Babin
Antoine Babin was born in France in 1620 and arrived in Port Royal sometime before 1662. Antoine is the ancestor of the Babins in Acadie. He lived in Port-Royal and married Marie Mercier there in around 1662. His son, Charles Babin, moved to Pisiguit after getting married in around 1686. His wife was Madeleine Richard, and two of his six sons are the ancestors of New Brunswick’s Babins. His eldest son, René Babin, married Isabelle Gautrot. The two moved to Grand-Pré, where they had a large family. One of their sons, Pierre Babin, born in 1735, married Madeleine Borque in 1759 and they settled in Menudie, Nova Scotia. As you can see, the Babin family spread far and wide across the maritimes.
Village Babin in Pisiguit was located close by the Avon River, near what is now the Falmouth picnic ground.
At the time of the Acadian Expulsion the Babin family members were scattered throughout the Minas Basin and greater Atlantic Canada. Antoine Babin’s descendents were located in Canard, Grand Pre, Pisiquit, French Canada, and Les Mines. Some Babins were able to avoid deportation and found refuge in settlements on the Miramichi River or on the St. Lawrence River.
Babins were also relocated to the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, Massateschutts, and Caroline. Additionally, a number of Babin’s on Ile St-Jean (Prince Edward Island today) and Ile Royale (Cape Breton Island today) were returned to France and repatriated as citizens of France.
Village Babin in Pisiguit was located close by the Avon River, near what is now the Falmouth picnic ground.
At the time of the Acadian Expulsion the Babin family members were scattered throughout the Minas Basin and greater Atlantic Canada. Antoine Babin’s descendents were located in Canard, Grand Pre, Pisiquit, French Canada, and Les Mines. Some Babins were able to avoid deportation and found refuge in settlements on the Miramichi River or on the St. Lawrence River.
Babins were also relocated to the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, Massateschutts, and Caroline. Additionally, a number of Babin’s on Ile St-Jean (Prince Edward Island today) and Ile Royale (Cape Breton Island today) were returned to France and repatriated as citizens of France.
Mapping of Acadian Villages courtesy of the West Hants Historical Society. Location of Acadian Villages has been defined from numerous historical map sources and resources. You can also visit the West Hants Historical Society for detailed interpretive panels that discuss: Acadian Settlements in Present Day West Hants; Acadian Travel Routes; Development of Acadian Landscapes; and, Acadian Commerce.
