Jean Henri Lastrapes (1753 - 1821)

Born 18 Oct 1753 in Castelnaudary, Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France

Ancestors

Husband of Celeste Genevieve Barbeau — married 14 Oct 1790 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, New Spain

Descendants

Died 9 Mar 1821 at age 67 in Opelousas, Louisiana, USA.

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Biography

Jean Lastrapes has French origins.

Jean Henri Lastrapes de Peyrens

• Birth: Oct. 18, 1753, France
• Baptism: [Research submission]. " Baptized on October 18th 1753, born the same day. Godfather Jean LASTRAPES, a merchant in Martinique, his uncle represented by Louis Henry VERNEDE. Godmother Marie VERNEDE, his aunt."^[1]
• Death: Mar. 9, 1821 Louisiana, USA

Parents

• Barthelmy "Bartholomew" Lastrapes de Peyrens 1711–1766
• Laurence Renza Vernede 1725–1760

Spouse:

• Celeste Genevieve Barbeau dite Boisdore 1770–1827
• Marriage 14 Oct 1790 • Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana to Genevieve Celeste Boisdore (1770 LA–1827 LA)

Children:

• Charles Henri Lastrapes 1791–1852
• Genevieve Lastrapes 1793–1797
• Andre Lastrapes 1795–1837
• Jaçques Lastrapes 1799–1855
• Louis Felix Lastrapes 1800–1871
• Jean Henri L'Eudger Lastrapes 1801–1837
• Ludger Lastrapes 1802–
• Celeste Genevieve Lastrapes 1804–1883
• Theoduse Lastrapes 1806–1856
• Alphonse Gabriel Lastrapes 1809–1890
• Henriette Lastrapes 1809–1814
• Clarisse Lastrapes 1810–1844^[2]

Biographical Article

" The name is Lastrapes, a name that appeared in the Old Opelousas District before Oct. 14, 1790, when Jean Henry Lastrapes married Celeste Genevieve Boisdore. He was a native of Cantel- mandarry, Languedoc, France, having departed from Bordeaux in 1789. She was the daughter of Antoine Barbeau dit Boisdore and Franjoise Veillon of New Orleans. The Boisdore family was living in the Opelousas area since Boisdore had claimed, through an order of survey, a large tract of land in Township 5 South, Range 1 and 2 East or what is now the southeastern corner of Evangeline Parish. See Gertrude C. Taylor, “Early Settlement of Grand Prairie,” Attakapas Gazette, XVIII (1983), 168-169. " page 4. " Not long after arrival in the Opelousas area, Lastrapes acquired several pieces of land: one on Bayou Tesson, another on Bayou Caron, and still another on Bayou Catereau. After 1807, he was certified to three tracts of land on the Prairie Chevreuil on the east side of Bayou Teche above Grande Point (T.8S., R.6E.): Section 50, 338.51 acres and Section 54, also 338.51 acres, both claimed through an Order of Survey and Settlement in favor of Louise and Caroline Declouet; and Section 52, 1,354.03 acres, claimed through Order of Survey and Settlement in favor of the Widow Carrier. Lastrapes’ son and oldest child, Charles Henry bought Section 51, 204.04 acres of preemptive land in the same township. At the time of his death in 1826, Jean Henry Lastrapes was living in St. Landry Parish. Besides his wife, his heirs were his nine children: Jacques, Alphonse, Ludger, Clarisse, Louis Felix, Charles, Andre, Celeste, and Theodore. St. Martin Succession No. 566, dated Dec. 26, 1827." ^[3]

Seven Brothers Oak

" On April 4, 1809, Louisiana cotton planter Jean Henri Lastrapes became the proud father of a new baby boy. Because this was his seventh son, he immediately sent workers out to gather seven small live oak trees, intending to surround his home with seven graceful reminders of his growing boys. His workmen did not return until after dark, so Lastrapes ordered the saplings placed into a single hole in front of his house to keep them fresh for final planting. On the busy Louisiana cotton farm even the best laid plans can get pushed aside, then forgotten. Months, then years, then decades rolled by, the seven oaks struggled forth from their crowded hole and eventually seven huge trunks surged gracefully from the earth. Now, after nearly 200 years, the seven Lastrapes sons are remembered to this day in the stately arms of the seven oaks that Jean Henri Lastrapes forgot to plant. Located 1.2 miles south of Washington on LA. Hwy. 10 "Seven Brothers" is a proud member of both The National and State Live Oak Societies."^[4][5]

Memorial

Jean Henri Lastrapes BIRTH 18 Oct 1753 Castelnaudary, Departement de l'Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, France DEATH 9 Mar 1821 (aged 67) Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA BURIAL Burial Details Unknown MEMORIAL ID 179292726 Marriage 14 Oct 1790 • Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana to Genevieve Celeste Boisdore (1770 LA–1827 LA) Spouse Celeste Genevieve Barbeau dit Boisdore Lastrapes 1770–1827 (m. 1790) Children Charles Henri Lastrapes 1791–1852 Jacques Lastrapes 1799–1855 Louis Felix Lastrapes 1800–1871 Jean Henri Ludger Lastrapes 1801–1837 Celeste Genevieve Lastrapes Garland 1804–1883 Clarice Lastrapes Garrigues 1808–1844 Alphonse Gabriel Lastrapes 1809–1890^[6]

Sources

• Source Citation: Year: 1810; Census Place: Opelousas, Louisiana; Roll: 10; Page: 304; Image: Lam252_10-0249; FHL Roll: 0181355

1. ↑ [("Peters, LeMonnier and Lastrapes families papers, 1768-1968 | Louisiana Research Collection By Ariel St.Etienne and Deirdre Barr" by David Quénéhervé.)]
2. ↑ [(Source: Perrin, William Henry 1891. Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical. The Gulf Pub. Co. pp. 101-104:)]
3. ↑ [(https://archive.org/stream/AttakapasGazette/1984_Vol19_djvu.txt)]
4. ↑ [(https://100oaks.blog/2009/10/28/k/)]
5. ↑ [(http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/P3hHdu4OFKaaCvjQlxJzZiiS7lCmJBKL7p2P95BV5DkP345naBx2QliyxyDCR8uEbJZ7NL2Wp_gEF4hdYQW1535A5zpf=s4096)]
6. ↑ [(Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/179292726/jean-henri-lastrapes: accessed 18 January 2023), memorial page for Jean Henri Lastrapes (18 Oct 1753–9 Mar 1821), Find a Grave Memorial ID 179292726; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Judy L. Istre (contributor 48567161).)]

See Also

• Membership Required: Family Tree: ancestry.com ;genealogy/records/jean-henri-lastrapes_4132338
• Library Sources: http://specialcollections.tulane.edu/archon/?p=collections/findingaid&id=551