Valcour Aime
Valcour Aime | |
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Portrait by Jacques Amans | |
| Born | François-Gabriel Aime 1797 |
| Died | January 1, 1867 (aged 68–69) Saint James Refinery, St. James Parish, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Burial place | Saint Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Spouse |
Joséphine Roman (m. 1819) |
| Children | Edwige, Joséphine, Félicité "Emma," Felicie, Gabriel |
François-Gabriel "Valcour" Aime (1797–1867) was an American sugar planter, slave owner, and was involved in the large-scale refining of sugar. Known as the "Louis XIV of Louisiana," he was reputedly the wealthiest slave owner in the South.
Aime owned a plantation in Vacherie, Louisiana, called the St. James Refinery Plantation, but it became known as Le Petit Versailles due to its size. (The plantation mansion burned down during the Winter of 1916-17)