Thanks Judy... I have printed your e-mail and inserted in my Acadian Miracles book. BTW, several of Jerry Richard's mother's ancestors are shown in Fr. Hebert's SW La. Church Records were germans by way of Maryland... names such as Ritter, Miller, and Teller (Taylor) come to mind. I have not been able to find how they came or any connections from up there, but they settled in the Port Barre/Opelousas area among the Acadians there and their children inter-married. Jim Le Blanc Baton Rouge, La. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Judy Riffel" <j.a.riffel@worldnet.att.net> Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 12:32 PM Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania > Hi Jim: > > That 1757 myth was disproven many years ago (by Albert Robichaux and others) > that it was a misreading of the year 1767 (not 1757). > > Judy > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "James R Le Blanc" <jleblanc@eatel.net> > To: <ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, August 07, 2003 11:47 AM > Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Passengers on the Ship Britania > > > > > > Hi (4+1 removed cousin) Stanley & friend (long time) Judy, > > > > > > Your discussions reminded me of some great history > > of the Acadians including many coming to La. in Dudley > > LeBlanc's book "Acadian Miracle" published in 1966. I > > "dug" my copy out & while looking for a story which I have > > remembered of some treking accross Tennessee who > > came accross hunters that told them to build rafts & go > > by way of the Tenn., Ohio, & Miss. rivers to get to La. > > (Rene LeBlanc, the notaty, died on the trip). > > > > After a brief search, I couldn't find it, but did find some > > facinating stuff on pg. 309 +. Dudley talks (pp. 314 - > > 315) about Acadians arriving around 1757, citing the > > 1st record ("a baptism of a daughter of Poirier (probably > > Jean Pierre) and Madeline Richard, baptized 1757...) > > > > Enjoy. > > > > Jim Le Blanc > > Baton Rouge, La.