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From: "Cajun" <>
Subject: RE: History
Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2002 10:13:18 -0600
In-Reply-To: <000601c28998$da2223e0$1201a8c0@leblanc>


I second Lucie's recommendation re Francois Roux' site and Jim has actually
met Gerard Marc Breaux!

In addition to the movement within France, there were numerous schemes and
groups of Acadians were sent to several places, including The Falkland
Islands [which have been in the news recently because England gainded
control of the Falklands in 1713 - the same year as it gained Acadia and
Gibraltar and Gibraltar voted last week to reject joint British-Spanish
control], Australia, the French-controlled Islands, etc.

By the way, some of the Acadians exiled to France when Ile Royale first fell
to the British actually returned to Ile Royale and Ile St-Jean only to be
exiled again in 1758-1759 when Fortress Louisbourg fell.

Stanley LeBlanc
http://www.thecajuns.com

-----Original Message-----
From: James R Le Blanc [mailto:]
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 9:26 AM
To:
Subject: Re: History


John,

The Acadians, given "amnesty" by the British and shipped
to the St. Malo/St. Servan area thought that they would be
given good land, basically to replace their land lost in Acadia
& Louisburg areas. The land given to them, supposedly
good land, was actually approximately 24 kilometers (15
miles) southwest of Chattelrault and east of Archigny &
northwest of Le Puye, called le ligne Acadienne. One of
the original houses, made out of a sandstone shaped like
bricks, still stands and is a museum called Ferme Acadienne.
(My wife & I have been there twice... in September, 1986,
when we fortunate enough to find it open, and this past
May.)

The land was not good land for farming, which was all
already controlled by families, and after 2 years of failed
crops, they went in 4 "convoys" (probably wagons of sort,
as they had probably traveled there from the St. Malo/
St. Sevan area) to Nantes, pronounced "Nant", on the
Loire River near the west coast of France. Many lived
in a suburb of Chantenay until they were successful in
getting the Spanish to pay for the 7 French ships that
brought them in the latter part of 1785, as settlers, to
Spanish controlled Louisiana.

As Lucie says, Francois Roux web-site is excellent.

Jim Le Blanc
Baton Rouge, La.




----- Original Message -----
From: <>
To: <>
Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 6:37 AM
Subject: History


> Can anyone help John Aucoin at:
>
> (John A Aucoin)
>
> with the following
>
> Dr. Don,
>
> After the Treaty of Paris, the Acadians were sent to St. Malo and
> were there for some time, how long Idon't know. They apparently were sent
> to Chtellerault near Poiers in Central France. They left their in several
> convoys ( I always thought this meant ships but since tis in the middle
> of France it couldn't have been) around 1775 and went to Nantes , France.
> Stayed there untill 1785 when they left for Louisiana.
> Don't know why or when they left St. Malo for Chattelerault . Do
> you?
> Thanks John Aucoin



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