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In 1843, Mirabeau B. Lamar investigated many of the Lafitte stories and concluded that, while there were no authentic records of death, Lafitte was likely dead. [ 99 ] A rumor persisted that Laffite faked his death and moved to Lincolnton, North Carolina in 1823 under the name, Lorenzo Ferrer.
6 days ago · Jean Laffite (born 1780?, France—died 1825?) was a privateer and smuggler who interrupted his illicit adventures to fight heroically for the United States in defense of New Orleans in the War of 1812.
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Jul 29, 2024 · Jean Lafitte was born September 25, 1780. He died about Feb 5, 1823. Jean Lafitte was the youngest of eight children (five boys and three girls). He was born in Port-au-Prince on the Caribbean island now known as Haiti, where his father was a tanner who made a comfortable enough living to educate his sons well. [7]
- Male
- April 22, 1782
- Madeline (Regaud) Laffite
- February 5, 1823
Jean Lafitte (born around 1776, died around 1823) is today remembered as one of the most successful pirates and privateers of the early 19th century.
- Did The Lafittes Own A Blacksmith Shop in New Orleans’ French Quarter?
- Did Lafitte Always Respect The American Flag?
- Did Lafitte Write A Memoir?
- Is Lafitte Buried in The Town of Lafitte, Louisiana?
An 1802 newspaper ad mentioned a blacksmith named Lafi tte, but no first name was given and the shop was not at the corner of Bourbon and St. Phillip streets where the business known as Jean Lafi tte’s Blacksmith Shop stands today. The story may have begun because Pierre Lafitte’s mistress owned a building on St. Phillip Street across from today’s ...
In the 1938 and 1958 films The Buccaneer, Lafitte claims he never attacked an American ship. Actually, his men attacked several American ships but apparently did not kill any crewmen, possibly because they did not fight back. Lafitte’s men did resist arrest by American federal agents and soldiers, wounding, murdering, and capturing several.
In the 1950s, a man claiming to be a descendant of Lafitte published “The Journal of Jean Laffite.” The journal was republished in the 1990s as “The Memoirs of Jean Laffite.” A major theme in the memoir/journal is Lafitte’s change of heart from slave trader to anti-slavery activist. The man also owned documents claiming Lafi tte lived until the 185...
This story first appeared in a local newspaper in the 1920s from an unnamed source and has no basis in fact. The story claimed that American Revolutionary War naval hero John Paul Jones was the uncle of Jean Lafitte and Napoleon Bonaparte and that the two were cousins. After Napoleon’s exile to St. Helena by the English in 1815, the story says Lafi...
Nov 13, 2019 · Jean Laffite (Lafitte), pirate, was born in Bayonne, France, probably in 1780 or 1781, the son of a French father and a Spanish mother. He was four years younger than his more capable brother, Pierre.
Laffite with his closest followers departed (1821) peaceably. His final end is not certainly known; fragmentary evidence suggests that he died in Mexico in 1826. In his lifetime he was regarded as a romantic figure, and after his death legend heightened his fame.
