Eve

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Eve

Date of birth: 
1850* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
Unknown
Place of Origin: 
Louisiana (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female
Relationships: 
Mother: Francoise; Siblings: Eve, Cecile, Jules, Joseph, Laviolette, Lezin, Marie, Pierre, Francoise, and an unnamed infant
Notes: 
Age 10 (R5.239); Age 6 (R5.073); Age 6 (R5.074); Age 10 (R8.097)
References: 
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Seghers, v18 act 531
    • Lists Francoise (bn. 1821) as Eve's mother
    • Lists Cecile and an unnamed infant that's fifteen days old as Eve's siblings; 
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
    • Lists Eve and Cecile as the children of Françoisé
  • R5.074
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
    • Lists Eve and Cecile as the children of Françoisé
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
    • Lists Eve as the child of Françoise
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Lists Franćoise as the mother to Laviolette, Lezin, and Jules; Estimated that Eve, Laviolette, Lezin, and Jules are siblings
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
    • Item No. 6; Page No. 97; Entry No. 79
    • Lists Franćoise (bn. 1821) as Franćoise's (bn. 1848) mother; Estimated that Eve and Franćoise (bn. 1848) 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
    • Lists Françoise as Josephine's mother; Estimated that Eve and Josephine are siblings
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michel Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana 
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 53; Entry no. 9
    • Lists Françoise as Marie's mother; Estimated that Eve and Marie 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 Eve 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 Eve and Joseph are siblings

 

 

*** See Francoise's (bn. 1821) page for additional information on Eve's siblings.

 


 

 

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