HISTORY CHANGES
EVERYTHING EXCEPT
THE LANDSCAPE
POSSIBLE BURIAL SITE
Acadian Flag
Not all of the New Brunswick Acadians surrendered to British authorities. Some were able to escape and made their way to Cocagne only to hide in the woods along the River. The winter months took many lives. Acadian mothers saw their babies die of hunger. The number of sick is considerable, and those convalescent could not regain their strength for lack of food.
It is thought that graves were located on the property pictured to the left, but who is buried there? Would it be French families? Or perhaps Indians or maybe a burial ground for those who were deceased from some grave illness. Someday we may be able to discover the actual spot we are looking for.
In a letter of 1757, a missionary Priest Francois LeGuerne describes the situation as follows:
"Hidden and fugitive with them in the woods in fear and misery, I have shared with the Acadians who have stayed, the sad destiny to which they have been brought, helping them with advice and anything else within my ministry. 1756-1757 was extremely hard in the region of Miramichi, Shediac, Bouctouche and Cocagne....At the embarkation we saw the saddest spectacle. There were children who lost track of their parents."
