from "Acadian Descendants" by Janet Jehn vol 1 page 21 filed under Gaudet
from L'HE, vol 2, page 126:"SEBASTIEN b. c. 1670 married c. 1692 MARIE BLOU at
Beaubassin daughter of JACQUES BLOU and MARIE GIROUARD"
from "Acadian Descendants" by Janet Jehn Vol I page 21 filed under Gaudet
From "Acadian Descendants" by Janet Jehn Vol I page 22 filed under Gaudet
from "Acadian Descendants" by Janet Jehn Vol I page 22 filed under Gaudet
From "Acadian Descendants" by Janet Jehn Vol I page 22 filed under Gaudet
Marriage Notes for Abraham Arsenault and Jeanne GAUDET-341960
Line in Record @F1306@ (MRIN 125550) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_FREL NaturalLine in Record @F1306@ (MRIN 125550) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_MREL NaturalLine in Record @F1306@ (MRIN 125550) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_FREL NaturalLine in Record @F1306@ (MRIN 125550) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_MREL Natural
see AGE XIX vol 1 page 19
Marriage Notes for Pierre Arsenault and Marguerite DUGAS-145072
Line in Record @F1308@ (MRIN 125554) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_FREL NaturalLine in Record @F1308@ (MRIN 125554) from GEDCOM file not recognized:
_MREL Natural
from Doc C-57-1, L'HE, page 125:"GUYON, DINON, or DENIS (DIONYSIUS calles LA
VALLEE) b. c. 1640 who married three times: (1) MARIE BELIVEAU c. 1664 daughter
of ANTOINE BELIVEAU b.c. 1621 in France and ANDREE GUYON b.c. 1615 in France.
MARIE BELIVEAU died before 1667. (2) Married c. 1667 JEANNE BERNARD
(3) Married on Oct 7, 1683 at Quebec MARIE MADELEINE MARTIN, baptised at
Sillery June 29, 1666 daughter of PIERRE MARTIN and JOACHINE LA FLEUR."
see doc C-57-1, L'HE, page 126
see Doc G-45-4, HGDA, page 568:"MARIE GIROUARD, 1651, daughter of FRANCOIS and
JEANNE AUCOIN, married JACQUES BELOU of Beaubassin"
from records of Mormon Church
from the same source as rin 158:"Marie Azema (Eugene Gragoire and Derotee
Denou) bn. 1 dec 1844 bt 26 April 1845 spo Trasimond Dugas and Emelie Landry
(Ascenion Parish-6, 457)
In the 1850 census she is listed as Ozimii age 6, female
see notes on rin 158
see note on rin 158
see note on rin 158
in 1764 they were living in Mobile West Florida
evidence of their marriage is given by the baptism of Marie Antoinette
Philipeaux their daughter see doc C-37-2
From ESLA, 1812:"No 307-Jean Baptiste Phillippeaux claims a tract of land,
situate on the left bank of the bayou of La Fourche, in the county of La
Fourche, containing one hundred and twelve and eighty-one hundredths
superficial acres, and bounded on the upper side by land of Pierre Goutreau,
and on the lower by land of Louis Dere.
It appears that the claimant did actually inhabit and cultivate the land now
claimed the land now claimed on the 20th December, 1803, and for more than ten
consecutive years prior thereto. Confirmed."From ESLA, 1812:"No 439-Jean Baptiste Phillippeaux claims a tract of land,
situate on the left bank of the bayou of La Fourche, in the county of La
Lafourche, containing one hundred and sixty-five and sixty-four hundredths
superficial acres, and bounded on the upper side by land of Etienne Boudreau,
and on the lower by land of Louis Due.It appears that the claimant did actually inhabit and cultivate the land now
claimed the land now claimed on the 20th December, 1803, and for more than ten
consecutive years prior thereto, the Board confirm the claim to such quantity
of land as may be contained within the ordinary depth of forty arpents."
see the notes on rin 158
fron Doc C-37-1, SRAD vol 1, page 42:"Charlotte (Joseph and Claudine TOLMAR), b
April 12, 1733, bn. March 4, 1733?, s. Francois DE CAUE and Marieanne
[@Marianne] Charlotte BOUNAUD [@Bonneau] (SLC, B1, 37)"
from Doc C-61-1, FHGF, page 181:"Charlotte Castan was also born near a
Bayougoula Indian village, between 1730 and 1733 She was baptised by the
Capuchin missionary, Father Phelippe, from the St. Louis Church on April 12,
1733, and her godparents were Francois DeCaue and Marieanne Charlotte Bounaud
(Bonneau) (SLC, Book 1, page 37).** Father Phelippe stated in her baptiasm
record that she had been previously baptised by her mother, Claudine Volmar."from Doc G-80-1:"1786:Proceedings instituted by Charlotte Castan requesting
that the estate belonging to her sister, Marie Antoinette Castan, absent in the
Kingdom of France, be delivered to the petitioner's son-in-law, Pierre Cowley,
by way of deposit, for which purpose she constitutes herself bondsman for the
abovesaid. N0. Number. 16 pages. Court of Governor Esteban Miro. Assessor, Juan
del Postigo. Escribano, Fernando Rodriguez. Bound in the same folio with the
foregoing suit is one dated April 5, 1786, which is opened with a petition to
the effect that Charlotte Castan, in obedience to a decree of His Lordship,
issued on the advice of the Auditor of War, whereby it please him to order
Mauricio O'Conor, Commander of the German Coast, to deliver to the heirs of
Francois Castan, her brother, as a deposit, the part of the inheritance that
belongs to Marie Antoinette Castan, also his sister, now absent in the Kingdom
of France, and considering that none of the heirs are willing to take charge
of such a deposit, and that Pierre Ignace Cowley, the petitioner's son-in-law,
has agreed to receive it, in trust, therefore she prays the Governor to order
the Commander to deliver to the said Pierre Ignace Cowley the part, amounting
to 700 pesos, now in Mauricio O'Conor's keeping, to the effect, and for the
security of which they both hold themselves responsible, and she will promptly
mortage her plantation, valued at 1000 pesos, together with a Negro named Juan,
estimated at 600 pesos, for the part that belongs to her sister.
(The court issued a decree on April 5, 1786 that the Commander of the
Second Parish of the German Coast deliver to Pierre Ignace Cowley the part of
the inheritance of Marie Antoinette Castan, obliging the former, as principal,
and Charlotte Castan, as his bondsman, to mortage her plantation and the Negro,
Jean, the said Cowley to pay 5% interest for the time he will have Marie
Antoinette's money in his possession. Charlotte Castan petitioned the court for
a partition of Genevieve LeBorne's estate. The court decreed that the Judicial
Accounting make a partition of the 1130, pesos, 2 reals between the Borne and
Castan heirs. There follow various receipts for attorney and court fees.)
Partition: In the city of New Orleans, on August 16, 1786, Louis
Lioteau, Judicial Accountant, in virtue of the foregoing decree, make a
division and partition of the property left by Genevieve Borne, Widow Castan,
among her heirs: Antoine Borne and Marguerite Borne, lawful wife of Jean
Baptiste Verret; Charlotte Castan, lawful wife of Guillaume Webster; Marie
Jeanne Castan, widow Maco; Marie Antoinette Castan, Widow Droz; and the minor
Lanclo, representing Julienne Castan, his mother, now dead; and having seen and
examined the inventories, sale, and all other documents having bearing on the
case, he made the partition in the following manner:Body of the Estate
Firstly, he places in the body of the estate the sum of 1130 pesos, the
full amoung (sic - should be amount - RON) realized from the sale of the
house.............................................................. 1130 pesos.
For the liquidation of the divisible estate there must be deducted from
it the following entries:
Firstly, there must be deducted from the body of the estate, the
sum of 36 pesos, 3 1/2 reales for the judicial costs of these procedings,
as appears from the taxation of them............................ 36.3-1/2
For the same reason, 6 pesos, 1 real must be deducted form the said body of these procedings, as appears form the taxation...... 6.1
The sum that should go to Pierre Bertoniere for the collection
he has made, as provided by the foregoing decree................. 56.2
For the same reason, there must be deducted from the said
estate the 7 pesos paid to the Auditor of this Province, as appears
from his receipt................................................. 7.
There must also be deducted from the estate the sum of 15
pesos for expenses incurred by Pierre Cowley, in conformance to the
foregoing decree................................................. 15.
The full amount to be taken from the body of the estate
amounts to 120 pesos, 6-1/2 reales............................. 120.6-1/2
Recapitulation
The full amount of the body of the estate........................ 1130.1-1/2
Full amount to be deducted....................................... 120.6-1/2
The reduced capital of the estate amounts to 1009 pesos, 1-1/2 reales,
which must be divided as follows: one half goes to the Borne heirs, and the
other one-half must be divided among the Castan heirs............ 1009.1-1/2
The said sum of 1990 pesos, 1-1/2 reales, divided into two parts,
amounts to 504 pesos, 4 reales, 25 maravedis, of which one-half
goes to the two Borne heirs, and the other one-half to the four P. R. M.
Castan heirs...................................................... 504.04.25
So then, according the this form, the partition among the heirs
is as follows:
To Antoine Borne there should go to him as his share of
the one-half of the 504 pesos, 4 reales, 25 maravedis, the sum of. 252.2.12-3/3
To Marguerite, lawful wife of Jean Baptiste Verret, a like sum
for the same reasons.............................................. 252.2.12-3/3
The share of Charlotte Castan, for her one-fourth of the
other one-half, amounts to........................................ 126.1.6-1/3
To Marie Jeanne Castan, Widow Maco, for same reason, a like
sum............................................................... 126.1.6-1/3
To Marie Antoinette Castan, widow Droz, for the same reason,
a like sum........................................................ 126.1.6-1/3
To the Lanclo minor, representing Julienne Castan, his
deceased mother, the same amount.................................. 126.1.6-1/3
All the entries amount to .......................... 1009.1-1/2(On August 12, 1786, Marie Jeanne Castan, Widow Maco, authorized her
son, Charles Falgout, who was in the city, to receive her part of the
inheritance form her sister-in-law, Genevieve LeBorne)"the same info as above can be found in
from Doc G-83-2, ACRC, page 151:"Receipt, March 29, 1787. Charlotte Castan,
Widow Phelypeaux, acknowledges receipt of the sum due her from the succession of
her mother."from Doc G-83-3, ACRC, page 107:"EXCHANGE. Widow Phelypeaux declares, in the
presence of Nicholas Picou fils and Jacques Lesh (Leche), that she has made the
following excahange with O'Conor. She cedes to O'Conor her farm which is 4
arpents wide by the customary depth, bounded below by the property of Widow
Picou and above by that of Dingirart, located on the right bank of the river
ascending about 27.5 miles above New Orleans in St. John Parish. O'Conor, in
turn, cedes to Widow Phelypeaux a slave named Lucie (22) and promises to pay an
additional 150 piastres for the farm."from Doc c-151-2:"1783-74 Aug 24 pp 287-288 Sale:Baptiste Michel states he has
sold to Dame Charlotte Castani, widow of Westere, a farm of 6 arpents front,
situated along the left bank of the river, adjoining below to Jean Baptiste
Curreaux, and above to Izaac LeBlanc. There are about 20 arpents of cleared
land, several fenced enclosures, a cabin of poles in the ground, a small
store-house, 15 horned cattle, 3 horses, and 9 hogs. The whole is sold for 750
piastres, of which 400 has been paid; the remaining 350 piastres are due in
December 1784. Witnesses: Jacques Cantrelle, Louis Gregoire"1783-75 Aug. 27 p 288:"Sale Dame Charlotte Castant, widow Westhere, states she
has sold to Baptiste Michel a young mulatress named Sophie, age about 17 years,
for the price of 400 piastres."
from Doc P-71-1:"Pelagie (Jean Baptiste and Charlotte CASTAN), b. Oct 5, 1752"
Jean Baptiste Laurent PHILIPEAUX
from Doc P-71-1:"Jean Baptiste Laurent (Jean Baptiste and Charlotte CASTAN), b.
Dec 20, 1758, bn. Dec 19, 1758"
From Doc P-71-1:"Antoine (dec. Jean Baptiste, Carver, and Charlotte CASTAN), b.
July 2, 1767, bn. June 19, 1767"
see the notes on rin 158
fron Doc C-37-1, SRAD vol 1, page 42:"Charlotte (Joseph and Claudine TOLMAR), b
April 12, 1733, bn. March 4, 1733?, s. Francois DE CAUE and Marieanne
[@Marianne] Charlotte BOUNAUD [@Bonneau] (SLC, B1, 37)"
from Doc C-61-1, FHGF, page 181:"Charlotte Castan was also born near a
Bayougoula Indian village, between 1730 and 1733 She was baptised by the
Capuchin missionary, Father Phelippe, from the St. Louis Church on April 12,
1733, and her godparents were Francois DeCaue and Marieanne Charlotte Bounaud
(Bonneau) (SLC, Book 1, page 37).** Father Phelippe stated in her baptiasm
record that she had been previously baptised by her mother, Claudine Volmar."from Doc G-80-1:"1786:Proceedings instituted by Charlotte Castan requesting
that the estate belonging to her sister, Marie Antoinette Castan, absent in the
Kingdom of France, be delivered to the petitioner's son-in-law, Pierre Cowley,
by way of deposit, for which purpose she constitutes herself bondsman for the
abovesaid. N0. Number. 16 pages. Court of Governor Esteban Miro. Assessor, Juan
del Postigo. Escribano, Fernando Rodriguez. Bound in the same folio with the
foregoing suit is one dated April 5, 1786, which is opened with a petition to
the effect that Charlotte Castan, in obedience to a decree of His Lordship,
issued on the advice of the Auditor of War, whereby it please him to order
Mauricio O'Conor, Commander of the German Coast, to deliver to the heirs of
Francois Castan, her brother, as a deposit, the part of the inheritance that
belongs to Marie Antoinette Castan, also his sister, now absent in the Kingdom
of France, and considering that none of the heirs are willing to take charge
of such a deposit, and that Pierre Ignace Cowley, the petitioner's son-in-law,
has agreed to receive it, in trust, therefore she prays the Governor to order
the Commander to deliver to the said Pierre Ignace Cowley the part, amounting
to 700 pesos, now in Mauricio O'Conor's keeping, to the effect, and for the
security of which they both hold themselves responsible, and she will promptly
mortage her plantation, valued at 1000 pesos, together with a Negro named Juan,
estimated at 600 pesos, for the part that belongs to her sister.
(The court issued a decree on April 5, 1786 that the Commander of the
Second Parish of the German Coast deliver to Pierre Ignace Cowley the part of
the inheritance of Marie Antoinette Castan, obliging the former, as principal,
and Charlotte Castan, as his bondsman, to mortage her plantation and the Negro,
Jean, the said Cowley to pay 5% interest for the time he will have Marie
Antoinette's money in his possession. Charlotte Castan petitioned the court for
a partition of Genevieve LeBorne's estate. The court decreed that the Judicial
Accounting make a partition of the 1130, pesos, 2 reals between the Borne and
Castan heirs. There follow various receipts for attorney and court fees.)
Partition: In the city of New Orleans, on August 16, 1786, Louis
Lioteau, Judicial Accountant, in virtue of the foregoing decree, make a
division and partition of the property left by Genevieve Borne, Widow Castan,
among her heirs: Antoine Borne and Marguerite Borne, lawful wife of Jean
Baptiste Verret; Charlotte Castan, lawful wife of Guillaume Webster; Marie
Jeanne Castan, widow Maco; Marie Antoinette Castan, Widow Droz; and the minor
Lanclo, representing Julienne Castan, his mother, now dead; and having seen and
examined the inventories, sale, and all other documents having bearing on the
case, he made the partition in the following manner:Body of the Estate
Firstly, he places in the body of the estate the sum of 1130 pesos, the
full amoung (sic - should be amount - RON) realized from the sale of the
house.............................................................. 1130 pesos.
For the liquidation of the divisible estate there must be deducted from
it the following entries:
Firstly, there must be deducted from the body of the estate, the
sum of 36 pesos, 3 1/2 reales for the judicial costs of these procedings,
as appears from the taxation of them............................ 36.3-1/2
For the same reason, 6 pesos, 1 real must be deducted form the said body of these procedings, as appears form the taxation...... 6.1
The sum that should go to Pierre Bertoniere for the collection
he has made, as provided by the foregoing decree................. 56.2
For the same reason, there must be deducted from the said
estate the 7 pesos paid to the Auditor of this Province, as appears
from his receipt................................................. 7.
There must also be deducted from the estate the sum of 15
pesos for expenses incurred by Pierre Cowley, in conformance to the
foregoing decree................................................. 15.
The full amount to be taken from the body of the estate
amounts to 120 pesos, 6-1/2 reales............................. 120.6-1/2
Recapitulation
The full amount of the body of the estate........................ 1130.1-1/2
Full amount to be deducted....................................... 120.6-1/2
The reduced capital of the estate amounts to 1009 pesos, 1-1/2 reales,
which must be divided as follows: one half goes to the Borne heirs, and the
other one-half must be divided among the Castan heirs............ 1009.1-1/2
The said sum of 1990 pesos, 1-1/2 reales, divided into two parts,
amounts to 504 pesos, 4 reales, 25 maravedis, of which one-half
goes to the two Borne heirs, and the other one-half to the four P. R. M.
Castan heirs...................................................... 504.04.25
So then, according the this form, the partition among the heirs
is as follows:
To Antoine Borne there should go to him as his share of
the one-half of the 504 pesos, 4 reales, 25 maravedis, the sum of. 252.2.12-3/3
To Marguerite, lawful wife of Jean Baptiste Verret, a like sum
for the same reasons.............................................. 252.2.12-3/3
The share of Charlotte Castan, for her one-fourth of the
other one-half, amounts to........................................ 126.1.6-1/3
To Marie Jeanne Castan, Widow Maco, for same reason, a like
sum............................................................... 126.1.6-1/3
To Marie Antoinette Castan, widow Droz, for the same reason,
a like sum........................................................ 126.1.6-1/3
To the Lanclo minor, representing Julienne Castan, his
deceased mother, the same amount.................................. 126.1.6-1/3
All the entries amount to .......................... 1009.1-1/2(On August 12, 1786, Marie Jeanne Castan, Widow Maco, authorized her
son, Charles Falgout, who was in the city, to receive her part of the
inheritance form her sister-in-law, Genevieve LeBorne)"the same info as above can be found in
from Doc G-83-2, ACRC, page 151:"Receipt, March 29, 1787. Charlotte Castan,
Widow Phelypeaux, acknowledges receipt of the sum due her from the succession of
her mother."from Doc G-83-3, ACRC, page 107:"EXCHANGE. Widow Phelypeaux declares, in the
presence of Nicholas Picou fils and Jacques Lesh (Leche), that she has made the
following excahange with O'Conor. She cedes to O'Conor her farm which is 4
arpents wide by the customary depth, bounded below by the property of Widow
Picou and above by that of Dingirart, located on the right bank of the river
ascending about 27.5 miles above New Orleans in St. John Parish. O'Conor, in
turn, cedes to Widow Phelypeaux a slave named Lucie (22) and promises to pay an
additional 150 piastres for the farm."from Doc c-151-2:"1783-74 Aug 24 pp 287-288 Sale:Baptiste Michel states he has
sold to Dame Charlotte Castani, widow of Westere, a farm of 6 arpents front,
situated along the left bank of the river, adjoining below to Jean Baptiste
Curreaux, and above to Izaac LeBlanc. There are about 20 arpents of cleared
land, several fenced enclosures, a cabin of poles in the ground, a small
store-house, 15 horned cattle, 3 horses, and 9 hogs. The whole is sold for 750
piastres, of which 400 has been paid; the remaining 350 piastres are due in
December 1784. Witnesses: Jacques Cantrelle, Louis Gregoire"1783-75 Aug. 27 p 288:"Sale Dame Charlotte Castant, widow Westhere, states she
has sold to Baptiste Michel a young mulatress named Sophie, age about 17 years,
for the price of 400 piastres."