The Baron de Bastrop

Bastrop is more closely associated with Morehouse Parish and Texas, but did interact with Ouachita parish and is an early settler of Colonial Ouachita Parish. The Texas State Historical Association has a great write up on the self-styled "Baron". https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/bastrop-baron-de Another article about him is found here: https://www.tshaonline.org/texas-day-by-day/entry/765 64 Parishes has a great article about … Continue reading The Baron de Bastrop →

Death Record for the Baron de Bastrop

"Mexico, Coahuila, registros parroquiales, 1627-1978: Defunciones 1814 - 1829" image 492, Familysearch.org Last week, I was looking at newspapers.com, and stumbled across a notice in the London Standard of July 18, 1827, page 2 of the death of the Baron de Bastrop. He needs no introduction, being that he was a very large figure in … Continue reading Death Record for the Baron de Bastrop →