Hi: In that same volume, page 131 under BOURGEOIS: Angela (parents not given) m. 24 Apr 1787, Pedro ARSENO (par- ents not given) wit. Miguel GODE, Eleonor Presan (SJA-2, 3) Don Boudreaux Lafayette, La. KATheriot@aol.com wrote: > I agree with Cecil that there may be a mistake in the Baton Rouge Diocese > record, especially as there is no entry under the bride's surname. It is in the > Baton Rouge Diocese, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS, vol. 2, p. 27, transcribed > as: > > Pedro [ARCENEAUX] (Pedro & Maria Gode) m. 6 Apr. 1786, Pelagia BABE > (Santiago & Margarita Landri of LaFourche) wit. Josef Bursua, Francisca Saba > (SJA-2, 2) > > It is pretty simple to send for a photocopy of the actual register entry > from the diocesan archives, but they now limit you to five at a time, and charge > $10 apiece. I am awaiting another 5 right now, and have promised myself in > the future to limit myself to direct ancestors. Pierre ARSENEAU is only the > brother of my ancestor Eusebe. > > I think it even more likely that there was an annulment of that first > marriage, before each of the couple married again just over a year later. That is > the conclusion reached by Stephen A. White (and others), citing the civil > register of St. James Parish. Would anyone with access to the courthouse there be > willing to check the records from Apr 1786 to about May 1787 for an > annulment? Pelagie BABIN was only age 14 or 15 at the time of the first marriage. Her > father had died four months earlier, and the witnesses were not close > relatives, so perhaps she did not have permission. I believe her mother Marguerite > LANDRY is the one who died in 1806 with this entry: > Marguerite LANDRY, age 56 years, widow of Joseph MALOUIN, was buried 25 Mar > 1806 (SJA-4, 28). > > Hoping for more documentation. > Karen Theriot Reader > _KATheriot@aol.com_ (mailto:KATheriot@aol.com) > > > > > > > > ************************************** See what's new at http://www.aol.com > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-CAJUN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >