The following was taken from the 1752 Census for Ile Saint Jean (now called Prince Edward Island).

Jacques Naquin, ploughman native of l'Acadie, age 51 years, he has been one year in the country, widower of the late Jeanne Melancon. He has three sons and three daughters:

Jacque Naquin, age 24 years,
Joseph, age 20 years,
Pierre, age 17 years,
Margueritte, age 25 years,
Elizabeth, age 19 years,
Marianne, age 14 years, (I show her as Anne Marie)

The census goes on to say that Pierre Melancon, a native of l'Acadie, age 80 years, his father-in-law- was living with him.

He had in stock, four oxen, two cows, one calf, one mare, seven ewes, and four pigs.

It goes on to state that the land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding cases (see Ambroise Naquin). it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of two bushels of wheat in the coming spring.



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