MySource:Aberksan/Descendants of Pierre-Paul NAQUIN

Pierre-Paul, 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 above New Orleans, where he married Anne-Théotiste, daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Robichaux, in July 1787. Anne-Théotiste also had come to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Remi. Their daughters married into the Ayo, Boudreaux, Oncale, and Trosclair families. Pierre-Paul and Anne-Théotiste had seven sons, but not all of them created families of their own. Those who did remained in the Bayou Lafourche valley. Pierre Paul died in Lafourche Interior Parish in January 1851; he was 84 years old.

Pierre-Joseph & Anne Constance Lirette

Oldest son Pierre-Joseph, sometimes called Joseph, baptized at Ascension in April 1790, married Anne Constance, called Constance, daughter of French Creole Jean Pierre Lirette, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1809; Anne Contances's mother was a Darembourg. Their son Drosin was born in Assumption Parish in April 1818. They also had a son named Paul Joseph. Their daughters married into the Landry, Levron, and Navarre families. In September 1860, the federal census taker in Lafourche Parish counted 2 slaves--a 10-year-old mulatto female and a 13-year-old black female--on Mrs. Pierre J. Naquin's farm in the parish's 6th Ward; this was Pierre Joseph's widow, Constance Lirette.

Drosin & Amelise Gros (or Grosjean)

Drosin married Amelise, Armelise, or Arthémise, daughter of French Creole Jean Baptiste Gros or Grosjean, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in September 1838. Their son Osémé was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in December 1840, and Leony Désire, called Désire, in December 1845 but died at age 16 in August 1862. They also had a son named Aglae. Their daughter married into the Fayt family. Drosin died in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1851; he was only 33 years old.

Osémé married Célestine, daughter of French Creole Martin Fayt, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in January 1861; Célestine's mother was a Boudreaux.

Aglae married Delphie, daughter of French Creole Ursin Ayo, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in June 1862.

Paul Joseph & Adele Boudreaux

Paul Joseph married Adele, daughter of fellow Acadian Noël Victor Boudreaux and widow of Louis Rodrigue, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1840 and sanctified the marriage at the Thibodeaux church the following September. Pierre Joseph died in Lafourche Interior Parish in May 1849; he was 60 years old.

Jean-Francois

Jean-Francois was born at Ascension in December 1790, but he probably never married.

Pierre-Paul, fils, & Marguerite Celeste Dugas

Pierre-Paul, fils, sometimes called Paul, baptized at Assumption in October 1796, married Marguerite Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadian Francois Basile Dugas at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1818. Their son Auguste Zenon or Zenon Augustin, was born in Assumption Parish in March 1819, Marcel, Marcellin or Marcellus Severin in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1821, Jean Eloi, called Eloi, in August 1823, Ulgere Devinsy in November 1830, and Elis Cleopha, called Cleopha, in February 1833. Their daughter married into the Sevin family. In September 1850, the federal census taker in Lafourche Interior Parish counted 16 slaves--6 males and 10 females, all black, ranging in age from 26 to 1--on Pierre Naquin, Jr.'s farm. The same census taker counted 4 more slaves--2 males and 2 females, all black, ages 5, 4, 3 and 2--on another farm owned by Pierre Naquin, Jr. Pierre Paul, fils died in Lafourche Parish in January 1856; he was 60 years old.

August Zenon & Victorie Josephine Pichoff

Auguste Zenon married Victoire Josephine, daughter of German Creole Auguste Pichoff, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in December 1840; Victoire's mother was an Hébert. Their son Joseph Zenon was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in November 1841, Zenon Augustin, fils in August 1844, Jean Baptiste Lovinci in November 1846 but died age 1 in November 1847, Pierre Augustin was born in April 1857, Laurent Augustave in April 1859, Justin Paulin or Paulin Augustin in March 1850 but died age 5 months old the following August, Justilien N. was born in November 1853, Joseph in February 1856 but died the following day, and Michel Octave was born in April 1859. Their daughter married into the Keller family. During the War Between the States, Auguste Zenon served in Company F of the Lafourche Parish Regiment of Militia while he was in his 40s. He was captured during or after the Battle of Labadieville, in nearby Assumption Parish in late October 1862, paroled, and sent home.

Zenon married Amelina, daughter of Célestin Adam, at the Thibodeaux church in January 1867.

Marcellus & Marie Guillot

Marcellus married Marie, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Pierre Guillot, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in July 1844. Their son Louis Arsene, called Arsene, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in August 1845, and Joseph Paulin in April 1851. Their daughter married a Naquin cousin. Marcellus died in a yellow fever epidemic in Lafourche Parish in November 1853; he was only 32 years old.

Arsene married Ophelia, daughter of French Creole Evariste Morvant, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in February 1867. Their son Joseph Mertile was born in Lafourche Parish in December 1867, Joseph Arthur in July 1869, and Joseph Robert in November 1870.

Jean Eloi

Jean Eloi died in Lafourche Interior Parish in May 1849. He was only 24 years old and never married.

Elis Cleopha & Marie Oncale

Elis Cleopha married Marie or Mary, daughter of French Creole Valery Oncale, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in July 1856. Their son Joseph Hermogène, called Hermogène, was born in Lafourche Parish in September 1859 but died at age 10 months in June 1860, and Prosper Cléopha was born in September 1868.

Ulgere & Azelie Oncale

Ulgere married Azelie, another daughter of Valery Oncale, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in April 1858. Their son Émile Paulin Ulgere was born in Lafourche Parish in March 1860, and Joseph Émile in January 1865. During the War Between the States, Ulgere served in the Lafourche Parish Regiment of Militia. He was captured during or after the Battle of Labadieville in nearby Assumption Parish in late October 1862, paroled, and sent home.

Jean-Alexis

Jean-Alexis, born at Assumption in October 1799, did not marry and start a family of his own.

Jean Adrien & Rosalie Dugas

Jean Adrien, called Adrien, born at Assumption in August 1804, moved down into Lafourche Interior Parish, where he married Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Pierre Dugas, at the Thibodauxville church in April 1826. Their son Jean was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in May 1828 but died within an hour of his birth. Their daughter married into the Guidry and Larrieux families, so at least the blood of this line survived.

Jean Basile & Theotiste Adele Ayo

Jean Basile, called Basile, born at Assumption in February 1807, followed his older brothers to Lafourche Interior Parish, where he married Théotiste Adele, called Adele, 17-year-old daughter of French Creole Mathurin Ayo, at the Thibodauxville church in July 1832. Their son Maurile Cléopha was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1835, Maximin Schuyler in September 1837, Jean Telesphore in May 1840, Telesphore Aurestile in May 1846, and Laurent Taylor in Assumption Parish in August 1856. They also had a son named Joseph. Their daughters married into the Aucoin, Benoit, and Richard families.

Maurile Cleopha & Marie Zéolide Thibodeaux

Maurile Cleopha married Marie Zéolide, daughter of Jean fellow Acadian Thibodeaux, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in July 1856. Their son Ernest Leodie was born in Lafourche Parish in September 1857.

Joseph & Evelina Bergeron

Joseph married Evelina, daughter of fellow Acadian Alexis Bergeron, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in October 1861. Their son Joseph Mertile was born near Chacahoula, Terrebonne Parish, in November 1867.

Maximin & Amelia Toups

Maximin married Amelia or Melia, daughter of German Creole Eugène Toups, at the Montegut church, Terrebonne Parish, in December 1869.

Ambroise Arsene & Louise Bathilde Talbot

Youngest son Ambroise Arsene, called Arsene, born in Assumption Parish in July 1812, also moved to Lafourche Interior Parish, where he married Louise Bathilde, daughter of fellow Acadian Louis André Talbot, in May 1836. Ambroise Arsene and Louise Bathilde's son Pierre Émile, called Émile, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in May 1837, Jean Valéry in February 1841, Ernest Tuvilier in September 1842, Clovis Arsene in June 1844, Arthur Théophile in February 1846, Joseph in September 1848 but died a day after his birth, Edgard Albert was baptized at the Thibodeaux church in May 1850, Leo Félix was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in June 1852, Michel in March 1854, Luma G. in August 1856, and Joseph Davis in Assumption Parish in October 1861. Their daughter married into the Molaison family. In August 1860, the federal census taker in Lafourche Parish counted 3 slaves on Arsene Naquin's farm--all females, all blacks, ages 29, 9, and 2--on Arsene Naquin's farm in the parish's 1st Ward.

Emile & Marie Gonzales

Émile married Marie, daughter of Spanish Creole Jean Gonzales of Lafourche Parish, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1860. Their son Arsene Zenot was born in Assumption Parish in December 1860.

Ernest & Elvire Lasseigne

Ernest married Elvire, daughter of French Creole Pierre Lasseigne and widow of F. Pottet, at the Thibodeaux church, Lafourche Parish, in August 1865. Their twin sons Jean Clet and Jean Clovis were born in Lafourche Parish in August 1866.