Escaping the harsh treatment of the British in Acadia, by 1750 he and his family had settled in Anse-au-Matelost, Ile Saint-Jean (now near Alexandra, Prince Edward Island). In the early summer of 1752 they had two cows, three pigs and one horse and had cleared an arpent of land. They lived at Ile Saint-Jean at least until 1755 as he appears in several church records in Port-la-Joye, Ile Saint-Jean (now near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island). They surely mixed feelings in the coming months while nurturing their children and raising their family. The British were cruelly deporting many friends and relatives from their homes on mainland Acadia, yet they had seemingly escaped their inhumane treatment by fleeing to Ile Saint-Jean a mere five years ago. The British, however, would come to Ile Saint-Jean - shortly at the capture of Fortress Louisbourg in July 1758. Sensing the impending crisis, they gathered their family and escaped yet again from the hated British and the harsh famine, fleeing to Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec with a few hundred Acadians between 1756 and 1758 - just ahead of the British forces. They probably arrived in Quebec in 1756 and were sent almost immediately to Ile-d'Orleans where, after a brief stay, they resettled in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse near the Rivere-Boyer and the Rivere-du-Sud on the south shore. His family was there in 1758 when Philippe Doiron died. Later in 1763 his wife moved the family yet again - this time to Becancour, Quebec.
Escaping the harsh treatment of the British in Acadia, by 1750 he and his family had settled in Anse-au-Matelost, Ile Saint-Jean (now near Alexandra, Prince Edward Island). In the early summer of 1752 they had two cows, three pigs and one horse and had cleared an arpent of land. They lived at Ile Saint-Jean at least until 1755 as he appears in several church records in Port-la-Joye, Ile Saint-Jean (now near Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island). They surely mixed feelings in the coming months while nurturing their children and raising their family. The British were cruelly deporting many friends and relatives from their homes on mainland Acadia, yet they had seemingly escaped their inhumane treatment by fleeing to Ile Saint-Jean a mere five years ago. The British, however, would come to Ile Saint-Jean - shortly at the capture of Fortress Louisbourg in July 1758. Sensing the impending crisis, they gathered their family and escaped yet again from the hated British and the harsh famine, fleeing to Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Quebec with a few hundred Acadians between 1756 and 1758 - just ahead of the British forces. They probably arrived in Quebec in 1756 and were sent almost immediately to Ile-d'Orleans where, after a brief stay, they resettled in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse near the Rivere-Boyer and the Rivere-du-Sud on the south shore. His family was there in 1758 when Philippe Doiron died. Later in 1763 his wife moved the family yet again - this time to Becancour, Quebec.
Family Members
Advertisement
Explore more
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
