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According to a story publish on Ancestry.com by hodgeskw, Louisa ran away from home and married a French soldier named Bellenfant who had come to America with Lafayette. At the time of her death, she was returning to America from a visit with her husband's family in Marseille. She died giving birth to a daughter on board the ship. The child, born Aug 8, 1797, was named Mourning. Louisa was buried at sea. She was 31 years old.
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1766
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Dinwiddie, Colony of Virginia, British Colonial America
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May 29, 1787
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Halifax, Halifax County, VA, United States
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August 23, 1797
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NC, United States
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August 23, 1797
Age 31
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Atlantic Ocean
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