DIARY OF A FRENCHMAN - FRANCOIS LAMBERT BOURNEUF'S
ADVENTURES FROM FRANCE TO ACADIA 1787-1871 - Edited and
Translated by J. Alphonse Deveau. Francois Lambert Bourneuf was an MLA for
Digby County, Nova Scotia who began writing his autobiography in 1859 to
redeem himself in the eyes of his constituents. His memoirs provide a vivid
picture of a critical period in our history. 114 pages.
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François
Lambert Bourneuf crossed the Bay of Fundy every two weeks in his small schooner
to trade eggs, potatoes, butter and other products with Joseph Joppe LeBlanc
and Charles Michaud Melanson.
In 1859, when he was 71 years old, Francois Lambert Bourneuf wrote the story
of his life.
The autobiography tells of his childhood in France; his experiences in Regneville,
Normandy; the methods of a priest who thought a punch between the shoulder
blades would better his education; and about the sudden death of his mother.
He also wrote about his experiences as a sailor aboard a French frigate.
It was captured in 1809 by the British, which led to a stay in the Melville
Prison on the Northwest Arm in Halifax. The description of prison life and
his attempts to escape with others were eye-opening.
In 1818, he married Marie Doucet who gave birth to seven children between
1819 and 1838. He settled near St. Mary's Bay, where he became a businessman,
shipbuilder and a member of the Nova Scotia Legislative Assembly from 1843
to 1859.
Financial woes forced Bourneuf to declare bankruptcy in 1855.
Diary of a Frenchman - François
Lambert Bourneuf's Adventures from France to Acadia 1787-1871, edited
and translated by J. Alphonse Deveau and published in 1990, provides a glance
into the conditions of life on both sides of the Atlantic.