Albert deCuir arrives in Louisiana

Simon deCurie died after and possibly by when it appears what looks like the French word for "widow" was attached to the name Simon deCuire as listed in church records. Simon deCuire had at least nine children born to him from two marriages. Our ancestor, Simon II , was a child of the second marriage. Simon deCuire married about Louise Baivier. Children baptized from this marriage were: Father Lybaert wrote that Simon deCuire II was a cleric man - similar to a Deacon of today's church - very involved with the church at Macon.

This was an important function as he was the teacher and kept the registers of the parish, wrote Father Lybaert. There are a few families who still bear the name in the ancient town today - including the postman who delivered the many letters of correspondence to Father Lybaert during the course of preparing this information. Catherine Domer was the 8th child of her family, according to early baptism records. Father Lybaert provided this history of her Domer family: Jeanne Domer was the Godmother to, Albert and Catherine's oldest daughter in These two men provided us with the information regarding Macon and the original Baptismal certificates of Albert deCuire.

In , at our request, Father Lybaert researched copies of the original volumes of the Catholic church at Macon, and provided valuable findings. In Register 2, folio 40, he found the baptismal record of Albert deCuire. In Latin and old French Father Lybaert translated: His godfather was Rev. Albert Folie, a Catholic priest and his godmother was Anne Hannecart. From this baptism, we assume Albeit was born shortly before February 5, Father Lybaert states that most of the baptisms were recorded the same day or the day after a child was bom.

Albert deCuire's age on later census records in Louisiana placed his birthyear about and on his death certificate about , so this baptism certificate dispels this earlier information. Albert deCuire was the second child born in his parent's union. Albert's father was active in the Catholic church - a cleric, and also served on the town council. Albert's grandfather had been mayor of the town on several occasions. So as Albert grew up he was surrounded by an enviroment in which he saw his family members involved with the town government and events.

At the age of 22, Albert deCuire married. He and Catherine Domer were married on Nov. She was born Oct. The first known child of Albert deCuire and his wife, Catherine Domer, was born in They had at least seven children in the old world. Of these seven, five were born, like their father, in Macon, diocese of Cambrai. The oldest son, Jean Francois DeCuir, who was the only son to have sons to carry the name, was born in in Merge now Merzig , diocese of Trever now Trier.

Albert deCuire may have gone to Merge because the French troops had invaded Hainaut and its villages. Albert was only temporarily located in that area - and certainly he used his occupation as a miner in these mountainous areas which are still mined today. After Jean Francois' birth, the family returned to Macon, where the last four children were bom. So, we see that Albert deCuire left Macon on at least two occasions - once for Germany and finally for Louisiana. The first time he apparently had no living children.

But by his second move out of Macon - all of children had been born. Albert and Marie Catherine Domer had the following children baptized at the same church Albert was himself baptized in Macon. Note that two died. We beUeve the youngest must have died young also, as there we have no further information of her in Louisiana. Albert deCuire comes to Louisiana Albert deCuire was 46 years old when he decided to make the biggest move of his life.

All of his children had been bom - most were teenagers. So what prompted a man who apparently was established to leave his and his ancestor's hometown? The hope of a better life on the other side of the world, we suppose. There was no war at the time in Hainaut. It was a peaceful time, so we know he was not escaping danger. The new French colony of Louisiana was advertising heavily in Europe for colonists to establish settlements in Louisiana.

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They promised land and work. Some advertising was exaggerated and made Louisiana seem like a paradise. There was even speculation of silver and gold in Louisiana, something that may have caught the attention of Albert deCuire, the miner. But if the deal did not work out. At nearby Maubeuge, France there was an entrepreneur who owned the St. Reyne Concession at Louisiana. This entrepreneur's wife was from Mauberge, thus the apparent reason why the the ship Albert came on was from this same area. On October 27, , Albert deCuire signed a contract at Maugerge, France to come to Louisiana, and agreed to work for six years to pay his passage to the new world.

Early Settlers of Natchez and Pte. Coupee in the French Province of La. Native of Macon, near Chimay, miner by profession, with his wife and five children. Albert DeCuir was engaged on 27 Oct. He received livres when he signed, and would receive livres per year and the family's food, plus 40 sols per day until they left France. His signature could be de Quire or de Guire, but his handwriting is poor. The index of the contracts states that his son and daughter are with him. There is another contract signed by Albert deCuire on behalf of his wife and four children.

This contract, signed Jan.

It would be over nine months from the time Albert deCuire signed in France until the day he arrived in Louisiana. Before he left Macon for the Atlantic Coast to sail, Albert probably prayed at the chapel near Salles, on the outskirts of Macon. The chapel, Notre Dame, was constructed in , and was a customary spot for anyone leaving the area on a trip or voyage to stop and pray for a good voyage.

The chapel is still used today by some area citizens who stop for a prayer before they travels, continuing the centuries old custom. Albert deCuire sailed on the ship "Loire" from the port at Lorient, France and arrived in Louisiana on November 9, There were several families from Hainaut on board the ship that carried deCuire and his family to the New World. Hainaut is a large mining area for coal. According to Brian Costello, who is a DeCuir descendent, there were some craftsmen of the Hainaut province who signed to come to Louisiana, and they were the first major group of families to permanently settle in Louisiana.

This was the only ship to bring colonists to Louisiana from the inland areas of French-speaking lands. Other ships had brought sailors and roughnecks from the port cities.

But these Hainaut colonists were the first hard-working, educated, talented, and skilled family people. It was these first families of Louisiana who established the French speaking colonies of the area. Like the industrious Germans who followed later in , these Hainaut colonists were steadfast and strong. In much later years the Acadians largely outnumbered these direct-French families, and it is a common misunderstanding of some of us today that the Pointe-Coupee French were Acadians - however, they are not Acadian. Actually, it was the French-speaking families such as DeCuir who established themselves for at least two generations in Louisiana which in turn helped to attract the Acadians in the s.

Albert deCuire's name was spelled on the ship register with a small "d" and space between the de and the Cuire. The "e" at the end of his name was dropped by his children after he settled in the new world. The ship log listed his occupation as "miner", indicating the French governments desire for mining in the new country. The ship carried 19 officials, engages, 62 workers and 12 additional engages. With wives and children, there were at least persons on the ship. The occupations of the engages and workers on the ship were mostly laborers, masons, shoemakers, land clearers as well as other trades.

There were about 42 ships loads from France from to There were three ships leaving Lorient for Louisiana set to arrive August 11, The other two ships were the Chameau and Seine and they were destined for different concessions. The Loire ship belonged to the Company of the Indies. The ship log of Albeit deCuire's ship stated only his son and daughter were with him on board, yet when he signed to work, as stated above, he had his wife and five children.

Albert's destination was for the the St. Reine Concession Pointe Coupee and St. We know that two other children also came to Louisiana, perhaps later on a different ship, or perhaps this was an error in transcription of the original ship log into bookform. It is not known if Albert's wife Catherine came to Louisiana.

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However, Albert signed a contract for his wife to accomany him to Louisiana in January of The contract stated there were four children and that the wife of Albert deCuire would be paid 18 livres per month by the same company which engaged Albert. One genealogist, Ellen Powel of Lafayette, LA, states that Catherine Domer Decuir died in , however when contacted was unable to remember the source. We do know that Catherine Domer DeCuir was referred to as being deceased by the year as noted in Pointe Coupee records.

George DeCoux, also a descendent of Albert deCuire and Jacques DeCoux, has studied and tracked the early movements of Albert deCuire and the other colonial families. DeCoux told me this about the ship which carried Albert deCuire: The ship came in near Biloxi - as early ships could not come up the divided, narrow channels of the Mississippi River.

The ship landed first at Ship Island, 12 miles offshore of Biloxi, and a smaller boat took the colonists towards shore. A short way out from shore, the pioneers transferred again to smaller boats for the shallower water - until they reached the shores at New Biloxi, now located in Mississippi state, but at that time part of the vast Louisiana territory.

Albert deCuire Arrives in Louisiana

The colonists stayed at New Biloxi for about one year - while they prepared items for the trip into Louisiana. DeCoux said that early accounts of these colonists stated they would have starved this first year at Biloxi if it had not been for the Indians. Albert deCuire may have first settled near Natchez with the St. Catherine Concession, according to one source, however other sources say he was in Pointe Coupee by For sure, he was there by One thing for certain, he was lucky that he was not assigned to Natchez as the famous Natchez massacre in wiped out most of the Europeans - including many of the fellow pioneers who had made the trip from Hainaut with Albert.

The survivors made their way to Pointe Coupee. Albert deCuire settles in Pointe Coupee The deCuire family was one of the 15 identifiable original families who set tied to form a permanent civilian settlement in what is now East-Central Louisiana at "La militaire poste de la Pointe Coupee", which was established by French soldiers in the same year that Albert arrived, , just two years after New Orleans was founded.

The pioneers were obligated to repay the Company of the Indies for their ship passage. In return, they were promised land in the new world where they worked to repay their debt. These settlers set out to make their new home in a wilderness area, establishing a church and community where only for centuries the Mississippi River had ran rampant.

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The river had changed its course over the years, winding through the area, leaving rich alluvial soils ready for their first cultivation in old river bottom lands. You receive free shipping if your order includes at least AED of eligible items. Any item with "FREE Shipping" label on the search and the product detail page is eligible and contributes to your free shipping order minimum.

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