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Cecile

  • Death Year: Unknown
  • Origin:  Oak Alley
  • Gender and Designation:  Female; Black
  • Skills & Duties: Cart Driver / Ploughman
  • Date of Birth: 1858*
  • Baptism Date and Sponsors: N/A
  • Relationships: Mother: Francoise; Siblings: Eve, Joseph, Jules, Laviolette, Josephine, Francoise, Marie, and Pierre
  • Notes: Age 2 (R5.239); Age 2 (R8.097)

References

R5.239
Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
Lists  Francoise (b. 1821) as Cecile’s mother
Lists Eve and an unnamed infant as Cecile’s siblings
R5.073
Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
Lists Cecile as the child of Françoisé
R5.074
Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
Lists Cecile as the child of Françoisé
R8.097
Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
Lists  Françoise as the mother of Cecile
R8.198
Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
Lists Francoise (b. 1821) as the mother to Lezin, Laviolette, and Jules; Estimated that Cecile, Lezin, Laviolette, and Jules are siblings
Slave baptism record, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
Item no. 6; Page no. 97; Entry no. 79
Francoise (b. 1821) is listed as Francoise’s (b. 1848) mother; Estimated that Cecile and Francoise 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
Francoise is listed as Josephine’s mother; Estimated that Cecile and Josephine are siblings
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; Estimated that Cecile and Francoise 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 Cecile 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 Cecile and Joseph are siblings
 
* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 
***See note on Francoise’s page regarding additional information on all children.
 

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