French ship Bon Papa

Acadians, to Louisiana.^[1] They arrived at New Orleans on July 29, 1785. The voyage took 81 days. Though they encountered only favorable weather and the ship was free of disease, one death was reported during the crossing; a young daughter of Eustache Govin. After arriving in New Orleans, the group increased by 12 (3 births, and 9 adults) and decreased by 13 (10 died, and 3 deserted). There were 38 family groupings when it came time to settle down: 37 of them settled in the area around St. Gabriel, Louisiana, along the Mississippi River, and 1 family chose to settle along Bayou Lafourche.^[2]