On Jan 1, 2006, at 10:40 PM, Paul L Le Blanc wrote: > In (A touristy history book) Dianne Marshall's George's Island, > The Keep of Halifax Harbor > > pg 104-105 > More that 600 Acadians, led by Joseph dit Beausoleil Broussard, > left Halifax in two groups - the first in December 1764, and the > second in early spring 1765. > > The endnote cites Encyclopaedia of Acadian Culture but it is not > further identified in the bibliography. Has anyone run into this > book before? > > Could the second group be OUR Beausejour & Ft. Edwards prisioners?? > > Joseph Broussard left Halifax in November 1764 and, by way of Santo Domingo, arrived in New Orleans on or just before 19 February 1765. Before 24 April 1765, he lead a group of 58 Acadian families consisting of 231 individuals to settle in Attakapas. My research indicates all of these families were imprisoned in Halifax or in Fort Edward, except for the possibility of one from Fort Cumberland (old Beausejour) [Charles Dugas, son of Charles Dugas and Anne Robichaud, and his siblings.] A second group arrived from Halifax on or shortly before 16 May 1765. This seems to have been a small group (30 individuals?) and again all were imprisoned in Halifax or in Fort Edward. This group settled in Opelousas. A third large group came from Halifax arriving in New Orleans on or shortly before 30 November 1765. So far, I have identified 17 families (76 individuals) I think came with this group, all of them imprisoned at Fort Edward or at Fort Cumberland (old Beausejour). Settled in Judice’s Company (Cabanocey) Athanase Breau/Marie LeBlanc, 2 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Oct 11, 1762) Pierre Chiasson/Ositte Landry, 4 children (Fort Cumberland Aug 24, 1763) Charles Duon/Marie-Josephe Prejean, 3 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762) Charles Forest/Marguerite Saulnier, 6 children (Fort Edward Oct 11, 1762) Etienne LeBlanc/Elizabeth Boudreau, 7 children (Fort Cumberland Aug 24, 1763). Amand Prejean/Madeleine Martin, 5 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Oct 11, 1762) Charles Prejean/Marguerite Richard (Fort Edward Oct 11, 1762) Joseph Prejean/Marguerite Durel, 2 children (Fort Edward Oct 11, 1762) Joseph Richard/Anne Blanchard, 3 children (Fort Edward Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Oct 11, 1762) Bruno Robichaud/Anne-Felicite Broussard, 2 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Port Royal 1763) Settled in Verret’s Company Jean-Baptiste Bourgeois/Madeleine Bourg, 2 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762) Joseph Gaudet/Marguerite Bourgeois (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762) Pierre Gaudet/Madeleine Doucet, 3 children (Fort Edward Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Oct 11, 1762) Jean Mouton/Isabelle Bastarache (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762, Port Royal 1763) Louis Mouton/Marie-Modeste Bastarache, 1 child (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Oct 11, 1762, Port Royal 1763) Salvatour Mouton/Anne Bastarache (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762; Aug 9, 1762, Port Royal 1763) Joseph Theriot/Marguerite Bourgeois, 2 children (Fort Edward Oct 5, 1761; Jul 12, 1762, Port Royal 1763) Roger A. Rozendal [email protected] >