Marie 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.

To purchase your admission in advance, please click HERE.

Date of birth:

12/1838

Baptism Date and Sponsors:

April 14, 1839; Sponsor: Argus (slave) & Marie (slave)

Place of Origin:

Louisiana (Creole)

Gender and Designation:

Female (Mulatto)

Relationships:

Mother: Euphrosine/ Frosine (mulatto); Siblings:Paul, Bazile, and Ursule

References:

Slave baptism records, Archdiocese of Baton Rouge
- St. Michael Catholic Church, Convent, Louisiana
- Item no. 9; Page no. 39; Entry no. 22
- Lists Euphrosine as Marie Louise's mother
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- Jacques Telesphore Roman Succession, St. James Clerk of Court, Probate 0683
- Lists Paul, Bazil, and Ursule as the children of Frosine; Estimated that Marie Louise, Paul, Bazile, and Ursule are siblings
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- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 107
- Lists Frosine as Honorine's mother; Estimated that Marie Louise and Honorine are siblings
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- Transfer of Rights, New Orleans Notarial Archives, Felix Grima, v 45 act 108
- Lists Frosine as Honorine's mother; Estimated that Marie Louise and Honorine are siblings