Acadians Aboard English ship Britannia, 1769
Ages are as of 1769. Individuals with surnames in bold are family heads. Hyperlinks take you to individual histories in the Acadian family pages, which contain many more details of each person's life. For the story of this ill-fated voyage to Louisiana, see Appendix. The column on the right is where Maryland authorities counted that person in July 1763. See Jehn, Acadian Exiles in the Colonies, 150-58.
NOTE: These individuals are documented in Kinnaird, "The Revolutionary Period, 1765-81," 141-42.
| Name | Age | Birthplace | Relationships & Comments | MD, Jul 1763 |
| Antoine BELLARD | 30 | Picardie, France | not Acadian | ? |
| Marie TRAHAN | 22 | Pigiguit? | Wife; daughter of Honoré | Port Tobacco |
| Étienne-Simon BELLARD | 2 | Maryland | Son; not Acadian paternally | |
| Pierre-Olivier BENOIT | 40 | Pigiguit | brother of Jean-Baptiste, whose widow was Anne TRAHAN | Port Tobacco |
| Marie-Geneviève BRASSEAUX | 45 | Grand-Pré | Second wife | |
| Jean-Charles BENOIT | 10 | Maryland | Son | |
| Madeleine BENOIT | 6 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Marie-Rose BENOIT | 8 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Louis LATIER | 39 | ? | Acadian? | Port Tobacco |
| Anne TRAHAN | 38 | ? | Wife; widow of Jean-Baptiste BENOIT; sister of Honoré | |
| Antoine LATIER | 7 | Maryland | Son | |
| Élisabeth/Isabelle LATIER | 4 | Maryland | Daughter | |
| Paul LATIER | 6 | Maryland | Son | |
| Marguerite BENOIT | 9 | Port Tobacco, Maryland | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Marie-Anne BENOIT | 15 | Pigiguit? | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Marie-Rose BENOIT | 13 | Port Tobacco, Maryland | Stepdaughter; niece of Pierre-Olivier | |
| Jean-Baptiste LEJEUNE, fils | 20 | Pigiguit | called Jean-Vincent in a Spanish report of Oct 1769 | ? |
| Blaise LEJEUNE | 18 | Pigiguit | Brother | |
| Marguerite LEJEUNE | 17 | Pigiguit | Sister | |
| Nanette LEJEUNE | 13 | North Carolina | Sister; did not accompany her siblings to LA | |
| Étienne RIVET, père | 52 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Upper Marl. | |
| Étienne RIVET, fils | 21 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| François RIVET | 18 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Pierre RIVET | 16 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Théodore RIVET | 14 | Ste.-Famille, Pigiguit | Son | |
| Honoré TRAHAN | 43 | Pigiguit | Uncle of LEJEUNE orphans; father of Marie; brother of Anne | Port Tobacco |
| Marie CORPORON | 50 | ? | Wife | |
| Pierre TRAHAN | 18 | Île Royale | Son | |
| Joseph LEJEUNE | 13 | North Carolina | Orphan; nephew; brother of Jean-Baptiste, fils et al. | |
| 29 individuals, 2 non-Acadians/6 families | ||||
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