Jean Lafitte (c.– c.) was a French pirate and privateer in the Gulf of Mexico in the early 19th century. He and his elder brother, Pierre, spelled their last name Laffite, but English-language documents of the time used "Lafitte". The latter has become the common spelling in the United States, including for places named after him.
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1780 Possibly France or Saint-Domingue
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Died |
1826 (aged 45)
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