what > it was called. > Thanks for the book list Stanley , I will see what I can add to my library of Black history and the history of slavery in the US and the world. I have been involved with genealogy for over 30 years and Black history , my major, for more years than that, so I am always glad to recieve information on this subject. You are quite right , the name's the thing, but some of the fine differences make all the difference to the slave , the indentured servant . White , Black or Indian. The fact remains that the only one with a reasonable chance to deal with the system were white male protestants, Even the free born Mulattoes were often victimized by the system. some were actually shanghai'd into slavery...no matter how wealthy they were or accepted. Our Acadian ancestors were proactive in their own destiny. did take their recourse, even if it was ignored by the Brits, history now can show that they were taking as much control of their situation as they could. They didn't take well to the status of " victim" they were spirited and knowlegeable enough to fight the system , even if they didn 't win , they did make noise and made their plight evident to the rest. Their gutsiness also got them back home many times... such as those in the Carolina's and Georgia, getting their own boats etc to find their way back to where ever they went , Acadie or Quebec. and many of those in France managed to get back to America the same way, " making noise" gotta love their / our spunk!! Fran Wilcox
An apprentice who ran away - please note that this is 5 years after the exile had ended: << May 12, 1768 FOUR DOLLARS Reward. RUN away from Richard Clayton, Cordwainer, living in Marcus Hook, Chester county, on the 30th day of April last, **an apprentice lad, named JOHN TENDEU, about 18 years of age, 5 feet 5 inches high; he is one of the French Neutrals,** and speaks on that dialect, has black hair, is of a dark complexion, and a lover of strong liquor. Had on, when he went away, a grey half worn jacket, an under black and white twilled ditto, blue cloth trowsers, half worn black worsted stockings, shoes almost new, &c. Whoever takes up said apprentice, and secures him in any goal [a goal being a jail in those days], so that his master may have him again, shall receive the above reward, and reasonable charges, paid by me RICHARD CLAYTON. N.B. All masters of vessels are forbid to carry him off at their peril.>> Jean Tandau/John Tendeu had been exiled with his family in 1755 when he was about 5 years. I do not know at what age he was "apprenticed" but five years after the exile had ended and treaty signed, he is still an "apprentice" - meanwhile, the rest of his family had gone to Santo Domingo and had all died there as far as is known. So yes, indentured, bound or apprenticed, it made no difference. They were "owned" and I think this is proof of such ownership. His "master" wanted him returned to him. Had any of us been in his shoes, we too might have been "a lover of strong liquor". So here is a good example of a child who never saw his family again. Why was he unable to leave with his family? We an only assume it was because of his indenture or apprenticeship, so called. I have often wondered whatever became of him.. we will likely never know. The followiong are some petitions of the Acadians exiled to Massachusetts: Your petitioner, Augustin Hebert, who resides (this was in October 1756) at Watertown, was lately treated with great brutality by the Captain Conligot. The child of petitioner was torn from his arms, though petitioner is able, by h is work, to support his children. Not content with this, Conligot beat your petitioner so cruelly that he was not able to walk for two weeks. Hutchinson, an Englishman, who wrote the "History of Massachusetts" said: "It is impossible for me to read at full length all these petitions; the tears prevented me from finishing the task." Claude Benoit, 50 years of age, with his wife and five children, the three oldest were girls: one 20 years of age the others 18 and 17. After arriving at Cambridge the authorities of that town seized the daughters and sent them to Mr. Campbell at Oxford. Later the other children were sent in different sections of the state. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org -----Original Message----- From: Lucie LeBlanc Consentino [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:46 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Indentured, bound, apprenticed - Definition of indenture: bind as servant or apprentice to master. To be "bound" is to be "owned". While the Acadians were exiled to many of the children were "apprenticed" and they were "indentured" - the term used did not matter a whole lot it all meant the same thing in the end. If they managed to escape they would put an ad in the local newspaper advertising a reward for their return.. call it indenture, call it slavery there wasn't much difference back then. All they usually owned was the clothes on their backs. We try to think of things as we know society today - the British were very harsh in how they kept or indentured their prisoners and remember that they hated the French and they feared the Papists. It was others who reached out to the Acadians. People like Antoine Benezet in Philadelphia who was a Quaker, had gone to Philadelphia as a Huguenot and could not stand slavery in any form. He reached out to the Acadias of Philadelphia with blankets and housing with the help of other Quakers. Children were the ones mostly indentured - some English would change the names of the children to their surnames - some children never saw their families again. Some were not even allowed to leave their place of exile with their families when they left because they were "apprenticed" - so you see words are just words. What happened was the reality. Children ripped from their families is why so many petitions were filed by the Acadians to the various Councils wherever they were in exile. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org ACGS Drouin Primary Records www.acgs.org -----Original Message----- From: Stanley LeBlanc [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Impressed into Service Indentured Service was used in the 13 Colonies to provide opportunity to those who wanted to go to America but couldn't afford the passage and living expenses to get started and a labor pool for the business and farm communities. On the other hand, both France and England "impressed" persons into service in the early settlement days. De Monts was given authority to "round up" derelicts and petty thieves. Crozat and later the Company of the West Indies were authorized to round up petty criminals and prostitutes to send to Colonial Louisiana. England routinely "impressed" or kidnapped young men to serve in the Navy. 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For anyone who was familiar with Sandra Devlin's column, she passed away February 1st in Moncton. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home <http://www.acadian-home.org> www.acadian-home.org ACGS Drouin Primary Records <http://www.acgs.org/> www.acgs.org
Several years ago (maybe 5-6), I did trnaslations of booklets and a series of newspaper articles from Chartres on General Marceau for a Mrs. Marceau who lived in the Lafayette area. The newspaper articles had been sent to her from Chartres, and some family members on trips to France had picked up other papers. General Marceau and his holidays are a big thing in Chartres. I recall that I had returned to Mrs. Marceau the papers, however, I had kept a computer word processing file of my translations. I recall she had been referred to me after inquries to the Terrebonne society. Of course, I had a crash since then. I have looked on my hard drive/other computers without finding, and now think I recall having deleted it 2-3 years ago. As I remember it, and admittedly my memory is going, her husband was a descendant of a brother/nephew of General Marceau who came to Louisiana. Maybe it can be dug up in a past Terrebonne periodical. My recommendation would be to look up Marceaux in the Southwest LA phone directories. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stanley LeBlanc" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:44 AM Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: France needs help finding descendants of "Marceau or Marceaux Family > I've spoken to Ms. Morgan and sent her an email with information on > Francois > Marceau who married Pelagie Dartes in 1809. She will obtain additional > information on the first name of General Marceau, the name of his wife and > names of children to determine if Francois was a son. There was also a > Eugenie Marceau who may have been a sister of Francois. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:48 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: France needs help finding descendants of > "Marceau or Marceaux Family > > Hi List members, > The e-mail *below was to me from the Acadian Research List that I am on > and > > I thought that I would share it with this list. Please read below to see > if > any of you could help the people in France find descendants of the > Marceau/Marceaux family. > Thanks, > Linda Louviere d'Amours > > *Subject: We Need Help > > > Members > > We have an e-mail from France. They need help finding a person. Please > read > and advise. > Earl > > Dear Mr. Gates: > > I am hoping that some of your members may be interested in helping with > a > request > we have received at our office, Le Centre International, the > International > > Trade Division > of the Lafayette Consolidated Government. > > This request comes from the City of Chartres, France. They wrote to the > French > Ambassador in Washington, D.C., who passed it on to the French Consul > General in > New Orleans, who in turn passed it on to us. > > Here is a brief translation of the request: > > Dear Mr. Ambassador: > > The City of Chartres would like to hold some festive cultural events > during > the spring of 2006, > centered around General Marceau, native son of Chartres, who died in > 1796 > at > the age of 27. > > For this, we are trying to find some of his descendants, whose surname > changed from the > spelling "Marceau" to "Marceaux" and who are located in Louisiana. We > believe that among > these descendants there is a pastor, the Reverend Sydney Marceaux. > > We would like to know whether it would be possible to help us so that we > can > include those > descendants who are now far away from Chartres. > > Hoping that you may be able to help us find some traces, we send you our > best regards. > > Nadine BERTHELIER > Director of Arts, Cultural and Historical Heritage > > We would very much appreciate any information you and your members might > be > able to provide. 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Fran, I didn't intend to get into a discussion of African-American slavery. As Lucie pointed out in a response, enslavement was enslavement no matter what it was called. Various forms of "slavery" existed in Colonial Louisiana, the LA Territory and the State of Louisiana until the Civil War. At the same time, there were Free Persons of Color from the earliest Colonial Period. As a historian and genealogist, the issue of slavery in Louisiana is very important to study. Some of the Free Creoles of Color who entered Louisiana from Haiti between the years 1792-1809 were landowners who had slaves. Numerous men had both white and mixed-race families, including many at the Opelousas Post and in Avoyelles Parish. The SWLR has numerous references to f.m.o.c. and f.w.o.c. [free man and free woman of color]. The Free Persons of Color were a third layer in-between slaves and the white population. We also shouldn't forget that many Native-Americans were enslaved. Mixtures of white and Native Americans were shown as Mulatoo on the census records. Since February is African-American month, the following books may be of interest: The Road to Louisiana: The Saint-Domingue Refugees 1792-1809 by Carl Brasseaux and Glenn R. Conrad with translations by David Cheramie Creoles of Color in the Bayou Country by Carl Brasseaux The Forgotten People: Cane River's Creoles of Color by Gary B. Mills Africans in Colonial Louisiana: The Development of Afro-Creole Culture in the Eighteenth Century by Gwendolyn Midlo Hall Interesting sites include: Louisiana Creole Heritage Center http://www.nsula.edu/creole/ Cane River Creole National Historical Park http://www.nps.gov/cari/ Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com <http://www.thecajuns.com/> _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:45 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Commonwealth Museum Exhibit In a message dated 2/3/06 7:48:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Slaves could work [with the owner's permission] and they could buy their freedom. Slaves actually fared better under Colonial Louisiana than they did when Louisiana became a Territory and then a State Quite right Stanley but it was not the majority of Slaves that got the owner;s permission to work....and keep any money that they earned... what happened most often was that the slave was rented out and the money went straight to the owner. There were many entrepreneural slaves that managed to sand bag money that they made selling vegetables from their own gardens etc . Buying their own freedom was not as common as many would lead us to believe. Especially if one considers the number of those that bought their freedom ( or had the means to do so) against the huge number of those slaves that never even had a chance to do so. Saying that the Slaves of Louisiana actually fared better under Colonial rule than they did when it became a territory and then a state, Is a slippery way down an argument that compares apples and oranges. Many monographs have been written about that. The fate of slaves under French rule (at least on paper) gave slaves more options, and they often had children with their french masters willingly or unwilllingly , they would get monetary recognition, if not legal recognition. for their children, which often were manumitted. This practice never really left Louisiana in one form or another. The fact is that after France lost Louisiana its population grew considerably. That was true of the slave population as well. The slave codes of the US were harsher and more likely to be enforced. Making an argument that slavery under one regime is more benign that slavery under another , is probably the argument you mean. But the whole aspect of slavery is dehumanizing and vile no matter how lenient and beloved the slave master. What happened after slavery was abolished was indeed hard on the slave that had no skills. the field hands for instance. But I'll bet that most still found that Freedom to ;move out of Louisiana meant more to them than any thing. Not all did move , some could not , and some remained in virtual slavery for generations after as share croppers . Neither regime can boast honestly about their brand of slavery. It is interesting to look at the plight of indentured servants of various states. and how and when the laws changed. Yes it was a form of slavery,. but even the indentured person ( usually white) had a leg up on a slave (usually black) even when working side by side on the same job....you guessed it , the law protected the servant and rarely the slave That is why our Acadian ancestors in Mass. could seek recourse for their position , and could find some one to plead for them. They were not black and not slaves.....but suspect because they were Catholic and potential enemy combatants thanks for the comments Stanley... always good to discuss with you Fran Wilcox
Definition of indenture: bind as servant or apprentice to master. To be "bound" is to be "owned". While the Acadians were exiled to many of the children were "apprenticed" and they were "indentured" - the term used did not matter a whole lot it all meant the same thing in the end. If they managed to escape they would put an ad in the local newspaper advertising a reward for their return.. call it indenture, call it slavery there wasn't much difference back then. All they usually owned was the clothes on their backs. We try to think of things as we know society today - the British were very harsh in how they kept or indentured their prisoners and remember that they hated the French and they feared the Papists. It was others who reached out to the Acadians. People like Antoine Benezet in Philadelphia who was a Quaker, had gone to Philadelphia as a Huguenot and could not stand slavery in any form. He reached out to the Acadias of Philadelphia with blankets and housing with the help of other Quakers. Children were the ones mostly indentured - some English would change the names of the children to their surnames - some children never saw their families again. Some were not even allowed to leave their place of exile with their families when they left because they were "apprenticed" - so you see words are just words. What happened was the reality. Children ripped from their families is why so many petitions were filed by the Acadians to the various Councils wherever they were in exile. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org ACGS Drouin Primary Records www.acgs.org -----Original Message----- From: Stanley LeBlanc [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 9:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Impressed into Service Indentured Service was used in the 13 Colonies to provide opportunity to those who wanted to go to America but couldn't afford the passage and living expenses to get started and a labor pool for the business and farm communities. On the other hand, both France and England "impressed" persons into service in the early settlement days. De Monts was given authority to "round up" derelicts and petty thieves. Crozat and later the Company of the West Indies were authorized to round up petty criminals and prostitutes to send to Colonial Louisiana. England routinely "impressed" or kidnapped young men to serve in the Navy. The War of 1812 began because England was stopping American ships at sea and "impressing" into service those it claimed were British. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== The number one rule of this list is no flaming. If something is posted to the list that disturbs you, bring it to the _admin._, not the list or the person who posted. Your concerns will be addressed. ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx
In a message dated 2/3/06 7:48:13 AM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Slaves could work [with the owner's permission] and > they could buy their freedom. Slaves actually fared better under Colonial > Louisiana than they did when Louisiana became a Territory and then a State Quite right Stanley but it was not the majority of Slaves that got the owner;s permission to work....and keep any money that they earned... what happened most often was that the slave was rented out and the money went straight to the owner. There were many entrepreneural slaves that managed to sand bag money that they made selling vegetables from their own gardens etc . Buying their own freedom was not as common as many would lead us to believe. Especially if one considers the number of those that bought their freedom ( or had the means to do so) against the huge number of those slaves that never even had a chance to do so. Saying that the Slaves of Louisiana actually fared better under Colonial rule than they did when it became a territory and then a state, Is a slippery way down an argument that compares apples and oranges. Many monographs have been written about that. The fate of slaves under French rule (at least on paper) gave slaves more options, and they often had children with their french masters willingly or unwilllingly , they would get monetary recognition, if not legal recognition. for their children, which often were manumitted. This practice never really left Louisiana in one form or another. The fact is that after France lost Louisiana its population grew considerably. That was true of the slave population as well. The slave codes of the US were harsher and more likely to be enforced. Making an argument that slavery under one regime is more benign that slavery under another , is probably the argument you mean. But the whole aspect of slavery is dehumanizing and vile no matter how lenient and beloved the slave master. What happened after slavery was abolished was indeed hard on the slave that had no skills. the field hands for instance. But I'll bet that most still found that Freedom to ;move out of Louisiana meant more to them than any thing. Not all did move , some could not , and some remained in virtual slavery for generations after as share croppers . Neither regime can boast honestly about their brand of slavery. It is interesting to look at the plight of indentured servants of various states. and how and when the laws changed. Yes it was a form of slavery,. but even the indentured person ( usually white) had a leg up on a slave (usually black) even when working side by side on the same job....you guessed it , the law protected the servant and rarely the slave That is why our Acadian ancestors in Mass. could seek recourse for their position , and could find some one to plead for them. They were not black and not slaves.....but suspect because they were Catholic and potential enemy combatants thanks for the comments Stanley... always good to discuss with you Fran Wilcox
I've spoken to Ms. Morgan and sent her an email with information on Francois Marceau who married Pelagie Dartes in 1809. She will obtain additional information on the first name of General Marceau, the name of his wife and names of children to determine if Francois was a son. There was also a Eugenie Marceau who may have been a sister of Francois. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 5:48 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: France needs help finding descendants of "Marceau or Marceaux Family Hi List members, The e-mail *below was to me from the Acadian Research List that I am on and I thought that I would share it with this list. Please read below to see if any of you could help the people in France find descendants of the Marceau/Marceaux family. Thanks, Linda Louviere d'Amours *Subject: We Need Help Members We have an e-mail from France. They need help finding a person. Please read and advise. Earl Dear Mr. Gates: I am hoping that some of your members may be interested in helping with a request we have received at our office, Le Centre International, the International Trade Division of the Lafayette Consolidated Government. This request comes from the City of Chartres, France. They wrote to the French Ambassador in Washington, D.C., who passed it on to the French Consul General in New Orleans, who in turn passed it on to us. Here is a brief translation of the request: Dear Mr. Ambassador: The City of Chartres would like to hold some festive cultural events during the spring of 2006, centered around General Marceau, native son of Chartres, who died in 1796 at the age of 27. For this, we are trying to find some of his descendants, whose surname changed from the spelling "Marceau" to "Marceaux" and who are located in Louisiana. We believe that among these descendants there is a pastor, the Reverend Sydney Marceaux. We would like to know whether it would be possible to help us so that we can include those descendants who are now far away from Chartres. Hoping that you may be able to help us find some traces, we send you our best regards. Nadine BERTHELIER Director of Arts, Cultural and Historical Heritage We would very much appreciate any information you and your members might be able to provide. We will be happy to translate any information into French and send it to Chartres. Sincerely, Ann Morgan Le Centre International 735 Jefferson Street Lafayette, LA 70501 Tel: (337) 291-5474 FAX: (337) 291-5480 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== To verify the RootsWeb Mailing Lists to which you are currently subscribed, check Password Central: http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ Mark the box to have a list of your subscribed lists e-mailed to you. ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx
Indentured Service was used in the 13 Colonies to provide opportunity to those who wanted to go to America but couldn't afford the passage and living expenses to get started and a labor pool for the business and farm communities. On the other hand, both France and England "impressed" persons into service in the early settlement days. De Monts was given authority to "round up" derelicts and petty thieves. Crozat and later the Company of the West Indies were authorized to round up petty criminals and prostitutes to send to Colonial Louisiana. England routinely "impressed" or kidnapped young men to serve in the Navy. The War of 1812 began because England was stopping American ships at sea and "impressing" into service those it claimed were British. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com
Fran, I did make a second post to explain that "forced labor" was actually what occurred rather than "enslavement." Of course, if one was forcibly indentured, that is a form of economic "enslavement" since the person had no choice. Slaves in Colonial Louisiana could be and many were freed by their owners and given land. Also, Slaves could work [with the owner's permission] and they could buy their freedom. Slaves actually fared better under Colonial Louisiana than they did when Louisiana became a Territory and then a State. Stanley _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 12:20 AM To: [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Commonwealth Museum Exhibit In a message dated 2/2/06 11:30:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Indentured was the "politically correct" term for enslavement! Not exactly, technically Infdentured Servants had rights that slaves did not. For one, they were not indentured for life , like slaves were. Two, they had recourse to relief if treated badly ( well on paper any way) three they were to be given sets of clothing and an amount of money (varied a bit in different places ) when their indenture was satisfied. and Fourth, they willingly sought out the indenture.. .now that 's where , the good people of Ma. were on shaky ground.. of course there was also local laws dealing with the poor. They could be indentured out against their will If they were healthy and able, so as to remove them from the poor roles and keep them from being a drain on the community. So it seems that this is what the good state of Ma was doing at this point. Slaves , we all know , had no recourse to relief from slavery .. They were slaves for life in most states. That didn't change until the early part of the 19th century when a form of limited slavery was adopted by some states as a compromise to ending slavery/ So some were slaves for life, and some were slaves for a period of time. The point with the Acadians is that as Prisoners of War, they should not have been indentured out according to British law Thje State did not want to accept this title for them, because it obligated the state to treat them in a far different way , and gave them options that the state did not want a French speaking people to have. Remember that at this point the French were as hated as the Indians .... which brings me to the War being fought on these lands at the time of the Derangement. ....The French and Indian war, This war too ended in 1763...The English colonies were not at all happy to have a huge number of displaced persons that were considered to be enemies of the state ( because they were French) This had the potential for creating trouble for the British colony... The fact that this group of Acadians considered themselves as Neutrals was totally lost on the Brits. Fran Wilcox
In a message dated 2/2/06 11:30:25 PM Eastern Standard Time, [email protected] writes: > Indentured was the "politically correct" term for enslavement! > Not exactly, technically Infdentured Servants had rights that slaves did not. For one, they were not indentured for life , like slaves were. Two, they had recourse to relief if treated badly ( well on paper any way) three they were to be given sets of clothing and an amount of money (varied a bit in different places ) when their indenture was satisfied. and Fourth, they willingly sought out the indenture.. .now that 's where , the good people of Ma. were on shaky ground.. of course there was also local laws dealing with the poor. They could be indentured out against their will If they were healthy and able, so as to remove them from the poor roles and keep them from being a drain on the community. So it seems that this is what the good state of Ma was doing at this point. Slaves , we all know , had no recourse to relief from slavery .. They were slaves for life in most states. That didn't change until the early part of the 19th century when a form of limited slavery was adopted by some states as a compromise to ending slavery/ So some were slaves for life, and some were slaves for a period of time. The point with the Acadians is that as Prisoners of War, they should not have been indentured out according to British law Thje State did not want to accept this title for them, because it obligated the state to treat them in a far different way , and gave them options that the state did not want a French speaking people to have. Remember that at this point the French were as hated as the Indians .... which brings me to the War being fought on these lands at the time of the Derangement. ....The French and Indian war, This war too ended in 1763...The English colonies were not at all happy to have a huge number of displaced persons that were considered to be enemies of the state ( because they were French) This had the potential for creating trouble for the British colony... The fact that this group of Acadians considered themselves as Neutrals was totally lost on the Brits. Fran Wilcox
Further to what Stanley wrote: The Alabamans from Fort Toulouse came to New Orleans in January or early February 1764 aboard the ship "Salomon". In ADNOSR Vol. 2 is found: p.97 DOUSSES [DOUCET] Joseph (Pierre, surnamed Maurice, and Marie Pagot), b. Feb 9, 1764, bn . Sept. 24, 1763, s. Joseph Silvestre and Genevieve Dauphines, both from Alabama (SLC, B5, 38) By early March 1764, the Alabamans had settled on the west bank of Bayou Courtableu near present day Washington. In DOBR Vol. 1 is found: p. 170 FONTENOT Jean Baptiste (Pierre & Louise Doucette) bn. 6 March 1764, bt. 16 March 1764, spo. Baptiste Fontenot & Marie Jeanne Brignac, formerly of Alabama, (PCP-1, 258 also PCP-3, 155) [Recorded in St. Francois Catholic Church of Pointe Coupee]. In the 25 April 1766 census of Opelousas, the French Creoles, the Alabamans, and the Acadians were all listed separately as distinct communities: ANTIGUOS OPELOUSSES French Creoles 106 individuals NUEVOS OPELOUSSES Costa de los Alibamans 57 individuals Acadianos 33 individuals By the 1766 census, two Acadian women had married French Creoles and were living in Old Opelousas Madeleine Saulnier married Joseph Chretien Anastasie Guenard married Amable Bertrand The names listed in the Alabaman census are: Fontenau, Labeau, Bissan, Brignac, Henry, Doucet. and Lefleur Of the 17 families listed as Acadians in the census of 1766, I have been able to trace 13 to imprisonment at Halifax in 1763, 3 to imprisonment at Fort Edward in 1762 and Halifax in 1763, and 1 to imprisonment in Fort Edward in 1762. Though information is sparse, the indications are that the Opelousas Acadians came directly to Louisiana from Halifax arriving on or just before May 16, 1765 and being sent directly to Opelousas shortly thereafter. None of the Opelousas Acadians came from Fort Toulouse. I also have found no records that would indicate any of the Opelousas Acadians were in Santo Domingue. I also have found nothing that would indicate any of the Opelousas Acadians came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard. I would appreciate comments on my conclusions. Roger A. Rozendal [email protected] On Jan 31, 2006, at 1:17 PM, Stanley LeBlanc wrote: > Lucie, > > This is interesting. Most of the French in MS [Ft. Toulouse] and > those in > Mobile moved into Louisiana [Opelousas] in 1764. This could explain > how some > Acadians who weren't with the 1765 Broussard group got to Opelousas. > > Stanley > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lucie LeBlanc Consentino [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:16 AM > To: 'Stanley LeBlanc'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Georgia Gazette 1763 > > The way that I read the article was that more Acadians were headed > to Mobile > so as to sail on to New Orleans. > > Lucie LeBlanc Consentino > Acadian Ancestral Home > www.acadian-home.org > ACGS Drouin Primary Records > > www.acgs.org > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Stanley LeBlanc [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 10:56 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Georgia Gazette 1763 > > Lucie, > > Your post refreshed my memory re a discussion of whether the 1764 > Arrivals > came from New York to Georgia to Mobile or if they had gone to New > York from > Georgia and then returned to Georgia before going to Mobile. Also, the > phrase "more of the Acadians" indicate that there were others who > had left > Georgia - perhaps they went to St. Domingue. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Lucie LeBlanc Consentino [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 7:28 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Georgia Gazette 1763 > > According to an article in the Georgia Gazette dated December 22, > 1763: > > > > "Yesterday more of the Acadians, in number about 21, went in a > vessel for > Mobille, from which place they are to go to New Orleans." > > > > Lucie LeBlanc Consentino > > Acadian Ancestral Home > > <http://www.acadian-home.org> www.acadian-home.org > > ACGS Drouin Primary Records > > <http://www.acgs.org/> www.acgs.org > > > > > > > > ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== > To verify the RootsWeb Mailing Lists to which you are currently > subscribed, > check Password Central: http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ > Mark the box > to have a list of your subscribed lists e-mailed to you. > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. 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Hi List members, The e-mail *below was to me from the Acadian Research List that I am on and I thought that I would share it with this list. Please read below to see if any of you could help the people in France find descendants of the Marceau/Marceaux family. Thanks, Linda Louviere d'Amours *Subject: We Need Help Members We have an e-mail from France. They need help finding a person. Please read and advise. Earl Dear Mr. Gates: I am hoping that some of your members may be interested in helping with a request we have received at our office, Le Centre International, the International Trade Division of the Lafayette Consolidated Government. This request comes from the City of Chartres, France. They wrote to the French Ambassador in Washington, D.C., who passed it on to the French Consul General in New Orleans, who in turn passed it on to us. Here is a brief translation of the request: Dear Mr. Ambassador: The City of Chartres would like to hold some festive cultural events during the spring of 2006, centered around General Marceau, native son of Chartres, who died in 1796 at the age of 27. For this, we are trying to find some of his descendants, whose surname changed from the spelling "Marceau" to "Marceaux" and who are located in Louisiana. We believe that among these descendants there is a pastor, the Reverend Sydney Marceaux. We would like to know whether it would be possible to help us so that we can include those descendants who are now far away from Chartres. Hoping that you may be able to help us find some traces, we send you our best regards. Nadine BERTHELIER Director of Arts, Cultural and Historical Heritage We would very much appreciate any information you and your members might be able to provide. We will be happy to translate any information into French and send it to Chartres. Sincerely, Ann Morgan Le Centre International 735 Jefferson Street Lafayette, LA 70501 Tel: (337) 291-5474 FAX: (337) 291-5480
Hi Jackie, You might want to try the provincial government's site that contains the parish records for the parish of St-Jean Baptiste at Port-Royal. I don't know if the Part you are searching would be there but I think it might be a good place to start. http://www.gov.ns.ca/nsarm/cap/acadian/default.asp Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org ACGS Drouin Primary Records www.acgs.org -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Doty [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 10:53 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] JEANPART-LAMIRANDE Hi I am looking for any information about Jean Lamirande m. Francoise Jeanpart. Their daughter, Francoise, m. Alexis Fleury 2-Feb 1778 in St-Cuthbert, P.Q.. The marriage cert states that Francoise origins are St-Jean-en-Acadie. Thanks Jackie ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== Please remember when writing a personal 'thank you' to only hit reply so just the person you are thanking receives it. When answering a query please hit reply all so we all might benefit. ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&ta rgetid=5429
Hi Jackie, Michel Lapierre married Madeleine Caissie abt 1732. She was the daughter of Michel Caissie/quessy and Madeleine Gaudet. Michel was the son of Francois Lapierre and Marie Blou who married abt 1708. The parents of Francois were Francois and Jeanne Rimbault who married abt 1680. Marie Blou was the daughter of Jacques Blou and Marie Girouard. She was born abt March 1671 and was the widow of Sebastien Chiasson. Source: DGFA 1 by Stephen A. White. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org ACGS Drouin Primary Records www.acgs.org -----Original Message----- From: Jacqueline Doty [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 11:04 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] LAPIERRE-QUESSY Hi I am looking for any information on Michel Lapierre m. Madeleine Quessy. Daughter, Marie m. 13 Oct 1760 in Louiseville, Joseph Fleury ( Jean-Baptioste and Marie-Francoise Dulignon-Lamirande) Marriage cert states Marie's origins are from St-Louis-de-Beausejour-en-Acadie. Thanks Jackie ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== To verify the RootsWeb Mailing Lists to which you are currently subscribed, check Password Central: http://passwordcentral.rootsweb.com/ Mark the box to have a list of your subscribed lists e-mailed to you. ============================== Census images 1901, 1891, 1881 and 1871, plus so much more. Ancestry.com's United Kingdom & Ireland Collection. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13968/rd.ashx
The Advocate of Baton Rouge had a story in the Sunday paper about the Germain Bergeron House that has been acquired by the Rural Life Museum. The article states that the house, built about 1803, is thought to be the oldest Acadian Home in Louisiana. The Amand Broussard house that was moved to New Iberia and then to the Vermionville Village in Lafayette is older than the Bergeron house as it was built about 1790 The url for the story in The Advocate is: http://www.2theadvocate.com/news/suburban/2245296.html Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com