Louise

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Louise

Date of birth: 
7/1840* (estimated)
Date of death: 
1848* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
March 28, 1841; Sponsors: Jacques Roman and Louise Roman
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female (Negro)
Relationships: 
Mother: Sarah; Sibling: Charlotte
Notes: 
*Died before 1848 inventory under Jacques Telesphore Roman's succession.
References: 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 18; Entry no. 9
    • Lists Sarah as Louise's mother
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Lists Sarah as Charlotte's mother; Estimated that Louise and Charlotte are siblings

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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