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Cement monument painted gray, placed inside a little enclosure in front of church, in French: Marie Babin, wife of Chas B Surette died 30 Dec 1862 at the age of 110, last survivor of the deported Acadians in 1755 [Father J-B Dupuis, priest from 1896-1901e erected this monument. According to Father Clarence d'Entremont, she was 101 or 102 in 1862, thus was born in 1761 ou 1760 — Les Cahiers, vol. 11 # 2 juillet 1966 ] — for a better photo see 6 #8

Location: Surette's Island - Saint-Joseph's Church

Reference: Sally Ross Nova Scotia Archives 2013-032 film 5 no.10

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