Celeste

OPEN MEMORIAL WEEKEND:

The Historic Site & Exhibits will be open daily from 8:30am-5pm.

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Date of birth:

7/1848* (estimated)

Date of death:

1860* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

February 25, 1849; Sponsors: Pierre (slave) & Susanne (slave)

Place of Origin:

Oak Alley (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Female (Negro)

Relationships:

Mother: Bertheline

Notes:

Age 12 (R5.239); Age 12 (R5.073); Age 12 (R5.074); Age 12 (R8.097)

References:

Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item No. 6; Page No. 92; Entry No. 29
- Lists Bertheline as Celeste's mother
R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima v46 act 173
R5.073
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
R5.074
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, vol. 36 act 1

Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item no. 6; Page no. 118; Entry no. 19
- Bertheline is listed as Justine's mother; Estimated that Celeste and Justine are siblings

* Denotes estimated date based on available records.

Associated transaction(s):

Slave Baptism Records

Jacques Telesphore [Thélesphore] Roman Succession Settlement (R5.239)

Transfer of Rights (R5.073)

Transfer of Rights (R5.074)

Sale (R8.097)