Hi, While doing a little research I saw this name used to designate a location - Quahita District, La. Would anyone know of or hasever seen this used? I think it would be somewhere in Lafourche Parish as the family I am researching is found there and in Terrebonne Parishs. Thanks Andy Scott

Hi Ev.. Here U go: http://www.comeaugen.com/chrono/1500.htm http://www.comeaugen.com/chrono/1700.htm http://www.comeaugen.com/chrono/1800.htm Paul

Lucie, I'm puzzled. Why are you asking for a source for info. you know you already have in Stephen White's work... Did Margaret include some controversial data that I'm not aware of? -- Scott Michaud http://MichaudBarn.com ----Original Message Follows---- From: "Larry & Margaret Broussard" <lbroussard3@houston.rr.com> To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Barnabe Martin Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 11:43:18 -0500 Barnabé Martin was born abt 1636 place unknown. He married Jeanne Pelletret 6 December 1666. She was born Abt. 1643. Barnabé died before the census of 1686. Jeanne died and was buried 10/11 Jan 1706 at the age of 63. Jeanne's parents: Simon Pelletret and Perrine Bourg/Bourque. This couple had 8 children: Marie born abt 1667 René born abt March 1671 A daughter born abt 1672 Madeleine abt 1674 Jeanne abt 1676 Étienne abt 1678 Cécile abt 1682 Source: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes by Stephen A. White, pages 1128 & 1129 ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== Hi Margaret, Do you have a source for the information posted? <smile> As for bios: Stephen White has bios that are available for some progenitors in his Dictionnaire and some on the web site for the 37 families. I also have some on my web site. 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 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Barnabé Martin was born abt 1636 place unknown. He married Jeanne Pelletret 6 December 1666. She was born Abt. 1643. Barnabé died before the census of 1686. Jeanne died and was buried 10/11 Jan 1706 at the age of 63. Jeanne's parents: Simon Pelletret and Perrine Bourg/Bourque. This couple had 8 children: Marie born abt 1667 René born abt March 1671 A daughter born abt 1672 Madeleine abt 1674 Jeanne abt 1676 Étienne abt 1678 Cécile abt 1682 Source: Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes by Stephen A. White, pages 1128 & 1129

hi, i've read the DAR recognised Nicolas Chauvin La Frenier..this was due to his going up against the terrible o reilly in the 1760s. and being murdered (by firing squad) along with family members by spain. would he be listed? thanks, alice

Hi Margaret, Do you have a source for the information posted? <smile> As for bios: Stephen White has bios that are available for some progenitors in his Dictionnaire and some on the web site for the 37 families. I also have some on my web site. 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: Larry & Margaret Broussard [mailto:lbroussard3@houston.rr.com] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:43 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Progenitors' bios We know who the families were that arrived in Acadia. I'm wondering if there is a book or website that would provide a bio on each of the progenitors. His name, when and where he was born. Who his parents were if known and what might be known about the parents. His spouse, their marriage date and place and their children. Her parents if known. If such a list does not exists, maybe we all would be willing to send to the list our own progenitor's bio. I'll start. Margaret Martin Broussard (not the Acadian Broussard) My ancestor from Acadia was Barnabe Martin b. about 1636. I've seen conflicting info that he was born in France or on the boat from France to Port Royal, Acadia. I have not checked that out further. He died before the census of 1686. He was married to Jeanne Pelletret whose parents were Simon Pelletret and Perrine Bourg. Jeanne Pelletret was born about 1643. Their children were: Marie Martin dit Barnabe 1667 Rene Martin dit Barnabe (my ancestor) March 1671 ? (female) Martin abt 1672 Madeleine Martin 1674 Jeanne Martin 1676 Etienne Martin 1678 Cecil Martin 1682 Infant 1686 Elizabeth Barnabe 1689 Barnabe's parents are unknown. There was another Martin -Pierre- in the area. Originally, some people reported that Pierre and a Robert Martin were brothers and that Barnabe was Robert's son. However, there has been no evidence to support that theory. More than likely, because of the other Martin family in the area, Barnabe Martin's children began to refer to themselves as "dit Barnabe." In fact, some of their descendants now carry the last name of Barnabe/Barnaby. ==== 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

Lucie has pointed out to me that in my "summary" I included numbers of Acadians who were exiled but who did not go to Louisiana. She is correct because in 1763-1764 approximately 2000 Acadians went to Santo Domingo and most died by 1765-1766. The latest information available to Luice indicates that approximately 1500 Acadians went to Louisiana prior to the 1785 group from France and that the 1785 group was about 1600. Some returned to Canada and some stayed in the West Indies and France. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com

The Sons of the American Revolution [SAR] is the male counterpart to the DAR. The website is: http://www.sar.org/ I recommend using the DAR Patriot Lookup Service. You will then need to file an application with either the DAR or SAR depending upon gender! Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com

The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution has a Patriot Lookup service on the right side of its home page at http://www.dar.org/natsociety/default.html If you have already researched your line back to the 1779-1783 period covered by The American Revolution, you can submit the information for verification by the DAR. It will take a week or so. If the DAR doesn't have the information, you can submit the documentation, such as the militia lists so their database can be updated. You will also need to submit the application. If you haven't researched your line back to 1779-1783 and would like assistance, please contact me separately. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com

We know who the families were that arrived in Acadia. I'm wondering if there is a book or website that would provide a bio on each of the progenitors. His name, when and where he was born. Who his parents were if known and what might be known about the parents. His spouse, their marriage date and place and their children. Her parents if known. If such a list does not exists, maybe we all would be willing to send to the list our own progenitor's bio. I'll start. Margaret Martin Broussard (not the Acadian Broussard) My ancestor from Acadia was Barnabe Martin b. about 1636. I've seen conflicting info that he was born in France or on the boat from France to Port Royal, Acadia. I have not checked that out further. He died before the census of 1686. He was married to Jeanne Pelletret whose parents were Simon Pelletret and Perrine Bourg. Jeanne Pelletret was born about 1643. Their children were: Marie Martin dit Barnabe 1667 Rene Martin dit Barnabe (my ancestor) March 1671 ? (female) Martin abt 1672 Madeleine Martin 1674 Jeanne Martin 1676 Etienne Martin 1678 Cecil Martin 1682 Infant 1686 Elizabeth Barnabe 1689 Barnabe's parents are unknown. There was another Martin -Pierre- in the area. Originally, some people reported that Pierre and a Robert Martin were brothers and that Barnabe was Robert's son. However, there has been no evidence to support that theory. More than likely, because of the other Martin family in the area, Barnabe Martin's children began to refer to themselves as "dit Barnabe." In fact, some of their descendants now carry the last name of Barnabe/Barnaby.

Yep, I just finished the Ben Franklin biography, and they talk about that boycott as well. Reaction to the British Stamp Act -- taxation without representation... -- Scott Michaud http://MichaudBarn.com Arlington, VA ----Original Message Follows---- From: DBSinFLA@aol.com To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Closed Seaports in 1773-1774 Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2003 02:03:14 EDT On Wed August 6, 2003, Judy Riffle wrote: "The reason was that all the seaports were closed at that time................ <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams1_e.htm"> </A>If anyone has any documentation as to why the seaports would have been closed at this time, I'd be interested in knowing about it.   Thanks." Hi Judy, I didn't have a lot of time to spend on this question...but this looks reasonable to me... what do you think? Later, Debbie in Orlando http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams1_e.htm <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams2_e.htm">http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams2_e.htm</A> <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams3_e.htm">http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams3_e.htm</A> "In order to force repeal of the 1774 Intolerable Acts, the Continental Congress on October 20, 1774 called for boycotting British goods and for non-exportation of American goods to British Ports in the Caribbean and elsewhere. The importation of slaves was also to cease as of December 1, 1774. Revolutionary Committees of inspection of towns, counties and colonies enforced substantial compliance with the boycott by threatening merchants and potential buyers and exporters." X-Message: #5 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:16:46 -0500 From: "Judy Riffel" <j.a.riffel@worldnet.att.net> To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <011301c35c79$30c1c7b0$a2ff520c@userc1z2hkl8s7> Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania Content-Type: text/plain;     charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm not sure what message this is referring to, but the overland journey from the East Coast to Louisiana is no myth.  I've found several references to a couple of groups of German families (relatives and friends of some of the Britain passengers) coming to Louisiana from Maryland in 1773-74 via the Ohio River.  The reason was that all the seaports were closed at that time. See my article "Nicolas Ory and the Germans of Iberville Parish" in le Raconteur, Dec. 2000. If any Acadians came to Louisiana at this time (which I haven't verified), then they would have likely come via the overland route as well. If anyone has any documentation as to why the seaports would have been closed at this time, I'd be interested in knowing about it.   Thanks. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge, LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cajun" <cajun@thecajuns.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania > The "myth" of an overland journey from the East Coast Colonies to > Louisiana probably was a confused account of a "real" 400+ mile overland > trip from Texas to Natchitoches, La. by the passengers of the Ship > "Britania". The arrival in Natchitoches on October 27, 1769 ended a > 15-month ordeal for Acadian, German Catholic and English families! > > See links from my Arrival of the Acadians Page at > http://www.thecajuns.com/acadians.htm for a list of the families and an > additional article by Dr. Glenn Conrad re the German families. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > > ==== 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 _________________________________________________________________ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/featuredemail

Hi. The following is a good site with lots of stuff about what you are researching. http://www.comeaugen.com/chrono/1600.htm Good luck. Paul of San Diego

The best place to find information about CMA 2004 is on the official Web site located at http://www.cma2004.com/ Lucie LeBlanc Consentino Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home www.acadian-home.org <http://www.acadian-home.org/> Am-Can Gen Soc www.acgs.org <http://www.acgs.org/> CMA 2004 - www.cma2004.com Grand-Pré - http://www.grand-pre.com/ www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes/centre/cea.html <http://www.umoncton.ca/etudeacadiennes> <http://www.grand-pre.com/>

On Wed August 6, 2003, Judy Riffle wrote: "The reason was that all the seaports were closed at that time................ <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams1_e.htm"> </A>If anyone has any documentation as to why the seaports would have been closed at this time, I'd be interested in knowing about it.   Thanks." Hi Judy, I didn't have a lot of time to spend on this question...but this looks reasonable to me... what do you think? Later, Debbie in Orlando http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams1_e.htm <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams2_e.htm">http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams2_e.htm</A> <A HREF="http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams3_e.htm">http://www.dhm.de/magazine/unabhaengig/adams3_e.htm</A> "In order to force repeal of the 1774 Intolerable Acts, the Continental Congress on October 20, 1774 called for boycotting British goods and for non-exportation of American goods to British Ports in the Caribbean and elsewhere. The importation of slaves was also to cease as of December 1, 1774. Revolutionary Committees of inspection of towns, counties and colonies enforced substantial compliance with the boycott by threatening merchants and potential buyers and exporters." X-Message: #5 Date: Wed, 6 Aug 2003 19:16:46 -0500 From: "Judy Riffel" <j.a.riffel@worldnet.att.net> To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <011301c35c79$30c1c7b0$a2ff520c@userc1z2hkl8s7> Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania Content-Type: text/plain;     charset="iso-8859-1" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm not sure what message this is referring to, but the overland journey from the East Coast to Louisiana is no myth.  I've found several references to a couple of groups of German families (relatives and friends of some of the Britain passengers) coming to Louisiana from Maryland in 1773-74 via the Ohio River.  The reason was that all the seaports were closed at that time. See my article "Nicolas Ory and the Germans of Iberville Parish" in le Raconteur, Dec. 2000. If any Acadians came to Louisiana at this time (which I haven't verified), then they would have likely come via the overland route as well. If anyone has any documentation as to why the seaports would have been closed at this time, I'd be interested in knowing about it.   Thanks. Judy Riffel Baton Rouge, LA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cajun" <cajun@thecajuns.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 06, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania > The "myth" of an overland journey from the East Coast Colonies to > Louisiana probably was a confused account of a "real" 400+ mile overland > trip from Texas to Natchitoches, La. by the passengers of the Ship > "Britania". The arrival in Natchitoches on October 27, 1769 ended a > 15-month ordeal for Acadian, German Catholic and English families! > > See links from my Arrival of the Acadians Page at > http://www.thecajuns.com/acadians.htm for a list of the families and an > additional article by Dr. Glenn Conrad re the German families. > > Stanley LeBlanc > http://www.thecajuns.com > > >

Please hold all e-mail to this address until Aug 18th as we will be out of town. Thanks, Pat Gaudet

You can go on the Website at www.cma2004.com for more information Pauline ----- Original Message ----- From: <Don2717@aol.com> To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 9:07 PM Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: More on CMA 2004 > Third Congrès mondial acadien (CMA) 2004 > (World Acadian Congress 2004) > > To be held in Nova Scotia from 31 July to 15 August 2004 > > The first CMA was held in South Western New Brunswick in 1994. In August of > 1999 Louisiana was host to the second one. Both were huge successes. Never > before these events have the Acadians congregated in such numbers. In New > Brunswick 83 families met in 42 reunions. In Louisiana there were 57 reunions with 90 > families meeting. Most reunions were held during weekends. In Louisiana there > were 29 reunions the weekend of the 6-8 August. Some were of a duration of > more than one day. However it is recommended that our reunions in N.S. be a one > day event. Some could begin the previous evening. > > In making the announcement that N.S. will host the 2004 event, it was stated > that as many as 100,000 Acadians from around the world will reunite in Nova > Scotia during the CMA 2004. > > AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER ACADIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD > > Our Nova Scotia population will have the opportunity to meet Acadians from > all around the world. As was published in a Louisiana newspaper in 1999: "It > gave so many of us here an opportunity to "meet our Canadian cousins," as more > than one Congrès booster said." > > The CMA will be an occasion to celebrate Acadian heritage and to exchange > information of where our families, most of which have their roots in Nova Scotia, > now live around the world. > > Hope this helps > > Don > > > > ==== 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. > > ============================== > 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 > >

----- Original Message ----- From: musee.acadien To: Musée acadien Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 10:48 AM Subject: On the road again: Pubnicos, Cape Sable Island -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, August 7, 2003 Back The Halifax Herald Limited -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- On the road again: Pubnicos, Cape Sable Island By Dan Paul OVER OUR decades together, at one time or other Pat and I have visited practically every nook and cranny of Nova Scotia, enjoying them immensely. But, although we had passed them by on many occasions, there were two exceptions, the Pubnicos and Cape Sable Island - not to be confused with Sable Island, which we have never visited, and probably never will. This summer, we decided that on July 14 and 15, we would visit the communities and rectify this oversight. (The 14th turned out to be the day set aside by the inhabitants to celebrate the 350th anniversary of the arrival at Pubnico of Sieur Phillippe Mius d'Entremont.) I called an Acadian friend, Cyrille LeBlanc in Wedgeport, and asked him to recommend a couple of places where we could hang our hats for a night. He did, reservations were made, and we were off for what turned out to be a most enjoyable trip. After arriving in West Pubnico and checking in, we went to the Musée Acadien, where we were greeted in a most friendly and cordial manner by the manager, Bernice d'Entremont, and her staff. They generously gave us, laced with knowledgeable commentary, a guided tour of their research centre and museum. Wow, what an experience! We spent over an hour in the research centre, reviewing and enjoying old books, many documents and a copy of a treaty addendum between the British and Penobscot. Then we moved on to the museum and marvelled at the collections of old cameras and other artifacts - many dating back to colonial times. If you ever get a chance go visit, the two collections are among the best I've ever seen. As we left the building, we were given home-made ice cream; then we toured the grounds, which contained, among other things, replicas of early Acadian vegetable gardens. The music played by the band in attendance was great. That evening, we attended, at Le Village Historique Acadien - an under-construction replica of a colonial Acadian village - the re-enactment of the arrival of d'Entremont and family. The arrival depiction, which included a re-enactment of the Mi'kmaq greeting him, was carried off like a charm. The only drawback was the weather, which was rather cloudy and cool. Then free goodies and coffee were passed out in the historic houses on the site by women dressed in colonial attire. As we headed for the exit at the main gate, we stopped to enjoy some very good music by several performers. While listening, we got chilly and were on the verge of leaving when a recently met friend, Pauline d'Entremont, came to the rescue and lent us coats. When we finally left - before the fireworks, because we were tired from the long day - it was with reluctance. During my life, I've met a lot of polite and charming people, but the Acadians of the Pubnicos take a back seat to none of them. Those whom we met treated us with the utmost courtesy and made us feel as if we belonged. I'll pass this along to them: It was a great experience meeting you folks; hopefully some day, our paths will cross again! Early the next morning, we headed for Barrington Passage and Cape Sable Island. What made this visit very special to me was that this area was once the home of a large population of Mi'kmaq. In fact, they were so numerous that many British referred to the Mi'kmaq in general as Cape Sables. After crossing the causeway, as we drove around the Island I let my imagination take over and envisioned large Mi'kmaq villages in many coves and inlets, with children playing and adults working and chatting. In my mind's eye, I saw them as a prosperous and contented people, enjoying a bountiful life to the fullest. Then disaster struck: the arrival of John Cabot in what he called Newfoundland, which, in a short period of time, brought to our shores a multitude of European fishermen, and many fur and slave traders. It brought changes that quickly began the decimation of the Mi'kmaq by the importation of European disease. In addition, many were taken prisoners and enslaved, while many others were simply slaughtered. However, by the time the ancestors of the Acadians arrived, the Mi'kmaq people, although still plentiful, were greatly reduced in numbers in comparison to the numbers present when Cabot arrived. The Acadians and our people became friends. Many intermarriages took place; they lived in harmony side by side and prospered, and the population stabilized. Then in 1713, another disaster struck: The British took over and within several decades, the area's Mi'kmaq were but a memory. Although I'm glad I went, I'll probably never return to the Cape Sable Island area. Its history holds too many sad memories. During colonial times, the Mi'kmaq in many other areas of Nova Scotia - for example, Shubenacadie and Bear River - were badly decimated, but a remnant survived to carry the day. In the Cape Sable area, now inhabited by a considerable population of European descent, many of whom have some traces of Mi'kmaq blood in them, only the ghosts of a once vibrant Mi'kmaq population remain! Daniel N. Paul is a human rights activist, historian and author. E-mail: dpaul@herald.ns.ca -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright &copy 2003 The Halifax Herald Limited Musée acadien et Archives C.P. 92, Pubnico-Ouest Comté Yarmouth, N.-É. B0W 3S0 Acadian Museum & Archives P.O. Box 92, West Pubnico Yarmouth Co., N.S. B0W 3S0 Tel: 902-762-3380 Fax: 902-762-0726 email: musee.acadien@ns.sympatico.ca websites: http://www.museeacadien.ca http://collections.ic.gc.ca/argyle http://www.tusket.com

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Who were the parents of Reine Gamache who married Pierre Landry on 28 June1819 at Cap St-Ignace. Also need dates of buirth etc. Don Landry

Third Congrès mondial acadien (CMA) 2004 (World Acadian Congress 2004) To be held in Nova Scotia from 31 July to 15 August 2004 The first CMA was held in South Western New Brunswick in 1994. In August of 1999 Louisiana was host to the second one. Both were huge successes. Never before these events have the Acadians congregated in such numbers. In New Brunswick 83 families met in 42 reunions. In Louisiana there were 57 reunions with 90 families meeting. Most reunions were held during weekends. In Louisiana there were 29 reunions the weekend of the 6-8 August. Some were of a duration of more than one day. However it is recommended that our reunions in N.S. be a one day event. Some could begin the previous evening. In making the announcement that N.S. will host the 2004 event, it was stated that as many as 100,000 Acadians from around the world will reunite in Nova Scotia during the CMA 2004. AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET OTHER ACADIANS FROM AROUND THE WORLD Our Nova Scotia population will have the opportunity to meet Acadians from all around the world. As was published in a Louisiana newspaper in 1999: "It gave so many of us here an opportunity to "meet our Canadian cousins," as more than one Congrès booster said." The CMA will be an occasion to celebrate Acadian heritage and to exchange information of where our families, most of which have their roots in Nova Scotia, now live around the world. Hope this helps Don