Maurice

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:

1835* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Male

Skills or Duties:

Cart Driver/Ploughman

Relationships:

Mother: Cloe; Siblings: Madeline, Thisbe, and Henriette

Notes:

Age 9 (R8.198); Age 30 (R5.239); Age 30 (R5.073); Age 30 (R5.074); Age 30 (R8.097)

References:

R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Value: $1,300 (Includes mother and three siblings)
- Lists Cloe as Maurice's mother
- Lists Thisbe, Henriette, and Madeliene as Maurice's siblings
R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46, act 173
R5.073
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists Maurice as a cart driver and laborer
R5. 074
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists Maurice as a cart driver and laborer
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
- Lists Maurice as a teamster and laborer