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Day |
Date |
Day |
Summary |
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1759 |
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François Arceneaux arrives as child in Louisiana. |
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1785 |
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François marries Bosa, a mulatto and their first son is born. |
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1786 |
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Arceneaux (age 27) buys land and begins construction of house. |
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1790 |
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Aimee joins François at the house, though he has taken a mistress of color and fathered several children. |
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1796 |
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François Arceneaux is killed. |
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1810 |
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Louisiana reverts to French ownership |
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1812 |
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Final battle of War of 1812 is fought in New Orleans. |
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1876 |
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Narrator goes to college; she is seventeen years old. |
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1832 |
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Death of Aimee Arceneaux, great-grandmother. |
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1882 |
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Narrator’s father is imprisoned for bribery. |
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24 May |
1883 |
|
Narrator is willed the house from father’s sister. |
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17 April |
1883 |
|
Travel by train to New Orleans. |
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30 April |
1883 |
|
Clement asks about plans for the house/land and narrator hires his men to work on the house. |
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1 May |
1883 |
|
Go to New Orleans with Mr. Ferdinand. |
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2 May |
1883 |
|
Rain starts |
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13 May |
1883 |
|
Rain stops |
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22 May |
1883 |
|
Workers return to fields. |
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24 May |
1883 |
|
Ask Adele for help inside the house. |
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4 June |
1883 |
|
First load of lumber supplies arrives. |
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10 June |
1883 |
|
Read Vincent’s journal; witness Voodoo ritual. |
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13 June |
1883 |
|
Meet André Ferdinand. |
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16 June |
1883 |
|
Ball in New Orleans |
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21 June |
1883 |
|
Women come to see house and discuss suffrage movement. |
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12 July |
1883 |
|
Second shipment of lumber arrives; horses, cow, etc. |
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16 July |
1883 |
Monday |
Meeting with Mr. Alderman. |
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20 July |
1883 |
Friday |
Meeting with Mr. Alderman and Mr. Baryon. |
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25 July |
1883 |
Wednesday |
Meeting with Mr. Alderman, Mr. Baryon, and Mr. Grenot. |
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31 July |
1883 |
Tuesday |
Meeting in bank with Mr. Oger and Mr. Ferdinand. |
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5 August |
1883 |
Sunday |
Announce the new payroll system; all children must attend school. |
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19 August |
1883 |
|
Discover paintings by Vincent. |
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9 September |
1883 |
|
Family showing of the paintings. |
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20 September |
|
|
Equal Rights Party nominates female candidates for president and vice president. |
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23 September |
1883 |
|
Women’s cause meeting; showing of Arceneaux collection. |
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2 October |
1883 |
Thursday |
Narrator’s father arrives. |
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16 October |
1883 |
Tuesday |
Meeting with plantation company. |
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25 October |
1883 |
Thursday |
Father returns to meet with plantation company. |
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31 October |
1883 |
Wednesday |
Go to New York. |
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5 November |
1883 |
|
Return from New York |
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27 November |
1883 |
|
First ball is held with auction. |
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30 November |
1883 |
|
Open new bank account; Adele meets her family. |
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2 December |
1883 |
|
New schoolhouse is open; Mr. Johnson arrives. |
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22 December |
1883 |
|
Adele’s younger sister comes to live on plantation. |
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26 February |
1884 |
Tuesday |
Mardi Gras. |
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8 March |
1884 |
|
Susan B. Anthony addresses the U.S. House Judiciary Committee. |
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15 March |
1884 |
|
Prosper begins internship. |
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15 October |
1884 |
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Mrs. Lockwood, presidential candidate, speaks at New Woman’s meeting. |
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1 November |
1884 |
|
Loreauville Rally. |
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16 December |
1884 |
|
World’s fair opens (two weeks late). |
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10 January |
1885 |
|
Narrator returns to New York. |
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