ACADIAN EMIGRATION TO ILE ROYALE (CAPE BRETON), 1713-1734
The arrival of Richard Philipps as a new governor of Nova Scotia was the prelude to the departure of the fifth group of Acadians. In April,1720 a proclamation was issued by him to have the Acadians finally take the oath of allegiance to George I within four months, under pain of forced removal from the Province. As a result of this confrontation nine families left Acadia and settled in Cape Breton.
JEAN FOUGERE, b. about 1685 in Orleans, France and m. 1713 Marie Bourg; navigator, fisherman. He was from Port Royal. He was in Port Toulouse in 1722. He appears on the 1724 census of Port Toulouse as a navigator. He appears on the 1726 census of Port Toulouse as a navigator and fisherman.