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Following the founding of the Bayou Sara settlement by French
Franciscan/Capuchin monks in the late 17th century, the area was
explored further by France, Spain, and Great Britain. The original
settlement was flooded repeatedly and finally lost to the waters of the
Mississippi River.
After 1763, when France
was defeated by Britain in the Seven Years' War, it ceded its
territories of La Louisiane east of the Mississippi River to Great
Britain, which included it in its West Florida province. Spain gained
control of the area in about 1780 – during the American Revolutionary
War – and maintained its authority in the area for the next three
decades.
In 1810, the colonists, many of whom were of British
descent, rebelled against the Spanish colonial regime and established
the short-lived independent Republic of West Florida. Within a few
months, the United States declared the area to be part of the
territory included in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. (Today this
region is called the Florida Parishes).
Feliciana Parish was
established in 1810, in the Territory of Orleans, which was admitted to the
Union two years later as the state of Louisiana. With continued growth of
population, in 1824 Feliciana Parish was divided into the East Feliciana and
West Feliciana parishes.
During the
American Civil War, West Feliciana Parish provided financial
assistance to the families of soldiers fighting for the Confederate
States of America. Wives and children of soldiers were to receive from
$10 to $40 per month, depending on family size. From
Wikipedia
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Ball, C. W.
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Mathews,
Charles S.
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Philips,
William D.
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If you have questions, contributions, or problems with this site, email:
Temporary Coordinator - Marsha Bryant
State Coordinators:
Edward Hayden &
Jo Branch
Asst. State Coordinator: Marsha Bryant
If you have questions or problems with this site, email the Temporary Coordinator - Marsha Bryant. Please to not ask for specfic research on your family. I am unable to do your personal research. I do not live in Louisiana and do not have access to additional records.