Saturday, February 14, 2009

Descendants of Philippe Pinet and Catherine Hébert deported in 1758

Research and writing
Céline Pinet

Catherine Hébert, Philippe’s widow, and her children had moved from Mines Bay to Île Royale (Cape Breton) in 1714. During the Deportation of 1755, the descendants of Philippe Pinet were settled in Île Royale and Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island), where many Acadians had taken refuge. In 1756, the population of Île Saint-Jean exceeded 4,400. Poverty was soaring. French governor Villejoin encouraged the departure of 700 to 800 Acadians to France (La Rochelle) and 1,000 to Quebec. Among those who went to Quebec, we find Pierre Pinet, ancestor of the vast majority of Acadians Pinet.

In the summer of 1758, Louisbourg, the last French stronghold in the region falls to English forces, and follows, the deportation of the Acadians from Île Royale and Île Saint-Jean. Between the Fall of 1758 and the Spring of 1759, over 3,500 Acadians from Île Saint-Jean are forced to embark on nine frigates and are deported to England. Three of these vessels, the Duke William, the Ruby and the Violet are lost at sea. Nearly 1,000 Acadians perish. Many are descendants of Philippe Pinet (see below). Others die victims of epidemics. The survivors, prisoners in England, are transported to France after the Treaty of Paris in 1763. Some later returned to Louisiana and Canada.


DEPORTED FROM ÎLE SAINT-JEAN (PEI) to Europe

Antoine Pinet’s family (son Philippe and Catherine Hébert)

Françoise Pinet (Antoine’s daughter) wife of Charles Bouillé - Her name was on the list of Acadians who arrived at La Rochelle in 1759. She died at Rochefort on August 7th 1762 at 53 years old.

Noël Pinet’s family (son of Philippe and Catherine Hébert)

Rose Henry (Noël’s widow) died in Cherbourg, France on October 1759.

Jean-Baptiste Pinet (Noël’s son) husband of Jeanne Isabelle Pilon - This family is in Saint-Pierre-du-Nord, Île Saint-Jean in 1758. There is no mention of Jean-Baptiste and children Charles, Jean-Baptiste, Rosalie, Pierrette and Michel in the 1761 census. As for his son Basile, he is mentioned in the census for Cherbourg, France in 1761. It is very probable that the family was deported. Jean-Baptiste’s wife, Jeanne, remarried to Joseph Grandbois around 1770.

Brigitte Pinet (Noël’s daughter) wife of Martin Percheron - Her name was on the list of Acadians who arrived in Saint-Malo, France in 1759 (age 41). She is mentioned in the census for St. Suliac in 1762 (age 43) and Saint-Malo in 1772 (age 53). She died in Archigny (burial September 20th 1774, Archigny).

Marie-Françoise Pinet (daughter of Noël’s son Joseph) - She died in 1776 at Mole Saint Nicolas, Saint-Domingue.

Pierre Pinet (Noël’s son) husband of Genevieve Trahan - The family was at Saint-Pierre-du-Nord, Île Saint-Jean from 1749 to 1758. After, there are no traces of the couple or their children: Jean-Pierre Armand, Paul, Marie-Brigitte, Pierre and Michel. They were among the unfortunate passengers who died when the Ruby ran aground on the rocks of Pico in the Azores.

Philippe (Noël’s son) - He died in Cherbourg in November 1759 at 28 years old.

Charles Pinet called Pinel (Noël’s son) married to Anne-Marie Durel LaCroix - Three children, Anne-Charlotte, Lazarus and Françoise were born in the Île Saint-Jean and seven others: Jeanne-Charlotte, Louis, Marie-Modeste, Marguerite, Marie-Madeleine, Martin-Charles and Rene-Jean were born in France. Charles is mentioned in the census for Cherbourg in 1772 (age 40). In 1785, on the list of passengers of the frigate l’Amitié on route to Louisiana from LaRochelle, France we find the names of Charles and Anne-Marie and their three children: Louis, Marie-Modeste (her husband, Jean-Charles Haché) and Marie-Madeleine. The other living children have remained in France. Louis married Anne-Blanche Vincent in New Orleans. They had 7 children who settled in Louisiana. Their descendants are known by the surnames Pinel, Pinell and Pinette.

Marie Pinet’s family (daughter of Philippe and Catherine Hébert)

Marie-Madeleine Simon-Boucher (Marie’s daughter) wife Louis Bernard - She died at sea during the crossing to England.

Marie Simon-Boucher (Marie’s daughter) wife of Charles LeBreton - She died at sea during the crossing to England.

DEPORTED FROM LOUISBOURG to Europe

Charles l‘aîné’s family (son of Philippe and Catherine Hébert)

Marie Marchand (Charles l’aîné’s widow) – she is mentioned in the 1771 and 1772 census for Morlaix, France.

Charles Pinet (Charles l’aîné’s son) husband of Jeanne Samson. This couple, with their three children, Jean-Pierre, Marie and Jeannette were deported to France in August 1758 on the Queen of Spain. Jeanne and her two daughters died during the crossing and Jean is mentioned on the list of arrivals in Saint-Malo on November 17th 1758. He is 7 years old and an orphan. He stayed with a Miss Deliens, rue Saint-Sauveur after his arrival. From 1758 to 1760, he lived in Saint-Malo and from 1760 to 1763 in Saint-Servan, where he died in 1763. As for Charles, he is mentioned in the 1770 census for La Rochelle (age 45) and with his mother Marie Marchand in the1772 census of Morlaix (age 48).

Jeanne Pinet (Charles l’aîné’s daughter) - She died in Rochefort on August 8th 1759. She had married René Robin.

Jean-Baptiste Pinet (Charles l’aîné’s son) - his name is on the 1761 and 1762 census for La Rochelle.

Angélique Pinet (Charles l’aîné’s daughter) married to Michel Léger-Richelieu. In 1758, during the capture of Louisbourg, she was deported to France. At 18 years old she was the youngest of the family. She is listed in the 1761, 1770 (age 28 (sic)), 1772 (age 30 (sic)) census for La Rochelle, France. The family lived in Miquelon from 1765 to 1767 where two children were born. They were in Saint-Domingue in 1768 and returned to LaRochelle, arriving on May 23rd 1769. On May 10th 1785, Angélique, widowed (age 44) and two of her sons, Louis and Jean-Baptiste, leave Paimboeuf, France on the Bon Papa, direction Louisiana. They land on July 29th , after 80 days at sea and are reunited with the family’s eldest child, Michel Prospère.

Marie-Josephe Pinet (Charles l’aîné’s daughter) - She was mentioned with her mother in the 1771 census for Morlaix, France. She married Pierre Dubois.

Charles Pinet le jeune’s family (son of Philippe and Catherine)

Marie-Louise Testard dit Paris (Charles le jeune’s widow) remarried to Pierre Daigre. Both were mentioned on the list of arrivals in Saint-Malo in January 1759 and died in hospital in Saint-Malo on February 11th 1759. She was 53 years old and he was 66 years old.

Charles and Louis-Guillaume Pinet (Charles le jeune’s grandsons, sons of Charles and Marguerite Lavandier). They are listed in the 1761 and 1762 census for La Rochelle, France. They returned to St-Pierre and Miquelon, probably in 1763 (after the Treaty of Paris) and Charles (age 10), Louis-Guillaume (age 7) and their half-brother Jean-Baptiste (age 17) drowned in Miquelon on September 5th 1767.


Sources:
Arsenault, Georges – Les Acadiens de l’Île – 1720-1980
Hébert, Pierre-Maurice – Les Acadiens du Québec
Lanctôt, Léopold – L’Acadie des origines 1603-1771
Le LÉGER – Vol. 2, no. 3 p. 13
Société historique acadienne - Vol. ll # 8
White, Stephen – Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes (Tomes 1 et 11)

Marie-Thérèse Vianot (Vienneau), mother of New Brunswick Pinets (ca. 1740 - 1817)

Research and writing
Céline Pinet

Marie-Thérèse was born circa 1740 in France, the eldest child of Michel Vianot and Thérèse Baude from Saint-Martin de Bollene, France. Michel worked as a winemaker with his parents and Thérèse was shepherdess.

Michel and Thérèse were married around 1739. By 1750 several families, including that of Michel Vianot, left France in search of a promised land in Île Royale (Cap Breton), Acadia. The climate of uncertainty prevailing in Acadia is probably the reason why the ship transporting them did not make its way to Louisbourg but stopped in Maine for supplies and made a long detour to the St. Lawrence River towards Quebec City. The passengers landed there after several months of sailing. The family stayed in Quebec City for five or six years before relocating to Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse where Michel was responsible for the maintenance of a grain mill. They had several children during this period.

It was in Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, that Pierre Pinet, a widower for eight months, married Marie-Thérèse on October 30th 1758. She was 18 years old. Pierre and Marie-Thérèse had 6 children before 1770. Three died as babies. On June 14th 1769, Michel, the last child of Michel and Thérèse, was buried in Quebec. Shortly after, the Vienneau family, accompanied by Pierre and Marie-Thérèse and their three children, left for Acadia. They settled on the banks of the St. John River (now Magerville to 14 miles from Fredericton). Five children were added to the Pinet family during their 18 year stay in that region. On July 1786, Pierre obtained a permit to settle in Upper Caraquet and April 27th 1787, Pierre, his son, Dominique and 10 others received a grant of 2,972 acres in Upper-Caraquet (Bertrand). They are the pioneers of that village.

Pierre was about 57 years when he moved to Bertrand in 1787. He died before his daughter Euphrosine’s wedding in 1792. Marie-Thérèse died on May 1817 at 77 years old.

Sources :
Bergeron, Adrien – Le grand arrangement des Acadiens au Québec
Caraquet, NB – Registre de la paroisse Saint-Pierre-aux-Liens
Dionne, Raoul – La colonisation acadienne au Nouveau-Brunswick (1760-1860)
Gaudet, Placide – Histoire de la paroisse de Cap-Pelé (Sur L’Empremier – vol. 2, no.1)
Hébert, Paul-Maurice – Les Acadiens de Québec
LeBlanc, Ronnie-Gilles
Pitre, Marie-Claire – Les Pays-Bas, histoire de la région Jemseg-Woodstock sur la rivière Saint Jean pendant la période française (1604-1759)
Thériault, Fidèle – Les familles de Caraquet, dictionnaire généalogique
White, Stephen - généalogiste au Centre d’Études Acadiennes

Thursday, August 28, 2008

Pinet/Pinette Family Reunion - Program

August 13th & 14th 2009 at École Ola-Léger Bertrand, NB

The activities planned are informal and designed to encourage social contacts between cousins, descendants of Philippe Pinet.

On the premises, areas will be set up to socialize, reminisce and learn about the history of your ancestors.

August 13th 2009 at 6: 30 at École Ola-Leger

--Welcome and registration - those with membership cards ($10.00 per member - 16 and over)will receive an information kit and the first 200 present will receive a souvenir bag
-- Wine and cheese
-- Genealogy area - you can receive and exchange genealogy data
-- Area for socializing
-- A research-rally on the history of Pinet/Pinette ancestors will be offered to membership card holders (to be answered on the spot)
-- 8:00pm - Daniel, l'imitateur (Daniel Pinet, impresonator) admission price - as in the past, we pass the hat

August 14th 2009

-- 9:00 am – Gathering at the grotto at Sainte-Anne-du-Bocage sanctuary. The history of the grotto built by Mr. Dosithée Pinet of Paquetville will be presented followed by a moment of prayer.
-- 10:00 am - Return to the École Ola-Leger – registration and activities continue
-- From 11:30 am to 6:00 pm - meals will be available in the cafeteria
-- 1:30 – gathering in the gymnasium for formal presentations and for details on the location of the land, in Bertrand, where Pierre Pinet, ancestor of the vast majority of Acadian Pinets, settled in 1787
-- 6:30 pm - sing-song and winners of the research-rally will be announced

During the day of August 14th
-- Socializing with Pinet cousins
-- Bar (alcoholic beverages will be sold)
-- Souvenir shops on the premises
-- Genealogy data available
-- Souvenir area on the premises
-- Activities for children with parental supervision
-- Research-rally continues
-- Door prizes drawn among those present

Pierre, son of Charles, son of Philippe Pinet

Ancestor of the great majority of Pinets born in New Brunswick

Research and writing: Celine Pinet

Pierre was the son of Charles dit le jeune, navigator and carpenter, and Mary-Louise Testard dit
Paris married in 1723 in Port Toulouse (Cape Breton Island -120 km from Louisbourg).

Pierre was born around 1730 in Port Toulouse, where his family had moved about 1714 from Bassin des Mines (region of
Grand-Pré in Truro, NS). He is still in Port Toulouse during the 1752 census of the region. Like his father, Pierre was navigator.

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Fleeing the deportation in
Nova Scotia, Pierre moved to Île Saint-Jean (Prince Edward Island). In 1756, he was in Port-Lajoie (Charlottetown, PEI), where he married Marie-Monique Trahan on January 7.

"In 1755, Governor Villejoin was alarmed by the famine threatening Île Saint-Jean because of the great number of refugees who had come to escape deportation. He then encouraged the departure of these Acadians to Quebec. … Once in Quebec and again threatened by famine ... accepted the offer to settle in Bellechasse"(Pierre-Maurice Hébert – Les Acadiens du Quebec)

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Pierre and Monique are in Saint-Charles de Bellechasse (Quebec) in 1757. This is where Monique died in February 1758, after the birth of a stillborn child. The same year, Pierre married Marie-Therese Vienneau dit Michaud. During the census for Quebec in 1762, the couple has a male child under 15 years.

Once in Quebec, "March 21, 1759, before the notary Saillant, Mr. de Péan, Lord of Livaudière, grants Pierre Pinet, Acadian refugee in the parish of Saint-Charles, Boyer River, a land of 3 x 4 acres in the 1st row, south of the lordship of Beaumont, Côte St-Louis, joining on the south-west Joseph Hebert, on the north-east Charles Hebert, there since 2 years and 6 months ... On 25 April 1766, before the notary Claude Louet, Pinet Pierre and Marie-Therese Vienneau, his wife, sell the land to James Forbes, merchant of Saint Charles, Boyer River, with a barn 28 'x 20' covered with straw. "All the details suggest that, for the moment at least, Pinet would retain their home and remain in place. (Adrien Bergeron, Le Grand Arrangement des Acadiens au
Quebec)

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In 1769, Pierre Pinet, his in laws, the Vienneau family and other Acadians migrated to the Saint John River (New Brunswick) and settled on the north shore near the river Keswick.

In 1774, settled on the banks of the
Saint John River (Fredericton area) were some sixty Acadian families including ... Pierre Pinet married to Mary Vienneau. In the 1783 census of the area, Pierre is mentionned with seven children and has eight acres of cleared land after fourteen years on the spot.

With the arrival of the Loyalists in 1783-84, the Acadians of the
Saint John River were quickly surrounded by anglos-Protestants. Uncomfortable in this situation, several families, Pinet, Godin and Thériault moved up to the region of Caraquet where others Acadians have already settled.

On
27 April 1787, Pierre Pinet, his son Dominique Pinet and 10 others including the Godin and Thériault families receive a grant of 2,972 acres of land at Upper Caraquet (Bertrand). These families are the pioneers of the village of Bertrand. Pierre Pinet and his son Dominique settled on the south bank of the South Caraquet River (roughly opposite the Caisse Populaire of Bertrand).

We do not know the exact date of
Pierre’s death but we know he died before the marriage of his daughter Euphrosine, June 23, 1792.

Today, we find the descendants of
Pierre mostly in the greater Caraquet region. In addition to Bertrand, Pinet families are among the pioneers of Paquetville and Grande-Anse. Some descendants have settled in Quebec, Ontario and New England.

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Other sources:
Arseneau, Georges – Les Acadiens de l’Île (1720-1980)
Dionne, Raoul – La colonisation acadienne au Nouveau-Brunswick (1760-1860)
Pitre, Marie-Claire – Les Pays-Bas, histoire de la région Jemseg-Woodstock sur la rivière Saint Jean pendant la période française (1604-1759)
Recensement de l’Acadie 1752
Thériault, Fidèle – Les familles de Caraquet, dictionnaire généalogique
White, Stephen - généalogiste au CEA

Philippe Pinet and Catherine Hebert - a bit of history

The ancestor of Acadian Pinet is Philippe Pinet who was married to Catherine Hebert. He was the son of a Pinet, origin unknown, and Anne-Marie, a Micmac.

Let us follow, through census reports, Philippe and his family during a period of 55 years from 1671 to 1726.

1671 (Port Royal) - René Rimbault (farmer) 55; his wife Anne-Marie 40, and their 5 children: Philippe 16, François 15, Jeanne 11, Marie 10, Françoise 5

12 heads of cattle and 9 sheep

1678 (Port Royal) - Philippe Rimbault and Catherine Hebert

1 cow, 4 acres of land

1686 (Baie des Mines) - Philippe Pinet 32 and Catherine Hebert 24

Children: John 6 , Antoine 4, Noël 3, Marie 1

2 rifles, 8 acres, 12 heads of cattle, 15 pigs

1693 (Les Mines) - Philippe Pinet 40 and Catherine Hebert 32

Children: Jean 15, Antoine 11, Noël 9, Marie 7, Anne 6, Genevieve 4, Catherine 3

1 rifle, 14 heads of cattle, 6 pigs, 10 acres, 14 sheep

1701 (Les Mines) - Philippe Pinet, his wife, 4 boys and 5 girls

10 acres, 20 heads of cattle, 30 sheep, 14 pigs, 1 rifle

1703 (Les Mines) - Philippe and his wife Pinet

6 boys, 2 girls, 1 boy capable of bearing arms

1707 (Les Mines) - Philippe and his wife Pinet

2 boys over 14, 2 boys under 14, 3 girls over 12

9 heads of cattle, 10 sheep, 6 pigs, 12 acres

1717 (Île Royale) - The widow Pinet, Acadian, 3 son, 2 girls

King’s ration for 1 year

1717 (Port Toulouse) - The widow Pinet, Acadian, 3 son

1719 (Port Toulouse) - widow Pinet: 3 children, 3 domestic, 3 boats

1724 (Port Toulouse) - widow Pinet: born in Acadia, gardener, 1 son below 15

1726 (Port Toulouse) - widow Pinet, born Acadia, gardener, 2 sons over 15

General meeting of the Association des Pinet / Pinette d’Acadie held in Bertrand, September 22, 2007

Minutes

12: 00 am - Doors Open: Welcome and socializing

1: 00 pm - Access to a genealogy area
The genealogical charts of the descendants of the family of Philippe Pinet and Catherine Hebert and those of Pierre Pinet and Marguerite Michaud, mounted by Céline Pinet, are available for consultation.

2: 00 pm – General meeting of the Association des Pinet / Pinette d’Acadie under the chairmanship of Léo-Paul Pinet
Thirty-seven people in attendance

- Welcome
Leo-Paul welcomed everyone. He reviewed the steps taken so far. Nine working meetings already took place.
2004 → November 21, December 5;
2005 → May 15, November 27;
2006 → May 27, August 19, October 14;
2007 → March 18, June 24.

At the first meeting, on November 21, 2004, a brainstorming session led to the organisation of the Association des Pinet / Pinette d’Acadie which aims to reunite Pinet / Pinette family members at the Congrès mondial acadien 2009, held in the Acadian Peninsula.

For this general meeting of Association four important points have been considered:

1- The history of Pinet / Pinette family genealogy – Where do we come from?

It is necessary to consider, among other things, the genealogy of the Pinet family to find our roots, Céline Pinet explained. She has been researching family history for over 25 years. Her sources are diverse: censuses, religious and civil records, obituaries, publications, including those by Stephen White and Fidèle Thériault, interviews, the Internet…

Two families must be considered: descendants of Philippe Pinet and Catherine Hebert of Acadie and those of Pierre Pinet and Marguerite Michaud of Quebec. Each participant received a document which briefly summarizes the origins of both Pinet families. This is a bit of information that allows each participant to reflect on his or her genealogical roots.

2-Actions taken to form the Association – evaluate our progress- Where are we now?

Léo-Paul briefly summarizes where we stand. A working tool as transparent as possible has been developed, a Web site (Pinet.genacadie.ca). Gilles Pinet briefly explains the structure of the site in question. Before turning to the next point, Léo-Paul Pinet mentions among other things that efforts are made to locate the stone that served as the door sill of Pierre Pinet’s house.

Rules and regulations - referring to the document in question, Léo-Paul Pinet reviewed the components and the work done so far in terms of the Rules and Regulations.

Having a membership card means membership in the Association des Pinet / Pinette d'Acadie .

Potential members should have a genealogical link with Philippe Pinet husband of Catherine Hebert or have a patronymic link to Philippe Pinet husband of Catherine Hebert.

The election procedure… The following positions need to be filled: President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer. Anybody who is a member of the Association, is eligible for a position. Proposals for nomination for each position will be accepted. If more than one nomination for a designated post, there will be elections.

Election president, proposed by Gilles Pinet - Mr Jules Pinet. Jules accepts. For each of the positions to be filled, following a first nomination, the election president will invite the assembly to submit additional nominations. If there are no other nominations, the candidate proposed will be declared elected.

Election:

For the post of President: nominated by Francine Arseneau - Léo-Paul Pinet, supported by Jeannine Pinet. No other nominations. Léo-Paul accepts.

For the post of Vice-President: nominated by Angèle Godin - Mildred Pinet, supported by Robert Pinet. No other nominations. Mildred accepts.

For the post of Secretary: nominated by Rodrigue Léger - André Pinet, supported by Marcel Arseneau. No other nominations. André accepts.

For the post of Treasurer: nominated by Roger Pinet - Céline Pinet, supported by Roger Hachey. No other nominations. Céline accepts.

Following the election of members of the Board of Directors, Léo-Paul mentions that an upcoming meeting will be held next November. Non-elected members will be asked to join the Board of Directors to perform the various tasks in preparation for 2009. So, at the next meeting all those who were part of the organizing committee will be invited. Advisors will be those people who wish to accept the tasks assigned by the Board of Directors. In this sense, the advisors will play a leading role in assisting members of the Board of Directors in the exercise of their functions.

3-Unveiling the logo of the Association des Pinet / Pinette d’Acadie

Mrs. Jeannine Arseneau presents the logo chosen by the working commitee. There was discussion as to whether there was a need to add "Pinette" to the logo. Mrs Arseneau explains that up to the deportation of 1755, the name was spelled "Pinet"; parish registers confirmed. After explanations, the name "Pinet" is maintained.

The logo is accepted unanimously as presented. A letter of thanks will be sent to Ms. Guylaine Bégin.

4-En route to the large gathering of 2009 - Where are we going?

The grand gathering of Pinet / Pinette of Acadie will be held on August 13th and 14th 2009 at École Ola-Leger in Bertrand, NB. This activity will be part of the vast canvas of "Grand Gatherings" and in this sense will have to follow certain guidelines. Léo-Paul paints a picture of what's happening in the organisation of the Congrès mondial acadien. Finally, postcard bearing the name Pinet are available, each participants gets one.

3: 15 pm – Closing activity – informal discussions, genealogy accompanied by a snack.
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Board of Directors since the general meeting September 22, 2007

Elected Members: Léo-Paul Pinet, chairman; Mildred Young-Pinet, vice-chairman; Céline Pinet, treasurer; André Pinet, secretary.

Advisors (non-elected): Gilles Pinet, Dorice Pinet, Marcel Arseneau, Roger Hachey, Blanche Pinet, Jeannine Arseneau, Huguette Boudreau, Murielle Pinet, Charles Pinet, Claudia Pinet, Francine Pinet.

The Association des Pinet / Pinette d’Acadie is created ...

First meeting held in Bathurst, at the home of André and Céline Pinet

November 21, 2004

Présent: Léo-Paul Pinet, Gilles Pinet, Jeannine Pinet-Arseneau, Dorice Pinet, Marcel Arseneau, Roger Hachey, Blanche Pinet-Hachey, André Pinet, Céline Pinet.

This meeting aims to form an association of Pinet / Pinette family members who will be responsible for the organization of the Pinet family reunion during the CMA 2009, held in the Acadian Peninsula.

Who initiated this idea? - Following the nomination of the Acadian Peninsula as host region for the next Congrès mondial acadien, Jeannine Arseneau approached Dorice Pinet who, in turn, approached Léo-Paul to discuss the possibility of holding a first reunion of the Pinet / Pinette family in 2009. Léo-Paul checked with others Pinet family members and a first meeting was held at the home of Céline and André Pinet in Bathurst in November 2004. What a feast!

-- There was discussion about:

-joining the FAFA (Federation of Associations of Acadian families). Gilles, a member of the federation, explains the benefits and conditions;

-the site in Bertrand where Pierre Pinet, our ancestor, had settled. According to André, you can find the stone that served as a door sill;

-organizing a pre-meeting in 2007;

-creating a Web site - Gilles is ready to help;

-the origin of the Pinet family. Céline, who has been researching this family for over 20 years, said she was ready to deal with all matters relating to family history;

-setting the structures of future association;

-inviting others to our meetings;

-the next meeting in 2 weeks to begin the process of organization.

Next meeting: December 5th , 2004 at the home of André and Céline