Nicholas

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Nicholas

Date of birth: 
6/1845* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
September 28, 1845; Sponsors: George (sl/o Edmund Forestall) & Mathilde (sl/o AB Roman)
Gender and Designation: 
Male (Mulatto)
Relationships: 
Mother: Rose (mulatto); Sibling: Marie Celeste;
Notes: 
Age 3 (R8.198); Age 15 (R5.239); Age 15 (R5.073); Age 15 (R5.074); Age 15 (R8.097)
References: 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
    • Item no. 6; Page no. 41; Entry no. 60
    • Lists Rose as Nicholas' mother
  • R5.239
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Value: $1,000 (includes mother and sibling)
    • Lists Celeste as Nicholas' sibling
  • R5.073
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
  • R5. 074
    • Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
  • R8.097
    • Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana 
    • Item no. 6; Page no. 74; Entry no. 42
    • Lists Rose as the mother of Marie Celeste; Estimated that 'Celeste' and 'Marie Celeste' are the same person

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 


 

 

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