Joseph Richard (Amand/Marie Breau) M:18 Jun 1787 Pelagie Babin (Jean Jacques/Marguerite Landry) DOBR-2 P54,622 I have 10 children born for them starting with Marguerite Clemente B:20 Mar 1788 (DOBR-2/625) and ending with Michel Adrien B:18 Jun 1808 Don Boudreaux Lafayette, La. KATheriot@aol.com wrote: > I remembered the book, abstracted by Eileen Larre' Behrman, called St. > James Parish, Louisiana, Colonial Records 1782-1787, published in > 1981. In it she details the oldest civil records found in St. James > Parish, published in two ledgers. All are signed by Michel Cantrelle, > the commandant there from 1776-1805. > > It is apparent that in the years of 1786-1787 couples had to apply for > a civil marriage contract, with relatives witnessing it, and showing > the amounts of money or property each party brought to the marriage. > On pp. 53-54 we find Abstract #205 for year 1787, found on pp. 411-413 > of "Spanish Land Grants," Book II as document #344: Marriage Contract > for Pierre ARCENEAUX (son of the late Pierre ARCENEAUX & Marie Joseph > GAUDIN) & Angelique BOURGEOIS (daughter of Michel BOURGEOIS & Anne > LANDRY). > On pp. 59-60 we find Abstract #221 for year 1787, found on pp. 541-545 > of "Spanish Land Grants," Book II as document #357: Marriage Contract > for Joseph RICHARD (son of the late Amant RICHARD & Marie BREAUX) & > Pelagie BABIN (daughter of the late Jean Jacques BABAIN & Margueritte > BABIN [sic, for LANDRY]. > There is no mention in either record of any earlier marriage, nor of > any official dissolution of a marriage. Among the other property > transfers, slave sales, and assorted succession matters in the book, > none involves a marriage annulment in these two years. > > More likely that the Pierre/Pelagie marriage is a mistake? > > Karen Theriot Reader > KATheriot@aol.com <mailto:KATheriot@aol.com> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > See what's new at AOL.com > <http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170> and Make AOL Your > Homepage <http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169>.