Posted by Jean-Yves on May 12, 2020
The last of Newfoundland’s Beothuk was thought to have died in 1829 but new research indicates the bloodline did not die out – as Mi’kmaq tradition has always maintained.
When a woman named Shanawdithit died from tuberculosis in Newfoundland nearly 200 years ago, it was widely believed that her death marked a tragic end to her people’s existence. For centuries, the Beothuk had thrived along the rocky shores of the island, taking on a near-mythical status as descendants of the first people encountered by Norse explorers in what is now Canada.
5/30/20
Edward, I too am related to that couple and Anne Te’wapskit married to Rene Rimbault. There are others.
5/29/20
My 12th gg was Chief Henri Membertou of the Miq’mak Nation.
5/29/20
My ancestors were also at Port Royal. There were VERY few or NO available French women to marry so native women were the ones that my and other men married. Look for “Métis” in the family marriage records.
5/29/20
I just recently discovered Mi’kmaq ancestors in my tree, but no sign of anything in my DNA.
5/15/20
I have a Mi’kmaq ancestor in my family tree. : )
5/15/20
My 9th ggf Jean “Baptiste” Blanchard (1611-1709) was one of the original Acadien settlers. He married jeanne Radegonde Lambert (1629-1693) in Port Royal Nova Scotia in 1642.