Black plaque № 49247

Pierre Dusseau Pierre Dusseau (1800-1867) was born in Carcossone in Southern France . With a strong interest in the science of gardening, he joined the European American Society of Colonization in 1854 & set out for Texas to be the gardener for Victor Prosper Considerant's La Reunion Colony. Wit

h his daughters, Louise & Anna, as well as Anna's husband, Guillome Portevin, Dusseau arrived in this area in June 1855. He served as gardener for two years before the struggling colony disbanded.

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