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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