Fortier, Amedee;  Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Submitted for the LA GenWeb Archives by Mike Miller, Apr. 1998.

==============================================================


Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives
**********************************************
Copyright.  All rights reserved.
http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm
http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm
**********************************************
 


************************************************

Fortier, Amedee, of New Orleans and Jefferson parish, rice planter, 
was born Dec. 1, 1851, at Waggaman, parish of Jefferson, Louisiana, 
the son of Eugene and Noelie (Drouet) Fortier, both natives of the 
parish of Jefferson and owners of the plantation which is still in 
the possession of their descendants.  Eugene Fortier was a soldier 
in the Southern army during the Civil war of 1861-65, having served 
as a gunner in the Pelican battery, and having been in several battles, 
among which were those of Bisland, Mansfield and Pleasant Hill.  His 
father, Eugene Fortier, and his wife's father, Edmond Drouet, were 
with the Louisiana troops that formed part of the army under Gen. 
Andrew Jackson at the battle of New Orleans in 1815, when the British 
invaders, commanded by Gen. Pakenham, were defeated by the American 
forces.  Amedee Fortier completed his education at Jefferson eollege, 
Convent, parish of St. James, Louisiana.  After leaving college he 
returned to Jefferson parish and engaged in rice planting.  He has 
followed that occupation ever since on the old homestead.  Mr. Fortier 
married, Aug. 25, 1875, Miss Louise Soniat, daughter of Theodore and 
Amenaide (LaBranche) Soniat of Jefferson parish.  Some years after his 
marriage Mr. Fortier moved his family to New Orleans in order to attend 
to the education of his children, still continuing to attend to his 
rice planting.  Mr. and Mrs. Fortier have 6 children--Louise M., wife 
of W. J. Nelson of Mobile, Ala.;  Noelie,  Amenaide,  Edvige;  Eugene 
L., whose record is published in this volume, and  Lucien A., who is a 
physician, residing in New Orleans.  Mr. Fortier has always been a member 
of the Democratic party, and in religion is a follower of the Roman 
Catholic faith.  He is affiliated with the order of the Knights of 
Honor.

Source:  Louisiana:  Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, 
Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic 
Form (volume 3), p. 168.  Edited by Alcée Fortier, Lit.D.  
Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.

#  #  #