Pallas

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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Pallas

Date of birth: 
1812* (estimated)
Date of death: 
1848* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
Unknown
Place of Origin: 
Louisiana (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female (Negro)
Skills or Duties: 
Relationships: 
Mother: Nancy; Sibling: Lazare; Child: Pierre
Notes: 
Age 2 (R17.005.1); Age 20 (R5.194); Age 20 (R5.216); Age 20 (R5.217); Age 20 (R5.218)
References: 
  • R5.194
    • Louise Patin Succession, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Theodore Seghers, v 19 act 521
  • R17.005.1
    • Jacques Etienne Roman Succession, Tulane University, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, LaRC 500
    • Value: $1,200 (Includes mother and brother)
    • Lists Nancy as Pallas' mother; Nancy may not have been purchased by Jacques Telesphore Roman
    • Lists Lazare as Pallas' brother
  • R5.216
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v 18 act 207
  • R5.217
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v18 act 459
  • R5.218
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v 19 act 653
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 98; Entry no. 35
    • Lists Pallas as Pierre's (bn. 1841) mother

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 


 

 

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