APPENDICES 

Acadian Immigrants to the Opelousas 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
Claude AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 57 Minas  
Marie-Josèphe SONNIER La Ville d'Archangel 48 Petitcoudiac Wife
Anne-Anastasie AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 17 Plouër-sur-Rance, France Daughter
Marie-Gertrude AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 12 Plouër-sur-Rance, France Daughter
Mathurin-Casimir AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 13 Plouër-sur-Rance, France Son
Perpétué AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 22 La Moysias, France Daughter
Pierre AUCOIN La Ville d'Archangel 9 France Son
 
Basile CHIASSON La Caroline 36 Pointe Beauséjour  
Monique COMEAUX La Caroline 38 ? Wife
Anne-Adélaïde CHIASSON La Caroline 11 Châtellerault, France Daughter
Charles-Albert CHIASSON La Caroline 3 Nantes, France Son
 
Pierre DUGAS La Bergère 57 Cobeguit  
Marguerite DAIGLE La Bergère 60 Cobeguit? Wife
Anne-Marie DUGAS La Bergère 23 Plouër-sur-Rance, France Daughter
Marie-Victoire DUGAS La Bergère 20 Plouër-sur-Rance, France Daughter
Angélique PINET Le Bon Papa 44 Port-Toulouse, Île Royale Widow of Michel dit Richelieu LÉGER
Jean LÉGER Le Bon Papa 15 La Rochelle, France Son
Louis LÉGER Le Bon Papa 16 Île Miquelon Son
 
Michel LÉGER, fils L'Amitié 23 Louisbourg Son of Angélique PINET; brother of Jean & Louis
19 individuals, all Acadians/4 families        

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