THE NAQUIN'S OF LOUISIANA

The Naquin's of Louisiana stem from the families of two Acadians of that surname, Ambroise and Charles, who arrived in new Orleans on September 10, 1785 aboard the Le Saint Remi. Ambroise and Charles were first cousins, both being grandsons of Jean Baptiste NAQUIN dit I'Etoile. Jean came to Acadia around 1690 . The two cousins were first sent to the Acadian Coast (present day Ascension Parish) by the Spanish Authorities. By 1788 Charles and his children along with one of the sons of Ambroise (Pierre Paul) had moved and made homes along bayou Lafourche. By 1795 Pierre twin brother Joseph had joined them along the bayou.

The descendents of Pierre and Joseph settled along the central part of bayou Lafourche mainly from the present day city of Thibodeaux southward in Lafourche Parish, whereas the descendents of Charles established farms mainly along the various bayous in eastern Terrebonne Parish.

On the Le Saint Remi was also Ambroise's sister Marie NAQUIN, her husband Pierre BOURG , and their Children Pierre, Jeanne, and Victoire BOURG.

The following was taken from the 1752 census for Ile Saint Jean (now called prince Eward Island.

Ambroise Naquin, native of l'Acadie, age 27 years, he has been two years in the country. He is married to Isabelle Bourg, native of l'Acadie, age 20 years. They have Isabelle Naquin, their daughter, age two years.

In stock he had, two oxen, two cows, one calf, one horse, one ewe, four pigs, and two fowls.

The land upon which they are settled is situated on the south side of Ance a (should have a mark abovr the a) Pinet. It was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. On it they have made a clearing for the sowing of a bushel and a half of grain.