Cecile

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Date of birth:

1858* (estimated)

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

Unknown

Place of Origin:

Oak Alley (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Female (Negro)

Skills or Duties:

Cart Driver/Ploughman

Relationships:

Mother: Francoise; Siblings: Eve, Joseph, Jules, Laviolette, Josephine, Francoise, Marie, and Pierre

Notes:

Age 2 (R5.239); Age 2 (R8.097)

References:

R5.239
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession Settlement, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 46 act 173
- Lists Francoise (b. 1821) as Cecile's mother
- Lists Eve and an unnamed infant as Cecile's siblings
R5.073
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists Cecile as the child of Françoisé
R5.074
- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists Cecile as the child of Françoisé
R8.097
- Sale, St. James Clerk of Court, Conveyance record, volume 36 act 1
- Lists Françoise as the mother of Cecile

R8.198
- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Lists Francoise (b. 1821) as the mother to Lezin, Laviolette, and Jules; Estimated that Cecile, Lezin, Laviolette, and Jules are siblings
Slave baptism record, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item no. 6; Page no. 97; Entry no. 79
- Francoise (b. 1821) is listed as Francoise's (b. 1848) mother; Estimated that Cecile and Francoise are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item no. 7; Page no. 199; Entry no. 14
- Francoise is listed as Josephine's mother; Estimated that Cecile and Josephine are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 53; Entry no. 9
- Lists Françoise as Marie's mother; Estimated that Cecile and Francoise are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 80; Entry no. 8
- Lists Francoise as Pierre's mother; Estimated that Cecile and Pierre are siblings
Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. James Catholic Church, St. James Parish, Louisiana
- Item No. 6; Page No. 60; Entry No. 11
- Lists Francoise as Joseph's mother; Estimated that Cecile and Joseph are siblings