EVENT INFORMATION

22
March
1716

The slave ship Marie Françoise arrived with enslaved Africans in Haiti. About 270 people had been taken aboard and approximately 242 arrived.

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📅 22 March 1716 📍 Haiti

Vessel: Marie Françoise; flag: France; estimated standardized tonnage: 236.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Captain: Houckaert, Alex; Investor: Houckaert, Alex; Captain: Houckaert, C. The voyage began at Dunkerque on 2 March 1715. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Whydah, Ouidah (Bight of Benin). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cap Français. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 112 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 10.0%. Recorded outcome: Sold in the Americas after disembarking enslaved people.

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