Francois Dupre (bef. 1798 - 1879)

Born before 21 Feb 1798 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Husband of Anastasie Richard — married 9 Nov 1819 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Husband of Marie Euphrosine Hargroder — married 1865 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 3 Mar 1879 after age 81 in Plaisance, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

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Biography

Francois Dupre has French origins.

Francois Dupre is a descendant of an Acadian

Francois Dupre, a son of Pierre Laurent Dupre,fils (1773 - 1861) and Marie Josephe Pitre, the widow Fontenot (1772 - 1850), was born before 21 February 1798 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, New Spain.^[1]

His half and full siblings were:

1. Marie Michel (Fontenot) Andrepont (<1790 - 1847)
2. Celestine Fontenot (<1792 - 1831)
3. Laurent Dupre III (c.1796 - ~1839)
4. Joseph Dupre (<1800 - 1818)
5. Lise (Dupre) Daigle (1804 - 1841)

Francois married Anastasie Richard on 9 November 1819 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana.^[2]

Their children were:

1. Francois Dupre, fils (1824 - 1885)
2. Marie Eugenie Dupre (1825 - )
3. Adolphe Dupre (1827 - )^[3]
4. Fulbert Achille Dupre (1832)^[4]
5. Ducoudre (1837)
6. Emelite (Dupre) Pitre (1834 - 1867)
7. Ducoudre Francois Dupre (1837 - )
8. Amelie (Dupre) Pitre (1839 - 1861)
9. Emile F. Dupre (1843 - c.1914)

In 1850 he was a planter; they were living in St. Landry, Louisiana, with four children at home.^[5] By 1860 they were still living near Opelousas, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, and he was again counted as a planter. Only their youngest child remained at home with them, but their son Francois, fils was next door.^[6]

Anastasie died c.1861 and Francois civilly remarried to Euphrosine Hargroder in December of 1864.^[7] They married in the church the following spring.^[8]

Francois died on 3 March 1879 in Plaisance, Louisiana, aged 81.^[9]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth: Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   DUPRE, Francois (Laurent & Marie Josephe PITRE) bt. Sunday, 21 Feb. 1798 supplied ceremony for baptism which was previously performed at home. Pats: Laurent DUPRE & Marie Josephe FONTENAUT; Mats: Francois PITRE & Marie Josephe TIBUDEAUX; Spons: Nicolas BORDELON & Marie Josephe TIBUDEAUX. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.194)

2. ↑ Marriage: Hébert, SWLR CD;
   • DUPRE, Francois - 21 yrs. old (Laurent & Marie PITRE) m. contract dated: 6 Nov. 1819 Anastasie RICHARD - 18 yrs. old (Louis & Marie Victoire DUGAS) Wit: Celestin LAVERGNE (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Notarial Acts: v.A, p.116)
   • RICHARD, Anastasie - 18 yrs. old (Louis & Marie Victoire DUGAS) m. contract dated: 6 Nov. 1819 Francois DUPRE - 21 yrs. old (Laurent & Marie PITRE) Wit: Celestin LAVERGNE (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Notarial Acts: v.A, p.116)
   • DUPRE, Francois - native of this parish (major son of Laurent & Marie PITRE) m. 9 Nov. 1819 Anastasie RICHARD - native of this parish (major daughter of Louis & Marie Victoire DUGAS) Wits: Louis BERTRAND, Hubert LACHAPELLE, Joseph RICHARD, Julien LANDRY. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel. Ch.: v.1-B, p.348)
   RICHARD, Anastasie - native of this parish (major daughter of Louis & Marie Victoire DUGAS) m. 9 Nov. 1819 Francois DUPRE - native of this parish (major son of Laurent & Marie PITRE) Wits: Louis BERTRAND, Hubert LACHAPELLE, Joseph RICHARD, Julien LANDRY. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel. Ch.: v.1-B, p.348
3. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;

   DUPRE, Adolphe (Francois & Anastasie RICHARD) b. 20 Dec. 1827, bt. 22 June 1828 Pats: Laurent DUPRE & Marie PITTRE; Mats: Louis RICHARD & Marie DUGAS; Spons: Laurent DUPRE & Sydalise DUPRE. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel. Ch.: v.3, p.35)

4. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;

   DUPRE, Fulbert Achille (Francois & Anastasie RICHARD) b. 10 April 1832 (Opel. Ch.: v. 3, p. 233)

5. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-PBS : 22 December 2020), Francois Dupre, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

   Francois Dupre Male 53 Louisiana

   Anastasie Dupre Female 48 Louisiana

   Emelite Dupre Female 16 Louisiana

   Ducouret Dupre Male 14 Louisiana

   Amelie Dupre Female 11 Louisiana

   Emile Dupre Male 7 Louisiana

6. ↑ "United States Census, 1860," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-8LM : 18 February 2021), Francois Dupre, 1860.

   Francois Dupre Male 63 St Landry

   Anastasie Richard Female 56 St Landry

   Emile Dupre Male 18 St Landry

   Alphonce Bertrand Male 23 St Landry

   Felicia Andrepont Female 21 St Landry

7. ↑ 2nd marriage, civil:"Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-B4WP : 18 February 2021), Francois Dupre and Euphranie Hargroder, 14 Dec 1864; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,695.
8. ↑ 2nd marriage, church: "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSTZ-7YN2 : 14 January 2020), Francois Dupre, 23 May 1865, Opelousas, Louisiana.
9. ↑ Death: "United States Deaths and Burials, 1867-1961", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HFBN-RC2M : 28 January 2020), Francois Dupre, 3 Mar 1879, Plaisance, Louisiana.