The Acadians (French: Acadiens; European French: [akadjɛ̃], Acadian French: [akad͡zjɛ̃]) are an ethnic group descended from the French who settled in the New France colony of Acadia during the 17th …

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Dec 9, 2025 · Acadian, descendant of the French settlers of Acadia (French: Acadie), the French colony on the Atlantic coast of North America in what is now the Maritime Provinces of Canada.

Many Acadian researchers, historical societies and communities have published their own histories. You might find stories to help you better understand the experiences of your ancestors in these publications.

In short, Acadians are the descendants of French settlers who traveled to North America from 1604 on. Most of them are from western central France. They settled on the territory of ancient Acadia.

Acadia was the eastern outpost and flank of the French and British empires in continental North America. When Samuel Argall destroyed the colony of Port-Royal in 1613, it marked the beginning of …

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Acadians are the descendants of a group of French-speaking settlers who migrated from coastal France in the late sixteenth century to establish a French colony called Acadia in the maritime provinces of …

The settlers whose descendants became Acadians primarily came from the southwestern and northern regions of France, historically known as Occitania and Normandy while some Acadians are claimed …