PERRET, Francis Placide, St. John the Baptist then St. Mary Parish, Louisiana
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FRANCIS PLACIDE PERRET, FRANKLIN --Francis Placide Perret was born in St. John
the Baptist parish October 4, 1834.  He is the son of Placide and Mathilde C.
(Darenbourg) Perret, both natives of St. John the Baptist parish, and the
latter of French and Swede origin.  The grandfather of our subject's mother
was Chevalier Darensbourg, who emigrated to Louisiana in June, 1722, at the
head of two hundred and fifty Germans to colonize Louisiana.  The father and
mother of our subject became the parents of seven children:  Helene L.,
Mathilde,  Isabelle Emma,  Francois Placide,  Irene Eleanore,  Philomene and
Anne Heloise.  Isabelle Emma and  Philomene are now deceased.

Francis Placide Perret, the subject of this sketch, attended school in his
native parish till he was fifteen years of age, when he entered college at
Bardstown, Kentucky, where he remained until the spring of 1851.  He began
life for himself in St. Mary parish, where he had removed with his parents in
1848, as a druggist, in which he continued for some time.  In 1880 he was
appointed deputy clerk of the court at Franklin, and in 1888 was elected clerk
of the district court, and is the present incumbent of that office.  He was
married November, 1858, to Miss Fannie Perret, a native of this parish, born
May 19, 1836.  She is the daughter of Ursin and Fannie (Pain) Perret, the
former born in St. James parish, 1795, and died in 1877, and the latter born
in St. Charles parish, 1803, and is still living.  Mr. Perret and wife are the
parents of seven children, viz:  Helen Emma,  Marie,  Fannie,  Corinne,
Mathilde,  Sylvain Ursin,  Frank Placide, deceased.  Mr. Perret and wife are
members of the Catholic Church.  He is a member of the Masonic Lodge, and is a
stanch Democrat.  Mr. Perret has worked assiduously during his life, and holds
the confidence of many of the best people of St. Mary parish.

Southwest Louisiana Biographical and Historical, Biographical Section, pp.
378-379.  Edited by William Henry Perrin.  Published in 1891, by The Gulf
Publishing Company.