Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada (Port La-Joie, Isle-St-Jean, Acadia)
1758 - Deportation

The Deportation of Acadians from Ile St-Jean (Prince Edward Island) took place. These Acadians were deported to France. It is however interesting to note that some Acadians escaped the Deportation on Ile St-Jean by escaping to Malpèque. The British did not realize they were in hiding in that place and they were never deported. Some of these families are those who would later become the founders of Tignish. The families consisted of Arsenault, Bernard, Chiasson, DesRoches, Doucet, Gaudet, Poirier and Richard.

August: British troops captured the French capital of Ille Saint Jean (Prince Edward Island) when Port La Joie fell. The English built Fort Amherst to replace the French Fort. Andrew Rollo (1703-1765) deported 3,500 inhabitants to France. About 300 people remained in remote and isolated parts of P.E.I. By 1768, Fort Amherst is abandoned and the center for maritime defense is relocated to Halifax. Many Acadians fled to Quebec only to be deported to France and England when Quebec fell.

October: IIe St. Jean (Prince Edward Island) over the past 30 years was home to 4,000 Acadians who had fled Nova Scotia, not counting recent immigrants. It was noted they had 6,000 cattle. It is not know how many Acadians fled to Quebec, New Brunswick, the Gaspe Peninsula or hid out on the Island. It is know that about 700 drown when two ships went down.


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