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duQuesnay and Related Families. Papers, 1439-1933, n.d.

 Collection
Identifier: UAAMC-COLL-0393

Scope and Contents

This collection contains papers related to the le Mercier du Quesnay and related families. Papers include nobility documents from France, correspondence, royal documents, financial papers, newspapers, photographs, and books, including several letter books and scrapbooks. There are also several plays written by Adolphe Le Mercier du Quesnay. Other family names included are Le Mercier, Dommartin (Dompmartin), Jumecourt, Grisolle, and Adams, or variations thereof.

Collection Note: All files are in French unless otherwise notated.

Dr. Alvina Bonnie Wheeler of Southern Methodist University, and wife of Jeremy duQuesnay Adams, donated this collection through Dr. Maurice W. duQuesnay.

Dates

  • 1439-1933, n.d.

Creator

Biographical / Historical

The duQuesnay family has a long rich history, dating back to medieval times in France. The family originates from Normandy, where there is a hamlet called Le Quesnay. The le Mercier du Quesnay family settled in the New World with a plantation in St. Domingue, now Haiti, until the Haitian revolution. Along with many people fleeing Haiti, the family settled in Jamaica for roughly 50 years before moving to New Orleans. Many members of the duQuesnay family who lived in Louisiana were buried in St. Louis No. 1 Cemetery in New Orleans.

Extent

9 Linear Feet (Materials contained in boxes and Map Case)

Language of Materials

English

Title
duQuesnay and Related Families Papers
Status
Completed
Author
Christopher Bienvenu
Date
07/29/2021
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