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The names of Michael de Foret, aged 33, Oliver Daigre, aged 27, and Michael Dupeux, aged 37, appear in the census of 1671. All three were married, but they probably came to Acadia not earlier than 1654 or 1655. Michael Depeux was married to Marie Gauterot, the eldest daughter of François Gauterot, and had four children, two sons and two daughters, the oldest of the family being Marie, aged 14. Depeux was among the least wealthy of the Acadians residing at Port Royal. The name Dupeux is found at Port Royal in 1686, and in 1714 it appears in the census both of Port Royal and Mines, spelled Dupuis. The oath of allegiance of 1730 was signed by three men named Dupuis, residents of the Annapolis River. There were thirteen families of the name deported from Mines by Winslow in 1755 and among the Acadian refugee families at Beausejour in 1752 were four named Dupuis, one from Westcock, one from Port Royal and two from Memramcook. The name of Dupuis is now only to be found in Westmorland county in which there are about fifty families of that name.

Michael de Foret was married to Marie Hébert, the eldest daughter of the widow of Stephen Hébert. They had three sons, the oldest only four years of age. De Foret was fairly well to do, being the owner of 12 head of horned cattle. The name appears in the census of Port Royal for 1686 as De Forest, and in the census of 1714 it is spelled Forest, without the prefix. Families of that name were then living both at Mines and Port Royal. In 1730 among the inhabitants of Annapolis river who signed the oath of allegiance were Jacques Forett, René de Forrett, Matthew Forett and François Forett. René was able to write his name, which was not the case with the others, so that his mode of spelling it was probably the correct one. Two families named Forest were deported from Mines by