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The story of a Louisiana mansion, a planter�s empire, and a preservation battle lost to bulldozers
Michael Zeringue (Zerhinger) (d. 1738) and his family immigrated from Germany via France to Louisiana in 1720. He married twice and lived in New Orleans. Descendants lived chiefly in Louisiana.
The great majority of the South's plantation homes have been destroyed over time, and many have long been forgotten. In Lost Plantations of the South, Marc R. Matrana weaves together photographs, diaries and letters, architectural renderings, and other rare documents to tell the story of sixty of these vanquished estates and the people who once called them home. From plantations that were destroyed by natural disaster such as Alabama's Forks of Cypress, to those that were intentionally demolished such as Seven Oaks in Louisiana and Mount Brilliant in Kentucky, Matrana resurrects these lost mansions. Including plantations throughout the South as well as border states, Matrana carefully tracks...
Includes entries for maps and atlases.
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Joseph Gravois (ca. 1753-1790) was born in Baie Verte, Acadia. He married Louise Francoise LaChaussee (1752-1830) at St. James Parish, Louisiana. His ancestry is traced to Joseph Gravois (ca. 1670-ca. 1693) who married Marie Mignier and later died in Port Royal. Descendants lived in Louisiana and elsewhere.
Recueil des Forest, avec leurs naissances, mariages et sépultures, trouvés au Canada et aux Etats-Unis.