This paper is a demographic study of the French colony of Saint-Pierre, near Newfoundland, between 1763 and 1816. The colony was conquered by the British in 1778 and 1793 and France only took possession again in 1816. Our data are culled from entries regarding births, marriages and deaths from the Parish registers of Saint-Pierre. In this research, we are presenting the results of a quantitative analysis. Our conclusions illustrate the fact that there was a substantial number of deaths among young children and that people chose to marry within their own social ranks. But one of our most significant findings is the high number of deaths among sailors and fishermen during the fishing season, between May and September.