Broussard dit Beausoleil, Joseph National Historic Person
Moncton, New Brunswick
Artist rendition by Robert Dafford, 1995.
(© Acadian Memorial Foundation | Acadian Memorial Foundation)
Address :
Moncton, New Brunswick
Recognition Statute:
Historic Sites and Monuments Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. H-4)
Designation Date:
2023-03-15
Life Date:
1702 to 1765
Other Name(s):
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Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil
(Designation Name)
Research Report Number:
1971-04, 2022-08, 2022-08-A
Importance:
Leader of the Acadian resistance before, during and after the 1755 Deportation
Plaque(s)
Existing plaque: Bore Park, Moncton, New Brunswick
This leader of the Acadian resistance (1755–1762) carried out raids with Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik and W8banakiak against the British and commanded a privateering vessel. Through his actions in defence of the Acadians, he inspired their resistance and left his mark on their collective memory. Imprisoned in 1762, he still refused to swear allegiance to the British Crown or comply with the restrictive resettlement conditions in Nova Scotia. Beausoleil led a group of Acadians to Saint-Domingue (1764) then to Louisiana (1765), where he settled with his family. This migration illustrates an outcome for the Acadian diaspora caused by the Deportation.