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Charles Sallier. 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.
Aug 17, 2023 · 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.
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- March 22, 1763
Catherine LeBleu married Charles Sallier in 1805. Sallier was a political exile until Barthelemy LeBleu and Jean Lafitte brought him to settle in Louisiana in 1781. Sallier remained in Opelousas, Louisiana until 1797 and then travelled westward until he reached the Arsene LeBleu home, east of the lake that now bears his name.
Apr 2, 2024 · The story of the Sallier Oak is inseparable from the pioneering spirit of Lake Charles’s first settler, Charles Sallier, for whom the city is named. Local lore would have it that Sallier’s young wife, Catherine Lebeau, planted the tree as a symbol of prosperous new beginnings.
Facts blended with legend add color to city's history Colonial pioneer Charles Sallier not only gave his first name to Lake Charles, but also some of its most colorful and romantic legends. However, what are the known facts about this man?
Born in Paroisse Sainte Trinité - Chambéry, Savoie, Rhône-Alpes, France on 22 Mar 1763 to Michel Sallier and Jeanne Vullien dit Montmayeur. Anselm 'Charles' Sallier married Angelique Fontenot and had 15 children. He passed away on 1834 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States.
Research genealogy for Charles Anselm Sallier of Holy Trinity, Chambery, Savoy, France, as well as other members of the Sallier family, on Ancestry®.
