Joseph Broussard
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Joseph Broussard, known as "Beausoleil". A portrait by Herb Roe.
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| Nickname(s) | Beausoleil |
| Born | 1702 Port-Royal, Annapolis County, Nova Scotia |
| Died | 1765 (aged 62–63) St. Martinville, Louisiana |
| Buried at | Unknown location near Loreauville, Louisiana |
| Rank | Militia captain |
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| Other work | Led Acadians to Louisiana. Militia captain of the Acadians of the Atakapas |
Joseph Broussard (1702–1765), also known as Beausoleil (English: Beautiful Sun), was a leader of the Acadian people in Acadia; later Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and New Brunswick. Broussard organized a Mi'kmaq and Acadian militias against the British through King George's War, Father Le Loutre's War and during the French and Indian War. After the loss of Acadia to the British, he eventually led the first group of Acadians to southern Louisiana in present-day United States. His name is sometimes presented as Joseph Gaurhept Broussard; this is likely the result of a transcription error. Broussard is widely regarded as a hero and an important historical figure by both Acadians and Cajuns.
Broussard was born in Port-Royal, Nova Scotia, in 1702. He lived much of his life at Le Cran (present-day Stoney Creek, Albert County, New Brunswick), along the Petitcodiac River with his wife Agnes and their eleven children.
During Father Rale's War, Broussard participated in a raid on Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia (1724).
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