Display Patriot - P-178723 - Jean Jacques HAYDEL/HEIDEL

Jean Jacques HAYDEL/HEIDEL

SAR Patriot #: P-178723

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State of Service: ESP      Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service / Sergeant

Birth: 14 Aug 1744
Death: 01 Dec 1826 / St John / LA

Qualifying Service Description:

Sergeant in the German Coast Militia under General Don Bernardo de Galvez


Additional References:
  1. Le Raconteur, Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Volume 35, Number 1, pg 7
  2. Robichaux, German Coast Families, pg 196-201
  3. Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Register, Volume 16

Spouse: Marie Magdeleine Bozonier Marmillion
Children: Amanda Aimee; Cesara; Charlotte Adelaide; Jean Jacques; Erasie; Antoine Telesphore; Jean Francois Marcelin;
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Burial:
Saint John the Baptist Cemetery (C-0038789)
Location:
Edgard / St. John the Baptist Parish / LA / USA
Find A Grave Cemetery #:
68802
Grave Plot #:
Grave GPS Coordinates:
30.045580 / -90.558520
Find A Grave Memorial #:
10930993
Marker Type:

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Author: Dr. Derrick W. Spell

Jean Jacques Haydel, also known as Jacob, was born on 11 August 1744, the son of Ambroise Haydel and Anna Margarite Schaaf. Ambroise immigrated from Neunkirchen, Germany, to the German Coast of Louisiana (located on the west bank of the Mississippi River several miles upstream from New Orleans) in 1721. Jean Jacques married Marie Magdeleine Bozonier Marmillion of New Orleans on 7 February 1774. They had the following known children together:

  • Amanda Aimee was born on 01 November 1774 and married Pierre Antione Becnel.
  • Cesara was born on 19 December 1775 and was unmarried, likely died as a young child.
  • Charlotte Adelaide was baptized on 1 July 1779 and married George Roussel.
  • Jean Jacques Jr. was born on 22 February 1780 and married Clara Becnel.
  • Erasie was born on 18 December 1782 and married [1] Maximilien Becnel and [2] Louis LeBourgeois.
  • Antoine Telesphore was born on 13 December 1784, was unmarried, and died at age 16.
  • Jean Francois Marcelin was born on 3 May 1788 and married Azelie Angela Haydel.

Jean Jacques gained control of the family’s plantation, “Haydel Habitation,” after his father’s death in 1770. He switched the primary crop from indigo to sugar, which allowed the plantation to prosper for many decades. He also built the “Big House,” a beautiful fourteen-room, two-story residence that survives today. The property, now known as Whitney Plantation, features a museum that is one of the only sites primarily focused on the history of slavery in the United States. It is located in Edgard, St. John Parish, Louisiana.

Jean Jacques served as a Sergeant in the German Coast Militia. In this capacity, he fought under Spanish Louisiana Governor Bernardo de Galvez in several expeditions against the British along the lower Mississippi River. His military service is documented on the German Coast Militia List dated 01 June 1778. This militia list was only recently discovered and published in 2015 (Le Raconteur, Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Volume 35, Number 1, Page 7).

The Patriot died on 1 December 1826 and was entombed at the St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery in Edgard. His tomb inscription reads that he was the “Godfather of the Church” and that he was a tender spouse, good father, and sincere friend.


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