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The Founding Family of St. Louis
註釋The Chouteau family and descendants, who played a major part in develop- ing of the Louisiana Purchase territory. Descendants of Marie Therese Bourgeois (1733-1814), who was born in New Orleans, a daughter of Nicolas Bourgeois and Marie Joseph Tarare. In 1748 she was married to Rene Chouteau (1723-1776). He was born in l'Hermenault, diocese of LaRochelle, France, the son of Rene Chouteau and Marie Sarazin. They had two children, Rene and Auguste Chouteau (1750-1829). Marie Therese married (2) Pierre Laclede. They had three children. Family moved from New Orleans to St. Louis, Mo. in 1764.