BERARD, Jean-Baptiste, pioneer, planter and Revolutionary War patriot. Born, ca. 1737, Grenoble (Dauphine) France. Removed to the Attakapas Post ca. 1764. Married, ca. 1769 Anne Broussard, native of Acadia. Six children: Adélaïde (b. 1770), Christine (b. 1771), Jean-Baptiste (b. 1773), Alexandre (b. 1775), Camille (b. 1777), Achille (b. 1788). Served as sindic générale of the Attakapas Post, 1772-1794; served under General Bernardo de Gálvez (q.v.) during the American Revolution; became a wealthy planter having large holdings in the area which became part of St. Martinville, La. Died, St. Martinville, October 7, 1821. W.Z.B. Sources: St. Martin Parish Courthouse Estate No. 270, St. Martin Original Acts, 16-39; Attakapas Gazette, X (1975), XIX (1984); Glenn R. Conrad, comp., New Iberia: Essays on the Town and Its People (1979).
BERARD, Jean-Baptiste, pioneer, planter and Revolutionary War patriot. Born, ca. 1737, Grenoble (Dauphine) France. Removed to the Attakapas Post ca. 1764. Married, ca. 1769 Anne Broussard, native of Acadia. Six children: Adélaïde (b. 1770), Christine (b. 1771), Jean-Baptiste (b. 1773), Alexandre (b. 1775), Camille (b. 1777), Achille (b. 1788). Served as sindic générale of the Attakapas Post, 1772-1794; served under General Bernardo de Gálvez (q.v.) during the American Revolution; became a wealthy planter having large holdings in the area which became part of St. Martinville, La. Died, St. Martinville, October 7, 1821. W.Z.B. Sources: St. Martin Parish Courthouse Estate No. 270, St. Martin Original Acts, 16-39; Attakapas Gazette, X (1975), XIX (1984); Glenn R. Conrad, comp., New Iberia: Essays on the Town and Its People (1979).
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