Jean Baptiste Baudreau II
Jean Baptiste Baudreau Dit Graveline II (1715–1757) was a colonist in French Louisiana, and is one of the few persons to ever be executed in the Americas by the breaking wheel.
Read more about Jean Baptiste Baudreau II: Early Life, Illegitimate Children, Conflicts With The French Authorities and Execution in New Orleans, Relations With His Father, Impact On Gulf Coast Culture and Life
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“Laurent, lock up my hair shirt and lacerating whip.”
—Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)
“Men are like plants; the goodness and flavor of the fruit proceeds from the peculiar soil and exposition in which they grow. We are nothing but what we derive from the air we breathe, the climate we inhabit, the government we obey, the system of religion we profess, and the nature of our employment.”
—Michel Guillaume Jean De Crevecoeur (1735–1813)
“A Republican by principle and devotion, I will, until my death, oppose all Royalists ... and all enemies of my Government and the Republic.”
—Jean Baptiste Bernadotte (1763–1844)