Andre Guillebeau
American Revolution Patriot
Sacred
To the Memory of 1764 Huguenot Immigrant
Andre Guillebeau
Who Died in 1814
Age 75 Years
Born near Bordeaux, France. Was one of group under the leadership of the Reverend Jean Louis Gilbert, who, seeking religious freedom, settled at New Bordeaux, S.C. in the old Abbeville District from which McCormick Co. was formed.
Fought as Private and Sergeant. Received
permanent hip wound which caused him to limp
until the day of his death.
Served in the militia of S.C. as member of the
Bordeaux Regiment, Abbeville Co. under
Capt. Joseph Bouchillon, Aug. 1779 to May 1782.
Marker is on Guillebeau Cemetery Road.
Courtesy hmdb.org
