Person:Marie Ory (1)

!NAME: J. Hanno Deiler, SETTLEMENT OF THE GERMAN COAST OF LOUISIANA AND THE CREOLES OF GERMAN DESCENT. Claims she is a descendant of the Nikolas ORY family of Maryland Germans.

!NAME: Also HOUNNY; HOURRAY; ORVIE, of Germany. Could she be the same as Genevieve HURETTE (OURIE), married to Jacques MALBROU, parents of Marie who married Jean LICAIRE? Letter from Margaret RENTROP MOORE in May 1996 gives the parents of Genevieve HURETTE (OURIE) as Jean Baptiste & Francoise METIVIER.

    [Could she be a relation of the HURET fammily in White's DICTIONNAIRE?]

!BIRTH-PARENTS-MARRIAGE-CHILD-DEATH: Terrebonne Genealogical Society, BOOK OF CHARTS; 1600-1850; vol. 2, Society; Charts No. 130 & 188; Salt Lake City Family History Library, US/CAN 976.341 D2b v.2. Marie Christine/Christina ORY, born around 1729/1719 (in Germany), daughter of Nicholas (?) & Anna STRASSBACK (?). She married around 1749 to Nicolas Mannhofer MALBROU; daughter Marie born about 1755. She died [sic, buried] on 11 May 1796 at Assumption Parish, LA.

!BIRTH-MARRIAGE-CHILDREN-DEATH: Edward Domangue, Family Group Records and Pedigree Charts sent in May 1996. Marie Christine ORY, born c. 1724 in Louisburg [sic], Acadia. She married around 1749 to Nicholas MARCOFF/MANNHOFFER; seven children listed. She died on 11 May 1796 (ASM-3, 8).

!CENSUS: Albert J. Robichaux, COLONIAL SETTLERS ALONG BAYOU LAFOURCHE; 1770-1798; Cecilia, LA, Hebert Publications, 1980; pp. 67 & 155; own copy; Louisiana census records. Marie Christhine, Widow, age 68, living next door to Jean LICAIRE & Marie MARBREAU [her daughter] and their household with five children, on the 1791 census of Lafourche des Chetimachas. No land or animals are listed for her.

    Also: Christina HENRRY [sic], age 76, living with Juan MALBROU, 25 [her son, and next door to Juan LICIARE & Maria MALBROU and family] on the Dec 1795 census of Valenzuela.

!CENSUS: 1791, Lafourche, LA, on right descending bank of Bayou Lafourche. Marie Christine, widow, age 68. Living next door to household of Jean LICAIRE and Marie MARBEAU [her daughter].

!CENSUS: 1795, Valenzuela, LA. Christina HENRRY [sic], age 76, living with [son] Juan MALBRON, age 25. Next door is Juan LICAIRE and Maria MALBROU [her daughter] with their family.

!NAME-RESIDENCES-BURIAL: Elton J. Oubre, "The Malbrough Family," 21-page article sent by Edward Domangue in May 1996. Born around 1719-1723, she was a native of Louisbourg [Ile Royale, Acadia], and died at age 77 years, in her burial record (ASM-2, 8), listed under name ORY. Her name is spelled variously HOURRY, HOUDE, HOURRAY, HENRRY, OUDY, OUVRE, OURVIE, and OURIE. Buried in Assumption Catholic Church Cemetery, Plattenville, LA.

1. ↑ Elton J. Oubre. Vacherie: St. James Parish, Louisiana. History and Genealogy, 2nd ed.. (Thibodaux, LA: Oubre's Books, 2002)
   p. 505.

   Daughter of Francois ORY & Anna Maria PERCHI, born 20 Sep 1723 Lutzelhouse, Dept. of Bas-Rhin, France.

2. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge. Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803. (Baton Rouge, LA, 1980)
   p. 572.

   Maria Christina [ORY], age 77 years, widow of Nicolas MALBROU, native of Louisburg in Canada [sic], buried on 11 May 1796 at Assumption Catholic Church, Plattenville, LA (ASM-3, 8).

3. ↑ Ignacio Ramon de Espeleta. "List of German and Acadian Families Who Went by an English Vessel to New Orleans to Settle". (Conway, AR: Oldbuck Press, 2000).

   1st family on list, one of the seven German Families:
   Nicolas MARCOFF, age 62;
   Channe, his wife, 45; [should this read Jeanne?]
   Jean George MARCOFF, their son, 19;
   Marie MARCOFF, their daughter, 15;
   Marie Madeleine (relation not given), 12;
   Joseph MARCOFF, their son, 10;
   Francois MARCOFF, their son, 8;
   Jean Augustin MARCOFF, 5 months.