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THE MARCHANDS IN SAINT DOMINGUE AND JAMAICA

Jacques-Louis Marchand, habitant of the one time prosperous French West Indian colony of Saint Domingue, married Elisabeth-Adelaide Grepain-Descotieres.

Jacques-Louis and his wife, Elisabeth-Adelaide, were proprietors of a "cafeterie" (coffee plantation) in the Parish of Plaisance et Pilate, as well as a "cotonnerie" (cotton plantation) at Grande Riviere de Gonaives; they also owned a house in the town of Gonaives.

These properties were all lost during the revolution that swept the ill-fated French colony in that closing decade of the eighteenth century, but many years later, in 1831 and 1832, Jacques-Louis Marchand's two sons, Victor and Jacques, received indemnity for that loss from the Saint Domingue Indemnity Commission. (For these awards, see Indemnity records below).

The Issue of Jacques-Louis Marchand, and his wife Elizabeth-Adelaide Grepain-Descotieres were

VICTOR-THERESE-MARIE Marchand.

JACQUES Marchand.

As the Saint Domingue Indemnity records place Victor first, we presume that he was the elder of the two. He was born at Gonaives, and married Elisabeth Rossignol Desdunes (or des Dunes), a native of l'Artibonite. The Marchand family emigrated to Jamaica on account of the revolution, probably sometime between 1793 and 1800, and they apparently settled in Kingston.

As we have said, Victor Marchand married Elisabeth Rossignol Desdunes. Elisabeth was the daughter of a wealthy habitant of Saint Domingue, Jacques-Louis Rossignol Des Dunes, proprietor of a sugar and cotton plantation at Riviere de l'Ester in the Parish of Gonaives, and owner of a house in the town of Saint Marc.

Jacques-Louis Rossignol Des Dunes also owned another property in the same Parish (Gonaives) which is simply described as "hatte" in the St. Domingue Indemnity records.

The heirs of Jacques-Louis Rossignol Des Dunes, including his daughter Elizabeth, wife of Marchand, were awarded indemnity for the loss of these properties by the Indemnity Commission in 1833. (See Awards below.) For other Saint Domingue awards in which Madame Marchand participated, see pages ___.

At Kingston, Jamaica, on January 12, 1822, Louis Jules Marchand, son of Victor-Therese-Marie Marchand and his wife Elisabeth Rossignol Des Dunes, Mrs. Marchand, married our great grand Aunt, Pauline Clementine Chevolleau younger daughter of Raymond Chevolleau, one time Major in the service of his Britannic Majesty and former habitant of Saint Domingue, and his wife Louise Marguerite de Gournay.

In this Act of Marriage Louis Jules Marchand is described as: "..le sieur Louis Jules Marchand, demeurant en cette ville, et paroisse de Kingston, natif du Mole St. Nicholas, dans l'isle de St. Domingue, fils majeur et legitime de Mr. Victor Marchand" etc.

Besides the groom and his parents, two other Marchands sign the register, "Em. Marchand" and "Alfred Marchand". We suggest that these two were also children of Victor Marchand, but we simply do not know. Jacques Marchand, the groom's uncle, evidently wasn't at the wedding for his signature doesn't appear on the register. But we know that he was alive, when his nephew married Mdlle. Chevolleau in 1822 for in 1831 and 1832 the St. Domingue Indemnity records list him as an heir with Victor, to his father's property.

Among those who signed the Marriage Register at the wedding of Henri Philippe D'Aquin and Louise Adele de Sainte Marie in 1834, we find a P. E. Marchand and a D.A. Marchand. Who were they?

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SAINT DOMINGUE INDEMNITY RECORDS

Volume: 1832-1833. Parish No 26, Gonaives: Jurisdiction St Marc.

Name of former proprietor:

1. Marchand (Jacques-Louis)

2.. Grepain-Descotieres (Elisabeth-Adelaide) his wife

Rightful claimant:

1. Marchand (Victor-Therese-Marie)

2. Marchand, Jacques

Each heir of one-third of their father and mother, former proprietors

Nature of the property: 2/3 of the house

Name on rural property: Dite Marchand

Designation of district or town for rural property: Gonaives

Date of decision: 6 August 1832

Date of payment: 10 Nov. 1832

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Volume 1832: Parish No 26, Les Gonaives: jurisdiction Saint Marc

Name of former proprietor:

1. Marchand (Jacques-Louis)

2.. Grepain-Descotieres (Elisabeth-Adelaide) his wife

Rightful claimant:

1. Marchand (Victor-Therese-Marie)

2. Marchand, Jacques

Each heir of one-third of their father and mother, former proprietors

Nature of the property: 2/3 of cotton plantation

Name on rural property: Marchand

Designation of district or town for rural property: Grande Riviere des Gonaives

Date of decision: 22 August 1831

Date of payment: 1 Nov. 1831

Total indemnity allowed:

15,960.00

15,960.00

Comment: the same decision in the name of these claimants for 2/3 of a coffee plantation at Plaisance and Pilate, see below.

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Volume 1832: Parish No 18 Plaisance et Pilate: Jurisdiction Le Cap.

Name of former proprietor:

1. Marchand (Jacques-Louis)

2.. Grepain-Descotieres (Elisabeth-Adelaide) his wife

Rightful claimant:

1. Marchand (Victor-Therese-Marie)

2. Marchand, Jacques

Each heir of one-third of their father and mother, former proprietors

Nature of the property: 2/3 of coffee plantation

Name on rural property: Marchand

Designation of district or town for rural property: Pilate

Date of decision: 22 August 1831

Date of payment: 1 Nov. 1831

Total indemnity allowed:

1,733.33

1,733.33

Comment: the same decision in the name of these claimants for 2/3 of a cotton plantation at Gonaives, see above.

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Volume 1831: Parish No 21, Gros Morne. Jurisdiction Port-de-Paix.

Name of former proprietor: Perisse-Dessources (Marie-Pierre-Elisabeth) wife of Labiche de Reignefort.

Rightful claimant:

1. Bouyer (Guillaume-Thomas-Louis),

ROSSIGNOL-LACHICOTTE,

2. Pierre-Henri,

3. Marie-Charlotte, widow of Lestre

4. Marie-Augustine, widow of Caradeuc.

5. Nicholas-Saint-Just,

6. MARCHAND (Victor)

7. Rossignol-Dulagon (Marie-Victor-Henriette) widow of Lefebvre by 1st marriage, and by 2nd marriage Mr. Pardieu.

Presenting themselves as heirs, with various titles, of the former proprietor.

Nature of the property: coffee plantation

Name on rural property: Perisse

Designation of district or town for rural property: Plaine du Moustique

Date of decision: 3 Feb. 1830 (Appeal)

Date of payment: 1 March 1830

Total indemnity allowed: 31,410.00

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Volume 1831: Parish No 26, Gonaives: Jurisdiction Saint-Marc.

Name of former proprietor: Perisse-Dessources (Pierre-Marie).

Rightful claimant:

1. Bouyer (Guillaume-Louis-Thomas),

ROSSIGNOL-LACHICOTTE,

2. Pierre-Henri,

3. Marie-Charlotte, widow of Delestre

4. Marie-Augustine, widow of le Caradeux.

5. Nicholas-Saint-Just,

6. Jean-Jacques; absent;

7. Rossignol-Dulagon (Marie-Victoire-Henriette) widow of Lefebvre by 1st marriage, and by 2nd marriage Mr. Pardieu.

ROSSIGNOL-DESDUNES

8. Louis

9. Pauline

10. Elisabeth, wife of Marchand

Heirs of their step-father, uncle and grand-uncle, former proprietor.

Nature of the property:

1. Cotton plantation

2. 'Hatte'

3. Cotton Plantaton

Name on rural property:

1. Perisse-Desources

2. Perisse-Desources

3. Lafontaine

Designation of district or town for rural property:

1. Plaine des Gonaives

2. La Desolee

3. Plaine des Gonaives

Date of decision: 29 March, 1830

Date of payment: 1 July, 1830

Total indemnity allowed: 34,382.33

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Volume 1832-1833: Parish No 26 Gonaives: Jurisdiction Saint-Marc.

Name of former proprietor: Rossignol des Dunes (JacquesLouis)

Rightful claimant:

1. Rossignol des Dunes (Louis),

2. Elisabeth, wife of Marchand,

3. Pauline;

4. Rossignol des Dunes de Poincy (Marguerite-Aimee) wife of Hutchet de Kernion.

5. Paul;

6. Marguerite-Antoinette, wife of d'Ailleboust de Saint-Vilme.

7. Harlay (Louise-Charlotte-Caroline-Amelie) wife of Lalive.

8. Rose-Alexandre-Marie;

Heirs of the former proprietor

Nature of the property:

1. Sugar factory and cotton plantation

2. 'Hatte'

Name on rural property: Des Dunes

Designation of district or town for rural property: Riviere de l'Ester

Date of decision: 21 March 1833

Date of payment: 1 June 1833

Total indemnity allowed: 40,757.50

Comment:

The same decision in the name of the said claimants for a house situated in Saint-Marc

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Volume 1831: Parish 25, Port-a-Piment: EXTRACT.

Among the heirs of Jean-Baptiste Vauthier "pour moitie" and Marie-Pierre Perisse Des Sources "pour l'autre moitie", we find:

Rossignol des Dunes.

(9)Louis,

(10) Pauline,

(11) Elisabeth, wife of Marchand.

Claiming succession to Mr. Perisse des Sources, their husband, uncle and grand-uncle, the former proprietor.

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Volume 1832-1833: Parish No 28 De Gonaives: Jurisdiction de Saint-Marc.

Name of former proprietor: Perisse-Dessources (Pierre-Marie).

Rightful claimant:

1. Bouyer (Guillaume-Louis-Thomas),

ROSSIGNOL-LACHICOTTE,

2. Pierre-Henri,

3. Marie-Charlotte, widow of Delestre

4. Marie-Augustine, widow of Caradeux.

5. Nicholas-Saint-Just,

6. Jean-Jacques,

7. Rossignol-Dulagon (Marie-Victoire-Henriette) widow of DePardieu.

ROSSIGNOL-DESDUNES

8. Louis

9. Pauline

10. Elisabeth, wife of Marchand

Heirs of the former proprietor.

Nature of the property: two sites

Designation of district or town for rural property: Bourg des Gonaives

Date of decision: 13 August 1832

Date of payment: 1 Dec. 1832

Total indemnity allowed: 866.66

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Volume 1831: Parish 21: Gros Morne: Jurisdiction Port-de-Paix

Name of former proprietor: GREPIN-DESCOTIERE

1. Luc,

2. Pierre,

3. GREPIN-DESPORTES (Jean-Baptiste),

4. GREPIN (Francois).

Rightful claimant:

MORANGE.

1. Catherine-Genevi&eve, widow of Legaigneur by first marriage et EVRARD by second marriage.

2. Felicite

DE MONTAGNAC

3. Julie-Adelaide, wife of LAFFON DE LADEBAT,

4. Elisabeth-Sophie, wife of baron de VERTEUIL,

5. Virginie, wife of Donaldson;

6. Nicaud (Michel);

7. MARCHAND, (Jacques),

Presenting themselves as heirs of the former proprietor, their maternal grandfather and uncle.

Nature of the property:/ Name on rural property:/ Designation of district or town for rural property:

l. Indigo plantaton / GREPIN senior / Ravine aux Chicques

2. Coffee plantation / widow GREPIN-DESCOTIERE / Ravine aux Chicques

3. Cotton and indigo plantation 1/ Grepin-Desportes/ Ravine aux Chicques

4. Coffee plantation2 / Grepin des RAVINES/ Ravine Blanche

Date of decision: 7 December

Date of payment: 1 September

Total indemnity allowed: 79,725.00

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1Opposite de Montagnac

2Opposite Julie-Adelaide


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