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     The Origins of 
     
     the Acadian Families 
     
    
   
   
    
     In 1828, the 61 Acadian families who had settled in Lot 15 
     
     received the titles for the properties they were living on. 
     
     Despite the number of families, there were only eight differ- 
     
     ent surnames: 32 Arsenaults, 15 Gallants, 4 Richards, 3 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     Prince Edward Island. 
     
     The Acadians used to call 
     
    
   
   
    
     the body of water sepa- Bernards, 3 Poiriers, 2 Downings, 1 Aucoin and 1 Cormier. 
     
     rating the Island from These closely-knit families banded together to form small 
     
     Nova Scotia and New ey: Whil h D ‘ h di d 
     
     Brunswick the “Mer communities. ile the name Downing has disappeared, 
     
     rouge” or “Red Sea”. other names like Barriault, Caissie, Gaudet, LeClair and 
     
     when the, couaeay Maddix appeared at a later date. The following pages provide 
     
     that they were going to a brief historical profile of the various founding families of 
     
     the “grand’terre” or the Evangeline Region. 
     
    

    
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