Victor

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Victor

Date of birth: 
1846* (estimated)
Date of death: 
1848* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
April 4, 1847; Sponsors: Louis and godmother name illegible
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Male (Mulatto)
Relationships: 
Mother: Emelia (Mulatto); Siblings: Pauline, Nancy, Adam, and Jean Louis
References: 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
    • Item no 6; Page no. 60; Entry no. 13
    • Lists Emelia as Victor's mother;
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Lists Pauline and Nancy as the children of Emilia; Estimated that Victor, Pauline, and Nancy are siblings
  • Slave Baptism Records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge, 
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish
    • Item No. 7; Page No. 156; Entry No. 92
    • Lists Emilia as Adam's mother; Estimated that Victor and Adam are siblings
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
    • Lists Jean Louis as the child of Emelia; Estimated that Victor and Jean Louis are siblings

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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