Display Patriot - P-278266

Fabien RICHARD

SAR Patriot #: P-278266

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State of Service: ESP Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service

DAR #: A206595

Birth: abt 1752
Death: 10 Apr 1812 Opelousas / St Landry / LA

Qualifying Service Description:

Soldier in the Opelousas Militia under General Bernardo de Galvez

Additional References:

Churchill, Spanish Records, pg 246-7
SAR Patriot Index Edition III (CD: PP2210, Progeny Publ, 2002) plus data to 2004

Spouse: Francoise Thibodeaux
Children: Jean Fabien;

Members Who Share This Ancestor

Date Approved	Society	ACN	SAR Member Info	Lineage via Child	View Application Detail
2020-08-13	TX	91553	William McNamara Startz (172183)	Jean

Burial:

Saint Landry Church (aka Saint Landry) Cemetery_(C-0372572)

Location:

Opelousas / St. Landry Parish / LA / USA

Find A Grave Cemetery #:

1924120

Grave Plot #:

Grave GPS Coordinates:

30.542592 / -92.079197

Find A Grave Memorial #:

n/a

Marker Type:

Granite Cenotaph

SAR Grave Dedication Date:

13 Apr 2024

Comments:

No record on Find-a-Grave in Apr 2024

Directions to Cemetery / Gravesite:

Photo: 1 of 1

Author: Jackson Lynn LeJeune

Fabien Richard was born in 1752 to Pierre and Marie Margarite Dugat.

He married Francois Thibodeaux on 10 January 1779 in St Martin Parish, Louisiana. They had two known children:

Celeste
Jean Fabien was born on 14 May 1782 and married Eugenie Savoie

Fabien served as a fusilier in the Opelousas Militia. His service in the Opelousas Militia Roll from 8 June 1777 is referenced on pages 266-247 of Churchill’s Spanish Records. In this capacity, Richard served under Spanish Governor Bernardo de Galvez in the Battles of Fort Bute and Baton Rouge. His father, Pierre, and brother, Victor, were also in the Opelousas Militia.

The Patriot died on 10 Apr 1812 in Opelousas and was buried in St. Landry Catholic Church Cemetery.

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