CA-K260History

Jeanne Dugas, Acadian co-founder of Chéticamp

Chéticamp, Nova Scotia, seen from the water in 2009. Pano Cheticamp · Michael Sprague from Candler, North Carolina · Photo source · Photo licence: CC BY-SA 2.0. Resized for display; item previews may be cropped. The image remains under the licence shown.

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Jeanne Dugas (1731–1817) and her family fled Île Royale (Cape Breton) to escape the 1758 deportation but were captured and imprisoned in Halifax. A midwife and keeper of Acadian stories, she co-founded Chéticamp around 1785; having lived through eight dislocations, she embodies the resilience of Acadian women through 50 years of upheaval.

Scope & context

Her life as recognized in her designation, not the Deportation as a whole (see CA-K033).

Sources behind this record

Jeanne Dugas (1731-1817) National Historic Person ↗

Parks Canada

Historical importance; plaque text