- La Ville d'Archangel
La Ville d'Archangel was a 600 ton ship. It left
St. Malo ,France onAugust 12 ,1785 , transporting 303 Acadians toLouisiana . It ran aground at Balize, and landed atNew Orleans onDecember 3 ,1785 . Fifteen passengers died en route.The ship ran aground when it reached
Balize , an outpost at the mouth of the Mississippi River, on November 4. The ship arrived in New Orleans on December 3, 1785 after 113 days at sea. When it landed, there were 60 Acadian families aboard for a total of 299 people. During the voyage there were 15 deaths and 2 desertions. There were also 7 marriages, 11 adult additions, and 2 births.The other six vessels associated with the transport of Acadians to Louisiana are
Le Bon Papa ,La Bergere ,Le Beaumont , Le Saint Remi, L' Amitie, andLa Caroline .See also
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History of the Acadians
*Cajuns References
* Braud, Gérard-Marc "From Nantes to Louisiana", La Rainette Inc; English ed edition, 2001, ISBN 0-9674178-0-5.
* Hebert, Donald J. "Acadian Families in Exile 1785", Hebert Publications, Louisiana.External links
* [http://www.acadian-cajun.com/ship6.htm History and passenger manifest]
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