Acadian Immigrants to the Attakapas District, 1785-86
Le Bon Papa | First ship; 280-ton frigate; left Paimboeuf 10 May 85; arrived New Orleans 29 Jul 85; 81 days at sea; 156 on board |
La Bergère | Second ship; 300-ton frigate; left Paimboeuf 14 May 85; arrived New Orleans 15 Aug 85; 93 days at sea; 273 on board |
Le Beaumont | Third ship; 180-ton frigate; left Paimboeuf 11 Jun 85; arrived New Orleans 19 Aug 85; 70 days at sea; 176 on board |
Le St.-Rémi | Fourth ship; 400-ton frigate; left St-Malo 27 Jun 85; arrived New Orleans 10 Sep 85; 75 days at sea; 341 on board |
L'Amitié | Fifth ship; 400-ton frigate; left Paimboeuf 20 Aug 85; arrived New Orleans 8 Nov 85, 80 days at sea; 270 on board |
La Ville d'Archangel | Sixth ship; 600-ton frigate; left St.-Malo 12 Aug 85; arrived New Orleans 3 Dec 85; 113 days at sea; 309 on board |
La Caroline | Seventh ship; 200-ton brig; left Nantes 19 Oct 85; arrived New Orleans 17 Dec 85; 64 days at sea; 77 on board |
Ages are as of 1785. Individuals with surnames in bold are male family heads or the eldest sons of widows. Hyperlinks take you to individual histories in the Acadians-to-Louisiana Alpha List, which contain many more details of each person's life. Non-Acadian spouses are linked to their Acadian spouses on the Acadian family pages.
Name | Ship | Age | Birthplace | Relationships & Comments |
Joseph AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 60 | probably Minas | |
Madeleine GAUTREAUX | L'Amitié | 63 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Second wife |
Lucien BOURG | L'Amitié | 21 | Pleudihen-sur-Rance, Fr. | |
Marie-Isabelle TRAHAN | L'Amitié | 25 | Liverpool, England | Wife; daughter of Pierre |
Jean-Firmin BOURG | L'Amitié | in utero | probably Attakapas | Son; born 2 Apr 1786 |
Jean BROUSSARD | L'Amitié | 40 | St.-Famille, Pigiguit? | |
Marguerite COMEAUX | L'Amitié | 32 | ? | Wife |
Jean-Baptiste dit Petit BROUSSARD | L'Amitié | 11 | Monthoiron, France | Son |
Élisabeth/Isabelle DUHON | L'Amitié | 42 | Rivière-aux-Canards | Widow of Alexandre AUCOIN |
Anne-Augustine AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 11 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Anne-Marie AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 24 | Liverpool, England | Daughter |
Élisabeth/Isabelle-Josèphe AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 13 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Geneviève AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 20 | Morlaix, France | Daughter |
Marie-Félicité AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 15 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Marie-Madeleine AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 17 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Marie-Renée AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 6 | Nantes, France | Daughter |
Jean-Baptiste DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 40 | probably Pigiguit | |
Marie-Blanche BERNARD | Le Beaumont | 43 | Chignecto | Wife |
Amable-Ursule DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 6 | Nantes, France | Daughter |
Jean-Charles DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 2 | Chantenay, France | Son |
Louis-Toussaint DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 4 | Chantenay, France | Son |
Marie-Hippolythe-Honoré DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 17 | Le Havre, France | Daughter |
Rose-Luce DOIRON | Le Beaumont | 13 | Le Havre, France | Daughter |
Charles DUGAS | La Bergère | 48 | Cobeguit | Widower; brother of Élisabeth/Isabelle, wife of Jean-Baptiste LANDRY |
Jean-Charles DUGAS | La Bergère | 20 | Boulogne, France | Son |
Joseph-Simon DUGAS | La Bergère | 16 | St.-Servan-sur-Mer, Fr. | Son |
Marguerite DUGAS | La Bergère | 4 | Nantes, France | Daughter |
Marie-Josèphe DUGAS | La Bergère | 22 | Boulogne-sur-Mer, France | Daughter |
Pierre-Olivier dit Pierrot DUGAS | La Bergère | 18 | St.-Servan-sur-Mer, Fr. | Son |
Joseph dit Gros DUHON | La Caroline | 19 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | |
Anne-Osite DUGAS | La Bergère | 30 | Cobeguit | Widow of Charles HÉBERT |
Anne-Victoire HÉBERT | La Bergère | 4 | Nantes, France | Daughter |
Charles dit Charlot HÉBERT | La Bergère | 5 | Nantes, France | Son |
Marguerite-Sophie HÉBERT | La Bergère | 2 | Chantenay, France | Daughter |
Pierre HÉBERT | Le Beaumont | 45 | Chignecto | |
Charlotte POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 41 | St.-P-du-Nord, I. St.-J. | Wife |
Pierre-Joseph HÉBERT | Le Beaumont | infant | Chantenay, France | son |
Anne-Perrine PATRY | Le Beaumont | 12 | St.-Servan-sur-Mer, Fr. | Stepdaughter |
Jean-Baptiste HÉBERT | Le Beaumont | 40 | ? | Brother |
Jean-Baptiste LANDRY, père | La Bergère | 61 | Grand-Pré | |
Élisabeth/Isabelle DUGAS | La Bergère | 44 | Cobeguit | Second wife; sister of Charles |
Élisabeth-/Isabelle-Augustine LANDRY | La Bergère | 25 | Plouër-sur-Rance, France | Daughter |
Jean-Baptiste LANDRY, fils | La Bergère | 23 | Plouër-sur-Rance, France | Son |
Marguerite-Geneviève LANDRY | La Bergère | 20 | Plouër-sur-Rance, France | Daughter |
Marie-Anne LANDRY | La Bergère | 9 | Châtellerault, France | Daughter |
Pierre POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 45 | Tintamarre, Chignecto | |
Agnès BROUSSARD | Le Beaumont | 31 | ? | Second wife |
Anne-Apolline or Apolline-Luce POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 12 | Le Havre, France | Daughter |
Charles-Victor POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 16 | Le Havre, France | Son |
François-Constant POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | infant | Nantes, France | Son |
Marie-Constance POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 14 | Le Havre, France | Daughter |
Pierre-Laurent POTHIER/POTIER | Le Beaumont | 10 | Cenan, France | Son |
Grégoire-Dominique SEMERE | L'Amitié | 16 | France | Nephew of Joseph SEMERE |
Marie-Françoise SEMERE | L'Amitié | 24 | Le Havre, France | Sister; wife of Joseph BOUDREAUX |
Antoine BOUDREAUX | L'Amitié | in utero | Attakapas | Nephew; son of Marie-Françoise |
Joseph SEMERE | L'Amitié | 60 | Minas | Widower; uncle of Grégoire & Marie-Françoise |
Anne-Françoise SEMERE | L'Amitié | 21 | St.-Servan-sur-Mer, Fr. | Daughter |
Marine SEMERE | L'Amitié | 25 | England | Daughter |
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN, père | Le St.-Rémi | 50 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
Madeleine-Modeste HÉBERT | Le St.-Rémi | 44 | Pigiguit | Wife |
Jeanne-Félicité TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 14 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Jean-Baptiste TRAHAN, fils | ? | 24 | Liverpool, England | Son; came to LA before Jan 1785 |
Jean-Michel TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 21 | Morlaix, France | Son |
Marie-Louise TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 16 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Pierre-Marie TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 18 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
Marie-Sophie PRINCE | La Bergère | 43 | L'Assomption, Pigiguit | Widow of Joseph TRAHAN |
Antoine-Joseph TRAHAN | La Bergère | 19 | Île d'Aix, France | Son |
Judith/Julie PRINCE | La Bergère | 26 | France | Half-sister |
Pierre TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 48 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
Marguerite DUHON | Le St.-Rémi | 44 | probably Grand-Pré | Wife |
Catherine-Marguerite TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 16 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Élisabeth/Isabelle-Apolline TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 18 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Geneviève TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 23 | Liverpool, England | Daughter |
Joseph-Marie TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 8 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
Marie-Anne TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 12 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Marie-Françoise TRAHAN | Le St.-Rémi | 10 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Daughter |
Pierre VINCENT | Le Beaumont | 36 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
77 individuals, all Acadians/15 families |
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