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Bienvenue sur le portail français de Geni !====== For an introduction in English, please go to the International French Portal =====.==Objectif==L’objectif du portail se résume en quatre points…* Faciliter la coopération entre francophones dans la recherche généalogique* L’amorce de nouveaux projets communs qui concernent la communauté francophone* L’ identification de sources permettant aux no...
Welcome / Bienvenue! The Acadians of North America portal is here to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives identified as Acadian descendants from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th and 18th centuries. We encourage everyone with a link to the Acadian culture to communicate and explore a common ancestry. From the earliest establishment of the...
Sources: Acadian Communities in Louisiana as they existed at the time of the first Acadians arrival to present-day Louisiana: Louisiana was under Spanish rule (1762-March 1801) at which time many records were recorded in Spanish (Hence the Spanish names often associated with French names). Louisiana was known as New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain, or Kingdom of...
Acadian (Cajun) and French Canadian Emigrants to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast - 1st generation heads of households. Resources Acadians in Gray Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History Acadian Communities in Louisiana as they existed at the time of the first Acadians arrival to present-day Louisiana: Louisiana was under Spanish rule (1762-March 1801) at which time many records were recorde...
Primarily for early colonists of French and Spanish Louisiana and British and Spanish West Florida who have descendants throughout the Gulf Coast.One goal is to develop standardized surname spellings to allow for easier matching and merging in Geni.Includes people mentioned in Winston De Ville's "Gulf Coast Colonials," Stanley Clisby Arthur's "Old Families of Louisiana," Grace King's "Creole Fa...
Creole herein refers to people of French or Spanish descent born in the New World colonies, particularly in the Caribbean and French and Spanish Louisiana and West Florida, including those of European and mixed ancestry. Profiles are the immigrant ancestors of these families which primarily resided in New Orleans and surrounding areas (1st and 2nd generations). One goal is to develop standardiz...
This project highlights the many notable figures who trace their roots to the Creole and Cajun communities of southern Louisiana.==Cajuns==Cajuns -- les Cadiens -- are an ethnic group mainly living in the U.S. state of Louisiana, consisting of the descendants of French-speaking exiles from Acadia in what are now the Canadian Maritimes. About 500,000 Americans list themselves as Cajun, including...