Display Patriot - P-138974

Michel CORMIER

SAR Patriot #: P-138974

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State of Service: ESP Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

DAR #: A026105

Birth: 19 Jan 1741 BeauBassin / Acadie / Nova Scotia
Death: 30 Dec 1790 Opelousas / St. Landry / LA

Qualifying Service Description:

Fusilier in the Opelousas Militia under General Bernardo de Galvez

Additional References:

Winston DeVille, "Louisiana Soldiers in the American Revolution", pg 28
Churchill, Spanish Records, pg 247

Spouse: (1) Annie Sawyer Babin; (2) Catherine Stelly/Stely; (3) Magdelaine Breaux Benoit
Children: Pierre Michel; Louis; Pierre; Amand; Jean Francois; Marie Victoire;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child
2004-09-30	LA	20669	Leo Paul Landry (163407)	Pierre/Pedro
2009-06-10	LA	35484	Gregory Paul Cormier (174295)	Louis/Luis
2011-02-10	TX	40758	Thomas Ashley Jackson (162547)	Pierre
2024-11-15	TX	109772	Thomas Arthur Jackson (192259)

Burial:

Yellow Fever (aka City Hill) Cemetery_(C-0257315)

Location:

Washington / St. Landry Parish / LA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

2487397

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

30.616273 / -92.062047

Find A Grave Memorial #:

167766991

Marker Type:

Granite Cenotaph

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

28 Oct 2023

Comments:

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Derrick W. Spell

Michel Brignac was born on the 19th of January 1741 in Beaubassin, Acadia, Nova Scotia, the son of Pierre and Cecile (Thibodeau) Cormier. At a young age, Michel and his family became refugees after their home burned. After his father died, Michel and his brother Joseph ended up with the Beausoleil group that was exiled to the Province of Louisiana.

He was married three times. His first wife was Anne Marie Sonnier Babin. They had one son together, Pierre Michel. His second wife was Catherine Stelly. Their children included Amand, Louis, Pierre, Jean Francois, and Marie Victoire. His third marriage was to Magdelaine Breaux Benoit.

Michel served as a fusilier in the Opelousas militia, according to the militia list of June 1777 published by Churchill. He was recorded as five foot, four inches tall and Acadian. In this capacity, he fought with Bernardo de Galvez during his lower Mississippi River campaigns, including the Battle of Baton Rouge.

He died in Opelousas on the 30th of December, 1790, and was buried in the Yellow Fever Cemetery in Washington, Province of Louisiana, New Spain.

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