Antoine Pierre Soulard was an early settler and government official of St. Louis, Missouri.
Occupation
surveyor
Born
November 16, 1766
Died
November 9, 1825
Overview
Antoine Pierre Soulard (November 16, 1766 – March 11, 1825) was an early settler and government official of St. Louis, Missouri.
Early life
Born to Henri Francois Soulard and Marie Francoise (Leroux) Soulard in Rochefort, France, Soulard became a lieutenant in the French navy. His father and brother also were French naval officers. With the French Revolution, and the subsequent Reign of Terror, Soulard fled his homeland for the United States. He arrived in Marblehead, Massachusetts, in 1794. Knowing that there were many fellow Frenchmen in St. Louis, Soulard began his journey there. He traveled across Pennsylvania on horseback, then floated down the Ohio River on a keelboat, eventually arriving in Ste. Genevieve.
Career and later life
