Tidbits from the history of our ancestors. #1

Ships landed in Canada

from 1633

last update : November 28, 1998

From 1632 to 1662, the colony of Canada is managed by the "Company of the Hundred Associates" (Compagnie des Cent Associés). Each year the Company sends a fleet to Canada, to bring settlers, supplies and for commerce. Also a few independent ships, mostly after 1641 for the colony of Montréal, and a few vessels from the Royal Navy of France (Marine Royale) come to Canada. There are very few sources of information for the period prior to 1641.There are only two known complete passenger lists for the whole period: that for the contracted settlers of Montréal in 1653 and 1659.

Starting in 1662, the commerce with Canada is opened to all merchants.I have added a few of the ships known to have landed from 1663 on page # 14, back (at the index page). The ships of Carignan (1665) are given on a separate page.

**Ships landed in Canada**

1633	The fleet of 3 ships lands on May 22 at Québec.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-Pierre	150 t.	.	Pierre Grégoire
	Saint-Jean	160 t.	.	Pierre de Nesle
	Don-de-Dieu	90 t.	.	Pierre Morieult

1634	The fleet of 4 ships, led by Du Plessis-Bochart, lands end of May beginning of June at Québec, accompanied by a ship taken fom the English during the crossing. A bark lands independently.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	---	---	.	Du Plessis-Bochart
	---	---	.	Bontemps
	---	---	.	Pierre de Nesle
	---	---	.	Deville
	---	---	bark	François Castillon
	---	---	ship taken from the English	Lormel

1635	The fleet of at least 4 ships, led by Du Plessis-Bochart, lands beginning of July at Québec.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-Jacques	---	.	chevalier de La Roche-Jacquelin
	---	---	.	Bontemps
	---	---	.	Pierre de Nesle
	---	---	.	Francois Castillon

1636	The fleet of at least 3 ships, led by Du Plessis-Bochart, lands June 11 at Québec.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	---	---	.	Savinien Courpon de La Tour
	Saint-Joseph	---	.	---
	---	---	.	---

1637	The fleet lands beginning of July. Unknown number of ships; one ship is named "Nicolas".
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	---	---	Vessel	Fournier
	---	---	Bark	Raymbault

1638	The fleet lands beginning of July. Unknown number of ships.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Petit-Saint-Jean	---	.	J.Coupereau
	Marie-Marthe	---	.	N.Écussard

1639	The fleet of at least 3 ships lands in July and beginning of August.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-Joseph	---	.	Bontemps
	Saint-Jacques	---	.	Ancelot
	---	---	Boat	---

1640	The fleet of at least 3 ships lands at Tadoussac on June 30. Other ships land at Québec in July and August.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Espérance	90 t.	.	Savinien Courpon de La Tour
	Saint-Jacques	---	.	Ancelot
	---	---	.	Cabot

1641	The fleet of at least 4 ships lands in June. Another ship of the Cent-Associés lands in August with the first settlers of Montréal.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Gaston	100 t.	.	G. Joubert
	René	120 t.	.	N.Pernet
	---	---	.	---
	---	---	.	---
	---	---	for Montréal	---

1642	The fleet of 4 ships lands from mid June to mid July.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Espérance	90 t.	.	H.Langevin
	Saint-François	130 t.	.	J.Barraud
	Saint-Nicolas	80 t.	.	J.Richard
	Saint-Pierre	80 t.	.	G.Fincard

1643	The fleet of 4 ships led by admiral Courpon lands in mid August. A fifth ship is lost at sea. A sixth ship lands at Québec with supplies for Montréal.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Espérance	90 t.	.	amiral S. Courpon of The Tour
	Saint-François	130 t.	.	J.Barraud
	Madeleine	80 t.	.	J.Jouet
	Marie	86 t.	.	P.Metifeu
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	for Montréal	---

1644	The fleet of at least 5 ships lands in June.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Dauphin	200 t.	.	Baudouin
	Saint-Clément	120 t.	.	J.Guyonneau
	Vierge	120 t.	.	H. Bourget
	---	---	.	admiral Courpon
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	for Montréal	---

1645	The fleet of at least 5 ships lands beginning of August led by admiral Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Cardinal	300 t.	.	---
	Saint-Sauveur	150 t.	.	Jean-Paul Godefroy
	---	---	.	---
	---	---	.	---
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	for Montréal	Charles Legardeur def Tilly

1646	4 ships land in September and October.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Cardinal	300 t.	.	Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny
	Saint-Sauveur or Neuf	150 t.	.	Jean-Paul Godefroy
	Petit Saint-Christrophe	50 t.	.	I.Richard
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	for Montréal	Charles Legardeur de Tilly

1647	At least 5 ships sail to Canada, including one landing on June 25 and others in August.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	----	---	.	Pierre Legardeur de Repentigny
	Ange Gabriel	---	.	---
	Saint-François or Bon	90 t.	.	---
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	---	---
	Marguerite	70 t.	.	---

1648	The fleet lands at the end of August
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Cardinal	300 t.	.	Jean Pointel
	Neuf or Saint-Sauveur	150 t.	.	---
	Saint-Georges	---	.	---
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	---	---

1649	The fleet of 6 ships arrives at the end of August led by admiral Jean-Paul Godefroy.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Cardinal	300 t.	.	---
	Neuf or Saint-Sauveur	150 t.	.	Jammes
	Bon-François	90 t.	.	---
	Notre-Dame	250 t.	---	---
	Anglois	---	---	---
	---	---	---	Jean Poulet

1650	The fleet of 3 ships lands in July, preceded by a merchant ship from Rouen..
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Cardinal	300 t.	lands September 8.	Jammes
	Neuf or Saint-Jean	80 t.	lands July 14.	Jean Bourdet
	Chasseur	120 t.	lands July 14	Terrier
	---	---.	lands July 10. From Rouen.	---

1651	The fleet has 4 ships.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Petit-Saint-Jean	---	lands August 18	René Boutin
	Saint-Joseph	350 t.	lands 13 October.	maître: Jean Boucher
	Vierge	320 t.	lands 13 October.	Pierre Boileau
	Passemoy	250 t.	lands 13 October.	---

1652	The fleet has 4 ships, two from Rouen and two from La Rochelle.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	---	---	lands 23 June.	Jean Pointel
	---	---	lands 23 June.	Jean Poulet
	Petit-Saint-Jean	---	---	---
	Passemoy	250 t.	---	---

1653	At least 3 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Patriarche-Abraham	---	.	Guillaume Poulet
	---	---	.	Jean Pointel
	Saint-Nicolas	---	for Montréal.	Pierre Le Besson

1654	At least 6 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Fortune	100 t.	.	Pierre Le Besson
	Petit-Saint-Jean	---	.	René Boutin
	Vérie	---	from Nantes.	---
	Saint-Nicolas	---	.	---
	Patriarche-Abraham	---	.	Jean Poulet
	Colombe-Mouillée	---	.	---

1655	6 ships in the fleet.Three are lost: one taken by the spanish, one by the english and one lost at sea. Three fishing ships transporting cargo from France are taken by the Dutch and English.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Petit-Francois	50 t.	taken by the Spanish	P.Delafond
	Chat-Bouqué	---	taken by the English	---
	Fortune	100 t.	.	Élie Raymond
	Colombe Mouillée	---	.	---
	Patriarche-Abraham	---	.	---
	---	---	Dutch ship, lost at sea.	---

1656	6 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	René	80 t.	.	---
	Taureau	150 t.	.	Élie Tadourneau
	Fortune	100 t.	.	Élie Raymond
	Saint-Sébastien	---	.	Guillaume and Jean Poulet
	---	---	.	---
	---	---	.	---

1657	At least 5 ships.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Vierge	---	lands à Québec May 27.	Fabien Marot
	Taureau	150 t.	lands June 22, Jean Denilt, gunner, Jean Riat, sailor	Elie Tadourneau
	Armes d'Amsterdam	250 t.	lands 20 August.	Jacob Gilles
	Saint-Sébastien	---	.	Guillaume and Jean Poulet
	---	---	.	---
	---	---	.	---

1658	At least 5 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-Joseph	350 t.	.	Fabien Marot
	Taureau	150 t.	.	Élie Tadourneau
	Prince Guillaume	200 t.	.	Jacques Jamain
	Saint-Sébastien	---	.	Guillaume et Jean Poulet
	Sacrifice d'Abraham	300 t.	Pierre Boileau, pilot	Élie Raymond

1659	At least 3 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-André	300 t.	.	Guillaume Poulet
	Prince Guillaume	200 t.	.	Guillaume Heurtin
	Sacrifice d'Abraham	300 t.	.	Isaïe Guyesmeux

1660	At least 4 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Saint-Jean	100 t.	de Normandie	Élie Raymond
	---	---	lands at Percé	Lefèbvre
	---	---	de La Rochelle	Pointel
	---	---	de La Rochelle	---

1661	At least 4 ships in the fleet.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Marie	400 t.	.	J.Pingault
	Taureau	150 t.	.	Élie Tadourneau
	Marguerite	300 t.	from La Rochelle	Guillaume Heurtin
	Saint-Pierre	---	.	Pierre Philie

1662	Commerce is opened to all merchants.ands. 11 ships are known.
	Name	Tonnage	Note	Captain
	Notre-Dame-de-Bonne-Nouvrelle	200 t.	.	Jacques Jamain
	Aigle-Blanc	80 t.	.	Élie Raymond
	Petit-Saint-Jean	---	.	---
	Armes-de-Zélande	250 t.	.	Janvier de Combes
	Saint-Jean-Baptiste	150 t.	.	Guillaume Heurtin
	Flûte-Royale	300 t.	Royal vessel.	Guyon
	Aigle-d'Or	300 t.	Royal vessel.	Nicolas Gargot dit Jambe-de-bois (a.k.a. Peg Leg)
	Fortune-Dorée	140 t.	.	François Janot
	Saint-Pierre	---	.	---
	---	---	Royal vessel.	---
	---	---	Royal vessel.	---

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