Name |
Martin Milany Duralde [1] |
Relationship | with Albert Leopold Vitter
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Birth |
Abt 1737 |
St. Laurent, Cambo-les-Bains, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, Aquitaine, France [1] |
Gender |
Male |
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 |
Death |
21 Nov 1822 |
St. Martin de Tours Catholic Church, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [1] |
Burial |
23 Nov 1822 |
St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [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.
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Person ID |
I8621 |
Vitter-Weaver Genealogy |
Last Modified |
24 Jul 2023 |
Family |
Marie Josephe Louise Perrault, b. Bef 24 Jul 1751, Quebec, Canada d. 14 Sep 1813, St Martin, Louisiana, USA (Age > 62 years) |
Marriage |
16 Sep 1775 [1] |
Reference Number |
55207 |
Children |
| 1. Charlotte Céleste Duralde, 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, b. Abt 9 Jun 1781 d. DECEASED |
| 3. Julie Duralde, b. 4 Sep 1783 d. DECEASED |
| 4. Martin Duralde, Jr., b. 6 Mar 1785, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA d. Sep 1848 (Age 63 years) |
| 5. Joseph Valmon Duralde, b. 10 Mar 1787 d. 20 Aug 1817, Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA (Age 30 years) |
| 6. Marie Clarisse Duralde, b. Bef 9 Aug 1789 d. DECEASED (Age ~ 20 years) |
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Family ID |
F3014 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
24 Jul 2023 |