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