MySource:Aberksan/Descendants of Joseph-Jacques NAQUIN

Joseph-Jacques, twin son of Ambroise Naquin and Élisabeth Bourg, was born at St.-Suliac, France, near St.-Malo, in January 1766. He came to Louisiana with his parents and twin brother aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships from France, in 1785, and followed them to Ascension, on the river, where he married Marie-Josèphe, daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Arsement, in April 1787.

Marie-Josèphe had come to Louisiana aboard La Ville d'Archangel, the sixth of the Seven Ships from France. Joseph-Jacques and Marie-Josèphe settled at Assumption, on the upper Lafourche.

Their daughters married into the Gros and Marillon or Morillion families.

They had only two sons, but a substantial number of Naquins today are descended from those sons, who remained in the Bayou Lafourche valley until after the War Between the States, when some of them moved south into Terrebonne Parish.

JOSEPH-AMBROISE NAQUIN & CELESTE PREJEAN

Older son Joseph-Ambroise, born at Ascension in December 1790, grew up in Assumption and married Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadian Basil Préjean of St. James Parish, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in July 1812.

Their son Maximin Noël was born in Assumption Parish in December 1814, Joseph Paul, called Paul and Joseph, fils, in October 1816, and Pierre Ursin Valere, called Ursin, in October 1818, Basile Francois Xavier in Lafourche Interior Parish December 1820, Jacques in July 1825 but died 9 days later, Joachim Théophile was born in May 1829 but died at age 7 in April 1836, and Adolphe Cleopha, called Cleopha, was born in September 1835.

Their daughters married into the Ayo, Badeaux, Haydel, Préjean, and Rodrigue (Marie Donatile Naquin Rodrigue) families .

Joseph Ambroise, surrounded by many children, grandchildren, and even a few great-grandchildren, died in Lafourche Parish in June 1860; he was 69 years old.

Paul & Marie Adele Boudreaux

Paul married Marie Adele, called Adele and also Adele Noel, 20-year-old daughter of fellow Acadian Paul Marie Boudreaux, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in August 1833.

Their son Paul Ernest or Ernest Paul, called Ernest, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in January 1838, Maximilien Emertile, called Mertile, in July 1840, Joseph Marcilien, called Marcilien, in October 1841, Aurelien Justilien, called Justilien, in December 1844, and Paulin Eusèbe in August 1851. Their daughters married into the Benoit, Boudreaux, Hébert, Robichaux, Sevin, and Vicknair families. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted 13 slaves-- 10 males and 3 females, all black, ranging in age from 35 to 3-- on Paul Naquin's farm next door to brother younger Ursin. Paul, called Joseph, Jr. by the clerk at the Thibodeaux courthouse, died in December 1851; he was only 35 years old.

Ernest married Marie Elmire, called Elmire, daughter of fellow Acadian Duval Hébert, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in May 1859. Their son Elma Oscar was born in Terrebonne Parish in December 1861, Joseph Vilfrid in Lafourche Parish in March 1866, Pierre Alcide near Montegut, Terrebonne Parish, in September 1868, and Paul Arthur in December 1870. During the War Between the States, Ernest enlisted in Company H of the 30th Regiment Louisiana Infantry in 1862 and deserted the regiment later in the year. By the late 1870s, Ernest had remarried to Marie-Victoire Malbrough and moved his family from the Terrebonne marshes to the upper valley of Bayou Teche, where they settled near Cecilia.

Marcilien married Lesida, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Baptiste Aucoin, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in June 1862, only a few months after enlisting in Company H of the 30th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, from which he deserted later in the year. Their son Adrien Augustave was born in Lafourche Parish in August 1865, and Charles Eugène in February 1870.

Mertile married Eveline, daughter of French Creole Barthélemy Jolibois, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1866; the marriage also was recorded at the Thibodeaux courthouse; Eveline's mother was a Bourg. Their son Joseph Albert was born in Lafourche Parish in February 1867. The year before his marriage, Mertile had surrendered with Company E of the 4th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, a front-line unit raised in Lafourche Parish. According to his Confederate service record, Maximilien Emertile Naquin was with his company the entire time it served, from his enlistment in May 1861 at age 19 until it surrendered at the end of the War in Alabama four years later, a stunning contrast to the military service of his brothers Marcilien and Ernest and first cousin Émile. The 4th Louisiana Infantry marched, camped, fought, and bled in Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Alabama, and Georgia, and was one of the most distinguished Louisiana units that served the Southern Confederacy.

Justilien married Victorine, daughter of Fellow Acadian Honoré Thibodeaux, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in March 1869.

Maximim & Axelie Basilise Richard

Maximin married Azelie Basilise, 18-year-old daughter of fellow Acadian Victor Richard, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in November 1836.

Their son Joseph Émile, called Émile, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1837, Victor Osémé, called Osémé, in January 1839, Maximin Mertile, called Mertile, in November 1840, Jean Baptiste in January 1843, Pierre Valsin in February 1845 but died age 13 months in March 1846, Jean Alfred, called Alfred, was born in Assumption Parish in February 1850, Anatole in Lafourche Interior Parish in November 1851, Oscar Baile in Assumption Parish in May 1853, and Edgard Augustin or Augustin Edgard in June 1855 but died in Lafourche Parish in October 1857. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted 2 slaves--both males, both black, ages 24 and 18--on Maximin Naquin's farm. Maximin died in Lafourche Parish in September 1855, three months after his youngest son was born the previous June; Maximin was only 40 years old.

Émile married Azema, daughter of fellow Acadian C. Maxil Boudreaux, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1857; the marriage also was recorded at the Thibodeaux courthouse. Their son Adrien Paulinaire had been born in Lafourche Parish in August 1853, when Émile was 16, Joseph Clet in September 1858, and Henri in February 1867. During the War Between the States, Émile enlisted in Company H of the 30th Regiment Louisiana Infantry in 1862 and deserted the regiment later in the year.

Maximin Mertile served in Company E of the 4th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, a front-line unit raised in Lafourche Parish. In the spring of 1861, when he was 19 years old, Mertile died of disease in southern Mississippi only a few months after his enlistment.

Osémé married cousin Amelia, daughter of Marcellus Naquin, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in September 1866. Their son Joseph Luc was born in Lafourche Parish in September 1868.

Alfred married Olinda, daughter of French Creole 'Marcel Falgout, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in April 1870.

Basile Francois

Basile Francois & Marie Bonne Bourg

Basile Francois married Marie Bonne, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Paul Bourg, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1843. Their son Leandre Floreville was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1844 but died age 2 1/2 years in March 1846, and 'Francois Xavier was born in Lafourche Interior in January 1851. Their daughter married into the Lagarde family.

Basile Francois & Emilie Dionne

Basile remarried to Émilie, daughter of Gabriel Dionne of St.-Pierre Le Bequé, Canada, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1861; the marriage also was recorded at the Thibodeaux courthouse; Basile was 41 years old. Their son Oscar Beauregard was born in Assumption Parish in March 1862, while Basile was serving in the Lafourche Parish Regiment of Militia. Basile fought in the Battle of Labadieville in Assumption Parish in October 1862 and fell into hands of the invading Federals, who paroled him and sent him home. After the War, Basile moved west from the Lafourche valley the lower valley of Bayou Teche. He and his family were living near New Iberia in the early 1870s.

Ursin & Marie Adele Bourg

Ursin married Marie Adele, another daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Paul Bourg, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1844. Their son Pierre Melville was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1845, Joseph Oscar in November 1846 but died age 11 in September 1857, Louis Philippe was born in Lafourche Parish in May 1856, Jean Arthur in September 1858, and Xavier James in Assumption Parish in December 1863. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted 2 slaves--both females, both black, ages 34 and 4--on Ursin Naquin's farm next door to brother older Paul. In September 1860, the federal census taker in Lafourche Parish counted 5 slaves--1 male and 4 females, all mulattoes, ranging in age from 35 to 2--on Ursin Naquin's farm in the parish's 6th Ward.

Cleopha & Marie Eugenie Landry

Cléopha married Marie Eugenie, daughter of fellow Acadian Élie Landry, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1856; the marriage also was recorded at the Thibodeaux courthouse. Their son Adolphe Dionis was born in Assumption Parish in January 1858.

AMBROISE LE JEUNE NAQUIN & MARGUERITE CARMELITE BOUDREAUX

Younger son Ambroise le jeune, born at Assumption in November 1797, married Marguerite Carmelite, called Carmelite, daughter of fellow Acadian Paul Marie Boudreaux, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in April 1825. Their son Joseph Paul, called Paul, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in December 1826, Ambroise, fils in September 1829, Jean Baptiste in July 1831 but died a month later, Ambroise Eugène, called Eugène, was born in November 1835, Joseph Andresi, called Andresi, in April 1837, and Théophile Orestile Omere in September 1839 but died age 2 1/2 in February 1842. They also had a son named Lovinci. Their daughters married into the Aucoin, Juneau, and Préjean families.

Ambroise, le jeune died in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1840; he was only 42 years old. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted a single slave--a 45-year-old black female--on Widow Ambroise Naquin's farm; this was Carmelite Boudreaux. In September 1860, the federal census taker in Lafourche Parish counted a single slave--a 50-year-old mulatto female-- on the Widow Ambroise Naquin's farm in the parish's 6th Ward.

Paul & Emilie Fremin

Paul married Émilie, daughter of French Creole Narcisse Fremin, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in January 1848; Émilie's mother was a Gautreaux. Their son Louis Zephir was born in Assumption Parish in August 1853 but died at age 12 in August 1864, Ernest Lucien was born in July 1855, Clet Léon in November 1859, and Paul, fils in June 1867. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted 5 slaves--all blacks, 3 males and 3 females, ranging in age from 40 to 10--on Joseph Naquin's farm; this was probably Paul. In September 1860, the federal census taker in Lafourche Parish counted 8 slaves--5 males and 3 females, 7 blacks and 1 mulatto, ages 36 to 1--on Joseph Naquin's farm in the parish's 6th Ward; this was probably Paul.

Lovinci & Anais Marie Prejean

Lovinci married Anaïs Marie, daughter of fellow Acadian Valéry Prejean, at the Thibodeaux, Lafourche Parish, church in September 1854. Their son Aurelien Toussaint was born in Assumption Parish in November 1855, Lovinci Théophile in October 1857, Henry Clé in April 1862, and Julien Leonie in February 1865.

Joseph Andresi & Angele Vice (or Vaise)

Joseph Andresi married Angèle, daughter of French Creole Valsin Vaise or Vice of Lafourche Parish, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1859; the marriage also was recorded at the Thibodeaux courthouse. Their son Joseph Valsin was born in Assumption Parish in February 1860, and Mertile Ambroise in December 1867.

Eugene & Eulalie Gautreaux

Eugene married Eulalie, daughter of fellow Acadian Élie Gautreaux, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in November 1865 after serving in Company D of the 26th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, a front-line unit raised in Lafourche Parish that fought gallantly at Vicksburg, Mississippi. Their son Émile Eugene was born in Assumption Parish in October 1866.