West Coast Region ~ Bay St. George District

Surnames

Chiasson

Source:  Microfilm # N31067 (National Archive)
A series of articles published in the L'Evangeline (Newspaper) , 
Monton, N.B.

"Les Acadiennes de Terre-Neuve"    
by Thomas W. Leblanc  published : 15 April 1948 

Chiasson:     (excerpt)
 
Nazaire Chiasson de Cheticamp est venu s'etablir a Cap-St.-Georges 
vers 1855. Ses descendants sont peu nombreux mais tous parlent le 
francais.
 
(Translation by Leo Doucet)

Nazaire Chiasson from Chéticamp established himself at Cape St. George about 1855. 
His descendants are very few but all speak French.
 
The Article was written by Thomas Leblanc of  St. George's in 1948 
& published in the l'Evangeline Newspaper of New Brunswick. 
It was transcribed by Laverne (Perrier) Cormier
and posted to the Internet in September 1998 by Stephen Baker.