Person:Emily Bourgeois (1)

Emily Milette Bourgeois
d.17 Dec 1874 Louisiana
m. 20 Jul 1800
  1. Michel Bourgeois, III1801 -
  2. Anastasia Bourgeois1804 -
  3. Maximilien Bourgeois1805 - 1880
  4. Emily Milette Bourgeois1807 - 1874
  5. Josephine Bourgeois1808 -
  6. Lucien BourgeoisAbt 1814 - 1882
  7. Leufroy BourgeoisAbt 1814 - 1854
  8. Melasie BourgeoisBef 1817 - Bet 1833 & 1835
  9. Eugene Bourgeois1816 - 1853
  10. Valery Rosemond Bourgeois1819 - 1854
  11. Joseph Napoleon Bourgeois1821 -
m. 26 Feb 1829
  1. John Jackson Shaffer1831 - 1918
  2. Mary Jane Shaffer1833 - 1834
  3. William Lafayette Shaffer1834 - 1895
  4. Elizabeth Harriet Shaffer1839 -
  5. Isabelle Wood Shaffer1841 - 1930
  6. Thomas Jefferson Shaffer1842 - 1915
  7. Benjamin Franklin ShafferAbt 1846 - 1871
Facts and Events
Name[1][4][5][6] Emily Milette Bourgeois
Gender Female
Birth[1][4][5] 14 Mar 1807 Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Baptism[4] 17 Oct 1808 Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension Parish, Louisiana
Marriage 26 Feb 1829 Terrebonne Parish, Louisianato William Alexander Shaffer
Census[3] 1850 Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Census[1] 1860 Ward 10, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Death[5] 17 Dec 1874 LouisianaSouth La Records, v 5, pg 350 (Epis Ch: v1, p 286);age 65 yrs
References
  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 United States. 1860 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M653).

    Year: 1860; Census Place: Ward 10, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll M653_425; Page: 96; Image: 424; Family History Library Film: 803425; Dwelling 674, Family 674.

    Shaffer W A 64 [abt 1796] Male Planter; real:156,000; pers:173,000 South Carolina
    Shaffer Emely 52 [abt 1808] Female Louisiana
    Shaffer Isabella 19 [abt 1841] Female Louisiana
    Shaffer Thomas 17 [abt 1843] Male Louisiana
    Shaffer Benjaman 15 [abt 1845] Male Louisiana
    Wood T F 51 [abt 1809] Male Overseer; pers:6,400 New York
    Ancestry

  2.   Hébert, Donald J. South Louisiana Records: Church and Civil Records of Lafourche-Terrebonne Parishes. (Cecilia, Louisiana: Donald J. Hebert, 1978-1985)
    vol. 5, p. 350 (Epis Ch: v. 1, p. 286).

    Emily Shaffer, died 17 Dec 1874, aged 65 yrs. Citing St. John's Episcopal Church (Thibodaux, La.), vol. 1, p. 286.

  3. United States. 1850 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432).

    Year: 1850; Census Place: , Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll M432_241; Page: 338A; Image: 186; Dwelling 401, Family 401.

    Shaffer Wm A 51 [abt 1799] Male Farmer; Real:60,000 South Carolina
    Shaffer Emily 45 [abt 1805] Female Louisiana
    Shaffer John 19 [abt 1831] Male Louisiana
    Shaffer William 16 [abt 1834] Male Louisiana
    Shaffer Elisa 11 [abt 1839] Female Louisiana
    Shaffer Isabelle 9 [abt 1841] Female Louisiana
    Shaffer Thomas 7 [abt 1843] Male Louisiana
    Shaffer Benjamin 4 [abt 1846] Male Louisiana
    Ancestry

  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church records. (Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
    Vol. 3, p. 141.

    Emilie Bourgeois (dau of Michel Bourgeois of St. James & Marie Stivains of Nantes, France), born 14 Mar 1807, baptized 17 Oct 1808. Sponsors: Joseph Stivaine, uncle & Elizabeth Boudreau. (ASC-5, p. 320)

  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 Find A Grave.
  6. South Louisiana records
    vol 1, pg 486 (Thib. Ct. Hse.:Mar. v 1, #36-A).

    William A. Shaffer, 29 yrs old; Fairfield county, S. Carolina (d. John & Hepsy Strowder) m. 26 Feb 1829 Melite Bourgeois, 24 yrs old (Thib. Ct. Hse.:Mar. v 1, #36A