Marsha Slidell library has a copy. Carl Brasseaux's series of books that lists French People who arrived in Louisiana from about start of American Period to the 1850s. card catallogue below You will probably need to read all the "D" entries in vol 1. Sorry we had used it on St-Jean Baptise Parish list a few weeks ago so used short reference. Paul ============================ Home Page http://www.sttammany.lib.la.us/home_flash.html "card catalogue" http://catalog.sttammany.lib.la.us/Polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.1&type=Keyword&term=foreign%20french&by=TI&sort=RELEVANCE&limit=TOM=*&query=&page=0 The "foreign French" : nineteenth-century French immigration into Louisiana / by Carl A. Brasseaux. Find other works by: Brasseaux, Carl A. Publisher, Date: Lafayette, La. : Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana, c1990- Description: v. <1- > ; 29 cm. Format: Book Notes: Includes bibliographical references. Contents: v. 1. 1820-1839 -- v. 3. 1849-1852. Find other works about: French Americans -- Louisiana -- Genealogy. French Americans -- Louisiana -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. Louisiana -- Genealogy. Louisiana -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. France -- Emigration and immigration -- History -- 19th century -- Sources. ISBN: 0940984563 (v. 1) -----Original Message----- From: mladner <marshaladner@att.net> To: acadian@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, Jan 5, 2011 8:58 pm Subject: Re: [ACADIAN] What's in a name? was Terrebonne Census 1840 & 1830 Hi Paul, Thank you so much....I will forward your letter to my nephew who is in search of a "correct" spelling, prononunciation, etc. I am not familar with the 'Foreign French' book. Would that be on-line or in someone's collection? thanks again, Marsha ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul L LeBlanc" <pleblan@aim.com> To: <acadian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [ACADIAN] What's in a name? was Terrebonne Census 1840 & 1830 > Marsha > > snip > correct last name/spelling > snip > > These are my own personal guidelines & comments. Any others comments > welcome! > > Standardized spelling? > > There is no such thing as a Correct Spelling. Our ancestors could have > a full life without being able to read & write. > > All names were written phonetically. Even English saw not standardized > until the start of the 20th century. > > I use the earliest spelling by a French speaker. It would usually be > the baptismal record. The name would be spelt as it was done where the > priest grew up. Who was the informant? The godfather or father? Often > the mother would not attend the ceremony. She would be home > recuperating & getting ready for the the celebration at home. This > usually works except when the godparents name is given and the parents > wanted a different one. > > The census taker is my last resort. They were often from elsewhere and > not French speakers. If the family was not home the census taker would > ask the neighbors. This is why names & ages were often guestimates. > > These are my personal "rules" what do others do? > > Paul > > PS In this case, I think I would check the "Foreign French" books to > see what the name was when they arrived in New Orleans > > -----Original Message----- > From: mladner > > Hi P > > Am trying to determine the correct last name/spelling of the > following head of household. I am finding it spelled many ways. I am > totally confused as to which parishes aree involved at this point. > > Anyhow.......Jean Bapt. Adolph Damien/Danion/Damion(HH) ? m > Marie > Benoit 1841 Thibodeaux Church. > > Jean Bapt. Adolph Damion b1819 s/o Vincent Danion & Victoire > Dugas who m in Plattenville in 1817 > Marie Benoit b1820, bt. Thibodeaux Church, d/o Joseph Benoit > & > Justine Thibodeaux. > > Jean B. Adolph Damion & Marie Benoit had a daughter born > 1845, bt. > Thibodeaux Ch. named > Edmire/Elmire Danien/Damien who m Jean Washington Bergeron in 1854, > Houma. > > The above daughter Edmire is the person whose family > supposedly > came from Isle de Pines. > > Hope this is not too confusing. > > Thanks, Marsha > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Paul L LeBlanc" > >> Marsha >> >> Thibodaux is now in Lafourche Parish Any idea when Lafourche interior >> split into LaFourche & Terrebonne. >> >> What first names & last names of heads of household are we looking > for? >> Best guess of year of birth? >> >> The 1830 & 1840 census only had the name of the head of household & >> counts in age groupings. >> >> Paul >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: mladner <marshaladner@att.net> >> >> Needing help researching the Damien and Bergeron families in >> Terrebonne >> (Thibodeaux, La.) Does anyone have access to the census of 1830 or >> 1840? >> >> Thanks, Marsha > > ------------------------------- > To check our Archive > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/ > ------------------------------- > To subscribe to the list, please send an email to > ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a > confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. 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