Katy/Kitty/Ketty

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Katy/Kitty/Ketty

Date of birth: 
6/1837* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
January 29, 1838; Sponsors: Aryes (slave) & Sara (slave)
Place of Origin: 
Louisiana (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female
Skills or Duties: 
Relationships: 
Mother: Isabelle; Children: Marie Louis, Anne, Marie, and Jean
Notes: 
Age 10 (R8.198); Age 21 (R5.239); Age 21 (R5.073); Age 21 (R5.074); Age 21 (R8.097)
References: 
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Value: $500
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
    • Lists Marie Louise and Anna as Katy's children
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 10
    • Lists Isabelle as Katy's mother
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
    • Lists Mary Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
  • R5.074
    • Transfer of Records, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
    • Lists Mary Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
    • Lists Marie Louise and Anne as the children of Katy
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana 
    • Item no. 7; Page no. 235; Entry no. 16
    • Lists Katy as Marie's (1859) mother

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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