Person:Desire LeBlanc (5)

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Name[1][2] Desire LeBlanc
Gender Male
Birth[2] 1 Jul 1824 St. James Parish, Louisiana
Baptism[2] 25 Jul 1824 St. Michael Church, Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana
Marriage 24 Jan 1842 Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisianato Felicite Richard
Census[3] 1850 St. James Parish, Louisiana
Census[4] 1860 St. James Parish, Louisiana
Census[5] 1870 Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Census[6] 1880 Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Census[7] 1900 Ascension Parish, Louisiana

St. James Parish, Louisiana, 1850 census:[3]

LeBlanc, Marcel 49 yrs Keeping "Fony"[?] (real estate = $600) b. Louisiana
      Corastie 42 yrs b. Louisiana
      Eve 8 yrs b. Louisiana
      Desire 26 yrs Dry goods merc't. b. Louisiana
      Felicite 24 yrs b. Louisiana
      Marcel Jr. 7 yrs b. Louisiana
      Euphemon 5 yrs b. Louisiana
      Josephine 2 yrs b. Louisiana
Richard, Emma 20 yrs b. Louisiana
      Telesphore 17 yrs b. Louisiana

St. James Parish, Louisiana, 1860 census:[4]

LeBlanc, Desire 31 yrs [no occupation listed] (real estate = [blank]; personal estate = $3,400) b. "Ascension"
Richard, Felicite 34 yrs b. "Ascension"
LeBlanc, Marcel 17 yrs b. "St. James"
      Euphema 15 yrs b. "St. James"
      Josephine 11 yrs b. "St. James"
      Desire 9 yrs b. "St. James"
      Jules 7 yrs b. "St. James"
      M. [m] 4 yrs b. "St. James"
      Optime 1 yr b. "St. James"

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1870 census:[5]

LeBlanc, Desire 46 yrs Farmer (real estate = $200; personal estate = $100) b. Louisiana
      Felicite 44 yrs Keeping house b. Louisiana
      Josephine 20 yrs At home b. Louisiana
      Ozeme 17 yrs Farm laborer b. Louisiana
      Juliet 15 yrs Farm laborer b. Louisiana
      Wilfred 13 yrs At home b. Louisiana (deaf & dumb)
      Opbury 10 yrs At home b. Louisiana (deaf & dumb)
      Madelene 5 yrs At home b. Louisiana ::      Marcelle 24 yrs Farm laborer b. Louisiana (deaf & dumb)
      Lucindy 20 yrs At home b. Mississippi (deaf & dumb) [sic]
      William 1 yr At home b. Louisiana
NOTE: The enumerator apparently paid no attention to which column he was checking. . . .

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1880 census:[6]

LeBlanc, Desire 58 yrs Farmer (cannot read/write) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Felicite 57 yrs Wife Keeping house b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Marie 29 yrs Dau At home (cannot read/write) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Jules 25 yrs Son Laborer (cannot read/write) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Wilfride 20 yrs Son Laborer (cannot read/write) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Oseme 18 yrs Son Laborer (cannot read/write) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)

Ascension Parish, Louisiana, 1900 census:[7]

LeBlanc, Desire Head 75 yrs (b.Jul 1824) (marr. 53 yrs) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) Farm Laborer
      Felicitie Wife 74 yrs (b. Nov 1825) (10 children, 7 living) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
      Wilford Son 43 yrs (b. Oct 1856) (marr. 2 yrs) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana) [no occupation listed]
      Anthainette Dau/law 19 yrs (b. Jan 1881) (0 children) b. Louisiana (parents, b. Louisiana)
References
  1. Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church records. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    Vol. 6 (1840-47), p. 405 & 546.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church records. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    Vol. 4 (1820-29), p. 348.

    Desire LeBlanc, son of Marcelle LeBlanc & Calastie Lanoux. Born 1 Jul 1824. Baptized 25 Jul 1824. Soonsors: Joseph LeBlanc & Marie Lanoux. Citing SMI-3, 119.

  3. 3.0 3.1 St. James, Louisiana, United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 227A, dwelling/family 316/316.
  4. 4.0 4.1 St. James, Louisiana, United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 573, dwelling/family 334/327.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Ascension Parish, Louisiana. 1870 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    p. 120A, dwelling/family 50/50.
  6. 6.0 6.1 Ascension Parish, Louisiana. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 96, p. 156C, dwelling/family 371/426.
  7. 7.0 7.1 Ascension, Louisiana, United States. 1900 U.S. Census Population Schedule
    ED 10, p. 1B, dwelling/family 13/13.