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Mrs. James Lawrence nee Juliette Montaudevert
by unknown artist (19th C.)
Juliette or Julia was he daughter of a French sea merchant who was lost in a shipwreck in 1791 and an American mother. She married Lieutenant James Lawrence (1781-1813). He was famous for his dying last words, "Don't give up the ship" after being mortally wounded while in command of USS Chesapeake, in battle with HMS Shannon, June 1, 1813. |