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Les engages à Jean Tuffet, marchand de LaRochelle, pour lui et pour Pierre Desportes, ecuyer, sieur de Lignères et de l'île du Cap-Breton, demeurant en sa maison de Paris, s'engagent pour trois ans et partent sur Le Soleil, du port de 140 tonneaux, capitaine Duhaldo (Teuleron, notaire):
Raymond Crubellet
Helie Grimard (charpentier de gros oeuvre)
Jean Vanuel (Tailleur d'habits)
Francois Parpailler (Laboureur à bras)
Daniel Parpailler (Laboureur à bras)
Pierre ...
Jacques Chauson (Scieur de bois)
Jeanne Chesson (femme du precedent)
Francois Verdon (Maître-boulanger)
Marie Griffon (femme du precedent)
Source: Revue d'Histoire de l'Amerique Francaise, Engages pour le Canada aux XVIIe Siècle
Lorine's translations of common words:
femme = wife
fil = son
fille = daughter
ans=years
dit (see dit names)
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