Militia 1766-1770

From “The Acadian Miracle” by Dudley J. LeBlanc:

ACADIANS WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR

We were fortunate to have found authentic lists containing the names of the men who served in the militia at the different Acadian settlements at the time that Galvez organized his army and from these records, therefore, we have the names of the Acadians in Louisiana who took actual part in the American Revolution. These were copied from the records in Seville, Spain. Some were written in French; others were written in Spanish.

MILITIA IN WHAT IS NOW ST. JAMES
APRIL 8, 1766

Jean AZOSTEGUE Jean BOURGEOIS Claude GODET
Pierre AZOSTEGUE Michel BOURGEOIS Francois HEBERT
Ambroise BERNABE Baptiste CORMIER Jean RICHARD
Paul BERNABE Baptiste CORMIER, Jr. Joseph RICHARD
Jean BELLEFONTAINE Jean CORMIER Joseph ROBICHO
Joseph BERNABE Pierre CHARPENTIER Joseph LANDRY
Pierre BERTEAU Jean LOUVIERE Olivier LANDRY
Pierre BLANCHARD Jean MILLET Pierre LANOUX
Pierre BLANCHARD, Jr. Pierre MICHEL Andre LEBLANC
Joseph BLANCHARD Pierre CHARPENTIER, Jr. Jean MOUTON
Laimable BLANCHARD Pierre DOIRON Louis MOUTON
Jean JAUNIS Paul DOUCET Salvador MOUTON
Pierre LAMBERT Jacques DUBAIN Jean POIRRIER
Pierre LAMBERT, Jr. Joseph FORET Joseph POIRRIER
Victor BLANCHARD Joseph DUPUIS Jean SONNIER
Joseph BOUDREAU Jean DUGAS Joseph TERIO
Joseph BOURG Pierre GODET Pierre THIBODO
Pierre BOURG Joseph GODET ——-VALLEE
Baptiste BOURGEOIS

MILITIA AT WHAT IS NOW ST. JAMES
JULY 1770

OFFICERS SERGEANTS
Don Nicolas VERETT, Captain Joseph SAULLEY 34 French
Don Jacques CANTRELLE, 2nd Lt. Simon LEBLANC 29 Acadian
Don Michel CANTRELLE, Lieutenant Pierre FOREST 33 Acadian

FIRST CORPORALS SECOND CORPORALS
Pierre BBERTEAU 30 French Germain BERGERON 25 Acadian
Jacques GODAIN 28 Acadian Jean Bt. DAMBAISES 20 French
Francois LANDRY 29 Acadian Jean GISCLARE 35 French
Joseph THERIOT 32 Acadian Pierre LAMBERT 22 Acadian

SOLDIERS
Jean BAPTISTE, 34 Louisiana Charles LAUVRIERE, 20 Canadian
Joseph ARCENEAUX, 30 Acadian Paul LEBLANC, 27 Acadian
Pierre ARCENEAUX, 21 Acadian Ambroise MARTIN, 36 Acadian
Jean BELLEFONTAINE, 26 Acadian Joseph MARTIN, 33 Acadian
Joseph BLANCHARD, 18 Acadian Jacques MELANCON, 19 Acadian
Pierre HEBERT, 33 Acadian Jean Bapt. MELANSON, 29 Acadian
Prosper HEBERT, 22 Acadian Joseph MELANCON, 17 Acadian
Joseph LANDRY, 21 Acadian Belhouny MIRRE, 33 Acadian
Joseph LANOUE, 24 Acadian Joseph MIRRE, 26 Acadian
Joseph LEBLANC, 20 Acadian Louis MOUTON, 29 Acadian
Joseph BLANCHARD, 31 Adadian Salvador MOUTON, 35 Acadian
Aimable BLANCHARD, 28 Acadian Louis PACQUET, 30 Canadian
Joseph BOURG, 32 Acadian Francois PART, 17 Acadian
Pierre BLANCHARD, 19 Acadian Olivier PART, 17 Acadian
Joseph BOURG, 34 Acadian Pierre PART, 22 Acadian
Pierre BOURG, 18 Acadian Jean POIRIER, 37 Acadian
Jean BOURGEOIS, 29 Acadian Joseph POIRIER, 38 Acadian
Joseph BOURGEOIS, 34 Acadian Michel POIRIER, 30 Acadian
Michel BOURGEOIS, 24 Acadian Bazille PREJEAN, 24 Acadian
Michel BOURGEOIS, 30 Acadian Jean RICHARD, 25 Acadian
Pierre BOURGEOIS, 24 Acadian Joseph RICHARD, 32 Acadian
Charles BREAU, 18 Acadian Jean ROGER, 18 Acadian
Honore BREAU, 23 Acadian Jean SAUNIER, 21 Acadian
Jean Bapt. CORMIER, 32 Acadian Victore GODAIN, 17 Acadian
Joseph COMEAUX, 30 Acadian Paul GRAVOIS, 18 Acadian
Paul DURIO, 17 Acadian Joseph GUEDRY, 32 Acadian
Paul DOUCET, 26 Acadian Francois HEBERT, 29 Acadian
Joseph DUPUIS, 18 Acadian Joseph HEBERT, 35 Acadian
Joseph DUPUIS, 26 Acadian Jean Bapt. VERRET, 24 Louisiana
Charles GAUDET, 22 Acadian Francois SAVOIE, 38 Acadian
Joseph GAUDET, 31 Acadian Jean SAVOIE, 20 Acadian
Simon GAUTHEROT, 33 Acadian Thomas THERIOT, 25 Acadian
Firmain GIROIR, 19 Acadian Baptiste THIBODEAU, 28 Acadian
Jean Bapt. GODIN, 24 Acadian Charles THIBODEAU, 26 Acadian
Marcelle LEBLANC, 38 Acadian Pierre VINCENT, 25 Acadian