----- Original Message ----- From: carlhuval To: ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, August 21, 2003 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] parents and descendants of Aspasie Castille Deborah and List: I will try to answer some of the questions raised in this lengthy inquiry, since I come from the Breaux Bridge area and have an obvious interest. The main sources of information for this area are (1) "St. Martin Parish History", by Betty Pourciau, Curtis Media, 1985 [available at most South Louisiana parish libraries] and (2) "Southwest Louisiana Records-CD #101", by Donald J. Hebert, 2001(?) [available for sale]. ----- Original Message ----- | Anastasie GUIDRY, daughter of Pierre and Marguerite (peggy) MILLER, | married David REES, from Pennsylvania, 9 Jan 1805-St Martinville. I | have |been told they had 12 children, but the only one I have is | Henry, b abt 1821. ===================== Henry REES was one of 13 children, born May 6, 1815 [see (1), p 236, where all children are listed]. | He married Aspasie CASTILLE, 14 sept 1842, St Martinville. First | big |question: Who were Aspasie Castille's parents? and anything | further back, if | anyone has it. ====================== Aspasie Laure CASTILLE was born August 2, 1824, the 4th child of 17 children, of Joseph Gervais CASTILLE and Marie Celeste LEBLANC [See(1), p 138, where there is information much further back on the CASTILLEs to the Isle of Minorca]. | Henry and Aspasie had at least 4 children. Their daughter, Nanette | Victorie Rees..... ====================== Marie Victorie REES was born Sept 2, 1845, the 2nd of 10 children, according to (1), p 237. | 1) She seems to have married someone named Polk, probably abt 1866. | 2) On 8 sept 1870 she married Joseph Musso from Italy...... | 3) In the 1880 census she is married to a man named Manuel | SEVIACHIE, from Greece. ======================= She married Jules Joseph POLK from New Orleans June 11, 1866 {see (1), p 237, where the MUSSO marriage is given as 1870}. The SEVIACHIE marriage was not confirmed, but another, different marriage was found with Peter MURPHY, 6 Aug 1895, from (2), the SWLR-CD . The rest of the request deals with late 19th century questions, where church data stops, and research requires a variety of approaches, such as checking of Parish records, looking at contemporary newspapers, U.S. Census of 1900, cemetery records, etc. I hope this has been helpful--- Carl HUVAL Vicksburg, Mississippi U.S.A. Email: CarlHuval@huvalfamily.com HUVAL PAGE: http://www.huvalfamily.com ==== ACADIAN-CAJUN Mailing List ==== http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=topics.ethnic.acadian-cajun This is a link to the Acadian-Cajun Message Board at RootsWeb. ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237