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Our French Heritage: Acadian Exile
No. 22, March 30, 1999, of the Lafayette (LA) Daily
Advertiser's HISTORY OF ACADIANA, a publication dedicated to
preserving Acadiana's heritage and culture
- Exile brought trauma to Americans, Acadians
- 'Relation' told story of the Acadian dispersal
- Simon LeBlanc family lived in poverty in Massachusetts, Minister's diary records tale of Acadian families
- There was no Christmas for Massachusetts exiles
- Some exiles were first sent to Georgia
- Smallpox decimated Acadians sent into exile, Crowded ships, unsanitary conditions contributed to outbreak of disease
- Acadians found fellow Catholics in Maryland, French and Indian attacks caused paranoia among citizenry
- Maryland Legislature provides for Acadians, Law made exiles prisoners in counties where they lives
- Citizens of Maryland petitioned to have Acadians removed
- South Carolina Huguenots didn't like 'papist' Acadians
- Pennsylvania exiles faced bleak chapter in Acadian history
- Moutons were among the first Acadians to reach Louisiana
- Governor didn't know what to do with Acadians, Ulloa gave them immediate aid but later quarrelled with exiles
- Maryland contingent settled along Mississippi
- British on Mississippi worried Louisiana officials
- 'Acadian Coast' was among first settlements in Louisiana
- Voorhies among first to record Acadian history
- Pierre Vincent was among Acadians sent to France, Odyssey took 30 years before he could come to Louisiana
- French document discusses history, future of exiles
- Cayenne was too hot for Cajuns
- Saint-Domingue was nearly slave-labor camp
- Broussard led Acadians to Attakapas area
- Beausoleil Broussard did more than fight British
- Letter relates settlement of Acadians in Louisiana
- Falkland Islands considered as home for Acadians
- Honore Braud thought about going back to Maryland, Acadian families balked when government tried to send them to Natchez
- Acadians fought with Spanish in American Revolution
- 15-year-old Acadian was at Revolutionary Battle of Yorktown
- Important dates during the period of exile
- Further Reading