Virginie de Ternant
Marriages and children
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Out of her three children who lived past childhood, only her eldest daughter, Marie Virginie, survived to marry and have children of her own. Virginie's son Marius lived a dissolute life and died at the age of 25, while her youngest daughter Julie was accidentally killed by smashing her head into an oak tree. It was alleged that she was running away from home to escape the planned marriage that her parents had arranged for her. |
Out of her three children who lived past childhood, only her eldest daughter, Marie Virginie, survived to marry and have children of her own. Virginie's son Marius lived a dissolute life and died at the age of 25, while her youngest daughter Julie was accidentally killed by smashing her head into an oak tree. It was alleged that she was running away from home to escape the planned marriage that her parents had arranged for her. |
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Following her husband's death in 1842, she married a Frenchman, Charles Parlange, who served as a [[colonel]] in the French Army |
Following her husband's death in 1842, she married a Frenchman, Charles Parlange (1812-1867), who served as a [[colonel]] in the French Army. It was he who gave the plantation its name. Together they had one son, Charles (July 23, 1851 – February 4, 1907), who would enjoy a distinguished political career as a state senator, [[United States Attorney]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana]], Associate Justice of the [[Louisiana Supreme Court]], and [[United States federal judge]]. By his wife, Louise Denis, he was the father of three children. |
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Virginie and her second husband spent much of their married life in [[New Orleans]] and [[Paris]]. |
Virginie and her second husband spent much of their married life in [[New Orleans]] and [[Paris]]. |
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