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Marvin Laird, the award-winning Broadway and film composer who also conducted concerts for big stars like Diana Ross and Bernadette Peters, died Monday in Connecticut from natural causes. He was 85.
Laird Cregar was born in Philadelphia, the youngest of six sons of Elizabeth (née Smith) and Edward Matthews Cregar. His father earned his living as a tailor. [5] He was also a cricketer, a member and later the coach of a team called the Gentlemen of Philadelphia, which toured internationally in the late 1890s and early 1900s. [6]
The memoir recounts Le Page's years in the Louisiana colony from 1718 to 1734, when he learned the Natchez language and befriended native leaders. He gives lengthy descriptions of Natchez society and its culture, including the funeral rituals associated with the 1725 death of Tattooed Serpent, the second-highest ranking chief among the people.
May 30, 1974 (Duncan Park: Natchez: 7: John Baynton House: John Baynton House: October 16, 1974 (821 Main St. Natchez: 8: Bedford Plantation: November 16, 1978 ...
November 2, 1994 (4386 Louisiana Highway 494: Natchez vicinity: 4: Carnahan Store: Carnahan Store: November 7, 1995 (Main St. (Louisiana Highway 495Cloutierville: 5: Caspiana Plantation Store
The funeral procession of Tattooed Serpent in 1725, with retainers waiting to be sacrificed. Le Page du Pratz describes in great detail the events surrounding the death of Tattooed Serpent, including his funeral. When he died, his brother, the Paramount Chief Great Sun, was so grief-stricken that he wanted to follow his brother in death by suicide.
United States historic place Natchez Bluffs and Under-the-Hill Historic District U.S. National Register of Historic Places U.S. Historic district Silver Street, Natchez-Under-the-Hill c. 1860 (Mississippi Department of Archives and History) Location Bounded by S. Canal St., Broadway, and the Mississippi River, Natchez, Mississippi Coordinates 31°33′32″N 91°25′36″W / 31.55889 ...
Mound C was the platform for the Sun Temple, which included a charnel house for the remains of the Natchez elite. By the time of European contact, the Natchez were no longer using Mound A. [8] Most of the Natchez people lived dispersed in small villages in the area and would gather for special occasions at the Grand Village. They were farmers ...