Author: William Dawson GerriorPublisher: Hatchet Lake, N.S. : Port Royal Pub.
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A one-name study of Girouard families who emigrated from France and settled in Canada and Louisiana.
Acadian Awakenings: Louisiana
Author: William Dawson GerriorPublisher: Hatchet Lake, N.S. : Port Royal Pub.
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 434
Book Description
A one-name study of Girouard families who emigrated from France and settled in Canada and Louisiana.
French and Spanish Records of Louisiana
Author: Henry Putney BeersPublisher: LSU Press
ISBN: 9780807127933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 388
Book Description
Representing years of extensive research, this authoritative and comprehensive guide to the records generated in the Louisiana Territory during the French and Spanish colonial periods is a major reference work. Henry Putney Beers has painstakingly traced all types of documents, including land, military, and ecclesiastical records; registers of births, marriages, and burials; and private papers. Far more than a mere bibliographical listing, the book provides a complete history and description of these records and their past as well as current locations. When microfilms or other copies of particular bodies of documents exist, Beers describes the circumstances of reproduction and lists the locations of the copies.In the first part of the book, Beers presents a concise account of history and government in Louisiana, concentrating on the formation of a record-keeping bureaucracy. His detailed discussion includes information on available archival reproductions, documentary publications, and the nature and size of holdings in pertinent manuscript collections. Beers's examination of parish, land, and ecclesiastical records will serve as a vital resource. In the remainder of the book, he provides a similarly comprehensive treatment of the records of what are now Mississippi, Alabama, Missouri, and Arkansas.Beers traces repositories for these documents far beyond regional confines, locating some in Europe, Canada, and Cuba. For the early migrants to the region -- the Acadians, for example -- he describes source materials at the migrants' points of origin. He also provides information on documents that have been lost or destroyed, an important service that will save researchers much time.French and Spanish Records of Louisiana will prove to be of enormous value to a wide range of people: professional historians, local history buffs, genealogists, lawyers, archivists, and librarians.
Acadian Awakenings: France & Acadie
Author: William Dawson GerriorPublisher: Hatchet Lake, N.S. : Port Royal Pub.
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
A one-name study of Girouard families who emigrated from France and settled in Canada and Louisiana.
A Silver Lining
Author: Ollie Ann Porche VoelkerPublisher: Inspiring Voices
ISBN: 1462410588
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
This is the story of a real family. After years of unrest and threats of deportation by the English, in 1750 a number of Acadian families flee from their prosperous wheat farms in Acadie (renamed Nova Scotia by the English), to live in French-controlled le Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island). For nine-year-old Pelagie Benoist, this is the beginning of almost thirty-five years of displacement and searching for a place to call home. After five difficult years in le Saint-Jean, Pelagies family moves to the Fortress of Louisbourg on Ile Royale. They live a very different life in this fortified town, which has a busy port and a thriving fishing industry. Their peaceful existence ends when war is officially declared between France and England in the spring of 1756. The civilians inside the fortress can only wait, knowing the English will attack. Louisbourg is captured by the English in 1758, and all Acadians are deported to France. After twenty-six years of wandering, hardship, and suffering, including the loss of many loved ones, Pelagie finally has a chance to move to Louisiana. Will this be the home shes been searching for? Or will it be one more disappointment? A very moving and compelling piece. Anne Marie Lane Jonah, historian at the Fortress of Louisbourg, Louisbourg, Nova Scotia, Canada. I really enjoyed reading the manuscript and I congratulate you for this wonderful contribution to our common history and heritage. Maurice Basque, scientific advisor, Institut dtudes Acadiennes, Universit de Moncton, Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada.
Acadian Genealogy Exchange
Author: Acadian-Cajun Genealogy
Author: Timothy HebertPublisher: Center for L Siana
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
The Lejeunes of Acadia and the Youngs of Southwest Louisiana
Author: John Austin YoungPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Acadia
Languages : en
Pages : 1066
Book Description
Pierre Lejeune came to Acadia in 1636. His descendant, Joseph Lejeune (ca. 1756-1847) was born in Acadia and settled in Louisiana. Name of the family was changed to "Young" ca. 1810.
Cape Breton at 200
Author: Kenneth Joseph DonovanPublisher: Cape Breton University Press
ISBN: 9780920336328
Category : Cape Breton Island (N.S.)
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
An Atlas of Louisiana Surnames of French and Spanish Origin
Author: Robert Cooper WestPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 278
Book Description
Genealogy Division Subject Catalog, 1976-1984: A-O
Author: Indiana State Library. Genealogy DivisionPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Genealogy
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description