Person:Francis Gonzales (1)

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Francis Michael Gonzales
 
m. 22 Feb 1807
  1. Joseph Uxenio Gonzales1810 - 1845
  2. Isabel Gonzales1812 -
  3. Francis Michael Gonzales1816 -
m. Bef 1841
  1. Michael Morrison Gonzales1846 -
  2. Joseph Butler Gonzales1848 - 1928
  3. Andrea Masias GonzalesAbt 1851 -
  4. John Absalom Gonzales1854 -
Facts and Events
Name[1][2] Francis Michael Gonzales
Alt Name Francois Michel Gonzales
Gender Male
Birth[3] 19 May 1816 Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Christening[3] 3 Aug 1816 St. Gabriel Church, St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, Louisiana
Marriage Bef 1841 Ascension Parish?, Louisiana(not found in diocesan sacramental records)
to Marie Emelise Savoie
Census[1] 1850 Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Census[4] 1860 Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Census[5] 1870 Ascension Parish, Louisiana

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1850 census:[1]

Gonzales, Michael 38 yrs Farmer (real estate = $600) b. Louisiana

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1860 census:[4]

Gonzallas, F. M. 45 yrs Farmer (real estate = $1,000; personal estate = $430) b. Louisiana
      Mary46 yrs b. Louisiana
      Michael 15 yrs b. Louisiana
      Andrew 9 yrs b. Louisiana
      John 6 yrs b. Louisiana
NOTE: They were married in 1857, so all these children are too old to be his. Was he Mary's second husband?

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1870 census:[5]

Gonzales, Miguel 56 yrs Farmer (real estate = $150; personal estate = $315) b. Mississippi
      Mary 59 yrs Keeping house b. Mississippi
      Andre 19 yrs Farm Laborer b. Mississippi
      Butler 20 yrs Farm Laborer b. Mississippi
      Absalom 15 yrs Farm Laborer b. Mississippi
Dery, Josephine 12 yrs At home b. Mississippi
Marchand, Awad[?] 7 yrs At home b. Mississippi
Dilate, Leon 45 yrs Farm Laborer b. France
NOTE: All were born in Louisiana except the hired hand. Enumerator carelessly continued ditto marks from previous family, which *was* from Mississippi.
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Ascension, Louisiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 8A, dwelling/family 138/138.
  2. Hunting For Bears, comp. Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church records. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    Vol. 3 (1804-1819), p. 369.

    Francois Michel, son of Joseph Gonzales & Andrea Marias. Born 19 May 1816. Baptized 3 Aug 1816. Sponsors: Jean Martines & Antoinette Gonzales. Citing SGA-11, 268.

  4. 4.0 4.1 Ascension, Louisiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 1, dwelling/family 5/5.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ascension Parish, Louisiana. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 146A, dwelling/family 163/163.