Katy/Kitty/Ketty

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.

To purchase your admission in advance, please click HERE.

Date of birth:

6/1837* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

January 29, 1838; Sponsors: Aryes (slave) & Sara (slave)

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Female

Skills or Duties:

Field Hand/Laborer

Relationships:

Mother: Isabelle; Children: Marie Louis, Anne, Marie, and Jean

Notes:

Age 10 (R8.198); Age 21 (R5.239); Age 21 (R5.073); Age 21 (R5.074); Age 21 (R8.097)

References:

R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Value: $500
R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
- Lists Marie Louise and Anna as Katy's children
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 10
- Lists Isabelle as Katy's mother
R5.073
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists Mary Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
R5.074
- Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists Mary Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
- Lists Marie Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item no. 7; Page no. 235; Entry no. 16
- Lists Katy as Marie's (1859) mother