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CHAPTER 1 ANTIGONISH COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA

The settlement, after Deportation and Migrations, of Acadian Girroir/Gerrior(e)... descendants of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin, in root Area # 1, Tracadie, Antigonish County, Nova Scotia.

Regions: Tracadie • Big Tracadie • Merland • Heatherton, NS , migrating to other centres in North America.

Highlights: Jean-Baptiste Girouard, the first Girouard of Tracadie •maps genealogy from 1640 to 2002 • history • illustrated stories • prominent individuals • links to Guysborough Co. branches • France historian, Rameau's visit to Tracadie, NS • MLA, Placide Gaudet's speech in Ottawa, re: Girouards-in part • Fr. Melanson's record at Chezzetcook of the first Jean Girouard of Tracadie • Mary Weekes' article, The settlement of the Girroirs • Justice of the Peace and Acadians in Politics • Senator Edward Lavin Girroir • Fr. Hubert Girroir and the struggle for French Language education • Ship captains of old and new: migration of families to U.S.A. and their part in the USA military • war heroes • reunion photos.

CHAPTER 2: GUYSBOROUGH COUNTY, NOVA SCOTIA

The Settlement, after Deportation and Migrations of Acadian Gerrior descendants of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin in root area # 2, Guysborough County.

Regions: Larry's River • Lundy and Charlos Cove •Port Felix •Guysborough Co. NS migrating to Halifax, New Glasgow, Stellarton, Sydney, all in Nova Scotia and also in other parts of Canada and the USA wherever their routes lead them.
Highlights: Luc Gerrior, the first ancestor in Guysborough Co., • History of the region • old maps • genealogy of all branches from 1640 to 2002 • photos of ancestors and descendants today • Acadian history and illustrated feature stories of prominent descendants • links to origins in Tracadie, Antigonish Co • the author’s family and all other branches in Guysborough Co • connections to the Avery, Manette, Richard, David, Pellerin, Fougère, Pettipas, Delorey, Murphy and other families in region• Larry's River celebrations • the role of the Church in these Acadian regions of Guysborough Co • Councillors • family links to provincial, national and international personalities in the entertainment world •reunion photos.

CHAPTER 3: ISLE MADAME, Cape Breton, NS.

The Settlement, after Deportation and Migrations, of Acadian Girroir, Gerroir, Gerrior descendants of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin in root Area # 3 Arichat, West Arichat, Isle Madame, Nova Scotia.
Regions: Arichat, West Arichat, Petit de Grat, Port Royal , Cape Breton and migrations elsewhere.
Highlights: Pierre Girouard (Girroir), the first to establish at Isle Madame • history of the region • old maps • individual family genealogies of all branches from 1640 to 2002 • original master chart genealogy system establishing international links and international family identity for all Isle Madame descendants • old photos of ancestors and recent photos of family descendants • Acadian history • Acadian illustrated feature stories of prominent descendants • Captains of seafaring vessels • Boat building • War heroes • international mathematics award winner • Acadian monuments and the White Masses • The struggles of Fr. Hubert Girroir, first parish priest of Arichat for French education and Acadian identity • Fred Gerrior the whistler • Fr. Conrad P. Gerrior keeper of the Acadian Girroir culture and genealogy of Isle Madame- a legend in his own time • reunion photos.

CHAPTER 4 PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND

The settlement, after Deportation and Migrations, of Acadian Gerroir descendants of François Girouard and Jeanne Aucoin returning in root Area # 4 Prince Edward Island, and their descendants in the Canada and the USA.
Regions: Georgetown • Summerside
Highlights: Georgetown and Summerside: The first Girouard, Paul Girouard (Gerrior) to establish permanently in Prince Edward Island came from Isle Madame • history of the PEI region • old maps • individual family genealogy of many branches from 1640 to 2002 • original master chart genealogy system establishing international links and international family identity for Prince Edward Island descendants • old photos of ancestors and recent photos of family descendants • Acadian history • Acadian illustrated feature stories of prominent descendants • Ship Captains • Reunion Photos ,1985, 1990 • Captain Jack Gerrior.

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