In the interest of developing the legacy of Auguste Gautier and his descendants, I submit the following as a *work-in-progress* . . .
First: I want to express thanks to my fellow Researchers for their guidance, input, and support of this effort. In those situations where we can't identify a primary or secondary resource, I've provided the submitter's name as the source.
Auguste Gautier along with his third wife and family arrived in New Orleans, Louisiana during the early 1820's, where he spend the remainder of his days. Understanding that researchers have identified that Auguste had two additional wives prior to arriving on the Gulf Coast, our research must strive to acquaint future generations with his French origins and his multiple families in an attempt to realize his legacy.
I provide the following excerpt to show that although our search is just beginning, we are not the first to travel down this path in the hope of obtaining an understanding of the Gautier lineage.
The story of the Gautier family at the beginning of the 19th (sic - last) century is shrouded in mystery. I spent at least two days with your Mother at the Bibliotique National in Paris and at the archives of the Colonies — searching for information.
The Gautier who came to America was a French Marquis, who left Paris during the French Revolution. He was a devoted follower of the Bourbon, attached to the Duc D'Angouleme. He went first to Portugal and then to Guadeloupe. He acquired extensive plantations and slaves and was a very wealth man.
In 1801–1802, came the revolt of the natives, which Napoleon sent a great army to subdue. It was in vain. If you do not know about Toussaint L'Ouverture , you should. He changed the pages of history.
This Gautier who escaped with his wife and family to New York was Auguste Gautier, Sr.
Taken from Genealogy of Parker, Guffin, Gautier, Cassard; by Herbert Cassius and Ines Marie (Gautier) Parker, reprint, November 20, 1985 [original, c.1960?].
In recognition of the privacy of living individuals, we are only making available on-line the first four generations. Also in support of these same privacy guidelines, we have removed any genealogical data on any possible living individuals.
November
1, 2002 -- We have increased the number of family members available
on line by 34. Although only the first 4 generations are here, our database
consist of over 700 Auguste Gautier, Sr. descendants and 365+ spouses. This
information is available for sharing with Gautier family researchers in the
hope to gleaming more information on this Gulf Coast family.
Since this is a *work-in-progress*, I've not used a story board format. Instead, I have used a 4-generation group sheet structure to present our known facts — in the hope that you will digest our results and submit your comments, corrections, and additions to this effort.
You may start your research by going directly to
Auguste Gautier, Sr.
or to the
Family Member alphabetical index.
The following [extended] Gautier family members have contributed their findings to this effort:
I would like to note that we are aware that most original records were handwritten and while we did our best to transcribe the records carefully, you may find errors and omissions. We will be happy to make any changes, yet we must have a source for the changes. Please send Harold Wilkinson your Comments, Additions and identifiable Corrections.
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