Stanley, Thanks to your posting I think I have the two brothers named Joseph LEJEUNE straightened out. I agree with Paul that Hilaire died young. And the younger brother Joseph took the name Ocier/Ozier later in life. These entries are from Hebert's SWLR-CD. THE ELDER JOSEPH LEJEUNE-- LEJEUNE, Joseph (Blaise & Marie Josephe BREAU - of Acadia) m. 21 Nov. 1796 Genevieve JANIS - of Acadia (Hubert & Marie BRASEUSE) Wits: Huber JANY fils, Joseph LEJEUNE. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.70) Children born 1798 - 1819. This Joseph would be the 1-year-old son found with Blaise LE JEUNE age 27 and his wife Marie Joseph BRAUX, age 30, on the 1777 census: Winston De Ville, comp., Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, LA: Author, 1987), p. 27, #130. ---------------------------------------------------- THE YOUNGER JOSEPH (OCIER) LEJEUNE LEJEUNE, Joseph - of this parish (Blaise & Marie Josephe BROW [BREAUX]) m. 13 Aug. 1805 Euphrosine CARRIERE - also of this parish (Michel & Julienne MARCANTEL) Wits: Charles TRAHAN, Michel CARRIERE, Jean Baptiste LEJEUNE. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.144) Children born 1806 - 1824. This Joseph's baptism is also in SWLR: LEJEUNE, Joseph (Blaise & Marie Josephe BROT) bt. 2 July 1780 at age 5 mths. Spons: Joseph LEJEUNE & Susanne THIBAUDO. Fr. L.M. GRUMEAU (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.36) Occasonally known as: Joseph Ozier, Joseph Olivier, Ozier, Ozieur, Auserra, later in life. CARRIERE, Michel wid. is Julienne MARCANTEL 2 minor children: Zenon and Joseph. Also Michel, Don Louis, Froisine m. Auserra [Ozier] LEJEUNE, Modeste m. Eloi DOUCET. Succ. dated 12 Feb. 1816 (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Succ.#76) MARCANTEL, Julienne wid. of Michel CARRIERE Children: Joseph CARRIERE; Louis; Michel; Zenon; Euphrozine m. Ozier LEJEUNE; Modeste m. Eloi DOUCET. Succ. dated: Oct. 1820 (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Succ.#180) LEJEUNE, Ozier m. Euphrosine CARRIER; Children: Louis; Etienne; Charles; Dufrillon; Josephine; Julien. Succ. dated 7 Dec. 1825 (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Succ.#385) LEJEUNE, Julien (Ozier & Euphrosine CARRIER) m. 14 Sept. 1827 Eliza YOUNG - 15 yrs. old (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#57) LEJEUNE, Louis - native of this parish (major son of Ozier & dec. Euphrosine CARRIERE) m. 16 June 1829 Caroline YOUNG - native of this parish (minor daughter of Pierre & Marie Louise FONTENOT) Wits: William REED, William HARGRAVE, Peter YOUNG, Pierre Ursin MANUEL. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel.Ch.: v.1-B, p.541) ------------------------------------- A few random entries to further confuse things: JANIS, Joseph (Jacques & Marie Anne BAGUETTE) m. 9 May 1772 Genevieve LEJEUNE (PC Ct. Hse.: v. 1771, #493) LEJEUNE, Genevieve (Michel & Magdaleine HAVETTE) m. 9 May 1771 Joseph JANISSE (PC Ct. Hse.: v.1771, #493) JANIS, Marie Aurore - native of this parish (minor daughter of Mamert JANNY & Francoise LANGLOIS) m. 11 July 1826 Joseph Olivier LEJEUNE - native of this parish (major son of Joseph & Genevieve JANNY) Wits: Anselme DOUCET, Antoine Pierre FRUGE. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel.Ch.: v.1-B, p.468) Karen Theriot Reader