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The Vidrine family in America has its origins in France.

It descends from one man who came to Louisiana:

 Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines ( May 17, 1712 - January15, 1788)

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Several communities with the name Védrines were inthe Massif Central region of France from at least the

 year 1400.

The origin of thename Védrinescould be fromeither the Latinword vitrina (glass-

making) or from veterina (indicatinga flock).

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Several small communities in theMassif Central named Védrines continue to

exist as this photo taken in 2003 shows.

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By the end of the1400’s , severalfamilies with thename de Védrines

migrated from theMassif Central tothe region of Agenin southwestern

France betweenB o r d e a u x a n dToulouse.

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Records show that several generations of Jean Baptiste Lapaise’sfamily were royal judges in the town of Ste. Livrade sur Lot:

his great grandfather: François de Védrines (1596-1657)

his grandfather: Jean de Védrines (1635-1706)and his father: Jean Baptiste de Védrines (1673-1746)

Like them, Jean BaptisteLapaise de Védrines wasbaptized in the church of

Ste. Livrade.

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Records show that the family of Jean Baptiste Lapaise deVédrines owned a farm in the countryside of Ste. Livrade

called Lapeze (or Lapaise), from which he got his name.

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The farm at Lapeze remained the possession of the familyof Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines until

his nephew and godson, Jean Baptiste de Védrines

sold it some time before 1790.

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On May 29, 1704, Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ father, Jean Baptiste de Védrines married his mother, Marie deRaymond. He inherited the Chateau Doisy-Védrines and its

 vineyard from Marie’s father, and it took its name from him.  The Chateau is located southwest of Ste. Livrade

near Bordeaux.

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The Chateau Doisy-Védrines remained the possession of the familyuntil it was sold by Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines’ great nephew,

 Jean Charles Michel Védrines around the year 1835.

The Casteja family has had the chateau and its vineyard for severalgenerations and continues to produce the delicious wine today.

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 Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines came to America as anofficer in the Royal French Navy detached to the territory of

Louisiana. He is listed as “de Verdine”, cadet l'Eguilette

in New Orleans on October 29, 1742.

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 Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines was stationed at the FrenchFort de Chartres along the Kaskaskia River in what is today the

state of Illinois. In the chapel of Ste. Anne de Fort Chartres,

he married the daughter of his Commander,Elizabeth Tisserand de Monchervaux on October 10 1758.

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 Jean Baptiste Lapaise deVédrines served the

French Navy actively untilh i s r e t i r e m e n t o nSeptember 15, 1763(after the conclusion of

the French & Indian War).He and his wife Elizabethtraveled south down theMississippi River (to

friendlier territory for theFrench), arriving at NewOrleans, which was nowunder Spanish rule.

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 Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines and his wife Elizabeth settlednear the Pointe Coupee Post near the Mississippi River around1765, where the third, fourth, and fifth of their children (Perrine,

 Jean Baptiste Pierre, and Etienne dit Lapaise) were born. After1773, the name Védrines no longer appears in the records ofPointe Coupee.

This is thechurch of St.

Francis of Assisiin Pointe Coupee

where the

children wereBaptized, built in1760 and stood

until1892.

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All with the name of Vidrine in America today descend from the twosons of Jean Baptiste Lapaise de Védrines:

 Jean Baptiste Pierre Vidrine and Etienne Vidrine, dit Lapaise.

Children of Jean Baptiste de

Védrines & Marie-Joseph Brignac

Pierre Vidrine, Jr.Lisandre Jean Baptiste Vidrine

Marie Celestine VidrineHyacinthe Vidrine

Florentin Pierre Vidrine, Sr. Jean Baptiste Vidrine dit Doisite

Marie Denise VidrineDenis Vidrine, Sr. Joseph Vidrine

Marie Elizabeth VidrineAndre Vidrine

Children of Etienne Vidrine dit

Lapaise & Victoire Soileau

Etienne Vidrine, Jr.Zenon Vidrine, Sr.

Eloise VidrineMarie Denise Vidrine

Antoine VidrineLouis Vidrine

 Joseph Vidrine Jean Baptiste Vidrine

Charles VidrineEdouard VidrineAugustin Vidrine

Victoire Irene VidrineEvariste Vidrine

Leon Levi Vidrine, Sr.

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Marcellin Garand (1781-1852) was anative of Savoy, France and retired

adjutant major in Napoleon’s Army

who settled in Ville Platte in 1824,

where he operated a hotel, store and

tavern; he also served as the firstpostmaster from 1842-1848. He

married Hyacinth Vidrine (1794-1863),

daughter of Jean-Baptiste Pierre De

Védrines and Marie-Josephe Brignac,

with whom he had 8 children.Hyacinth’s estate donated a plot of

land in 1865 to Sacred Heart Church.

Marcellin Garand is buried in the Old

Ville Platte Cemetery.

Various Vidrines

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Various Vidrines

Aurelie Vidrine (1843-1915) wasa Confederate Solider of theCivil War soldier serving withCompany K, 28th (Thomas')LA Infantry Regiment. He wasthe son of Etienne Vidrine, Jr.and Domelise Guillory, bornnear Ville Platte, LA. Hemarried first, Zoe Fusilier and

had 11 children. After Zoe died,he married Louisiana Singletaryand had 5 children. Aurelie isburied in the Old Ville Platte

cemetery.

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Various Vidrines

Alcin Vidrine (1845-1932) was also aConfederate Soldier in the Civil Warwith Company K, 16th LA InfantryRegiment. He was the son of AntoineVidrine and Josephine Ortego andborn near Opelousas. After the war, hee n g a g e d i n p l a n t i n g a n dmerchandising and owned a plantation

of about five hundred acres cultivatedby tenants. Alcin married Marie EstelleAndrepont and had 13 children. He isburied in the cemetery of St. LandryChurch in Opelousas.

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Dr. Jules C. Vidrine (1870-1945)was the son of Aurelie Vidrine andZoe Fusilier and born near Ville

Platte. He married HerodiasGuillory. Dr. Jules was was aGeneral Practitioner, School BoardPresident and had a boarding

home for teachers in the area. Heis buried in the Old Ville PlatteCemetery. The community ofVidrine is named after him as thepost office was housed in his home.

Various Vidrines

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Various Vidrines

Dr. Arthur Vidrine, Sr. (1896-1955) was the sonof Jean Eloi Vidrine and Marguerite DoriceBrignac, born in Ville Platte. He marriedKathleen Miazza and had three children. Dr.Arthur was appointed by Governor Long as the

Superintendent of Charity Hospital in NewOrleans (1928-1936) and was the founder andfirst dean of the LSU School of Medicine(1931-1937). He is best known for havingoperated on

 

U.S. Senator 

Huey Pierce Long, Jr.,after Long was shot on September 8, 1935, inthe LA State Capitol

 

in 

Baton Rouge.Afterward, he moved back to Ville Platte andowned and operated a hospital (1937-1950). Dr.Arthur is buried in the cemetery of SacredHeart of Jesus Church in Ville Platte.

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Today, the great majority of Vidrines are still

found in Evangeline and St. Landry Parishes of

LA. Vidrines can also be found in TX and manyother States throughout America as well as

throughout the world.

Marginal note by Fr. Barriere in Baptismal Register

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Special Thanks to:

 Jacqueline O. Vidrine and her book,Vidrine - Vedrines: Our Vidrine Family in France 1600-1750

To be continued...