Michel Mathieu De Blanc - St. Louis Cemetery #1 - New Orleans, LA
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member QuarrellaDeVil
N 29° 57.530 W 090° 04.280
15R E 782641 N 3317832
Two pedestals in front of the DeBlanc-Fortier-Augustin crypt in St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, LA, identify Michel Mathieu De Blanc as a Woodmen of the World member interred here.
Waymark Code: WMKMMM
Location: Louisiana, United States
Date Posted: 05/03/2014
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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The pedestals stand in front of a fairly standard (for New Orleans) oven-style white pediment tomb that has the names "DeBlanc-Fortier" above "Augustin." The Woodmen of the World logo appears on one pedestal, along with "Father," while the following inscription, including "Husband," is on the other:

Michel Mathieu DeBlanc

Beloved
Husband of
Eugenie Garcia

Died Aug. 7, 1912
Aged 53 Years

Eureka Camp No. 27
W.O.W.

These three families -may- be related, given that a search of the appropriate names on Findagrave links the names "Fortier" and "Augustin," and "Fortier" and "Garcia."

There is some interesting information about the tomb here. (visit link)
Was the inscription legible?: Yes

Location of Marker/Monument: Cemetery

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