Joseph Godin

Joseph Godin
Deputy (Acadian)
In office 1736–1742
Monarch	Louis XIII
Deputy	France
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).