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Mary Louise La Riviere de Lafayette

BIRTH

1737

France

DEATH

April 3, 1770

Paris, France

FAMILY

FATHER:

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Marquis de Lafayette

(1757-1834)

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Lafayette, Mary Louise La Riviere de

(1737-1770)

Marie Louise Jolie de La Rivière was the wife of Michel du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, and the mother of Gilbert du Motier, the future hero of the American Revolution. Widowed when her son was young, she died in 1770, leaving him a substantial inheritance.

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HOMES:

MUSEUM

Chateau de Chavaniac

1 Allée de l'Hermione, 43230 Chavaniac-Lafayette, France

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BROTHER

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Michel du Motier de Lafayette

(1731-1759)

BROTHER

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George Washington Lafayette

(1779-1849)

SISTER

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Henriette du Motier de Lafayette

(1776-1778)

SISTER

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Virginie du Motier de Lafayette

(1782-1849)

SISTER

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Anastasie du Motier de Lafayette

(1777-1863)

HUSBAND

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Michel du Motier de Lafayette

(1731-1759)

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Marquis de Lafayette

(1757-1834)

Places
Image
Address
GPS
Site
Chateau de Chavaniac
1 Allée de l'Hermione, 43230 Chavaniac-Lafayette, France
MUSEUM

DIED:

Paris, France

Apr 3, 1770

The exact date and place of Mary Louise La Riviere de Lafayette’s birth have not been established in the source used for this entry. The surviving biographical summary provides only limited evidence about childhood, schooling, and the daily circumstances of the household, so those details are not reconstructed here without documentation. What can be stated securely is that this person belonged to the interconnected family world from which HistoryGPS traces participants, relatives, and later descendants of the Revolutionary generation.

No distinct public profession or office for Mary Louise La Riviere de Lafayette is established by the source summary used for this entry. The surviving record is primarily genealogical and documents family identity rather than an independent public career. Mary Louise La Riviere de Lafayette died on Apr 3, 1770 in Paris, France. Additional claims about employment, public service, or accomplishments have been omitted where the consulted source did not support them.

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