Notre Dame de l’Assomption parish birth records

One of Arichat’s most outstanding priests was Father Jean-Baptiste Maranda who arrived in 1835. Within three months, he had completed a thorough visitation of the parish finding 2,300 parishioners, 1,300 of whom were communicants. One-fifth of the total population of 3,267 was Irish, with the remainder Acadian. Maranda discovered some dissension in the parish. The…