George

OPEN MEMORIAL WEEKEND:

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

Please note that we stop selling tickets at 4pm and expect a higher volume of visitors so we recommend you purchase your admissions in advance. Please pay close attention to the details as you make your reservation and on your confirmation regarding arriving 30 minutes prior to the selected time. Late arrivals are not guaranteed access to the "Big House" exhibit if that is the ticket you purchase. We look forward to your visit.

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Date of birth:

1/1838* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

April 15, 1838; Edmond (slave) & Francoise (slave)

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Male

Skills or Duties:

Cooper

Relationships:

Mother: Cybele; Siblings: André, Jessy, Michel, Edmond, and Julienne

Notes:

Age 20 (R5.239); Age 9 (R8.198); Age 20 (R5.074); Age 20 (R5.073); Age 20 (R8.097)

References:

R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v46 act 173
- Labeled as a Cooper
- Lists Edmond and Julienne as the children of Cybele; Estimated that George, Edmond, and Julienne are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michel Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item No. 9; Page No. 16
R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Value: $1,100 (includes mother and three siblings)
- Lists Cybele as George's mother
- Lists André, Jessy, and Michel as George's siblings
R5.073
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists George as a cooper
R5.074
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists George as a cooper
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
- Lists George as a cooper