I represent Cirilo Josef LeSassier. I was born in New Orleans around 1781. On March 6, 1812, I married Gertrudis Sierra of Appalachicola at St. Michael’s Parish in Pensacola.
In 1821, I was a lieutenant in the Spanish Louisiana Regiment and commander of the fort at San Marcos de Apalache. I was one of the officers asked to stay behind and assist former Spanish governor Jose Callava in completing the transition of power. I was among the officers who publicly protested the rude treatment of Governor Callava during the Vidal affair and was ordered deported by General Andrew Jackson.