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horned cattle and six sheap and having twelve acres of land under tillage that year.

When the census of 1686 was taken some of the Landrys had taken up their residence at Mines. Claude Landry, a son of René, was one of the first settlers of Mines, and he had associated with him Antoine Landry, who may have been a brother of his, but whose name does not appear in the census of 1671. Antoine may not have been born in 1671, but it is more likely that This name was omitted from it by accident. The Landrys occupied a very respectable position in Acadian society. Marguerite Landry was married in 1712 to Charles d'Entremont, a grandson of Charles Latour, and in 1717 René Landry married Marie Joseph d'Entremont, a granddaughter of Charles Latour. These alliances attest to the standing of the family in Acadia at time, and they have ever since maintained a good position in this country.

When the census of 1714 was taken persons of the name of Landry were living both at Port Royal and Mines. In 1720 Charles Landry was one of the deputies elected by the people of Annapolis River, to appear before the council. In 1721 Antoine Landry was sent by the inhabitants of Mines to the council at Annapolis to make explanations in regard to the pillage of the vessel of one Alden by the Indians. In 1727 Charles Landry, one of the deputies of Annapolis River, was arrested with three others for contempt of the government in having assembled the inhabitant contrary to orders, framing a rebellious paper and refusing to take the oath of allegiance. He was soon released. The oath of allegiance of 1730 was signed by eight inhabitants of the Annapolis River named Landry, Jean, Jean Batiste, Francois, Pierre, Charles, Joseph and two Claudes. There are many references in the Nova Scotia documents of that time to persons named Landry,