Map of New Orleans French Quarter in 1808 with properties owned by the Cazelars marked.
This file appears in: The Cazelars: Wealth Preservation in a Racially Mixed Family
Marked on the map above are the properties owned by the Cazelars on St. Ann Street and Dauphine Street in 1808. Adelaide and Marie Felicite purchased 823-824 Dauphine and their mother purchased 821 Dauphine in 1804. Jean Pierre Cazelar owned the properties on St. Ann, lots 813-815, 817-813, and 823. He purchased them in 1806. Later, he would give the St. Ann property to his daughters Marie Felicite, Isabel Pouponne, and Marie Louise.
This file appears in: The Cazelars: Wealth Preservation in a Racially Mixed Family
The Cazelars: Wealth Preservation in a Racially Mixed Family
Jean Pierre Cazelar, a white man of French descent, was the wealthy patriarch of a prominent multi-racial family in 19th-century New Orleans. Though Cazelar intended his children to inherit his entire estate, including real estate, possessions, and…