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By Boudreau, Gérald C.
Father Sigogne and Nova Scotia’s Acadian Heritage
Jean-Mandé Sigogne, born in France on April 6th, 1763, was ordained a parish priest in 1787. He went into exile in England five years later to escape the French Revolution and in 1799, he agreed to travel to Acadia (present-day Nova Scotia). There he founded the parishes of Cap-Sable and Baie Sainte-Marie, which were composed of destitute Acadians who had reassembled after the Deportation (1755-1763). In his 45 years in the region, he helped build nine churches, founded schools and secured major land grants for the Acadian people. Father Jean-Mandé Sigogne died on November 9th, 1844, after exe...
The English version of the Encyclopedia of French Cultural Heritage in North America is online since December 15th, 2009. It features an ever growing number of articles, documents and resources on the heritage of French-speaking North America.
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