Sons of the American Revolution
Louisiana State Society Genealogy Contact:
Clifford Normand, Registrar
15131 Championship Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70810
Email: Clifford.Normand@att.net
SAR Genealogy Assistant
Edward E. Friloux, Louisiana
Expertise: Louisiana and Mississippi
Contact: edfriloux1@wwdb.org
EOGN:First African American in Georgia to be Inducted into National Society Sons of the American Revolution
“Henderson, a native of New Orleans, La. who currently lives in metro-Atlanta, discovered his unique lineage while researching his French ancestry. His fourth generation great-grandfather, Mathieu Devaux, a French National, served as a militiaman under the command of the Spanish Governor General Bernardo de Galvez, who led troops in several major battles in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast. Devaux had a relationship with his former slave, Agnes Mathieu, in Spanish Colonial Louisiana. Henderson is descendent from one of their seven children, all of whom were born free prior to the Louisiana Purchase in 1803.”
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