Do you have ancestors from Bras d'or, Cape Breton whose surnames are Young-Lejeune,
Jessome-Jesseau-Jesso, King-LeRoy, Edwards, Debison, Almond, Pierro,
Marsh-Marche, Benoit-Bennett, or Denny?
All descendants of the families above are of Mi'kmaq ancestry, and are part of the Bras d'Or Indian community which continues
to live on it's tradional lands in Bras d'Or, Cape Breton. To learn more follow this link: History of the Bras d'or Indians.
This excerpt is taken from the 1982 Constitutional Act of Canada.
Guarantee of Rights and Freedoms
Part II: Rights of the Aboriginal Peoples of Canada
Section 35
In
this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit
and Métis peoples of Canada.
All the SURNAMES listed below are based on church and census records taken from the 1780 to 1900 period
and is by no means meant to be an exhaustive list of SURNAMES.
If you descend from one of the families below or believe you might be a descendant,
please go to our Membership page and to apply for
membership in the Bras d'or First Nations Community.
SURNAMES of Early 1800s families:
ALEXANDRE-ALEXANDER
KING-LEROY
YOUNG-LEJEUNE
JESSOME-JESSO-JESSEAU
MARSH-MARCHE
ALMON-ALMOND
??PIERRO-PERRO-PIERRAULT
EDWARDS
DEBISON-DEVISON-POSSIBLY DAVISON
DENNY
?? FORTUNE-FORTIN
BENOIT-BENNETT, BOUCHER-BOUCHARD nbsp;
SURNAMES of families married into the FAMILIES above in the 1820-1900 period.
ALDERSON
ALEXANDRE
ALICE
ALLEN
ALMON
ALMOND
AMEER
ARSENAULT
ATKINSON
AUCOIN
BAKER
BARNES
BARRIE
BARRY
BEATON
BEDDOW
BELLIVEAU
BENIOT
BENOIT
BERGERON
BERNARD
BETHELL
BINGAY
BLOOM
BONAPARTE
BONAR
BONICHE
BONNAR
BONNER
BONY
BOUDREAU
BOUTILIER
BOUYILIER
BOWN
BOYD
BRAGG
BRAULT
BREWER
BRIARD
BRIDEAU
BROWN
BUFFETS
BUFFETT
BURKE
BURTON
BUTTS
CAHILL
CAMPBELL
CANTWELL
CAPLAD
CAPLAND
CAPSTICK
CAREY
CARSON
CHAVARIE
CHEVERIE
CHRIST,MAS
CHRISTMAS
CLARKE
CLEMENTS
COAKLEY
COLLIER
COLLISON
COMEAU
COOKE
CORMIER
COSTE
COUSINS
CURTIS
CYR
DALEY
DAWE
DAY
DEGRE
DENNEY
DERRICK WARREN
DEVAU
DEVOE
DOIRON
DONOVAN
DOUCETTE
DRIVER
DRIVER - WAYNE
DRIVER!
DUGAS
DUGUAY
DUGUS
DUPLESSIS
EDWARDS
FAHEY
FERNEYHOUGH
FINNEY
FITZGERALD
FORD
FORREST
FRANCIS
FRASER
FRYE
GABRIEL
GALLANT
GAUITHIER
GAUTHROU
GAUTROT
GOOGOO
GOUTHRO
GRANDMAISON
GUIDRY
GUIDRY/JEDDRY
H0LLY
HALLIDAY
HARRIETHA
HERRIDGE
HINES
HODDER
HOOD
IVEY
JESSO
JESSOME
JOB
JOBE
JOBES
JOE
JOHN CHARLES YOUNG
JOHNSON
JOHNSTON
KANDRA
KAUFFMAN
KEIGAN
KELLY
KENDELL
KRYATS
LABAUVE
LABOBE
LAFFIN
LAMBERT
LANDRY
LANTEIGNE/LANTIEGNE
LASAGA
LAVERGNE
LAVERS
LEBLANC
LECLERC
LEJEUNE
LEPAGE
LEROY
LIVINGSTONE
LODER
LONG
LYNK
MAC LEAN
MAC MULLIN
MACDONALD
MACDOUGALL
MACINTYRE
MACKINNON
MACLEAN
MACLEOD
MACNEIL
MANET
MARICI
MARSH
MARTIN
MATILDA JESSOME
MATTHEWS
MAXWELL
MCDONALD
MCGINNIS
MCGOWAN
MCINTYRE
MCKINNON
MCMILLAN
MCMULLIN
MCNAMARA
MCNEIL
MCPHEE
MICHAEL
MIUS
MOLEGAN
MOORE
MURPHY
NATTIE
NEARING
NEWELL
NEWTON
NICHOLAS
NICHOLSON
NOLIN
NUGENT
O'BRIAN
O'HANDLEY
O'TOOLE
OLIVER
PANKO
PARK
PARSONS
PAYDAY
PEARO
PECK
PENDERGAST
PENNY
PERCY LEBLANC
PERO
PETERS
PETITPAS
PETROSSIE
PHALEN
POLLETT
POPOVICH
POPOVUCH
QUINN
RACINE
RAYMOND
RICE
RICHARD
RIDEOUT
RINE
ROBINSON
ROSE
ROY
ROY JEAN
RUELLAND
RUNNING
RYAN
SAMPSON
SAUVAGE DIT FORGERON
SAVOIE
SCOTT
SERROUL
SEYMOUR
SIMMS
SKINNER
SLADE
SOMERS
SOMMERS
SPARKES
ST.JOHN
STAPLETON
STEFFENS
STINSON
STUBBERT
SUPPLE
SWAN
SWANN
SYLVESTER MARSH
TAYLOR
TELLA
THERIAULT
THERIOT
THIBAULT
THUOT
THURBIDE
TIMMONS
TOBIN
TYRER
URQHUART
VALLIERE
VICKERS
VICTOR YOUNG
VIENNEAU
WALLACE
WALSH
WARD
WARREN
WELSH
WESTON
WHYTE
WILKE
WILLIAMS
YOUNG
YOUNG,ANN
Newfoundland families:
Jacquet
Morrell
If SURNAMES of your ancestors are found in the list above, it DOES NOT
mean they AUTOMATICALLY descend from the Bras d’or Indians, it only presents
the possibility, NOTHING MORE. I’m not aware of any exceptions to the
SURNAMES found in the 1800s families listed in the first section who were
resident in Indian/French Village, Little Bras d'or.
