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Mouton, Sidney (1836-1884). Papers, 1801-1883, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0324

Scope and Contents

This collection consists of business correspondence and financial records, succession records of various Mouton ancestors, and land records dealing with the title to the plantation in St. Martin Parish.

André Mouton, grandson of Sidney Mouton, donated this collection.

Dates

  • 1801-1883, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

Louis Alexandre Sidney Mouton was born July 19, 1836, the son of Jean Baptiste Sosthene Mouton and Marie Eugenie Latiolais and the grandson of Jean Mouton, the founder of Lafayette. He married Marie Coralie Mouton, the daughter of Joseph Mouton and Marie Cidalise Arceneau. Coralie was also a granddaughter of Jean Mouton. The couple inherited large parcels of land in the Carencro area from both sets of parents.

In 1853, Mouton purchased a plantation in St. Martin Parish on Bayou Teche from the estate of Sylvestre Broussard. There he raised sugarcane and cotton. During the Civil War, Mouton served as a private in the 7th Louisiana Cavalry. After his father’s death in 1863, Mouton was appointed administer of the estate, which took almost twenty years to settle. Sidney Mouton died February 10, 1884, and is buried in the Cemetery of St. John’s Cathedral in Lafayette.

Extent

0.166667 Linear Feet (2 inches of materials in one box)

Language of Materials

English

Title
Sidney Mouton Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Zack Stein
Date
09/16/2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
English

Repository Details

Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository

Contact:
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031