Near Campti in Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana — The American South (West South Central)

Marie Theresa de la Grande Terre

Photographed by Belinda Brooks, circa June 28, 2008

1. Marie Theresa de la Grande Terre Marker

Inscription. Captured in 1708 by French explorer St. Denis in raid on Chitimacha Indian Village in Lafourche Parish. Sold at Mobile to a French officer, Jacques Guedon. They married in 1721 at Los Adaes. Descendants settled the Black Lake Community in 1763. The pioneer families Perot, Trichel, Pardee, Dortlon, and Desadier still reside in this community.

Erected 2008 by Descendants of Marie Theresa de la Grande Terre.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Indigenous Peoples and Communities • Women. A significant historical year for this entry is 1708.

Location. 31° 56.737′ N, 93° 2.94′ W. Marker is near Campti, Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is at the intersection of Hart Road and Louisiana Route 9 on Hart Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Campti LA 71411, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Louisiana.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Deep South,

and in the Piney Woods.

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 Viceroyalty of New France,

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 13 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Chief White Smoke (approx. 8.7 miles away); U.S. Military Road #11 (approx. 9.2 miles away); Desadier School For Native Americans (approx. 9.3 miles away); Site of Fort Selden (approx. 9.3 miles away); Natchitoches - Natchez Road (approx. 11.6 miles

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away); Site of Camp Salubrity (approx. 11.7 miles away); Natchitoches Indians (approx. 12.8 miles away); Natchitoches Historic District (approx. 12.8 miles away).

Regarding Marie Theresa de la Grande Terre. Marie Theresa de la Grande Terre was the Chitimacha grandmother to hundreds of people in the Natchitoches area and an ancestor of Natchitoches Tribe of Louisiana.

Credits. This page was last revised on October 4, 2021. It was originally submitted on January 25, 2017, by Belinda Brooks of Oak Grove, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 3,712 times since then and 246 times this year. Last updated on October 3, 2021, by marie Therese of Natchitoches, Louisiana. Photo 1. submitted on January 25, 2017, by Belinda Brooks of Oak Grove, Louisiana. • Mark Hilton was the editor who published this page.

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