User:Allen Nause

I am a descendent of Simon Julien. There is no factual information that Simon Julien was deserter of the Napoleonic wars. This false belief can be traced back to Monsignor Melanson who did the genealogy of the families of grand desert. Not being able to find any records of Simon Julien parents he suggested perhaps Simon was a deserter as he could offer no reasonable explanation that a French immigrant would be allowed into Nova Scotia at that time. Monsignor Melanson states he has no information on which to base this claim that Simon was deserter  To his credit Monsignor Melanson did acknowledge in his genealogy documents that the surname  Julien is a popular mi’kmaw name in the area. We now know through DNA and genealogical records that Sophique Lapierre was of Métis origin. (see Ana Marie inconnu) because Mikmaw were not included in censuses you would not expect to find birth ,death records of Juliens living in the area. I think it is a great disservice to Simon Julien to call him a deserter.