EVENT INFORMATION

5
September
1764

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

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📅 5 September 1764 📍 Guadeloupe

Vessel: Marie Jeanne; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 164.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Le Couteux, Jean; Investor: Hays; Captain: Rousseau, Bonaventure. The voyage began at Nantes on 5 September 1764. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Basse-Terre. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 90 days. Recorded outcome: Voyage completed as intended.

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