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 Census 
Acadian. 1671 Acadian Census (In French)
Acadian. 1765 Census of Sinnamary, French Guiana : Part 1
Several Acadian families are listed (pdf document).
Acadian. 1765 Census of Sinnamary, French Guiana : Part 2
Several Acadian families are listed (pdf document).
Acadian. 1766 and 1769 Census Records for Early Acadian Settlements in Louisiana
(pdf document)
Acadian. 1809 Acadian Census of Margaree, Cape Breton Island, Inverness County, Nova Soctia (Canada)
(by Father Lejamtel, Missionary; Dated August 1809)
Acadian. Acadian Census Records 1671-1809
Maryland. 1763 Acadian Census for Maryland

 Birth, Death, Marriage 
Acadian. Acadian Family Names of the 18th Century
Acadian. Acadian Marriages in Chantenay, France 1777-1785
Acadian. Collection of Documents
Collection des documents insur le Canada et l'AmTome troisi - Free online edition of this book published in 1899. Contains a transcription of parts of the registers of birth, marriage.
England. Some Acadian Burials, Baptisms, and Marriages During Exile in England 1756-1762
Nova Scotia. An Acadian Parish Remembered : The Registers of St. Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755 (Nova Scotia, Canada)
A fully searchable database containing information for over 3500 baptisms, marriages and burials recorded in the parish registers of St.-Jean-Baptiste, Annapolis Royal, 1702-1755. These two volumes are Nova Scotia's earliest surviving church registers, and a tangible link to the last generations of Acadian French living at Annapolis before the Deportation.
Nova Scotia. Register of Births, Deaths, Marriages, in the Franklin Manor, Elysian Fields, Maccan and Nappan, Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
1752-1813. Only the names of the Acadians that were recorded are posted.

 Cemeteries 
New Brunswick. Acadian Cemeteries of New Brunswick, Canada
Tombstone photographs for nearly 50 cemeteries.

 Residents 
Acadian. Origins of the Pioneers of Acadia According to the depositions made by their descendants at Belle-Ile-en-Mer, France in 1767.

 Passenger List 
Passenger List. Passengers of the St-Jehan, France to Acadia, April 1, 1636

 Court Records 
New Brunswick. List of Acadian Prisoners at Fort Cumberland as of August 24, 1763
This Fort, also known as Fort Beausis on the border between New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
Nova Scotia. Acadian Prisoners at Fort Edward 1761-1762 (today Windsor, Nova Scotia)
Nova Scotia. List of Acadian Prisoners at Halifax (Nova Scotia) 12 August 1763

 Additional Sources 
Acadian. Acadian Roots Club
Acadian. Acadians at Champflore, Martinique : 1766 (pdf document)
Acadian. Acadians in France in the area around St. Malo: 1793
(pdf document)
Acadian. Acadians Settled in Belle-Ile-en-Mer, Brittany, France in 1765
Acadian. Declarations de Belle-Ile-en-Mer (Acadians in France, 1767)
The registers of these depositions were deliberately compiled in order to compensate for the lost parochial archives.
Acadian. Men and Boys Deported from Grand-Pr Acadia in 1755
Connecticut. Acadians Deported to Connecticut
England. Acadians Expatriated from Bristol, England to France (1763)
England. Acadians Expatriated from Falmouth, England to France (1763)
England. Acadians Expatriated from Liverpool, England to France (1763)
England. Acadians Expatriated from Southampton, England to France (1763)
Louisiana. Acadian Families on the Convoys from Chto Nantes 1775-1776
Many of the Acadians who left Chfor Nantes would make up a large number of the Acadians who sailed to Louisiana in 1785.
Louisiana. Acadians who Sailed to Louisiana in 1785
An alphabetical listing of the Acadian Exiles who sailed from France to Louisiana in 1785.
Maryland. Acadians Deported to Maryland
Massachusetts. Acadians Deported to Massachusetts, Part 1
Massachusetts. Acadians Deported to Massachusetts, Part 2
Names Being Researched by French Canadian/Acadian Genealogists of Wisconsin
New York. Acadians Deported to New York
Pennsylvania. Acadians Deported to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania. Acadians Exiles in Pennsylvania, 1756
South Carolina. Acadians Deported to South Carolina