Most of the LeBlancs lived in the Minas settlements .
Dozens of them fell into the hands of the British in the fall of 1755 and ended up on ships bound for Maryland , Virginia , and other English colonies down the Atlantic seaboard .
Since most of the LeBlancs lived in the Minas settlements , dozens of them fell into the hands of the British in the fall of 1755 and ended up on ships bound for Maryland , Virginia , and other English colonies down the Atlantic seaboard .