Introduction
Born: October 25, 1808, Roquemaure, France.
Died: August 8, 1877, Roquemaure, France.
Buried: Roquemaure, France.
Born: October 25, 1808, Roquemaure, France.
Died: August 8, 1877, Roquemaure, France.
Buried: Roquemaure, France.
Placide was the son of cooper Mathieu Cappeau and Agathe Louise Martinet.
He lost a hand in a firearms accident at age eight, but grew up to be a wine merchant and mayor of Roquemaure.
He wrote poetry for his own enjoyment.