Diary of Louis Chachere, Sr.: St. Landry Parish, LA. History
Submitter: Mary K. Creamer
Source: The Opelousas Courier. (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910,
November 01, 1890, Image 1


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An Interesting Record.

The following interesting data, taken from a diary kept by Louis
Chachere, Sr., the founder of the large and influential
St. Landry family of that name, was kindly furnished ns (sic)
by Mr. W. L. Gil:

Arrived at Natchez Feb. 6, 1783; was married December 19, 1786;
Louis, his son, was born Feb. 25, 1788; Emilie, his daughter,
was born Feb. 20, 1790; arrived at Opelousas Jan. 1790;
established himself "at Atacapas" in January, 1791; his wife
arrived "at Atacapas" Feb. 4, 1791; Poupoune, his daughter, was
born at "Mr. Boutte, fils," Jan. 4, 1792; Manette, his daughter,
was born May 27, 1794; he took charge of the Clerk's office in
Opelousas Dec. 25, 1792, and left it April 23, 1795; Lille,
his son, was born May 12, 1796; Hyacinthe, his daughter was
born July 12, 1798; Veilland, his son (still living in Opelousas),
was born May 29, 1801; made a crop of corn in Bellevue in 1801;
Beaurepaire, his son, was born Feb. 6, 1804; Constant, his son,
was born March 23, 1806; Hermance, his daughter, (still living
in Opelousas,) was born Feb. 9, 1810; Rodolphe, his son, was
born July 31, 1815.

Emilie became Mrs. Martel, mother of the late Judge B. A. Martel
and Eugenie, wife of A. M. Perrault, also deceased, and of our
venerable friends Balthazar and Eugene Martel and 
Mrs. L. D. Verret and Miss Emma Martel, all of whom are still
living. She died in July, 1883. Pouponne became Mrs. Leon Boutte,
mother of our fellow citizen F. M. Boutte, of Leopold Boutte, 
who was killed in Virginia, of Mrs. George Benguerel of
Opelousas, of Mrs. William Gil of Baton Rouge, and of Mrs.
Ogden Elmer, of Lafayette, all deceased.

Hyacinthe married Jacques Bacon and was the mother of two
sons, Alfred and Philemon, the latter of whom survives.

Lille was the father of our fellow townsman Jules L. Chachere
and of Rodolphe Chachere, deceased, Mrs. Lastenie Lyons,
Mrs. J. M. Milsted and Mrs. Joseph Boutte, of New Iberia.

Veilland, the oldest living member of the family, is the father
of Mrs. W. R. Meginley (who has a large family of children and
grandchildren and one great-grandchild), of Dr. Theogene, Joseph,
James O. (ex-clerk of Court), and Henry Chachere. L. V. Chachere,
deceased, ex-sheriff of St. Landry, was his eldest son.

Beaurepaire was the father of our fellow townsmen Theodore and
Alex. B. Chachere and Mrs. Dr. B. E. Clark of Acadia and
Mrs. Rodolphe Chachere of Opelousas.

Constant was the father of Theodose C., and Louis, of Prud'homme
City, Mrs. Alex. V. Richard, of Grand Coteau, Mrs. Martin Carron,
of Faquetaique, Mrs. Louis Bacon, Mrs. Jos. Lavergne, Mrs. Etienne
Stagg and Mrs. Frank Brooke, of Acadia.

Manette married Antoine Boutte and was the mother of Vauchere and
Alcide Boutte and of Mrs. Joseph Bacon and Mrs. Eugene Martel,
all living in St. St. (sic) Landry.

Hermance married D. Contini Sittig, a French gentleman of
education, and survives him. She is the mother of Rodolphe,
Jules and Victor Sittig and of Mrs. E. Veltin - recently
deceased, aged 60 years - Mrs. Leopold L. Cahanin, Mrs. James
Gayle, Mrs. C. Richard, Mrs. L. B. Sandoz, and Mrs. C. Roos,
of San Antonio. Mrs. Sittig, like most of her brothers and
sisters has a large family of children, grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.She is in the full enjoyment of all her
faculties and is yet strong and active for one of her years.