LeBlanc
Daniel LeBlanc was born in France around 1626, and arrived in Acadia before 1650. He married Françoise Gaudet. They had six sons, and of those six, five founded their own homes. As such, the populations of LeBlancs exploded. Jacques LeBlanc, the eldest of the brothers, was born in Port-Royal around 1651. He married Catherine Hébert in 1673, and they had thirteen children. One of their sons is named François. He was born around 1688 and got married to Marguerite Boudrot in 1712. François, Marguerite, and their family were deported to Massachusetts in 1755. François died there in 1761. Marguerite went to Miquelon (off the southern coast of Newfoundland) in 1763 along with four sons and a daughter, and she returned to Nova Scotia four years later. One of the four sons, named Charles, married Marie Barrieau around 1748 and settled in Memramcook.
Like other Acadian families in the Minas Basin, the 1755 Expulsion resulted in the movement of the LeBlancs to the New England colonies. The LeBlancs from Les Mines and Pisiguit were sent to the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, and some in Massachusetts. The LeBlancs that fled Acadie to Ile Royale were eventually sent to England and France by the British after the French defeat at Louisbourg in 1758. LeBlancs had also fled to French Canada (Quebec) and other French regions in modern New Brunswick.
However, before the deportation, some of the many LeBlancs established Village LeBlanc, which stood between what is now Windsor and Wentworth Creek.
Like other Acadian families in the Minas Basin, the 1755 Expulsion resulted in the movement of the LeBlancs to the New England colonies. The LeBlancs from Les Mines and Pisiguit were sent to the colonies of Virginia, Maryland, and some in Massachusetts. The LeBlancs that fled Acadie to Ile Royale were eventually sent to England and France by the British after the French defeat at Louisbourg in 1758. LeBlancs had also fled to French Canada (Quebec) and other French regions in modern New Brunswick.
However, before the deportation, some of the many LeBlancs established Village LeBlanc, which stood between what is now Windsor and Wentworth Creek.
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.
