Charles

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Charles

Date of birth: 
1838* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
Unknown
Place of Origin: 
Louisiana (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Male (Mulatto)
Skills or Duties: 
Relationships: 
Mother: Meana; Siblings: Raphael, Rosalie, Elizabeth, and Genevieve
Notes: 
Age 10 (R8.198); Age 20 (R5.239); Age 20 (R5.074); Age 20 (R5.073); Age 20 (R8.097)
References: 
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
    • "Maimed of both arms" 
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Value: $1500.00 (Includes mother and four siblings)
    • Lists Meana as Charles mother
    • Lists Charles, Raphael, Rosalie, Elizabeth, and Genevieve as siblings
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
    • Noted as having lost both hands
  • R5. 074
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
    • Noted as having lost both hands
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
    • Lost both hands 

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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