Andrea Dimitry | |
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![]() Andrea Dimitry | |
Born | January 1775 Hydra, Greece |
Died | 1 March 1852 New Orleans, Louisiana, US | (aged 77)
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Entrepreneur |
Spouse | |
Children | Alexander Dimitry, Euphrosine, Mannella Airnée, Constantine Andrea, John Baptiste Miguel Dracos, Clino Angelica, Marie Francesca Athenais, Nicholas Dimitry, Mathilde Elizabeth Theophainie, and Antonie Marie |
Family | Dimitry Family (Creoles) |
Military career | |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | U.S. Navy |
Years of service | 1812–1815 |
Rank | private |
Battles/wars | War of 1812 |
Andrea Dimitry (January 1775 – March 1, 1852), also known as Andrea Drussakis Dimitry, was a Greek refugee who emigrated to New Orleans (in Spanish colonial Louisiana) and became a merchant. He married Marianne Céleste Dragon, a Louisiana Creole woman of African, French, and Greek ancestry. He fought in the Battle of New Orleans with Major General and future President Andrew Jackson.[1][2][3] His son is the author and educator Alexander Dimitry.