John Sibley (doctor)
John Sibley (1757–1837) was an American surgeon. After serving as a surgeon's assistant in the American Revolutionary War, he moved to Natchitoches, Louisiana to work as a contract surgeon. From 1805 to 1815, Sibley was also the official Indian Agent of New Orleans Territory[clarification needed]. Later in life, he served as a Senator in the Louisiana State Senate, as well as a colonel of a militia, a cattle farmer, a cotton planter, and a salt manufacturer.
Early life
Born in 1757, Sibley lived in
Work in the Louisiana Territory
In 1803, after the
As Sibley's time in the Louisiana Territory passed, his family, who still lived in North Carolina, began suffering the rumors that he had abandoned them. However, Sibley had written a letter in 1808 that read, "I am making arrangements to remove my family from North Carolina to this place."[2] By the time of Mary Winslow's death in 1811, though, they had yet to be removed.[2] Over his life in the new territory, Sibley was involved in many professions, partially because of the connections he made with his government-issued letters of introduction,[2] as well as the friendship he had formed in 1802 with William C. C. Claiborne, the future governor of the Louisiana territory.[2] Due to these connections, Sibley became involved with myriad occupations, including being part of the Louisiana State Senate, becoming a colonel of a militia, a cattle farmer, a cotton planter, and a salt manufacturer, before passing away in 1837.[1]
See also
- Adai people
- Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
- Isle Brevelle
- Natchitoches, Louisiana
- Natchez, Louisiana
- Robeline, Louisiana
- Flora, Louisiana
- St. Augustine Parish (Isle Brevelle) Church
- Creole