Barbara’s family
Pierre Paquet Jr.
1716 – 7 OCT 1794 · 6th great-grandfatherPierre Paquet Jr. (1716–7 October 1794) was Barbara’s sixth great-grandfather. A 1737 colonial letter reports that he had received permission to work in Pensacola and later left his wife behind and deserted to Louisiana.
Pierre Paquet Jr. was born in 1716 and died on 7 October 1794. He is Barbara’s sixth great-grandfather through Barbara’s mother, Doris Helen Sherrell; Ruby Armena Maples; Matilda Bang; Emmanuel Bang; Emanuel I Bang; Jacob Hankel Bang II; Marie “Marthe” Paquet; and Pierre Paquet Jr.
In October 1737, Pierre Paquet received permission to work in Pensacola. A letter dated 24 October 1737 from D’Artaguettte to Maurepas stated that M. de Bienville had permitted “an inhabitant named Paquet” to go and work at Pensacola. The letter further reported that Paquet had left his wife there and deserted to Louisiana, and expressed concern that he would be difficult to bring back.
Pierre Paquet Jr. died on 7 October 1794.
In October 1737, Pierre Paquet received permission to work in Pensacola. A letter dated 24 October 1737 from D’Artaguettte to Maurepas stated that M. de Bienville had permitted “an inhabitant named Paquet” to go and work at Pensacola. The letter further reported that Paquet had left his wife there and deserted to Louisiana, and expressed concern that he would be difficult to bring back.
Pierre Paquet Jr. died on 7 October 1794.
Historical context
The surviving 1737 letter places Pierre Paquet Jr. in a colonial setting involving Pensacola, Louisiana, and officials identified as M. de Bienville, D’Artaguettte, and Maurepas.
Sources & research
MS Provincial Archives, Doc. 35, p. 143. Letter from D’Artaguettte to Maurepas, 24 October 1737.