BROUSSARD

THE BROUSSARDS SETTLED IN POMQUET FROM ST. MALO, FRANCE IN 1774. THEY ARE CONSIDERED ONE OF THE FOUNDING FAMILIES OF POMQUET. CHARLES BROUSSARDMARRIED ANNE AUCOIN ON OCTOBER 29, 1764 AT PLOUER, FRANCE. THEIR ONLY SON JOSEPH MARRIED TWICE, FIRST IN 1790 TO MARIE-JEANNE LANDRY (1770-1814) IN POMQUET & SECONDLY TO ANASTASIE CORMIER OF MARGAREE MAY 31. AFTER THE SECOND MARRIAGE JOSEPH DECIDED TO MOVE TO MARGAREE, AS HIS WIFE HAD BECOME HOMESICK. MOST OF THE CHILDREN FROM THE TWO MARRIAGES ALSO WENT BUT A FEW STAYED AND MARRIED IN POMQUET. IRONICALLY, THERE ARE NO BROUSSARDS IN MARGAREE BUT THERE ARE NUMEROUS DESCENDANTS IN POMQUET. MOST ACADIAN FAMILIES IN POMQUET WILL FIND THIS NAME IN THEIR FAMILY TREE.
CHARLES BROTHER, PIERRE SETTLED IN POMQUET BY 1792 WITH THE SECOND GROUP OF ACADIANS FROM ST. MALO, FRANCE.