Joseph-Nicolas Gautier
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Joseph-Nicolas Gautier | |
|---|---|
| Born | September 26, 1689 Rochefort, France |
| Died | April 10, 1752 (aged 62–63) present-day Prince Edward Island |
| Allegiance | France |
| Service/ | Acadian militia |
| Battles/wars | King George's War |
Joseph-Nicolas Gautier dit Bellair (1689-1752) was one of the wealthiest Acadian as a merchant trader and a leader of the Acadian militia. He participated in war efforts against the British during King George's War and Father Le Loutre’s War. In the latter war, Gautier was particularly instrumental in the Acadian Exodus.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- Thomas Garden Barns "Twelve Apostles" or a Dozen Traitors? Acadian Collaborators during King George’s War 1744-1748 in F. Murray Greenwood and Barry Wright eds. Law, Politics and Security Measures, 1608-1837. Canadian State Trials. 1996. pp. 98–113
- John Faragher (2005). A Great and Noble Scheme
- Bernard Pothier. The Siege of Annapolis Royal, 1744. The Nova Scotia Historical Review. 59-71
- Bernard Pothier. Joseph-Nicolas Gautier. Canadian Dictionary of Biography.
- Earle Lockerby. Pre-Deportation Letters from Ile Saint Jean. Les Cahieers. La Societe hitorique acadienne. Vol. 42, No2. June 2011. pp. 56–105
- Robert Sauvageau, Acadie: La guerre de cents ans des Francais d’Amerique aux Maritimes et en Louisiane, 1670-1769 (Paris: Berger-Levrault, 1987)
Footnotes
[edit]External links
[edit]- Pothier, Bernard (1974). "Gautier, Bellair, Joseph-Nicolas". In Halpenny, Francess G (ed.). Dictionary of Canadian Biography. Vol. III (1741–1770) (online ed.). University of Toronto Press.
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