Oak Alley Foundation

Louise

OPEN MEMORIAL WEEKEND:

The Historic Site & Exhibits will be open daily from 8:30am-5pm.
Please note that we stop selling tickets at 4pm and expect a higher volume of visitors so we recommend you purchase your admissions in advance. Please pay close attention to the details as you make your reservation and on your confirmation regarding arriving 30 minutes prior to the selected time. Late arrivals are not guaranteed access to the "Big House" exhibit if that is the ticket you purchase. We look forward to your visit.

 

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Louise

Date of birth: 
7/1840* (estimated)
Date of death: 
1848* (estimated)
Baptism Date and Sponsors: 
March 28, 1841; Sponsors: Jacques Roman and Louise Roman
Place of Origin: 
Oak Alley (Creole)
Gender and Designation: 
Female (Negro)
Relationships: 
Mother: Sarah; Sibling: Charlotte
Notes: 
*Died before 1848 inventory under Jacques Telesphore Roman's succession.
References: 
  • Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
    • St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
    • Item no. 9; Page no. 18; Entry no. 9
    • Lists Sarah as Louise's mother
  • R8.198
    • Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
    • Lists Sarah as Charlotte's mother; Estimated that Louise and Charlotte are siblings

 

* Denotes estimated date based on available records. 

 

 

Associated transaction(s): 
Slave Baptism Records
Jacques Telesphore [Thélesphore] Roman Succession (R8.198)

 

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