Lauguay, John

Philadelphia fireworks manufacturer.

Native of Bordeaux, where he cultivated grapevines. Name also spelled “Laugeay” and “Laugery.”

First letter in correspondence: June 17, 1787; Francis White, The Philadelphia Directory (Philadelphia, 1793), p. 82; Pa. Gaz., January 23, 1772, May 28, 1783..