Following are some emails listing some Degruy entries from various City Directories: 1861 Degruy, Alphonse, cotton sampler, Union over New Orleans Bank Degruy, Anthime, clerk, 129 Common Degruy, Camille V. clerk, 129 Common Degruy Camille V. clerk, 129 Common Degruy, Chas. J., clerk, Union over Bank Degruy Eugene, clerk, 64 Canal, d. 248 Bayou Road Degury E. A. Rampart c Frenchmen Degruy E. B. d. Frenchmen c. Rampart Degruy Eugene J. c. p. 222 St. Philip Degruy Felix, clerk, St. Philip c. Trémé Degruy Henry, d. 465 Rampart Degruy Jean, 313 Orleans Degruy J. B. clerk, St. Ann Degruy Joseph c. cotton weigher, d. 466 Dryades Degruy J. V. 246 Bourbon Degruy L. F. clerk, Factor's row, 38 Perdido, d. 266 Melpomene Degruy P. F. accountant, 22 Common, d. St. Philip c Trémé Degruy P. H. constable, d. 419 Franklin Degruy St. Preux, 176 St. Philip Degruy Valois, acct. d. 95 Ursulines Degruys François, f.m.c. lab. 377 Orleans there is also a H. Degro, turner, 214 Bienville

Hi Again, You might want to check out this site.... I've just discovered it and have already found some great stuff. http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/LA/OrleansP/ this too http://www.genesearch.com/neworleans/neworleans1845m.html

Records received from Judy Riffel recorded on 2 Feb 2005: ENTERED FEBRUARY 2, 2005 Charles Edward Seghers [white] 02-Jan-1886 son of Dominick E. Seghers [44 1/2] and Alice DeGruy [34] residing 470 Barracks Street occupation: a surveyor note says RB 12-5-60 altered by baptismal 100, p 409 ---------------------------------------------------------- Henriette Garic 01 Aug 1889 daughter of Arthur Garic, [46] native of St. Bernard Parish, and Henriette DeGruy [41] residing at 7 Annette St occupation: clerk 88, p 757 ---------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Joseph Seghers [white] 30 Aug 1890 son of Dominick E Seghers [44 1/2] and Alice Degruiy [34] residing at 470 Barracks St. occupation: surveyor 100, 410 ---------------------------------------------------------- Josephine Odette V De Gruy [white] 27 Feb 1891 daughter of Octave V De Gruy and Marie O. Derbes residing at 296 Dumaine St. occupation: broker 95, 27 ---------------------------------------------------------- Randall Joseph Mossy [white] 12 Sept 1892 son of John A Mossy [25] and Adine V. De Gruy [24] residing at 244 Johnsau D? [can’t read] occupation: clerk 95, 338 ---------------------------------------------------------- Carmen Eugenie Villarubia [white] 6 Sept 1893 daughter of O. V. DeGruy [30] and Edvige M. V. DeGruy [22] residing in this city occupation: clerk 99, 88 ---------------------------------------------------------- Estelle V. De Gruy [white] 26 Feb 1894 daughter of Francois V. De Gruy [42] and Alix Gaiennie [20] residing at 144 Dumaine Street occupation: merchant 100, 886 George Ernest Ferrandou 9 Sept 1894 son of Leon J. Ferrandou, native of Mexico [29] and Lucie DeGruy [24], native of this city residing at 58 1/2 Clevland Ave occupation: clerk 102, 922 ---------------------------------------------------------- Odette Genevieve Garic [white] 3 Feb 1894 daughter of Arthur Garic, native of St. Bernard Parish, [51] and Henriette De Gruy [46] residing at 102 Elysian Fields St occupation: salesman 100, 76 ---------------------------------------------------------- Lucie Catherine Ray [white] 16 Sept 1894 daughter of Eugene Ray, native of Monroe, La. [27] and Lucie DeGruy [22] residing at 315 Bienville Street occupation: salesman 102, 895 ---------------------------------------------------------- Alice Louise St. Marc [white] 22 Nov 1894 daughter of Alexander c? St. Marc, native of Matamorat?, Mexico [29] and Alice V. De Gruy [27] residing at [not given] occupation: clerk 103, 190 ---------------------------------------------------------- Olga Desmare [white] 4 Jan 1895 daughter of Louis J. Desmare [25] and Antonia De Gruy [25] residing at 33 1/2 ? Palmyra St. occupation: salesman 106, 220 ---------------------------------------------------------- Lillian Claire Cassard 3 Mar 1896 daughter of Ernest J. Cassard [26] and Adele DeGruy [22] residing at 1525 Prytania St occupation: merchant 106, 902 ---------------------------------------------------------- Mary Olga Gubler 29 Sept 1896 daughter of Joseph Gubler, a native of Switzerland [24] and Laurence V. De Gruy [27] occupation: insurance agent note that it was A.V. Degruy who was the deponent, not Joseph or Laurence. A. V is said to reside at 1710? [faint, can’t read] N. Galvez 108, 56 ---------------------------------------------------------- Louis Walter DeGruy 19 Sep 1896 son of Charles Degruy, Jr. [31] and Louise Amelia Sauton [29] occupation: merchant residing at corner Carondelet and Calliope 107, 982 ---------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Morgan Villarrubia 8 Oct 1896 son of Etienne M. Villarrubia [33] and Marie Edwige De Gruy [22] occupation: clerk residing at 1012 Galvez St. Note that A. V. DeGruy was the deponent not Etienne or Marie 108, 506 ---------------------------------------------------------- Walter Tabony 4 Jan 1897 son of Armand F. Tabony [54] and Eugenie De Gruy [40] occupation: carpenter residing at 4301 St. Claude Street 116, 999 ---------------------------------------------------------- Françoise Agnes V. DeGruy 6 January 1897 daughter of François V. DeGruy [46] and Marie Alix Gaiennie [24?] occupation: merchant residing at 1311 Kerelec? 109, 83 ---------------------------------------------------------- Velma Cooper 8 July 1897 daughter of George A. Cooper [27] and Gabrielle DeGruy [26?] occcupation: clerk residing at 1712? Bienville 115, 778 ---------------------------------------------------------- René V. DeGruy, Jr. 24 July 1897 son of René De Gruy [39] and Justine Marcade [34] occupation: laborer residing at corner Dumaine & Nap? 112, 761 ---------------------------------------------------------- Percy Elmore Courtin 15 May 1898 son of Louis J. Courtin [31] and Rosa De Gruy, native of Mobile, Ala [36] occupation: grocer residing on Kerelec & Roman St 116, 525 ---------------------------------------------------------- Henry Bennett, Jr. 18 July 1898 son of Henry Bennett [40] and Josephine De Gruy [28] occupation: laborer residing at 2636 Bayou Road 116, 530 ---------------------------------------------------------- Guy Joseph Seghers 13 Aug 1898 son of Dominique E Seghers [50] and Alice . Degruy, native Jefferson Parish, La [40] occupation: surveyor & draughtsman residing at 1473? Prieur St 116, 186 ---------------------------------------------------------- Elise Louise Ray 18 August 1898 daughter of Eugene Ray [31] and Lucie Mary DeGruy [25] occupation: salesman residing at 1927 Palmyra St. 114, 282 ---------------------------------------------------------- Kinta Desmare [white] 4 Dec 1898 daughter of Louis Desmare [30] and Antonia Desmare born Degruy [28??] occupation: traveling salesman residing at 1711 Bienville Street note Antonia Desmare was the deponent 115, 988 ---------------------------------------------------------- Edwige Gubler 11 Nov 1898 daughter of Joseph Gubler, native of Switzerland, [27] and L. V. De Gruy [27] occupation: collector residing at 1123 Kerelec Street 114, 589 ---------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Edwin De Gruy 24 April 1899 son of Charles De Gruy, Jr. [33] and Louise Amelia Sauton [31] residing at 1213 Esplanade Ave occupation: conductor 115, 911 ---------------------------------------------------------- Odile Louise Villarrubia 25 Aug 1899 daughter of O. V. de Gruy [39] and Edwige M. V. De Gruy [30] occupation: clerk residing at 1625 N. Villere St 120, 99 Vivian Alice Ferrandou 19 Feb 1900 daughter of Edward F. Ferrandou [26] and Alice A. Degruy occupation: chemist residing at 1216 Felicity St born at the nineteenth instant 117, 251 ---------------------------------------------------------- Theophile De Gruy 12 April 1900 son of René Verloin De Gruy [41] and Justine Marcade [36] occupation: laborer residing at 2815 St. Ann St 120, 42 ---------------------------------------------------------- Thorma Bertha Creede 14 Nov 1900 daughter of James W. Creede, native of NYC, NY [24] and Inez De Gruy [23] occupation: carpenter residing at 2649 Customhouse Street 120, 147

Hi, Been gone for a week and a half, but back home now. Going through some old emails, I found two which Judy sent some time back.... so here they are.... Renee Annie Green DeGruy Annie Green DeGruy died on Thursday, December 16, 2004 at 10:00pm. Daughter of the late Daniel and Olivia Green. Wife of the late Herbert DeGruy, Sr. Mother of Herbert DeGruy, Jr. and Elaine D. Gilbert. Sister of Marjorie M. Jones. Sister-in-law of Melba DeGruy. Also survived by 6 grandchildren, 7 great grandchildren and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives and friends. Relatives and friends of the family, Priest and Parishioners of St. Raymond Catholic Church, Pastors, officers and members of New Jerusalem Baptist Church, employees of U.S. Post Office and Liberty Bank are invited to attend the Mass of Christian Burial at St. Raymond Catholic Church, 3738 Paris Ave. on Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 11:00 a.m. NO WAKE. Visitation at 9:00 a.m. at the Church. Father John O' Hallarn, Celebrant. Interment in St. Patrick Cemetery #1. Arrangements by D. W. Rhodes Funeral Home. Please visit us at www.rhodesfuneral.com to sign guest book. Published in The Times-Picayune on 12/20/2004. ---------------------------- Ronald John Carmouche <http://www.legacy.com/Script/CounterRedirect.asp?Name=GBLink_Top&Jump=/nola/LegacySubPage2.asp&Page=GuestBook&PersonID=2942384>Ronald John Carmouche, Age 78, native of St. Rose and resident of Norco was entrusted to God's Care Saturday, December 18th, 2004 at 6:30 PM at his residence. He was a retired self-employed former owner of RTL Corporation, a U.S. Veteran and served faithfully in WWII. Visitation Services will commence Monday, December 20th, 2004 at H. C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco from 7PM to 9PM and again Tuesday morning December 21st from 8AM to 10:45AM. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Sacred Heart of Jesus Catholic Church in Norco at 11:00AM, Father Terry Hayden, officiating. Interment will be held at St. Charles Borromeo Mausoleum. Survivors include his wife, Lois McKinney Carmouche, 2 sons, Ronald Carmouche II, and Michael Carmouche, 2 daughters, Cheryl Joslin, Wendy Eldredge and Tricia Lodge, 4 sisters, Beverly Lousteau, Mae Salemi, Mildred Price, and Lois LaGarde, 1 brother, Terrel Carmouche, 11 precious grandchildren, 1 great grandchild. Preceded in death by 1 brother, Louis ''Red'' Carmouche. Active Pallbearers: Gary Eldredge, Robert Lodge, Harold DeGruy, Raydel Morris, Vincent Rolle, and Clifford McKinney. Honorary Pallbearers: Alan McKinney and Patrick Savage. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes that donations be made to the American Cancer Society and River Region Hospice. H. C. Alexander Funeral Home of Norco entrusted with arrangements. Published in The Times-Picayune on 12/20/2004. ----------------------------------- Orleans Parish (La.) Coroner's Office. Reports of deaths, 1862-1863. The deaths listed here for the period November 29, 1862-December 5, 1863 were recorded in what appears to be a notebook used by the Coroner or someone in his office. Some, but not all, of the deaths also appear in the official record of Inquests and Views. These deaths are of special interest since they occurred during the period of Union occupation of New Orleans following the city's fall in April 1862. The data in the notebook were transcribed by members of NOVA (the New Orleans Volunteer Association) and made available to New Orleans Public Library for inclusion on its web site. Several of the reports are accompanied by links to newspaper accounts of the deaths. December 10th, 1862 Joseph Degruy F. M. C. - 23 years- Louisiana - Private in the Co. C. First Regimt. Native Guards - cor. Tonti and Roman Sts. - Was shot by Lt. Emile Deliege F. M. C. up on Lafourche. Case set for Friday Dec. 12th 62. Post Mortem by coroner Dr. B*. Two gunshot wounds on the body one in the left breast one inch below the left nipple and one just at the pubes about one inch above and to the left of the penis. The wound in the breast was the fatal wound. The ball passed between the fifth and sixth ribs and passed through the right ventricle just at the apex causing immediate death. The wound in the pubes passed downwards in the inside of the left thigh was not necessarily mortal.*Might be Dr. R, or Div. B. Sloppy handwriting. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ December 12th, 1862 Joseph Degruy F. M. C. - 23 years - Louisiana - This is the man that was shot up at Terrebonn (sic). A verdict of murder against Emile Deliege F. M. C. Inquest concluded.

I'm resending this information for the sake of those of you subscribed in the "digest" mode. I notice that we haven't had an "issue" of the digest since Jan. 13.... I sent the following on the 20th... but because our little list is so "inactive" ... that is, no one is sending any messages or asking any questions, the digests are not going out.... So I'm sending this again in the hopes that it will spawn a digest. Those of you who are subscribed in the list format have already received this, so pardon the repetition and just delete. Renee [currently in Washington State and not St. Louis! :-) ] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Greetings, I received some more records from Judy Riffel this week. I am including them below. Let me know if you find any discrepancies or if you have any comments. Judy has about 35 records left to photocopy. Then we move on to marriage records. Renee ENTERED JANUARY 20, 2005 Marie Caroline Fazende BIRTH CERTIFICATE 13 Aug 1878 daughter of Lucien J. Fazende [29 yrs old], occupation clerk, and Jeanne V. DeGruy [24] residing on Villere & Bayou Road Sts Vol 96, p. 825 ---------------------------------------------------------- Sidney Etienne Garic BIRTH CERTIFICATE 18 Dec 1880 son of Arthur Garic [37], occupation clerk, Henriette DeGruy [33] residing at 102 Elysian Fields note that Alb A Voorhies also signs as witness Vol 97, p 628 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Lucie Fazende BIRTH CERTIFICATE 12 January 1881 daughter of Lucien J. Fazende [32], occupation clerk, and Jeanne V. Degruy [27] residing on Villere & Bayou Road Sts Vol 96, p. 825 ---------------------------------------------------------- Charles Antoine Garic BIRTH CERTIFICATE 11 Sept 1882 son of Arthur Garic [39], occupation clerk, Henriette DeGruy [35] residing at 102 Elysian Fields note that Alb A Voorhies also signs as witness Vol 97, 628 ---------------------------------------------------------- Arthur Antoine Forstall BIRTH CERTIFICATE 24 January 1883 son of Felix Forstall [35] occupation clerk; and Marie Verloin DeGruy [35], residing at corner Carondelet and Clio Streets; declared by Louisa Forstall [270 N Rampart Street] Vol. 79, p. 935 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Leonide Durel BIRTH CERTIFICATE 7 Feb 1883 daughter of John Durel [28], occupation printer, and Marie M DeGruy [25] residing at 311 Elysian Fields St. born at the seventh instant Vol 79, pg 878 ---------------------------------------------------------- Iphram Fazende BIRTH CERTIFICATE 13 Feb 1883 son of Jeanne Verloin DeGruy [33] and Lucien Fazende [35], occupation clerk; declared by Louisa Forstall [residing at 270 Rampart Street] Vol. 79, p. 936 ---------------------------------------------------------- Walter Joseph Seghers BIRTH CERTIFICATE 20 April 1883 son of Dominique Edward Seghers [32 1/2], occupation clerk, and Alice Verloin DeGruy [25] residing at 310 Ursulines Streets Vol 80, p 55 ---------------------------------------------------------- Philomene Aida BIRTH CERTIFICATE 22 May 1883 daughter of Joseph Charles Degruy, occupation clerk, and Felicitée Anais Verloin Degruy; declared by H. Kohthrase, a native of Germany residing at 126? [can't read] Frenchman 80 218 ---------------------------------------------------------- Henriette Garic BIRTH CERTIFICATE 14 February 1884 daughter of Arthur [40], occupation broker, and Marie H. de Gruy [36] residing at 349 St. Claude Street 81 115 ---------------------------------------------------------- Jules Achille Maupas, Jr. BIRTH CERTIFICATE 11 April 1884 son of Jules Achille [45], occupation traveler, and Marie Alida Degruy residing at 96 Music Street 81 438 ---------------------------------------------------------- [first name not given on birth certificate] Degruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 04/28/1884 son of Octave Verloin[40], occupation cigar dealer, and Marie O. [Odile] Derbes [35] residing at 192 N. Broad Street 81 496 ---------------------------------------------------------- Paul Emile Verloin DeGruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 26 July 1884 son of Cesaire Verloin [35], occupation clerk, and Marie Amanda Theriot [30] residing at 197 St. Ann Street 81 832 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Louise Durel BIRTH CERTIFICATE 17 July 1885 daughter of Peter John [30], occupation printer, and Marie Mathilde DeGruy [28] residing at 293 N. Villere Street 82 1180 ---------------------------------------------------------- Walter Joseph Garic BIRTH CERTIFICATE 27 Sept 1885 son of Arthur Garic [42], occupation clerk, Henriette DeGruy [38] residing at 102 Elysian Fields Vol 97, p 627 ---------------------------------------------------------- Elise François Verloin DeGruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 10 October 1885 daughter of Cesaire Verloin 36], occupation clerk, and Marie Amanda Theriot [30] , residing at 103 Kerelec Street 83 327 ---------------------------------------------------------- Joseph Emile Maupas BIRTH CERTIFICATE 14 November 1885 son of Jules Achille [46] and Marie Alida Degruy [25] residing at 96 Music Street; Jules is a native of New York; occupation traveling agt; Marie Alida is a native of St. James, La. 83 577 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Verloin DeGruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 31 January 1886 daughter of Octave Verloin [42] and Marie Odile [37] residing at 192 N Broad Street 83 860 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Louise Fazende BIRTH CERTIFICATE 28 June 1886 daughter of Lucien J. Fazende [37], occupation clerk, and Jeanne V. Degruy [32] residing on Villere & Bayou Road Sts Vol 96, p. 826 ---------------------------------------------------------- Odile Eulalie De Gruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 17 Sept 1886 daughter of Rene V. [29], occupation planter, and Marie Gabrielle Davenport [24] residing at 10 S. Bernard Ave 84 942 ---------------------------------------------------------- Marie Louise Lacour BIRTH CERTIFICATE 27 March 1892 daughter of Jean Gustave Lacour & Marie Felicie Degruy residence not given; 10 o'clock pm 61, 485 ---------------------------------------------------------- Pascal Roi DeGruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 6 Jan 1893 son of Louis Degruy and Estelle O. Devezin residing at 449 St. Ann St. 61, p 72 ----------------------------------------------------------

Good Morning, Looking this morning at a handwritten document in French photocopied and sent to me some time ago by our own Carolyn Tregre [thank you, Carolyn]..... Trying to make sense of it with my limited French. Looks like a marriage contract.... Carolyn's notes say that the groom is Pierre St. Pé and the bride is Hortense Verloin Degruy, Hortense appears to be a minor I have pages 96-100. I'll give a few excerpts of it and then list those who signed. Sections from page 96 "A De Demoiselle hortences, fille mineur de monsieur Don Joseph Verloin Degruere? Degruire? habitant residant au dit Lieux et de Dame Marie Couturie ses pere et mere. Natif de la paroise St. Charles des Allemand, Dautre part...... skip Et de lopart? de la ditter demoiselle Verloin Degruire, mon dit sieru... son pere demadame la mere, de M. Antoine fouche et de Cristophe Duminy de Glapion. Intervening pages look like a list of possessions Sections from page 100 Fait et passe aux allemanre? en La maison et domifille de mon dit sieur Joseph Verloin Degruise, Lan mille sept cent quatre vingt treize, et la quinze jour du mois de mars, apres midy?, en premener? Des Sieur jaiqur Lagrou, achille trouard capitain de millier temoins requir qui out? Signe depresent contract, auceq ? les partier juterene, parent et amir founiquie a pre lecture faite, et nous commandant [signatures - I'm duplicating what the writing looks like to me] can't read ... might be Saient Pré Hortence Verloin Degruÿ Joseph Verloin Degruÿ Christofe De DeGlapion Marie Couturie Verloin Jacques Delagroÿ Achille Trouard Jean La Branche Francois Joseph Delhomme A Foucher Jacques Manicot [the Judge]

Good Morning, Thanks to one of our "official genealogy angels," Carolyn Tregre, we now have an assortment of photocopied obits. I will list the names of the Degruys involved and if anyone has a specific interest in any of these, I'll type out the entire obit for you. Just let me know. Henry De Gruy, 48 years, died on July 14, 1876; families of Delvaille, Planchard, Charles J. Carriere, Delpeach and Treloar are invited; lived at 419 Craps street [or Burgundy] Leonide St. Amant, wife of J. C. Degruy, 58 years, died January 25, 1882, lived at 311 Elysian Fields Joseph Camile Degruy, 59 years, June 24? [can't read microfilm is black], 1883, resided at 212 Erato between Carondelet and Baronne. Forno [Marie Zelina Degruy], 77 years, died Sept 13, 1896. Her son J. L. Forno lived at 1812 Baronne St. Lucien Florestan De Gruy, died Tuesday, May 15, 1894, age 72 years, resided at 207 Berlin Street. Louise Delvaille, widow of Henri De Gruy, 74 years, died on Friday, July 25, 1913. Sons-in-law: Leon J. Ferrandou, A. C. St. Marc,; her daughter: Mrs. Adele Cassard; resided at 1007 Milan near Camp. Pierre Degruise, 71 years, died March 29, 1964 Henry O. Degruy, 69 years, died March 9, 1972, native of Crowley and Gretna. husband of Myrtle Strandvik; father of Henry O Degruy Jr of Wake forest, N. Carolina; Randall T. Degruy; Mrs Joseph Lopinto, Mrs. T. Tidey; brother of Mrs. Perie Mackie, Miss Gussie Degruy, Mrs. Joseph Sbisa, Mrs. Randall Kendrick and the late Mrs. Ralph Waters; son of Louise Chevis and Ernest Jules Degruy. There was a separate longer article on him in the regular secion of Picayune Carolyn also photocopied a couple of pages from New Orleans Marriage Cotnracts 1804-1820 by Charles Rene Maduell, Jr.: Page 15: 58. a. Joseph Zenn Toudeau b. Celeste Clely Saint Pre a. of Faub., St. Marie and son of Jean Louis Toudeau (dec.) and Felicite Villard b. Dau. of Pierre St. Pre and Ortense Verloin Degruy Apr. 3, 1815, Vol. 69, pg. 509 Page 30 115. a. Jean Baptiste Degruy b. Melanie Godin a. is widower of Elisabeth Monbereau (dec). and son of Jean Baptiste Leploin Degruy (dec.) and Marie Offrer (dec.) b. dau. Paul Godin and Felicite L'Epine Dec. 21, 1818, Vol.1, pg 504. I have checked out from the library right now Maduell's books on Marriages and Family Relationships from 1820-1830 and 1830-1840. I can't give you all of these but here are a couple of interesting ones... F. A. Mar 27, 1824 DON [donation] 2:195 m Thomas Saulet acting for his dec.wife Marie Therese Perie to Marie Azelie Saulet wife of Louis F ortier Marie Heloise Saulet wife of Joseph Verloin Degary Marie Melicent Saulet wife of Antoise Foucher Francois Saulet wife of Balthazard Saulet Joseph Verloin Saulet Antoine Foucher Louis Fouche (Foucher?) Francois Saulet Balthazard Saulet pages 2:190, 2:195 F. A. Mar 26, 1824 DON 2:195 m Augche Saulet to Louis Fouchier (Foucher?) Marie Heloise Saulet wife of Antoine Joseph Verlome Degruy Marie Melicente Saulet wife of Antoine Foucher Franfois Saulet Balthazard Saulet Elizabeth Saulet wid of Lafon F. A. Mar 26, 1824 DON 2:195 f Azelie Saulet, wife of Louis Foucher Marie Heloise Saulet, wife of Joseph Verloin Degury Marie Melicent Saulet, wife of Antoine Foucher Francois Saulet Balthazard Saulet to Etienne Guitran Valentine Guitran Ciprien Guitran F. A. Nov 29, 1837 DON 4:430, 331 1. Marie Azelie Saulet, widow of Louis Foucher to Henry :Zebal, Ernest Zebal, Louis Zebal and his wife Mathilde Maitrejean marriages and family relationships 1830-1840 H. L. June 20, 1824 MAR 2:207 m William Auguste Claiborne Farragut f Elizabeth Delphine de St. Pe dau leg Pierre St Pe dec. & Marie Hortense Verloin Degruy And there are other affiliated names in these books... in the 1820-1830 St. Amant, Zeringue, Bachemin, Lessard, Fazende, Gaienne, etc. -------------------- In 1830-1840 L.F. Mar 18, 1835 MAR 4:76, 77 1. Verloin Degruy 2. Felicie Foucher 1 is of Jefferson Par. Louisiana L.F. Apr 15, 1837 MAR 4:284, 285 1. Joseph Theophile Verloin de Gruy 2. Josephine Anais Foucher 1 is leg son of Josephe Verloin de Gruy and Marie Heloise Saulet 2 is leg dau of Antoine Foucher and Marie Melicente Saulet V. F. Nov 19, 1838 DON 4:457- 458 1. Marie Azelie Saulet wid of Louis Foucher 2. Marie Heloise Saulet divorced from Joseph Verloin Degray V.F. Dec 15, 1838 MAR 4:460, 461 1. Paul Emile Verloin DeGruy 2. Elizabeth Foucher 1 is leg son of Joseph Verloin DeGruy and Marie Heloise Saulet 2 is leg dau of Antone Foucher [dec] and Marie Melicente Saulet [dec] mar authorized by Francois Saulet 3. Balthazard Saulet 4. Francois Saulet to Antoine Blanc mentions their mother Thereze Perie who is wid of Thomas Saulet (dec) mentions heirs to Melicente Foucher wife of Antoine Foucher, listing these as [cont'd from P. 153] Felicite, Anais, Azelia, Elise, Joseph, and Denis [Foucher] mentions Louis Foucher F. A. Aug 31, 1839 DON 4:540 1. MARIE AZELIE SAULET WID OF LOUIS FOUCHER TO FRANCOIS VERLOIN DEGRUY

Dear Rene and Celine: Today at the Jefferson Parish Library I found a book by Charles R. Maduell, Jr. entitled "New Orleans Marriage Contracts 1804-1820 Abstracted from the Notarial Archives of New Orleans" This wonderful tome give the name of the bride and groom. In addition it gives the names of their mothers and fathers, the birthplace of bride, groom, and both sets of mama and daddys. In addition it tells if the bride or groom is a widow(er) and the name of the deceased spouse. It also has the date of the contract and the volume and page number where the document is located and the name of the Notary. I found a contract between Joseph Zenn Toudeau and Celeste Clely Saint Pre(sic). Her mother and father are Pierre St. Pre(sic) and Ortense(sic) Verloin Degruy. I also found a contract between Jean Baptiste Degruy and Melanie Godin. Jean Baptiste's first wife was Elisabeth Monbereau and he is the son of Jean Baptiste Leploin(sic) Degruy (deceased) and Marie Offrer (deceased) I copied the inside cover of the book to give you the title, author and publisher. I did not think to bring the call letters but may be able to locate them next time I go there. Rene: I also copied the obits on the list you sent a while ago. Those obits in the Daily Crescent & Times Democrat will have to come from NOPL next time I go as Jeff Parish doesn't have that film. I will put the obits and the marriage contract info in the mail tomorrow to Rene. I believe that there may be another book covering the years after 1820 by this same author. I will look for it when I go to the library next trip. Carolyn Tregre

Wow, Carolyn, we all owe you a great debt. Thanks for all your wonderful help! You are "An Official Genealogy Angel" ! I just checked the online catalog of our county library and came up with this: R 976.335 M183N New Orleans Marriage Contracts, 1804-1820 : Abstracted From The Notarial Archives Of New Orleans / by Charles R. Maduell, Jr. <http://199.181.178.210/search/aMaduell/amaduell/1%2C1%2C11%2CB/frameset&FF=amaduell+charles+r&9%2C%2C11> Maduell, Charles R. New Orleans : Polyanthos, 1977. 137 p. ; 23 cm. So I know I can take a look at this the next time I'm at the library..... which won't be until the ice they are predicting for tonight melts enough to make driving possible!!! Renee c.tregre@att.net wrote: >Dear Rene and Celine: > > >Today at the Jefferson Parish Library I found a book by Charles R. Maduell, Jr. entitled "New Orleans Marriage Contracts 1804-1820 Abstracted from the Notarial Archives of New Orleans" > >This wonderful tome give the name of the bride and groom. In addition it gives the names of their mothers and fathers, the birthplace of bride, groom, and both sets of mama and daddys. In addition it tells if the bride or groom is a widow(er) and the name of the deceased spouse. It also has the date of the contract and the volume and page number where the document is located and the name of the Notary. > >I found a contract between Joseph Zenn Toudeau and Celeste Clely Saint Pre(sic). Her mother and father are Pierre St. Pre(sic) and Ortense(sic) Verloin Degruy. > >I also found a contract between Jean Baptiste Degruy and Melanie Godin. Jean Baptiste's first wife was Elisabeth Monbereau and he is the son of Jean Baptiste Leploin(sic) Degruy (deceased) and Marie Offrer (deceased) > >I copied the inside cover of the book to give you the title, author and publisher. I did not think to bring the call letters but may be able to locate them next time I go there. > >Rene: I also copied the obits on the list you sent a while ago. Those obits in the Daily Crescent & Times Democrat will have to come from NOPL next time I go as Jeff Parish doesn't have that film. > >I will put the obits and the marriage contract info in the mail tomorrow to Rene. > >I believe that there may be another book covering the years after 1820 by this same author. I will look for it when I go to the library next trip. > >Carolyn Tregre > > > > >

Happy New Year Degruy Researchers..... Here are a bunch of new birth certificates thanks to Judy Riffel. We add these to our growing collection. Renee ENTERED 1-5-05 Etienne Sidney Jacquet , son of Gustave Ursin and Marie Corine Verloin DeGruy born 7-31-1852 13, 47 BIRTH CERTIFICATE lists as mgp Joseph Verloin Degruy and Marie Heloise Saulet and pgp François Jacquet and Marie Nancy Oara? [can’t read] residing on St. Peter Street between Royal and Chartres Streets; Marie Corine Verloin is a native of Parish of Jefferson. ------------ Jeanne Louise Degruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 1-4-1865 Daughter of Henry Degruy and Jeanne Louise Delvaille 38, 472 can’t read residence; looks like: corner of St. Ann and Kolbman or Street??? Could end in an bmne or mme.... ----------------- De Gruy Joseph Charles BIRTH CERTIFICATE 07/07/1866 Son of Charles and Anais Verloin De Gruy M W 07/07/1866 46 65 Residing on the corner of Frenchman and Love? Streets --------------------- Degruy, Therese Estelle BIRTH CERTIFICATE 10/24/1866 Daughter of Joseph Degruy and Leonide St Amand at 11 o’clock pm F W 10/24/1866 43 59 ------------------------ Degruy . Marguerite Laurence BIRTH CERTIFICATE 07/20/1867 Daughter of C. Verlion and Odile Derbes Note: archives has C. Verlion.... but actual birth certificate has: O. V. Degruy F W 07/20/1867 46 58 residing at No 95 St. Ann St. between Bowborn? and Dauphin Sts, Second District; at half past eleven pm ------------------------ De Gruy, Anthonine BIRTH CERTIFICATE 12-8-1867 daughter? son? [nothing on records to indicate] of Charles De Gruy and Anaise Verloin residing at corner of Frenchmen and Rampart Street 4 o’clock pm 49 157 ---------------------------------------------------------- Forno, Louise Evelina BIRTH CERTIFICATE 04/29/1868 daughter of Lawrence and Louise Emenda Degruy F - 04/29/1868 49 439 two o’clock pm Lawrence is a native of New York residing at corner of Rampart and Jackson Street ---------------------------------------------------------- BIRTH CERTIFICATE De Gruy, Louise Antonina 06-21-1868 Daughter of James Verloin De Gruy and Louise Amanda Sauton residing at 26? Burgundyj born at 6 o’clock am ---------------------------------------------------------- DeGruy Marie Edvige 01/15/1870 BIRTH CERTIFICATE Daughter of O. V. and Marie Odile Derbes 7? o’clock am Residing at 190 Bourbon Street F - 53 298 ---------------------------------------------------------- Lacour, Felicite Mathilde BIRTH CERTIFICATE 02/13/1871 daughter of J. G. Lacour and Felicie V. Degruy F - 02/13/1871 58.5 1223 residing at corner of Harris??? and Colombus Street born at 3 o’clock pm ---------------------------------------------------------- Degruy, Josephine Regina BIRTH CERTIFICATE 03/10/1871 Daughter of Joseph Charles and Annayse Verloin - - 03/10/1871 58 234 residing on Frenchmen Street born at 3 o’clock pm ---------------------------------------------------------- De Gruy , Jeanne Verlin 09/06/1871 BIRTH CERTIFICATE daughter of O. V. + Marie Odile Derbes F - 09/06/1871 59 436 Residing at 343 Esplanade born at 6 o’clock am ---------------------------------------------------------- De Gruy, Louis BIRTH CERTIFICATE 09-26-1871 son of Louis Degruy and Estelle Devezin [Archives record has Derezin; birth certificate has Devezin] M - 09/26/1871 59 373 born at 4 o’clock pm residing at 377? 397? Orleans Street ---------------------------------------------------------- Degruy, Anne Gabrielle BIRTH CERTIFICATE 7-8-1873 Daughter of James Verloin Degruy and Louise Amanda Sauton residing at 26? Burgundy Street between Vilere and Robertson? F W 66 528 ---------------------------------------------------------- Degruy, Louis BIRTH CERTIFICATE 12-28-1873 Son of Louis DeGruy and Estelle O. Devezin born at 6 o’clock at 865 Orleans 62, 89 ---------------------------------------------------------- Lacour, Marie Eugenie Susette BIRTH CERTIFICATE 04/22/1874 Daughter of J. G. + Marie Felicie Degruy F - 04/22/1874 62 582 residing on corner of Hosptial and Derbigny??? born at ? o’clock am ---------------------------------------------------------- DeGruy , George BIRTH CERTIFICATE 03/01/1876 Son of Louis Degruy and Estelle O. Devezin Residing at 392 Bourbon Street quarter past four pm M - 03/01/187666 549 ---------------------------------------------------------- DeGruy, Marie Armentine Garic 3 July 1876 Vol 69, pg 853 BIRTH CERTIFICATE daughter of Arthur Garic and Henriette DeGruy residing at 208 Esplanade Street ---------------------------------------------------------- Fornon, Emma 11-19-1876 Daughter of Lawrence Fornon and Amanda Fornon born DeGruy residing on Barrone Street in the Fourth District Vol 69, p. 1073 ---------------------------------------------------------- Pauline Cecile De Gruy BIRTH CERTIFICATE 6-22-1897 daughter of Mary de Gruy born Ruth and Albert De Gruy, residing at 1111 S. Liberty Street 111, p. 265 ----------------------------------------------------------

I know you thought I had forgotten you but I haven't. I copied the Marriage Contract between Pierre St. Pe and Hortense Degruys. I am mailing it tomorrow. These documents are VERY hard to read as the document on the back of the page bleeds through and copies on the front. As nearly as I can see, you need to read every other line to know what the first page says and do the same with the second page. I didn't have the info with me to copy the other two docs. but am putting it in my car so I can get those in the next few days and send them. Please feel free to do as I told Rene. Typewrite the document in French here and put a ___________ where you cannot read the words. I can go back and try to fill in the blanks for you. Note on the index sheet her name is spelled Ortancer (the H is dropped as an British person would speak). The Clerk's office now has customers leave requests for copies and no longer allows customers to make copies for themselves. Pages 96 and 97 seem ok. Page 98 seems to have the top cut off. Read what you can and I will get that recopied. I am not certain that page 99 is part of your documents. But I cannot read enough of the French to tell (mostly I can recognize proper names). So if that has nothing to do with your docs. please ignore. Carolyn Tregre

I am mailing tomorrow copies of what I hope is the inventory of Joseph Dussault. Note that in the index, the name Dassault is spelled Dusseau. These old records are hard to read but I think you can make them out. If you cannot make out all the words, typewrite here the French and I will run back to the courthouse and see if I can fill in the blanks for you. Leave an underscore________ where you cannot read so I know where to look. I cannot understand French but I can look at the written words and just copy what is missing. Actually, I find that I can read A LITTLE of the French just by knowing a few French words and knowing what a succession usually says. There are 5 pages. The pages with the inventory were smaller than the regular pages in the bound book so the third, fourth anf fifth pages have writing at the bottom that belongs to a different record in the book The parts with the bright white background are the pages that pertain to the inventory. If , after you interpret this, is isn't the document you are seeking, please let me know and I can search further. Carolyn Tregre

Hi All, A very Happy New Year to each of the Degruy-L list members. I received this from one of my Durand cousins this morning and so am sharing it with you. Renée Happy New Year, Renee!!!! Just received my latest Archdiocese of New Orleans book (don't know if you are getting these) and there are a few DeGruys entries: Charles (Jean Baptiste and Melanie Godin) b. April 15, 1830 bn April 28, 1829; pgp [o] Verloin Degruyse and Marie Ofrere; mgp Paul Godin and Felicite Lepine; s Thomas Bonnet and Adeline Godin (SLC, B4O, 150) Marie Francois (Arthemise) b. Nov 1, 1831, bn Feb 7, 1831, s Francois Herbert and Marie Francois [o] (SLC, B42, 32) Verloin DeGruy [ @ Verloin Degruys] Francoise Elodie (Pierre and Azelie St Amant) b. Feb 1, 1831, bn Mar 8, 1830, pgp Joseph Verloin DeGruy and Marianne Couturier; mgp Michel St Amant and Francoise Zeringue s. Pierre Uscelle DeGruy and Adelle Audibert (SLC, B40, 225) Joseph Verloin DeGruy, native of this city, widower of Mariane Couturier, ca 78 yr., i. Jan 23, 1830, d. Jan 22, 1830; (SLC, F15, 225)

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Dear Email Friends, I received this on my Schooley-L list and liked it so much, I asked Keith if I could forward it to you. He has given us his permission.... so feel free to send it on. Thank you, Keith. You've put into words just what I am feeling this Christmas Eve. Happy Holidays, Renée in St. Louis KeefusSue@aol.com wrote: Friends, family, fellow travelers...... With the hopes and wishes of the holiday season upon us I pause and reflect on the joys that our searches have brought upon us all. While some have had their heartstrings pulled with the closing of a chapter to our family trees, and others have had the joy of announcing a new chapter starting. We all find heartfelt joy in the myriad of ways that we support each other in our endeavors to fill in the blanks. With each page we turn we not only are reporting our info but remember to also glean anything else off the pages of history that will be a help. At times reading the lists I never see something about my branch then, in the words of Emeril "Bam!" a date, a place, a book appears. Thanks to all of you who enjoy the hunt and share with the rest of us. And know that as I continue to search I will do the same. May this time of spiritual renewal bring you the wishes you so richly deserve, May you find that missing picture with names and dates, may you find that long sought after document. May the politicians realize we are just trying to find our roots and not trying to steal identities. May that little bit of extra info be the piece that mends fences and that someone is there to enjoy and read your tome and go WOW we really were a cool family. So with what ever religion you follow or don't, may you find inner peace and joy in this time of reflection on the coming of the new year. Respectfully Keith W Brown

Rene: I cannot read French but I am going to take a copy of your translation of the info in the Pierre Degruy will with me back to the source. Armed with what you have written in French, I MIGHT be able to read from the original microfilm the part you cannot read on your copies. I will write down what it looks like to me and then send it on to you and maybe you can use that to fill in the blanks. Carolyn

Dear Renee, Thank you for the assistance. I tried using your MAC tutorial, but it indeed did not work on my Windows based system. I use Microsoft Office's Word for my gathering and storing of information. You encouraged be to go ahead and research what I needed to, to learn how to create accents in that system. I still have not figured out how to do it in my e-mail system yet, however. I am going to have to work on that or write my e-mails in Word and paste them into my e-mail messages. Thanks for the encouragement and little nudge I needed to finally take care of this. I have been putting this off for a long time. Sincerely, Robin Butler Daviet

Dear Renee, I know somewhere on my computer it must explain how I make accent marks, but I have never been able to figure it out. How do you make the marks you showed us? I would love to see a short tutorial about this on the site. By the way, I just reread my orginial message. Please forgive my typos. I was in a bigger hurry than I thought. FALGOUT is always spelled as shown here. Sorry about that. Sincerely, Robin Butler Daviet

Robin asked: I know somewhere on my computer it must explain how I make accent marks, but I have never been able to figure it out. How do you make the marks you showed us? I would love to see a short tutorial about this on the site. Well, I'm on a MAC, so I don't know if this will apply to you if you are Windows, but you can try.... not sure about spellings of these... accent áigu? Renée type Ren then type option/alt key and e, then retype e.... accent mark should appear é accent gravè type grav then type option/alt and cedilla key [upper left of computer to left of 1/! key]... then retype e and it should appear è accent cedilla François type Fran then type option c and the ç should appear François accent tilde mañana type ma then option n and then n and the ñ should appear mañana accent umlaut Degruÿ type Degru then option and u and then u [or y or whatever] again and the Degruÿ should appear Ha! Just Googled "foreign language accent marks" and came up with this web site I've copied the Mac... but you can go to the site and look for PC/Window instructions http://www.starr.net/is/type/kbh.html Macintosh acute á, é, í Option + e, the letter grave è,à,ù Option + `, the letter tilde ñ Ñ Option + n, the letter circumflex ê Ê Option + i, the letter umlaut ü Ü Option + u, the letter cedilla ç Ç Option + c or C ¿ Option + ? ß Option + s ¡ Option + 1 £ Option + 3 § Option + 6 º Option + 0 (zero) oe ligature Option + q EUR Shift+Option+2 Additional marks can be found at this Penn State <http://tlt.its.psu.edu/suggestions/international/accents/codemac.html> site. PopChar <http://www.macility.com/>: Foreign and other characters (Mac and Windows)

Hi, I have a two page document which Carolyn very kindly sent from the Orleans Parish Recorder of Wills, vol. 2 pg. 9-10. It's one of those oversized microfilm copies with streaks all over the page. It is written in a small French script. It is difficult to read. It is the will of Pierre Duminy Degruy. My French isn't all that good but I'm pretty sure that this line says that he had never been married. I'll also include the section where he identifies himself. "Je me nomme Pierre Duminy Degruy natif de la [illegible] age [hard to read: O? enverol? cinquante huit and ? Fils legiteme de ? Sieur Jean Baptiste Verloin [might be Duminy, hard to read] et dame Marie Therese Aufrère. Je déclare n'avoir jamais étè Marie." [note that I now know how to add the grave accent.... it's option then same key,, upper left as the cedilla and then the "e"\] Also have an obituary for Azelie St. Amant DeGruy, which reads: ST. AMANT - At half past 12 A. M. Wednesday, April 15 (1874) AZELIE ST. AMANT, widow of the late Pierre Verloin DeGruy aged 75 years. The friends of the family, and those of her sons, P. H. L.F. and J. C. DeGruy, and of her sons-in-law, Wm. Salomon and C. H. Forno are respectfully invited to attendher funeral from her late residence, 266? Melpomene street, on Thursday Evening, 16th ?? at 4 o'clock." Now this one is important to me personally because I believe her son, P. H. Degruy is my GGG Grandfather.... But I have so many different possibilities for names for him... and this is where I am so confused. Is P. H. for Pierre Huxelle? Is it for Pierre Henry? Is he Pierre Henry Huxelle? [remember that he appears on the birth record of one of his children as "Henry" And what about other references to him [using names like Pierre Dufouchard Verloin... David Perrin has him listed as Pierre Verloin Degruy]. How can I be sure he really is the same man as my GGG Grandfather? Anyone have any ideas. His siblings are: Lucien Florestan and Joseph Camille... Marie Zelina Verloin is married to Charles Henry Forno. Where is Solomon coming from? I have Adelaide Verloin married to Alphose Desforges, Luisa Verloin married to ??? Nicaud. Somebody must have gotten remarried, but who? and François Verloin married to ???? Brown. Where are these folks and who is married to Salomon? If anyone has information, please let me know. R.