Celebrating 314 Years of Gulf Coast Living

Happy Birthday Gulf Coast!

314 years ago my family came to the Gulf Coast from Canada with D'Iberville. These people faced considerable hardship as they slowly turned a wilderness of swamps and bayous into a habitable place to live. Today we celebrate and remember those that came here looking for a new life, a fresh start in a wild new land called the Louisiana Colony.

List of Canadian engagés that were recruited by D'Iberville in 1697

Joseph de Robitaille

Pierre Marot

Sausie (Saucier)

Joseph Chenie

Carcy

Laplaine

Bellefon

Pierre Villaire

Francoise Faux

Berichon

Matte

Anthoine Roussin

Paul Ducheron

Maurice Crepeau

Pierre Allain

Jean Piere

Philipe de Briere

Alexis Franocis

Louise Lemoine

Jean Trepanie

Jean Francois Ayet

Forestier

Clement

Graveline

Ange Guion

Charles Carose

Nicholas Chauvin

Lamarche

Beau Soleil

Jacques Chauvin

Andre Roy

Laval

Ste Mare

Labarre

Laramee

Luca

LaFontaine

St Martin

le Garcon

Leveille

Jean Baptiste Turpin

Pierre LaFontaine

Claude Trepanie

Bonne Volonte

la Junesse

Charles Aigron

Lavigne

Antoine Duclos

Charles Francouer

Jean la Briere

Monsiuer Caumon

Lamarche

Laviolette

le Piemontois

Charles Savage

Brossard

Bellerive

la Tulipe

Poudrie

Gaulin

la Doceur

Bastien Charpantier

la Chambre

Pierre Martin

Monsieur St. Denis

Jean Gautier

Joyeuse

Gilbert d'Ardeene

Prevost

Boubonniere

Sans Chargrin

Denis Darbois

Jean Geofroy

Jeremie

Francois Hamel

Joseph la Pointe

Pierre l'Arrivee

Jacques  la Brie

Lavergne

Ignace Simon

dit Lapointe

la Boutillerie

Minet

Courville

LaLoire

Jean Aussou

Simon Lespine

Dore

Montreuil

sans Cartier

la Fortune

Matagon

Coeurbien

St Michel

Gros Jean

Bourgeois

Dupre Bombardeur

Jean Momtanboux

(Archives du Port  de Rochefort)