The Longuepee Family

	Many thanks to Rufine Swan who shared this information on the Longuepee family. We would also like to acknowledge Stephen White genealogist; Edmond Burns of Cheticamp; and John McIssac of New York. The Longuepee/Longaphy family in Cape Breton can trace its roots back to VINCENT LONGUEPEE, born in 1671 in France, and MADELEINE RIMBAULT, b.abt.1675 in Port Royal, Acadia. Vincent Longuepee was a sailor who arrived Acadia ca. 1689.
Edmond Burns of the Cheticamp genealogy society wrote in a letter in 1996, 'He is not on the 1714 census, he must have died before that time.' Edmond also wrote that Vincent lived in Port Royal then moved to Grand Pre, lived there for 30 years in the area known as Glenholme near Debert. Vincent's son, Louis Longuepee, who married Anne Brassard, and his family decided to leave Glenholme (near Debert), around 1753, or 1754, because they were afraid of being caught and deported by the English. They followed the river as far as Tatamagouche, NS, and then by night and by fishing boat they crossed over to Isle St. Jean. Since they were watched by the English , they tried to hide. We are not certain where they landed on the Island, (PEI) but we would think it was near the city of Charlottetown. Louis and his wife, Anne, and their children Ambrose; Jean; Pierre; and Louis left Prince Edward Island Nov. 25, 1758, on the English boat SUPPLY. Marie Anne Josephe and her husband, Claude LeBlanc went on the boat TAMERLAN. Joseph and his wife, Cecile Bourg and daughter went on another boat. The SUPPLY met rough seas and arrived in St. Malo, March 9, 1759. The Acadians including the Longuepee's were put under the charge of the government on France. Louis and his family went to Gouesmere and worked there; Louis as a farmer's aide. Louis died and was buried June 5 1763 in St. Servan, France. His wife, Anne, died May 28, 1782 at the age of 83, in St. Servan. Louis was listed as a ploughman. Louis and Anne Brassaud resided in the following parishes; LaGouesiere 1759-1763;St. Servan 1763-1772. Louis' son, Pierre-Louis Longuepee, and his wife Marie Josephe Bertaud also arrived at St. Malo, March 9, 1759, on the SUPPLY. They were at the following parishes; Bonnaban1759; LaGouesniere 1959-1760; Bonnaban 1760-1761; St. Servan 1761-1772. It was their son, Jean Pierre Longuepee, b. June 18, 1761, in St. Servin, France who made his way back to Acadia. According to Stephen White, Jean Pierre and his wife lived in Baie Fortune, PEI. He came to Canada in 1790 at the age of 29. Jean Pierre's sons, Jean Thomas Longuepee and Pierre dit Montaury Longuepee were born in PEI and came to the L'Ardoise area from there, They married sisters from the Berthier family; Jean Thomas married Lucie Berthier and Pierre Longuepee marrying her sister, Emilie Margaret Berthier, daughters of Francois Berthier and Cecile Pate The following link will take you to the research of Rufine Swan. I have posted her work in PDF file format to keep as much information as possible in the file while keeping the size of the file to a minimum. If you do not have Acrobat Reader installed, click on the icon below to obtain the reader and install it.
	Descendants of Vincent Longuepee and Madeleine Rimbault