On September 8th, 1863, a stranger in his twenties was found on the shores of the Bay of Fundy by two Sandy Cove fishermen. With both legs freshly amputated, and unable or unwilling to speak, the young man had been mysteriously abandoned. Jean Nicholas, a Corsican, and his wife, Julitte, residents of Meteghan, accepted to take the young stranger under their care. Jean Nicholas, fluent in five languages, was never able to converse with the man who would become known as "Jérôme". Seven years later, in 1870, the provincial authorities place Jérôme in the care of Elisabeth and Didier Comeau of St. Alphonse, where he spent the last 42 years of his life. During these years, many visitors, some from other countries, came to see him. However, nobody ever succeeded in solving the mystery surrounding Jérôme's identity. This mystery he took with him to his grave in the Meteghan cemetery. (Transcription of info board erected by the Societe histroique acadienne de la Baie Sainte-Marie, 15 August 2000)
On September 8th, 1863, a stranger in his twenties was found on the shores of the Bay of Fundy by two Sandy Cove fishermen. With both legs freshly amputated, and unable or unwilling to speak, the young man had been mysteriously abandoned. Jean Nicholas, a Corsican, and his wife, Julitte, residents of Meteghan, accepted to take the young stranger under their care. Jean Nicholas, fluent in five languages, was never able to converse with the man who would become known as "Jérôme". Seven years later, in 1870, the provincial authorities place Jérôme in the care of Elisabeth and Didier Comeau of St. Alphonse, where he spent the last 42 years of his life. During these years, many visitors, some from other countries, came to see him. However, nobody ever succeeded in solving the mystery surrounding Jérôme's identity. This mystery he took with him to his grave in the Meteghan cemetery. (Transcription of info board erected by the Societe histroique acadienne de la Baie Sainte-Marie, 15 August 2000)
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