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.

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

I don't know who all of the original progenitors who came to Acadia were. Haven't researched that. It was just a matter of interest. Just thought it would be interesting to have a brief bio of each one thinking that with so many people on the list we would probably be able to cover most of them. Thanks, Margaret -----Original Message----- From: Paul Nichols [mailto:pauli007@pacbell.net] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:18 AM To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: Progenitors' bios 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 ==== 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

Not all Acadian Progenitors were French - de Forest, for example, was a Dutch Line [per Le Dictionnaire]! Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com