Luis Estevan Favrot
1788-1872
Served two years in the colonial Spanish military service, served in 7th Regiment Militia of Orleans Territory, and as a Major and Colonel of 8th Regiment Louisiana Militia, War of 1812.
Became Judge of West Baton Rouge Parish, 1822. Became physician of East and West Baton Rouge. Built Montevista in West Baton Rouge, 1840, on Pierre Favrot Plantation.
Married first cousin by special dispensation from the Catholic Church.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Colonial Era • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812.
Location. 30° 24.302′ N, 91° 10.337′ W. Marker is in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in East Baton Rouge Parish. It is in Highlands/Perkins. It can be reached from Oxford Avenue north of Amherst Avenue, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4251 Oxford Avenue, Baton Rouge LA 70808, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Louisiana’s Florida Parishes. It is also in the American South, specifically in the Deep South, and in the Great River Road Region. Globally, it is in North America, a Gulf of Mexico state, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, the Louisiana Purchase, one of the Confederate States of America, and the Antebellum South.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Madame Anne Marie Renιe Aimι Douιzan (here, next to this marker); Gabriel Armand Allard Du Plantier (here, next to this marker); Henri Bouvier Favrot (here, next to this marker); Anthony Peniston (here, next to this marker); Joseph Onieda Lopez
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More about this marker. Located in the historic Highland Cemetery.
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 15, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 14 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 15, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
