Les Guidry d’Asteur Winter 2005 Volume 3, Issue 3 GGENERATIONSENERATIONS Inside this issue: Survival of a Family Survival of a Family 1 The Family of Paul Guedry dit Jovial & Anne Mius d’Entremont d’Azit The Family of Paul de Pobomcoup Guedry dit Jovial & Anne Mius d’Entremont d’Azit de Pobomcoup by Marty Guidry this difficult struggle The Acadian deportations and survived. Survival of a Family 1 began in October 1755 and Paul Guedry dit Jovial, Update: The Family of continued for eight years son of Claude Guedry Augustin Guidry & until the signing of the and Marguerite Petitpas, Jeanne Hebert Treaty of Paris in 1763. married Anne Mius Bon Appetit 3 Our ancestors suffered not d’Entremont d’Azit de Pobomcoup, daughter Recipes from the Guedry- only during these eight deported. Paul Guedry of Philippe Mius, fils Labine Cookbook years as they struggled to was a superb coasting and Marie, an Amerin- keep their families together pilot - plying the waters dian, about 1720 in L’Ouragan de la 4 and their culture intact, but between Merligueche Acadia. Cheniere Caminada for the next 30 years while and Baie des Espagnols, de 1893 seeking a homeland and re- Paul Guedry, born in Ile Royale (today Span- (The Hurricane of viving the Acadian nation. January 1701 at Mer- ish Bay near Sydney, Cheniere Caminada of ligueche, Acadia 1893) The children of Paul Guedry Cape Breton Island). (present-day Lunen- dit Jovial and Anne Mius Paul Guedry and Anne burg), and his wife do Genealogy/History 6 d’Entremont d’Azit de Mius d’Entremont fled Biography from ‘The His- Pobomcoup participated in not appear to have been torical Encyclopedia of cont’d on page 2 Louisiana’ Vol. II Clare - 2005 Festival 7 Survival of a Family Acadian de Clare Update The Family of Augustin Guidry & Jeanne Hebert Book Nook 9 by Marty Guidry laume Mervin and his kindly sent us additional family embarked on the information on the In the Summer 2005 frigate L’Aigle for an Mervin family. Thanks, (Volume 3, Issue 2) edition unknown destination. Eileen, for sharing this of “GENERATIONS” we with us. discussed the family of Au- Eileen Avery of Santa gustin Guidry and Jeanne Barbara, CA recently re- When Guillaume Hebert. At the very end of searched this family for Mervin and his family the article on page 9, we a lecture she gave in departed St. Malo, noted that in 1763 Guil- February 2005. She cont’d on page 13 Page 2 Generations Volume 3, Issue 3 cont’d from ’Survival’ page 1 tremont had eight children - six The Guedry families first were to Baie des Espagnols about Au- boys and two girls. All, but two taken to New Hampshire and then gust 1750 to escape the increasing of them, disappear from the record to Boston where they remained in repression of the English.1 It is after 1752 and thus we do not captivity until 1723. Judith here that we find the last known know if they were deported. Since Guedry was born in Boston during record of Paul Guedry - the 17 they resided on either Ile St. Jean the latter part of 1722 and returned to Acadia when the English set her February 1755 annulment of the (Prince Edward Island) or Ile 4 marriage of his daughter Margue- Royale (Cape Breton Island) in parents free in 1723. rite to Toussaint-Marie de Lanoue, 1752, if deported by the English, On 12 November 1737 Judith Sieur de Bogard, a French officer they would have left Acadia in married Jean Cousin, captain of a at Fortress Louisbourg.2 1758 after the fall of Louisbourg. merchant-ship and pilot for the At the time it was illegal for a Judith Guedry, the oldest child king at Louisbourg. He was the French officer to wed a lady with of the family, was born in late son of Guy Cousin and Charlotte Amerindian blood. Because of 1722 under very unusual circum- M. Although the marriage was her mother’s heritage, Marguerite stances. In the early summer of recorded at Grand-Pre, the docu- ment states that Judith Guedry Guedry was one-quarter Amerin- 1722 the Indians of Maine waged 5 dian; therefore, the commander of a war against the English in New lived at Merligueche. Fortress Louisbourg annulled the England to retaliate against the In 1750, attempting to escape the marriage and sent the offending English seizing their highest chief English persecution, they left Mer- officer back to France. Joseph d’Abbadie de Saint-Castin ligueche and settled on Ile Royale, Apparently during his coasting and destroying their village Nan- a French colony. On 3 Apr 1752 trips Paul Guedry returned to Mer- rantsouak - even burning the Jean Cousin, his wife, and their ligueche frequently and was well church and rectory. four young children (Benomy age known in the area. On 24 August Governor Shute of Massachusetts 9, Marie la Branche age 7, Jean 1754 William Cotterell at Halifax issued a declaration of war on 25 Baptiste age 5 and Marie Made- wrote to Colonel Sutherland, July 1722 - a war known by sev- leine age 2) were living near Ju- Commanding at Lunenburg, that eral names including The Three dith’s parents at Baye des Espag- 25 Acadians from Louisbourg es- Years War, Rale’s War. nols where they had grown a large caped that country to avoid starva- Lovewell’s War, and Governor quantity of beans and turnips and tion and were temporarily at Hali- Dummer’s Indian War. owned five to six arpents of fallow fax.3 Several of them were former land. They had one ox, two pigs The English Governor of Acadia, and six fowl as well as a boat.6 We inhabitants of Merligueche includ- Richard Phillips, was at Canso ing the families of Pierre Guedry, find no further mention of this when Governor Shute declared family in the records. Paul Boutin, Charles Boutin, war. He immediately sent troops Julien Bourneuf and others. along the East Coast of Acadia in- Jacque Guedry dit Grivois, born Mr. Cotterell mentions in the letter cluding Merligueche where he re- in 1724, married Brigitte Lejeune that they are ‘nearly related to Old covered English vessels and im- about 1745. She was the daughter Labrador’ and should be treated prisoned Indians and Acadians. of Pierre Lejeune and Jeanne Be- with kindness and helped to reset- Among those captured by the Eng- noit. In June 1751 Jacque Guedry tle at Lunenburg. It is strongly lish were four sons of Claude departed Merligueche with his felt that ‘Old Labrador’ was actu- Guedry and Marguerite Petitpas - wife and three daughters (Marie ally Paul Guedry. Could Claude, Philippe, Augustin and Joseph age 5, Victoire age 3 and ‘Labrador’ be an anglicized spell- Paul. Perhaps the Acadians were Marie age 1) for the French col- ing of La Verdure - a ‘dit’ name of imprisoned because of their strong ony of Ile Saint-Jean. He settled the Guedry family? ties to the Micmacs - both through at Bedec (today Bedeque, Prince Edward Island) where we find this Paul Guedry and Ann Mius d’En- intermarriage and through friend- ships. cont’d on page 10 Page 3 Generations Volume 3, Issue 3 Bon Appetit Recipes from the Guedry-Labine Cookbook MAMA’S FRICASSEE DU POULET Lloyd J. Guidry – Waco, TX Mama used to make the most delicious Fricassee du Poulet – one with what she called a “long gravy” to cover a lot of rice. It is simple to make and will feed an army: 1 lg. fryer, cut up 1-cup flour 1-cup vegetable oil 1-cup diced onions 1 qt. water ½ cup each green onions Salt and pepper to taste Dredge chicken pieces in seasoned flour. (Mama used to do this in a paper bag). Fry chicken in oil until brown, but not necessarily done. Drain on absorbent towels. Sauté onions in remaining oil until fairly clear. Carefully pour excess oil out of frying pan. Pour in water. Add fried chicken pieces. Add green onions & parsley. Cook on medium heat for about 35-45 minutes. Adjust seasonings. Serve with rice. Mama used to use this same recipe to make Fricassee du Lapin (rabbit), which was equally as good! MAQUE CHOUX Alice Matte Guidry – Lake Charles, Louisiana 12 ears of fresh corn (press a kernel to make sure there is milk) ½ lb. butter 1 lg. yellow onion, peeled & chopped ½ bell pepper, chopped 2 lg. tomatoes, peeled & chopped ½ C water Salt, black pepper & red pepper to taste Cut corn from cob by slicing across the kernel by pulling the knife toward you then scrape the cob in the opposite direction to remove the milk. Continue working around the cob until all corn and milk has bee removed. Melt butter in a heavy pot and sauté onions and bell pepper until onions are transparent. Add corn mixture, tomatoes and water. Cover and simmer about 15 minutes. Add salt & pepper and simmer another 15 minutes or until corn is tender. Recipes from ‘The Guedry-Labine Cookbook; A cookbook for and by descendants of Claude Guedry and Mar- guerite Petitpas – 2004 Generations Volume 3, Issue 3 Page 4 L’Ouragan de la Cheniere Caminada de 1893 (The Hurricane of Cheniere Caminada of 1893) by Marty Guidry somewhat windy with no indication of a hurricane lumbering slowing toward the cheniere. Even the tide In August and September of this year two of the most was low due to the north wind. By 5:00 pm on this devastating hurricanes ever to make landfall in Lou- day the tide rose and the first large waves began pelt- isiana severely impacted the entire Gulf Coast de- ing the shoreline of this fragile community.