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St. Paul the Apostle Cemetery
(AV112)
Mansura
Pictures by Martin Gauthier
Blessing of Plaque
Left to right: Randy DeCuir, Carlos
Mayeux, Jr., ?, ?, Father Chad Partain
In this cemetery lie the unmarked graves of
soldiers
of French descent who settled in Avoyelles,
having fought in the American Revolutionary War
Battle of Baton Rouge
under Galvez in 1779.
This plaque is in
memory of these soldiers who were among
the first families of Avoyelles:
| POINTE COUPEE MILITIA | ATTAKAPAS MILITIA | ||
| Major Antoine Bordelon | 2nd Lt Jacques Gaignard | ||
| Corporal Pierre Ducote | Sgt. Louis Armand | ||
| Corp. Baptiste Guillory | |||
| Francois Bizette | Charles Jeansonne, fils | ||
| Antoine Dauzat | Noel Soileau | ||
| Jean Paul DeCuir | |||
| Pierre DeCuir | GERMAN COAST MILITIA | ||
| Charles Dufour | Joseph Dubroc, II | ||
| Joseph Gremillion | Pierre Dupuis | ||
| Joseph Joffrion | Daniel Gaspard | ||
| Augustin Juneau | Pierre Normand | ||
| Baptiste Lacour | |||
| Pierre Landreneau | NATCHITOCHES MILITIA | ||
| Simon LaVallee | Brig. Louis Armand | ||
| Jean B. Mayeux | |||
| Joseph Mayeux | NEW ORLEANS MILITIA | ||
| Jean B. Olivier | Jean Aymond | ||
| Michel Pampolon | Etienne Plauche' | ||
| Jean Baptiste Rabalais | |||
| Riche | MOBILE MILITIA | ||
| Joseph Roy | Jean B. Guillory | ||
| Etienne St. Romain | Jean Saucier | ||
| WITH GEN. LAFAYETTE | |||
| Dominique Baldonide dit Coco, I | |||
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Dedicated
October 29, 2011
by the Enemund Meullion (Cenla) Chapter of the Sons
of the American Revolution
Donated by Randy DeCuir and Carlos Mayeux,
Jr.
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