During the treaty of Paris (Feb.10 1763) close to 2000 Acadians lives as Prisoners of War at Halifax, Pisiquit (Windsor NS), Beausejour and Riviere St Jean. The Duke of Nivernois ,France's Ambassator in England. After having repatriated the Acadians that had stayed in the English prisons,had written to his compatriots in Nova Scotia and New England to invite them entry to France by asking for the list of those that wanted to return. We know that 87 Acadians from Riviere St Jean, 694 from Halifax, and 1019 form Boston agreed to go. A list from Beausejour confirming 374 names was sent through the medium of the Governor of Saint Pierre et Miquelon. Most of the names listed are the Acadians made prisoners on the Memramcook and Petitcodiac rivers by the Military sent from Fort Cumberland (Beausejour) or of others coming from Cocagne and Miramichi who had surrendered since 1760.The English authorities considered them now as British Subjects, refusing to allow them to leave. The following year ,they offered them land but most of them preferred sneaking to the Saint Pierre de Miquelon Islands ,France, Saint Domingue and Louisiana.
Many later returned to Miquelon, to Cape Breton and the the Gulf Shores such as Joseph Gueguen in Cocagne a birth of a new acadian village.Societe Historique Acadienne page 21
The following are the names and surnames of the families in Fort Cumberland formerly named Beausejour. Not being able to sign, they made their mark.

JEAN BABINEAU
PAUL BABINEAU
SILVAIN IDEM
MARGUERITE
DOMINIQUE
JEAN
MARIE
JEAN BAPTISTE
MARGUERITE
CHARLES

JOSEPH SURET
YSABELLE IDEM

FIRMAIN BROUSSARD
ANNE BROUSSARD
MARGUERITE IDEM
CHARLES
FRANCOISE

PIERRE DOUARON
MARGUERITE DOUARON
JACQUES IDEM
CHARLES

PIERRE PAUL DOUARON
MARGUERITE DOUARON
MARIE IDEM
MAGDELAINE

JOSEPH LEBLANC
MARIE LEBLANC
FIRMIN IDEM
JOSEPH
MARGUERITE
BLANGLINE
JEAN

JOSEPH GAUDET
MAGDELAINE GAUDET
JOSEPH IDEM
JEAN
PIERRE
MAGDELAINE
BLANCHE

PIERRE GAUDET
ANNE GAUDET
PIERRE
MARGUERITE
MODESTE
MARIE
MARIE

MARGUERITE GAUDET
DOMINIQUE IDEM
MODESTE
THEOTISTE
MICHEL

PAUL GAUDET
MARIE GAUDET
JOSEPH IDEM
PIERRE

RENE POIRIER
ANNE POIRIER
JEAN IDEM
MARIE
NOEMIE
ALEXIS
PIERRE
JOSEPH
MODESTE
VICTOR

LOUIS GAUDET
MARIE GAUDET
MARIE
MAGDELAINE
JEAN
PONTIF

JEAN NUIRAT
FRANCOISE NUIRAT
DAVID

CHARLES GAUDET
MARGUERITE GAUDET
FELIX IDEM
ROSALIE
PIERRE
MARIE
ANNE

PIERRE GAUDET
MADELEINE GAUDET
MARIE
PIERRE
FELICITE
MATHURIN
JEAN

PIERRE SIRE
ANNE SIRE

JOSEPH RICHARD
ANNE RICHARD
MELENNE IDEM
ROZALIE
MARIE
JOSEPH
GERMAIN

MICHEL SIRE
MADELAINE SIRE
GENEVIEVE IDEM
MICHEL
VINCENT

JEAN GIROUARD
MAGDELAINE GIROUARD
MARIE IDEM
FRANCOISE
JOSEPH
MODESTE

MICHEL BOURG
MARGUERITE BOURG
BLANCHE BOURG
MICHEL
MAGDELAINE
MARIE
BLEME
PIERRE BOURGEOIS

JOSEPH PREJANT
MARIE PREJANT
AGATHE IDEM

JEAN DUBOIS
MARIE DUBOIS
ROZALIE IDEM
MARGUERITE

CYPRIEN DUPUY
FRANCOISE DUPUY
MARGUERITE IDEM
JEAN

PAUL GAUTROT
ANNE Idem
JOSEPH

PAUL LANDRY
MAGDELAINE IDEM
MODESTE
JEAN DAVID

PIERRE BOUDROT
MAGDELAINE IDEM
HYLAIRE
JEAN
JOSEPH

JOSEPH LA PIERRE
ROZALIE IDEM
MAGDELAINE
MARGUERITE
CLAIRE
ANNE
JEAN
JOSEPH
CHARLES
YSABELLE

PIERRE ROSTEGUI
MARIE IDEM
FRANCOIS
ANNE
JEAN
MARGUERITE
MARIE

PIERRE ROSTEGUI
ISABELLE IDEM
MARGUERITE
JOSEPH

JOSEPH QUESSY
MARIE JOSEPHE IDEM
MARIE
MAGDELAINE
PIERRE
JEAN BAPTISTE
JOSEPH
ETIENNE
NASTAZIE

JOSEPH BOUDROT
ROZALIE IDEM
JOSEPH
CHARLES
MARUGUERITE
ANNE
AMANT
THOMAS

CHARLES GAUTROT
FRANCOISE IDEM

CLAUDE POIRIER
MARGUERITE ALLAIN
MARGUERITE
LOUIS
CHARLES
MARIE
ESTER
MAGDELAINE
JEAN

CHARLES DUGAS
PIERRE IDEM
MAZARIN
OZITTE
JEAN

PIERRE MELANSON
FELICITE IDEM
MARGUERITE
PIERRE

AMANT GIROUARD
MARGUERITE IDEM
JOSEPH

CHARLES FOREST
MARIE IDEM
JEAN
PAUL
MARGUERITE
ANNE
MODESTE
URSULE

JEAN GUEDRY
MARIE
JEAN
ALEXANDRE

MICHEL HACHE
MAGDELAINE IDEM
FELICITE

PIERRE ARSENAU
JUDITH IDEM
MICHEL
ETIENNE
JOSEPH

JEAN ARSENAU
MAGDELAINE IDEM
JEAN
BAZILE
LOUISE

CLAUDE BOUDROT
JUDITH IDEM
MICHEL
PIERRE
NASTAZIE

PIERRE CHIASSON
MARIE JOSEPH IDEM
JOSEPH
LUCIE

JOSEPH HEBERT
LOUISE IDEM
MARGUERITE

JOSEPH BOURG
ANNE IDEM
MICHEL
ABRAHAM
PIERRE
ANNE
MAGDELAINE
MARIE
JEAN

CLAUDE BOUDROT
MAGDELAINE IDEM
MARIE
MARGUERITE

LOUIS ALLAIN
ANNE IDEM
MAGDELAINE
MARGUERITE
BENJAMIN
MICHEL
MARIE
BAPTISTE
JOSEPH

JACQUES LEGER
MARIE IDEM
CHARLES
ANNE MARIE MIRON
JOSEPH

JEAN RICHARD
FRANCOISE IDEM
JOSEPH
ANNE

JEAN BRO
MARIE IDEM
LUCIE

AMAND BUJEAU
MARIE IDEM
ADELAIDE
JEAN

JEAN CORMIER
MARIE IDEM
MARIE
MAGDELAINE
FRANCOIS
PIERRE
NASTAZIE
PIERRE

PIERRE OUEL ONEL?
ANNE IDEM
PIERRE
MAGDELAINE
ANGELIQUE

PIERRE BASTARACHE
ANNE IDEM
ANNE
JOSEPH
ESTER
YSIDORE

MICHEL BASTARACHE
MARGUERITE IDEM
FELICITE
MARGUERITE
MARIE ROSE
ANNE

CHARLES MELANSON
ANNE IDEM
JEAN
CHARLES
PIERRE
ANNE

CYPRIEN POIRIER
CECILE
PIERRE

PIERRE MELANSON
MARIE IDEM
MARIE
JEAN
JOSEPH

PIERRE RICHARD
MAGDELAINE IDEM
ANNE
BAPTISTE
JEAN
FRANCOIS
MICHEL
MARGUERITE
BAZILE

JOSEPH RICHARD
MARIE
MARGUERITE
ROSE
JOSEPH

JEAN GAUDET
JEANNE
MARIE
pONCY

JEAN BAPTISTE GAUDET
ANNE IDEM
MARIE JOSEPH
JOSEPH
ANNE
MAGDELAINE
NASTAZIE

ETIENNE LEBLANC
YSABELLE IDEM
SIMON
ETIENNE
MATHURIN
JOSEPH
ANNE
MARGUERITE
MAGDELAINE

AMANT LANOUE
MARIE IDEM

PIERRE CHIASSON
OSIT IDEM
MICHEL
JOSEPH

PAUL HEBERT
MARGUERITE IDEM
AMANT BUJEAU (signed)

CLAIR IDEM

PIERRE LEGER
MARGUERITE
ESTER

JEAN CAYLON french surgeon empoyed
JEANNE CAYLON
MARIE IDEM

At the bottom of the page of SHA page 24 it says
Approved the following by me
JOSEPH GUEGUEN
ANNE IDEM
JOSEPH
JEAN
MARIE

On the bottom of page 24 and page 25 it says
The names mentioned above are all Acadians that are presently prisoners at Fort Cumberland August 24 1763.
There are also over fifty families on Ile St Jean and along the shore that we believe are in the same desires as us,but they do not know this news yet, but we shall do our best to reach them as soon as soon as possible.

Names of a family who also have signed are
PIERRE DOUARON
MARGUERITE DOUARON
JOSEPH DOUARON
CHARLES DOUARON

All of these documents are in writing by Joseph Gueguen.

Source
La Societe Historique Acadienne volume 1 no 7, Septieme Cahier

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