Narcisse Pelletier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Narcisse Pelletier

French castaway

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-1844

Place of Birth: Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie, Pays de la Loire, France

Date of Death: 28-Sep-1894

Profession: sailor, castaway, lighthouse keeper

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Narcisse Pelletier (1 January 1844 – 1894), born in Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie in the Vendée, was abandoned at the age of 14 in late September or early October, 1858, during the dry season, on eastern Cape York Peninsula in Australia.
He was discovered and rescued by an Aboriginal family and went on to live with the Uutaalnganu speakers for the next 17 years until he was found by the crew of the John Bell on 11 April 1875.