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Shepody is a rural
Shepody is a rural community
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in southeastern New Brunswick
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, Canada, situated on Shepody Bay, along Route 114 between Hopewell Hill and Lower Cape to the east.
Shepody or also distinguishes the area corresponding to the French period Acadian settlement, which populated both sides of the River by the same name, with its centre located north of the estuary at today's Hopewell Hill.
The name, which legend has it originates in Champlain's visit to the bay, is used in reference to places in both Westmorland and Albert county territorial divisions.
Shepody is a short distance west of the former Acadian settlement centre, and has a population of approximately twenty.
History
Following the breakup of the principal grant of land (Hopewell Township,Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
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Cumberland was named in 1755 in honour of the Duke of Cumberland to replace Beausejour. The historic county was founded in 1759 when the English system of administration was ...
), settlement in the areas gained pace. As the Hopewell communities advanced, Shepody, NB became distinct from Hopewell in the early 20th century, while Hopewell became Hopewell Hill.
French Period
By 1701, poitevin Pierre Thibaudeau and members of his family (four sons and a friend) moved fromPort Royal
Port Royal () was a town located at the end of the Palisadoes, at the mouth of Kingston Harbour, in southeastern Jamaica. Founded in 1494 by the Spanish, it was once the largest and most prosperous city in the Caribbean, functioning as the cen ...
to Chipoudy, inaugurating another cluster of Acadian settlements there and on the Petitcodiac River
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. After that, his friend, Guillaume Blanchard and his two sons, founded and established themselves in Petitcodiac.
In August 1755, British Army
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Lieutenant Colonel Robert Monckton
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sent Captain Sylvanus Cobb to deport the population of Chipoudy. The English soldiers were sent to Beaubassin
Beaubassin was an important Acadian village and trading centre on the Isthmus of Chignecto in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada. The area was a significant place in the geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires. It was establ ...
, Petitcodiac, Chipoudy, and Memramcook to take the Acadians
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prisoners. However, through guidance by the local missionary, Father LeGuerne, the Acadians hid in the woods. Then, on 26 August, Lieutenant Boishébert of Miramichi and 125 soldiers and a group of Micmacs, surprised 200 Englishmen, under the command of Major Joseph Frye
Joseph Frye (March 19, 1712 – July 25, 1794) was a military leader from colonial Massachusetts.
Life
Born in Andover, Massachusetts, he obtained the rank of general in the Massachusetts militia after serving in King George's War and the ...
. The English had set fire to the church of Chipoudy and 181 homes, as well as 250 houses in Petitcodiac. Boishébert gave the order to attack at the moment that the English were setting fire to the church of Petitcodiac. After three hours of fierce fighting, the English retreated, leaving behind 50 dead, and around 60 wounded. It was thus that 200 families were able to escape the deportation.ARSENAULT, Bona, Histoire des Acadiens, Bibliothèque nationale du Québec. 1978. Lemaéac p. 180
Geography
The former village was situated on the west side of Shepody Bay, at the foot of Caledonian Hills, in the region where the ground is low, the Chipody marshes. It was part of most of the region of ''Trois-Rivières''. The main water supply is the Chipoudy river. The village corresponds to approximately the territory that lies between ''Mary's Point'' and ''cap des Demoiselles'', which is now in theAlbert county
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, south-east of New Brunswick
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.
Notable people
See also
*List of communities in New Brunswick
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