- Creator
- Blaisdell, Lilian La Dow
- Call number
- MssCol NYGB 18230
- Physical description
- 1.26 linear feet (3 boxes)
- Preferred Citation
- Ladou family genealogical research papers, Manuscripts and Archives Division, The New York Public Library
- Repository
- Manuscripts and Archives Division
- Access to materials
- Request an in-person research appointment.
The Ladou family (alternatively spelled Ladow, La Dow, Ladu, Ladue, Le Dieux, and Le Doux) traces its roots to Pierre Ladou (1662-1713), a French Huguenot who emigrated to New York in the 1690s. Ladou settled in New Rochelle, a city which had been founded by other Huguenot refugees a decade earlier. While some branches of the Ladou family established themselves in Canada, many remained in New York State and Connecticut, becoming active supporters of the American Revolution: Brinkerhoff's Regiment of the New York State Militia was comprised largely of members of the Ladue (Ladou) family. Other notable members of the family include Jesse La Dow, an early settler of Mansfield, Ohio.
Administrative information
Custodial history
Presented to the New York Biographical & Genealogical Society in 1949 by the estate of Lilian La Dow Blaisdell.
Key terms
Names
- Blaisdell, Lilian La Dow
- Pryor, Mabel La Due
- LeDoux family
- New York Genealogical and Biographical Society Collection
Subjects
Places
- Fishkill (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- Mansfield (Ohio) -- Genealogy
- New Rochelle (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
- Norwalk (Conn.) -- Genealogy
- Plattsburgh (N.Y.) -- Genealogy
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Using the collection
Location
Manuscripts and Archives DivisionStephen A. Schwarzman Building
Fifth Avenue at 42nd Street, New York, NY 10018-2788
Brooke Russell Astor Reading Room, Third Floor, Room 328