
Martin Milany Duralde

Person ID: I8621
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Name Martin Milany Duralde [1] Notes - [RouxModified.FTW]
planter, administrator
Born St. laurent Parish, Cambo (les Bains?) Diocese of Bayonne, France
was in la. in July 1769.
surved as a surveryor under Pedro Pernas (q.v.) in missouri; was a merchant in St. Louis. Removed to the Opelousas Post sometime between 1779 and 1781; elected sindic of the post in 1785, and served in that capacity until the end of the Spanish rule. obtained a spanish land grant in 1802. Wrote his observations of Chitimacha and Attakapas Indians and described local discoveries of fossils. Died on his plantation and is interred in St. Michael;s Cemetery, St. Martinville, la.
Above from Dictionary of La. Biography (LA 920) See also: "american State Papers, Public Lands" and Jack D. L. Homes, "Martin Duralde and the Dawn of Anthropology in Louisiana" from Twentyy-first Annual Meeting, La. Historical Assn., March 21, 1980, new Orleans, La.; published as "Martin Duralde Observes Louisiana in 1802," Louisiana Review, IX (1980).
see Favrot papers for letters from MMD.
Born Abt 1737 St. Laurent, Cambo-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France [1]
Gender Male Died 21 Nov 1822 St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [1]
Buried 23 Nov 1822 St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [1]
Parents
Father Pierre Duralde (ID:I8789), d. DECEASED Mother Marie De Elizaga (ID:I8790), d. DECEASED Married UNKNOWN Reference Number 59279 Family
Wife Marie Josephe Louise Perrault (ID:I8638), b. Bef 24 Jul 1751, Quebec, Canada , d. 14 Sep 1813, St Martin, Louisiana, USA
(Age > 62 years)
Married 16 Sep 1775 [1] Reference Number 55207 Children 1. Charlotte Céleste Duralde (ID:I7968), b. Abt 1776, Islas Negras, Kaskaskia, Randolph, Illinois, USA , d. Sep 1813, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
(Age ~ 37 years)
2. Louise Duralde (ID:I8639), b. Abt 9 Jun 1781, d. DECEASED 3. Julie Duralde (ID:I8781), b. 4 Sep 1783, d. DECEASED 4. Martin Duralde, Jr. (ID:I8690), b. 6 Mar 1785, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA , d. Sep 1848 (Age 63 years)
5. Joseph Valmon Duralde (ID:I8782), b. 10 Mar 1787, d. 20 Aug 1817, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (Age 30 years)
6. Marie Clarisse Duralde (ID:I8640), b. Bef 9 Aug 1789, d. DECEASED (Age ~ 20 years) Other Personal Events
Occupation 1767 Illinois, USA [2]
Helped establish the city of St. Louis Reference Number 9051 Residence Abt 1802 Stephanie Plantation, Arnaudville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [2]
Martin Duralde built the plantation Stephanie (curently known as Huron Plantation) and became a major slaveowner Residence Bef 1822 West Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA [2]
Owned and lived at Homestead Plantation Military Service Abt 1780 Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA [2]
Commandant of the Opelousas Post - [RouxModified.FTW]
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Event Map
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Source Citations
- [S235] Family Database RouxModified.FTW.
Date of Import: Nov 21, 2004 - [S1646] Louisiana Genealogy Project — African American Archives, Jara Dubroca Roux and Ron Shawhan, The Dubroca Family of Louisiana.
The text is available online.
http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/history/afriamer/slaves/dubroca.txt
- [S235] Family Database RouxModified.FTW.