Cabanocey
Title | Cabanocey PDF eBook |
Author | Lillian C. Bourgeois |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1999-04-30 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9781455601707 |
Louisiana has sixty-four parishes, and many of them are as individual and different as the state itself is different from others in the Union. St. James Parish, a small parish of 249 square miles, is not only one of the oldest settlements in the state, but it is different in its population make-up and is important historically. Cabanocey . . . is a splendid history of the Parish of St. James. . . . Lillian C. Bourgeois captured the spirit that animates the population, which is descended from French, Spanish, Acadian, German, and Creole peoples. Bourgeois writes of the population's customs, beliefs, language differences, and folklore. Cabanocey is not a collection of dry facts and dates; rather, it vividly describes how, more than one hundred years ago, the people of St. James Parish lived, who they were, and what they contributed to their parish and their state. Before the Civil War, St. James Parish was the educational center of Louisiana, and Jefferson College was the first important college in the state. Founded in 1830, it had fine buildings, a well-equipped laboratory, and an impressive library. The Convent of the Sacred Heart (1835) for girls was well-known by prominent families in Louisiana, Mexico, and Central America, who sent their daughters there. Cabanocey contains St. James genealogies and thousands of names of early settlers, including the soldiers, taxpayers, officials, prominent families, and the first settlers and their children. From the early censuses and church and court records, descent is traced for many names. The censuses of 1766, 1769, and 1777 are complete and were obtained from the archives in Seville, Spain.
One Hundredth Anniversary of Saint James Parish
Title | One Hundredth Anniversary of Saint James Parish PDF eBook |
Author | St. James Parish (Skaneateles, N.Y.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 29 |
Release | 1916* |
Genre | Skaneateles (N.Y.) |
ISBN |
St. James Parish Resources and Facilities
Title | St. James Parish Resources and Facilities PDF eBook |
Author | Saint James Parish (La.). Development Board |
Publisher | |
Pages | 112 |
Release | 1959 |
Genre | Saint James Parish (La.) |
ISBN |
The Year Book of St. James' Parish, Chicago, Illinois
Title | The Year Book of St. James' Parish, Chicago, Illinois PDF eBook |
Author | Saint James' Parish (Chicago, Ill.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 152 |
Release | 1894 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Cabanocey
Title | Cabanocey PDF eBook |
Author | Lillian C. Bourgeois |
Publisher | Pelican Publishing Company Incorporated |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 1957 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780882891040 |
The following volumes discuss the history of a number of Louisiana parishes from Indian territory to colonization under three different flags (French, Spanish, and British) to their emergence into the modern era.
Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia
Title | Old Churches, Ministers and Families of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | William Meade |
Publisher | |
Pages | 528 |
Release | 1906 |
Genre | Virginia |
ISBN |
A Sketch of St. James's Parish
Title | A Sketch of St. James's Parish PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1899 |
Genre | Church buildings |
ISBN |