Antoine Patin III (1754 - 1837)

Born 12 Jan 1754 in Pointe Coupee Parish,,Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Donna Catherine Bossier — married 20 Jan 1774 in St. Martinville, Spanish Louisiana

Descendants

Died 23 Jan 1837 at age 83 in St Martinville,St Martin Parish,Louisiana,USA

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Biography

Antoine Patin appears on the lists of the Militia of Opelousas in 1777, and the Militia of Attakapas in 1792, the latter identifying him as a Creole, age thirty. He is listed as head of a non-Acadian family in Attakapas between 1795 and 1823 by Father Michel Bernard Barriere while he was serving in the Attakapas region.

In 1812, Antoine Patin was residing on the east side of Bayou Teche.

"63. Patin, Antoine, OB, B-1990, 619.31 ac. (PM) ASP, II, 858. "1812, May 26. Certificate issued to Patin, Antoine. Claim founded on settlement and occupancy by Declouet, Louise, and Declouet, Caroline. On Teche. 480 sup. arpts. "SDC, 39-A. 1811, Jan. 9. Survey of section completed by Dinsmore, John. Found to contain 738 sup. ac. or 872 sup. arpts. "SDC, 39-C. 1812, May 26. Certificate of Confirmation. This indicates that Patin purchased tract from Declouet, Louise and Declouet, Caroline on Oct. 1, 1791." [Conrad, Glenn R., Land Records I, p. 59.]

Patin, Antoine (Antoine Patin & Marguerite Mayeux) bn. 12 Jan 1754 bt. 26 Jan 1754 spo. Jacques Patin and Julie Ozenne , wife of Jean Labbe (PCP-1, 137)

Patin, Antoine m. Catherine Bossier d. 23 Jan. 1837 at age 104 yrs. (sic) (SM Ch.: v. 5, p. 66, #3)

Census Data

1777 Census of Opelousas Post ^[1], Family 78

- Sr Antoine Patin, age 26; 6 cattle, 3 horses, 10 hogs, 0[?] sheep

- Catherine Bossier, wife, 22

- Victoire, daughter, 2

- Slaves: 6

Sources

1. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300

• Hebert, Rev. Donald J., Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), CD-ROM, Rayne LA: Hebert Publications, n.d., “PATIN, Antoine m. Catherine BOSSIER d. 23 Jan. 1837 at age 104 yrs. (SM Ch.: v. 5, p. 66, #3)“

• Unsourced family tree handed down to Shameeka Williams.

• Birth: Title: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Pointe Coupee Records 1722-1769

• Death: Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001.