Ancestors of

First Generation

1. John Allan DeClouet, son of Michael Allan DeClouet and Emma Carret, was born on 13 Feb 1981 in Lafayette, LA.

Noted events in his life were:

• Wedding:

John married Jeanne Marie Hebert, daughter of Chris Hebert and Kathryn Bonin, on 3 Nov 2007 in Washington, LA. Jeanne was born on 20 Mar 1983 in Lafayette, LA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Graduation: Lafayette High School, May 2001, Lafayette, LA.

• Graduation: Louisiana State University, 19 Dec 2005, Baton Rouge, LA. Bachelor Degree in Mass Communication

Children from this marriage were:

i. Charlotte Ann DeClouet was born on 23 Jun 2009.

ii. Evelyn Rose DeClouet was born on 20 Nov 2010 in Lafayette, LA and was christened on 16 Jan 2011 in Lafayette, LA.

Second Generation

2. Michael Allan DeClouet, son of Paul Henry DeClouet Jr and Shirley Ann Malm, was born on 6 Feb 1950 in Lafayette, LA. Another name for Michael is DeClouet.

Michael married Emma Carret on 7 Nov 1969 in New Iberia, LA. Emma was born on 28 Oct 1952 in New Iberia, LA.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Kelly DeClouet was born on 25 Jun 1970 in Lafayette, LA.

ii. Michael Paul DeClouet was born on 25 Jun 1977 in Lafayette, LA.

iii. James DeClouet was born on 19 Feb 1979 in Lafayette, LA.

1 iv. John Allan DeClouet (born on 13 Feb 1981 in Lafayette, LA)

v. Paul DeClouet was born on 29 Jun 1983 in Lafayette, LA.

3. Emma Carret, daughter of Isadore Carret and Bonnie Jeanne Jones, was born on 28 Oct 1952 in New Iberia, LA.

Emma married Michael Allan DeClouet on 7 Nov 1969 in New Iberia, LA. Michael was born on 6 Feb 1950 in Lafayette, LA. Another name for Michael is DeClouet.

Third Generation

4. Paul Henry DeClouet Jr, son of Paul Henry DeClouet Sr and Ruth Odile Duhon, was born on 15 Aug 1926 in Lafayette, LA and died on 31 Jan 2008 in New Iberia, LA at age 81. Another name for Paul was Paul Henry DeClouet.

Noted events in his life were:

• Picture: Paul and family.

• Picture: Paul and Alex.

Paul married Shirley Ann Malm on 7 Jun 1947 in Lafayette, LA. Shirley was born on 3 Mar 1926 in Minneapolis, MN.

Children from this marriage were:

2 i. Michael Allan DeClouet (born on 6 Feb 1950 in Lafayette, LA)

ii. Alexander DeClouet

iii. David DeClouet

iv. Greg DeClouet

v. Mark Damian DeClouet

vi. Christine DeClouet

vii. Catherine DeClouet was born on 24 Sep 1953.

5. Shirley Ann Malm, daughter of Louis Allan Malm and Alice Beaudouin, was born on 3 Mar 1926 in Minneapolis, MN.

Shirley married Paul Henry DeClouet Jr on 7 Jun 1947 in Lafayette, LA. Paul was born on 15 Aug 1926 in Lafayette, LA and died on 31 Jan 2008 in New Iberia, LA at age 81. Another name for Paul was Paul Henry DeClouet.

6. Isadore Carret, son of Theodore Carret and Emma Leblanc,.

Isadore married Bonnie Jeanne Jones on 15 Jan 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX. Bonnie was born on 23 Nov 1925 in New Orleans, LA and died on 20 May 2002 in New Iberia, LA at age 76.

Children from this marriage were:

3 i. Emma Carret (born on 28 Oct 1952 in New Iberia, LA)

ii. Hilda Carret

iii. Virginia Carret

iv. Elizabeth Carret

v. Laurance Carret

vi. Isadore Carret

vii. Bonnie Carret

7. Bonnie Jeanne Jones, daughter of James Daniel Jones and Hilda Mary Conrad, was born on 23 Nov 1925 in New Orleans, LA and died on 20 May 2002 in New Iberia, LA at age 76.

Bonnie married Isadore Carret on 15 Jan 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX.

Fourth Generation

8. Paul Henry DeClouet Sr, son of George Henri Sr and Rose Lelia Corney, was born on 27 Jun 1903 and died on 5 Feb 1977 at age 73.

Noted events in his life were:

• Founder: KLFY TV 10.

• Dedication of DeClouet Hall: Lafayette, LA.

• Picture: King of Mardi Gras Parade, 1962.

• Picture: Paul Sr DeClouet and Alex DeClouet on a boat.

• Picture: Group in Rome, Italy, 5 May 1958, Rome, Italy.

Paul married Ruth Odile Duhon.

The child from this marriage was:

4 i. Paul Henry DeClouet Jr (born on 15 Aug 1926 in Lafayette, LA - died on 31 Jan 2008 in New Iberia, LA)

Paul next married Elizabeth McGraw.

9. Ruth Odile Duhon, daughter of Dr John O. Duhon and Odile Smith,.

Ruth married Paul Henry DeClouet Sr. Paul was born on 27 Jun 1903 and died on 5 Feb 1977 at age 73.

10. Louis Allan Malm, son of Louis Malm and Dorothea Disch, was born in San Burn, ND.

Noted events in his life were:

• Birth: Bismark, ND. Maybe birthplace

• Birth: Fargo, ND. Maybe birthplace

• Picture: The Louis Malm family at Christmas, Dec 1943, Opelousas, LA. This is the first Christmas spent in Louisiana by the Malm family.

• Occupation: Sweet Potato Dehydration Plant Manager, 1943, Opelousas, LA. ¹ Louis Malm moved his family to Opelousas, LA from Buffalo, NY to manage a sweet potato dehydration plant. The dehydrated sweet potatoes were for the US soldiers fighting in World War II.

Louis married Alice Beaudouin. Alice was born in Sanbourn, ND.

Children from this marriage were:

5 i. Shirley Ann Malm (born on 3 Mar 1926 in Minneapolis, MN)

ii. Marylin Malm was born in 1932 in Kenmore, NY.

iii. Martha Malm was born in 1935 in Kenmore, NY.

11. Alice Beaudouin, daughter of August J. Beaudouin and Clara Meunier, was born in Sanbourn, ND.

Research Notes: found a note that says she is from Quebec Bedoin and that the name is Swedish

Noted events in her life were:

• Picture: Young Alice.

Alice married Louis Allan Malm. Louis was born in San Burn, ND.

12. Theodore Carret, son of Jean Carret and Heloise Bougeard,.

Theodore married Emma Leblanc.

The child from this marriage was:

6 i. Isadore Carret

13. Emma Leblanc .

Emma married Theodore Carret.

14. James Daniel Jones, son of Edward Joseph Jones and Amelia Conners,.

James married Hilda Mary Conrad.

The child from this marriage was:

7 i. Bonnie Jeanne Jones (born on 23 Nov 1925 in New Orleans, LA - died on 20 May 2002 in New Iberia, LA)

15. Hilda Mary Conrad, daughter of Unknown and Unknown,.

Hilda married James Daniel Jones.

Fifth Generation

16. George Henri Sr, son of Paul Louis DeClouet and Jane Marie Roman, was born on 18 Jan 1875 and died on 26 Jul 1913^² at age 38.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Planter.

George married Rose Lelia Corney on 2 Oct 1902.

Children from this marriage were:

8 i. Paul Henry DeClouet Sr (born on 27 Jun 1903 - died on 5 Feb 1977)

ii. George Henry DeClouet Jr was born in 1905.

iii. Thomas DeClouet was born on 12 Dec 1908 in Lafayette, LA and died on 26 Jan 1976 in Lafayette, LA at age 67.

17. Rose Lelia Corney .

Rose married George Henri Sr on 2 Oct 1902. George was born on 18 Jan 1875 and died on 26 Jul 1913^² at age 38.

18. Dr John O. Duhon .

John married Odile Smith.

The child from this marriage was:

9 i. Ruth Odile Duhon

19. Odile Smith .

Odile married Dr John O. Duhon.

20. Louis Malm, son of Erik Malm and Unknown Malm,.

Research Notes: Died before 1940
born in North Dakota
maybe Fargo, Bismark or Sanburn

Louis married Dorothea Disch.³

Children from this marriage were:

10 i. Louis Allan Malm (born in San Burn, ND)

ii. Elizabeth Malm

iii. Edgar Malm

iv. Vincent Malm

21. Dorothea Disch,³ daughter of Disch and Disch,.

Dorothea married Louis Malm.

22. August J. Beaudouin .

August married Clara Meunier on 21 Nov 1894 in Minneapolis, MN. Clara was born on 9 Dec 1874 in Montreal, Canada.

The child from this marriage was:

11 i. Alice Beaudouin (born in Sanbourn, ND)

23. Clara Meunier was born on 9 Dec 1874 in Montreal, Canada.

Clara married August J. Beaudouin on 21 Nov 1894 in Minneapolis, MN.

24. Jean Carret, son of Jean Marie Carret and Marie Caudeuaque, was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Basses-Pyrénées, France and died on 19 Oct 1925 in New Iberia, LA at age 76.

Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: 19 Mar 1849, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. Basses-Pyrénées was renamed Pyrénées-Atlantiques

Jean married Heloise Bougeard on 5 Apr 1877 in Youngsville, LA.

The child from this marriage was:

12 i. Theodore Carret

25. Heloise Bougeard .

Heloise married Jean Carret on 5 Apr 1877 in Youngsville, LA. Jean was born on 19 Mar 1849 in Basses-Pyrénées, France and died on 19 Oct 1925 in New Iberia, LA at age 76.

28. Edward Joseph Jones, son of Colonel Samuel Jones and Ophelia Guerringer, was born on 15 Aug 1872 in Handcock County, MS and died in 1931 in New Orleans, LA at age 59.

Noted events in his life were:

• Occupation: Plumber

Edward married Amelia Conners in New Orleans, LA. Amelia was born on 10 Feb 1877 and died on 1 Oct 1959 at age 82.

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Wedding: St. John the Baptist Church.

Children from this marriage were:

14 i. James Daniel Jones

ii. Louise Jones

iii. Leslie Jones

iv. Edward Jones Jr

29. Amelia Conners, daughter of Unknown and Margaret Isman, was born on 10 Feb 1877 and died on 1 Oct 1959 at age 82.

Amelia married Edward Joseph Jones in New Orleans, LA. Edward was born on 15 Aug 1872 in Handcock County, MS and died in 1931 in New Orleans, LA at age 59.

Sixth Generation

32. Paul Louis DeClouet, son of General Alexandre Etienne DeClouet and Marie Louise Benoist de Saint Clair, was born on 1 Jul 1841 and died in Sep 1919 at age 78.

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Civil War.

Paul married Jane Marie Roman on 10 Oct 1865. Jane was born on 14 Dec 1841 and died on 24 Jul 1878 at age 36.

Children from this marriage were:

16 i. George Henri Sr (born on 18 Jan 1875 - died on 26 Jul 1913)

ii. Robert Edmond DeClouet was born on 27 Nov 1866 and died on 2 Jan 1869 in St. Martinville, LA at age 2.

iii. Joseph Alexandre DeClouet was born on 30 Jul 1871 in St. Martinville, LA and died on 3 Dec 1871 in St. Martinville, LA.

iv. Charles Wright Joseph DeClouet was born in 1868.

v. Edvige DeClouet was born in Aug 1869.

vi. Lizima DeClouet was born in 1872.

33. Jane Marie Roman was born on 14 Dec 1841 and died on 24 Jul 1878 at age 36.

Noted events in her life were:

• Picture: Jane Roman and unidentified girl. ⁴

Jane married Paul Louis DeClouet on 10 Oct 1865. Paul was born on 1 Jul 1841 and died in Sep 1919 at age 78.

40. Erik Malm was born in Dalarna, Sweden.^{²^,3} Another name for Erik was Erik Larson.

General Notes: "The Erick Malm family settled on a lakeside near Alexandria, Minn. Later moved into Alexandria, proper. Their home was, I thought very nice for those years. Grandfather was a carpenter, if I remember right. He lived into his 70's & died from a bowel obstruction. I barely remember him - nice looking grandfather of slight build and had a beautiful beard!

Grandmother lived to be 98 years of age. She spoke scarcely any English. She was a doll - very tiny, had a little round head with scarcely any hair and it was a little tiny knot on the top of her head. She was visiting us one summer and had been there about ten days when one morning she got up and mother and I knew she wanted something but we didn't know what and she couldn't make us understand (modesty must have forbade that). We worked at t all day but had to wait for dad to come home from work to tell us. It was warmer underwear!

The original name of this family was Larson. Ihated it and never ever told anybody. That is, until I realized I was the only one left who might remember this item, so told it. They changed it to Malm when they came to the U.S. for the reason there were so many people by that name. Some of the cousins that came to this country at the same time, changed their name to Malmquist.

Dalarna, Sweden is located in the agricultural area in the south of Sweden and I think Dad was 12 years old at the time they came here"

Erik married Unknown Malm. The cause of her death was Lived to 98 years old.³

Children from this marriage were:

20 i. Louis Malm

ii. Bessie Malm ³

iii. Harold Malm

iv. Anna Malm The cause of her death was cancer.³

v. Carrie Malm ³

vi. Christine Malm ³

vii. Mary Malm The cause of her death was consumption?.³

viii. John Malm

41. Unknown Malm . The cause of her death was Lived to 98 years old.³

Unknown married Erik Malm. Erik was born in Dalarna, Sweden.^{²^,3} Another name for Erik was Erik Larson.

42. Disch .

Disch married Disch.

Children from this marriage were:

21 i. Dorothea Disch ³

ii. Lou Disch ³

iii. Rosie Disch

iv. Annie Disch ³

v. Jack Disch ³

vi. Joe Disch ³

vii. Tom Disch ³

43. Disch .

Disch married Disch.

48. Jean Marie Carret .

Noted events in his life were:

• Native: Native of Hautes-Pyrénées a region of de Tarbes

Jean married Marie Caudeuaque.

The child from this marriage was:

24 i. Jean Carret (born on 19 Mar 1849 in Basses-Pyrénées, France - died on 19 Oct 1925 in New Iberia, LA)

49. Marie Caudeuaque .

Marie married Jean Marie Carret.

56. Colonel Samuel Jones .

Noted events in his life were:

• Military Service: Colonel in the Union Army.

Samuel married Ophelia Guerringer.

The child from this marriage was:

28 i. Edward Joseph Jones (born on 15 Aug 1872 in Handcock County, MS - died in 1931 in New Orleans, LA)

57. Ophelia Guerringer .

Ophelia married Colonel Samuel Jones.

59. Margaret Isman was born in 1850, died in 1918 at age 68, and was buried in New Orleans, LA.

Noted events in her life were:

• Alt. Burial: Metairie Cemetary.

Margaret married someone.

Her child was:

29 i. Amelia Conners (born on 10 Feb 1877 - died on 1 Oct 1959)

Seventh Generation

64. General Alexandre Etienne DeClouet, son of Etienne Chevalier DeClouet and Marie Aspasie Fuselier, was born on 9 Jun 1812 and died on 26 Jun 1890 at age 78.

Noted events in his life were:

• Picture: Alexander and grandson George.

• Article: Louisiana Histocial Association Entry. ⁵ DECLOUET, Alexandre Etienne, planter, politician. Born, St. Martin Parish, La., June 9, 1812; son of Etienne DeClouet and Aspasie Fusilier. Orphaned and reared by an aunt. Education, local schools; Georgetown College, D. C., graduated 1829; St. Joseph's College, Bardstown, Ky. After tour of Europe took up study of law but gave it up to become a planter. Married, April 29, 1836, Marie-Louise Benoit St. Clair. Children: Alexandre, Marie Christine, Charles Albin, Marie Arthemise, Paul Louis, Louis Gabrielle, and Marie Lorenza. Built St. John Plantation house (extant), ca. 1840. In 1837 elected to Louisiana house of representatives; later elected to senate. In 1849 Whig party candidate for governor; defeated by Joseph M. Walker (q.v.). Member, secession convention; later represented Louisiana in Confederate Congress and was signer of constitution of Confederate States. Commissioned colonel of the Twenty-sixth Louisiana Regiment. Ill health forced retirement to home in December 1862. After war, a "redeemer"; active in Democratic party and in Reconstruction politics. Died, Lafayette Parish, La., June 25, 1890; interred St. Martinville, La. G.R.C. Sources: Alcée Fortier, ed., Louisiana . . . , 3 vols. (Atlanta, 1909), III, n.p.; St. Martinville, La., Weekly Messenger, June 28, July 5, 1890; Donald Hebert, comp., Southwest Louisiana Records, 33 vols. (1974-1984).

• Resource: Louisiana State University Masters Thesis. ⁶ <a href="docs/AlexanderDeClouetThesis.pdf">Alexander DeClouet Thesis</a>

• Picture: Alexandre DeClouet.

Alexandre married Marie Louise Benoist de Saint Clair on 29 Apr 1836. Marie died on 18 Jan 1891.

Children from this marriage were:

32 i. Paul Louis DeClouet (born on 1 Jul 1841 - died in Sep 1919)

ii. Alexandre Baltasar DeClouet Jr was born on 28 Jan 1838 in Louisiana, died on 19 Feb 1906 in Lafayette, LA^⁷ at age 68, and was buried in St. Martinville, LA.

iii. Blanche DeClouet was born on 8 May 1843 and died on 3 Aug 1929 at age 86. Another name for Blanche was Ninise DeClouet.

iv. Christine DeClouet was born on 28 Feb 1850 and died on 29 Oct 1904 at age 54.

v. Gabrielle DeClouet was born on 25 Sep 1853 and died on 24 Nov 1901 at age 48.

vi. Corrine DeClouet was born on 20 Aug 1860.

65. Marie Louise Benoist de Saint Clair died on 18 Jan 1891.

Marie married General Alexandre Etienne DeClouet on 29 Apr 1836. Alexandre was born on 9 Jun 1812 and died on 26 Jun 1890 at age 78.

Eighth Generation

128. Etienne Chevalier DeClouet,⁸ ^,9 son of Alexandre Francois Joseph DeClouet Jr and Charlotte Cathrine Laissard, was born on 1 Apr 1787 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana, was christened on 7 Jun 1787 in St. Martinville, LA, and died on 24 Oct 1811 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana at age 24. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-RGP.

Research Notes: Legend has it that Louis Cadet St. Julien murdered his first wife, Marguerite LeBlanc, who was having an affair with a hired hand named Aubin. St. Julien tried to pin this murder on Alexandre deClouet and a certain Carmouche. The incident is described in detail in C. C. Robin's book VOYAGE TO Louisiana, written about the time of the Louisiana Purchase

Etienne married Marie Aspasie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 on 3 Apr 1809 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Marie was born on 26 Oct 1791 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana and died on 2 Nov 1812 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 21.

Children from this marriage were:

64 i. General Alexandre Etienne DeClouet (born on 9 Jun 1812 - died on 26 Jun 1890)

ii. Marie Lesima DeClouet ⁸ ^,9 was born on 21 Apr 1810 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana, was christened on 23 May 1816 in St. Martinville, LA, and died on 11 Mar 1820 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 9. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-RJ4.

129. Marie Aspasie Fuselier,⁸ ^,9 daughter of Agricole Fuselier De La Claire and Christine Marie Berard, was born on 26 Oct 1791 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana and died on 2 Nov 1812 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 21. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-RHW.

Marie married Etienne Chevalier DeClouet ⁸ ^,9 on 3 Apr 1809 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Etienne was born on 1 Apr 1787 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana, was christened on 7 Jun 1787 in St. Martinville, LA, and died on 24 Oct 1811 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana at age 24.

Ninth Generation

256. Alexandre Francois Joseph DeClouet Jr, son of Chevalier Alexandre Francois Joseph de Clouet Liet Colonel and Demoiselle Marie Louise de Favrot, was born on 23 Jan 1763^¹⁰ and died on 2 Aug 1817^¹⁰ at age 54.

Research Notes: Check these books:

"The Battle of New Orleans" by Robert V. Remini.

Casey, Powell A. "Declouet's Regiment of Louisiana Drafted Militia." Louisiana
in the War of 1812. N.p.: Powell A. Casey, 1963. 15-18. Print. In this
book, pages ix-x list Capt. J. B. Dupas' Company (drawn from the New
Orleans area, per Casey)

Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Death: 22 Jan 1816, St. Martinville, LA. This information is reported on www.findagrave.com to be written on his headstone in St. Martin De Tours churchyard cemetery

Alexandre married Charlotte Cathrine Laissard on 25 Mar 1784 in St. Martinville, LA.

Marriage Notes: Witnesses were Louis Grevemberg, St. Marc Darby, Le Chevalier Delahussaye, Benoit St. Claire, Dauterive, Labbee pere. Fr. Geffrotin officiated.

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Wedding: St. Martin De Tours Church, 25 Mar 1784, St. Martinville, LA.

Children from this marriage were:

128 i. Etienne Chevalier DeClouet ⁸ ^,9 (born on 1 Apr 1787 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana - died on 24 Oct 1811 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana)

ii. Arthemise DeClouet was born on 9 Sep 1795 and died on 16 Jan 1825 at age 29.

iii. Catiche DeClouet was born in 1789 and died on 24 Sep 1870 at age 81.

iv. Josephine Toton DeClouet died on 1 Nov 1881.

v. Joseph Alexandre DeClouet was born on 20 Nov 1784 and was christened on 29 Jan 1785 in St. Martinville, LA.

vi. Marie Francoise DeClouet was born on 9 Aug 1795 in St. Martinville, LA and was christened on 24 Apr 1798 in St. Martinville, LA.

Alexandre next married Dona Augustine Cuspo.

257. Charlotte Cathrine Laissard, daughter of Etienne Marafre Laissard and Helene Fazenda,.

Charlotte married Alexandre Francois Joseph DeClouet Jr on 25 Mar 1784 in St. Martinville, LA. Alexandre was born on 23 Jan 1763^¹⁰ and died on 2 Aug 1817^¹⁰ at age 54.

258. Agricole Fuselier De La Claire,⁸ ^,9 son of Fuselier Gabriel De La Claire and Jeanne Roman, was born about 1748 in <, New Orleans, Orleans, La>. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-C88.

Agricole married Christine Marie Berard ⁸ ^,9 on 20 Jun 1786 in St Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana. Christine was born about 1769 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 16 Jul 1842 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 73.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Ludivine Euphemie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 12 Mar 1797 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RC7-X0J.

ii. Agricole Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 11 Jul 1799 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana and died on 3 Nov 1839 at age 40. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-RLJ.

iii. Charlotte Phanelie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 29 Jun 1808 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Lafayette. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-LLN.

iv. Christine Silvanie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 17 Oct 1810 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-R5T.

v. Gabriel Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 25 Jul 1801 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana and died on 9 Oct 1820 at age 19. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-R62.

vi. Louise Amelie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 8 Apr 1805 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana and died on 20 Apr 1852 at age 47. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-R9N.

vii. Marguerite Uranie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born in 1795 in Louisiana and was christened on 5 Jul 1795 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RC8-RFH.

129 viii. Marie Aspasie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 (born on 26 Oct 1791 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana - died on 2 Nov 1812 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana)

ix. Anne Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 1 Apr 1803 in St. Martinville, St. Martinville, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RC7-TWL.

x. Fuselier Agricole Fils De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1801 in <, , St Martin, La>. Ancestral File Number: G7G9-20.

xi. Louise Fusilier ⁸ ^,9 was born on 5 Jul 1793 in , , St Martin, LA, was christened on 5 Jul 1795 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, and died on 18 Aug 1813 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 20. Ancestral File Number: 12DW-XC7.

259. Christine Marie Berard,⁸ ^,9 daughter of Jean Or Jean Baptiste Berard and Anne Broussard, was born about 1769 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 16 Jul 1842 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 73. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-CHP.

Christine married Agricole Fuselier De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 on 20 Jun 1786 in St Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana. Agricole was born about 1748 in <, New Orleans, Orleans, La>.

Christine next married Agricole Fuselier. Agricole was born 1765 ? in County of Attakapas and died on 26 Sep 1837 in St. Martin Parish at age 72.

The child from this marriage was:

129 i. Marie Aspasie Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 (born on 26 Oct 1791 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana - died on 2 Nov 1812 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana)

Tenth Generation

512. Chevalier Alexandre Francois Joseph de Clouet Liet Colonel, son of Jean Martin de Piettre and Francoise-Good Gambier, was born in 1727 in Cambrai, France, died on 30 Jul 1789 in New Orleans, LA^¹⁰ at age 62, and was buried in 1789 in New Orleans, LA.

General Notes:

Research Notes: A "Statement and general inventory dated Sept. 5, 1789 was recorded at the St. Martin Parish Courthouse (OA-vol.7, #98) with Armand Ducrest and Jean Berard, both the Atakapas Post; Martin Duralde of "Oppeloussas," Francois Ceaar Boutte, Louis Grevember; de Lavillebeuvre as witnesses.
An "Act of the Widow and Children" is recorded in the St. Martin Parish Courthouse on Sept. 8, 1789 (OA-vol. 7, No. 90). The act by Louise and Alexandre Charles Chevalier Louis Brognier, her major son, brought the act. Witnesses were Berard, Martin Duralde, Armand Ducrest, Don Jean DelaVillebeuvre.

Noted events in his life were:

• Alt. Birth: 1717, Cambrai, France.

• Immigration: Feb 1758, United States. He had compromised in a romantic affair a Beatrix de Choiseul, a sister to the Count de Stainville, who was French Minister under Louis XV. A "lettre de cachet" was issued in his name, but devoted friends took him from his home and brought him to Nantes, France. From there, he left for the United States.

• Military Service: He became a cadet in the service of France on February 2, 1740; promoted to acting Major General on March 2, 1746; made Lieutenant Colonel on February 20, 1758; Captain on February 19, 1766; made Captain in service of Spain on June 4, 1768; and breveted Lieutenant Colonel on February 17, 1778. He saw service in France in the regiment of Compte Dragon, later Egmont, Pignatelly, and in Louisiana in the detached troops of the Navy, serving as Commandant and Judge of the Attakapas and Opelousas Posts from 1779-1786. He replaced Gabriel Fuselier de la Claire, until he, himself, was replaced by Captain Jean Farault de la Villebeuvre.

The campaigns and battles in which he took part in France include the battle of Mhin, in the Fontenoy, Noucour, all seiges of Flanders and its campaigns, in which he was made a prisoner of war. He was wounded twice in the assault on Bergonson. In Louisiana, in the service of Spain, he was at the taking of Fort Bute at Manchac and the siege of Baton Rouge on the Mississippi River.

• Article: Louisiana Historical Association. ¹¹ DECLOUET DE PIEDRE, Alexandre François Joseph, soldier, administrator. Born, Château Chambrésis, France, ca. 1717; son of Jean Martin de Clouet de Piedre and Laura Gambier. Military service: Campaigns: France, Battle of Mhin; Fontenoy, Noucour, in the sieges of Flanders, in which he was made a prisoner of war and wounded twice in the assault on Bergonson. In Louisiana, in the service of Spain at the taking of Fort Bute at Manchac and siege of Baton Rouge. Married, September 11, 1761, in New Orleans, Marie Louise Favrot of Baton Rouge, daughter of Claude Joseph Favrot and Louise Elizabeth Bruslé. Children: Alexandre Joseph (b. 1762), Alexandre, Jr. (b. 1763), Joseph Marie de Piedre (b. 1764), Charles Phillippe (b. 1765), Louis Jean Laurent Brognier (b. 1766), Auguste Pierre Lanois (b. 1768), Joseph Baltazar Neuville (b. 1770), August Albert Lanois (b. 1772), Pierre Auguste Lanois (b. 1773), Marie Louise Hyacinte (b. 1776), Pierre Joseph Favrot (b. 1778), Caroline Charlotte (b. 1779). First commandant of the Arkansas Post under Spanish rule. Replaced, 1774, Gabriel Fuselier de la Claire as commandant and judge of the Attakapas and Opelousas posts until replaced by Captain Jean Farault de la Villebeuvre. Died, July 31, 1789; interred New Orleans. D.S. Sources: Attakapas Gazette, III (1968); "de Clouet," Eunice News, November 21, 1973; "Portrait of Commandant de Clouet," St. Martinville Teche News, June 10, 1965; Alcée Fortier, ed., Louisiana, 3 vols. (1909), III; Quintilla Morgan Anders, comp., Some Early Families of Lafayette, Louisiana (1970); St. Louis Cathedral Archives, Book of Funerals, 1784-1793, p. 20, Act 532; Yvonne Pavy Weiss, "Alexandre De Clouet" (M.A. thesis, Louisiana State University, 1937).

• Article: ¹² <a href="http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/2320/declouet.html">http://www.geocities.com/BourbonStreet/Square/2320/declouet.html</a>

• Alt. Birth: 1726, Le Cateau (Flanders), France. ¹³

Alexandre married Demoiselle Marie Louise de Favrot on 11 May 1761 in New Orleans, LA.

Marriage Notes: Both parties were of notable families and witnessses to the nuptials reflected that. They included Chevalier Ponfrac de Mazan, Louis Charles de Grand Pre, Gille Augustin Payen de Noyan, Pelletier de la Houssaye, Chevalier McCarty, Chevalier Francois Belisle, Francois Chauvin Delery, Chevalier Charles d'L'Hommer and Francois du Tillet.

Noted events in their marriage were:

• Wedding: Curch of St. Louis.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Alexander Joseph de Clouet was born on 29 Jan 1762 and died on 9 Feb 1768 at age 6.

256 ii. Alexandre Francois Joseph DeClouet Jr (born on 23 Jan 1763 - died on 2 Aug 1817)

iii. Joseph Marie de Peidre de Clouet was born on 6 Aug 1764 and died on 6 Aug 1764.

iv. Chevalier Charles Philippe Auguste de Clouet was born on 10 Aug 1765 and was christened on 12 Jan 1811.

v. Louis Brognier de Clouet was born on 8 Feb 1766 and died on 17 May 1848 at age 82.

vi. August Pierre de Clouet was born on 28 May 1770 and died on 18 Aug 1771 at age 1.

vii. Joseph Neuville de Clouet was born on 28 May 1770 and died on 4 Dec 1845 at age 75. Another name for Joseph was Baltasar Neuville de Clouet.

viii. August Albert de Clouet was born on 2 Feb 1772 and died on 13 Feb 1772.

ix. Pierre August de Clouet was born on 1 Apr 1773 and died on 18 Oct 1774 at age 1.

x. Louise Marie Hyacinthe de Clouet was born on 8 Apr 1776 in Attakapas, LA, was christened on 25 Aug 1777 in Attakapas, LA, and died on 1 Sep 1822 in Louisiana at age 46.

xi. Pierre Joseph DeClouet was born on 9 Jan 1778 in St. Martinville, LA and was christened on 19 Jul 1778 in St. Martinville, LA.

xii. Marie Caroline Marthe DeClouet was christened on 30 Apr 1780 in Opelousas, LA.^¹⁴ Another name for Marie was Caroline Charlotte de Clouet.

513. Demoiselle Marie Louise de Favrot, daughter of Messire Claude Joseph de Favrot and Dame Louise Elizabeth Bruslé,.

General Notes: I'Abbe Robin, writing in his "Voyage dans la Louisane pendant les annees" (1802-1806), described Louise thusly: "I found her with several of her children. Never have I seen old age more venerable. Her hair whitened by the years made her gentle open face more touching, a face which kept a freshness rare at her age in the colony.Ó
He said her manner had Ònone of the backward coldness of the Creoles. They showed the affability and ease of a European who had spent her life in society. Her home was the best planned in the district. Her slaves, or rather her servants, were well-dressed, had a satisfied air, and seemed assured in her presence. She was indeed the best of mistresses."

Marie married Chevalier Alexandre Francois Joseph de Clouet Liet Colonel on 11 May 1761 in New Orleans, LA. Alexandre was born in 1727 in Cambrai, France, died on 30 Jul 1789 in New Orleans, LA^¹⁰ at age 62, and was buried in 1789 in New Orleans, LA.

514. Etienne Marafre Laissard .

Etienne married Helene Fazenda.

The child from this marriage was:

257 i. Charlotte Cathrine Laissard

515. Helene Fazenda .

Helene married Etienne Marafre Laissard.

516. Fuselier Gabriel De La Claire,⁸ ^,9 son of Pierre Fuselier and Ludevine Chaufaran, was born on 27 Aug 1722 in , Lyons, , France and died in 1812 in , Lyons, , France at age 90. Ancestral File Number: G7G8-LL.

Fuselier married Jeanne Roman ⁸.^,9 Jeanne was born about 1726 in , New Orleans, Orleans, LA.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Fuselier Agricole De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1748 in <, New Orleans, Orleans, La>. Ancestral File Number: G7G9-0M.

ii. Fuselier Ludevide De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1750 in <, New Orleans, Orleans, La>. Ancestral File Number: G7G9-1S.

258 iii. Agricole Fuselier De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 (born about 1748 in <, New Orleans, Orleans, La>)

517. Jeanne Roman ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1726 in , New Orleans, Orleans, LA. Ancestral File Number: G7G8-ZH.

Jeanne married Fuselier Gabriel De La Claire ⁸.^,9 Fuselier was born on 27 Aug 1722 in , Lyons, , France and died in 1812 in , Lyons, , France at age 90.

518. Jean Or Jean Baptiste Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1737 in Grenoble, Dauphine, France, died on 7 Oct 1821 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 84, and was buried on 8 Oct 1821 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-CD3.

Jean married Anne Broussard ⁸ ^,9 about 1767 in Louisiana. Anne was born about 1747 in Acadie, Canada, died on 16 Nov 1820 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 73, and was buried on 17 Nov 1820 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Adelaide Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 11 Dec 1770 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 13 Jan 1807 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana at age 36. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-CPX.

ii. Achille Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 28 Aug 1788 in St Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 2 Mar 1816 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 27. Ancestral File Number: CZ6T-44.

iii. Camille Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 10 Sep 1777 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 4 Oct 1799 in Baton Rouge, , Louisiana at age 22. Ancestral File Number: 1RC7-JX8.

iv. Jean Baptiste Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 15 Feb 1773 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana, died on 17 Sep 1830 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana at age 57, and was buried on 17 Sep 1830 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 12DV-PHP.

259 v. Christine Marie Berard ⁸ ^,9 (born about 1769 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana - died on 16 Jul 1842 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana)

vi. Alexandre Orien Berard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 3 Mar 1775 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana and died on 30 May 1797 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana at age 22. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-CK4.

519. Anne Broussard,⁸ ^,9 daughter of Alexandre Broussard and Marguerite Thibodeau Or Tibeaudault Or Thibodault, was born about 1747 in Acadie, Canada, died on 16 Nov 1820 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 73, and was buried on 17 Nov 1820 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 12DV-WHQ.

Anne married Jean Or Jean Baptiste Berard ⁸ ^,9 about 1767 in Louisiana. Jean was born about 1737 in Grenoble, Dauphine, France, died on 7 Oct 1821 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 84, and was buried on 8 Oct 1821 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana.

11th Generation

1024. Jean Martin de Piettre, son of Bertrand Ignatius de Piettre and Catherine Broignet, was born in 1697 in Cambrai, France^¹⁵ and died in 1788 in New Orleans, LA^¹⁵ at age 91. Another name for Jean was Jean Martin de Clouet de Piettre.

Jean married Francoise-Good Gambier. Francoise-Good was born on 4 Feb 1696/97 in Le Cateau (Flanders), France^¹⁵ and died on 31 Jul 1754^¹⁵ at age 57. Other names for Francoise-Good were Dame Cesaire Gambier and Dame Laure Gaubier.

The child from this marriage was:

512 i. Chevalier Alexandre Francois Joseph de Clouet Liet Colonel (born in 1727 in Cambrai, France - died on 30 Jul 1789 in New Orleans, LA)

1025. Francoise-Good Gambier was born on 4 Feb 1696/97 in Le Cateau (Flanders), France^¹⁵ and died on 31 Jul 1754^¹⁵ at age 57. Other names for Francoise-Good were Dame Cesaire Gambier and Dame Laure Gaubier.

Francoise-Good married Jean Martin de Piettre. Jean was born in 1697 in Cambrai, France^¹⁵ and died in 1788 in New Orleans, LA^¹⁵ at age 91. Another name for Jean was Jean Martin de Clouet de Piettre.

1026. Messire Claude Joseph de Favrot, son of Joseph Claude de Favrot and Francoise Bouvier, was born on 16 Dec 1701 in Versailles, France, was christened in Church of Notre Dame, and died on 6 Nov 1777 in Senlis, France at age 75. Another name for Claude was Joseph Claude de Favrot.

Noted events in his life were:

• note: Claude Joseph was the founder of the Favrot family in Louisiana.

Louise-Elizabeth was the 18 year-old daughter of Philippe-Antoine Brusle (b. __, d. December 16, 1738) and Martha Fremont (b. __, d. 1767, Quebec). Philippe-Antoine was an agent for the Company of the Indies, as member of the Superior Council, and one of the wealthiest citizens of New Orleans. One of the 12 witnesses to their marriage contract was Bienville, the "father of Louisiana." Louise's father, Phillipe Antoine Brusle, or her grandfather, Nicholas Brusle, landed on Dauphine Island with Bienville, and Louise was born shortly thereafter.

Claude Joseph came to Louisiana from France in 1732, and for 30 years served in the French Colonial army. He was the first of the family in America. He rose to the rank of Captain. He accompanied Bienville in his expedition against the Chickasaw Indians, and was wounded. He served as commandant at Pointe Coupee (1734-38, 1742-44) and at Balize, Baton Rouge, Mobile and Natchez. Upon Claude Joseph= s retirement from the French military, Louis XV conferred on him the coveted Cross of St. Louis, making him a Chevalier de St. Louis (a French knight). A copy of the decree signed by Louis XV is in a known individuals files. He returned to Paris in April, 1767 to get medical care for his wife, who was suffering from cancer. She died on the street in Paris and is buried at the Cemetery of Saint Innocents. Claude-Joseph remained in Paris, and in 1771 married Mme Goulet, a widow some 30 years younger than he. They quarreled bitterly and separated. He moved to the Convent and Charity Hospital of Senlis, where he lived until his death. He had lost the life's savings he had accumulated in Louisiana in the 1772 shipwreck of the Marie-Therese, and died in poverty and was buried in the vault of the hospital.

Claude married Dame Louise Elizabeth Bruslé on 7 Oct 1735 in New Orleans, LA. Louise was born on 24 Aug 1717 in Mobile, AL and died on 13 Apr 1768 in Paris, France at age 50.

Children from this marriage were:

513 i. Demoiselle Marie Louise de Favrot

ii. Pierre Joseph Favrot was born on 16 Jul 1749 and died on 28 Jun 1824 at age 74.

1027. Dame Louise Elizabeth Bruslé, daughter of Philipe Antoine Bruslé and Marthe Fremont, was born on 24 Aug 1717 in Mobile, AL and died on 13 Apr 1768 in Paris, France at age 50.

Louise married Messire Claude Joseph de Favrot on 7 Oct 1735 in New Orleans, LA. Claude was born on 16 Dec 1701 in Versailles, France, was christened in Church of Notre Dame, and died on 6 Nov 1777 in Senlis, France at age 75. Another name for Claude was Joseph Claude de Favrot.

1032. Pierre Fuselier ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1696 in <, Lyons, , France>. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-JSF.

Pierre married Ludevine Chaufaran ⁸.^,9 Ludevine was born about 1700 in <, Lyons, , France>.

The child from this marriage was:

516 i. Fuselier Gabriel De La Claire ⁸ ^,9 (born on 27 Aug 1722 in , Lyons, , France - died in 1812 in , Lyons, , France)

1033. Ludevine Chaufaran ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1700 in <, Lyons, , France>. Ancestral File Number: 12DS-JTM.

Ludevine married Pierre Fuselier ⁸.^,9 Pierre was born about 1696 in <, Lyons, , France>.

1038. Alexandre Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1699 in Acadie, Canada, died on 18 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana about age 66, and was buried on 19 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RQN-RL.

Alexandre married Marguerite Thibodeau Or Tibeaudault Or Thibodault ⁸ ^,9 on 7 Feb 1723/24 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. Marguerite was born on 22 Dec 1705 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, was christened on 16 May 1706 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, died on 5 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana at age 59, and was buried in Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana.

Children from this marriage were:

i. Joseph Gregoire Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 1 Jan 1724/25 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada and was christened on 3 Apr 1725 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. Ancestral File Number: SC06-W2.

ii. Anselme Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 2 May 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada, was christened on 7 May 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada, and died before 1766. Ancestral File Number: SC06-X7.

iii. Silvain Or Sylvain Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 24 Feb 1740/41 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada, was christened on 18 Jun 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Canada, and died on 3 Mar 1804 in St. Martinville, Attakapas, Louisiana at age 63. Ancestral File Number: SC06-ZD.

iv. Pierre Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1751 in Acadie, Canada, was christened about 1751 in Acadie, Canada, died on 12 Dec 1828 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana about age 77, and was buried in Dec 1828 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RQN-MW.

v. Simon Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1744 in Acadie, Canada. Ancestral File Number: GRK5-XB.

vi. Marguerite Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born on 15 Apr 1726 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, was christened on 17 Apr 1726 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, and died before 1774 in Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: QZX3-K0.

vii. Jean Baptiste Broussard ⁸ ^,9 was born about 1731 in Acadie, Canada and died on 16 Oct 1825 in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana about age 94. Ancestral File Number: QZXD-55.

519 viii. Anne Broussard ⁸ ^,9 (born about 1747 in Acadie, Canada - died on 16 Nov 1820 in St. Martin Tours, St. Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana)

1039. Marguerite Thibodeau Or Tibeaudault Or Thibodault ⁸ ^,9 was born on 22 Dec 1705 in Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, was christened on 16 May 1706 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada, died on 5 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana at age 59, and was buried in Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana. Ancestral File Number: 1RQN-SR.

Marguerite married Alexandre Broussard ⁸ ^,9 on 7 Feb 1723/24 in St. Jean Baptiste, Port Royal, Acadie, Canada. Alexandre was born about 1699 in Acadie, Canada, died on 18 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana about age 66, and was buried on 19 Sep 1765 in Attakapas, Louisiana.

12th Generation

2048. Bertrand Ignatius de Piettre was born on 19 Dec 1664 in Landrecies (Hainaut), France^¹⁵ and died on 21 Mar 1727/28 in Landrecies (Hainaut), France^¹⁵ at age 63.

Bertrand married Catherine Broignet on 8 Dec 1695.

Children from this marriage were:

1024 i. Jean Martin de Piettre (born in 1697 in Cambrai, France - died in 1788 in New Orleans, LA)

ii. Barbe de Piettre was born on 15 Aug 1708 and died on 31 May 1762 at age 53.

2049. Catherine Broignet .

Catherine married Bertrand Ignatius de Piettre on 8 Dec 1695. Bertrand was born on 19 Dec 1664 in Landrecies (Hainaut), France^¹⁵ and died on 21 Mar 1727/28 in Landrecies (Hainaut), France^¹⁵ at age 63.

2052. Joseph Claude de Favrot, son of Francois de Favrot and Jacqueline Philbert, was born on 18 Mar 1667/68 in Besancon, Franche-Compte and died on 28 Oct 1707 in Huninque, France at age 39.

Noted events in his life were:

• note: Sieur Joseph Claude de Favrot (b. March 18, 1668 near Besancon, Franche-Compte, d. October 28, 1707, Huninque, France) and Francoise de Bouvier (b. abt. 1667, d. February 22, 1739, Paris, France) married on March 4, 1693 or 1694 at St. Sulpice Church, Paris. After the death of Francois, Sieur Joseph Claude married Ms. DeDontelle (b. 1722 or 1733), a native of Versailles. According to The Favrot Family Papers (Tulane University), Vol. I, pp. xv-xvi, Joseph Claude had a distinguished military career as a cartographical engineer in the French army. He traveled with the armies of Louis XIV in the Low Countries and in the Rhineland-Palatinate during the Wars of the League of Augsburg and the Spanish succession. He prepared large-scale maps for the military commanders to show towns, rivers, bridges, fortifications and troop movements. He devised special techniques for making maps, and was said to have a secret method for calculating heights. His fluency in German, as well as French, facilitated his infiltration of enemy areas when he was mapping the Rhineland. His skill at mapmaking won the approval of his superiors, including the Marechal de Villars. His skills were such that when he was a prisoner of war in 1691, Prince Louis of Baden attempted to persuade him, with money and honors, to do the same work for the armies of the Confederation. His refusal to betray his loyalty to France resulted in his captors' putting him on bread and water rations. The rigors of his marches and the privations he endured undermined his health, and he died at age 38. His widow was left with four small children to raise, and she remarried in 1710. An article in The Louisiana Historical Quarterly^[1] provides the following information. Joseph Claude was a brigadier-general and was appointed First Draftsman in the armies of Louis XIV. He made maps of Flanders, Lorraine and Luxembourg, "ten leagues on each side of the course of the Rhine from Huningue to Coblenz." It says that, according to family tradition he designed, under Vauban, the foremost military engineer of his age, the fortress at Verdun. A portrait of him brought to America by Don Pedro shows him wearing a steel breastplate and indicating with his forefinger "his master-work in the background, the fortress at Verdun." Two treasures of the Favrot collection are a snuff box and a seal ring given to Joseph Claude by Louis XIV. See The Family Papers, supra at xvi-xix.
^[1] Vol. 28, No. 3 (July, 1945), copy in a known individual's files

Joseph married Francoise Bouvier on 4 Mar 1692/93 in St. Sulpice Church, Paris, France. Francoise was born about 1667 and died on 22 Feb 1738/39 about age 72.

The child from this marriage was:

1026 i. Messire Claude Joseph de Favrot (born on 16 Dec 1701 in Versailles, France - died on 6 Nov 1777 in Senlis, France)

2053. Francoise Bouvier was born about 1667 and died on 22 Feb 1738/39 about age 72.

Francoise married Joseph Claude de Favrot on 4 Mar 1692/93 in St. Sulpice Church, Paris, France. Joseph was born on 18 Mar 1667/68 in Besancon, Franche-Compte and died on 28 Oct 1707 in Huninque, France at age 39.

2054. Philipe Antoine Bruslé, son of Nicholas Bruslé and Marguerite du Cloisier, was born on 16 Dec 1738.

Noted events in his life were:

• note: Philippe-Antoine was an agent for the Company of the Indies, as member of the Superior Council, and one of the wealthiest citizens of New Orleans.

Philipe married Marthe Fremont. Marthe died in 1767 in Quebec, Canada.

The child from this marriage was:

1027 i. Dame Louise Elizabeth Bruslé (born on 24 Aug 1717 in Mobile, AL - died on 13 Apr 1768 in Paris, France)

2055. Marthe Fremont died in 1767 in Quebec, Canada.

Marthe married Philipe Antoine Bruslé. Philipe was born on 16 Dec 1738.

13th Generation

4104. Francois de Favrot, son of Pierre de Favrot and Jeanne Besuchet, was born in 1629 and died in 1684 at age 55.

General Notes: it appears there is a gap between Francois Favrot and Claude Favrot. Perhaps Fancois is Claudes grandfather.

Perhaps the source is incorrect.

Francois married Jacqueline Philbert.

The child from this marriage was:

2052 i. Joseph Claude de Favrot (born on 18 Mar 1667/68 in Besancon, Franche-Compte - died on 28 Oct 1707 in Huninque, France)

4105. Jacqueline Philbert .

Jacqueline married Francois de Favrot. Francois was born in 1629 and died in 1684 at age 55.

4108. Nicholas Bruslé .

Nicholas married Marguerite du Cloisier.

The child from this marriage was:

2054 i. Philipe Antoine Bruslé (born on 16 Dec 1738)

4109. Marguerite du Cloisier .

Marguerite married Nicholas Bruslé.