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His young days were spent on his father's plantation located between Caren cro and Grand Coteau, Louisiana, along the old Sunset highway. The fami ly attended church in Grand Coteau at St. Charles' Catholic Church whe re he was baptized. He was educated at St. Charles School, also in Gra nd Coteau, Louisiana.
Placide joined the Attakapas Militia under the command of Colonel Alexand re De Clouet and took
part in the Battle of New Orleans as part of the forces of Andrew Jackso n. For his service, he was
awarded a pension by the U.S. Government.
He came into ownership of one of his father's estates in Carencro, Louisia na and by 1860 was worth $100,000. He owned 680 acres, 86 slaves, 36 hors es and mules, 99 head of cattle, 4,200 bushels of corn, 87 bales of cotto n, 20 slave dwellings. The plantation house stood near the present day res idence of one of his descendants, Martha Guilbeau, and husband Joe Landr y.
During his early manhood, he was elected Commissioner of Unbranded Catt le for the Parish of
Lafayette, whereby all stray livestock was brought to the Guilbeau Plantat ion until identified.
In1866, after having lived a full life, Placide passed away and is buri ed somewhere in St. Charles'
Cemetery in Grand Coteau, Louisiana
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His young days were spent on his father's plantation located between Caren cro and Grand Coteau, Louisiana, along the old Sunset highway. The fami ly attended church in Grand Coteau at St. Charles' Catholic Church whe re he was baptized. He was educated at St. Charles School, also in Gra nd Coteau, Louisiana.
Placide joined the Attakapas Militia under the command of Colonel Alexand re De Clouet and took
part in the Battle of New Orleans as part of the forces of Andrew Jackso n. For his service, he was
awarded a pension by the U.S. Government.
He came into ownership of one of his father's estates in Carencro, Louisia na and by 1860 was worth $100,000. He owned 680 acres, 86 slaves, 36 hors es and mules, 99 head of cattle, 4,200 bushels of corn, 87 bales of cotto n, 20 slave dwellings. The plantation house stood near the present day res idence of one of his descendants, Martha Guilbeau, and husband Joe Landr y.
During his early manhood, he was elected Commissioner of Unbranded Catt le for the Parish of
Lafayette, whereby all stray livestock was brought to the Guilbeau Plantat ion until identified.
In1866, after having lived a full life, Placide passed away and is buri ed somewhere in St. Charles'
Cemetery in Grand Coteau, Louisiana
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Abt 1795 - 1865 (~ 70 years)
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