Eve

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Date of birth:

1850* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Female

Relationships:

Mother: Francoise; Siblings: Eve, Cecile, Jules, Joseph, Laviolette, Lezin, Marie, Pierre, Francoise, and an unnamed infant

Notes:

Age 10 (R5.239); Age 6 (R5.073); Age 6 (R5.074); Age 10 (R8.097)

References:

R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Seghers, v18 act 531
- Lists Francoise (bn. 1821) as Eve's mother
- Lists Cecile and an unnamed infant that's fifteen days old as Eve's siblings;
R5.073
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists Eve and Cecile as the children of Françoisé
R5.074
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists Eve and Cecile as the children of Françoisé
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
- Lists Eve as the child of Françoise

R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Lists Franćoise as the mother to Laviolette, Lezin, and Jules; Estimated that Eve, Laviolette, Lezin, and Jules are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item No. 6; Page No. 97; Entry No. 79
- Lists Franćoise (bn. 1821) as Franćoise's (bn. 1848) mother; Estimated that Eve and Franćoise (bn. 1848) are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item no. 7; Page no. 199; Entry no. 14
- Lists Françoise as Josephine's mother; Estimated that Eve and Josephine are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michel Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 53; Entry no. 9
- Lists Françoise as Marie's mother; Estimated that Eve and Marie are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 80; Entry no. 8
- Lists Francoise as Pierre's mother; Estimated that Eve and Pierre are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item No. 6; Page No. 60; Entry No. 11
- Lists Francoise as Joseph's mother; Estimated that Eve and Joseph are siblings