Louisiana Barron Family Origins
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"Despite his appearance in the earliest Louisiana census, as a settler at the Houmas Indian Village (present day Convent, Louisiana), at which time he was already married, there has been no imigration record found in the quite complete ship lists of the period for Pierre BARON (c1700 - 1758), leading to speculation that BARON may have been a Canadian 'coureur de bois' (literally, a woods runner) who had settled, perhaps much earlier, along the Mississippi River to trade with the Indians. His partner may have been Joseph BLANCPAIN, another early settler of that area. By 1733 the settlement was called 'BARON', which is today commemorated on a historical marker near St. Michael Church at Convent, LA (see above). Even by 1722 BARON possessed four Negro slaves and one Indian slave. Since there is furthermore no record of his marriage to his wife, Francoise DAMMARTIN nor any record of that name in Louisiana records there is some conjecture that she was an Indian, perhaps of the Houmas tribe. It is also possible that she was among some of the early French women sent to Louisiana to become wives of settlers. In any case, the origins of Pierre BARON (sometimes BARRON) and his wife are still clouded in uncertanity."
"It is known, from later documents, that BARON was literate, indeed perhaps fairly well-educated. After his move to Pointe Coupee he authored his own notes and other documents, revealing a finely-drawn signature and good grammar. This discovery perhaps diminishes the thesis of a Canadian origin, since most of the rural Canadian settlers and traders were not literate."
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(LE DOUX, Thomas, Laverne; III; Polyanthos, New Orleans, LA; 1982)-
Pierre BARRON
M. Jeanne DE(DU)MARTIN
Son - George BARON I; 1725 Houmas, Province of LA.
Son - Pierre BARON II; 4 Jul 1728, New Orleans, LA.
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George BARON I
M. Mary Louise MANNE; M. 29 Apr 1749 Pointe Coupee, LA.
Dau. - Marie Louis BARON; B. 25 Nov 1751
Son - George BARON II; B. 5 Nov 1754, Pointe Coupee, LA
Dau. - Marguerite BARON; B. 1757
Son - Jacques BARON; B. 1761
Son - Joseph BARON; B. 26 Oct 1763
Son - Louis BARON; B. 1766
Son - Hypolite BARON; B. 1769
Dau. - Marie BARON;
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George BARON II
M. Marianne LACOUR; M. 12 Jan 1778
Dau. - Eloise BARON; B. 1776
Son - George BARON III; B. 16 May 1780, Pointe Coupee, LA
Dau. - Camille BARON; B. 1808
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George BARON III
M. Victoria BORDELON (His cousin) M. on 17 Apr 1798
Son - George BARON IV, B. 16 May 1870, Pointe Coupee, LA
Dau. - Eloise BARON B. 1801
Un-Named - B. Apr 1802
Son - Hypolite BARON II, B. 12 Sep 1809, Pointe Coupee, LA.
Son - Medor BARON
Son - Valerien BARON
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Hypolite BARON II
M. Marguerite DUCOTE M. on 22 Jan 1828, Avoyelles, LA
Son - Hypolite BARON III B. 7 Apr 1829
Dau. - Marguerite BARON, B. 23 Jul 1832
Dau. - Marie Octavine BARON, B. 9 Jul 1834
Dau. - Sosthene BARON, B. 29 Dec 1835
Son - Alcide BARON 2 Apr 1842, Bayou Jack, LA.
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Alcide BARON (a Veteran of the War Between the States)
M. Marguerite Charrier on 17 Aug 1869
Son - Joseph Piaget BARON, B. 17 Jan 1877, Bayou Jack, LA.
Son - Epia BARON
Son - Adio BARON
Son - Cephia BARON
Son - Fuelde BARON
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Joseph Piaget BARON
M. Joachine CHARRIER M. on 2 Jan 1900
Son - Estine BARRON, B. 9 Apr 1902, Bayou Jack, LA
Son - Florian BARRON, B. 4 Oct 1903
Son - George Blum BARRON, B. 19 Jan 1905
Son - Cliff BARRON B. 18 Sep 1906
Son - Wade BARRON B. 20 Dec 1910
Dau. - Volsie BARRON
Dau. - Agnes BARRON
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Estine BARRON
M. Terese BROUILLETTE M. on 21 Sep 1926
Son - John Willard Barron B. 7 Jan 1931, Marksville, LA
Dau. - Josephine Elaine Barron B. 31 Mar 1934, Bunkie, LA
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John Willard BARRON,
M. Carmel Clair NEWTON M. on 23 Sep 1951
Dau. - Brenda Joan BARRON B. 24 May 1953
Son - John Mark BARRON B. 28 Mar 1955
Son - David Lawrence BARRON B. 17 Dec 1956
There is no explanation for the removal of the "R" and the subsequent re-use of the double "R" spelling of the name in family history.
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