"Scattered to the Wind" by Carl Brasseaux has information about Joseph Broussard's guerilla warfare in Acadia and leading the Halifax group to Louisiana. The book is about $5.00 and is available on Amazon. Lucie [http://www.acadian-home.org/], Yvon Cyr [http://www.acadian.org/] and Tim Hebert [http://www.acadian-cajun.com} have excellent sites regarding the History of Acadia and the Exile. Also, see Arrival of the Acadians on my site at http://www.thecajuns.com/acadians.htm Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: Larry & Margaret Broussard [mailto:lbroussard3@houston.rr.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 5:59 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior to April 1766 Since you mention Joseph Broussard in this email and are discussing the Acadian emigration to Louisiana, I would like to ask a question. Can you briefly summarize the story of Joseph Broussard's adventure. I'm not good with the history (I know a good genealogist needs to be.) I want to put together the story of my Joseph Martin, Sr. but can't seem to get my brain wrapped around it. My records indicate that my Joseph Martin, Sr. b. 1736 in Beaubassin, Acadia and d. Jan. 9, 1795 Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana Came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard in 1765. I don't know what my source for that was. Where were they coming from?? Was that Santo Domingo? (Is that the same as the West Indies?) How did they get there? Aug. 12, 1763 Imprisoned Halifax: Joseph Martin, wife. Source: Jehn "Acadian Exiles in the Colonies" p. 252 Had they been hiding since 1755? Did they go from Halifax to Santo Domingo then to Louisiana? Is this the group with Joseph Broussard that you refer to in 1765? In Roger's continuing details of the listing of the receipts given in April 1765 for Canadian money is Ambroise Martin who is either Joseph's father or brother. Maybe some of my questions will be answered when he gets to Ambroise. Thanks for listening. Margaret -----Original Message----- From: Roger A. Rozendal [mailto:rogroz@swbell.net] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:26 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior toApril 1766 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

Margaret, For a good summary of Acadian and Cajun History, this website is excellent: http://www.acadian-cajun.com/hiscaj2b.htm Two books I can recommend are: "Scattered to the Wind" by Carl A. Brasseaux "The Founding of New Acadia" by Carl A. Brasseaux The website of the Acadian Memorial at St. Martinsville also has an excellent history written by Carl Brasseaux: http://www.acadianmemorial.org/english/ensembleencoreset.html Joseph Broussard and his group were imprisoned from 1761 to 1764 in Halifax on Georges Island or at Ft. Edward (old Acadian Ft. Beausejour) having fled to the woods of New Brunswick to escape deportation in 1755. They chartered a ship and left Halifax in November 1764. They arrived in Saint-Domingue (present day Haiti) in early 1765, quickly changing ships and going on to Louisiana, arriving on or just before 19 February 1765. With this group were Ambroise Martin dit Barnabé, son of Ambroise Martin, Sr. & Anne Cyr and Claude Martin, son of Charles Martin & Jeanne Comeau. They both received receipts for Canadian money 5 April 1765 in New Orleans. They are 2 of the last 4 names on the list; I hope to detail these names next week. Hopefully that will answer some of your questions. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net > From: "Larry & Margaret Broussard" <lbroussard3@houston.rr.com> > Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:59:20 -0500 > To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior to > April 1766 > Resent-From: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 17:00:38 -0600 > > Since you mention Joseph Broussard in this email and are discussing the > Acadian emigration to Louisiana, I would like to ask a question. > Can you briefly summarize the story of Joseph Broussard's adventure. I'm not > good with the history (I know a good genealogist needs to be.) > I want to put together the story of my Joseph Martin, Sr. but can't seem to > get my brain wrapped around it. > My records indicate that my Joseph Martin, Sr. b. 1736 in Beaubassin, Acadia > and d. Jan. 9, 1795 Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana > Came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard in 1765. I don't know what my source > for that was. > Where were they coming from?? Was that Santo Domingo? (Is that the same as > the West Indies?) How did they get there? > Aug. 12, 1763 Imprisoned Halifax: Joseph Martin, wife. Source: Jehn "Acadian > Exiles in the Colonies" p. 252 Had they been hiding since 1755? Did they go > from Halifax to Santo Domingo then to Louisiana? Is this the group with > Joseph Broussard that you refer to in 1765? > In Roger's continuing details of the listing of the receipts given in April > 1765 for Canadian money is Ambroise Martin who is either Joseph's father or > brother. Maybe some of my questions will be answered when he gets to > Ambroise. > Thanks for listening. > Margaret

"It is important to understand the historical events and the geography when trying to understand the Acadian exile and movement into Louisiana." This is what Stanley keeps saying and I'm soooo bad with it!!!! Margaret. : - ) -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 7:47 PM

Since you mention Joseph Broussard in this email and are discussing the Acadian emigration to Louisiana, I would like to ask a question. Can you briefly summarize the story of Joseph Broussard's adventure. I'm not good with the history (I know a good genealogist needs to be.) I want to put together the story of my Joseph Martin, Sr. but can't seem to get my brain wrapped around it. My records indicate that my Joseph Martin, Sr. b. 1736 in Beaubassin, Acadia and d. Jan. 9, 1795 Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana Came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard in 1765. I don't know what my source for that was. Where were they coming from?? Was that Santo Domingo? (Is that the same as the West Indies?) How did they get there? Aug. 12, 1763 Imprisoned Halifax: Joseph Martin, wife. Source: Jehn "Acadian Exiles in the Colonies" p. 252 Had they been hiding since 1755? Did they go from Halifax to Santo Domingo then to Louisiana? Is this the group with Joseph Broussard that you refer to in 1765? In Roger's continuing details of the listing of the receipts given in April 1765 for Canadian money is Ambroise Martin who is either Joseph's father or brother. Maybe some of my questions will be answered when he gets to Ambroise. Thanks for listening. Margaret -----Original Message----- From: Roger A. Rozendal [mailto:rogroz@swbell.net] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:26 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior toApril 1766

Roger, Thank You, for the info...some I had, but "SOME" I didn't. I do appreciate the feedback that you have been so generous with, on other subjects, as well as this one on Paul Leger. Also, so that you know, it is the part of the series on the "Joseph Brossard Money Receipts April 1765" (continued-part 2)concerning in part Sylvain Breau, that set me on the trail to search the 1752 census, in hopes of gleaning a clue [in tracking the Germain Semer family]. As you probably know, from yesterday's posts, that search was quite successful! For "ringing that bell" for me, thank you...your series is most interesting & helpful to me, because I have several of that list in my family file [if not direct line, not far off]. Looking forward to your posts on Paul Leger. Thanks, Rita -----Original Message----- From: Roger A. Rozendal [mailto:rogroz@swbell.net] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 4:26 PM To: Rita; ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior toApril 1766 > I am trying to find info on Paul Leger, son of Francois & Madeleine > Comeau. He eventually married Constance Poitier. > > Which "group" of Acadians did he come to Louisiana with??? > > Spanish Census of 1777 of St. James Parish, LA: Paul Martin, 28; > Paul Leger, engager, 19. Note: This entry is immediately following > and entry for what I believe is Paul's sister, Marie Josèphe Leger and > her spouse, Pierre Michel and their family. > > Any help appreciated! Thanks. > > Rita Rita, Paul Leger, born ca 1758, was the son of Francois Leger (White p. 1044) and Madeleine Comeau (White p. 384). This family was deported to Connecticut where in 1763 is found (Jehn "Acadian Exiles in the Colonies" p. 204): Francois Leger-10 persons. In the Fall of 1764, this family probably went to Saint-Domingue with about 400 other Acadians from New England (Pierre Michel was also in this group with his first wife, Marguerite Poirier). None of the Acadians who went to Saint-Domingue in 1764 seem to have come on to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard, but there were a few survivors that came with the two groups that came later in 1765, including Pierre Michel and the remnants of Francois Leger's family. I have found 4 of the children of Francois Leger in Louisiana before the census of 1766. These are: -Marie Leger who married Pierre Michel 3 March 1766 (ADNOSR v. 2 p. 182) -Scholastique Leger who would marry Saturnin Bruno 1 Apr 1768 ((Cabanocey Marriages) -Paul Leger who would marry Constance Potier 28 Jul 1789 (Hebert SWLAR v. 1A p. 514) -Nicole Leger who witnessed the marriage of Paul Michel & Marie Leger In the 8 April 1766 Verret's Company census is found: Pedro de Miguel, 1 militia man, 1 woman, 1 boy, 1 girl Pierre Michel (very newly married) age 28 Marie Leger, his wife, age 23 Pierre Leger, age 8, brother of Marie Scholastique Leger, age 22, sister of Marie I have found nothing more on Nicole Leger. No 1769 census has been found of Verret's Company area so the next listing of Paul is the 1777 census. For additonal information, I am attaching my ideas on the arrival of Pierre Michel in Louisiana prepared earlier. As you are aware, Jacques Michel and Jeanne Breau, parents of Pierre, Pierre himself, and some of his siblings were deported to Connecticut, where in 1763, they were listed as wishing to return to France. Shortly after this, Pierre must have married Marguerite Poirier. Instead of going to France, they may have been among individuals, all apparently from New England, that arrived at Mole Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Domingue 2 February 1764 (Brasseaux, Carl A., "Scattered to the Wind" pp 42). The climate there was disastrous and the following deaths in this family were listed in the Registers of Le Mirebalais, Saint-Domingue: 22 September 1764. Burial of Isidore Michel, age 12 years, son of Jacques. 20 October 1764. Burial of Gabriel (Jacques) Michel, age 60 years, Acadian, died in this town, provided with sacrements. 21 Febraury 1765. Burial of Marguerite Poirier, age 24 years, Acadian, wife of Michel, died in this town, provided with sacrements. 31 March 1765. Burial of Marie Braud, widow Michel, Acadian, age 56 years, died in this town, provided with sacrements. Joseph Broussard and his group arrived in Saint-Domingue probably in very early 1765. In this group was Joseph Guilbeau and his wife, Madeleine Michel (see posting 26); Madeleine was a sister to Jacques, father of Pierre. Also in the group was Victor Comeau and his wife, Anne Michel, sister of Pierre (posting 30- yet to be posted). Pierre probably did not join this group because his mother and his wife were both still alive but undoubtedly sick. After the death of his mother on 31 March 1765, he came to Louisiana, either with the Jean-Baptiste Bergeron group that arrived 5 May 1765 or with the Philippe Lachaussee group in the Fall of 1765. Both of these groups were settled along the Mississippi River where Pierre is found in the 1766 census of Verret's Company area. These are my thoughts on the arrival of Pierre in Louisiana. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net

Hi all, it must be all the rain we are getting up here in NC and I have mold on the brain, but was St. Charles Parish, La. under the Diocese of New Orleans in 1747 - 1767? If it was, could some nice person look for a marriage between Joseph MICHEL and Marie Agnes FALGOUT. Marie was born in 1747 in St. Charles Parish and was baptised in the Little Red Church. Using the average ago of 19-20 I am hoping that there may be a record of her marriage to Joseph. I am attempting to discover who the parents were of Joseph Michel. Thanks

> I am trying to find info on Paul Leger, son of Francois & Madeleine Comeau. > He eventually married Constance Poitier. > > Which "group" of Acadians did he come to Louisiana with??? > > Spanish Census of 1777 of St. James Parish, LA: Paul Martin, 28; Paul > Leger, engager, 19. Note: This entry is immediately following and entry for > what I believe is Paul's sister, Marie Josèphe Leger and her spouse, Pierre > Michel and their family. > > Any help appreciated! Thanks. > > Rita Rita, Paul Leger, born ca 1758, was the son of Francois Leger (White p. 1044) and Madeleine Comeau (White p. 384). This family was deported to Connecticut where in 1763 is found (Jehn "Acadian Exiles in the Colonies" p. 204): Francois Leger-10 persons. In the Fall of 1764, this family probably went to Saint-Domingue with about 400 other Acadians from New England (Pierre Michel was also in this group with his first wife, Marguerite Poirier). None of the Acadians who went to Saint-Domingue in 1764 seem to have come on to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard, but there were a few survivors that came with the two groups that came later in 1765, including Pierre Michel and the remnants of Francois Leger's family. I have found 4 of the children of Francois Leger in Louisiana before the census of 1766. These are: -Marie Leger who married Pierre Michel 3 March 1766 (ADNOSR v. 2 p. 182) -Scholastique Leger who would marry Saturnin Bruno 1 Apr 1768 ((Cabanocey Marriages) -Paul Leger who would marry Constance Potier 28 Jul 1789 (Hebert SWLAR v. 1A p. 514) -Nicole Leger who witnessed the marriage of Paul Michel & Marie Leger In the 8 April 1766 Verret's Company census is found: Pedro de Miguel, 1 militia man, 1 woman, 1 boy, 1 girl Pierre Michel (very newly married) age 28 Marie Leger, his wife, age 23 Pierre Leger, age 8, brother of Marie Scholastique Leger, age 22, sister of Marie I have found nothing more on Nicole Leger. No 1769 census has been found of Verret's Company area so the next listing of Paul is the 1777 census. For additonal information, I am attaching my ideas on the arrival of Pierre Michel in Louisiana prepared earlier. As you are aware, Jacques Michel and Jeanne Breau, parents of Pierre, Pierre himself, and some of his siblings were deported to Connecticut, where in 1763, they were listed as wishing to return to France. Shortly after this, Pierre must have married Marguerite Poirier. Instead of going to France, they may have been among individuals, all apparently from New England, that arrived at Mole Saint-Nicolas, Saint-Domingue 2 February 1764 (Brasseaux, Carl A., "Scattered to the Wind" pp 42). The climate there was disastrous and the following deaths in this family were listed in the Registers of Le Mirebalais, Saint-Domingue: 22 September 1764. Burial of Isidore Michel, age 12 years, son of Jacques. 20 October 1764. Burial of Gabriel (Jacques) Michel, age 60 years, Acadian, died in this town, provided with sacrements. 21 Febraury 1765. Burial of Marguerite Poirier, age 24 years, Acadian, wife of Michel, died in this town, provided with sacrements. 31 March 1765. Burial of Marie Braud, widow Michel, Acadian, age 56 years, died in this town, provided with sacrements. Joseph Broussard and his group arrived in Saint-Domingue probably in very early 1765. In this group was Joseph Guilbeau and his wife, Madeleine Michel (see posting 26); Madeleine was a sister to Jacques, father of Pierre. Also in the group was Victor Comeau and his wife, Anne Michel, sister of Pierre (posting 30- yet to be posted). Pierre probably did not join this group because his mother and his wife were both still alive but undoubtedly sick. After the death of his mother on 31 March 1765, he came to Louisiana, either with the Jean-Baptiste Bergeron group that arrived 5 May 1765 or with the Philippe Lachaussee group in the Fall of 1765. Both of these groups were settled along the Mississippi River where Pierre is found in the 1766 census of Verret's Company area. These are my thoughts on the arrival of Pierre in Louisiana. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net

> From: "Rita" <grannyharg@bellsouth.net> > Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 14:26:56 -0500 > To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior to April > 1766 > Resent-From: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com > Resent-Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2003 13:27:33 -0600 > > Roger [or anyone], > > In regards to the following paragraph of the post of Apr. 7, 2003: > > "First arrivals, before 26 February 1764: 4 families of 20 individuals > This group seems to have been exiled to Gerorgia, were in South Carolina > 23 August 1763, went to New York and sailed from there to Louisiana. Settled > in Cabannoce on the Mississippi River just above the German Coast (Verret¹s > Company)." > > Does anyone have the names of these 4 families??? Rita, Here is a repost of a message I sent in Nov. 2002 (not too much out of date). I will address Paul Leger in another post as he was not in this group. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net FIRST ACADIANS IN LOUISIANA The first documented Acadians to arrive in Louisiana were noted in a letter dated 6 April 1764 from D¹Abbadie (Director-General of Louisiana) to the Duke of Choisel-Stanville (Secretary of the French Navy) in Paris (Brasseaux etal ³Quest for a Promised Land" p. 16). D¹Abbadie wrote ³four Acadian families numbering twenty persons, who came here from New York during the month of February last.² From an analysis of church records, Albert J. Robichaux, Jr. identified the four families and 18 of the individuals as (Louisiana Genealogical Register, December 1985 p. 323): Jean Poirier Madeleine Richard, his wife Jean Baptiste Poirier, their son Joseph Poirier, their son Michel Poirier, of unknown relationship Jean Richard Catherine Cormier, his wife Joseph Richard, their daughter (sic) Rosalie Richard, their daughter Jean-Marie Richard, their son Jean-Baptiste Cormier Marie-Magdeleine Richard, his wife Anastasie Cormier, their daughter Marie Cormier, their daughter Marguerite Cormier, their daughter Olivier Landry Cecile Poirier, his wife Jean-Antoine Landry, their son For details of some of the pertinent church records see http://thecajuns.com/acad1764.htm of Stanley LeBlanc. It is interesting to look at the 8 April 1766 census of VERRET¹S COMPANY and see the following listing: Verret, father 1 Woman, 1 Teenage Boy, 1 Boy, 4 Slaves Ollivie Landry, 1 Woman, 1 Boy, 1 Girl Joseph Landry, 1 Man, 1 Boy Pedro Bourg, 1 Man, 1 Boy Baptista Cormie, father, 1 Woman, 3 Girls Juan Cormie, 1 Man, 1 Boy Joseph Richard, 1 Woman, 1 Boy, 1 Girl Juan Richard, 1 Man, 1 Boy Juan Richard, 1 Woman, 1 Boy, 1 Girl Juan Poirier, 1 Woman, 1 Man, 1 Boy and so on (later arrivals) This listing includes the 1764 arrivals and indicates they settled near the plantation of Nicolas Verret (near present day Lutcher at the present day boundary between St. John the Baptist and St. James Parishes), making up the first Acadian Settlement in Louisiana. The rest of those listed in the 1766 census of VERRET¹S COMPANY seem to have arrived in Louisiana in the latter part of 1765 (May & November, not with Joseph Broussard in February 1765) or to have fled from Attakapas or Opelousas in the Fall of 1765. My research indicates those listed above may be: Nicolas Verret, age 41 Marie-Josephe Cantrelle, age 33 Jacques, age 13 Louis, age 6 Olivier Landry, age 38 Cecile Poirier, age 41 (sister of Jean Poirier) Marie, age 14 (one of missing original 20) Jean-Antoine, age 5 Joseph Landry, age 16 (one of missing original 20) living with father Olivier Landry Pierre (not Michel) Poirier, orphan, age 3 (Abraham/Agnes Belliveau), cousin of Cecile & Jean Poirier, living with Olivier Landry & Cecile Poirier. Pierre Bourg, age 13, orphan, later arrival-May 1765?, living with Jean- Baptiste Cormier Jean-Charles Bourg, age 7, brother of Pierre living with Jean-Baptiste Cormier Jean-Baptiste Cormier, age 57 Madeleine Richard, age 50? (sister of Jean Richard) Anne (Marie), age 20 Marguerite, age 14 Anastasie, age 13 Jean-Baptiste Cormier, Jr, age 32 (later arrival in Louisiana with Joseph Broussard) Boy ?, both living with Jean-Baptiste Cormier, Sr. Joseph Richard, age 30 (later arrival?) (nephew of Jean Richard) Agnes Hebert, age ? Boy, age ? Marie, age 1 Jean-Marie Richard, age 21 (son of Jean Richard and living with him) Boy, age ? living with Jean Richard Jean Richard, age 47 (brother of Madeleine Richard) Catherine Cormier, age 45 Rosalie, age 10 Joseph age ?, (bpt. 26 Feb 1764 in New Orleans) Jean Poirier, age 33 (brother of Cecile Poirier) Madeleine Richard, age 24 (daughter Jean/Catherine Cormier) Jean-Baptiste, age 6 Francois 1 (born after arrival) (Joseph b. 12 Jun 1762 bpt. 26 Feb 1764 in New Orleans is not in 1766 census-died?) I have some details on the above, if anyone is interested. More on the trek of the 1764 Acadians to Louisiana in the next post. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net

<pre> CENSUS TAKER It was the first day of census, and all through the land; The pollster was ready ... a black book in hand. He mounted his horse for a long dusty ride; His book and some quills were tucked close by his side. A long winding ride down a road barely there; Toward the smell of fresh bread wafting, up through the air. The woman was tired, with lines on her face; And wisps of brown hair she tucked back into place. She gave him some water ... as they sat at the table; And she answered his questions ... the best she was able. He asked of her children... Yes, she had quite a few; The oldest was twenty, the youngest not two. She held up a toddler with cheeks round and red; His sister, she whispered, was napping in bed. She noted each person who lived there with pride; And she felt the faint stirrings of the wee one inside. He noted the sex, the color, the age... The marks from the quill soon filled up the page. At the number of children, she nodded her head; And saw her lips quiver for the three that were dead. The places of birth she "never forgot"; Was it Kansas? or Utah? or Oregon ... or not? They came from Scotland, of that she was clear; But she wasn't quite sure just how long they'd been here. They spoke of employment, of schooling and such; They could read some and write some .. though really not much. When the questions were answered, his job there was done; So he mounted his horse and he rode toward the sun. We can almost imagine his voice loud and clear; "May God bless you all for another ten years." Now picture a time warp ... its' now you and me; As we search for the people on our family tree. We squint at the census and scroll down so slow; As we search for that entry from long, long ago. Could they only imagine on that long ago day; That the entries they made would effect us this way? If they knew, would they wonder at the yearning we feel; And the searching that makes them so increasingly real. We can hear if we listen the words they impart; Through their blood in our veins and their voice in our heart. Author Unknown</pre> just change names and places....gives me tears........

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Roger [or anyone], In regards to the following paragraph of the post of Apr. 7, 2003: "First arrivals, before 26 February 1764: 4 families of 20 individuals This group seems to have been exiled to Gerorgia, were in South Carolina 23 August 1763, went to New York and sailed from there to Louisiana. Settled in Cabannoce on the Mississippi River just above the German Coast (Verret¹s Company)." Does anyone have the names of these 4 families??? I am trying to find info on Paul Leger, son of Francois & Madeleine Comeau. He eventually married Constance Poitier. Which "group" of Acadians did he come to Louisiana with??? Spanish Census of 1777 of St. James Parish, LA: Paul Martin, 28; Paul Leger, engager, 19. Note: This entry is immediately following and entry for what I believe is Paul's sister, Marie Josèphe Leger and her spouse, Pierre Michel and their family. Any help appreciated! Thanks. Rita From: Roger Rozendal <rogroz@swbell.net> Subject: Acadians Emigrating to Louisiana Prior to April 1766 Date: Mon, 07 Apr 2003 19:03:45 -0500 In the Spanish Archives in ³Archivo General Indios, Audencia de Santo Domingo, Legajos 2595² is found (translated by Carl A. Brasseaux etal in ³Quest for the Promised Land² p. 54: REPORT ON PAPER MONEY HELD BY ACADIANS New Orleans, March 8, 1766 Register of sums, as from letters of exchange, card money, and drafts, as certificates and other negotiable bills, formerly used as specie by the Acadian refugees in this colony. They have delivered these papers to Mister Maxent, for shipment to his correspondent in France, whom he will instruct to seek reimbursement. To wit, From one Broussard, leader of the first group (of Acadians, February 1765) to reach this colony, composed of 58 families, the sum of 33,395 livres, 18 sols, divided unequally among said 58 families. The ledger for said amount has been sent to France as supporting evidence, attached to the papers it represents.- 33,395#18s From one Bergeron, the sum of 47,076 livres, 19 sols, 6 deniers, belonging to 73 families, some of whom arrived in June 1765, and the remainder of whom will arrive at first opportunity.- 47,076#19s6d >From one Lachausée, 27,044 livres, 7 sols, 8 deniers, belonging to 37 families, some of whom reached this colony in various ships - in August, September, October and November - and the remainder will arrive shortly.- 27,044#7s8d Total - 107,517#5s 2d Does not include several certificates whose value has not yet been determined, and were not included in the total of the foregoing ledgers. I hereby acknowledge receipt of the aforementioned sums, in the aforementioned currency, for the aforementioned purposes. At New Orleans (signed) Maxent Unfortunately, only one of these lists has been found, that of the Joseph Broussard group. In the future I plan to post information from this list. However, certain inferences can be drawn. Including the 4 families who arrived in 1764, this would indicate 172 Acadian families had arrived in Louisiana prior to the April 1766 census. >From other correspondence and information, the following can be deduced about the groups: First arrivals, before 26 February 1764: 4 families of 20 individuals This group seems to have been exiled to Gerorgia, were in South Carolina 23 August 1763, went to New York and sailed from there to Louisiana. Settled in Cabannoce on the Mississippi River just above the German Coast (Verret¹s Company). Joseph Broussard Group, before 19 February 1765: 58 families 231 individuals The members of this group were imprisoned in Halifax or Fort Edward with a few at Fort Beausejour. They sailed from Halifax in November 1764, changed ships in Santo Domingo, and sailed to Louisiana. They settled in Attakapas and Opelousas. After this group, the Spanish allowed no other Acadians to go there until after the 1766 census. Group before 4 May 1765: (25 families) 80 individuals Most in this group had been imprisoned at Halifax or Fort Edward. They were settled in Cabannoce in Judice¹s Company. Group before 13 May 1765: 48 families (168 individuals at 3.5/family) Some in this group had been in South Carolina 23 August 1763. They settled in Cabannoce mainly in Verret¹s Company. Group after 30 September 1765: 37 families (130 individuals at 3.5/family) This group is really a mixed bag and arrived in a number of ships. It includes families from New York, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania who had gone to settle in Santo Domingo in September 1764 (600 individuals). A lot of them were orphans, widows, and widowers, the few survivors of that disasterous climate. This group was settled in both Judice¹s and Verret¹s Companies often with relatives who had arrived earlier. >From the above, prior to the 1766 Spanish census of Louisiana it would seem 172 Acadian families made up of approximately 629 individuals arrived in Louisiana. In a future post, I will compare these numbers with the results of the 1766 census. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell.net

The size of the United States doubled overnight with the La. Purchase and 13 states were carved out of Colonial Louisiana. This year is the 200th Anniversary of the La. Purchase and there are many activities underway in Louisiana and Arkansas. The Arkansas Post near the intersection of the Arkansas and Mississippi Rivers was one of the earliest settlements of Colonial Louisiana. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com -----Original Message----- From: SwampQueen CHAUVIN [mailto:CAJUN-BAYOU@webtv.net] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:35 PM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] DAR/SAR Eligibility Period - Clarification yeah look at a map back then, Louisiana about 2/3 of what is now usa...+ canada! ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/intl/CAN/ACADIAN-CAJUN.html This is the link to our archives. You may search or browse. Also, subscribe or unsubscribe and contact admin. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

yeah look at a map back then, Louisiana about 2/3 of what is now usa...+ canada!

Louisiana in 1776-1783 wasn't just the current-day Louisiana - it was Colonial La. from the Mississippi to the Great Lakes! When Spain declared war on England in 1779, the King asked for contributions to be collected in all the churches. Recently, descendants of Spanish soldiers who were in New Mexico were able to obtain membership because their ancestors had "contributed funds!" Stanley -----Original Message----- From: Lucie LeBlanc Consentino [mailto:LucieMC@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 10:18 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] DAR/SAR Eligibility Period - Clarification ..and to continue on this subject, Stephen White published an article containing the names of the Acadians from New Brunswick who fought in the American Revolution in the Eddy Rebellion when they tried to take Fort Beauséjour. The article can be found on my Website at www.acadian-home.org/frames.html click on STEPHEN WHITE then click on AMERICAN REV. and you will find the article posted with Mr. White's permission. It is likely that many people on this list who are from the north or places other than Louisiana would qualify for DAR or SAR if they descend from one of these Acadian Ancestors. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:01 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] DAR/SAR Eligibility Period - Clarification Although Spain didn't declare war on England until 1779, The Spanish provided support beginning in 1776. The official period for the DAR is Dec. 24, 1776 to Nov 26, 1783. Winston De Ville selected and edited information from Miliatry lists that were compiled by Charles Robert Churchill and publishedin 1991 in a book entitled Louisiana Soldiers in the American Revolution Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns ==== 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. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian -cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

PS I should have added that the difficulty comes in finding the records to prove lineages to those Ancestors who fought in the American Revolution so much Acadian documentation is lacking. I've been working on this. Michel Bourque who was married to Ursule Forest is one of the men who fought under Col. Jonathan Eddy. <<The uprising known as "Eddy's Rebellion" reached its peak in November of 1776 with an unsuccessful attack on Fort Cumberland [originally Fort Beauséjour, renamed when it fell to the British and called Fort Beauséjour today as part of Parks Canada's historic sites]. Readers interested in a gripping day by day account of the conflict are urged to read Ernest Clarke's definitive analysis: The Siege Of Fort Cumberland - An Episode Of The American Revolution. Published in 1995, the book is still in print and available from local bookstores.>> http://www.tantramar.com/trib/2001/05/09/columns.html Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:01 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] DAR/SAR Eligibility Period - Clarification Although Spain didn't declare war on England until 1779, The Spanish provided support beginning in 1776. The official period for the DAR is Dec. 24, 1776 to Nov 26, 1783. Winston De Ville selected and edited information from Miliatry lists that were compiled by Charles Robert Churchill and publishedin 1991 in a book entitled Louisiana Soldiers in the American Revolution Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns ==== 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. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

..and to continue on this subject, Stephen White published an article containing the names of the Acadians from New Brunswick who fought in the American Revolution in the Eddy Rebellion when they tried to take Fort Beauséjour. The article can be found on my Website at www.acadian-home.org/frames.html click on STEPHEN WHITE then click on AMERICAN REV. and you will find the article posted with Mr. White's permission. It is likely that many people on this list who are from the north or places other than Louisiana would qualify for DAR or SAR if they descend from one of these Acadian Ancestors. Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html -----Original Message----- From: Cajun [mailto:cajun@thecajuns.com] Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 11:01 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] DAR/SAR Eligibility Period - Clarification Although Spain didn't declare war on England until 1779, The Spanish provided support beginning in 1776. The official period for the DAR is Dec. 24, 1776 to Nov 26, 1783. Winston De Ville selected and edited information from Miliatry lists that were compiled by Charles Robert Churchill and publishedin 1991 in a book entitled Louisiana Soldiers in the American Revolution Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns ==== 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. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237

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