Joseph Marin de la Malgue (February 1719 – 1774) was the son of Charles-Paul Marin de la Malgue and continued on in the family military and exploration tradition, entering the colonial regular troops at the age of 13. He spent the next 13 years in the

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and

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areas including the

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area, west of Baie-des-Puants. He was mostly based out of the Baie-des-Puants post, learned the

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and became fluent in a number of

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dialects. In 1745, after being engaged in the

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, Marin was recalled to fight the

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at the

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. En route he was delayed by the

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. During that period, he married the daughter of

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. His remaining military career was illustrious ending only with his capture near

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and deportation to

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by way of

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. He attempted to return to the fight aboard the ''François-Louis'' in 1762, but the ship was captured by the British and, again, he was returned to France. After a number of unhappy years in France, Marin was appointed lieutenant-colonel as part of a force headed to

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to start a French colony. He died of fever shortly after his arrival on the island in 1774. He had been an integral part of the military forces during his North American career and also a very successful trader and explorer. He was awarded the Cross of Saint Louis in 1761 as a recognition of the military efforts.

External links

Biography at the ''Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online''
Acadian people 1719 births 1774 deaths {{Canada-hist-stub