I sent for my grandfathers Birth certificate to get more information on his father. Much to my surprise, not did I only find out that he was not born in July 7,1885( Like his ss, marriage & death certificates stated) but I found out, my grandfather was a twin . ( fraternal) I dont even think he knew this. I was told that his mother died during childbirth and that his father put him & his 2 sisters & one brother in an Orphanage ( St. Ann in N.O.) obviously they grew up knowing their siblings because I read the names in his obituary. The mystery that I am trying to solve is, on his birth certificate his twin was named Marie Felicite' Borel.... But in his obituary it stated that he had a brother & two sisters one names Marie & one named Felicite. I am pondering the thought that possibly the twin died and the mother later gave birth to two daughters & named one the dead childs 1st name & the other her middle. Or is it possible that the mother would name one daughter Marie Felicite & the other daughters 1st name Felicite?? Never the less if a child were to have been born & died or was stillborn, would it state the child was dead on the birth certificate, ( remember the date is 1885) I dont know if I should assume the mother named the children these two names or if the twin died. Please help if you can Barbara Borel [email protected]