Acadia, New France
Background
Acadia was a colony of New France which lasted from 1604 to 1713. It comprised parts of present day Maine and Canada, including Quebec, and the maritime provinces(Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick). It extended from from Present day Nova Scotia, all the way down to the Kennebec river in Present day Maine. The population of Acadia was Largely French, though some Acadians also had Wabanaki lines, due to inter-marriages of Wabanaki indians with the french.
Prominent Acadian Families
Some of the most prominent families of Acadia were:
The Le Loutre Family, of France, and
The Broussard Family, of Acadia,
Churches in Acadia
There were four Catholic missions(churches) established in Acadia.
There was one on the Kennebec river, one on the Penobscot river, one on the St. John river, and one in the village of Shubenacadie.
The Drouin Collection
- 1621-2023 Detailed index of the Drouin Collection, LAFRANCE at Genealogy Quebec, index & images ($)
- 1621-1968 Quebec, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1621-1968 at Ancestry, index & images ($)
- 1695-1954 Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954 at Ancestry ($)
- 1757-1946 Acadia, Canada, Vital and Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1757-1946 at Ancestry, index & images ($)
- The Drouin Collection has six databases:
- Quebec Vital and Church Records, 1621-1967
- Ontario French Catholic Church Records, 1747-1967
- Early U.S. French Catholic Church Records, 1695-1954
- Acadia French Catholic Church Records, 1670-1946
- Quebec Notarial Records, 1647-1942
- Miscellaneous French Records, 1651-1941.
- For details about this six databases, see The Drouin Collection: Six Databases.
- The Drouin Collection has six databases:
The Downfall of Acadia and the acadian exodus
Eventually British settlers began to move into the borders of acadia. After many battles, Acadia was ultimately overtaken by british forces, and the Acadians evacuated to other French colonies. The British eventually pushed them even further to Louisiana, in what was known as the acadian exodus.
Map of Acadia
