Bio: Ernest Grandchampt,  Natchitoches  Parish Louisiana
Submitted By: Kay Thompson - Brown
Source: Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana
              Nashville and Chicago: the Southern Publishing Company 1890



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ERNEST GRANDCHAMPT

Ernest Grandchampt has an excellent plantation of 330 acres and although
it is not as large as some it is so admirably tilled that the profits are
large.

Mr. Grandchampt was born in Natchitoches in 1834 to John B and Mary Azelie
(Adley) Grandchampt the former born in Bordeux, France in 1811 and the latter
in Natchitoches, La in 1818.

Mr Grandchampt came to the United States in 1824 on a French man of war as a
lieutenant but after landing at Florida Keys he deserted. He clerked for some
time in Atchafalaya Bank of New Orleans after which he came to Natchitoches
where he was married.

About 1843 or 1844 he went to the West Indies where he spent about four years
as a book keeper serving also as an architect. He then returned to New
Orleans where he died in 1851, his wife passing form file in Natchitoches
Parish in 1866. They were Catholics.

Mr. Grandchampt was fairly prosperous in his business ventures and as a man
and citizen his good name was above reproach.

The mother's family father's (John B Adley) birth occurred in St James Miss,
but was married in Natchitoches Parish, La where he followed the
occupation of planting until he was assassinated in 1834

Ernest Grandchampt is the eldest of eight children - three sons and five
daughters - and received a good French and English education at New Orleans.

He was married in 1854 to Mary O, daughter of Athanas DuPre of Natchitoches,
she being also being born there, her death occurring in 1865, leaving one
son, Victor.

Mr. Grandchampt's second marriage took place in 1886 to Mary E, daughter of
Onezime Rachal, who was born and spent his life in the city of Natchitoches.
Mrs. Grandchampt was born there and is the mother of one child by Mr.
Grandchampt.

The latter followed carpentering and building in different parishes until a
few years since when he began giving his attention to farming, having been a
resident of his present farm since 1875, it being situated six miles below
Montgomery.

He is a Catholic.