Need help finding 1731 and 1736 Riviére St-Jean censuses

Question

Recently it was discovered that there were two censuses taken in Riviére St-Jean, in 1731 and 1736.  We already have the 1739 census on our Reliable Sources and would like to add these two as well.

I found them referenced and listed at least in part here:

https://threeacadiangenerations.weebly.com/v-sainte-anne.html

But they are possibly incomplete and we'd like to find an original source or transcript.  That website cites F. Theriault  "Le Village Acadien de la Point-Sainte-Anne (Fredricton) p. 32-33 for 1731 and p 33-34 for 1736.  We have been unable to find that source.

It seems that

The 1731 census was conducted by Rene LeBlanc in March 1731.

The 1736 census was by Father Jean-Pierre Danielou.

Can anyone find these records?  The Acadians Project would be so appreciative.

Comments

Just to be sure... Has anyone tried emailing the address on the Afterword page on that site?

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That's a great idea!  I am always struck when someone points out something that I could have seen myself.  It always makes me appreciate collaboration.  I've sent off an email, so we will see . . .  Thank you M.

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You're welcome, I hope it bears fruit!

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Bad email address, bummer.

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I found another address for him - rbjbergeron@yahoo.com - on the page here: https://www.acadian.org/genealogy/families/first-bergeron-damboises-americas/

Also, on the references page at the weebly site, it says, "Thériault, Fidèle. Le Village Acadien de la Pointe-Sainte-Anne (Fredericton). Le Petit Courrier, bulletin of La Société d’histoire de la rivière Saint-Jean (Fredericton, NB) April 1995". So it might be worth trying to get in touch with that society or a library that might have its publications, etc.

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Yep, I've already been to the website.  No bulletins available before 2000.  The only contact name there bounced back.  Thank you for still looking.

I just now send the new one you found for Richard.  Also bounced.  But you gave me another idea and I googled him.  Found another email for him and this one hasn't immediately bounced.  So maybe (fingers crossed).  Oh no, it's bounced too.

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I decided to use my genealogy skills to find him.  He seemed fairly old, so I thought he may have died.  I think he did die in 2017.  Here is an obituary with his wife Barbara named (she was in his brief bio on Amazon that they do for authors).  He died in Minneapolis also mentioned in the Amazon write up (and that also included the Three Acadian Generations  articles where this all started).  So that is a dead end, so to speak.

Now if only we could unearth something from the society bulletin in a library!

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Ah, too bad... Last suggestion: The writer at acadian.org calls him a good friend, so maybe they would have received his materials or know who might have them.

It will turn up someday, I suspect.

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My last gasp was to submit a query to Acadian.org.  In the meantime I will still be able to. use what Bergeron included in his website, but we can expect that one day that will be gone.  I'll make a space page.  Thanks for all your help.