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Old Church Landing Cemetery American Revolutionary War Veterans Remembering the 11 Veterans of the American Revolution buried there before 1798. Research continues to document and honor these ancestors. Pages404-406.

Bello, Brignac, Cormier, De la Fosse, Dupre, LaMirande, Lemelle, Mondon, Primeaux, Savoy, and Tesson. Major Donatto Bellow d. 20 Dec 1787
Michel Brignac, Fuselier d. 9 Dec 1782
Michel Cormier, Fuselier d. 30 Dec 1790
Romain de la Fosse, Fuselier d. 16 Dec 1793
Laurent Dupre, Fuselier d. April 1783
Joseph LaMirande, Fuselier d. 17 Aug 1796
Lieutenant Francois Lemelle, d. 18 Sept 1789
Sergeant Andre Mondon, d 19 Jan 1794
Pierre Primeaux, Fuselier d. 16 Aug 1790
Pierre Savoy, Fuselier d. 4 Mar 1788
Maturin Tesson, Fuselier d. 4 Feb 1782

Source: "Sous cette pierre repose" Tombstone inscriptions of the old St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, LA by Susan Burleigh Douget. Hebert Publications, 1993.

These Daughters joined with the Sons of the American Revolution to honor 11 soldiers who served under Bernardo de Galvez...
13/04/2024

These Daughters joined with the Sons of the American Revolution to honor 11 soldiers who served under Bernardo de Galvez in battle. They are not forgotten.

So glad to see these patriots will be remembered and honored!
12/04/2024

So glad to see these patriots will be remembered and honored!

The Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will be having a re-dedication and remembrance of the 11 war patriots buried at the Old Church Landing or Yellow Fever Cemetery on April 13 at 1pm in the steamboat town of Washington. At this dedication, 6 of the 11 patriots, will have

12/04/2024
Local peeps! I will be doing a book talk & signing tomorrow night in Paris, TX at the old Santa Fe Depot. 7 pm. Thanks t...
13/11/2023

Local peeps! I will be doing a book talk & signing tomorrow night in Paris, TX at the old Santa Fe Depot. 7 pm. Thanks to the Lamar County Genealogy Society for the invitation!

253 years ago today, Pierre Primeaux and his wife Suzanne boarded a schooner in Port To***co, MD headed for Louisiana. H...
06/01/2022

253 years ago today, Pierre Primeaux and his wife Suzanne boarded a schooner in Port To***co, MD headed for Louisiana. He is my husband's 4x Great Grandfather. Pierre served under Galvez during the American Revolution.

I believe he was buried in this old cemetery. This evening I met with the Mayor and Historic Cemetery Foundation in Washington, LA to discuss a historical marker to recognize him and the other Patriots believed to be buried here. Stay tuned!

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