Note: A special thank you goes out to James Dubroc and Melvin Daigrepont for their help on this project.
Descendants of Jean Jacques Daigrepont (Ducrepont)Generation No. 1Jean Jacques Daigrepont and Eugenie Vitrac had one child: Pierre Daigrepont (Ducrepont) born: 1819 *** Note I: DAIGREPONT - Sieur Jean Jacques Vernin Daigrepont, native of Moulin, province of Bourbon, France, first settled in Pointe Couppee about 1810, married there in 1815, but by 1819 he and his bride had moved to Avoyelles, where they settled the family farm near present day Hessmer. Daigrepont had married Eugenie Vitrac, born March 9, 1791, daughter of Dr. Jacques Paul Vitrac, a native of Bordeaux, France, and Marie Clemence LaCour. Jacques and Eugenie had only one child, Pierre Daigrepont, before the early death of Jacques. After the death of Jacques, his widow remarried in 1822 Ebenezer G. Paxton. (summary by Randy DeCuir) Note II: Eugenie Vitrac was born in Pointe Coupee Parish March 9, 1791 and baptised at St. Francis of Pointe Coupee on June 9, 1791. She was 24 years old at the time of the wedding which took place on False River. She was the daughter of Dr. Jacques Paul Vitrac, a surgeon and prominent citizen of the Parish. His wife was Marie Clemence Lacour, daughter of Simon Lacour and Perrine Leonard/Frederic and granddaughter of Nicolas de Lacour and Perrine Brette. Nicolas was a native of France and is the ancestor of the Lacour's of Pointe Coupee and Avoyelles. He came to America in 1720 was married and living in Natchez in 1726. Jacques Vitrac was native of Bordeaux, France, and was the son of Louis Vitrac and Marguerite Garnier of France. (summary by Mack Daigrepont) Note III: Jean Jacques Daigrepont and Eugenie Vitrac had but one child of record, a son, named Pierre. Pierre Daigrepont was born in Avoyelles in 1819. Shortly thereafter, his father died, leaving his widow, Eugenie, to manage their property near Hessmer, Louisiana. Eugenie Daigrepont, the 31 year old widow of Jean Jacques Daigrepont remarried to Ebenezer G. Paxton in 1822 at Avoyelles. Paxton was a Justice of the Peace in Avoyelles and performed many marriages in the parish from 1821 well into the 1840's. (summary by Mack Daigrepont) "The Daigrepont's of Pointe Coupee" by Mack Daigrepont Generation No. 2Children of Pierre Daigrepont I and Azelie Ducote are daughter / died early Elizabeth Daigrepont, born: 1840 Pierre Daigrepont, born: 1844 Eugenie Daigrepont, born: 1846 Louis Daigrepont, born: 1848 Emile Daigrepont, born: 1850 Marguerite Daigrepont, born: 1852 Elise Daigrepont, born: 1856 *** (my great grandfather) Tezeana Daigrepont, born: 1858 Albanie Daigrepont, born: 1863 Abel Daigrepont, born: 1869 Note I: Pierre Daigrepont, son of Jean Jacques Daigrepont and Eugenie Vitrac, married Azelie Ducote on December 27, 1836. According to the records, Pierre was seventeen years old and his bride, sixteen. Azelie Ducote was also a decendent of prominent residents of Pointe Coupee Parish. Her parents were Jean Pierre Ducote and Elize Laborde. Jean Pierre Ducote was born at Pointe Coupee on August 24, 1783. His parents were Pierre Ducote II and Henriette Rabalais of Pointe Coupee. Pierre and Henriette were married at Pointe Coupee in 1773. Pierre Ducote II parents were Pierre Ducote I and Madelena (Magdelena) Cabe. Henriette Rabalais parents were Joseph Rabalais I and Anne Barbe Boftz Elise Laborde was the daughter of Dr. Pierre Laborde and Modeste Lacour (aunt of Eugenie Vitrac). Pierre Laborde was a native of Fartachey, Diocese of Aix, France. He was a surgeon in service to the King of France and served at both Pointe Coupee and Avoyelles Posts. Pierre Laborde and Modeste Lacour were married on September 30, 1783. Note II: Daigrepont 'Generation No. 2' is the same as Laborde I 'Generation No. 5'. My grandfather Elize Daigrepont and my grandmother Sidonia Dubroc have one set of the same great great grandparents, who were Pierre Laborde I and Modeste LaCour. It was not uncommon in those days for cousins to marry. So let us continue by showing the beginnings of the Laborde Family Tree. Daigrepont - Ducote - LaBorde - LaCour 'Tree' Graphic
Descendants of Jean LaBorde IGeneration No. 1Notes for Jean LaBorde I: He was "Bourgeois & Treasurer of Revenues," in Tartas, Landes, France. He died October 9, 1753 and was buried October 10, 1753 in the Church of St. Jacques in Tartas, France. Child of Jean Laborde and Marie Fossato is: Jean LaBorde II, born about 1710 in Tartas, France; died before April 17, 1769 in Tartas, France. CLICK ME To see the expanded family tree, I am working on. This one has all the children listed on this page plus showing their children. Generation No. 2Notes for Jean LaBorde II: He was the Royal Procureur (prosecutor) and Notary of the Senechal at Tartas, Landes, Province of Gironne, France. Child of Jean LaBorde and Catherine Lamuee is: Pierre LaBorde I, born April 9, 1746 in Tartas, France; died before April 20, 1825 in Avoyelles Parish, LA. Generation No. 3Notes for Pierre LaBorde I: Dr. Pierre LaBorde I., M.D., was the "Master Naval Surgeon" at Point Coupee Post (Located at the site of New Roads, LA). He may have lived at Opelousas before coming to Avoyelles. Besides his duties as Coroner, he had farming interests as well as stock raising in the area. He was a native of Tartas, France and was the youngest of six children. He was also the first doctor to come to Avoyelles Parish. He moved his family to Avoyelles Parish before 1789. (Source: Early Families of Avoyelles Parish, LA by Gremillion). Notes for Modeste Lacour: Modeste Lacour was 15 years when she married Dr. Pierre LaBorde, who was 47 years old. Their witnesses were: Julien Poydras and Jean Gourgeat. Children of Pierre LaBorde and Modeste Lacour: Henriette Laborde, born: ? Elise Laborde *** born: November 11, 1785 Pierre Laborde II, born: March 25, 1787 Madeline Laborde, born: January 15, 1789 Claire Laborde, born: October 3, 1790 Valenue (Valerien) Laborde, born: April 5, 1794 Antoine Laborde, born: January 7, 1796 Jean Baptiste Laborde, born: January 3, 1798 Zelin (Zelina) Laborde, born: January 19, 1800 Selonie Laborde, born: October 1802 Zenon Laborde, born: about 1805 Valery Laborde, born: March 1808 Generation No. 4Children of Elise LaBorde and Jean Ducote: Celeide (Celica) Ducote, born: February 1803 Jean Pierre Ducote II, born: July 1805 Belizaire Ducote, born: July 1807 Marie Ducote, born January 10, 1810 Emelie Ducote, born: 1812 Marceline Ducote, born: March 11, 1814 Jean Baptiste Ducote, born: August 26, 1816 Azelie Ducote ***, born 1820 Meline Ducote, born: ? Generation No. 5The children of Azelie Ducote and Pierre Daigrepont (Ducrepont) daughter / died early Elizabeth Daigrepont, born: 1840 Pierre Daigrepont, born: 1844 Eugenie Daigrepont, born: 1846 Louis Daigrepont, born: 1848 Emile Daigrepont, born: 1850 Marguerite Daigrepont, born: 1852 Elise Daigrepont, born: 1856 *** Tezeana Daigrepont, born: 1858 Albanie Daigrepont, born: 1863 Abel Daigrepont, born: 1869 Generation No. 6Marceline Chenevert married 9 Nov 1880 Elisee' Daigrepont by Father J.E. Chauvin (Book E, # 64)--.
Children of Marceline Chenevert and Elise Daigrepont (not factual this is Elize's mother) Generation No. 7The children of Sidonia Dubroc and Elize Daigrepont Leo Daigrepont, born: October 8, 1903 Edward Daigrepont, born: March 29, 1905 Edwin Ducupont, born: March 1, 1907 Horace Ducrepont, born: May 7, 1909 Florence Ducrepont, born: March 21, 1911 Emma Ducrepont (we knew her as Agatha), born: May 24, 191 3 Michel (Mitchell) Ducrepont (my father), born: May 2, 1915 *** Amy Ducrepont (died at 3 1/2 years and buried in Plaucheville cemetary) Note I: According to the birth certificate of Michel Daigrepont, he was the 7th child born of Elize Daigrepont and Sidonia Dubroc. In a book, Elize wrote the names and birth dates of seven children. The dates of the seven children match the church records. Elize's record of his children's birth dates. But in the Plaucheville cemetary is buried a child, whose name is Amy Ducrepont. On her tombstone it says Elize Daigrepont and Sidonia Dubroc are her mother and father. Generation No. 8The child of Michel Daigrepont and Margaritae Schott Evelyn Daigrepont, born February 28, 1950 *** Note I: Baptized: Palm Sunday, April 2, 1950 by Rev. Charles Murphy, St. Anthony Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, LA. Sponsers were Reven St. Romain and Bessie Dubroc. Generation No. 9The children of Evelyn Daigrepont and Merlin N. Forland Adam Jason Forland, born: August 15, 1973 *** Aaron Solomon Forland, born: March 5, 1975 *** Generation No. 10Aaron Solomon Forland
Notes I: Countless hours of research, phone calls and e-mails have gone into this project. My Sources and Notes -- Daigrepont - Ducote - LaBorde - LaCour Family Tree.
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