Benedict

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Benedict

Date of birth: 
1856* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
Unknown
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Male
Relationships: 
Mother: Celestine; Siblings: Alexandre, Celeste, & Cesarine
Notes: 
Age 4 (R5.239); Age 4 (R5.073); Age 4 (R5.074); Age 4 (R8.097)
References: 
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima v 46 act 173
    • Lists Celestine as Benedict's mother
    • Lists Alexandre (b. 1852*) as Benedict's sibling
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
    • Lists Celestine as Benedict's mother
    • Lists Alexandre as Benedict's sibling
  • R5.074
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
    • Lists Celestine as Benedict's mother
    • Lists Alexandre as Benedict's sibling
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, vol. 36 act 1
    • Lists Celestine as Benedict's mother
    • Lists Alexandre as Benedict's sibling
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
    • Item No. 7; Page No. 156; Entry No. 96
    • Lists Celestine as Celeste's mother; Estimated that Benedict and Celeste are siblings
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
    • Item No. 6; Page No. 104; Entry No. 7
    • Lists Celestine as Cesarine's mother; Estimated that Benedict and Cesarine are siblings

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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