Pierre Suret (B. 1679) - Son of Noel Suret and Francoise Colarde, arrived at Port Royal in 1709 where he married Jeanne Pellerin that same year and also had their first son, Pierre II that same year. Pierre and Jeanne and their family relocated in the Grand Pre area and before long sensed that all was not right between the Acadian population and their English overlords. It should also be noted that there was some fighting among different Acadian factions. Pierre and Jeanne took their family and relocated along the Petitcodiac River at a place they named Pres-des-Surette (Surette Marsh), which is now called Dover, N.B.
It is of great interest to know that Pierre II (B 1709) was a Captain in the Militia as there was a local Militia to augment the French Troops at Fort Beausejour.
After the British Troops had overtaken Fort Beausejour in September of 1755 they continued along the Petitcodiac River to gather the Acadian families for deportation. They were met by Pierre II and his Militia men who held the British back long enough for all of the families to escape to new settlements along the Northumberland Strait. Pierre II and his men were finally captured and incarcerated, but never deported, as the British feared that they would come back from wherever they were and seek revenge on them for what they had done.
After the signing of treaties, Pierre II and his troops were released in the area of English settlements, including Halifax, N.S. This was not at all to their liking and they could not return to many of their original settlements. A large number made their way down to southern Nova Scotia. They knew that some Acadians still existed in that area, namely Pubnico, which is the longest standing Acadian settlement in North America.
I would like to note that the word, Acadia, is a derivative of the Spanish word given to the area by the Spanish explorers being Arcadian, meaning land of lush and verdant growth.
I hope the following genealogy will be of help and interest.
Stanis (Stan) Surette
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