Jacob Jacques Miller

Birth: 1739, Germany Death: Dec. 20, 1807 Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA

Jacob: Alsace Loraine, Germany Married Anne Marie Theigen Mueller was changed to Miller while residing in Maryland, USA. The schooner Britannia left Port Tobacco, Maryland in 1769.

Children: Marie Barbara, Catherine, Anne Marie, Jacob, Jr., Jean frederick, Isabelle, Jean Baptiste, Marianne & Marie Theresa. Death service in St. Landry Catholic Church in Opelousas, La. 900 N. Union St. - Buried in church cemetery. V 1 Pg 92 #15,

Burial: Saint Landry Church Cemetery Opelousas St. Landry Parish Louisiana, USA

Created by: Mardrie Bergeron Dupuis Record added: Oct 04, 2009 Find A Grave Memorial# 42683992 http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=miller&GSbyre...

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Jacob Miller and his family arrived in Louisiana in 1769 via a schooner, Britain or Britannia, that sailed from Maryland and ship wrecked in the Texas Bay. The Jacob Miller family were held hostage at LaBahia, a Spanish fort, for several months and eventually released and made their way to Natchitoches, the closest post to Texas.

Jacob and his wife, Anne Marie Theigen, had nine children, Isabelle, Marie Barbe, Catherine, Mary Marie, Jacob, Jr., Frederic, Jean, Mariane and Marie Therese. The descendants of these children settled in southwest Louisiana.

Source: Miller, Murphy; http://www.familyatlouisiana.com/jacob-miller-family.html

On 5 Jan 1769, they were among the Germans and Acadians who departed from Fort Tobacco, Maryland aboard the schooner Brittania, bound for the German Coast of Louisiana. As the ship approached the Louisiana coast, it encountered a dense fog and a strong east wind blew it off course. Instead of landing in New Orleans, they found themselves in Matagorda Bay on the Texas coast. The Spanish who controlled the area had the passengers sent to Goliad and detained them there until 13 Sep 1769. Whey they were finally released, they traveled overland to Natchitoches, reaching that post on 24 Oct 1769. Although the local residents had hoped the newcomers would remain and cultivate the land around Natchitoches, the group moved on. By May 1770 they had moved on to Iberville along the upper west bank of the Mississippi River. From Iberville, Jacob and his family moved to the Prairie des Femmes, in the area where Bayou Borbeaux joins Bayou Fusilier (the Grand Coteau area).