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                                                                           1743
                                           A R M A M E N T

                                            L'Aimable  Françoise bound for the Gaspe Peninsula

 N° 81        D E P A R T M E N T of  G R A N V I L L E

Crew of the ship  L'Aimable  Françoise built in1738  at  Granville weighing 100  tons draughing
11 feet loaded , 9 feet unloaded, 2 decks a poop. Owned and armed by the Widow LeparcCouraye  at Granville under the command of  Captain Jean  Hugon bound for the Gaspe Peninsula  whose crew he paid for advances of wages  the sums  drawn off lines .

Departed  Granville  April 9, 1743                     Returned  to Granville :January 27, 1744

  Officers
     Name   Hometown Age  Stature  Haircolor Grade and service years Wages Annotations
Jean  Hugon Granville 42  tall chestnut Captain 400  
Thomas  Barré Granville 48  medium black Foreman 260  
Barthélémy  Marion Granville 24  small blond Lieutenant 200  
Pierre Le Landais Ponts 32  medium chestnut Surgeon 213  
Sailors
Jean  Natryé Granville 32 medium chestnut Carpenter /Hull maintenance 213 Habilleur literally means a costume dresser.  In this context, it probably means he was a finishing carpenter or one who did the work visible to the laymen's eye.
Jacques  Hardy Granville 29  medium brown Salter 160  
Jacques  Ribéri Granville 26  medium rusty Caplanier 204

One thus names those which go to the fishing of cod dries and the sailors who help with this fishing. They are between the puller of cod skin and the salters and have the same wages
Gilles  Rouzée Granville 35  medium chestnut Caulker 210  
Thomas  Lainé St Planchers 39  medium brown 15 198  
Pierre Joseph  Avril St Planchers 25  Tall  black 13 180  
Jean  Julienne Granville 49  medium black Disabled 186 Died......
François  Tanqueray Granville 33  small chestnut 12 186  
André  Destouches Granville 48  medium black 13 196  
Jean  Danican Granville 51  medium brown Disabled 196  
Jean  Groin Iquelon 27  medium chestnut 12 183 Remained sick
Jacques  Lamusse Granville 23  small chestnut 12 198  
Jean  Vadet Granville 25  medium brown 10 144  
Julien  Méquin Iquelon 32  medium chestnut 12 156  
Charles Leveillé Hambie 20 medium black 10 138  
Pierre Le Heute Granville 22  medium black 10 150  
François Lacour Granville 21  small chestnut 12 168  
Jean  Marié La Hougue 42  medium chestnut ... 120 Permit of February 19, 1743
Pierre  Piêt Menildrey 26  medium chestnut 12 152  
Melchior  Blin Granville 25  small chestnut Caulker 168  
Gaud  Marion Iquelon 25  medium black 12 141  
Olivier le Chevalier Iquelon 31  medium chestnut 12 141  
Jean le Chevalier Granville 21  medium chestnut Caulker 000 Nothing
Louis  Claireaux Munéville 23  Tall brown Novice 126  
Pierre  Mayé Granville 19  medium chestnut 10 90  
Michel  Guisle Granville 22 medium black 10 78  
Pierre  Lebrun Hambie 23  medium black 1st  Voyage 75  
Sanson  Gobelin Géfosses 19  medium black Novice 66  
Jean le Sonné Montpinson 25  Tall chestnut     " 60  
Michel  Burnet Lorent 18  Tall chestnut     " 60  
Jean  Queudeville Cherbourg 27  medium black   60 Permit of March 25, 1743
Augustin  Lounère Cherbourg 30  medium black   60 Permit of March 25, 1743
Jean  Doran Pirou 24  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 60  
Jacques  Dufrene Menilaubert 22  medium blond 1st Voyage 40  
Charles  Bretel Mainville 24 medium black 1st Voyage 30  
Pierre Duchemin Cherbourg 19  medium chestnut   40 Permit of January 7,  1743
Jean François Gauvin Cherbourg 20  medium black   50  Permit of February 8, 1743
Jacques  Combrun Linverville 18  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 30  
Julien  Lebrun Hambie 19  medium black 1st Voyage 25  
Thomas  Chatel La Haye 20  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 30  
Guillaume  Beaufrère Lingreville 23  medium black 1st Voyage 28  
Nicolas  Raisin La Ronde Haye 21  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 25  
André  Hüz Coutances 18  medium chestnut 1st Voyage 25  
Pierre  Maillard Granville   2nd Voyage/puller of cod fish 141 Cuts the cod heads immediately caught
 
François  Douin Rontoil 20  medium black Head waiter / cook 132  
Jean  Mondet St Michel 23  medium black   000 Nothing
Joseph le Busses Granville 39  medium black 13/ Sailmaker 201  
Julien  Gardie Marigny 25  Tall chestnut 1st Voyage 40  
Pierre Lachere Marigny 18  Tall chestnut 1st Voyage 30  
  Ship's boy
Antoine  Leroux Granville 13   24  
Jean de La Musses Granville 17   30  
Jean  Bernard Granville  St Jean 17 1st Voyage 20  
René  Meslin Granville 17 1st Voyage 00  
Guillaume  Launay Granville 14 1st Voyage 15  
Jacques  Porret Granville   St Jean 15 1st Voyage 18  
                                                                                           57 people in all
We the undersigned Outfitter and Captain of L'Aimable Francoise certify the present roll true in showing the sum of 1,575 pounds paid to 57 persons here named for advances of wages bound for the Gaspe Peninsula submit to pay Mr Le Tourneur exceptional treasurer for the disabled of the Granville Navy.  The 6 deniers per pound of said sum, and to give him copy of said roll, with the certified copy of the receipt which he furnish, and moreover to represent the crew to the bureau of the classes of the port, in which said ship will make its disembarkment, to justify there by particular certificates of the colonial bursars, of the consuls in the countries where they are vested, or the officers of the classes, the deserters or remained sick, and the deaths by mortuary abstracts, to pay the 6 deniers per pound in full, and to observe the ordinances of His Majesty, under pain of 500 pounds fine.

Made in quadruple at Granville this 1st April 1743  Signatures :  Le Parc  Couraye           Jean  Hugon

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