The Acadian Odyssey

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The Acadian Odyssey
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• French settlers left the Vendee Region of France
  to settle in Acadie (Nova Scotia) around1604. The
  Grand Derangement or expulsion of the Acadians
  occurred in 1755).

Vendee (France Map) Wikipedia
Nova Scotia Map (Wikipedia)
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Phase 1
Vendee Region of France
Acadie (Nova Scotia)
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• Beginning in 1755, Acadian families were
  separated and shipped to various destinations
  including seven British American colonies
• Connecticut
• New York
• Pennsylvania
• Maryland, Massachusetts
• South Carolina,
• Georgia)
• Some were sent to French Caribbean (Antilles,
  Martinique, St. Domingue).

Phase 2
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Some phase 2 movement included Some Canadian
territories including Quebec, New Brunswick,
Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia), England, and
France (also, the Falkland Islands and French
Guiana).
Canadian Areas 1754
Wikipedia Map
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The first Acadian refugeesarrived in New Orleans
from New York in 1764. (See map) The next small
group of Acadians arrived from the West Indies
and Maryland in 1765. Acadians began arriving
in Louisiana in larger numbers from the British
American colonies (i.e., Maryland and
Pennsylvania) the Antilles (Caribbean), and Nova
Scotia 1763-1767. Acadians arrived in
Louisiana from France 1785-90.
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Acadian settlement locations included

• St. John
• St. James Parishes
• Attakapas region (St. Martin Parish)
• St. Gabriel
• Vidalia (old location)
• Natchitoches (settlers
• relocated to Opelousas)
• Bayou Lafourche

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Early Acadian Settlement in Louisiana
Vidalia (Concordia Parish)
NatchitochesRelocated to Opelousas
OpelousasSt. Landry Parish
St. John Parish
St. Gabriel
St. Martin Parish (Attakapas Region)
St. James Parish
Bayou Lafourche
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This map represents the area of Louisiana with
the largest concentration of Acadian settlements
and their living descendents. The area is often
referred to as the Acadian Triangle.
Acadian Triangle
Alexandria
Cameron
Bayou Lafourche
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Acadiana Region in Louisiana
The End