8th Mar 1786 - 7th Nov 1837
Joséphine Polixène LaPorte du Lamoua was born 08/03/1786 in Vieux Fort, St. Lucia. Her parents were Pierre LaPorte du Lamoua and Marie Rose Millet.
She died 07/11/1837 in Castries aged 53 and was buried the following day. She is described as a resident and property owner of the Parish of Gros Ilet and widow of Jean Baptiste Aquart.
We are grateful to Cathy Aquart for assistance in compiling this entry.
National Archives of St. Lucia; correspondence with Cathy Aquart dated 19/01/2025.
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Spouse
Jean Baptiste Aquart
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Children
Jean Marie Aquart (Marie Louise Hiéronime Drivon), Marie Catherine Euphémie Aquart (Duncan Ferguson), Anne Rose Aurélie Aquart (Pierre Auguste Burin laCorbinière), Joséphine Orasie Aquart (James Vickery Drysdale), Aimée Rose Aquart, Marius Aquart
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£1,634 10s 1d
Awardee
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£2,833 1s 8d
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£2,852 1s 10d
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???? - 1848
Widow of prominent mahogany merchant and landowner
Document comprises 4 parts, written recto and verso across 5 folios: 1. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 2. An inventory and valuation of enslaved persons at Williamsfield settlement, St Elisabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 3. An inventory of animals at Windsor Estate, St Elizabeth parish, Jamaica, 1814. 4. A cover note outlining the contents of the document.
© Copyright Legacies of British Slavery - UCL Department of History 2025
CITING THIS RECORD:
'Joséphine Polixcome La Porte Aquart Aquart', Legacies of British Slavery database, http://wwwdepts-live.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/person/view/46694 [accessed 22nd January 2025].
