Rene Landry le'jeune , was one of the patronymes of the Landrys in Acadia, sharing that honor with another Landry of the same first name, Rene l'aine. It is not known when he arrived in Acadia and no verifiable information exists to who his parents were and what part of France he came from.
Records show that Rene le'jeune married Marie Bernard in 1659. Although Rene and Marie were not enumerated in the 1671 census of Acadia, we are sure that they were in Acadia,probably established in an outlying area within distance of Port Royal. But in 1686, Rene le'jeune and Marie were established at Port Royal as enumerated by the 1686 census of Port Royal. The census list Rene at the age of 52 years which places his birth in 1634 and Marie at age 41 years. They had 10 arpents in cultivation, 16 cattle, 20 sheep, and 2 guns. Rene le'jeune and Marie had 15 children, 8 sons and 7 daughters who were born between 1660 and 1693. Their children married into other Acadian families creating sons-in-law and daughters-in-law with family names of Babin, Bellemeres, Blanchards, Brossard, Dupuis, Guilbauts, Leblancs, Melansons, Prejeans, Racois, Richards, Theriaults, and Thibodeaus.
After Rene and Marie's sons married and started their own families, seven of their eight sons left Port Royal and established their families in the Minas Basin at Grand Pre' and Pigiguit. The youngest son, Charles, stayed in Port Royal and it is possible that he inherited his father's original Landry family site at Port Royal.
Rene l'jeune died at Port Royal between 1690 and 1693, while Marie Bernard was buried in Port Royal on January 11, 1719.
Up to the time of the Acadian Expulsion in 1755, those Landrys in Acadia with roots back to Rene l'jeune were numerous. After the Expulsion, Rene's descendants were scattered throughout Canada, France, New Enland, and eventually Louisiana. Most of southwest Louisiana's Landrys today can trace their lineage back to Rene l'jeune through one Firmin Landry, who settled in the Attakapas District of Louisiana (St. Martinville).
Children of Rene Landry l'jeune and Marie Bernard:
Antoine, Claude, Cecile, Jean, Rene II, Marie, Marguerite, Germain,Jeanne, Abraham, Pierre, Catherine, Anne, Charles, and Isabelle.