Ancestors of Iain John Carson McCraine from Scotland.

Wars and Upheavals of the Acadian Population of Canada The Expulsion of the Acadians, also known as the Great Upheaval, the Great Expulsion, the Great Deportation and Le Grand Dérangement, was the forced removal by the British of the Acadian people from the present day Canadian Maritime provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island— parts of an area also known as Acadia. The Expulsion (1755–1764) occurred during the French and Indian War (the North American theatre of the Seven Years' War) and was part of the British military campaign against New France. The British first deported Acadians to the Thirteen Colonies, and after 1758 transported additional Acadians to Britain and France. In all, of the 14,100 Acadians in the region, approximately 11,500 Acadians were deported (a census of 1764 indicates that 2,600 Acadians remained in the colony, presumably having eluded capture). During the War of the Spanish Succession, the British captured Port Royal, the capit...

LeBlanc Family Daniel LeBlanc 1626 - 1693 m Francois Gaudet Daniel LeBlanc (c. 1626 - c. 1695) was an early settler of the Port Royal area of Acadia, and ancestor to many LeBlancs. Biography Daniel LeBlanc was born in 1630 at Port Royal Acadia  and emigrated from France sometime before the year 1650.  Daniel LeBlanc son born Port Royal, settled on the north bank of the Rivière-au-Dauphin, to the northeast of the marsh at Bélisle, about 9 miles (14 km) up river from the fort at Port Royal and a half mile (1 km) below the chapel of Saint-Laurent.  About 1650, he married Françoise Gaudet, a widow with a small daughter, Marie Gaudet, from her previous marriage. Together, they became parents to one daughter and six sons. Children of Daniel Leblanc and Francoise Gaudet: 1. Jacques Leblanc, Born in 1651 in Port Royal. 2. Francoise Marie Leblanc, Born in 1653 in Port Royal. 3. Etienne Leblanc, Born in 1656 in Port Royal. 4. Renee Leblanc, Born in 1657 in Port Roya...