EVENT INFORMATION

23
December
1726

The slave ship Marie Françoise left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Haiti. About 400 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 23 December 1726 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marie Françoise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 305.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Le Fer, Beauvais; Captain: Briand Des Huperies. The voyage began at Saint-Malo on 19 May 1726. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Saint-Domingue, then Haiti, port unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 70 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 80.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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