Le Bon Papa left France, led by Captain Pelletier, on Tuesday, May 10, 1785. The 280-ton ship made the trip in 80 days, arriving in Louisiana on July 29, 1785. On board were 36 families (156 people ) .
Three additional families had signed up for the trip, but did not show up for departure.
A child died during the trip. After arriving in New Orleans, the group increased by 12 (3 births and 9 adults) and decreased by 13 (10 dead and 3 abandoned).
There were 38 family groups at the time of settling: 37 of them settled in the Saint-Gabriel area along the Mississippi River and 1 family chose to settle along Bayou Lafourche.
This page contains the transcribed list of the original document. I have tried to keep the format as close to the original as possible except for the fact that the original contains two columns of families per page. The information in parentheses has been added by myself to clarify certain details. In the original document as well as in this transcript, they used “idem” to indicate “same”.
List of Acadian passengers named to board the ship
Nombre de personnes | Leurs noms | Métiers | Âge |
---|---|---|---|
Première famille | |||
6 | Joseph LEBLANC | Charpentier | 54 ans |
Anne HEBERT sa femme | 49 | ||
Joseph son fils | 15 | ||
Simon idem | 13 | ||
Blanche sa fille | 19 | ||
Marie idem | 17 | ||
2 | |||
10 | André TRAMPLÉ | Marin | 59 |
Marguerite LEBLANC sa femme | 48 | ||
Jean son fils | Idem | 24 | |
Charles idem | Idem | 22 | |
Jacques idem | Idem | 20 | |
Servant idem | Idem | 15 | |
Olivier idem | 11 | ||
André idem | 7 | ||
Isabelle sa fille | 25 | ||
Marie Magdelaine idem | 17 | ||
3 | |||
8 | Joseph HENRY | Charpentier | 40 |
Cécile BRAUD sa femme | 38 | ||
Jean Laurent son fils | Idem | 19 | |
Joseph idem | 14 | ||
Pierre idem | 5 | ||
Marie Josephe sa fille | 7 | ||
Anne Françoise idem | 3 | ||
Magdeleine Apoline idem | À la mamelle | ||
4 | |||
9 | Charles LANDRY | Charpentier | 50 |
Marguerite BOUDREAU sa femme | 48 | ||
Firmin son fils | Marin | 22 | |
Sébastien idem | Idem | 18 | |
Louis idem | 14 | ||
Jean idem | 11 | ||
Charles idem | 8 | ||
François idem | 6 | ||
Marguerite sa fille | 18 | ||
5 | |||
6 | Amable HÉBERT | Charpentier | 43 |
André son fils | 9 | ||
Marie sa fille | 24 | ||
Geneviève idem | 17 | ||
Isabelle idem | 14 | ||
Esther COURTNEY belle-mère, veuve | 60 | ||
Sixième famille | |||
2 | Jean Charles LEBLANC | Marin | 23 |
Brigide HEBERT sa femme | 19 | ||
7 | |||
5 | Simon LEBLANC | Laboureur | 62 |
Marie TRAHAN sa femme | 51 | ||
Joseph son fils | Marin | 20 | |
Jacques idem | 13 | ||
Anne sa fille | 15 | ||
8 | |||
3 | Jean LEBLANC | Calfateur | 36 |
Thérèse HEBERT sa femme | 35 | ||
Marie sa fille | À la mamelle | ||
9 | |||
8 | Alexandre DOIRON | Journalier | 47 |
Ursule HEBERT sa femme | 43 | ||
Isaac son fils | 16 | ||
Mathurin idem | 12 | ||
Joseph idem | 7 | ||
Jean Baptiste idem | 2 | ||
Marie Rose sa fille | 21 | ||
Magdelaine idem | 19 | ||
10 | |||
1 | François HEBERT | Charpentier | 72 |
11 | |||
3 | Anne BOUDREAUX veuve HACHE (Jacques) - 40 | 40 | |
Marie sa fille | 15 | ||
Marguerite idem | 11 | ||
12 | |||
6 | Cécile BOURG veuve HEUZE (Ignace) | 48 | |
Pierre son fils | Journalier | 24 | |
Charles idem | Idem | 22 | |
Jean Baptiste idem | Idem | 17 | |
Grégoire idem | 9 | ||
Anne Marie sa fille | 20 | ||
13 | |||
5 | Pierre KIMINE | Charpentier | 65 |
Marie Magdelaine DUGAS sa femme | 50 | ||
Anne sa fille | 24 | ||
Marie idem | 23 | ||
Victoire Françoise idem | 14 | ||
14 | |||
3 | Paul Dominique BOUDROT | Marin | 24 |
Marie Olivier LANDRY sa femme | 18 | ||
Paul Marin son fils | À la mamelle | ||
Quinzième famille | |||
4 | Jean Baptiste DUGAS | Journalier | 49 |
Marie CLOSSINET sa femme | 43 | ||
Marie sa fille | 11 | ||
Marie HACHE sa mineure | 18 | ||
16 | |||
4 | Jean Baptiste DUGAS | Charpentier | 66 |
Anne BOURG sa femme | 64 | ||
Anne sa fille | 21 | ||
Marie BOUDREAU petite fille | 5 | ||
17 | |||
7 | Joseph AUCOIN | Marin | 36 |
Elizabeth HENRY sa femme | 35 | ||
Joseph Jean son fils | 8 | ||
François Toussaint idem | 6 | ||
Isabelle Jeanne sa fille | 11 | ||
Marie Modeste idem | 4 | ||
Victoire Claire idem | 2 | ||
18 | |||
7 | Eustache LEJEUNE | Charpentier | 52 |
Jeanne GICQUEL sa femme | 42 | ||
Servant son fils | 15 | ||
François idem | 13 | ||
Marie Magelaine sa fille | 23 | ||
Marie Rose idem | 2 | ||
Pélagie GAUTREAU sa nièce | 15 | ||
19 | |||
2 | Jean Baptiste LEJEUNE | Marin | 25 |
Geneviève DOIRON sa femme | 19 | ||
20 | |||
6 | Grégoire LEJEUNE | Marin | 45 |
Helene DUMON sa femme | 36 | ||
Grégoire son fils | 4 | ||
Julien idem | 2 | ||
Marie sa fille | 14 | ||
Marie Geneviève GAUTREAU sa nièce | 19 | ||
21 | |||
2 | Anselme LANDRY | Marin | 50 |
Agathe BARIAU sa femme | 50 | ||
22 | |||
5 | Jean Baptiste BOUDREAU | Marin | 29 |
Marie Modeste TRAHAN sa femme | 36 | ||
Jean Constant son fils | 6 | ||
Marie Félicité sa fille | 8 | ||
Marguerite idem | 2 | ||
Vingt troisième famille | |||
3 | Angélique PINET veuve LEGER | 44 | |
Louis son fils | Marin | 19 | |
Jean idem | Idem | 15 | |
24 | |||
7 | Charles BROUSSARD | Charpentier | 42 |
Euphrosine Bariot sa femme | Marin | 37 | |
Jean Charles son fils | Idem | 20 | |
François idem | 18 | ||
Pierre idem | 14 | ||
Dominique idem | 12 | ||
Paul BOUDREAU beau-fils | 13 | ||
25 | |||
1 | Jean TRAHAN | Marin | 35 |
26 | |||
3 | Daniel BENOIT | Journalier | 36 |
Henriette LEGENDRE sa femme | 32 | ||
Henriette sa fille | 7 | ||
27 | |||
6 | Pierre LEBLANC | Menuisier | 40 |
Anne Josèphe HEBERT sa femme | 38 | ||
Joseph son fils | 17 | ||
Pierre idem | 15 | ||
Jean idem | 13 | ||
Victor idem | 10 | ||
28 | |||
6 | Jean Baptiste GUEDRY | Charpentier | 36 |
Marguerite HEBERT sa femme | 33 | ||
Pierre son fils | 8 | ||
François son fils | 4 | ||
Marguerite Félicité sa fille | À la mamelle | ||
Marguerite mineure dudit | 14 | ||
29 | |||
5 | Louis STEBENS | Marin | 36 |
Marie BABIN sa femme | 18 | ||
Louis son fils | 3 | ||
Marie sa fille | 2 | ||
François BABIN frère de la femme | Marin | 16 | |
30 | |||
3 | Élene HACHE fille | 21 | |
Marie Josèphe sa soeur | 16 | ||
Elisabeth idem | 8 | ||
(suite en l’autre partie) | |||
Famille trente-unième | |||
2 | Charles DAIGLE | Poulieur | 54 |
Anne Marie VINCENT sa femme | 55 | ||
32 | |||
2 | Françoise BOUDROTveuve ( Marin) DUGAS | 45 | |
Pierre son fils | 11 | ||
33 | |||
3 | Marguerite LABEAUVE veuve (François) LEGENDRE | 55 | |
Louis son fils | Charpentier | 22 | |
Yves idem | Idem | 17 | |
34 | |||
3 | Jean Baptiste LEGENDRE | Charpentier | 25 |
Marie Rose LETULLIER sa femme | 20 | ||
Rose sa fille | À la mamelle |
We Council of Spain in Brittany in charge of the expedition of Acadians to New Orleans in Louisiana certify that the one hundred and fifty six persons of whom this list is composed have been appointed by us to be embarked on the ship Le Bon Papa, shipowner Monsieur Pelletier Dudoyer going to the port of New Orleans. In Nantes on April 29th, 1785
D’Aspres
The 7 Ships
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