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State of Service: ESP
Qualifying Service: Patriotic Service
Soldier in the German Coast Militia under General Don Bernardo de Galvez
Additional References:
"1778 Reports of German Coast Inhabitants, Slaves and Militia," Le Raconteur, Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane, Volume 35, Number 1, pg 9
Robichaux, German Coast Families, pg 196-201
Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Register, Volume 7, pg 216 (F1, 52)
Spouse: Marie Magdalena Ouvre/Houvre/Ubre Children: Marguerite; Marie Joseph; Marie Charlotte; Marie Barbe; Matthias; Alphonse; Joseph; Francois; Antoine;
Mathias Haydel was the fifth child of Ambrose Haydel and Anna Margaretha Schaf.
Ambrose Haydel, born 15 November 1702, at Neunkirchen, Germany, was probably suffering from the war and the terrible period when lands were forcibly taken. He, Anna, and their children sailed to Louisiana on the pest ship, Louisiana Garonne, 24 January 1721, as part of the John Law Company of the Indies expedition to Louisiana. The Louisiana Garonne, like other ships in the expedition, was filled with disease and unbearable conditions with many travelers dying aboard ship or shortly after arrival. Ambrose Haydel survived the journey. He was a modest farmer, beginning his farm with a single pig for livestock along the Mississippi River on the Louisiana German Coast. By 1752, Ambroise Heidel (or Haydel) was a wealthy planter of indigo. He bought the original tract of land that became known as the Whitney Plantation. He died prior to May 1774 at Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Territory.
Mathias Haydel, was born about 1740, the first of his family born at Louisiana. He married Maria Magdelaine Oubre (Ouvre, Ubre, etc.) in 1755 at Destrehan, Saint Charles Parish, Louisiana.In 1770, Mathias and Maria lived on the German Coast of Louisiana. He is recorded as a member of the Second Company of Volunteer Militia of the German Coast, at Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana Territory. He also appears on the Militia roll of 29 May 1778 and 1 June 1778. The militia, under the overall command of General Gálvez, was part of the expedition force of 6 September 1779, Gálvez had formed to march up the Mississippi River coast to capture the British installations of Fort Bute and Baton Rouge.
Mathias Haydel and Marie Oubre Haydel were the parents of nine children, with most of them surviving to adulthood. MariaHaydel died in April 1776, leaving nine minor children. An inventory and appraisal of the Haydel property and effects dated three weeks following her death included a crop of indigo and corn. Mathias died 1 February 1800. He was interred 2 February 1800, at Edgard, Saint John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana. There was a public sale of his effects, 17 February 1800.
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