... He returned with him to Richibucto and was adopted by the Powell family. Michaud married Elizabeth Kail Graham, who was born in England in 1800. In 1861, he worked as a cooper. They had 10 children. ...
From Sikniktuk to Kent
... The settlers are all Acadian French consisting of 45 families, located within eleven miles from the entrance of the river. ...
... During his visit to Acadia in 1803, the Bishop of Quebec, Most Reverend Pierre Denaut, counted 17 families, for a total of 97 inhabitants.138 In 1821, there were 36 families in Kagibougouette, for a total of 251 people.139 In 1861, there were 217 families ...
... Then there is Pointe aux Sapins (50), Pointe Escumenac (40) and Baie du Vin (20), Acadian settlements with approximately 110 families in all.148 148. Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, 314–315. Trans. André Muise (2021). ...
... In 1815, eight Acadian families received 1,350 acres in Pointe-Sapin, a community that would mark the northern border of Kent County. ...
... Kouchibouguac in the World of Culture The saga of the expropriation of the families of Kouchibouguac’s land resonated throughout Acadia. ...
... Finally, Gregory Kennedy, Noémie HachéChiasson and Amélie Montour examine the mobility of Cocagne’s inhabitants between 1871 and 1921. ...
... In 1870, the province prohibited licensing in parishes where two thirds of the inhabitants were opposed. In 1871, the government tightened the screws: there would be no licence where a majority was opposed. ...
... For many individuals and families, alcohol trafficking would be seen as an accessible and legitimate means of subsistence, despite its dangers and illegality. ...
... The first Acadian families who permanently settled in the region toward the end of the century were aware of its potential.1 After a period of relatively quick demographic growth over the space of a century (c. 1770 to 1870), we observe a transition toward ...