Morganza, Louisiana
- Identifier
- NJS-PLC-00073
- Place Type
- City, Town, or Village
- Description
- Morganza is a village in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. It takes its name from the Morganza Plantation, which was established in the antebellum period by Charles Morgan who migrated from South Amboy, NJ, to Louisiana.
- Locality
- Morganza
- County (Modern)
- Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
- State or Province
- Louisiana
- Country
- United States of America
- Latitude
- 30.73852
- Longitude
- -91.59428
- Record Contributor
- Jesse Bayker
- Linked Persons
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Persons of African descent linked to Morganza, Louisiana:
- Amey (b. ca. 1796)
- Augustus (b. ca. 1814) {alternatively Charles, son of Hager}
- Betsey (b. ca. 1796)
- Betty (b. ca. 1796)
- Boss (b. ca. 1799)
- Charles (b. 1816) {son of Phillis}
- Christeen (b. ca. 1781) {or Christina, mother of Diana and Dorcas}
- Claresse (b. 1795) {or Clarissa, mother of Hercules}
- Claus
- Diana (b. 1817) {daughter of Sarah}
- Diana (b. ca. 1809) {daughter of Christeen}
- Dorcas (b. ca. 1817) {daughter of Christeen}
- Dorcus (b. ca. 1802)
- Eliza (b. ca. 1799)
- Elminah (b. ca. 1804)
- Florah (b. ca. 1795) {mother of Susan}
- Frank (b. ca. 1797)
- George (b. ca. 1800)
- George (b. ca. 1802)
- Hager (b. ca. 1789) {mother of Augustus, Mary, and Roda}
- Hannah (b. ca. 1802)
- Hannah (b. ca. 1804)
- Harriet Jane (b. 1814) {daughter of Lidiann}
- Harry (b. ca. 1796)
- Harry (b. ca. 1804) {Harrey}
- Henry (b. ca. 1797)
- Hercules (b. 1815) {son of Claresse}
- Hester (b. ca. 1800)
- Jack (b. ca. 1797)
- Jack (b. ca. 1802)
- Jacob (b. 1816)
- James (b. 1802)
- James (b. ca. 1786)
- James (b. ca. 1797)
- Jane (b. ca. 1793)
- John (b. ca. 1814) {son of Jane}
- Joseph (b. 1818) {son of Nancy}
- Juda (b. ca. 1792)
- Leta (b. ca. 1797)
- Lidia (b. ca. 1800)
- Lidiann (b. ca. 1796) {Lidia Ann, mother of Harriet Jane}
- Margaret (b. ca. 1797)
- Margaret Coven
- Mary (b. ca. 1816) {daughter of Hager}
- Mary Davis (b. ca. 1795)
- Moses (b. ca. 1802)
- Nancy (b. ca. 1796)
- Pat (b. ca. 1796) {Patty}
- Peter (b. ca. 1797)
- Peter (b. ca. 1801)
- Peter (b. ca. 1803)
- Phillis (b. ca. 1793)
- Rachel (b. ca. 1796) {or Rachel Ann, mother of Rozenah}
- Roda (b. ca. 1804) {daughter of Hager}
- Rozenah (b. 1818) {or Rosina, daughter of Rachel}
- Sam (b. ca. 1786)
- Sam (b. ca. 1802)
- Sam Johnson (b. ca. 1786)
- Samuel (b. 1816) {son of Juda}
- Sarah (b. ca. 1797) {mother of Diana}
- Silvey (b. ca. 1788)
- Simon
- Susan (b. 1817) {daughter of Flora}
- Susan Watt (b. ca. 1783)
- William (b. ca. 1796)
White persons linked to Morganza, Louisiana:
- Linked Events
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Event destination is Morganza, Louisiana:
- 1818-02-10 Removal Registration: Lidiann, Harriet Jane
- 1818-02-11 Removal Registration: Simon
- 1818-02-11 Removal Registration: Margaret Coven
- 1818-02-12 Removal Registration: Sarah, Diana
- 1818-02-26 Removal Registration: Rachel, Rozenah
- 1818-02-26 Removal Registration: Hager, Augustus, Mary, Roda
- 1818-02-26 Removal Registration: Florah, Susan
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: Moses
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: George
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: Elminah
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: Harry
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: Peter
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: Susan Watt
- 1818-02-27 Removal Registration: James
- 1818-03-01 Removal Registration: Sam Johnson
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Lidia
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Betty
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Claresse, Hercules
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Christeen, Diana, Dorcas
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Boss
- 1818-03-09 Removal Registration: Pat
- 1818-03-28 Removal Registration: Leta
- 1818-03-28 Removal Registration: Dorcus
- 1818-03-31 Removal Registration: Margaret
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Harry
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Eliza
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Mary Davis
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Jane, John
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Phillis, Charles
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Hester
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Jack
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Frank
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Silvey, Jacob
- 1818-04-22 Removal Registration: Peter
- 1818-04-29 Removal Registration: James
- 1818-04-29 Removal Registration: William
- 1818-04-29 Removal Registration: Betsey
- 1818-04-29 Removal Registration: Sam
- 1818-05-15 Removal Registration: Juda, Samuel
- 1818-05-15 Removal Registration: Henry
- 1818-05-15 Removal Registration: James
- 1818-05-15 Removal Registration: Amey
- 1818-05-20 Removal Registration: Hannah
- 1818-05-20 Removal Registration: George
- 1818-05-20 Removal Registration: Sam
- 1818-05-21 Removal Registration: Nancy, Joseph
- 1818-05-22 Removal Registration: Peter
- 1818-05-23 Removal Registration: Hannah
- 1818-05-23 Removal Registration: Jack
Related place mentioned in the event record is Morganza, Louisiana:
- 1818-06 Criminal action: victims children Augustus, Diana, Diana, Dorcas, Harriet Jane, Hercules, Mary, Rozenah, Susan (slave trafficking case, defendants Charles Morgan and Nicholas Van Wickle)
- 1818-06 Criminal action: victim Claus (slave trafficking case, defendants Charles Morgan, Lewis Compton, and James Edgar)
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