Francois Cheval (1691 - abt. 1748)

Born 28 May 1691 in Chantaise, Dauphine, France

Husband of Marguerite Colombe — married [date unknown] in France

Descendants

Died about Apr 1748 at about age 56 in St. Charles Parish, LA

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Biography

In April 1748, a party of Choctaw Indians attacked the settlers at the plantation of Francois Cheval, killing Cheval, scalped his wife, and captured his daughter and one Negro slave.

Cheval, Francois, native of L'Albin, diocese of Grenoble, interred April 8, 1748 (SCB, B1, 49)

Notes

Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s Name: Francois Cheval Year: 1724 Age: 35 Estimated birth year: abt 1689 Place: Louisiana Family Members: Wife; Child 3 mos; Child 3

Census of Habitants of the Concessions along the Mississippi River dated May 13, 1722; Village of Petit Hommes, habitants: Francois Cheval, wife, child

Census of Inhabitants along the Mississippi River from New Orleans to Ouacha, or the German Villages December 20, 1724; Francois Cheval, age 35, native Dauphine, wife, laborer, Concession of Dubuisson.

General Census of all Inhabitants of the Colony of Louisiana dated January 1, 1726, Including the Entire Coast Bordering the Gulf of Mexico from Mobile to New Orleans, Colonies along the Mississippi River, Including the Region Known as Illinois. Along the Mississippi River, Concession of M. le Comte d'Artagnan: Francois Cheval, wife, 2 children

Census of the Habitants in the Environs of New Orleans, Along the River, Right Ascending Bank: Francois Cheval, wife, 4 children.

Census of Inhabitants along the River Mississippi dated 1731, Listed as living with the Germans at "Old Bustard" Francois Cheval, wife, 5 children, 4 Negroe slaves, 2 Negroe children. Received his property by grant and purchase from Dubuisson.

Children:

CHEVAL, Marie Anne native of this parish, Diocese of Quebec, m. Pierre GERMAIN 2 Jan 1742 (SCB, B1, 14); Both were listed in the 1745 Pointe Coupee Census

CHEVAL, Genevieve native of this Parish of Les Allemands, m. Antoinne ROUSSAU, 27 Apr 1745 (SCB, B1, 33)

CHEVAL, Catherine native of this Parish of Les Allemands, m. Etienne Bosseron dit MAJOR, 28 Dec 1745 (SCB, B1, 37); 2nd m. 18 Sep 1755 George OLIVO (Pierre and Marie Magdeleine CABLE) (PCP-1, 154)

CHEVAL, Marguerite native of the Parish of St. Charles des Allemands m. 4 May 1750 Louis RENAULT (Louis and Genevieve PERTUIS) native of Montreal (PCP-1, 98)

Sources

• Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records

• Port and date of Source Bibliography: CONRAD, GLENN R. The First Families of Louisiana. Baton Rouge, LA: Claitor's Publishing Division,1970. Vol. 2. 239p. Page: 20

• Biography: Title: German Coast Families, European Origins and Settlement in Colonial Louisiana Author: Albert J. Robichaux, Jr. Page: pgs 58-59

• The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699 Through 1732 – Compiled and Translated by Charles R. Maduell, Jr.

• Death: Sacramental records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans Earl C. Woods, editor Published 1987 by Archdiocese of New Orleans in New Orleans, La.