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Jacques LeBlanc
b.30 Nov 1732
Facts and Events
References
- ↑ Drowned after falling off teh boat "Benoit Roy"
- ↑ The Clement Cormier Museum of the University of Moncton has in it's possesion a powder horn belonging to Jacques LeBlanc
- ↑ Research Note: Extraction taken from LeBlanc Family Genealogy
It was during his childhood that the question of the Sermon of Alligiance to the Brtitish Crown came up. New France was now under British Rule. The English demanded that the Acadians swear alligiance to the crown as proof to their loyalty to the British Empire. For over 20 years the acadian settlers flatly refused. Finally, the english decided to deport the acadians in 1755.
When the big confusion came on 5 Sep 1755, there were 418 imprisoned victims in a church in Grand Pre, N.S. Jacques was trasported with some of his family members to Pt. Shirley, Mass. At that time, Jacques' five sons were with him. Those that weren't married were Pierre-Jacques and Simon. Those that were married were Joseph, Charles, and Francois. Etienne died at the age of 4 before deportation.
More is written, page 6 of LeBlanc family genealogy 1984.
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