Joseph Godin | |
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Deputy (Acadian) | |
In office 1736–1742 | |
Monarch | Louis XIII |
Deputy | ![]() |
Preceded by | Nicholas Gautier |
Succeeded by | Louis Robichaux |
Personal details | |
Born | c. 1695 Fredericton, New France |
Died | c. 1770 (aged c. 74) Cherbourg, Normandy, France |
Spouse | Marie Anne Bergeron (1709-1770) |
Children | 5+ |
Parent | Gabriel Chatillon |
Military service | |
Allegiance | France |
Years of service | 1749-1759 |
Joseph Alexandre Godin, dit Beauséjour (c. 1696 - c. 1770) was an Acadian and the leader of the Acadian Militia in the Saint John River valley. A British officer described Godin as having "a man of some consequence and had a commission as Major of Militia."[1] His home was at Sainte-Anne-du-Pays-Bas (present-day Fredericton).