hi paul,this tim,I am a pipefitter from oakdale la,I am a marcantel descendant on my grand mothers side meldy marcantel,daughter of edmound son of oseme son of sosthene , son of michel son of francios marcantel sr . if you will go to the la genweb la. project, la. archives, st landry parish military records, you will find francios marcantel listed in the opelousas militia 1770 muster roll also as marcantell in the 1776 roll and ten years later again as francious marcantel , there is a a francios jr. so i dont know if they all are the same man francios sr. if so, we are probaly qualified to be sons of the american revolution, { arent we fancy} dont quit speaking to your friends,me I think I will go and snub somebody,bye for now tim.