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                                       Le Saint François bound for Quebec and Miscou

Passengers of the merchant-ship Le Saint François of Dieppe, weighing130 tons owned and command by CaptainJean Barraud  and armed  byAntoine Cheffault de la Renardière victuller merchant  of La Rochelle for theCompany of th New-France and subcontractor of "la Compagnie des Cent Associés"  and Olivier Le Tardif manager of  theCompany Stores of Quebec bound for Quebec and Miscou

Departed : April1643

Contracts of service signed in the study of the Teuleron notary to La Rochelle on March 31, 1st April, April 8, and April 9, 1743 between Antoine Cheffault sieur de la Renardière and Olivier Le Tardif  to embark on board St François. St François was accompanied by two other small ships, La Marie and La Marguerite, who contained that goods.

 
NAMES PROFESSION BIRTHPLACE ANNOTATIONS
 François Gaillard  cooper  Tonnay-Charente  
Baptiste Nau carpenter Beaupréau en Anjou for Miscou
Jean Rousselet sawyer Villiers-le-Roux près d'Angoulême 24 years old, contract for 3 years at  66pounds by year with advance of 30 pounds, he can sign
Nicolas Tubeuf soldier and ironmonger Rouen  
Toussaint Tireau mason et stone mason La Rochelle  
Louis Robineau mason et stone mason Biliau en Bretagne  
Claude Duchesne  surgeon  Nevers  
Jean Michel dit La Chapelle   La Chapelle-Montligeon  
Pierre de Porché   Porché  
Mathieu Fauvel   Tourouvre  
Jean Morin sailor and launchmaster Le Havre  
Jean Mignau soldier Châtillon près Paris  
François Le Marquis sailor and caulker Le Havre  
Isaac Bonnault soldier Blois  
Martin Boutet soldier Sceaux près Paris  
Jacques de Bussière soldier Bordeaux  
Jean Bréhier  locksmith and smitharmourer    
 René Cottan mason Saint-André Goldois en Poitou for Miscou
Pierre Lemieux cooper Rouen  
Guillaume Thibault baker La Rochelle  
 Jean Remot   Saint-Fulgent en Poitou  
René Luret a day laborer Nieul en Aunis  
René Daloux dit Desormeaux   Loudun en Poitou  
Denys Bordat manœuver La Rochelle  
Louis Dastager   La Chapelle-Souhet  
Adrien de Longpont   Ivry-la-Chaussée en Normandie  
Pierre Blondel carpenter of ship Dieppe  
Jacques Ragot ploughman La Rochelle for the Sieur Guillaume Couillard of Québec
François Bassot ploughman La Rochelle for the Sieur Guillaume Couillard of Québec
Daniel Maugot     for the Sieur Guillaume Couillard of Québec
Jérôme Roy ploughman   for the Sieur Guillaume Couillard of Québec
       

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Sources : Departmental records of the Charente-Maritime La Rochelle 1656 Series Minutes Teuleron

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