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, below New Orleans. The settlement also was called San Bernardo, which evolved into the name of the civil parish where the settlement was located. 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 | probably Pigiguit | settled near English Turn, below New Orleans |
| Anne-Marie ACHÉE | L'Amitié | 36 | ? | Wife; daughter of Anne OLIVIER |
| Francois-René BENOIT | L'Amitié | 7 | Nantes, France | Son |
| Jean-Marie BENOIT | L'Amitié | 14 | St.-Servan, France | Son |
| Paul-Frédéric BENOIT | L'Amitié | 9 | Châtellerault, France | Son |
| Sophie-Renée BENOIT | L'Amitié | 2 | Nantes, 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 |
| 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 | 17 | Le Havre, 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-Marie DUHON | L'Amitié | 20 | Belle-Île-en-Mer, France | Son |
| Honoré-Jacques-Marie-Louis 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 | Grand-Pré | Wife |
| Gertrude-Anne HÉBERT | La Caroline | 16 | Pleslin, France | Daughter |
| Anne-Angélique GAUTREAUX | La Caroline | 20 | St.-Servan, France | Niece |
| Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC | L'Amitié | 44 | Rivière-aux-Canards | |
| Élisabeth/Isabelle AUCOIN | L'Amitié | 50 | probably Minas | Wife; remarried in Opelousas District, Aug 1797 |
| Marie-Marguerite SEMERE | L'Amitié | 19 | France | Niece; married at New Orleans, Jan 1786 |
| Jean-Paul TRAHAN | L'Amitié | 16 | France | |
| 51 individuals, including 6 non-Acadians/13 families | ||||
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