Person:Marie Bordelon (1)

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Marie Luise Bordelon
b.1841 Louisiana, United States
d.Est 1898
Parents and Siblings
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  1. Marie Luise Bordelon1841 - Est 1898
Spouse and Children
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  • H.  Michel Ford1847 - Aft 1910
  • W.  Marie Luise Bordelon1841 - Est 1898
m. 13 Apr 1870
  1. William Ford1870 -
  2. Frank Ford1872 -
  3. Ophelia Ford1876 -
  4. Horace Ford1880 -
  5. Rebecca Ford1885 -
  6. Lue Ford1891 -
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Name Marie Luise Bordelon
Gender Female
Birth? 1841 Louisiana, United States
Alt Birth? 1847 Louisiana, United States
Marriage 13 Apr 1870 Avoyelles, Louisiana, United Statesto Michel Ford
Residence? From 1870 to 1880 Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States
Death? Est 1898
Other? Speculative father: Bazile Bordelon (1)

There were two Bordelons old enough to have been Marie's father listed in Ward 6 of Avoyelles Parish in the 1870 Census: Bazile Bordelon, born 1823, and Pierre Bordelon, born 1798. Bazile Bordelon is the more probable match. Pierre could have been her grandfather. Other than the fact that they were neighbors, there's not much way to prove a connection at present. As they weren't "free colored," they wouldn't have been recorded by name before the 1870 Census, and in 1870, Marie was already living with her husband Michel Ford.

Incidentally, the white Bordelons of Avoyelles Parish are a very old Creole family of French descent. They are one of the "first families," meaning they were among the first settlers of the Parish. Their history and the history of black Bordelons in Avoyelles Parish are undoubtedly inextricably linked. The answers to Marie Luise's parentage may very well lie buried in the wills and personal estate records of that family.

Luise Ford - United States Census, 1880

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