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Acadians in New Orleans April 30, 1765 Permission to use image of the original document granted by Warren Perrin There is a transcription of names in the document that I received but three of the name transcriptions are incorrect so I have removed the transcribed names from the margin. Pierre "Légère" is really Pierre Lagrève, Jean-Baptiste "Bourgeois" is really another Bergeron, Jean "Lemère" was Jean Semer. This information was provided by Stephen A. White and I was able to confirm his findings when magnifying the document in Adobe PhotoShop. By 1765, two hundred and thirty-one Acadians had made their way to New Orleans. This is a list of those who had Canadian Card Money that they wanted to exchange for Spanish money. According to René Babineau, this is the only list available prior to the Attakapas and Donaldsonville Censuses of 1766 that can be compared to the Acadia Census of 1671 for name comparisons. René Babineau found this document in the Archives in France that revealed the names of these 231 Acadians who were in New Orleans on 30 April 1765. He donated a copy of it to the Museum in Erath, Louisiana. - A - Arseneau, Jean-Baptiste married Judith Bergeron and was the son of Jean Arsenault - to Pierre to Pierre the first Arsenault Ancestor in Acadia - and Marie-Jeanne Hébert to Jacques and Jeanne Gautreau - Judith was the daughter of was the daughter of Augustin Bergeron and Marie Dugas. Arseneau, Joseph who was married to Marie Bergeron. He was the son of Jean - to Pierre to Pierre the first Arsenault Ancestor in Acadia - and Marie-Jeanne Hébert to Jacques and Jeanne Gautreau - Marie was the daughter of Augustin Bergeron and Marie Dugas. Arseneau, Pierre-Louis was married to Anne Bergeron. He was the son of Jean - to Pierre to Pierre the first Arsenault Ancestor in Acadia - and Marie-Jeanne Hébert to Jacques and Jeanne Gautreau - and she was the daughter of Barthélémy and Marguerite Dugas. - B - Babineau, Charles-Louis married Anne Guilbeau 5 February 1770 at Restigouche. He was the son of Clément Babineau - to Nicolas dit Deslauriers Babineau to and Marie-Marguerite Granger - and Renée Bourque to Bernard Bourque and Françoise Brun, - and she was the daughter of Joseph Guilbeau and Madeleine Michel. Bergeron, Augustin married Marie Dugas. He was the son of Barthélémy Bergeron and Geneviève Serreau to Jean (de Saint-Aubin) Serreau of Poitou and Margtuerite (Boisleau) Boileau. Augustin died 31 August 1765 at St- Martinvillle. Jean Baptiste Bergeron who received the receipt for Canadian money and died in Attakapas was the son of Augustin Bergeron and Marie Dugas and married to Catherine Caissie dit Roger. After his death, she fled to Cabanocey where in the 1766 census is found: Catherine Quessy [Caissie], widow Bergeron, age 30. Also found in the 1766 Cabanocey census is: Jean-Baptiste Bergeron age 44 Marguerite Bernard, his wife, age 36 Jean-Baptiste was still alive on October 27, 1786 but died before November 7, 1811. A further note, the listed Acadians were not in New Orleans on April 30, 1765, but had arrived in Attakapas before April 23, 1765. The list is undated, but probably was prepared about April 5, 1765. The list is mentioned in a letter from Aubrey and Foucault to Choiseul-Stainville dated April 30, 1765 (Quest for the promised Land p. 43-44). It also states : "We were able to convince them to settle in the districts of Opelousas and Attakapas and they have departed". Submitted by Roger A. Rozendal Bernard, Michel married Marie-Anne Guilbeau 25 January 1761 at Restigouche. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste and Cécile Gaudet. She was the daugher of Joseph Guilbeau and Madeleine Michel. Boudreau, Jean (Charles) married Marguerite Guilbeau. He was the son of Michel Boudreau and Anne-Marie Leblanc. Bourgeois, Joseph married Marie-Madeleine Girouard on 5 November 1759 at Regtigouche. He was the son of Paul Bourgeois and Anne Lebrun. She was the daugher of Claude and Marie-Madeleine Vincent. Breau, Brigitte married Charles Thibodeau, son of Michel and Agnès Dugas. She was the daughter of Pierre Breau and Anne LeBlanc. Breau, Sylvain married Élizabeth Darois 6 June 1734 at Beaubassin. He was the son of François Breau and Marie Comeau. She was the daughter of Jérome Darois and Marie Garault. Broussard, Alexandre married Marguerite 7 February 1724 at Port-Royal. He was the son of Jean-François Broussard and Catherine Richard. She was the daughter of Michel Thobodeau and Agnès Dugas. Broussard, Anselme was married to Madeleine Dugas daughter of Charles Dugas and Anne Robichaud. He was the son of Alexandre Broussard and Martguerite Thibodeau. Broussard, Jean-Baptiste was married to 1. Anne Brun daughter of François and Madeleine Dupuis; 2. Élizabeth Landry daughter of Jean-Baptiste Landry and Élizabeth Dugas. He was the son of Alexandre Broussard and Marguerite Thibodeau. - C - Comeau, Victor was married to Anne Michel daughter of Jacques and Jeanne Breau. He was the son of Jean Comeau and Madeleine Amirault. Cormier, Jean-Baptiste was married to 1. Marguerite Bourque and 2. Anne Blanchard, daughter of Antoine and Elizabeth Thériault. He was the son of Jean-Baptiste Comier and Marie-Madeleine Richard. - D - Doucet, Antoine married Marguerite Martin 21 January 1749. She was the daughter of Charles and Jeanne Comeau. He was the son of Laurent Doucet and Marie-Anne Pellerin. - G - Guidry, Joseph married 1. Madelaine; 2. Monique Dupuis daughter of Jean and Anne Breau. He was the son of Augustin and Jeanne Hébert. Guilbeau, Joseph married Jeanne-Charlotte Latour daughter of Charles and Marguerite Richard. He was the son of Joseph Guilbeau and Madeleine Michel. Guilbeau, Marguerite daughter of Joseph and Madeleine Michel. (Their duaghter Marie-Angélique was baptized 20 February 1765 at New Orleans, Louisiana. - L - Pierre Lagrève LeBlanc, Simon married 1. Catherine-Louise Thibodeau; 2. Marguerite Guilbeau. He was the son of Antoine Leblanc and Marie Babin to Antoine and Anne Landry to Antoine and Marie Bourgeois to Daniel LeBlanc and Françoise Gaudet. Simon died 24 December 1815. - M - Martin, Ambroise married Marie-Madeleine Godin daughter of Jean-Baptiste Godin and Françoise Dugas. He was the son of Ambroise Martin and Anne Cyr. The daughter of Ambroise and Madeleine Godin was baptized 14 April 1765 in New Orleans, Lousiana. Martin, Claude married Marie Babin daughter of Pierre Babin and Marie-Marguerite Landry. He was the son of Charles Martin and Jeanne Comeau. - P - Pellerin, Grégoire married Cécile Préjean. She was the daughter of Charles Préjean and Catherine Broussard. He was the son of Bernard Pellerin and Marie-Madeleine Gaudet. Poirier, Michel married Marie-Madeleine LeBlanc daughter of René LeBlanc and Jeanne Landry. He was the son of Pierre Poirier and Anne Cormier. - R - Roy, Abraham married 1. Anne-Madeleine Dubois and 2. Madeleine Doucet. He was the son of François and Marie Bergeron. - S - Semer, Jean Suret, Pierre - T - Thibodeau, Louise married Charles Gautreau. Their daughter Marie-Josèphe was baptized in New Orleans, Louisiana 22 February 1765. Louise was the daughter of Charles Thibodeau and Marie-Françoise Comeau. Thibodeau, Olivier married Madeleine Broussard who died 17 May 1765; 2. Agnès Brun. Olivier was the son of Charles Thibodeau and Marie-Françoise Comeau. Thibodeau, Paul married Rosalie Guilbeau daughter of Joseph Guilbeau and Madeleine Michel. Paul was the son of Claude Thibodeau and Élisabeth (Isabelle) Comeau. Trahan, Michel married Marie Euphorisine Vincent daughter of Michel and Anne-Marie Doiron. Michel was the son of René Trahan and Élizabeth Darois. Michel and Euphrosine’s daughter Marie-Françoise was baptized 26 February 1765 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Source: Les Exilés et la Louisianne Acadienne by René Babineau - 1997 - ISBN 2-020726-21-8. This book has been reprinted and is available for purchase at Grand-Pré, Nova Scotia and perhaps elsewhere in Louisiana. René Babineau died unexpectly. This page is dedicated to his memory for the research he did and shared in promoting our Acadian heritage.

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