Bonnaventure. It is situated on the east bank of the said river. They have made a clearing for the sowing of six bushels of grain in the coming spring

Francois Bourg, ploughman, native of l’Acadie, aged 35 years. He has been in the country one year. Married to Marguerite Herbert, native of l ’Acadie, aged 38 years. They have five children; two sons and three daughters. In livestock, they have two oxen, one cow, one heifer and four pigs. The land on which they are settled is situated on the east bank of the Riviere Des Blondes. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing for the sowing of six bushels of wheat.

Jean Bourg, ploughman, native of l’Acadie, aged 45 years. He has been in the country one year. Married to Marie Pitre, native of l ’Acadie, aged 46 years. They have five children; three sons and two daughters. In livestock they have three oxen, one cow, three heifers and five pigs. The land on which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made a clearing for the sowing of six bushels of wheat in the coming spring?

The Acadians were forced to move from Riviere Des Blondes when the French were defeated by the English at Louisburg and Quebec, leaving behind them the results of their sweat and toil. The families of three Bourg brothers who had settled in Tryon sailed for Saint Malo, France; however, none of the brothers reached France. One of the brothers died on Prince Edward Island, while the other two died at sea. One mother died on the Island and one during the crossing to France. Nine children out of a total of twenty did not survive the crossing. Records do not show what happened the Francois Reneauld family, but in the census of 1769 the Pierre Robichaud dit Cadet family was living

COUNTIES AND LOTS ' OF ST. JOHN'S ISLAND

FROM CAPTAIN HOLLAND'S SURVEY OF 1764-5

PRINCE'S — 1’2

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Prince Edward Island in 1764.