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I have a little information that might help get you started. I live with an Acadian so I know a little about the history.
Acadia covers parts of what are now New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island – in other words, the three Maritime Provinces of Canada. From 1755 until 1763 the British policy was to forcibly remove the Acadians from this area where they had been living since 1604. Numbers vary but upwards of 10,000 were affected.
Most of the Gallants were on Prince Edward Island. The deportation of Acadians from PEI took place in 1758 which means this year is the 250th anniversary of that event. See the following newsclip for an idea of how important that event remains in the memory of present-day Acadians: http://timestranscript.canadaeast.com/news/article/509951
The best estimates of the numbers deported from PEI is roughly 3,000. Of this number 891 died of sickness; 627 drowned for a total of 1518 dead – or just over half of the number originally deported. The names of those who did survive as well as those who died en route are maintained at Saint-Malo in France.
The Acadians were deported to Louisiana (present-day “Cajuns”); other southern states in the US and well as some of the New England states; France; and England. Estimates are that about 850 Acadians were living in England by 1763.
A quick overview of the history of “Le Grand Derangement” as it is called in l'Acadie can be found at:
http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.com/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Params=A1ARTFET_E92
Hope this helps.
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