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Le Taureau bound for Quebec city

Passengers of the merchantship Le Taureau weighing 150 tons owned for 75% of François Perron ship-owner and for 25% of Elie Tadourneau and  armed by theirself eux  under the command of Captain Elie Tadourneau bound for Quebec city
Departed La Rochelle : August 1655

 

Engagements of François Perron a merchant of food of La Rochelle ship-owner  with 75% of the ship "Le Taureau" for Jean BOURDON  of Quebec city  with "the Community of the Inhabitants of News-France" signed in the study of Cherbonnier notary of Rochelle enters on June 29, 1655 and on August 7, 1655

 
NAMES AGE TRADE Hometown Contract's date ANNOTATIONS
Charles Parseval 35 day laborer Paris June 29, 1655  
Jean Houdin 20 butcher Paris August 7, 1655  
Léonard Bourrelier 21   cook Chartres August 7, 1655  
Jean Dumayre 20 day laborer La Rochelle August 20, 1655  
Zacharie Fouchart 52 carpenter Saint-Pierre d'Oléron July 5, 1655  
Jean Prieur 20   leather currier Troyes August 2, 1655  
Jacques de Presle 23 rope maker La Rochelle July 30, 1655  
François Pasquier 23 rope maker La Rochelle July 30, 1655  
Géraud La Roche 25 day laborer Tulle June 19,1655  
André Bourget 30 mason La Rochelle June 6  1655  
Guillaume Combret 22 blacksmith Bordeaux July 8,1655  
Jean Midet 27 day laborer Troyes July 8,1655  
Jean Dupuy 45 pastry cook Angers July 8,1655  
Pierre Dubry dit Laverdure 25 fondry man Dinan July 8,1655  
Jean Groton dit Lafleur 18 shoe maker Châtillon sur Seine July 8,1655  
Jean Benoit 24   shoe maker Nevers July 8,1655  
Jean Peyronon 25   cooper Bordeaux July 3,1655  
Pierre Lefebvre 24   "filassier" linen rope maker near Bordeaux July 3,1655  
François Turmel 18     Vaine July 1st,1655  
 

Sources : Departmental records of the Charente-Maritime; June 1655 at August 1655  La Rochelle, Minutes Cherbonnier

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