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Laura:
Yes, I would appreciate any and all updates to children, grandchildren, cousins, uncle, and aunts. That includes you, and any siblings (I note you had two uncles, Jean and Wesley, so anything at all).
The "Famille Beausoleil" (translates to Land of the good sun, where the Beausoleil Broussard Brothers were from) will gather again in November, again in Maurice.
Your ancestor was Joseph "dit Beausoleil" Broussard and Agnes Thibodeau; Joseph was second to youngest child, Jean Baptiste was youngest. Joseph was the leader of resistance group that fought the British to a standstill while other Acadians were captured and deported.
Alexandre "dit Beausoleil" was born just ahead of Joseph ( I would add that the "dit" translates to Also called).
In about 1759/60 during a very severe winter in Acadie, and with food suppy dwindling, the Broussard Brothers and ther resistance fighters met with British to surrender; I would mention that Joseph was so feared that the British allowed him to dictate the terms of his own surrender.
Following the surrender this group would be held prisoners on Georges Island, located in Harbor of Halifax, Nova Scotia. The group, except Joseph, were allowed to leave island on work details for which they were paid, but Joseph was supposedly kept on the island until his release in 1764.
After the release, a part of the group used money they had saved while working, and hired a ship to take them anywhere that French was spoken. The initial point was Santo Domingo, then a month later Louisiana which was under Spanish Control.
The group which arrived without notice, caught theSpanish by surprise, and they worked hard to accomodate the group.
Land was offered in the Attakapas (normally associated with loreauville and St Martinville areas). Joseph's group was provided clothing, tools, food, and a boat trip via canals and rivers to Attakapas, where he, his brother Alexandre, and Alexandre's wife died of yellow fever shortly after their arrival.
An agreement had been worked out to provide these people with cattle, a document known as the Dautrive Document, and it lead to the first cattle drive in North America, herding cattle from Texas to the Attakapas.
I rant too much, so I will mention that there are numerous books on these Acadians, their history, religion, and culture if you care to partake of information.
I would also recommend a visit to the Acadian Memorial in St Martinville, Louisiana; wondeful historical place to visit, and has Wall of Names, dates of arrival, and ships that carried many to Louisiana from France after the deportation.
Lastly, I would mention that you have thousands of cousins scattered all over this great country, in Canada, In France, even in Australia. I have written a 4 volume set of books on the Broussards, as well as a set of books on Trahan Family; I have revised that data onto a cd that encompasses 14 volumes (that is why the books are out of print). These works are in Library of Congress, in the Biography Library of Montreal, Quebec, in Nantes, France, and various libraries in the States. If you would care to e-mail a copy of the photograoh you referred to, I would add that to photo album section of cd.
Mitch
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