Acadian First Families

New profiles made for Robert Heuze and his wife, parents of Ignace. Since they were married in Isle St. Jean in 1724, they were the first recorded for this family. I put his in the U section for Use, even though his own name seems to be spelled Heuze. I thought it would be easier for you to find in the U section. If you have any further information on Robert and Francoise, feel free to add it to their profiles.

Thank you for those suggestions, James. I added Pierre Vincent and Nicolas Barrieau. Antoine did not leave male progeny and therefore no Acadian Gougeon family. His daughter married into the Blanchard family so she and her progeny would be represented by Jean Blanchard on the list. Julien Lords profile has some unsourced and questioned data and he isn't a clear add at this time. If you have sources to add, please do! We would welcome more facts (see especially the research notes about him).

Are you related to any of these men? You and I are cousins through an English family member I didn't know I had! Thank you for broadening my world :)

My wife and son in law have the Acadian connections. My wife is Delorme-329 and she is your 7th to 11th cousin 117 times. Those four men are from my Son in low´s line. He is your 8th to 10th cousin a dozen times. His code is R-872

So sorry for the late reply. Some research and consultation was needed. The first Pellerin to live and establish his family in Acadie was François Pellerin (Pellerin-36). François was on the 1671 census with his wife and 3 children while Étienne, it seems, arrived in Acadie after 1671 since he does not appear in that census, and was married around 1675.

Hi, Jeannette, se the posting on your profile page for some possible ID's. If you know any of the other family members of Moses that would be most helpful. Cindy Bourque Cooper

Hi, I'm not sure if anyone got back to you about this. Guillaume (Billy), profile is here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Johnson-89526

I put what you wrote above into the profile. It would be great to have more information with sources to add to it. Feel free to PM me or post more on his profile (not here please). Thank you. Cindy Bourque Cooper, co-leader, Acadian project

Hi, Phillias, first we are glad to have a fiercely proud Acadian paying attention to family profiles. Your ancestor Guillaume is in the Acadian project because he married an Acadian and raised children in Acadie (we've done this for a few other non-french people as well). He was not an original Acadian since he was from Scotland and fought against the Acadians at Port Royal. According to his profile, he remained employed by the British through his life. Even their name Johnson was not originally french, but did become so over the years. It would be hard to make him an Acadian First Family for those reasons. However, his wife Elisabeth's father, Jean Corporon, is listed among the First Families, so you are represented there through him. When you become a WikiTree Member, you can edit profiles to add or correct information from your research. Cindy Bourque Coooper, co-leader, Acadian Project

Thanks for your reply and info, Cindy, I really appreciate this. As a child I learned bits and pieces of our past and although I loved history, I didn't really delve into our Acadian heritage until our daughter was told she could not identify as a true Acadian by her Grade 7 teacher because her surname was Johnson. I was not happy and thus began my quest for the truth. Yes, our name is not a true Acadian name however, by marrying into the culture and through their children, we and our name became Acadian. My direct ancestor Guillaume (Billy Jr) was able to avoid the expulsion by fleeing to live among his Mi'kmaq friends in the forests of Nova Scotia where he played a large role in learning to fight the British soldiers. After I discovered all the proof I needed, I met with the teacher and presented my findings. He was surprised to learn how a Johnson had become somewhat of a hero in the Acadian struggle after 1755. I have tried to research our ancestors with as much accuracy as I could and still have struggles with some of the info I read about William Sr and his son Billy Jr. as it conflicts a little with the oral history that was handed down through the generations. It's always interesting nonetheless. Thanks again and have a great day.

Hi, Phillias, that is a great story. I'm glad you could show your Acadian roots. Also reading Billy Jr. profile, and your comments, I put a category tag on him called. I would love to find a way to highlight interesting Acadians for a broader audience. Billy would be a nice one to include if we can find a venue for it. Cindy

Hi Phillias, I am related to you through Corporone. Jean Corporone and his wife, Francoise Savoie are my ancestors that I assume you also share. I hope you join WikiTree so I can see your tree.

Hi fletcher: Yes, our lineage has Isabelle Corporan as William (Guillaume Sr) Johnson's wife. Her parents were Jean and Francoise Corporan. I will be posting my tree but not until late August as I am awaiting a Genealogical book on my mother's side to verify my details.

Yes, the Acadians would have been French.