Person:Marie Rodrigue (5)

Marie Rodrigue was one of eight children of Jean Rodrigue and Marie Donatile Naquin. She was born in Lafourche Parish, Nov. 12, 1863. She is remembered as being very dignified, strong willed and deeply religious. ^[5]

Facts and Events

Pedigree of Marie Rodrigue

Evidence of Parentage

Certificare of Baptism, 1864

In the Certificate of Baptism, certified by St. Joseph's Church in Thibodeaux, Louisiana, Marie Emerantia Rodrigue's parents are listed as Jean Rodrigue and Marie Donatilde Naquin.

Certificate of Baptism - Marie Rodrigue. [7]

Transcription: Certificate of Baptism obtained from St. Joseph's Church, Thibodeaux, Louisiana, in 1976. This is to certify that Marie Emerantia Rodrigue, Child of Jean Rodrigue and Marie Donatilde Naquin, born on the 12th day of November 1863, was baptized on 16 January 1864. Sponsors: Ozeme Naquin and Rosa Rodrigue.

Census Records, Household of Jean Rodrigue

Residence, 1870

In the 1870 census, the household of Jean Adolphe Rodrigue and Marie Naquin Rodrigue included their 7-year-old daughter, Marie Rodrigue.

1870 Census - Family of Jean Adolphe Rodrigue [9]

1870 Census [9] Date: 24 July 1870 Census Place: Ward 2, New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana Rodrigue, John Head WM 51 Farmer Mary wife WF 47 Keeping house Rosa 20 WF 20 Similien WM 22 Farm laborer, Value of Real Estate - $500, Value of Personal Estate - $100 Justilien WM 14 Theresa WF 9 Marie WF 7 Catherine WF 3 Douley, Joseph WM 20 Farm laborer Douley, Florisca WF 24 Rodrigue, Preville 34 Farm laborer

Residence, 1880

In the 1880 census, the household of Jean Adolphe Rodrigue and Marie Naquin Rodrigue included their 16-year-old daughter, Marie Rodrigue.

1880 Census - Family of Jean Adolphe Rodrigue [10]

1880 Census [10] Date: 5 June 1880 Census Place: Petite Anse, Iberia, Louisiana Rodrigue, John Head WM 60 Farmer Donatile wife WF 56 Keeping house Justilian son WM 23 Bricklayer Ellena daughter-in-law WF 18 Theresa daughter WF 18 Mary daughter WF 16 Louise daughter WF 12 Nicholas nephew WM 16 Works in field Fernand grandchild WM 2 Similien WM 33 Laura wife WF 21

Petite Anse is French for Avery Island, a salt dome located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana, United States, about three miles (5 km) inland from Vermilion Bay, which in turn opens onto the Gulf of Mexico. A small human population resides on the island. Wikipedia Article about Avery Island

Marriage to Jean Courrege, 1880

In her notes about the family, Cheryl Courrege Burguieres wrote, "Grandmere met and married Jean Courrege in New Iberia in 1880. She became the typical matriarch of a large family, often exercising strict discipline over her lively brood." ^[5]

Source	Record
Certificate of Marriage. [8]	Certificate of Marriage obtained from St.Peter's Catholic Church, New Iberia, Louisiana, in 1976. This is to certify that Jean Courrege and Marie Rodrigue were lawfully married on the 26 day of July 1880. Witnesses: Leon Couget and Jean Laserre. Vo. 3, Page 124, #22.

Census Records, Household of Jean and Marie Courrege

Residence, 1900

Record	Information from Census Record
1900 Census - Household of Jean Courrege [6] Date: 14 June 1900 Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana	Jean WM 45 Head Butcher Marie WF 36 Wife Margaret WF 18 daughter Joseph WM 16 son Butcher Lucien WM 14 son Leontine WF 12 daughter Rosa WF 10 daughter Odile WF 7 daughter Bertha WF 6 daughter Albert WM 3 son Lucy WF 7/12 daughter Donatel Rodrigue SF 78 mother-in-law Leon Lassere WM 19 nephew Butcher Alice Judice BF 42 servant Beatrice Judice BF 8 servant Joseph Vital BM 19 servant day laborer

Residence, 1910

Record	Information from Census Record
1910 Census - Household of Jean Courrege [1] Date: 28 April 1910 Census Place: Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana	Courrege, Jean - Head WM 55 Owner, Butcher Shop; Mother and Father born in France Marie wife WF 46 - Mother of 11 children with 11 children living Lucien - son WM 24 Leontine - daughter WF 22 Rosa - daughter WF 20 Odilia - daughter WF 17 Bertha - daughter WF 16 Albert - son WM 13 Lucy - daughter WF 10 Emile - son WM 7 Marie - daughter WF 5

Residence, 1920

Record	Information from Census Record
1920 Census - Household of Jean Courrege [3] Date: 15 January 1920 Census Place: Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana	Courrege, Jean - Head WM 65 Occupation - Butcher and farmer (father born in France, Mother born in LA) Marie - wife WF 57 Emile - son WM 16 Marie - daughter WF 14

Residence, 1930

Record	Information from Census Record
1930 Census - Household of Marie Courrege [4] Date: 9 April 1930 Census Place: Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana	Courrege, Marie - Head WF 65 Widow Bertha D - daughter WF 36 Stenographer, Law Office Albert - son WM 33 Laborer, Steam Railroad Labauve, Lilian - niece WF 17 Celestin, Cova - lodger BF 38 Servant, Private Family

Death and Burial, 1946

"Gradmere died Feb. 20, 1946, at the age of 83, after a lengthy illness resulting from a heart condition which had bed-ridden her for four years," wrote Cheryl Courrege Burguieres. "A deep impression left with my mother, Irene L. Courrege, was the great devotion and care given to her in her illness, especially by her three daughters, Marguerite, Bertha, and Marie." ^[5]

Marie is buried in St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery in New Iberia, Louisiana.

Death Certificate [8]

Headstone - St. Peter's Catholic Cemetery [8]

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} Heritage Quest (Bountiful, Utah). Louisiana 1910 U.S. federal census index. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, c2003)
   Year: 1910; Census Place: New Iberia Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll: T624_514; Page: 14A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 1030., 28 Apr 1910.
   1910 Census
2. ↑ ^2.0 2.1 State of Louisiana. Louisiana Statewide Death Index, 1900-1949
   Volume 1. Certificate Number: 954, 20 Feb 1946.

   Age: 82 Years. Parish: Iberia. (Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA.)

3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2} United States. Bureau of the Census. 14th census, 1920. Louisiana, 1920 federal census : soundex and population schedules. (Washington [District of Columbia]: The National Archives, 193-?)
   Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll: T625_613; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 17; Image: 784., 15 Jan 1920.
   1920 Census
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Family and Church History Department. United States and Canada Reference Unit. 1930 census register: a listing of Family History Library microfilm numbers for the 1930 United States federal census population schedules. (Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, c2004)
   Year: 1930; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll: 794; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 13; Image: 970.0., 9 Apr 1930.
   1930 Census
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} Family notes written by Cheryl Courrege Burguieres, August 1972.
6. ↑ United States. Census Office. 12th census, 1900. Louisiana, 1900 federal census : soundex and population schedules. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 19--?)
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 6, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll T623_565; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 33. .
   1900 Census
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} St. Joseph's Church Records, Thibodeaux, Louisiana.
   Baptism Certificate
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3} St. Peter's Church Records, New Iberia, Louisiana.
   Headstone Death Certificate Marriage Certificate
9. ↑ ^{9.0 9.1 9.2} Steuart, Raeone Christensen. Louisiana 1870 census index. (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, c2000)
   Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 2, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll: M593_513; Page: 170; Image: 341., 26 July 1870.
   1870 Census
10. ↑ ^{10.0 10.1 10.2} United States. Bureau of the Census. 10th census, 1880. Louisiana, 1880 federal census : soundex and population schedules. (Washington, District of Columbia: The National Archives, 19--?)
    Year: 1880; Census Place: Petite Anse, Iberia, Louisiana; Roll: T9_454; Family History Film: 1254454; Page: 457.2000; Enumeration District: 32; Image: 0298., 5 Jun 1880.
    1880 Census