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