EVENT INFORMATION

7
October
1740

The slave ship Marie departed on a transatlantic slave-trading voyage that would carry enslaved Africans to Haiti.

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📅 7 October 1740 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marie; flag: France; rig: Fregat; estimated standardized tonnage: 329.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Canté, P.A. Bigot de la; Investor: Compagnie des Indes. The voyage began at Lorient on 7 October 1740. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Gorée (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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