I am very comfortable with Rosalie but if not Belair(e) is not a common Acadian family name or even a dit (called) name. Could Belair be a dit for Chevrolet? (hehe sorry could not resist) ============ A very long shot so let's get it out the way. The Spanish priest was told (Le Borgne dit) Belisle & later wrote down Belair. ============ .No Belair in Trahan Acadian Census 1671-1752 or Jehn Acadian Exiles in the Colonies =========== In Hebert Acadians in Exile Pg 24 & 442 (see Gabaneau) also a notary record from Louisbourg, Cap Breton Belair Pierre natif of Quebec marries in 1738 pg 38 Godfather to Marie Bonniere St-Pierre du Nord pg 301 Godfather to Marie Lenfant St-Pierre du Nord pg 144 & 332 notary record from Louisbourg, Cap Breton Marriage Contract 1755 of Mathieu Gabaneau dit Belair I can find no later records of of either ================ I then went to Pere Jean & Diane Pare Szabo list of dit names used in Quebec http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~unclefred/DitNames.html I used my browser find function & found a few of interest Provost, Blin & Legendre look most likely ================ Any other possibilities? Good hunting Paul Le B l'Ascension Louisiane -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc A likely canidate DOBR v 2 Pg 68-69 Rosalia Belaire born 13 Aug 1791 in St-James. She would have been about 20 days old when buried. Her father Francois dies in Dec 1794. Pg 404-405 Her mother Louise Francoise LaChausse was married 1st in 1777 to Joseph Gravois. Louise Married Francois Belaire in Jan 1791 Her Grandfather Philippe LaChausse was the Surgeon for the area and MAY have had a townhouse in New Orleans. The priest in New Orleans may not have been told she was named & baptized in St-James. ================= Next email on Belair as dit name. Paul Le B l'Ascension Louisiane -----Original Message----- From: KATheriot@aol.com Does anyone know to whom this reference from the New Orleans SACRAMENTAL RECORDS, vol. 5, p. 25, refers? BELAIR [name omitted-feminine], native of Acadia, young girl, buried 30 Aug 1791 at St. Louis Church, New Orleans (SLC, F2, 39). Karen Theriot Reader ------------------------------- 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. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message