Highlands/Perkins in Baton Rouge in East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)
Madame Anne Marie Renée Aimé Douézan
Widow of Jean Baptiste Riviere
| — | 1766-1849 | — |
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019
1. Madame Anne Marie Renée Aimé Douézan Marker
Francois Gardere, Treasurer of State of Louisiana 1823-1843, owned this plantation in 1826. Buried here in 1849 was Madame Riviere, his wife's mother, a brilliant member of Orleans society that included Gov. Carondelet and Baron Pontalba.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Cemeteries & Burial Sites • Settlements & Settlers • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1826.
Location. 30° 24.302′ N, 91° 10.338′ 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
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Luis Estevan Favrot (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 (here, next to this marker); Albert Florestan Aucoin (a few steps from this marker); Philogene Joseph de Favrot (a few steps from this marker); Francoise Gerard (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Baton Rouge.
More about this marker. Located in the historic Highland Cemetery
Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, December 13, 2019
2. Madame Anne Marie Renée Aimé Douézan Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on February 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 351 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 20, 2019, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.
