The following are direct quotes from the book on the Attakapas Post listed below.... just one of those "miscellaneous" entries we were talking about in an earlier entry. Renee [hope there aren't typos!] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From Marriage Contracts of the Attakapas Post, 1760-1803, Colonial Louisiana Marriage Contracts: Volume V, Translated and Edited by Winston De Ville with Jane Guillory Bulliard and the 1774 Census of Attakapas Post, annotated and edited by Jane Guillory Bulliard with Leona Trosclair David published by Attakapas Historical Association, St. Martinville, Louisiana 1966 26 [From page 11 of book] 8 April 1783 OA Book 3, No. 66 Before deClouet, Commandant: Jean Louis Loisel - native of Paris, parish of St. Germain l'Auxerrois; son of Adrien Loisel and Charlotte Chardin. Catherine Toupart - widow of Pierre Borell, during his lifetime, artillery officer. Their son, Nicolas Pelagie Loisel, is mentioned. Witnesses for groom: Louis Grevemberg; Antoine Boutte. Witnesses for bride: De Gruis; Boutte, fils. 27 [From page 11 of book] 23 April 1783 OA Book 3, No. 68 Before deClouet, Commandant: Antoine Dufouchau De Gruiz - son of Antoine Valentin Verlouin de Gruiz and Marie Therese Aufrere; native of Illinois. Henriette Maraggret Layssard - daughter of Etienne Maraffret Layssard, commandant at Rapides Post, and Helene Fazinde; native of Arkansas Post. Witnesses for groom: Dubcley; Benoit de St. Claire. Witnesses for bride: Jean Baptiste De Gruiz; Donato Bello 29 [From page 12 of book] 13 May 1783 OA Book 3, No. 80 Before deClouet, Commandant: Paul Roquiny - major son of Francois Roquiny and Cecile Bare; native of New Orleans. Anne Catherine Ducrest - minor daughter of Louis Armand Ducrest and Anne Catherine Wisse; native of Pointe Coupee. Witnesses for groom: De Gruy; Antoine Patin. Witnesses for bride: Philippe Wisse; Joseph Wisse. From Census No. 155 -Duerit 2 Freres 0 [From page 60 of book] Probably the two Degruis brothers. 1) Jean Baptiste Degruis, native of New Orleans, son of Antoine Valentine Verlouin DeGruis [z] and Marie Therese Aufrere of Illinois, signed a marriage contract in May 1779 [SMOA 1-120] with Helisabet de Mombereault, widow of Dauterive. 2) Antoine DuFouchau Degruis, native of Illinois, son of Antoine Valentin Verlouin Degruis [z] and Marie Therese Aufrere of Illinois, signed a marriage contract 13 May 1783 [SMOA 3-68] with Henriette Maraffret Layssard, daughter of Etienne Maraffret Layssard, Commandant of the Rapides Post, and Helene Fazinde. No. 115 - Boutet 4 [page 44 of book] Andre Claude Boutte. Andre Claude Boutte was married to Francoise Bodin dit Miragouine. See No. 116. This was one of the families that emigrated from the Mobile area. The records show the names of five children: 1) Philippe 2) Francois Cezar, married Marie Therese Degruis, 12 July 1778. 3) Louis Hilaire married Marie Lucile Decuir. 4) Antoine married to Hyacinte Degruis 12 July 1778 [SMCH] Note: The names of the Degruis girls were gleaned from sources other than the marriage record. The record in the archives of St. Martin of Tours Church states only that the priest married "les deux freres M M Boutte avec les deux soeurs Degruis". 5) Jean Baptiste signed a marriage contract with Marie Louise Lemelle, daughter of Francois Lemelle and Charlotte L'Abbe, 18 December 1789 [SMOA 12-24]. The Testament of Claude Boutte [SMOA 12-24] was opened 27 September 1792. 17 [from page 9 of the book] 4 May 1779 OA Book 1, No. 120 Before deClouet, Commandant: Jean Baptiste Degruy - native of New Orleans, parish of St. Louis; son of deceased Degruy, during his lifetime, officer in the militia, and Therese Ofrere. Helisabet Monteau de Mombereault - widow of Dauterive, during his lifetime, infantry captain; native of New Orleans, parish of St. Louis. Witnesses for groom: St. Marc Darby; Boutte, fils. Witnesses for bride: Augustin Grevembert; Anastasie Boutte. Note: Only the first two pages of this document are extant. 79 [from page 25 of the book]31 January 1797 OA Book 18, No. 36 "Before Joseph Sorrel, Interim Commandant: Jacques Judice - sub-lieutenant of the militia; son of Louis Judice, lieutenant of the militia, and Marguerite Patin; native of Attakapas. Marie Louise Hiacinte Boutte - native of Attakapas; daughter of Antoine Boutte and deceased Marie Francois Hiacinte De Grui. 99 [from page 30 of the book] 5 January 1803 OA Book 21, No. 159 Before deBlanc, Commandant: Francois Cezard Boutte - native of Attakapas; son of Francois Cezard Boutte and Marie Therese Degruy Marie Louise Gonsoulin - native of Attakapas; daughter of Francois Gonsoulin, official surveyor of Attakapas, and Marie Louise Arpin de la Gautray. Witnesses for groom: his parents; Antoine Boutte, his uncle; Olivier de Vezin; Louis Le Pelletier de la Houssaye. Witnesses for bride: Her parents; Clair Benoist de St. Clair, her cousin; Jean D'Arby; Maximilien Decuir No. 141 [from page 55 of book] Berard et Sa Femme 3 Jean Baptiste Berard and Anne Broussard On 21 July 1794 [SMOA 16-39] Jean Baptiste Berard resigned after serving twenty-two years as Sindic Generale of Poste des Attakapas. His resignation was accepted 12 May 1795 by Francisco Caso y Lunego, Commandant of the Post. It is probable that his marriage to Anne Broussard took plce around 1769. Known children: 6 1) Adelaide, born 11 December 1770 [SMCH] married Charles Fagot. 2) Christine, born ca. 1771-1772, married 20 June 1786 [SMCH] to Agricole Fuselier, son of Gabriel Fuselier de la Claire and Jeanne Roman. 3) Jean Baptiste, born 15 February 1773, married Mrguerite Decoux. 4) Alexandre, born 3 March 1775 [SMCH]. 5) Camille, born 19 September 1777 [SMC]. 6) Achille, signed a marriage contract 21 July 1806 [SMOA 23-77] with Hortense Boutte, daughter of Francois Cezard Boutte and Marie Therese Degruy. Evidently, Alexandre and Camille died in childhood as SME #270, Last Will of Jean Berard, 11 July 1817, names only Christine, wife of Agricole Fuselier; Baptiste Berard; Adelaide, deceased wife fo Charle Fagot who is representing their seven children; namely, Charles, Godefroy, Rosamond, Euzebe, Aglae, Constance and Arsema; and Achille Berard, deceased father of Hortense, Achille, Camille. Only other specific references to DeGruy in book are found on page 78: DeGruy - See DeGruis DeGruiz - See DeGruis