As of this date in my research, I have identified twenty seven individuals - ancestors - of the Rivet family who endured the expulsion. The first individual identified in the list, Prudent Robichaud was elderly at the time and did not survive the ordeal. Interestingly and sadly, Prudent Robichaud may have died despondent and dispirited. He was a key community leader who spoke both French and English and found a role keeping peace between the English rule and the French agricultural community. The University of Moncton's website on the history of Acadia, offers a brief biography of this man....
Prudent Robichaud (c. 1669-c. 1756)
"Prudent Robichaud, probably born in Port-Royal, was chosen in 1710 as the spokesman for the community, which was then under British rule. After 1720, he was an Acadian delegate who negotiated with the British administration. During that time, he was also one of the main suppliers for the British garrison of Port-Royal (then called Annapolis Royal), providing wood and food to the troops. In 1727, he was appointed justice of the peace for Annapolis Royal by British Lieutenant Governor Lawrence Armstrong and in 1733, Lawrence called upon him to collect the moneys that were to be paid to the British Crown. For over thirty years Robichaud worked with the British administration, but that would not save him from the Deportation. Despite his advanced age, he was embarked on the Pembroke with many other Acadians in 1755. "
Therefore, Prudent Robichaud was on board the same ship with the ancestors of Arthur Mylott, the Guilbault Family, as noted in an earlier entry on this blog. The history of The Pembroke on Acadian Ancestral Home states Prudent probably died in the summer of 1756 along the St. John's River in present day New Brunswick, Canada.
The twenty seven individuals were:
Pierre Amirault 1722 - 1796
With the exception of the individuals on The Pembroke, the Acadian ancestors of the Rivets were transported to the Connecticut and Massachusetts colonies. Some had children born in Connecticut and Massachusetts. They gradually made their way to Québec and settled in communities there.
Here's the line up of stories about the Acadians in our families on this blog
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