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| − | '''Saint-Jean Louverture''' ([[1791]] Bréda, [[Saint-Domingue]] - [[1804]] Agen, France) was the youngest child of [[Toussaint Louverture|Toussaint]] and [[Suzanne Louverture]] Saint-Jean was deported in [[1802]] to France with his entire family, he was the second of two children the couple had together. | + | '''Saint-Jean Louverture''' ([[1791]] Bréda, [[Saint-Domingue]] - January 8, [[1804]] Agen, France) was the youngest child of [[Toussaint Louverture|Toussaint]] and [[Suzanne Louverture]]. Saint-Jean was deported in [[1802]] to France with his entire family, he was the second of two children the couple had together. |
| − | When Saint-Jean heard of his father's death, he declared that he should not long survive him. ([[Beard]] p. 290) He died the following year. | + | When Saint-Jean heard of his father's death ([[April 7]], [[1803]]), he declared that he should not long survive him. ([[Beard]] p. 290) He died the following year. |
[[Suzanne Louverture|Madame Louverture]], survived her husband and her youngest child Saint-Jean for several years, without being able to overcome the grief, which was so deep and constant as to undermine her faculties. She died in 1816, in the arms of her sons, [[Placide Louverture|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture|Isaac]]. ([[Beard]] p. 290) | [[Suzanne Louverture|Madame Louverture]], survived her husband and her youngest child Saint-Jean for several years, without being able to overcome the grief, which was so deep and constant as to undermine her faculties. She died in 1816, in the arms of her sons, [[Placide Louverture|Placide]] and [[Isaac Louverture|Isaac]]. ([[Beard]] p. 290) | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * '''Siblings of Saint-Jean Louverture''': | ||
| + | ** [[Placide Louverture]] - born 1781 (half-brother; adopted by Toussaint Louverture). | ||
| + | ** [[Isaac Louverture]] - born 1786. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
* {{Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography}} | * {{Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography}} | ||
| − | [[Category: Who's Who]] | + | [[Category: Who's Who|Louverture, Saint-Jean]] |
| − | [[Category:Blacks]] | + | [[Category:Blacks|Louverture, Saint-Jean]] |
Latest revision as of 19:27, 31 July 2006
Saint-Jean Louverture (1791 Bréda, Saint-Domingue - January 8, 1804 Agen, France) was the youngest child of Toussaint and Suzanne Louverture. Saint-Jean was deported in 1802 to France with his entire family, he was the second of two children the couple had together.
When Saint-Jean heard of his father's death (April 7, 1803), he declared that he should not long survive him. (Beard p. 290) He died the following year.
Madame Louverture, survived her husband and her youngest child Saint-Jean for several years, without being able to overcome the grief, which was so deep and constant as to undermine her faculties. She died in 1816, in the arms of her sons, Placide and Isaac. (Beard p. 290)
See also
- Siblings of Saint-Jean Louverture:
- Placide Louverture - born 1781 (half-brother; adopted by Toussaint Louverture).
- Isaac Louverture - born 1786.
References
- Beard, J. R. (John Relly) (1863). Toussaint L'Ouverture: A Biography and Autobiography. Chapel Hill, NC: Academic Affairs Library, UNC-CH. Online Publication
