EVENT INFORMATION

1
September
1750

The slave ship Sainte Geneviève left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Martinique. About 232 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 1 September 1750 📍 Martinique

Vessel: Sainte Geneviève; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 365.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Fourcade, Joseph; Captain: Dartary, Louis; Captain: Kermasson, René. The voyage began at Nantes on 31 December 1749. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Martinique, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 148 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 44.0%. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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