The Virginia Packet arrived at Bristol
in the middle of June in 1756 with 289 Acadians. The town was unprepared
for their arrival. For 3 days & nights, the Acadians were left
on the wharves. Then they were put in old, ruined buildings.
Many died of smallpox and exhaustion.
La Rochette visited the Acadians at Bristol
after the Liverpool Acadians told him of their location. On Jan.
31, he arrived at Bristol. He again found distrust. But upon
hearing their story, he felt sympathy towards them. They told him
of the 340 that had been shipped from Virginia, 300 survived the trip.
They weren’t prepared to trust him.
In fact, they already knew about him, having talked to the 2 Acadians from
Southampton on their way to see Nivernois. At this point, there were
184 Acadians left in this group.
The papers of LaRochette, the source of the
lists on this page, contain a list of people related to the Acadians that
were allowed to move from Bristol to Southampton on May 14, 1763.
These were:
Jean L'Espierre
Joseph Nadau
Joseph Brillant
Francois Brillant
Celestin Brillant
Pierre Guenard
Jean Pringaud
Jacques Chevallier |
Louis Goudon
Claude David
Louis David
Jacques David
Jean Renaud
Paul Petit Pas
Francois Simonet
Francois Guittard |
Laurence Josne
Francois Lawrent
Jean Marcadet
Mathurin Guillau
Pierre Cosson
Francois Brunet
Joseph Nery
Jean Labbadie
Guillaume Le Grel |
Seven years later, the surviving Acadians sailed
to St. Malo, France on the king's frigate La Dorothee, captained
by Lormant (Lavenant). Those boarding the ship were:
1 - Jacque Forest
Claire Forest
Madeleine Forest
Anne Forest
Ignace Forest
2 - Pierre Melanson
Madeleine Melanson
Marie Melanson
Marguerite Melanson
Joseph Melanson
Jean Melanson
Anne Melanson
Marie Magdeleine Melanson
Marie Marthe Melanson
3 - Jean Landry
Marie Landry
Rene Landry
Marguerite Landry
Marie Magdeleine Landry
Antoine Landry
4 - Charles LeBlanc
5 - Simon Babin
Anastasie Babin
Nanette Babin
Marie Babin
Magloire Babin
Marie Marguerite LeBlanc
6 - Jean Babin
Paul Babin
Anne Babin
7 - Joseph Babin
Marie Babin
Joseph Babin
Bonaventure Babin
Marie Babin
8 - Marguerite Babin
Laurent Babin
Charles Babin
9 - Allain LeBlanc
Anne LeBlanc
Joseph Daigre
10 - Charles Boudro
Joseph Boudro
Anastasie Boudro
Amant Boudro
11 - Joseph Dupuis
12 - Joseph Aucoin
Anne Aucoin
Marie Magdeleine Aucoin
13 - Pierre Duon
Marguerite Duon
Charles Duon
Marie Duon
Marguerite Duon
Francoise Duon
14 - Jacques Bourbon
Elizabeth Bourbon
Alexandre Tibaudau
15 - Claude Aucoin
Marie Josephe Aucoin
Jean Baptiste Aucoin
Francois Comeau
16 - Joseph Aucoin
Jr.
Marie La Blanche Aucoin
Marie Anne Aucoin
17 - Jean Aucoin
Marguerite Aucoin
Marie Aucoin
Simon Aucoin |
18 - Simon Aucoin
Marie Genevieve Aucoin
Perpetue Aucoin
Baptiste Terriau
Marie Terriau
Anne Terriau
19 - Charles Aucoin
Magdeleine Aucoin
Pierre Aucoin
Magdeleine Aucoin
Blanche Aucoin
20 - Etienne Trahan
Madeleine Trahan
21 - Joseph Landry
Marie Josephe Landry
Marie Landry
Marguerite Landry
Pierre Landry
Marie Josephe Comeau
Madeleine Comeau
22 - Pierre LeBlanc
Marie LeBlanc
Marie LeBlanc
Genevieve LeBlanc
23 - Michel Bourg
Mathurin Bourg
Charles Bourg
Pierre Bourg
Magdeleine Bourg
Victoire Bourg
Marie Bourg
24 - Brigitte Braud
Jean Braud
Joseph Braud
Marie Braud
Magdeleine Braud
25 - Pierre Aucoin
Felicite Aucoin
Anselme Aucoin
Anne LeBlanc
Joseph Aucoin
Simon Aucoin
26 - Simon Comeau
Marguerite Comeau
Joseph Comeau
Charles Comeau
27 - Alexandre Aucoin
Rosalie Aucoin
Marie Genevieve Aucoin
Marie Aucoin
Magdaleine Aucoin
Felicite Aucoin
Charles Aucoin
Marie Aucoin
Joseph Aucoin
28 - Charles Aucoin
29 - Pierre Poirier
Marie Poirier
Joseph Poirier
Catherine Poirier
Abraham (Silvan?) Poirier
Madeleine Comeau
30 - Jean Melanson
Francoise Melanson
Madeleine Melanson
31 - Marin Boudro
Charles Boudro
Etienne Boudro
32 - Joseph Trahan
Marie Trahan
Joseph Trahan
Mathurin Trahan |
33 - Jacques Forest
Marguerite Forest
Benjamin Forest
Elisabeth Comeau
34 - Alexis Comeau
Dorothee Comeau
Jean Comeau
Marie Claire Comeau
Marguerite Comeau
Joseph Comeau
Jean Baptiste Comeau
Magdeleine Comeau
Mathurin Comeau
35 - Simon Pierre
Anne Pierre
Marie Pierre
Agnes Pierre
Nathalie Pierre
Joseph Pierre
Pierre Boudro
36 - Joseph Boudro
Michel Boudro
Marguerite Boudro
37 - Germain Boudro
Anne Boudro
Marguerite Boudro
Marie Boudro
38 - Jean Charles
Boudro
Agnes Boudro
Jean Charles Boudro
Marie Boudro
Amand Boudro
Simon Trahan
39 - Marie Magdeleine
Boudro
Jean Baptiste Boudro
Joseph Braud
40 - Charles Terriau
Marie Terriau
Perpetue Terriau
Madeleine Terriau
Joseph Terriau
41 - Jean LeBlanc
Elisabeth LeBlanc
Simon LeBlanc
Isabelle LeBlanc
Marguerite LeBlanc
42 - Francoise Boudro
Pierre Boudro
43 - Jean Baptiste
LeBlanc
Ursule LeBlanc
Jean Baptiste LeBlanc
Daniel LeBlanc
Simon LeBlanc
Marie Comeau
Marguerite Comeau
44 - Claire Comeau
Jean Comeau
Marguerite Comeau
Joseph Comeau
45 - Madeleine Comeau
Mathurin Comeau
Acadians prisoners of war
at Bristol
Charles Gautro
Nicolas Poinsue
Jean Sire
Honore Braud
Benjamin Tibaudau
Francois Renaud
Jean Baptiste Boudro's name is
listed, but is crossed out |
I've adjusted the names to a uniform spelling
where I could. |
