Guillaume Jeanson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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soldier and settler
Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0001
Place of Birth: Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada
Zodiac Sign: Capricorn 
About Guillaume Jeanson
- Guillaume Jeanson (sometimes William Johnson, Gilliom Shanson or Guillaume Jeançonne) (August 1721 – after 1777) was an Acadian soldier and settler. Following the expulsion of the Acadians Jeanson stayed in Acadia and led a group of Acadian irregulars harrying the British.
- By 1762 he and his family were prisoners of the British, but they were released the next year after the conclusion of the Seven Years' War.
- Following his release he took an oath of allegiance to the British crown and was granted a parcel of land in what is now Grosses Coques.
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