Rose

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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Rose

Date of birth: 
1810* (estimated)
Place of Origin: 
Louisiana (creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female (Mulatto)
Relationships: 
Children: Marie Celeste and Nicholas
Notes: 
Age 28 (R5.194); Age 36 (R8.198); Age 47 (R5.239); Age 47 (R5.218)
References: 
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Value: $100 (includes both children)
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima v 46 act 173
  • R5.194
    • Louise Patin Succession, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Theodore Seghers, v 18 act 521
  • R5.216
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v 18 act 207
    • *Estimated; Record lists "Rosa, aged 28"; Based off Rosa's age, she would be born in 1810. Records of this time frame are often estimations of ages and birthdates for enslaved people
  • R5.217
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v18 act 459
    • *Estimated: Record lists "Rosa, aged 28"; Based off Rosa's age, she would be born in 1810. Records of this time frame are often estimations of ages and birthdates for enslaved people
  • R5.218
    • Mortgage, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Adolphe Mazareau, v19 act 653
    • *Estimated: Record lists "Rosa, aged 28*; Based off Rosa's age, she would be born in 1810. Records of this time frame are often estimations of ages and birthdates for enslaved people
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana 
    • Item no. 6; Page no. 74; Entry no. 42
    • Lists Rose as the mother of Marie Celeste
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Value: $1,000 (includes mother and sibling)
    • Lists Celeste and Nicholas as the children of Rose

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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