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Brig La Leonarde
Havre to New York
29 August 1828
DISTRICT OF NEW YORK - PORT OF NEW YORK
M. J. LeDilly do solemnly, sincerely and truly swear that the following List or Manifest of
Passengers subscribed with my name, and now delivered by me to the Collector of the Customs
for the District of New York, contains, to the best of my knowledge and belief, a just and
true account of all the Passengers received on board the French Brig La Leonarde whereof I
am Master, from Havre So help me God M. J. Ledilly Sworn to, the 29th Aug. 1828 Before me
(signature illegible)
List or Manifest of all Passengers taken on board the French Brig La Leonarde whereof M.J. LeDilly is Master, from Havre Burthen 183 84/94 Tons
The columns represent: Names, Age, Sex, Occupation, The Country to which
they severally belong, The Country to which they intend to become
inhabitants.
1 Jean B. Olivier 36 Male Cabinet Maker France U States
2 Jenereuse B. Olivier 34y 1m Female France U States
3 Narie T. C Olivier 7 Female France U States
4 Francoise X Olivier 2 Male* France U States
5 Paul Gerard* 38 Male Farmer France U States
6 Marianne P Gerard 38 Female France U States
7 Marie Gerard 14 Female France U States
8 Marianne Gerard 12 Female France U States
9 Michel Gerard 7 Male France U States
10 Jean P Gerard 4 Male France U States
11 Madelaine Gerard 1 Female France U States
12 Jean Gaibrois 28 Male Potter Baker France U States
13 Jean B. Valo 42 Male* Farmer France U States
14 Marie J M Valo 27 Female France U States
15 Joseph Valo 6 Male France U States
16 Leon Bernard 40 Male Shoemaker France U States
17 Cath K Bernard 40 Female France U States
18 Marie Bernard 15 Female France U States
19 Joseph Bernard 14 Male France U States
20 Cath Bernard 13 Female France U States
21 Francoise Bernard 8 Male* France U States
22 Pierre Bernard 5 Male France U States
23 Antoine Bernard 2y 6m Male France U States
24 Leon Bernard 8m Male France U States
25 Jean B Cardot 42 Male Farmer France U States
26 Jean B. P Cardot 40 Female* France U States
27 Jean Cardot 16 Male France U States
28 Justin Cardot 15 Female* France U States
29 Joseph Cardot 12 Male France U States
30 Jacques Cardot 8 Male France U States
31 Auguste Cardot 5 Male France U States
32 Francoise Cardot 9m Male* France U States
33 Xavier Bideaux* 36 Male Weaver France U States
34 Marianne P Bideaux 32 Female France U States
35 Rose Bideaux 8 Female France U States
36 Celestine Bideaux 5 Female France U States
37 Therese Bideaux 1y 9m Female France U States
38 Rose Mathey 48 Female Farmeress France U States
39 Therese Mathey 17 Female France U States
40 Francoise Mathey 5 Female France U States
41 Joseph Mathey 18 Male France U States
42 Pierre N. Patingre 42 Male Distiller France U States
43 Fleury M Patingre 30 Female France U States
44 Justin Patingre 4 Male France U States
45 Joseph Patingre 8m Male France U States
46 Thiebout Spetz 36 Male Farmer France U States
47 Marianne C. Spetz 29 Female France U States
48 Francoise J. Spetz 12 Male* France U States
49 Madelaine Spetz 11 Female France U States
50 Ann Spetz 8 Female France U States
51 Thiebault Spetz 4 Male France U States
52 Jean Spetz 9m Male France U States
53 Francoise Bruez 36 Male* Waiter France U States
54 Joseph Griffet 26 Male Stationer France U States
55 Nicolas Porth 24 Male Tailor France U States
56 Joseph Henriot 40 Male Farmer France U States
57 Jeane M. M. Henriot 36 Female France U States
58 Julie Henriot 13 Female France U States
59 Simeon Henriot 11 Male France U States
60 Adelaide Henriot 4 Female France U States
61 Marie F Henriot 1y 9m Female France U States
62 Maurice Montzeot 32 Male Carpenter France U States
63 Rose E. C. Montzeot 26 Female France U States
64 Jean P Montzeot 5 Male France U States
65 Rose Montzeot 4 Female France U States
66 Leonard Montzeot 2 1/2m* Male France U States
67 Marie J C Montzeot 30 Female France U States
68 Michel Bourgeois* 64 Male Cabinet Maker France U States
69 Marie Ann B Bourgeois 62 Female France U States
70 Jean Kimph 32 Male Weaver France U States
71 Genereuse J Kimph 28 Female France U States
72 Marguerite Kimph 7 Female France U States
73 Annette Kimph 5 Female France U States
74 Jean P Kimph 2 Male France U States
75 Marie Rose Cardot*
(signed) M. J. Ledilly
Transcriber's Notes about Manifest
* The use of an asterisk (*) indicates an omission or error made by the
original recorder.
* The use of a question mark (?) indicates a word or letters that could not be
read, due to the quality of the original document.
* Since there was only one death on the voyage, the column Died on the Voyage
was omitted.
* Punctuation is haphazard throughout the manifest; abbreviations of names,
and initials, are generally written without punctuation. Exceptions are noted.
* No accent marks were used on this passenger list.
* Jean B. Valo - in column indicating sex, F was originally written and then
crossed out; then Male was indicated.
* Francoise Bernard - feminine form of the name given (Francoise, as opposed
to Francois), but sex listed as male.
* Jean B. P Cardot - masculine form of the name given (Jean rather than
Jeanne), but sex listed as female. Because the Cardot listing appears to
follow the customary format (husband, wife, children),
I would cautiously assume that this person is a female.
* Justin Cardot - masculine form of the name given (Justin as opposed to
Justine); sex originally listed as male but female later superimposed.
* Francoise Cardot - feminine form of the name given (Francoise, as opposed
to Francois), but sex listed as male.
* Francoise J Spetz - feminine form of the name given (Francoise, as opposed
to Francois), but sex listed as male.
* Francoise Bruez - feminine form of the name given (Francoise, as opposed to
Francois), but sex listed as male.
* Leonard Montzeot - age listed as 2-and-1/2 months; also notation "born on
this passage."
* Michel Bourgeois - name Michel is superimposed on another name which was
apparently written in error, and initials J. C. were crossed out.
* Marie Rose Cardot - notation "died on the passage," no date given.
Transcriber's Notes on Passengers
* Paul Girard, wife Marianne Patingre, and children emigrated from Rechesy,
Territory of Belfort, France, to Frenchtown, Crawford County, PA.
* Girard is consistently spelled with an i in all French records (rather than
with an e as appears on the manifest). Paul Girard consistently signed his
name as Girard in French documents.
* Pierre Nicolas Patingre (brother of Marianne Patingre Girard), wife and
children emigrated from Lepuix-Neuf, Territory of Belfort, France; nfr.
* Xavier Bideaux, wife Marianne Bourgeois, and children emigrated from
Villars-le-Sec, Territory of Belfort, France, to Frenchtown, Crawford Co., PA
Correspondence 07/14/2003 passengers #46-52 Spetz
My ancestor Jean-Thiebault Spetz and his family arrived in New York City
on board the Leonarde 29 Aug 1828 from Le Havre. It was reported anecdotally
through the years that the voyage was 96 days long, much longer than average.
I was skeptical about the time quoted until I found the family on board the
"Leonarde", but a child, Leonard Montzect, was born during the voyage and
upon arrival he was listed on the manifest as being 2 1/2 months old,
thereby verifying the oral tradition that the ocean voyage was 96 days
long! They arrived "dead broke." Black market for food? The family
emigrated to Waterloo County in Ontario and was one of the first Catholic
families there. George Kraemer
National Archives and Records Administration, Film M237, Reel 12.
Transcribed by Annette L. Lynch for the Immigrant
Ships Transcribers Guild
4 July 1999
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