Jean Baudoin (1662–1698) was a French
Sulpician
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priest who served as a
missionary
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in
Acadia
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, and later as a
chaplain during military expeditions carried on by
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
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.
Life
Jean Baudoin studied at the College of Nantes with the intention of becoming a
Musketeers of the Guard
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, but then decided on an ecclesiastical career, after studying with the Sulpicians was ordained a priest in 1685. As he wished to be a missionary, he went to Acadia.
He arrived in
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in 1688 and soon made his way to
Beaubassin
Beaubassin was an important Acadian village and trading centre on the Isthmus of Chignecto in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada. The area was a significant place in the geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires. It was establ ...
, Baudoin had a number of clashes with Governor
Joseph Robineau de Villebon. The parishioners complained that he neglected the parish to spend time with the
Miꞌkmaq
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. They also complained of the lack of a regular schedule for Sunday Mass since many had to walk a considerable distance. These and other objections resulted in his being recalled to Quebec and later to France.
During
King William's War
King William's War (also known as the Second Indian War, Father Baudoin's War, Castin's War, or the First Intercolonial War in French) was the North American theater of the Nine Years' War (1688–1697), also known as the War of the Grand All ...
, Baudoin returned to Acadia with
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville
Pierre Le Moyne d'Iberville (16 July 1661 – 9 July 1706) or Sieur d'Iberville was a French soldier, explorer, colonial administrator, and trader. He is noted for founding the colony of Louisiana in New France. He was born in Montreal to French ...
, who was to carry out an expedition against the English in the
Siege of Pemaquid and the
Avalon Peninsula Campaign.
Abbé Baudoin acted both as chaplain and as an expert on the area. Some historians have referred to the New England/ Acadia/ Newfoundland theatre of the war as Father Baudoin's War.
He died at
Beaubassin
Beaubassin was an important Acadian village and trading centre on the Isthmus of Chignecto in what is now Nova Scotia, Canada. The area was a significant place in the geopolitical struggle between the British and French empires. It was establ ...
,
Acadia
Acadia (french: link=no, Acadie) was a colony of New France in northeastern North America which included parts of what are now the The Maritimes, Maritime provinces, the Gaspé Peninsula and Maine to the Kennebec River. During much of the 17t ...
in 1698.
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Military history of Acadia
Military history of Nova Scotia
Military history of New England
Military history of Canada
1662 births
1698 deaths
Pre-Confederation Nova Scotia people
Roman Catholic missionaries in Canada
French Roman Catholic missionaries
Roman Catholic missionaries in France
Roman Catholic missionaries in New France
Sulpician missionaries
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