Terrebonne County Louisiana Archives Biographies.....Burguieres, Ernest Denis  June 12, 1838 - October 20, 1878
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Ernest Denis Burguieres (deceased), who in his day was one of the prominent 
sugar producers of St. Mary parish, was a native of Louisiana, having been born 
on June 12, 1838, in Terrebonne parish, the eldest of several children born to 
Eugene Denis and Marie M. (Verret) Burguieres, the former a native of Paris, 
France, and the latter of Terrebonne parish, La. (For a more extended account of 
the genealogy and family history see the sketch of Jules M. Burguieres.) Ernest 
Denis Burguieres received a commercial education in the schools of Houma and 
Thibodaux, La., and upon arriving at man's estate he engaged in the sugar 
planting industry, in which line of activity he continued until his death. In 
the early '70s he removed to St. Mary parish, where he was joined a little later 
by his brother, Jules M., and they bought a plantation on the Bayou Cypremort, 
not far from the little village of Louisa. Mr. Burguieres added to his original 
purchase until at the time of his death, which occurred on Oct. 20, 1878, he was 
the owner of some 3,000 acres of valuable sugar lands, one-half of which was 
under cultivation. In his political convictions he was a firm believer in the 
principles advocated by the Democratic party and took a commendable interest in 
all questions affecting the welfare of the body politic, but he was never a 
seeker for public office. His religious belief was expressed by membership in 
the Roman Catholic church, to whose worthy charitable and educational 
institutions he was a liberal contributor.

Mr. Burguieres married Miss Aglae Bonvillain, who was born on Aug. 13, 1836, and 
died on Nov. 4, 1904. She was a member of one of the pioneer families of 
southern Louisiana, a woman of rare accomplishments and fine executive ability. 
To this union were born seven children: Cecile, Ernestine L., Annette B., Alice, 
Leufroy L., Marie and Marguerite B. The last named is now the wife of James B. 
Brown. After the death of her husband Mrs. Burguieres bought three additional 
plantations and the estate was finally incorporated as the E. D. Burguieres 
Planting company, Ltd., a stock company composed of the following members: Mr. 
and Mrs. James B. Brown, Mrs. Annette B. Caillouet, and Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. 
Brown. Mrs. J. B. Brown and Mrs. Caillouet are daughters of E. D. Burguieres and 
Mrs. R. L. Brown is a granddaughter. James B. Brown and wife have two sons 
living, Robert L., born July 3, 1881, and Joseph Clifford, born July 10, 1883. 
Mr. Brown is the present president of the above named stock company. He was born 
Feb. 8, 1857, in Terrebonne parish. His father, Simeon B. Brown, was a native of 
Germany, and his mother's maiden name was Elmira Stouffelet. He was educated in 
the schools of Houma and Baton Rouge, and at the age of twenty-one years began 
planting. Two years later he removed of St. Mary parish, and his marriage to 
Miss Marguerite Burguieres was celebrated in 1879. Since that time he has been 
closely connected with the affairs of the E. D. Burguieres Planting company, of 
which he is now the president as above stated, a position for which he is 
admirably fitted by training and experience. Under his management much more land 
has been added to the holdings of the company, which now owns one of the largest 
and most productive sugar estates in the parish of St. Mary.

Throughout Mr. Burguieres's entire business career, his distinguishing 
characteristics were industry, good business sagacity, and a rigid adherence to 
the principles of honesty and fair dealing in all his transactions with his 
fellow men. Beginning the battle of life with limited capital, he achieved 
success through the exercise of these attributes, and at the same time he won 
and held the respect of all with whom he came in contact. He was a man of public 
spirit and progressive ideas, always ready and willing to lend a helping hand to 
any movement for the betterment of the moral, educational, or material interests 
of the community in which he lived. His remains lie buried in the family 
cemetery on the plantation, and his name and memory are still held in esteem in 
the parish as one of its most worthy citizens.

Additional Comments:
From "Louisiana; comprising sketches of parishes, towns, events, institutions, and 
persons, arranged in cyclopedic form" published 1914

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