It should read Jean Guedry died before the 1 August 1770 census of Ascension Parish, Louisiana. Actually, he died before 2 February 1768. In the 7 July 1763 census of Port Tobacco, MD is found (Jehn p. 152): Jean Gaidris (Guedry), Anne Gaidris (Dupuis) his wife, Firmin Gaidris, Magdelaine Gadris, Jean Gaidris, Monique Gaidris. On a 2 February 1768 list of Acdadian families who came to Louisiana to settle at St. Louis de Natchez is found (Voorhies p. 436): Ana De Pui, widow age 35 Fermin Lledri, son age 16 Juan Bte., son age 2 Magdalena, daughter age 14 Monica, daughter age 6 Isabel, daughter age 3 In the 1 August 1770 census of Ascension Parish is found (Robichaux p. 7): Anne Dupuis, widow Guedry age 40 Firmain Guedry, her son age 18 Jean Guedry idem age 8 Magdelaine Guedry, her daughter age 16 Monique Guedry idem age 6 The Auguatin Guedry that came to Louisiana in 1765 was not the father of the Jean Guedry above. There is no evidence his father ever came to Louisiana. The one who came to Louisiana in 1765 with Joseph Broussard was Joseph Augustin Guedry, son of Pierre Guedry (SW p. 772) and Marguerite Brassaud (SW p. 267). In the 1763 census of Port Royal (ANF, Col, G1 466, no. 34), he is listed alone as Augustin Guidry. Ca 1764, he married Theotiste Broussard, daughter? of Alexandre Broussard and Marguerite Thibodeau. They came to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard where on 5 April 1765, Joseph Guidry received a receipt for Canadian money from Maxent. They moved to Attakapas with Broussard where Theotiste Broussard, wife of Augustin Guedry, died 27 July 1765 (Hebert v. 1A pp. 149-150). In the 1766 census of Attakapas is listed Joseph Guidry age 33. After the census, he moved to Cabanocey where on 19 May 1767, he married Elizabeth Comeau (Bourgeois p. 171). Joseph and Elizabeth are listed in the 1777 census of St. James Parish. Roger A. Rozendal rogroz@swbell,net > From: Paul LeBlanc <paulleblanc@tulanealumni.net> > > I have a reference to this book that doesn't make sense. > > It gives death date of Jean (-Baptiste) Guedry (Guidri, LLedri etc.) 1 > Aug 1770 Assomption Parish LA. > > No entry DOBR > > His widow Anne Dupui at San Luis de Natchez 1768. > > I can not tell if same reference but his father Augustin arrives in LA > abt. 1765 > > Again can find no supporting entries. > > Thanks in advance > > Paul