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Edouard Gardere y la Familia Cruzat |
Edouard Gardere and the Cruzat Family Edouard Gardere was a member of the Spring Hill Cadets 89th Alabama Militia. His rank is unknown. He was born in 1847 and died on October 14th, 1878. He was the son of Edouard Gardere (born 1813, died November 24th, 1891, son of Francois Gardere and Elisa Riviere) and Eulalie Cruzat (born 1817, died September 8th, 1906), of New Orleans. The Cruzat family originated in Louisiana during the Colonial period when Francisco Xavier Cruzat (born 1739), a Captain in the Spanish Army arrived in New Orleans, (later promoted to Lt. Colonel). He became Lt. Governor of northern Spanish Louisiana (the Illinois Country). He married Nicanora Ramos y Tibaldo (died April 20th, 1786, buried St. Louis, Missouri) of Cartagena, Spain and had Antonio Gertrudes Cruzat (born 1775, died 1854), who married Louisa Victorine Martin De Lino Chalmette (born 1777, died 1868), who were the parents of Eulalie Cruzat. The 1st cousin of Eulalie Cruzat is buried at Catholic Cemetery, in Mobile Alabama. His name was Jose Ygnacio Cruzat (born 1791, died November 17th, 1847). He was the son of Jose Cruzat y Ramos (son of Francisco and Nicanora) and Maria Palao (both buried in Havana, Cuba). He had served in the Fixed Regiment of Louisiana, during the Spanish Colonial Period. Joseph Ygnacio married Alix Suzanne Coulon de Villiers (daughter of Marc Coulon de Villiers) and served for many years as Spanish Consul in Mobile, Alabama. He is buried in the Guesnard Plot, at Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Alabama. The family of Edouard Garedere lived at 145 Conti Street, in New Orleans, Louisiana, in 1861. The family was in the sawmill and brickyard business.
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