Acadian Immigrants to Nueva Gálvez/San Bernardo, 1785
Spanish reports show that in 1785 1 person from Le St.-Rémi, 17 families from L'Amitié, and 6 families from La Caroline chose to go to Nueva Gálvez in present-day St. Bernard Parish, below New Orleans. The settlement also was called San Bernardo, hence the name of the present-day parish. See Appendix.
| 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 |
| Anne OLIVIER | L'Amitié | 64 | Port-Royal | Widow of Jean-Baptiste ACHÉE |
| Madeleine-Apolline ACHÉE | L'Amitié | 10 | France | Grand-niece |
| Joseph AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 60 | ? | |
| Madeleine BOUDREAUX | L'Amitié | 58 | ? | Wife |
| Joseph AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 33 | ? | |
| Marie-Josèphe RICHARD | L'Amitié | 30 | ? | Widow of Francois BASSET, who was not Acadian |
| Marie BASSET | L'Amitié | 5 | France | Daughter |
| Marie-Geneviève RICHARD | L'Amitié | 32 | ? | Sister |
| Jean-Charles BENOIT | La Caroline | 39 | ? | settled near English Turn, below New Orleans |
| Anne-Marie ACHÉE | L'Amitié | 36 | ? | Wife; daughter of Anne OLIVIER |
| Francois-René BENOIT | L'Amitié | 7 | France | Son |
| Jean-Marie BENOIT | L'Amitié | 14 | France | Son |
| Paul-Frédéric BENOIT | L'Amitié | 9 | Châtellerault, France | Son |
| Sophie-Renée BENOIT | L'Amitié | 2 | France | Daughter |
| Joseph BENARD | L'Amitié | 46 | Russia | not Acadian |
| Jeanne RICHARD | L'Amitié | 40 | ? | Wife |
| Anne BENARD | L'Amitié | 2 | France | Daughter |
| Marie BENARD | L'Amitié | 19 | France | Daughter |
| Martin BENARD | L'Amitié | 7 | France | Son |
| Lucien BOURG | L'Amitié | 21 | France | |
| Marie TRAHAN | L'Amitié | 25 | ? | Wife |
| Jean BROUSSARD | L'Amitié | 40 | ? | |
| Marguerite COMEAUX | L'Amitié | 32 | ? | Wife |
| Jean-Baptiste BROUSSARD | L'Amitié | 11 | France | Son |
| Marie LEBLANC | L'Amitié | 25 | ? | Wife of Jean DAIGLE |
| Marguerite DAIGLE | L'Amitié | infant | France | Daughter |
| Marie DAIGLE | L'Amitié | 1 | France | Daughter |
| Charles DOUCET | L'Amitié | 40 | ? | |
| Michel DOUCET | La Caroline | 45 | ? | |
| Marie-Blanche COUSIN | La Caroline | 37 | ? | Wife |
| Eleonore-Honorine DOUCET | La Caroline | 15 | France | Daughter |
| Jean-Baptiste-Michel DOUCET | La Caroline | 12 | France | Son |
| Marguerite-Bénoni DOUCET | La Caroline | 9 | Cenan, France | Daughter |
| Honoré DUHON | L'Amitié | 47 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
| Anne-Geneviève TRAHAN | L'Amitié | 44 | Pigiguit | Wife |
| Augustin DUHON | L'Amitié | 20 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
| Jacques DUHON | L'Amitié | 17 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
| Jean-Charles DUHON | L'Amitié | 13 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
| Jean-Aubin FOUQUET | L'Amitié | 52 | St.-P.-du-N., Île St.-Jean | |
| Marguerite QUIMINE | L'Amitié | 50 | ? | Wife |
| Jeanne-Madeleine FOUQUET | L'Amitié | 11 | France | Daughter |
| Marie-Charlotte FOUQUET | L'Amitié | 15 | France | Daughter |
| Charles GIROIR | L'Amitié | 56 | ? | |
| Michelle PATRU | L'Amitié | 58 | St.-Servan, France | Wife; not Acadian |
| Jean GOUSMAN | L'Amitié | 56 | Andalusia, Spain | |
| Rose BONNEVIE | L'Amitié | 42 | probably Île Royale | Wife |
| Jean-Thomas GOUSMAN | L'Amitié | 2 | Chantenay, France | Son |
| Rosalie-Charlotte GOUSMAN | L'Amitié | 21 | Halifax or Île Miquelon | Daughter |
| Ambroise HÉBERT | La Caroline | 54 | ? | |
| Félicité LEJEUNE | La Caroline | 45 | ? | Wife |
| Gertrude-Anne HÉBERT | La Caroline | 16 | Pleslin, France | Daughter |
| Anne-Angélique GAUTREAUX | La Caroline | 20 | France | Niece |
| Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC | L'Amitié | 44 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
| Élisabeth/Isabelle AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 50 | ? | Wife |
| Marie-Marguerite SEMERE | L'Amitié | 19 | France | Niece |
| Jean-Paul TRAHAN | L'Amitié | 16 | France | |
| 56 individuals, including 6 non-Acadians/15 families | ||||
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