Saturday, May 9, 2009

August 1, 1706 CENSUS
(Families & Habitants of LA., by Nicolas de la Salle)
(Compiled & transcribed by Charles R. Maduel, Jr.)

M. de la Salle, wife, 4 children, 6 persons
Guillame Boutin, wife, 2
Jean Roy, wife, 2 children, 3
Jean La Loire, wife, child, 3
Jean Le Camp, with the 1st child born in La., 2
Francois May, wife, 2 children, 4
Nicolas Lafreniere, a boy, 1
Francois Trudeau, wife, child, 3
Estienne Burelle, wife, child, 3
Madame widow Le Suere, of Canada, 3 girls, 1 boy 5
Mle. Boisrenaud, girl, 1
Gabrielle Bonnet, girl, her husband a deserter, 1
Michel Kisbe 1
Laurenso Clostigny, child, 2

Those following are in the pay of the king:
Le sieru Barrau, wife, 2
Andre Renaud, wife, child, 3
Gilbert Daudenne, wife, child, 3
Pierre Bravard, wife, child, 3
Pierre Allin, wife, child, 3
Rene Boyer, gunsmith, wife, child, 3
Jean Bourbonnois, wife, child, 3
Antoine Rivarri, wife, child, 3
Claude Trepanier, wife, child, 3
Jean Coulomb, wife, 2 children, 4
Joseph Penigaud, wife, 2
Jean Sossie, wife, 2 children, 4
Marie Mercier, girl, 1
Marie Cresot, midwife, 1
Marie Lignau, girl, 1
Jean Lous Miniuty, wife, 2 children, 4
Anne Perro, widow, 4 children, 5
Total………………………………..........85 persons