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*A descendant of French settlers who came from the Acadia region of Canada, or present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, to the United States. They settled in Louisiana in the swamps and slow-moving streams called bayous. They still maintain a unique cultural identity and speak both English and a dialect of French. Most are Roman Catholic.
*A descendant of French settlers who came from the Acadia region of Canada, or present-day New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, to the United States. They settled in Louisiana in the swamps and slow-moving streams called bayous. They still maintain a unique cultural identity and speak both English and a dialect of French. Most are Roman Catholic.


===== Calendar =====
===== Calendar =====


*An probate index that is arranged by first letter of the surname only and then by probate date. I may give the place of residence of a testator.
*An probate index that is arranged by first letter of the surname only and then by probate date. I may give the place of residence of a testator.
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*A series of laws passed to restore to Roman Catholics in Ireland the rights that had been taken away in the Penal Laws passed between 1695 and 1728.
*A series of laws passed to restore to Roman Catholics in Ireland the rights that had been taken away in the Penal Laws passed between 1695 and 1728.
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*A warning notice issued by an interested person to a probate court that no action is to be taken in granting a probate without his case being heard.


===== Cementerios  =====
===== Cementerios  =====
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