Simon Richard, native & resident of Ascension Parish (major son of Augustin Richard & Anne Roseline Richard) m. 15 May1848 Celestine Blouin, native & resident of this parish (minor dau of Evariste Blouin & Denise Arceneaux). Witnesses: Atn. Richard, E. Blouin, Denise Arceneaux, Anne Roseline Richard, Oscar P. Blouin, Jules Blouin, Eloi Hebert, & Octave LeBlanc. Citing SJA-2, 262-63.