Joseph Evantino Dugas
- Born: 4 Feb 1815, Assumption Parish, Louisiana
- Baptized: 25 Mar 1815, Plattenville, Assumption Parish, Louisianal
- Marriage: Marie Serafina Babin 26 Oct 1835, Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
- Died: 10 Aug 1856, Isle Dernier, Louisiana
 Another name for Joseph was "Avantin".
General Notes:
On August 10, 1856, a hurricane destroyed the luxury resort Trade Wind Hotel on Last Island off the Louisiana coast. The Hotel was to Louisiana in 1856 what Ft. Lauderdale is to the Gulf Coast today. The large, rambling hotel was the playground for wealthy southern aristocrats of antebellum Louisiana.
During the spring and summer months, the hotel was full of guests who went there to escape the heat of the cities or the threat of yellow fever. August 10th was the height of the tourist season and the hotel was filled with hundreds of guests. The hurricane came ashore at about 3pm, 45 miles south of Houma. Less than two hours later, after being hit by a five foot storm surge, estimates of dead guests and residents range from 200 to 400 and the hotel was a pile of rubble.
Events:
• Sponsors (Godparents): Joseph Marois and Luisa Landry , 25 Mar 1815.
• Death Cause. Drowned in a hurricane at Isle Dernier, Louisiana. It is unclear as to whether his wife and children were with him at the time. This bears more investigation.
• Place of Baptism: Church of Assumption, Plattenville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, 25 Mar 1815.
Joseph married Marie Serafina Babin, daughter of Louis Babin and Anne Celeste Dugas, on 26 Oct 1835 in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana. (Marie Serafina Babin was born on 2 Mar 1816 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana and was baptized on 30 Jun 1816 in Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana.)
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