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Did island counts from 1758 to 1763 list Acadians sent to France and where?

Research question: Do the Île Royale (Louisbourg-area) and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon colonial censuses from 1758 to 1763 list Acadian residents who were moved to France, and do they record departure destinations?

The verified facts do not confirm that the 1758–1763 censuses list Acadian residents moved to France, and they do not record departure destinations. A 1992 fire destroyed most of the local colonial archives of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, so those records are largely unavailable locally 1. The Archives nationales d'outre-mer hold only ministerial collections for the archipelago, not its local colonial records 3. The facts do show that Governor d'Anjeac brought former Louisbourg residents to Saint-Pierre after they had been exiled to France in 1758 2, and that the 1763 Miquelon arrivals are recorded by their origin in Anglo-American colonies, not by a French departure destination 7. The newest dated fact is the 1992 archive fire 1, which is far from the 1758–1763 period in question.

Checked 2026-10-18. Only documented and supported facts are used.
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A 1992 fire at the local archives service destroyed most of the local colonial archives of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, so those records are largely unavailable locally.
"Un incendie au service des archives locales en 1992 a cependant causé la destruction de la majeure partie des archives coloniales locales."
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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The governor François-Gabriel d'Anjeac brought former Louisbourg (Île Royale) residents to Saint-Pierre, after they had been exiled to France in 1758.
"fit venir d'anciens habitants de Louisbourg (Île Royale) exilés en 1758 en France"
Les pêcheurs à Saint-Pierre et les Acadiens à Miquelon - AQAF
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The Archives nationales d'outre-mer hold only records produced by the central colonial administration in the former metropole (ministerial collections) for Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, not its local colonial records.
"Pour ce territoire, les ANOM ne conservent donc que des archives produites par l’administration coloniale centrale, depuis l’ancienne métropole, dits fonds ministériels."
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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In 1767 the king ordered the governor to send all Acadian families back to France.
"le roi prit-il une mesure radicale : il ordonna au gouverneur de renvoyer en France toutes les familles acadiennes"
La Population des îles Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon de 1763 à 1793 - GrandColombier.com
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In 1767 the government sent all Acadians on the archipelago back to France to limit settlement to fishing-related activities, then reversed course the following year and allowed them to return to Miquelon.
"En 1767, le gouvernement, désireux de restreindre le peuplement de l'archipel aux activités en rapport avec la pêche, renvoya tous les Acadiens en France"
Les pêcheurs à Saint-Pierre et les Acadiens à Miquelon - AQAF
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Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon was under British domination from 1713 to 1763, which covers the 1758–1763 period of the question.
"Tout au long du XVIIIe siècle, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon est successivement sous domination britannique (1713-1763, 1778-1783 et 1793-1814) et française"
Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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The first 115 Acadians arrived on Miquelon in the summer of 1763 from many villages in the Anglo-American colonies, which is the origin recorded for them, not a French departure destination.
"Les 115 premiers Acadiens, tous issus des familles Hébert, Vigneau, LeBlanc et Sire, sont arrivés dès l'été 1763 à Miquelon en provenance de nombreux villages des colonies anglo-américaines."
Les pêcheurs à Saint-Pierre et les Acadiens à Miquelon - AQAF
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Between 1763 and 1778, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon became a refuge for Acadians deported from Nova Scotia.
"Entre 1763 et 1778 , les îles Saint-Pierre et Miquelon deviennent un lieu de refuge pour les déportés acadiens de Nouvelle-Écosse ."
Colonie de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon