Immigrant Ships
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Ship La Fortune
Havre, France to New Orleans, Louisiana
13 February 1837
DISTRICT OF NEW ORLEANS - PORT OF NEW ORLEANS
I, B. A. Bukup, certify that I have examined the within Manifest produced to me this day as a copy of the original Manifest of the Cargo on board the ship La Fortune whereof ?. Lehuby from Havre with the original. I find the same to agree in witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this day, 13 Feb 1837. (Signed) B. A. Bukup, Boarding Officer at ?
Etat nominatif des passagers embarques de bord du nav? Francais "La Fortune" Capt. Le Huby ? du Havre France, pour La Nouvelle Orleans, departe le 15 xbre 1836.*
Columns represent: surname, first name, age, sex, occupation, place of birth, destination, baggage. Destination for all passengers could be the United States or New Orleans. It was not clear. Baggage column will be found to the right; scroll to find.
1* Dechamps ? 25 male marchand Savois N. Orleans 4 malles ct. effets a usage
2 Delarge Alexandre 54 male charpentier Nancy Etats Unis 2 malles ct. effets a usage et outiles a leur etat
3 Delarge Louise 65 female charpentier Nancy
4 Meyer Charlotte 53 female brodeuse Nancy 1 malle et caisse ct. effets a usage
5 Meyer Teodore 17 male charpentier Nancy
6* Fo?th Francais 28 male charpentier Nancy 1 malle ct. effets
7 Albert Pierre 28 male forgeron Nancy 2 malles ct. effets a usage, 1 piece de ?, 3 ? vin rouge, et ? containant ? liqueurs.
8 Kirsch Isac 22 male boulanger Suisse
9* Dreystad Jacques 25 male ???llier Suisse 1 caisse ct. effets
10* Vagner Jacques 34 male laboureur Suisse 1 caisse ct. effets
11 Paulen Thibaut 36 male laboureur Moselle 5 coffres, 6 paquets ct. effets a leur usage
12 Paulen Marguerite 36 female laboureur Moselle
13 Paulen Paul 30 male laboureur Moselle
14 Paulen Jacques 8 male laboureur Moselle
15* Paulen Marie 3? female laboureur Moselle
16* Paulen Catherine ? female laboureur Moselle
17 Paulen Jacob 5 male laboureur Moselle
18 Paulen Thibaut 1 male laboureur Moselle
19 Paulen Catherine 22 female laboureur Moselle
20 Paulen Jacques 36 male laboureur Bas Rhin 2 caisse et 4 paquets ct. effets a usage
21 Paulen Catherine 24 female laboureur Bas Rhin
22 Paulen Jean 12 male laboureur Bas Rhin
23 Paulen Marguerite 8 female laboureur Bas Rhin
24 Paulen Catherine 6 female laboureur Bas Rhin
25 Paulen Georges 4 male laboureur Bas Rhin
26 Paulen Marie-Anne 2 female laboureur Bas Rhin
27 Paulen Valentin 17 male laboureur Bas Rhin
28* He??s Jeans 25 male laboureur Bas Rhin 1 caisse ct. effets a usage
29* La??s Georges 25 male barbier Bas Rhin 2 coffres et 2 paquets ct. effets a usage
30 La??s Catherine 30 female laboureur Bas Rhin
31 La??s Marguerite 12 female laboureur Bas Rhin
32 La??s Catherine 11 female laboureur Bas Rhin
33* Hanne? Jacques 40 male tisserand Bas Rhin 3 coffres et 3 paquets ct. effets a usage
34 Hanne? Barbara 40 female tisserand Bas Rhin
35 Hanne? Catherine 20 female tisserand Bas Rhin
36 Hanne? Barbara 14 female tisserand Bas Rhin
37 Hanne? Jacques 8 male tisserand Bas Rhin
38 Hanne? Georges 4 male tisserand Bas Rhin
39 Michel Jean 54 male laboureur Bas Rhin 2 coffres ct. effets a usage, 2 paquets linge et coucheres
40 Michel Marguerite 54 female laboureur Bas Rhin
41 Michel Jacob 16 male laboureur Bas Rhin
42 Michel Georges 13 male laboureur Bas Rhin
43 Michel Eve 1y6m female laboureur Bas Rhin
44* Michel Blaise ? 34 male laboureur Bas Rhin
45* Ma?man Jacques 26 male tisserand Bas Rhin 2 coffres et 2 paquets ct. effets a usage
46 Ma?man Barbara 28 female tisserand Bas Rhin
47 Ma?man Thibaut 18 male tisserand Bas Rhin
48 Ma?man Thibaut Louis 6 male tisserand Bas Rhin
49 Ma?man Barbara 4 female tisserand Bas Rhin
50 Ma?man Anna 1 female tisserand Bas Rhin
51 Urbain Jean 42 male laboureur Bas Rhin 1 coffre et 2 paquets ct. effets a usage
52 Urbain Marguerite 40 female laboureur Bas Rhin
53 Urbain Jean 10 male laboureur Bas Rhin
54 Urbain Marie Anne 6 female laboureur Bas Rhin
55 Urbain Michel 4 male laboureur Bas Rhin
56 Veinland Nicolas 30 male laboureur Bas Rhin
57 Michel Jacques 50 male laboureur Bas Rhin
58 Michel Catherina 40 female laboureur Bas Rhin
59 Michel Salomon 6 male laboureur Bas Rhin
60 Reichart Georges 36 male laboureur Bas Rhin 4 coffres ? malle ct. effets a usage
61 Reichart Anna Marie 33 female laboureur Bas Rhin
62 Reichart Georges 6 male laboureur Bas Rhin
63 Reichart Joseph 4 male laboureur Bas Rhin
64 Reichart Antoine 2 male laboureur Bas Rhin
65* Dour?a? Francais 42 male ? Francais
66 Calmet Jean 22 male domestique Francais 1 caisse ct. effets
67* Sch?rtz Chreti?? 22 male laboureur Suisse 1 sac ct. effets
68 Mell Jean 33 male laboureur Suisse 3 coffres ct. effets a leur usage, 2 paquets ?
69 Mell Catharine 33 female laboureur Suisse
70 Mell Marguerite 11 female laboureur Suisse
71 Mell Catharine 7 female laboureur Suisse
72 Mell Jean 3 male laboureur Suisse
73 Mell Michel 1y6m male laboureur Suisse
74 Schweitzer Jean 36 male laboureur Suisse 2 coffres ct. effets a usage
75 Schweitzer Marie Anne 39 female laboureur Suisse
76 Schweitzer Jean (Pere) 64 male laboureur Suisse
77 Schweitzer Marguerite (Mere) 56 female laboureur Suisse
78 Schweitzer Thibaut 1 male laboureur Suisse
79 Paulen Jean 34 male laboureur Suisse 4 coffres ct. effets a usage
80 Paulen Catherine 20 female laboureur Suisse
81 Paulen Eve 18 female laboureur Suisse
82 Moineau Joseph 38 male menuisier Belgique 2 coffres effets a usage
83 Clause Magdeleine 24 female brodeuse Belgique
84 Mork Martin 34 male boucher Francfort 1 malle effets a usage
85 Eberlin Michel 65 male boulanger Bas Rhin 1 malle et 1 sac ct. effets a usage
86 Eberlin Marguerite 54 female boulanger Bas Rhin
87 Roth Florentin 20 male menuisier Bas Rhin 1 coffre effets
88* Stre?ulain Chretien 22 male marchand Allemagne 1 coffre effets
89 Frey Charles 23 male menuisier Suisse 2 malles effets, ? p? ct. outils a leur metier
90* Frey Guillaume 25 male maitre de ? Suisse
91* Neuhoff Guillaume 23 male ??nnelier Francfort 1 malle effets et ses outils
92* Lob Samuel 24 male c???is Francfort 1 malle effets
93* B?nd??hoff Pierre 53 male laboureur Suisse ? malles et 2 paquets effets a usage
94 B?nd??hoff Anne-Marie 45 female laboureur Suisse
95 B?nd??hoff Paul 23 male laboureur Suisse
96 B?nd??hoff Magdeleine 19 female laboureur Suisse
97 B?nd??hoff Jacques 17 male laboureur Suisse
98 B?nd??hoff Urbain 11 male laboureur Suisse
99* Fougere Francois ?? male vigneron France son coffre et ses effets
100* Fougere Maurice 28 male fan? France son coffre et ses effets
101 Weyer Francois Joseph 29 male tisserand Suisse 2 coffres effets a usage, 2 paquets coucheres
102 Weyer Anne-Marie 28 female tisserand Suisse
103 Weyer Seraphin 5 male tisserand Suisse
104 Weyer Therese 4 female tisserand Suisse
105 Weyer Francoise 2 female tisserand Suisse
106* Spreingler A?a?d 20 male labourer Suisse 2 malles effets a usage
107 Spreingler Hubert 16 male labourer Suisse
108 Spreingler Marie-Elisa 22 female couturiere Suisse
109 Spreingler Therese 19 female couturiere Suisse
110* Martin Nicolas ?9 male charron France sa malle et ses effets
111* Scha??o?et Jacques ?? male empailleur France son coffre et ses effets
112 Adam Antoine 29 male marchand France sa malle et ses effets
113* H??ea? Francois ? male fleuriste France sa malle effets, ?
114 H??ea? Eleanore ? female fleuriste France
115* De?onge? Francois ? male charron France son coffre et ses effets, et ses outils
116* D?ry Elisabett 3? female ? France son coffre et ses effets
117 Dupont J. Baptiste 20 male commis France sa malle et ses effets
118 Charpin Antoine 28 male jardinier France
119 Martin Jean 48 male jardinier France 2 malles conte. leurs effets
120 Gerard Silvain 18 male luthier France sa malle et ses effets
121* de la Ferriere Silvestre 23 male commis France 2 malles effets, 1 sac effets, 1 caisse marchan?
122* Pourcy Louis 2? male commis France sa malle et ses effets
123 Chantelote Louis 34 male coiffeur France sa malle et ses effets
124 Chate Edouard 40 male negociant France 4 malles effets a usage
125 Voizel Ch. Joseph 55 male rentier France 1 malle effets
126 Guillon Francois 48 male marin France 1 malle effets
127* Vidal Antoine 37 male negt. France 3 malles effets
128* Debonne Barba. 30 female marchande France 2 malles effets, 1 caisse march. a ?
129 Lhuillier Antoine 25 male horloger France 1 malle effets, 1 petite caisse md?
130 Bontemps Alex'dre 22 male commis France
131 Pauzac Pierre 38 male forgeron France son coffre et ses effets
132 Dupin Henri 38 male marin France sa malle et ses effets
133 Bodin Jacques ? male commis France sa malle et ses effets
134 Louis Joseph 25 male forgeron France
135* Hanne? Marguerite 6 female tisserand Ba? tous effets son ?
136* Hanne? Michel 4 male tisserand Ba?
Transcriber's Notes:
There is a note in French, not all of it legible, at the end of the list which
states "one hundred thirty six passengers" and then "Havre, le 15 xber 1836*,
(signed) Capt. LeHuby.
* The ship departed Havre 15 December 1836.
#1 does not seem to be a first name here.
#6 surname could be spelled Foeth or Focth.
#9 occupation looks something like "tonnelier".
#10 surname probably Wagner.
#15 age could be 31 or 38.
#16 age in 20's.
#28 surname possibly Hems or Herns or Heins, but uncertain.
#29-32 surname possibly Larns or Lanis or Lams, but uncertain.
#33-38 surname could be Hannes.
#44 the word "frere" for brother, seems to be after the first name.
#45-50 surname could be Marnman or Mainman or Mamman.
#65 surname could be Dourneau; occupation looks like "tonnelier".
#67 surname could be Schertz; first name probably Chretien.
#76-77 notes state "Pere" and "Mere" for father and mother.
#88 surname could be Strehulein or Strebulein, perhaps.
#90 occupation looks like "maitre de langue" but uncertain if that is the
last word.
#91 occupation looks like "tonnelier".
#92 occupation possibly "commis" but very dark.
#93-98 surname could be Bundeshoff.
#99 age possibly 21.
#106 first name could be spelled Arnaud or Arnand or Amand.
#110 age possibly 29.
#111 surname something like Schangoket or Schanzohet. Age could be 22 or 32.
#113-114 surname something like Hazeau or Hizeau; very dark in area for age.
#115 surname something like Deinongen or Demonger or variation; very dark in
area for age.
#116 surname could be Dury or Dary.
#121 this name is written "Silvestre de la Ferriere" on the original;
probably first name and then surname, unlike the other names. On this
transcription, it has been changed to conform to the rest of the list.
#122 age could be 22 or 24.
#125 surname could also be Noizel, but probably Voizel.
#127 abbreviation seems to be for negociant.
#128 note by her name states "femme docteur".
#135-136 probably the same surname as #33-38; area for origin is very dark,
but probably Bas Rhin.
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M259, Reel 14.
Contributed and Transcribed by Mary Koelzer a member of the
Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild
2 October 2000
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