Joseph Broussard, known as Beausoleil, was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick.
10 Facts About Joseph Broussard
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Joseph Broussard's name is sometimes presented as Joseph Gaurhept Broussard; this is likely the result of a transcription error.
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Joseph Broussard is widely regarded as a hero and an important historical figure by both Acadians and Cajuns.
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Joseph Broussard was born in Port-Royal, Acadia in 1702 to Jean-Francois Joseph Broussard and Catherine Richard.
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Joseph Broussard's father came from Poitiers and his mother was born in Port Royal.
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Joseph Broussard lived much of his life at Le Cran, along the Petitcodiac River with his wife Agnes and their eleven children.
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Joseph Broussard was active in the fight against Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton in the Battle of Beausejour.
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Joseph Broussard was then forced to flee, travelling first to the Miramichi and later imprisoned at Fort Edward in 1762.
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Not long after his arrival, Joseph Broussard died near what is St Martinville at the presumed age of 63.
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Joseph Broussard is a character in the novel Banished from Our Home: The Acadian Diary of Angelique Richard, Grand-Pre, Acadia, 1755 by Sharon Stewart.