Person:Marguerite Bernard (4)

Marguerite Bernard
d.30 Jan 1820 , , LA
Facts and Events
Name Marguerite Bernard
Alt Name Marguerite Madeleine
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1775 , St. Charles, LA
Marriage 7 Jan 1801 St. James, St. James, LAto Joseph (Josine) Le Blanc
Census[1] 1810 , Attakapas, LA
Death? 30 Jan 1820 , , LA

!NAME: On her son Joseph [Jr.]'s baptism in 1805, called Marguerite HEDELMAIRE or [EDELMEIER], parents listed "unknown-Marguerite HEDELMAIRE was an orphan before reaching the age of reason." Did she use her mother's surname? (SM Ch.: v.6, #273).

!MARRIAGE-SON-DEATH: On Pedigree Chart sent by Enola Ann THERIOT in May 1996. Marguerite BERNARD, married to Joseph ROY on 15 Jan 1794, died on 30 Jan 1820.

!MARRIAGES: Donald J. Hebert, SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA RECORDS; 1811-1830; vol. 2, Eunice, LA, author, 1974; p. 64; own copy; church and civil records. Three entries (two are duplicates): Marguerite BERNARD married to Joseph LEBLANC, in his succession dated 18 Apr 1812 at St. Martin Parish Courthouse, St. Martinville, LA (SM Ct.Hse.: Succ. #1072).

   Also: Marguerite BERNARD, daughter of Andre & Marguerite EDLEMER, married on 27 Feb 1815 to Marin MOUTON. Recorded at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, St. Martinville (SM Ch.: v. 5, #351 bis).

!MARRIAGES-LAND: Glenn R. Conrad, LAND RECORDS OF THE ATTAKAPAS DISTRICT; 1804-1818; vol. II, part 1, Lafayette, LA, Univ. of Southwestern Louisiana, 1992; p. 235; own copy. Land sale recorded on 24 Jul 1816, #2960 of Book 1A, Old Acts of St. Martin Parish Conveyance Records. Marguerite BERNARD, wife of Marin MOUTON and widow of Joseph LeBLANC, sold to Balthazard PLAISANCE a tract of land in the area called Fausse Pointe, located on the left bank of the Teche, measuring 6 arpents by a depth found there, bounded above by Athanase HE'BERT and below by Constance HE'BERT. Land sold with improvements, but sharing wood rights. Price: $1300.

References
  1. U.S. federal census
    Microfilm M252, Roll 10, p. 79 (329).

    Joseph LE BLANC:
    Free White Males Free White Females Other Slaves
    0-9 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+ 0-9 10-15 16-25 26-44 45+
    4 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
    [Joseph LE BLANC is Marguerite's 2nd husband, and both are in the wrong age categories. He is about age 48, she is about 35. Her son Charles Abraham ROY from her 1st marriage is about age 15 (not under 10). There are three young sons and a daughter, all under 10, from current marriage. There are also three slaves.]