Philippe and Celestine Noisette of Charleston, SCUpdated January 24, 2009 | |
| The memory of Philippe and Celestine Noisette lives here. Philippe was the son of a Parisian family of famous gardeners and botanists. During the time of the French Revolution, he was sent to Haiti by the French government to search for seeds and plants native to that country. In 1794 he barely escaped Toussaint's slave uprising against the French colonials and came with his wife, Celestine to Charleston. Philippe's memory lives here in the class of roses that bears his name, given to him by his friend Champney, a rice planter, whose hobby was growing roses. Philippe recognized its horticultural value and requested permission to propagate the rose for the commercial market. He later sent cuttings to his brother Louis in Paris, who created numerous varieties of Noisette Roses. The memory of Philippe's wife Celestine, a free Haitian mulatto lives here. She came with her husband to Charleston, South Carolina, in an age when marriage across the color lines was forbidden. She had to be declared her husband's slave to remain with him. They had six children. The year before his death in 1835, Philippe Noisette would petition the legislature to have his wife and family declared free so they may inherit his possessions and property. Through the petition and his will, Philippe was able to express his love for his wife and children and his desire to insure their safety after his death. Their love is remembered here today. |
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