Catherine Chotard Eustis
Comment: not at all clear what would make her notable? Theroadislong (talk) 17:35, 18 September 2026 (UTC)
| Catherine Chotard Eustis | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1820 Natchez, Mississippi, U.S. |
| 💀Died | February 12, 1877 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.February 12, 1877 |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Horatio Sprague Eustis |
| 👴 👵 Parent(s) | Henry Chotard Frances Minor |
| 👪 Relatives | Stephen Minor (maternal grandfather) |
Catherine Chotard Eustis (1820 – February 12, 1877) was an American woman from the Chotard and Minor families of Natchez, Mississippi. She was the daughter of Henry Chotard and Frances Minor, and the maternal granddaughter of Stephen Minor, the last Spanish territorial governor of the Natchez District. The National Register of Historic Places documentation for Oakland identifies her as a member of a prominent Natchez family and records her marriage to Horatio Sprague Eustis in 1838.[1]
Marriage and family
Catherine Chotard married Horatio Sprague Eustis on May 10, 1838. Eustis, a Harvard graduate who had settled in Natchez and practiced law there, was the son of General Abraham Eustis and Rebecca Sprague Eustis.[2][1]
The couple had ten children, seven sons and three daughters.[3]
Oakland
Catherine Eustis is particularly associated with Oakland, a Greek Revival residence in Natchez. The National Register documentation states that Horatio Sprague Eustis constructed Oakland between 1838 and 1844 on 22.5 acres of land given to Catherine by her father. The same documentation identifies Catherine's maternal grandfather as Stephen Minor and her father, Major Henry Chotard, as a veteran who served with General Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans.[1]
Historian Nola Nance Oliver's 1940 book Natchez, Symbol of the Old South also identifies Oakland as having been built for Catherine Chotard Eustis and describes her as the granddaughter of Stephen Minor.[4]
Death
Catherine Chotard Eustis died in New Orleans on February 12, 1877.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oakland". National Park Service. Retrieved September 18, 2026.
- ↑ "Horatio Sprague Eustis". Harvard University Class of 1830 Memoirs. 1880. Search this book on
- ↑ Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons Who Have Died in the United States. 2. 1858. Search this book on
- ↑ Oliver, Nola Nance (1940). Natchez, Symbol of the Old South. New York: Hastings House. p. 89. Search this book on
Further reading
- Oliver, Nola Nance (1940). Natchez, Symbol of the Old South. New York: Hastings House. p. 89. Search this book on
- Annual Obituary Notices of Eminent Persons Who Have Died in the United States. 2. 1858. Search this book on
- Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form. 1914. Search this book on
Early life
Catherine Chotard was born in 1820 to Henry Chotard and Frances Minor. Her maternal grandfather was Stephen Minor, who served as the last Spanish governor of the Natchez District. Her father, Major Henry Chotard, served with Andrew Jackson at the Battle of New Orleans during the War of 1812. The National Register documentation for Oakland describes Catherine's family as part of the prominent social community of antebellum Natchez. [1]
The Chotard family was connected by marriage to several established families in the Natchez area. Genealogical accounts identify Catherine as one of the children of Henry Chotard and Frances Minor and document her subsequent marriage into the Eustis family. [2]
Marriage and Oakland
Chotard married Horatio Sprague Eustis on May 10, 1838. Eustis was born in Newport, Rhode Island, graduated from Harvard College in 1830, and later moved to Natchez, where he practiced law. Before their marriage, he had been employed as Catherine's tutor. [1][2]
Catherine received 22.5 acres of land from her father as part of her dowry. Eustis subsequently built a residence on the property that became known as Oakland. The National Register of Historic Places nomination dates the construction of Oakland to between 1838 and 1844 and identifies the house as an example of Greek Revival architecture. [1]
Historian Nola Nance Oliver described Oakland as having been built for Catherine Chotard Eustis and identified her as a granddaughter of Stephen Minor. Oliver's account places the house within the group of notable antebellum residences associated with Natchez's established families. [3]
Family
Catherine and Horatio Sprague Eustis had ten children: Henry Chotard Eustis, Horatio Eustis, Cartwright Eustis, Richard Eustis, Fenwick Eustis, Arthur Eustis, Frances Eustis, Estelle Eustis, Norman Eustis, and Catharine Eustis. [2]
Several of their children subsequently became subjects of biographical and genealogical accounts. Cartwright Eustis, for example, was born in Natchez in 1842 and was the son of Horatio Sprague and Catherine Chotard Eustis. [4]
Following Horatio Eustis's death in 1858, Catherine and her children divided their time between their home in Natchez and Eustatia Plantation in Issaquena County, Mississippi. Two of her sons, Horatio and Richard Eustis, died during the American Civil War. [2]
Later life and death
Catherine Chotard Eustis died in New Orleans on February 12, 1877. She was 56 years old. [2]
Her family connections continued to appear in later biographical works concerning descendants of the Chotard and Eustis families. A biographical account of her grandson Allan Chotard Eustis, for example, identifies his father, Cartwright Eustis, as the son of Horatio Sprague and Catherine Chotard Eustis. [5]
Historical significance
Catherine Chotard Eustis's historical record is closely connected with Oakland and the social history of antebellum Natchez. The National Register nomination identifies Oakland as significant for its association with families important to the social history of Natchez and specifically records Catherine's family background, marriage, and connection to the property. [1]
The house subsequently passed from the Eustis family to Catherine's cousin John Minor in 1857. During the American Civil War, Oakland became associated with the Minor family's Union sympathies and their hospitality toward Federal officers after the occupation of Natchez. [1]
Oliver's history of Natchez also singled out Oakland among the city's antebellum residences and identified it as having been built for Catherine Chotard Eustis. [3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Oliver, Nola Nance (1935). Natchez, Symbol of the Old South. The Southwest Press. Retrieved September 17, 2026. Search this book on
- ↑ Universities and Their Sons: History, Influence and Characteristics of American Universities, with Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Alumni and Recipients of Honorary Degrees (PDF). R. Herndon Company. 1900. Retrieved September 17, 2026. Search this book on
- ↑ "Allan Chotard Eustis". Louisiana Genealogy and Historical. Retrieved September 17, 2026.
Further reading
- Oliver, Nola Nance (1935). Natchez, Symbol of the Old South. The Southwest Press. Search this book on
- Eustice, Ron (November 2015). "Eustace Families Post" (PDF).
- "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Oakland". National Park Service.
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