An alphabetical listing of the Acadian Exiles who sailed from France to Louisiana in 1785. http://www.acadian-home.org/louisiana-alpha-listing.html Example: LA VILLE ARCHANGEL - Sailed from France August 12, 1785 arriving in Louisiana December 3, 1785. This ship left St-Malo, France and upon reacing Balize, an outpost at the mouth of the Mississippi River, ran aground on November 4. This, and the fact that they had already had run out of food, caused a number of passengers to get sick. Finally the ship made it to New Orleans on December 3, 1785. There were sixty families totalling two hundred and ninety-nine people onboard. Fifteen people died and two deserted. Seven marriages took place, eleven more adults joined the group and there were two more births. Fifty-three families totalling two hundred and seventy-on individuals went to Bayou Des Écores which is located north of Baton Rouge near Thompson Creek. One family of seven remained in New Orleans while another six families totalling twenty-one people went to Lafourche. A decade later, following a hurricane, man of the Bayou Des Écores families moved south where other Acadian families had settled along Lafourche. Sally Rolls Pavia sallypavia2001@yahoo.com List Owner: GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES-L-request@rootsweb.com Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENEALOGYBITSANDPIECES "All incoming and outgoing email checked by Norton Anti-Virus"