Person:Maria Giraud y Bernier (1)
Maria Del Carmen Giraud y Bernier
b.Bet abt 1815 and abt 1820 San Batolome Isle, Caribbean
bur.5 Apr 1873 San Blas,Coamo,Puerto Rico,Caribbean
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Maria Del Carmen Giraud y BernierBet abt 1815 & abt 1820 - 1873
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Marcos Bernier SalasAbt 1811 - 1888
  • W.  Maria Del Carmen Giraud y BernierBet abt 1815 & abt 1820 - 1873
m. Abt 1835
  1. Jose Segundo Bernier GiraudBet 1836 & 1838 - 1911
  2. Felipe Bernier GiraudAbt 1839 - 1880
  3. Eulalia Bernier GiraudAbt 1843 - 1891
  4. Serafina Del Carmen Bernier GiraudAbt 1844 - 1894
  5. Federico Del Pilar Bernier GiraudBet 1852 & 1853 - 1913
  6. Teresa de Jesus Bernier Giraud1856 - 1912
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Facts and Events
Name Maria Del Carmen Giraud y Bernier
Gender Female
Birth? Bet abt 1815 and abt 1820 San Batolome Isle, Caribbean
Marriage Abt 1835 Coamo, Puerto Ricoto Marcos Bernier Salas
Burial? 5 Apr 1873 San Blas,Coamo,Puerto Rico,Caribbean

!Maria and her husband Marcos are first cousins.

!CENSUS: 1910 U.S. Federal Census of Coamo, Puerto Rico shows that Jose Segundo Bernier Giraud, her son, had a mother born in France.

!Marcos and his wife were both from France. The biography of Felix Matos Bernier states that they relocated, together with their sons, from France to Coamo, Puerto Rico, where they owned a magnificent ancestral manor. The biography also spells the name Girau, and not Giraud. Their daughter, Eulalia, married Felix Matos Bernier.

!CHRISTENING-BIRTH-PARENTS-CHILDREN: Baptismal records; 1855-1878; Catholic Church, San Blas, Coamo, Puerto Rico; Bk# 17, Pg 148, Record #565; FHL Microfilm #0820731 Items 4-9; NOTES: Photocopies in possession of James P. Halabuk, 114 Sheffield Way, Newport News, VA 23602 - This record shows Federico being baptised on 3 June, 1877, in San Blas, Coamo, Puerto Rico by Father Juan Antonio Perez Parents are shown as Federico Bernier and Lucia Giraud. Paternal grand parents are shown as Marcos Bernier and Carmen Giraud. Maternal grand parents are shown as Pedro Giraud and Maria Rivera. God parents are shown as Pascacio Giraud and Teresa Bernier (Giraud).

!BURIAL-DEATH-PARENTS: Burial records; 1868-1875; Catholic Church in San Blas, Coamo, Puerto Rico; Book # 10, Page 177, Record # 1443, FHL Microfilm # 0820735, Item # 7; NOTES: Photocopies in possession of James P. Halabuk, 114 Sheffield Way, Newport News, VA, 23602 - This record shows Maria de Carmen was buried on 5 April, 1873, in San Blas, Coamo, Puerto Rico by Father Pantaleon Larraga y Gimenez. Parents are shown as Antonio Giraud and Serafina Bernier. Maria was 42 years old when she died. Her spouse is shown to be Marcos Bernier.

!CONFLICT: Age is given as 42 in burial records, at death, in 1873, putting her birth at about 1831. This is probably 15 to 20 years off. Her birth date should be around 1815/1820. Marriage and other records put the birth dates of two of her children at 1835 and 1837.

!BAPTISM_CONFIRMATION: The baptism and confirmation ordinances were performed for Maria Del Carmen by proxies in the Washington D.C. Temple on 19 March, 2005 during a Denbigh Ward, Newport News Stake, youth baptism excursion.

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