Joseph Carlin, Jr., the first known Carlin in America
Joseph Vincent Carlin (probably Giuseppe Vincenzo Carlini), the son of Joseph Carlini and Maria Gerbinatti was a native of Geona, Italy. He was born about 1730 and died December 30, 1809. Nothing is known of his reasons for coming to America, but he arrived in New Orleans as a French soldier sometime between April, 1758 and January 1, 1759. He is listed among those in the military companies detached from New Orleans as of January 1, 1759. At the time he was in Gasmont's company. On December 9, 1759, he is recorded among those who are going upriver to the German Coast under the command of Frederick Darensbourg. How long he stayed at Fort des Allemands is difficult to say, but in July 1762 he appears on the General Roll of Louisiana Troops in the military service on January 1, 1763.
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Labels: Family History, General Knowledge of Family, Joseph Carline
posted by Carline Family @ 7:13 PM
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5 Comments:
Interesting that he stayed at Fort desAllemands. DesAllemands is about a mile from the Miss. River. You would think they would have had a fort at Hahnville which is right on the river. That is the German Coast.
Interesting point. Anyone have any ideas about this? We would like to hear from you. Dolly
Not real familiar with blogging. I may have posted my comments twice. Just a thought about Carlin(e) not staying at Des Allemands. The early land grants along the Mississippi River were mostly one arpent (less than an acre) wide by 40 arpents deep. The most fertile lands and easy access to markets required river frontage. As families grew and with the influx of Acadian and Canary Islanders in the early 1760s to 1785 caused many to look to the west for lands. The Attakapas and Opelousas area was the best choice at the time.
Winston
This is very interesting. I don't know a lot about my heritage but I'm looking forward to learning more. Lydia
Lydia, If you have Carlin/Carline connections in Louisiana I may be able to help. My email address is weno@charter.net
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