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Alphonse Joseph Yves Pageot was born in Haiti in 1803 and came to the United States with his family as a child. His father, Aimé Jean Louis Pageot, served as the French Consul General in New York City, New York.
Alphonse became a French diplomat who served as ambassador to the United States during Andrew Jackson's time as president.[1]
He married a ward of the president, Mary Anne Lewis, on November 29, 1832, at the White House in the Blue Room. His was the only Roman Catholic wedding ever held at The White House and the first wedding in the White House of an individual unrelated to the first family. The President gave away Mary Anne at the ceremony.[2]
President Andrew Jackson was the godfather of their son, Andrew Jackson Pageot (1833-1865), who was baptized at the White House.
Alphonse served as the French Minister to Washington, D.C. until the abdication of King Louis Philippe on February 24, 1848.
He passed away in Paris, France on August 1, 1878.[3]