John Marie Durst
Texas settler
Born on: February 4, 1797Died on: February 9, 1851
Aged: 54 years 5 days (648 months)
Nationality: American
Birth Sign: Aquarius
John Marie Durst (1797–1851) was born on the frontier in Arkansas, and was an early American settler, military veteran, and politician in Louisiana and Texas.
As a youth, he learned the mercantile trade from his godfather Peter Samuel Davenport in Texas, where he also became fluent in several languages.
French, Spanish and various Native American languages were spoken in this region in addition to English, reflecting its different colonial history.
At the age of 18, Durst fought in the Battle of New Orleans with a Louisiana militia.
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