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Noël Doiron (Port-Royal, 1684 – December 13, 1758) was a leader of the Acadians, renown for the decisions he made during the Deportation of the Acadians.〔S. Scott and T. Scott, ("Noel Doiron and the East Hants Acadians" ), ''Journal of the Royal Nova Scotia Historical Society'', Vol. 11, 2008〕 Doiron was deported on a vessel named the ''Duke William'' (1758). The sinking of the ''Duke William'' was one of the worst marine disasters in Canadian history. The captain of the ''Duke William'', William Nichols, described Noel Doiron as the "head prisoner" on board the ship and as the "father" to all the Acadians on Ile St. Jean (present-day Prince Edward Island).〔Journal of William Nichols, "The Naval Chronicle", 1807〕 Second only to Evangeline, the most well known Acadian story of the Victorian era was that of Noel Doiron. For his "noble resignation" and self-sacrifice aboard the ''Duke William'', Doiron was celebrated in popular print throughout the 19th century in England and America.〔The publications included John Frost, "The Book of Good Examples Drawn from History and Biography", New York: 1846, p.65; "The Saturday Magazine (magazine)" (1821), p. 502; Barrington's ''Remarkable Voyages and Ship Wrecks''; and Reubens Percy, "Percey's Anecdotes", London (1868), p.425. In these publications, however, Noel Doiron remained anonymous and was only referred to as the "head prisoner".〕 Doiron also is the namesake of the village Noel, Nova Scotia and the surrounding communities of Noel Shore, East Noel (also known as Densmore Mills), Noel Road and North Noel Road. == Queen Anne's War == Noel Doiron was born at Port Royal, Acadia but he lived most of his childhood at Pisiquid in the Parish of St. Famille (present day Falmouth, Nova Scotia). During Queen Anne's War, Noel Doiron was taken as a prisoner of war to Boston by Colonel Benjamin Church. In February 1704, New France orchestrated a raid on Deerfield, Massachusetts. During the raid, New England prisoners were taken back to Quebec. One of the prisoners taken was John Williams. Five months later Church was sent to Acadia to retaliate for the raid and to capture prisoners to ransom the release of those taken in Quebec. In June 1704, Church came from Boston with 17 vessels and 550 men. He torched Acadian hamlets in an expedition that raided Grand Pré, Pisiguit, and Beaubassin. When Church returned to New England, he boasted that only five dwellings remained in all Acadia. He also took 45 prisoners, two of which were Noel Doiron, age 20, and his future wife Marie Henry.〔Mémoires de la Société généalogique canadienne-française 1994 -- Volumes 45-46 - Page 220 "La fille aînée, Marie, contracta même mariage avec Noël Doiron durant son emprisonnement à Boston, d'où la ' René Jetté, Dictionnaire généalogique des familles du Québec. Montréal, Las Pressas de l'Université de Montréal, 1983, p. 897."〕 While forcibly removed from their homes, Doiron, Marie and the other Acadian hostages were initially permitted to roam freely in the streets of Boston, much to the dismay of New Englanders. On November 14, 1704 the Massachusetts House of Representatives expressed the opinion that the Acadians in the town were "under little or no restraint, which this House apprehend not safe." The House demanded the hostages be imprisoned at Castle Island, just off the shore of Boston, and Fort Hill. Apparently, the prisoners were not immediately arrested because on November 24, 1704, the Boston selectmen requested of the Governor of Massachusetts "to restrain the French Prisoners from going about the town at their own pleasure, least their so doing may prove hazardous to this town." The first group of Acadian prisoners were returned to Acadia in 1705. Noel and Marie Doiron were delayed in returning because the New Englanders refused to release the notorious privateer Pierre Maisonnat dit Baptiste until John Williams was released. After two years in exile, Noel Doiron and the other Acadian prisoners finally returned to Acadia along with Pierre Masonnait. They arrived at Port Royal on September 18, 1706. Within three days of their arrival, Noel and Marie had their first child, who was born while imprisoned in Boston, and baptized at Port Royal. A marriage ceremony quickly followed. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Noël Doiron」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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