APPENDICES

Acadian Immigrants to the Opelousas District, 1785

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 in the Acadians-to-Louisiana Alpha List.

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	Plouer, France	Daughter
Marie-Gertrude AUCOIN	La Ville d'Archangel	12	Plouer, France	Daughter
Mathurin-Casimir AUCOIN	La Ville d'Archangel	13	Plouer, 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	France	Son

Angélique PINET	Le Bon Papa	44	Port-Toulouse	Widow of Michel LÉGER
Jean LÉGER	Le Bon Papa	15	France	Son
Louis LÉGER	Le Bon Papa	19	Île Royale	Son

Michel LÉGER	L'Amitié	?	Louisbourg	Son of Angélique PINET; brother of Jean & Louis
15 individuals, all Acadians/3 families

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