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Sources: Acadian Communities in Louisiana as they existed at the time of the first Acadians arrival to present-day Louisiana: Louisiana was under Spanish rule (1762-March 1801) at which time many records were recorded in Spanish (Hence the Spanish names often associated with French names). Louisiana was known as New Spain, officially the Viceroyalty of New Spain, or Kingdom of...
The objective of this project is to identify all profiles that arrived in Louisiana as a result of the Le Grand Dérangement. Many are ancestors of the first four documented Acadians in Louisiana in 1764, Jean-Baptiste Cormier, Jean Poirier, Jean Richard, and Olivier Landry. These four were followed by Joseph Broussard who lead the first 200 Acadians to Louisiana on February 27, 1765 aboard th...
Acadian (Cajun) and French Canadian Emigrants to Louisiana and the Gulf Coast - 1st generation heads of households. Resources Acadians in Gray Acadian-Cajun Genealogy & History Acadian Communities in Louisiana as they existed at the time of the first Acadians arrival to present-day Louisiana: Louisiana was under Spanish rule (1762-March 1801) at which time many records were recorde...
Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana, USA:
The Battle of Plains Store was fought on May 21, 1863, in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, during the campaign to capture Port Hudson in the American Civil War. Union troops advancing from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, clashed with 600 Confederates at a road junction. The initial Confederate force withdrew, but 400 more Confederates arrived from Port Hudson. Some of the Confederate reinforcement o...
Also called Battle of Cane's Crossing and Battle of Monett's Bluff . Near the end of the Red River Expedition , Maj. Gen. Nathaniel P. Banks 's army evacuated Grand Ecore and retreated to Alexandria, pursued by Confederate forces. Banks's advance party, commanded by Brig. Gen. William H. Emory , encountered Brig. Gen. Hamilton P. Bee 's cavalry division near Monett's Ferry (Cane River Crossing...
The Red River campaign or Red River expedition comprised a series of battles fought along the Red River in Louisiana during the American Civil War from March 10 to May 22, 1864. The campaign was a Union initiative, fought between approximately 30,000 Union troops under the command of Major General Nathaniel P. Banks, and Confederate troops under the command of Lieutenant General Richard Taylor,...
Blacks born in Louisiana prior to 1810 from the 1850 census of Louisiana, 647 PeopleReturn to the State of Louisiana Project*, Sophy, , Adlam, New Orleans Municipality 2 Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, 1810, Louisiana, Female *, J, B, Aimi, New Orleans Municipality 3 Ward 2, Orleans, Louisiana, 1805, Louisiana, Male *, Francoise, , Alcantarat, New Orleans Municipality 3 Ward 1, Orleans, Louisiana, ...
Place projects are projects on Geni that are focused of a specific geographical place or region. Places profiles are also the precursor to the upcoming Place Profiles feature.=Place project portals= Includes countries and kingdoms, and other top level place project. ==Geographical==* Australia * Canada * Europe** Al-Andalus ** Austro-Hungarian-Empire ** Belarus ** Czech Republic-Bohemia ** Croa...
Bienvenue sur le portail français de Geni !====== For an introduction in English, please go to the International French Portal =====.==Objectif==L’objectif du portail se résume en quatre points…* Faciliter la coopération entre francophones dans la recherche généalogique* L’amorce de nouveaux projets communs qui concernent la communauté francophone* L’ identification de sources permettant aux no...
Southeastern Louisiana University is a public university in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 by Linus A. Sims as Hammond Junior College. Sims succeeded in getting the campus moved to north Hammond in 1928, when it became known as Southeastern Louisiana College. It achieved university status in 1970. In the fall of 2019 there were 14,298 students enrolled. During the 1990s, Southeaste...
Cypress Grove Cemetery became the first cemetery built to honor New Orleans volunteer firemen and their families with the help of New Orleans philanthropist Stephen Henderson in 1838. Henderson’s estate left property to the Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association. The charitable association sold this property to fund the purchase of the cemetery site at the end of Canal Street and the for...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana.= Official website =Jefferson Parish was named in honor of US President Thomas Jefferson on February 11, 1825. Adjacent Parishes * Lafourche Parish * Orleans Parish * Plaquemines Parish * St. Bernard Parish * St. Charles Parish * St. Tammany Parish Cities, Towns & Communities
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in New Orleans or Orleans Parish, Louisiana.= Official Website =New Orleans is a consolidated city-parish located along the Mississippi River in the southeastern region of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the most populous city in Louisiana. Serving as a major port, New Orleans is considered an economic and commercial hub for the broad...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana.= Official Website =The parish was formed in 1805, the county is the heart of the Cane River Louisiana Creole community, free people of color of mixed-race descent who settled here in the antebellum period. Their descendants continue to be Catholic and many are still French-speaking. The Cane River Natio...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Tensas Parish, Louisiana. Established in 1843, the name Tensas is derived from the historic indigenous Taensa people.[3] The parish was founded in 1843 following Indian Removal. The parish was developed for cotton agriculture, which dominated the economy through the early 20th century. There has also been some cattle ranching in the...
This cemetery is located on 152 Cryer Cemetery Road, Oakdale, Allen Parish, Louisiana. Find a Grave USGW Archives
This cemetery is located in Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana. Find a Grave Louisiana Gravestones
For all member of the Cabler, Kappler, Kabler, Cabbler, (and other various spelling) families.
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Concordia Parish, Louisiana. Overview Concordia was named by Anglo-American settlers for a Latin word meaning "harmony". They came mostly after the Louisiana Purchase of 1803, when the United States took over this formerly French colonial area. Like other parishes of the lands along the Mississippi River, it was developed largely ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Grant Parish, Louisiana. Overview Grant was one of several new parishes created by the Reconstruction legislature in an attempt to build the Republican Party. Founded in 1869, it was named for U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant .The gubernatorial election of 1872 was disputed, leading to both parties' certifying their slates of local off...
The German Coast (French: Côte des Allemands) was a region of the early Louisiana settlement located above New Orleans on the Mississippi River — specifically, in St. John the Baptist, St. Charles, Ascension and St. James parishes of present-day Acadiana. Its name derives from the large population of German pioneers, who were settled in 1721 by John Law, and the Company of the Indies. When the ...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Official Website History The parish was founded in 1810 and was named after Tamanend,[3] the Legendary Principle Lenape Chief & the "Patron Saint of America." St. Tammany was originally inhabited by numerous Indian peoples, including the Colapissas, Bayou Goulas, Chickasaw, Biloxi, Choctaw and Pens...
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Claiborne Parish, Louisiana. Official Website John Murrell moved his family from Arkansas to the Flat Lick Bayou area about 6 miles west of present-day Homer in 1818, and they became the first known non-natives to permanently settle in Claiborne Parish. As more settlers moved into the area, the Murrell house served as a church, sch...
Come build their trees from the roots up, because like the man says .... "The blues are the roots; everything else is the fruits." - Willie Dixon Blues Hall of Fame inductees: Wikipedia Hall of Fame Inductees Musician Biographies from the PBS Series, The Blues Luther Allison Duane Allman Jeff Beck Elvin Bishop Mike Bloomfield Joe Bonamassa David Bromberg Big Bill ...