The French-Canadian Heritage Society of Michigan’s board selected The Morin Family of Beaubassin – Banished from Acadia by Michael Burke, as the best article published in 2014 in Michigan’s Habitant Heritage, and it is now available for all to read on the society’s website.
Mr. Burke hooks the reader in the first paragraph:
“In 1688, a local farmer’s son romanced the daughter of the prominent family in the Acadian village of Beaubassin. When she became pregnant, the farmer, Pierre Morin
dit Boucher, and 18 members of his family forfeited all of their village property and were banished from the colony of Acadia. The punishment was excessive even by the conservative mores of the time. To understand how this could happen, one needs to know the events that led up to that banishment and the situation in Acadia…”
Diane Sheppard who posted the article online said, “One of the things I enjoy about Mike’s articles is the fact he provides the historical context or background to his articles, thereby, providing the reader with the opportunity to learn more about New France’s history.”
This article and another one by Mr. Burke, A voyage to Acadia in 1731, are available on the society’s website in the Acadia – Acadie section.
