Roger Gabriel (1720) Farmer 1 Canada Madre Jean (1720) Fisherman 2 Aunis

Le Boulanger Noel ( 1720) Fisherman 6 Unknown Genet(?) (1721) Fisherman 3 Bretagne Le Gallet (7) ( 1722) Fisherman 5 Bretagne Prejean Pierre (1722) Carpenter 4 Unknown Le Buffle (’2) (1722] Fisherman 1 1 Normandy Poitevin Etienne (1722) Farmer 7 Paris Duclos Dominique (1723) Surgeon 8 Gascogne Fouquet Charles (1723) Fisherman 3 Normandy Le Breton Jean (1723) Fisherman 5 Bretagne Deloyol (7) (1728) Fisherman 10 Gascogne

The regions of Brittany, Normandy, and Gascony, and the City of Aunis span the entire Western Coast of France. Moving from the coastal regions of France to the coast of Ile St. Jean, the lives of these settlers continued to revolve around the ocean and the fishing industry. Eighteen families may not seem like many, but compared to the capital Port La Joye, where only eleven families were living, it clearly demonstrates the attraction and importance of the St. Pierre location during the French Regime.

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The attraction of St. Pierre for the French families who settled here, was similar to that of the Mi’Kmaq. St. Pierre offered a protective harbor and superior fishing grounds. The potential for this Fishing Industry was

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