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2. Jean Lafitte - Wikipedia

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   According to his 2005 book, Lafitte was born in or near Pauillac, France, the son of Pierre Lafitte and his second wife, Marguerite Desteil. The couple had six children, including at least three daughters. Jean Lafitte was likely born in 1782, although he was not baptized until 1786.

3. Jacques Voignier - Wikipedia

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   Jaques Voignier, also known as Jean Pierre LaFitte, was a prolific French and American criminal and confidential informant, eventually operating as an undercover spy for the American Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) in the pursuit of criminal narcotics and mafia organizations around the world. [1]

4. Sunfire (series) - Wikipedia

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   Set during the War of 1812 and featuring an appearance by infamous pirate Jean Lafitte. (#5) Joanna by Jane Claypool Miner. Would she have to defy everything - even love? From her simple farm life in Vermont, Joanna bravely joins the growing number of girls working in the textile mills in 1836. With her she carries the painful memory of Jed, a ...

5. We Were There - Wikipedia

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   The books were written by a number of different authors, each writing from one to seven of the books; the authors included Benjamin Appel, Jim Kjelgaard, Earl Schenck Miers, William O. Steele, and others. Each book's byline also lists a separate "historical consultant", who was a specialist in the historic topic covered by that particular book.

6. Lyle Saxon - Wikipedia

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   Saxon's 1930 novel Lafitte the Pirate was the basis for the 1938 Cecil B. DeMille film The Buccaneer. [9] His 1937 novel Children of Strangers sold well. He was a director to the Federal Writers' Project, WPA guide to Louisiana. [7] He is buried at Magnolia Cemetery (Baton Rouge, Louisiana).

7. Chretien Point Plantation - Wikipedia

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   At one point Jean Lafitte resided on the plantation. [2] Hypolite II died of yellow fever in 1839 and his wife took over the plantation [3] increasing the land holdings to a reported 10,000 acres. [4] Felicité used to host poker games with Jean Lafitte and he taught her how to smoke cigars.

8. Contraband Bayou - Wikipedia

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   The bayou is so named because of the legendary pirate Jean Lafitte, who built a slave barracks on the bayou in the early 1800s [2] and reputedly hid his contraband somewhere along the shores of the bayou. [3] The bayou is moderately saline, with low flow, and receives Lake Charles municipal waste discharge. [1]

9. Zorro (novel) - Wikipedia

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   Jean Lafitte: Diego and his companions are captured by the French pirate known to hide in the Louisiana bayous. His all–black attire is the inspiration for Zorro's costume. His all–black attire is the inspiration for Zorro's costume.