Alexis Landry (1721 – March 6, 1798) was an

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merchant who helped establish the town of

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. The son of Jean Landry and Claire Le Blanc, he was born in Grand-Pré in what is now

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. In 1743, he moved to the

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of Beaubassin. There he married Marie Terriot. Landry helped defend

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against the British in 1755; the fort was captured by the British in June of that year. Landry and his family first arrived at Caraquet in 1757; they were forced to leave in 1761 after raids by the British but returned again in 1768. He was given official permission to settle there the following year and received title to his land in 1784. Landry was involved in trading and shipbuilding. In 1791, he had a chapel built at Caraquet. He died in Caraquet in 1798.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Landry, Alexis 1721 births 1798 deaths Acadian people