Robicheau
The Robicheau Acadians began with Etienne Robicheau, a farmer born in France who emigrated to Acadie between 1640 and 1663 (exact date unknown). Etienne married Francoise Boudrot and together they had six children; two daughters and four sons. Etienne’s daughter married into the Landry family of Upper Falmouth. At the time of the Acadian deportations the Robicheau’s could be found all over Acadie in Annapolis Royal, Cobequid, Les Mines, and Ile St. Jean.
The Acadian expulsion saw the Robicheau’s scattered even further. The Robicheau’s in Les Mines were sent to Virginia which was a British colony. The Robicheau’s surrounding Annapolis Royal were also sent to the thirteen colonies, primarily South Carolina, North Caroline, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Like other Acadians in the Cobequid area, the Robicheau’s in this region heard of the expulsions and fled to Ile St. Jean and other French controlled areas hoping to avoid deportation. After the defeat of Louisbourg in 1758, the British took Ile St. Jean which caused the Robicheau’s, among other Acadians, to flee to St. Lawrence and French Canada. Following the fall of Quebec in 1759 and a series of resistance to the British by Acadians and Indigenous allies, the British expelled a large number of Robicheau’s. While waiting for exile these Robicheau’s, including the families of Bruneau, Joseph, Charles, Rene, Pierre, Oliver, and Prudent, all were held at Fort Edward as can be seen in Manuscripts of Chief Justice Deschamps 1750-1800.
The Acadian expulsion saw the Robicheau’s scattered even further. The Robicheau’s in Les Mines were sent to Virginia which was a British colony. The Robicheau’s surrounding Annapolis Royal were also sent to the thirteen colonies, primarily South Carolina, North Caroline, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. Like other Acadians in the Cobequid area, the Robicheau’s in this region heard of the expulsions and fled to Ile St. Jean and other French controlled areas hoping to avoid deportation. After the defeat of Louisbourg in 1758, the British took Ile St. Jean which caused the Robicheau’s, among other Acadians, to flee to St. Lawrence and French Canada. Following the fall of Quebec in 1759 and a series of resistance to the British by Acadians and Indigenous allies, the British expelled a large number of Robicheau’s. While waiting for exile these Robicheau’s, including the families of Bruneau, Joseph, Charles, Rene, Pierre, Oliver, and Prudent, all were held at Fort Edward as can be seen in Manuscripts of Chief Justice Deschamps 1750-1800.
