ACADIAN MEMORIAL WALL
St. Martinville, Louisiana



"THE ARRIVAL OF THE ACADIANS IN LOUISIANA"

"Acadians, men, women and children...have just disembarked here. They would actually have
died of misery had we not provided them some assistance...Their affliction is the result of
their sacred attachment to their homeland and to their religion"
Aubry to Choiseul-Stainville, New Orleans, February 25, 1765

David's French/Acadian Ancestors

This is the wall of names,
of the first Acadians who were deported from Nova Scotia
and came into Louisiana about 1765.


David's French Ancestors in 1722
in the 'French Quarter' or 'Vieux Carre'





The following Homes are marked with an X


Pierre Thomlin, Claude Trepagnier, and Joseph Carriere
 










     Home of Pierre Thomlin on Chartres Rue                  Home of Claude Trepagnier on corner

                                                             of Chartres Rue















     Pierre Thomlin's Home                         Claude Trepagnier on corner

     3 houses from Cathedral                       and Joseph Carriere's Home

    across from Jackson square                     next to Claude Trepagnier

                                                   next to Cathedral 










Jackson Square with Cathedral behind it