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Charles Sallier - Wikipedia. Lake Charles, Louisiana was named for Charles Sallier, an early settler of the area. Martin and Dela LeBleu were among the first to settle near Lake Charles, in the area called LeBleu Settlement.
Charles Anselm Sallier aka Savoyard. Born 22 Mar 1763 in Duchy of Savoy. Ancestors. Son of Michael Sallier [uncertain] and Jeanne Vulien dit Montmayeur [uncertain] [sibling (s) unknown] Husband of Angelique Fontenot — married 31 Jan 1792 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, New Spain.
Aug 8, 2014 · Catherine LeBleu married Charles Sallier in 1805. Sallier was a political exile until Bartheleme LeBleu and Jean Lafitte brought him to settle in Louisiana in 1781. Sallier remained in Opelousas, La., until 1797, then travelled westward until he reached the Arsene LeBleu home, east of the lake that now bears Sallier’s name.
Kids Encyclopedia Facts. Lake Charles, Louisiana was named for Charles Sallier, an early settler of the area. Martin and Dela LeBleu were among the first to settle near Lake Charles, in the area called LeBleu Settlement.
May 26, 2023 · Townspeople of Lake Charles claim that Charles Sallier, the city's namesake, served as one of Lafitte's important contacts and that Arsene LeBleu, who settled in what is now known as LeBleu Settlement, was a captain of Laffite's crew before the smuggling operation left New Orleans and shifted to Galveston and western Louisiana.
Aug 15, 2024 · In 2017, Lake Charles celebrated its Sesquicentennial. Here are a few moments from our 150-year history: January 31, 1792 Charles Sallier married his first wife, Angelica Fontenot. She died in 1797.
Oct 1, 2017 · Devin Morgan, exhibit coordinator for the Imperial Calcasieu Museum, talks about the relationship between early settler - and city namesake - Charles Sallier and the famed pirate Jean Lafitte. Their friendship hit a rough patch when Lafitte allegedly embarked on an affair with Catherine LeBleu, Sallier's wife.
