Extract of Marriage From St. Louis Cathedral Archives, Orleans Parish, Louisiana File prepared by D.N. Pardue USGenWeb NOTICE: Libraries and individual researchers may download this file for personal, non-commercial use only. Any other use requires written permission from the transcriber. >From the French Settlement Historical Register, published by the French Settlement Historical Society, French Settlement, Louisiana 70733. The LaGenWeb Archives thanks them for contributing this information. Vol. 5, December 1980 Originally submitted to the FSHR by Mercy A. Cambre No. 93 ABRAHAM GUITROSE with CATHERINE BUQUOY In this year of seventeen hundred and sixty-two and the twentieth of July, having pub- lished one Bann of marriage from the pulpit at the Parish Mass on the eighteenth of the same month, the seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost, between ABRAHAM GUITROSE, a Swiss soldier in the Company of GRONDEL, a native of Moudon, Canton of Berne in Switzerland, legitimate son of JEAN PIERRE GUITROSE and of URSULE POTERLAIN, his father and mother, of the first part, and CATHERINE BUQUOY, a native of this Parish, Widow of the deceased LOUIS ROQUIGNY who, when living, was a pilot at the Balize, of the other part, there being no impediment to this marriage, I, the undersigned priest received the mutual consent of the parties, having obtained a dispensation of the other two Banns, have given them the Nuptial Benediction in the presence of these witnesses who have signed with me the day and year as above given. (signed) F. Dagobert, Cap., Superior (signed) Abraham Guidroz (signed) Catherine Buquoy (signed) Buquoy (signed) Houbert (signed) Michel Frilous (signed) Jacque Reneu (signed) Hubler ************************************** This is a certified direct translation (from the French) of the original entry of St. Louis Cathedral Archives. Marriage Entry in Baptismal Book IV (1759 - 1762) Page 70 Act 93 Rev. Vincent Verderame, O.M.I. Pastor Alice D. Forsyth Archivist