Person:Marie Lacour (2)

Marie Madeleine Lacour
b.Abt 1781 , St. James, LA
d.Abt 8 Jun 1871 Patterson, St. Mary, LA
m. 20 Feb 1779
  1. Marie Madeleine LacourAbt 1781 - Abt 1871
  2. Marie Marguerite LacourAbt 1785 - 1842
  3. Francois Lacour1787 - Bef 1789
  • HHenry KnightAbt 1778 - 1847
  • WMarie Madeleine LacourAbt 1781 - Abt 1871
m. 30 Jun 1804
  1. Henry Knight, Jr.1808 -
Facts and Events
Name Marie Madeleine Lacour
Alt Name Mary Magdelen, Magdalena, Magdeleine, LIQUEUR, LICAIRE Marie Magdelaine
Gender Female
Birth? Abt 1781 , St. James, LA
Christening[1][2] 14 Oct 1781 St. James, St. James, LA
Census[4] 1788 , Lafourche, LA
Marriage 30 Jun 1804 Plattenville, Assumption, LAto Henry Knight
Census[5] 1850 , , LA
Census[6] 1870 , , LA
Death[3] Abt 8 Jun 1871 Patterson, St. Mary, LA

!NAME: LE COEUR, LIQUER, LIQUAR.

!CHRISTENING: Elton J. Oubre, "The Malbrough Family," 21-page article sent by Edward Domangue in May 1996. On p. 5, says that godmother Angelique COUTOURIER is "sister-in-law of the mother." Record at St. James Catholic Church (SJA-1, 53a).

!CENSUS: Albert J. Robichaux, COLONIAL SETTLERS ALONG BAYOU LAFOURCHE; 1770-1798; Cecilia, LA, Hebert Publications, 1980; pp. 24, 67 & 155; own copy; Louisiana census records. Magdelainne LICAIRE, age 5, oldest of the children of Jean LICAIRE & his wife Marie MARBIEAU, living with them and three half-siblings and a full sister, age 3 on the 1788 census of Lafourche. There is also an "engage" named Jean Baptiste LE BLANC, 20.

    Also: Marie Madelaine, age 9, listed in household of Jean LICAIRE & Marie MARBREAU, with four other children, on the 1791 census of Lafourche des Chetimachas.
    Also: Magdalena, age 14, living with Juan LICAIRE & Maria MALBROU, with three other children; plus Francisco COMUORE, 30, on the Dec 1795 census of Valenzuela.

!CENSUS: 1789, Lafourche area, Louisiana (then a Spanish territory), left bank of river. Name spelled Madelaine LICAIRE, "his daughter", to distinguish from the other children of wife's 1st marriage. Age 5.

!NAME-PARENTS-MARRIAGE: Diocese of Baton Rouge [LA], CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS, vol. 3; 1804-1819; published by the diocese, Baton Rouge, LA, 1983; p. 581-582; Sutro Library F377 B3 C3 v.3. Name spelled Magdalena LIQUEUR, of St. James, daughter of Juan & Maria MALBOUR, married on 30 Jun 1804 to Hennrique NAIT of Fort Steven, son of Santiago & Christina ENRILE. Witnesses: Juan MALBROU; Ambroise HEBERT. Recorded in Assumption Church (ASM-2, 95).

!CENSUS-DEATH: Merle Ganier, SOME DESCENDANTS OF JACOB KNIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND LOUISIANA; 1734-1988; Author, 1990; p. 8; own copy. Madeline KNIGHT, widow of Henry, Sr., was 68 years old on the 1850 census, living with a sister age 58.

    On the 1870 census, Mary Madeline KNIGHT, age 87, an invalid, was living with her daughter Emily Madeline KNIGHT BRADLEY, age 50.
    According to the SANDERS Bible, Mary Magdelaine LIQUEUR died in her 90th years, on 8 Jun 18-- (year not given - 1873?).

!MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Elton J. Oubre, "The Malbrough Family," 21-page article sent by Edward Domangue in May 1996. On p. 5, Marie Magdelaine LIQUEUR married to Henry KNIGHT of Fort Pitt, PA, son of Jacob & Christine ENFIL. She had eight children and died in her 90th year at Pattersonville [sic] in St. Mary Parish. (Reference: Merle Ganier, SOME DESCENDANTS OF JACOB KNIGHT OF PENNSYLVANIA AND LOUISIANA; 2108 Grace Street, Fort Worth, TX, 76111).

References
  1. Diocese of Baton Rouge. Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803. (Baton Rouge, LA, 1980)
    p. 504.

    Marie Magdelaine LIQUAR, daughter of Jean & Marie MALBROUCHE, birthdate not given, baptized by curate G. PROSPER on 14 Oct 1781 [could date possible be 1783?]. Sponsors: Joseph MALBROUCHE & Angelique COUTURIER. Recorded in St. James Church, St. James, LA (SJA-1, 53a).

    Photocopy of the badly faded page, now in the Diocese of Baton Rouge Archives, in the possession of Karen Theriot READER.

  2. Stephen S. Michot & John P. Doucet. Lafourche Country II, The; The Heritage and Its Keepers. (Lafuorche Heritage Society, 1996).

    Angelique COUTOURIER, the godmother, is called "sister-in-law of the mother."

    Article "The Malbrough Family" by Elton J. Oubre.

  3. Merle Ganier. Some Descendants of Jacob Knight of Pennsylvania and Louisiana. (Author, 1990)
    p. 8.

    According to the Sanders Bible, Mary Magdelaine LIQUEUR died in her 90th years, 8 Jun 18-- (year not given - 1873?) [more likely 1871?].

  4. Albert Robichaux. Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche, 1770-1798. (Harvey, LA: 1974. 2nd printing Hébert Publications, 1980)
    p. 24.

    Magdelainne LICAIRE, age 5, oldest of the children of Jean LICAIRE & his wife Marie MARBIEAU, living with them and three half-siblings and a full sister, age 3, on the 1788 census of Lafourche. There is also an "engage" named Jean Baptiste LE BLANC, 20.

  5. Merle Ganier. Some Descendants of Jacob Knight of Pennsylvania and Louisiana. (Author, 1990)
    p. 8.

    Madeline KNIGHT, widow of Henry, Sr., was 68 years old and living with a sister, age 58.

  6. Merle Ganier. Some Descendants of Jacob Knight of Pennsylvania and Louisiana. (Author, 1990)
    p. 8.

    Mary Madeline KNIGHT, age 87, an invalid, was living with her daughter Emily Madeline KNIGHT BRADLEY, age 50.