Pierre Alexis Landry (1761 - 1799)

Born 1761 in Oxford, Talbot, Maryland

Ancestors

Husband of Rosalie Hebert — married 20 Nov 1786 in St. Gabriel, Iberville, LA

Descendants

Died Apr 1799 at about age 38 in Assumption Parish, Louisiana, New Spain

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Biography

Pierre Landry is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinsville, Louisiana Plaque 4 Right. He is listed without his wife Anne Dupuis [apparently deceased] Listed with him are their children Joseph, Anne, Pierre and Fabian^[1]

Pierre Landry was born in 1761 in Oxford, Talbot, Maryland where his family had been deported by the British. His parents were Pierre Landry and Anne Elisabeth Dupuis.

Pierre and his siblings Joseph, Anne and Sophie were detained with their parents at Oxford, Maryland when the census was taken on 7 July 1763 ^[2]

This census marks the near end of their detainment in Maryland, for soon they made their way to Louisiana where they settled along the Acadian Coast near Ascension, the area was known as Cabanocey or other variant spellings or St. James. More children were born in Louisiana. On 14 September 1769, the Spanish government ordered a census along of Cabanocey; Pierre is age 7. ^[3]

Pierre LANDRY, 37;

Marie LANDRY, wife, 25;

Joseph, son, 13;

Pierre, son, 7;

Fabien, son, 5;

Anne, daughter, 10;

Marie, daughter, 1.

On 1 August 1770 a census was taken along Bayou Lafourche, Ascension, Louisiana. Pierre is age 8. ^[4]

On the 23 April 1777 of the same area as in 1770, Pierre is now a young man, age 21.^[5].

Pierre Landry called La Vielliarde 45, 6 arpents of land, 3 slaves, 29 cattle, 5 horses, 4 sheep, 32 swine, and two guns;

Marie Landry, his wife, 33;

Joseph Landry, his son, 16;

Pierre Landry, id, 21;

Fabien Landry, id, 14;

Amand Landry, id, 6;

Jean Landry, id, 4;

Paul Landry, id, 2;

Anne Landry, his daughter, 18;

Rosalie Landry, id, 5 months.

He married Rosalie Hebert on November 20, 1786 in St. Gabriel, Louisiana.^[6]

Together they had these children:

1. Jean Louis LANDRY 1787-/1833
2. Jean Baptiste Landry
3. Amand LANDRY †/1830
4. Marie Henriette LANDRY 1791-
5. Amand Apolinar LANDRY 1792-
6. Jean Augustin LANDRY 1794-/1796
7. Colette LANDRY 1795-1857
8. Ursin LANDRY 1796-1797
9. Marine Claire Landry

He died in April 1799 in Assumption, Louisiana and was buried 26 April, age 36.^[7][8]

Sources

1. ↑ The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 20.
2. ↑ Acadian Exiles in the Colonies - Janet Jehn - Covington, KY: Author, 1977 - pp. 144 & 157 - 445

   "Recensement des habitants Neutres de Lacadie détenus a Oxford, En Maryland"

   Pierre Landry, Elizabeth son epouse, Joseph Landry, Anne Landry, Pierre et Sophie Landry .... 6

   "Census of the Neutral Inhabitans [sic] of Acadia Detained at Oxford, in Maryland"

   Pierre LANDRY, Elizabeth his wife, Joseph LANDRY, Anne LANDRY, Pierre and Sophie LANDRY.

3. ↑ Cabanocey; Lillian C. Bourgeois; New Orleans: Pelican Publishing, 1957; reprinted Pelican Publ., 1998 Subtitle: The History, Customs and Folklore of St. James Parish; p. 176 Original in Archivo General de Indias, Papeles procedentes de Cuba, legajo 187A. - #84:
4. ↑ "Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche, 1770-1798" - Robichaux, Albert - Harvey, LA: 1974. 2nd printing Hébert Publications, 1980 - Louisiana census records. - p. 5 - Right bank, Lot # 49:

   Pierre Landry 21 [sic]

   Marie Landry, his wife 26

   Joseph Landry, his son 14

   Pierre Landry, id 8

   Babin Landry, id 6 [Fabien]

   Anne Landry, his daughter 11

5. ↑ "Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche, 1770-1798"; Robichaux, Albert - Harvey, LA: 1974. 2nd printing Hébert Publications, 1980; Louisiana census records; p. 15 - [Lot #] 44
6. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803 - Diocese of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, LA, 1980; pp. 373 & 446

   Pedro LANDRY, son of Pedro & Maria LANDRY [sic-she was his step-mother] of Lafourche Parish, married on 20 Nov 1786 to Rosalia HEBERT, daughter of Francisco & Maria LeBLANC. Witnesses not given. Recorded at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Iberville, LA (SGA-14, 6, 15).

7. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803; Diocese of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, LA, 1980; p. 446

   Pedro, age 36 years and spouse of Rosalia HEBERT, son of Pedro & Isabel DUPUIS, buried on 26 Apr 1799 at Assumption Catholic Church, Plattenville, LA (ASM-3, 20).

8. ↑ Acadians in Maryland; Gregory A. Wood, Gateway Press, Inc. Baltimore, Maryland, USA. p. 6.

See also:

• Gregory A. Wood, A GUIDE TO THE ACADIANS IN MARYLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES; 1755-1899; Baltimore, Gateway Press, 1995; p. 151

"Pierre LANDRY, listed as one of six persons in household of Pierre LANDRY and wife Elizabeth on the 1763 census of Oxford, MD. He was 7 years old on the 1769 census at Cabanocey, LA; 8 years old on 1770 census at Ascension parish, LA. On 20 Nov 1786 Pierre married Rosalie HEBERT, daughter of Francois & Marie LeBLANC (SGA-14, 5, #15) & (ASM-1, 101). He was buried at age 36 on 26 Apr 1799 at Assumption Catholic Church, Plattenville, LA (ASM-3, 20)."

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