Antoine Barraque
Antoine Barraque | |
|---|---|
Antoine Barraqué | |
| Born | April 15, 1773 |
| Died | October 29, 1858 (aged 85) |
| Other names | Antoine Barraque Sr. |
| Occupations | |
| Known for | Founding New Gascony, Arkansas |
| Spouse |
Mary T. Dardenne (m. 1817) |
| Children | 11 |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  France |
| Branch | Army |
| Unit | Old Guard |
| Conflict | Napoleonic Wars |
Antoine Barraque (born April 15, 1773 – October 29, 1858), also known as Antoine Barraque Sr., was a French Indian trader who founded New Gascony, Arkansas.
Biography
[edit]Barraque was born in France, on April 15, 1773.[1] A veteran of Napoleon's Old Guard,[2] he emigrated from France to the United States in 1816.[1] After emigrating, he worked in the Indian trade at Arkansas Post and New Gascony, Arkansas. Barraque, who was fimiliar with the Quapaw Nation and married to a local Franco-American woman related to them,[3] led the tribe to their new home in 1826 on lands given them by the Caddo on the Bayou Treache of Red River pursuant to the Treaty of 1824.[4] He later served as the postmaster of New Gascony and Plum Bayou, Arkansas.[5] He was a business associate of Frederick Notrebe.[6] Barraque died on October 29, 1858, in Jefferson County, Arkansas,[1] at the age of 85.
Honors
[edit]Barraque Township in Jefferson County and Barraque Street in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, are named after him.[2][7]
Notes
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References
[edit]- ^ a b c Johnson, Richard H., ed. (December 15, 1858). "Obituary". Arkansas True Democrat. Vol. 16, no. 10. Little Rock, Ark.: Johnson & Yerkes. p. 3. ISSN 2692-8655. LCCN sn82014282. OCLC 8793777.
- ^ a b "Funeral of J. S. Barraque Today". Pine Bluff Daily Graphic. Vol. XX, no. 139. Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Adams Printing Co. November 4, 1914. p. 5. ISSN 2833-2016. LCCN sn89051168. OCLC 19596361.
- ^ Bolton, S. Charles (1998). West, Elliott (ed.). Arkansas, 1800-1860: Remote and Restless. Histories of Arkansas. Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Press. p. 72. ISBN 1-55728-518-7.
- ^ United States. Congress (1834). Lowrie, Walter; Franklin, Walter (eds.). American State Papers: Documents, Legislative and Executive, of the Congress of the United States (1815–1827), Class II, Indian Affairs. Vol. II. Washington: Gales and Seaton. pp. 705–708. OCLC 985046759 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Record of Appointment of Postmasters, 1832-1971. NARA Microfilm Publication, M841, 145 rolls. Records of the Post Office Department, Record Group Number 28, Washington, D.C.: National Archives.
- ^ Cande, Kathleen H. (December 7, 2023). "Frederick Notrebe (1780–1840)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Retrieved June 15, 2025.
- ^ Barraque Street (Jefferson County, Arkansas Historical Marker). Pine Bluff, Arkansas: Jefferson County History Commission. 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2025 – via The Historical Marker Database.
Further reading
[edit]- Teske, Steven (October 5, 2023). "Antoine Barraque (1773–1858)". Encyclopedia of Arkansas. Little Rock, Arkansas: CALS. OCLC 68194233. Retrieved March 18, 2025.
- Williams, Nancy A.; Whayne, Jeannie M., eds. (2000). Arkansas Biography: A Collection of Notable Lives Nancy A. Williams. Forward by Shirley Abbott. Fayetteville: The University of Arkansas Press. pp. 18–19. ISBN 1-55728-588-8. LCCN 99043732. OCLC 42296826. OL 45974M.
- 1773 births
- 1858 deaths
- 19th-century American farmers
- 19th-century American merchants
- 19th-century Catholics
- American founders
- American slave owners
- Arkansas postmasters
- Businesspeople from Arkansas
- Catholics from Arkansas
- Farmers from Arkansas
- French Army personnel
- French Catholics
- French emigrants to the United States
- French military personnel of the Napoleonic Wars
- Interpreters
- People from Arkansas County, Arkansas
- People from Jefferson County, Arkansas
- United States Indian agents