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Chapter 33 C The Cantrelle Family Jacques Cantrelle, the father-in-law of Nicolas Verret, was born in Picardie, France, in 1697, the son of Claude Cantrelle and Marguerite Turpin Cantrelle. In the Recensements, 1704-1741, concessions of Le Comptroller General, we find that Jacques Cantrelle came to Louisiana from France on Le Profond in June of 1720. He is listed as un ouvrier, and was married to Marie Francienne Minquetz. After a short stay at the Arkansas Post, they went to Natchez, Fort Rosalie, and were there when the terrible Indian massacre of November 28, 1729 took place. Marie Francienne was killed, but Jacques Cantrelle, who was working in the forests with several companions, escaped. He found his way to New Orleans, and, on April 16, 1730, he married Marie Marguerite Larmusiau, the daughter of Jean Baptiste Larmusiau and Catherine Thereze Severin Larmusiau. She was the widow of Pierre Le Houx, who was killed in the Natchez massacre. Marguerite had one daughter from her first marriage, Marguerite Le Houx. Again in Louisiana Recensements, 1704-1741, we find the following: "Larmusiau, Monseigneur, Jean Baptiste, Chirurgien Major, et Catherine Thereze Severin, sa femme, et trois enfants de trois, dix, et dix- sept ans, sur L'Elephant, August 20, 1720." Mrs. Campbell and Dr. Isabel French, in Research Notes, give this account: "During the early seventeen-forties, we find him in the city of New Orleans. As he was well educated, we find him among the leading citizens, serving as Notary, witnessing many legal documents, an active civic worker, an employee of the Louisiana Legislative Council, the body which ruled the colony. At this time Cantrelle lived in a new home which he had built in the fashionable suburb of New Orleans, Chantilly...... "On August 23, 1762, he received ten arpents front concession at the section called Cabahonoce where Acadians had started to settle soon after the deportation of 1755. Cantrelle resided in New Orleans and only came to live in St. James in 1769. He was still very active in New Orleans, however, and owned at least two houses there. "In 1766, Cantrelle and prominent merchants of the city of New Orleans signed a petition to protect the business interests of Louisiana. "In 1766, he was listed at Cabahonoce (St. James) as Lieutenant of the Militia. He died in St. James in 1777 on October 21, at the age of 80." Lillian Bourgeois in Cabanocey says of Jacques Cantrelle: "At Cabahonace, Jacques Cantrelle developed an indigo plantation and prospered. He became commander of the post under French rule. He made friends of the Indians, welcomed the Acadians, placed new settlers, received the first Spanish officials, originated a landed dynasty, built a church, and ruled the post. And finally he was laid to rest beneath the altar of the little frame church that stood on his own hallowed soil. "At long last the wanderer rested, far from his native Picardie, but under moss-draped trees of his adopted home. Here he planted a bit of France that was to retain its mother culture for nearly two hundred years. Here he founded a little parish, which was finally [Formatting changes by editor, second column begins here] given the name of the saint whose name he bore St. Jacques." A copy of the succession of Jacques Cantrelle is attached to this account, as well as one of the succession of his wife, Marie Marguerite Larmusiau Cantrell who died in 1785. We find record of seven children born to Jacques and Marie Marguerite Cantrelle. The first two sons died at an early age. His other sons, Jacques Jr. and Michel Bernard, became prominent, influential men of the colony. They both fought in the Revolutionary War under General Galvez. Lillian Bourgeois, in Cabanocey writes: "We know that by 1770, St. James had a well organized militia. It was headed by Nicholas Verret, Jacques Cantrelle, Jr. and Michel Cantrelle. It was known locally as the Cabahonnocer Company, but officially as La Premiere Compagnie des Milices de la Cote des Acadiens......Contrary to popular belief St. James played its part in the Revolutionary War. We were under Spanish rule but the vicinity of Baton Rouge was held by the English. In 1779, Spain declared war against England. Don Bernardo de Galvez was the Spanish governor of Louisiana. Although he was a very young man he was a daring and able officer and as soon as news reached him that Spain was at war with England he marched from New Orleans and captured Manchac and Baton Rouge. He personally recruited the Germans and Acadians along the river and the Cabahannocer Company joined him here. They took part in the engagement at Manchac and Baton Rouge and some followed Galvez to Mobile and Pensacola. Thus many St. Jamesians actually fought in the Revolutionary War." A letter from Jacques Cantrelle, Jr. to Governor Galvez dated February 14, 1780, is also included in Lillian Bourgeois's account in Cabanocey: "I had the honor of receiving your letter dated January 19, 1780, with the royal copy by which His Majesty authorizes all his American colonies to attack and to defend themselves against the colonies of Griat Britain. This I had published and posted in our parish as soon as it was received. Your very humble and very obedient servant Jacques Cantrelle" The three daughters of Jacques Cantrelle, Senior, married prominent men. Marie Marguerite married Nicolas Verret, and they are our ancestors. Marie Jeanne Cantrelle married Louis Judice. Both these men served as Commandants at Cabanoce. Marianne Cantrelle became the wife of Pierre Songy, and after his death, of Jean Baptiste Poeyfarre. The step-daughter of Jacques Cantrelle, Marguerite Le Houx, the daughter of Pierre Le Houx, married Jacques Roy, a native of Poitou, LaRochelle, France. They lived on the German Coast. Mrs. Campbell and Dr. French, in Research Notes, page 45, say: "It is with great interest that we note that the 'World's Greatest Oak', born 1657, located to the lower end of Taft, in St. Charles Parish, West Bank, spreads its majesty on land which belonged, prior to 1784, to Jacques Roy and his wife, Marguerite Le Houx, step-daughter of Jacques Cantrelle." Mrs. Campbell and Dr. French, on page 46 of Research Notes, give the following information on the sons of Jacques Cantrelle, Sr.: "The best known of 132
Object Description
Title | Cantrelle Family Article |
Description | Article on the Cantrelle Family |
Location (City and State or Territory) |
Arkansas Post (Ark.) Natchez (Miss.) New Orleans (La.) Picardy (France) |
Location (Country or Region) |
France Lower Mississippi Valley |
Timeframe | 1697-1812 |
Primary Name |
Cantrelle Le Houx |
Creator | Cochran, Estelle M. Fortier, 1898- |
Subject |
French--Arkansas--Genealogy French--Louisiana--Genealogy |
Keywords |
Indigo Plantation Natchez Massacre Le Profond (Boat) |
Language of Material | English |
Census Date | 1723 |
Territorial Possession | American; French; Spanish |
Source of Original | Cochran, Estelle Mina Fortier. "Chapter 33 C. The Cantrelle Family." In The Fortier Family and Allied Families. San Antonio ?: 1963. (Scanned pages 132-134) |
Publisher | University of Arkansas Libraries |
Series Title | Colonial Arkansas Post Ancestry |
Manuscript Collection | Core Family Papers (MC 1380, Box 21, File 3) |
Rights | Please contact Special Collections for information on copyright. |
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Title | Page 1 |
Translation/Transcript | Chapter 33 C The Cantrelle Family Jacques Cantrelle, the father-in-law of Nicolas Verret, was born in Picardie, France, in 1697, the son of Claude Cantrelle and Marguerite Turpin Cantrelle. In the Recensements, 1704-1741, concessions of Le Comptroller General, we find that Jacques Cantrelle came to Louisiana from France on Le Profond in June of 1720. He is listed as un ouvrier, and was married to Marie Francienne Minquetz. After a short stay at the Arkansas Post, they went to Natchez, Fort Rosalie, and were there when the terrible Indian massacre of November 28, 1729 took place. Marie Francienne was killed, but Jacques Cantrelle, who was working in the forests with several companions, escaped. He found his way to New Orleans, and, on April 16, 1730, he married Marie Marguerite Larmusiau, the daughter of Jean Baptiste Larmusiau and Catherine Thereze Severin Larmusiau. She was the widow of Pierre Le Houx, who was killed in the Natchez massacre. Marguerite had one daughter from her first marriage, Marguerite Le Houx. Again in Louisiana Recensements, 1704-1741, we find the following: "Larmusiau, Monseigneur, Jean Baptiste, Chirurgien Major, et Catherine Thereze Severin, sa femme, et trois enfants de trois, dix, et dix- sept ans, sur L'Elephant, August 20, 1720." Mrs. Campbell and Dr. Isabel French, in Research Notes, give this account: "During the early seventeen-forties, we find him in the city of New Orleans. As he was well educated, we find him among the leading citizens, serving as Notary, witnessing many legal documents, an active civic worker, an employee of the Louisiana Legislative Council, the body which ruled the colony. At this time Cantrelle lived in a new home which he had built in the fashionable suburb of New Orleans, Chantilly...... "On August 23, 1762, he received ten arpents front concession at the section called Cabahonoce where Acadians had started to settle soon after the deportation of 1755. Cantrelle resided in New Orleans and only came to live in St. James in 1769. He was still very active in New Orleans, however, and owned at least two houses there. "In 1766, Cantrelle and prominent merchants of the city of New Orleans signed a petition to protect the business interests of Louisiana. "In 1766, he was listed at Cabahonoce (St. James) as Lieutenant of the Militia. He died in St. James in 1777 on October 21, at the age of 80." Lillian Bourgeois in Cabanocey says of Jacques Cantrelle: "At Cabahonace, Jacques Cantrelle developed an indigo plantation and prospered. He became commander of the post under French rule. He made friends of the Indians, welcomed the Acadians, placed new settlers, received the first Spanish officials, originated a landed dynasty, built a church, and ruled the post. And finally he was laid to rest beneath the altar of the little frame church that stood on his own hallowed soil. "At long last the wanderer rested, far from his native Picardie, but under moss-draped trees of his adopted home. Here he planted a bit of France that was to retain its mother culture for nearly two hundred years. Here he founded a little parish, which was finally [Formatting changes by editor, second column begins here] given the name of the saint whose name he bore St. Jacques." A copy of the succession of Jacques Cantrelle is attached to this account, as well as one of the succession of his wife, Marie Marguerite Larmusiau Cantrell who died in 1785. We find record of seven children born to Jacques and Marie Marguerite Cantrelle. The first two sons died at an early age. His other sons, Jacques Jr. and Michel Bernard, became prominent, influential men of the colony. They both fought in the Revolutionary War under General Galvez. Lillian Bourgeois, in Cabanocey writes: "We know that by 1770, St. James had a well organized militia. It was headed by Nicholas Verret, Jacques Cantrelle, Jr. and Michel Cantrelle. It was known locally as the Cabahonnocer Company, but officially as La Premiere Compagnie des Milices de la Cote des Acadiens......Contrary to popular belief St. James played its part in the Revolutionary War. We were under Spanish rule but the vicinity of Baton Rouge was held by the English. In 1779, Spain declared war against England. Don Bernardo de Galvez was the Spanish governor of Louisiana. Although he was a very young man he was a daring and able officer and as soon as news reached him that Spain was at war with England he marched from New Orleans and captured Manchac and Baton Rouge. He personally recruited the Germans and Acadians along the river and the Cabahannocer Company joined him here. They took part in the engagement at Manchac and Baton Rouge and some followed Galvez to Mobile and Pensacola. Thus many St. Jamesians actually fought in the Revolutionary War." A letter from Jacques Cantrelle, Jr. to Governor Galvez dated February 14, 1780, is also included in Lillian Bourgeois's account in Cabanocey: "I had the honor of receiving your letter dated January 19, 1780, with the royal copy by which His Majesty authorizes all his American colonies to attack and to defend themselves against the colonies of Griat Britain. This I had published and posted in our parish as soon as it was received. Your very humble and very obedient servant Jacques Cantrelle" The three daughters of Jacques Cantrelle, Senior, married prominent men. Marie Marguerite married Nicolas Verret, and they are our ancestors. Marie Jeanne Cantrelle married Louis Judice. Both these men served as Commandants at Cabanoce. Marianne Cantrelle became the wife of Pierre Songy, and after his death, of Jean Baptiste Poeyfarre. The step-daughter of Jacques Cantrelle, Marguerite Le Houx, the daughter of Pierre Le Houx, married Jacques Roy, a native of Poitou, LaRochelle, France. They lived on the German Coast. Mrs. Campbell and Dr. French, in Research Notes, page 45, say: "It is with great interest that we note that the 'World's Greatest Oak', born 1657, located to the lower end of Taft, in St. Charles Parish, West Bank, spreads its majesty on land which belonged, prior to 1784, to Jacques Roy and his wife, Marguerite Le Houx, step-daughter of Jacques Cantrelle." Mrs. Campbell and Dr. French, on page 46 of Research Notes, give the following information on the sons of Jacques Cantrelle, Sr.: "The best known of 132 |
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