Jean-Baptiste Mouton

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Jean-Baptiste Mouton

Also Known As: "l'Oncle dit Chapeau (Uncle Hat)", "Le Jeune", "Chapeau"
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Acadie, Chignecto, Colony of Nova Scotia, British Colony
Death: November 22, 1834 (74-83)
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
Place of Burial: Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
Immediate Family:

Son of Salvador Mouton and Anne Bastarache
Husband of Marie Marthe Borda
Father of Jean Baptiste Mouton, Jr; Marie-Modeste Mouton; Marie Adelaide Dugas; Joseph Charles Mouton; Marie Marthe Dugas and 10 others
Brother of Marin Mouton; Marie-Geneviève Mouton; Anne Prexede Mouton; Jean Mouton and Alexandre Mouton

Managed by: Ann Elaine Pollet
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About Jean-Baptiste Mouton

  • Sources:
    • "Acadian Immigrants to Cabanocé/Cabahannocer, 1765" - http://www.acadiansingray.com
      • Attakapas, La Luisiana census, 1781
      • Attakapas, La Luisiana census, 1785, listed as Chapeau Mouton
      • Attakapas, La Luisiana militia list, Aug 1789, called Juan Mouton or Muton
  • Notes:
    • Arrived in current day Louisiana in 1765, age 11
    • Father of U.S. Senator/Gov. Alexandre Mouton
    • Founder of Vermilionville, now the city of Lafayette, 1824
    • Depicted in Dafford Mural, Acadian Memorial, St. Martinville, Louisiana, as a child with father & brother

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Jean-Baptiste Mouton's Timeline

1755
1755
Acadie, Chignecto, Colony of Nova Scotia, British Colony
1784
April 24, 1784
St Martin Parish, LA, United States
1787
February 17, 1787
St Martinville, St Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
1789
February 15, 1789
Lafayette, LA, United States
1791
January 17, 1791
St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States
1792
November 17, 1792
Louisiana, United States
1794
December 1794
Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, United States
1797
March 25, 1797
St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA USA
1799
February 1799