Jean Baptiste Eugene Prados

1836 - 1863  (26 years)

• Name	Jean Baptiste Eugene Prados
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	12 Nov 1836	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 23, born in Louisiana; book keeper; pers. estate $2,000. In his father's household with his wife and child Henri.
  Military Service	He was a Capt. in the CSA 8th Infantry. He was killed in Louisiana on a mission to capture some northern spies.
  Obituary	A memorial was published about him, describing his service, by an anonymous friend ("W") in the Richmond Examiner on 20 Mar. 1863, p2.
  Died	21 Jan 1863	Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  	vol. 23, page 402; aged 26
  Buried	2 Mar 1863	St. Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Louisiana
  	according to the pension application filed by his wife.
  Siblings	6 siblings
  1. Victor A. Prados           b. Abt 1833, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 10 Nov 1878, New Orleans, Louisiana
  2. Louis Prados           b. Abt 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 29 Mar 1885, New Orleans, Louisiana
  3. Joseph Prados           b. 10 Nov 1845, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 9 Jul 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana
  4. Marie Josephine Prados           b. 10 Nov 1848, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 3 Jul 1885, New Orleans, Louisiana
  5. Marie Eugenie Elodie Prados           b. 5 Dec 1853, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 25 May 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana
  6. Marie Jeanne Prados           b. 8 Mar 1857, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 31 Oct 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Documents		Death on the "Virtue" This article describes the events around the death of CSA Maj. Jean Baptiste Prados on a mission in 1863.
  		Query from the OR on the Prados murder The memo at the bottom of this page is a note from Gen. Nathaniel Banks inquiring after the murders of Majors Prados and Bauduc on the Virtue. This is taken from the Compilation of Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, series II, vol. 5.
  		Obituary for Jean Baptiste Prados (d. Jan. 1863) Published in the Richmond Examiner, 20 Mar. 1863, p2
  Person ID	I3080	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	21 Dec 2018

  
  

  Father	Francois Joseph Prados           b. 10 May 1800           d. 24 Apr 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Helene Legolphe           b. 13 Jun 1815, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana           d. Abt 1882, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 66 years)
  Family ID	F2111	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Marie Emma Icard           b. Sep 1841, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 20 Mar 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Married	18 Apr 1857	St. Mary’s Church, New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  Children	+ 1. Henry James Prados           b. 2 Mar 1858, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 23 May 1939, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 81 years)   2. Louis Jean Baptiste Prados           b. 26 Nov 1859, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Marie Emma Prados           b. 20 Feb 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 4 Mar 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 0 years)   4. Marie Emma Prados           b. 25 Sep 1862, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 21 Jan 1885, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 22 years)
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2014
  Family ID	F2115	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Born - 12 Nov 1836 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 21 Jan 1863 - Lake Ponchartrain, New Orleans, Louisiana  Buried - 2 Mar 1863 - St. Louis Cemetery #2, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Jean Baptiste Eugene Prados". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3080&tree=1sttree (accessed September 23, 2020).