First 61 WAC family reunions announced

by Staff Aroostook Republican
14 years ago

From “Albert” to “Violette,” 2014 World Acadian Congress officials announced on Jan. 5 the first 61 families sanctioned to hold reunions during the much anticipated celebratory event.

A total of 66 applications were submitted in the first open application round. Of those 66 applications, five were duplicate applications for the same last name.

Over half of 2014 WAC family reunions to be held in Acadia of the Lands and Forests region take place in Maine.

The first 61 families named and the reunion locations include, alphabetically by name:  

• Albert, to be held in Lejeune, Quebec;

• Arseneault, to be held in Saint-Michel-du Squatec, Quebec;

• Ayotte, to be held in  St. Agatha;

• Baker, to be held in Baker Brook, New Brunswick;

• Beaulieu, to be held in Portage Lake;

• Belliveau, to be held in  Edmundston, New Brunswick;

• Boutot, to be held in  Portage;

• Broussard, to be held in Edmundston;

• Caissie, to be held in Drummond, New Brunswick;

• Caron, to be held in Madawaska;

• Charest, to be held in St. Jacques, New Brunswick;

• Chasse, to be held in Maine;

• Cyr, to be held in Madawaska;

• Daigle, to be held in Madawaska-St. David;

• Deveau, to be held in Cyr Plt.;

• Deschaines/Deschenes, to be held in Madawaska;

• Dionne, to be held in Biencourt, Quebec;

• Dubois, to be held in Portage;

• Dugal, to be held in Maine;

• Dumont, to be held in Maine and Quebec;

• Fournier, to be held in Edmundston;

• Gagnon, to be held in Maine;

• Gaudet, to be held in  New Brunswick;

• Girouard, to be held in Temiscouata, Quebec;

• Godbout, to be held in Drummond;

• Guerette, to be held in St. Agatha;

• Lagace/Lagasse, to be held in Madawaska;

• Landry, to be held in St. Francoise, New Brunswick, and Rivière Bleue, Quebec;

• Levesque, to be held in Fort Kent;

• Long/Lang, to be held in Clair, New Brunswick;

• Madore, to be held in Van Buren;

• Maillet, to be held in St. Basile, New Brunswick;

• Mallet-Mallais-Malley, to be held in New Brunswick;

• Marquis, to be held in Maine;

• Martin, to be held in Madawaska;

• Mazerolle, to be held in New Brunswick;

• Michaud, to be held in St. Agatha;

• Morneault, to be held in St. Agatha;

• Nadeau, to be held in Lac Baker, New Brunswick;

• Ouellette, to be held in St. Hilaire, New Brunswick;

• Paradis, to be held in Frenchville;

• Parent, to be held in Hamlin;

• Pelletier, to be held in St. Marc du lac Long, Quebec;

• Picard, to be held in Madawaska;

• Poitras, to be held in St. Andre, New Brunswick;

• Raymond, to be held in Degelis, Quebec;

• Richard, to be held in Temiscouata, Quebec;

• Rioux, to be held in Grand Sault, New Brunswick;

• Roy, to be held in Frenchville;

• Savoie, to be held in Saint Quentin, New Brunswick;

• Sirois/Lalancette, to be held in St. Joseph, New Brunswick;

• Soucy, to be held in St. Joseph, New Brunswick;

• St. Pierre, to be held in Van Buren;

• Talbot/Gervais, to be held in St. Agatha;

• Theriault, to be held in  Fort Kent;

• Turcot/Turcotte, to be held in Degelis, Quebec; and

• Violette, to be held in Van Buren.