... In 1850, brothers Pierre and François Bourque of Beaumont, in Memramcook, purchased a 100-acre lot from James Black, south of the Cocagne River. They were soon followed by Acadians from the Trois-Rivières and Cocagne areas. ...
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... The construction of this railroad was largely due to the concerted efforts of Father François-Xavier Michaud, parish priest of Cocagne, of which Notre-Dame was a mission, and Presbyterian minister Murray, demonstrating the co-operation between linguistic ...
... Stanley, “Chandler, William,” Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 8 (Quebec: Université Laval/University of Toronto, 2003), accessed July 16, 2020, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/chandler_ william_8F.html. 36. ...
... During his studies, Robichaud was president of the Association des étudiants acadiens and editor-in-chief of Trait-d’union, the Acadian student newspaper of Université Laval and Université de Montréal. ...
... Brothers Charlitte (Hélène Breau) and François LeBlanc (Marie Breau) and brothers Isidore (Rosalie LeBlanc) and Joseph Bastarache (Marie Girouard) of Memramcook travelled to Bouctouche to explore and select land in the summer of 1785. ...
... The arrival of Father François-Xavier Michaud in 1876 marked a turning point for the parish. ...
... George MacBeath, “D’Amours De Chauffours, Louis,” in Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 2, Université Laval/University of Toronto, 2003–, http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/damours_de_chauffours_ louis_2F.html. ...
... In the context of the Common Schools Act of 1871, Saint-Louis’ parish priest, Marcel-François Richard, a native of the village and a great Acadian nationalist, took steps to ensure the education of young Acadians.150 At his request, nuns from the Congregation ...
... Father Marcel-François Richard, an ardent promoter of colonization, played a central role in the settlement of this colony. ...
... 124 FROM SIKNIKTUK TO KENT Marcel-François Richard (1847–1915) Marcel-François Richard was born in Saint-Louis-de-Kent. His parents were farmers. In 1861, as there were no classical colleges in New Brunswick, he enrolled at St. ...