Oak Alley Foundation

Marie

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Marie

Date of birth: 
2/1839* (estimated)
Date of death: 
1848* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
February 23, 1840; Sponsor: Cecile (slave); No Godfather
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female
Relationships: 
Mother: Françoise; Siblings: Jules, Lezin, Joseph, Laviolette, Cecile, Eve, unnamed infant, Josephine, Françoise, and Pierre
References: 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana 
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 53; Entry no. 9
    • Lists Françoise as Marie's mother
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Lists Lezin, Jules, and Laviolette as the children of Francoise; Estimated that Marie, Lezin, Jules, and Laviolette are siblings
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima v 46 act 173
    • Lists Cecile, Eve, and an unnamed infant as the children of Francoise; Estimated that Marie, Cecile, Eve, and the unnamed infant 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 Marie and Josephine 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 Françoise (bn. 1821) as Françoise's (bn. 1848) mother; Estimated that Marie and Francoise (bn. 1848) 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 Marie 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 Marie and Joseph are siblings

 

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. Marie was born February of 1839 and should have been listed in the 1848 inventory with her mother and siblings. Because she was not listed in the inventory, it is estimated that Marie died before 1848. A slave sale showing that Marie was sold away is yet to be found. 

See Francoise's (bn. 1821) page for additional information on Marie's siblings.

 

 

Associated transaction(s): 
Slave Baptism Records

 

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