Jacques Bontemps

Notes:

Died:
Jacques died before the signing of the marriage contract between his daughter Maire and Pierre Grasset on 21 Sep 1756.

Family/Spouse: Marie Grandet. Marie died before 21 Sep 1756 in France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marie married Pierre Grasset Latour on 21 Sep 1756 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Pierre (son of Pierre Grasset and Isabeau Caudou) was born about 1720 in France; died before 1793 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Probate: 19 Dec 1829, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Notes:

Duhamel Research: Birth date from marriage record. He doesn't show up in the church birth/baptism records and could have been born 'au Désert' in the Protestant faith. He as a ropemaker like his father and married at age 35.

Birth:
Le registre de Bergerac a été dépouillé de 1754 à 1771, mais il n'a pas permis de retrouver l'acte de baptême de Jean GRASSET LATOUR (votre ancêtre) né en 1761, ni celui de Pierre GRASSET LATOUR, né vers 1758, dont l'acte de mariage et le contrat de mariage ont été retrouvés ... et dont il est spécifié qu'il était "fils aîné".

Ils ont pu naître au Désert, sous la religion protestante, étant les deux aînés.

[Martine Duhamel, Étude généalogique la famillie Grasset-Latour, 1998]
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The civil registry of Bergerac was searched from 1754 to 1771, but did not uncover the baptismal record for Jean Grasset Latour (your ancestor) born in 1761, nor that of Pierre Grasset LATOUR, born about 1758, whose marriage certificate and marriage contract were found ... and in which he was "the eldest son."

They could have been born "in the Wilderness," in the Protestant faith, being the two eldest children.

[Martine Duhamel, "Étude généalogique: la famillie Grasset-Latour," 1998]

Probate:
Pierre GRASSET LATOUR né vers 1758, marié en 1793 avec Marie ROUMAGERE, meurt à Bergerac le 22 juin 1829.

Sa succession qui a lieu 6 mois plus tard nous éclaire sur sa situation familiale et financière.

Son fils, Jean GRASSET LATOUR, marchand cordier, fait la déclaration de succession au bureau de Bergerac, en son nom, au nom de sa soeur, Elizabeth, épouse de Jacques LINARET, et au nom de sa mère, Marie ROUMAGERE.

Par son testament passé le 30 février 1824 devant Me MOYNIER, Pierre GRASSET LATOUR avait légué la jouissance de la moitié de ses biens à son épouse et le tiers à son fils, à titre de préciput.

Pierre GRASSET LATOUR tout au long de sa vie et pendant son mariage, avait vendu diverses pièces de terre situées à St Christophe, moyennant 6 900 fr.

La succession consiste en un mobilier évalué 1 352 fr et à un immobilier, propre au défunt, et à un immobilier faisant partie de la société d'acquêts.

immobilier propre au défunt (= biens du défunt possédés avant son mariage)
- une maison située rue Clérac à Bergerac au capital de 5 000 fr
- une cave en forme d'appentis, au capital de 450 fr

immobilier en acquêts (= biens de défunt achetés après son mariage)
- un vignoble à Lantermerle dans la commune de PRIGONRIEUX, comprenant une maison de maître et de vigneron, un chai à pre-soir, un chai à vin, d'autres batiments, un jardin, des vignes, des prés, des taillis, au capital de 7 000 fr
- une maison rue Clérac à Bergerac, au capital de 500 fr
- une autre petite maison servant de décharge, au capital de 350 fr
- un jardin à Bergerac et deux petites maisons, au capital de 3 450 fr.
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Pierre Grasset Latour born about 1758, married in 1793 with Marie Roumagère, dies in Bergerac June 22, 1829.

His estate settlement, which takes place six months later sheds light on his family and financial situation.

His son, Jean Grasset Latour, ropemaker merchant, made the declaration of estate settlemen to the bureau in Bergerac, on his own behalf, on behalf of his sister, Elizabeth, wife of Jacques Linaret, and on behalf of his mother, Marie Roumagère.

In his will written on 30 February 1824 before Maître Moynier, Pierre Grasset Latour had bequeathed half the enjoyment of his property to his wife and a third to his son, as preciput [that is under French law, shares to be taken out of the property held in common, by those having the agreed upon right, before a partition of the property takes place] .

Pierre Grasset Latour throughout his life and during his marriage, had sold several pieces of land located at St. Christopher, for 6,900 francs.

The estate consists of furnishings valued at 1,352 francs and an real estate, owned by the deceased, and a real estate that was part of the conjugal properpty.

Real estate owned by the deceased (= property of the deceased owned before marriage)
- A house on Rue Clérac in Bergerac with a capital assets of 5,000 francs
- A shed-like celler, with a capital assets of 450 francs

Real estate acquired property (= property the deceased purchased after his marriage)
- A vineyard at Lantermerle in the commune of Prigonrieux, including a wine grower?s manor house, a wine press celler, a wine celler, other buildings, a garden, vineyards, meadows, thickets, with capital assets of 7,000 francs
- A house on Rue Clérac in Bergerac, with capital assets of 500 francs
- Another small relief house, with a capital assest of 350 francs
- A garden at Bergerac and two small houses, with capital assets of 3,450 francs.

Pierre married Marie Roumagère on 23 Sep 1793 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Marie (daughter of François Roumagere and Living) was born about 1757. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 4 Jul 1760, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Notes:

Baptism:
Les enfants de Pierre GRASSET LATOUR et de Marie BONTEMPS nés à BERGERAC entre 1760 et 1769

Jacques né en 1760

Jacques, fils de Pierre GRASSET, maître cordier et de Marie BONTEMPS, né le 23 mai et baptisé le 4 juillet 1760 dans la paroisse St Jacques de Bergerac.
Parrain : Jacques BRETHON
Marraine : Marie LUZINIOL

N. B : cet acte précise "fils de Pierre Grasset et de Marie Bontemps dont le prétendu mariage a été fait au Désert". Cela nous indique qu'ils se sont mariés sous la réligion protestante (acte de mariage difficile à retrouver)
[N. B: the record says "son of Pierre Grasset and Marie Bontemps whose supposed marriage was done in the Wilderness". This tells us that they were married in the Protestant religion (a marriage record difficult to find)]

Notes:

Étude généalogique : la famille Grasset-Latour, Researcher: Duhamel, Martine, (Duhamel, 15 rue port de graule, 24000 Périgueux, France, 1998), A.D. 24 : registres d'état-civil.

Les enfants de Jean GRASSET LATOUR et de Marie BERTRAND

- Marie Généreuse née le 12 Ventose an 5 à La Rochelle, mariée le 2 avril 1835 à Bergerac avec Élie GIRON et décédée le 18 février 1836 à Bergerac. (cf. actes)
- Magdeleine Cora, née le 6 Germinal an X à Bergerac et mariée à Bergerac le 19 janvier 1831 (cf. actes)
- Jean Homehara né le 26 Fructidor an XII à Bergerac (cf. acte)
- Étienne Alexis né le 6 avril 1808 à Bergerac (cf. acte)
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Children of Jean Grasset Latour and Marie Bertrand

- Marie Généreuse born 12 Ventose year 5 [2 March 1797] at La Rochelle, married 2 April 1835 at Bergerac with Élie Giron and died 18 February 1836 at Bergerac. (cf. Acts)
- Magdeleine Cora born 6 Germinal Year X [27 March 1802] at Bergerac and married at Bergerac 19 January 1831 (cf. Acts)
- Jean Homehara born on 26 Fructidor Year XII [13 September 1804] at Bergerac (cf. Acts)
- Étienne Alexis was born 6 April 1808 at Bergerac (cf. Acts)

[These children were young when their father Jean Grasset Latour died at Perpignan in 1811: Marie Généreuse,14; Magdeleine Cora, 8; Jean Homehara, 6; Étienne Alexis 4. Note that each child was given two first names.

Bergerac is key to the roots of the Latour family traced on this website. St. Landry Parish records document the marriages of two brothers from Bergerac, sons of the late Jean Grasset Latour and Marie Bertrand. There, the older brother, Pierre Grasset Latour, weds in 1826 and the younger brother, Alexis Grasset Latour, in 1833.

Researching the children of Jean Grasset Latour and Marie Bertrand in 1998, French genealogist Martine Duhamel found only two sons, both born in Bergerac: Jean Homehara Grasset Latour and Étienne Alexis Grasset Latour.

Étienne Alexis and his Louisiana counterpart Alexis are clearly one and the same. Louisiana records are consistently within a year or two of his actual age; only the first name "Étienne" seems to have been lost in the passage across the Altlantic. The older brother Pierre Grasset proves more difficult to pin down.

With the exception of marriage records and the birth records of two of his seven children, Pierre is known as simply "Grasset" Latour, even in his own death record. On at least one occasion, in 1846, he signs his name as "Grasset Latour" on a legal document. In the Federal censuses for 1830-1860 he can be found as Grasset Latour (under various spellings). In the 1830 census his age is given as from 20 to 30 years. Later censuses, place him slightly older, age 51 in 1850. The Church record of the death of "Grosset" Latour in 1860 at age 62, places his birth around 1798.

Duhamel found no birth record in Bergerac of a Pierre Grasset Latour or other any child of Jean Grasset Latour and Marie Bertrand before 1802.

Assume that there was a third brother Pierre born in Bergerac around 1798. Earlier records of the Grasset Latour’s in Begerac are patchy because they were Protestants under a system of state-mandated Catholicism in which the Church recorded vital records. But in 1798, Pierre would have been born under the French Republic when civil records were maintained, regardless of faith. So, there is no reason a birth record in the late 1790s would not have turned up during Duhamel’s research. At best, a third brother Pierre might have born someplace else other than Bergerac as his father moved about during his military career.

As separate individuals, Jean Homeraha and Pierre Grasset Latour would have been born 5-6 years apart. However, there appears to be good reason for a young man born on 26 Fructidor year XII of the French Republic not to know his birth date. First, the arcane French Republican calendar system was abandoned the year after his birth. Perhaps more importantly, setting out for a new life in the Louisiana as a slightly older person would have had its advantages, not the least of which was appearing older to future in-laws when marrying their 15-year old daughter.

It is likely that Jean Homeraha Grasset Latour and Pierre Grasset Latour/Grasset Latour are one and the same.]

Birth:
Le registre de Bergerac a été dépouillé de 1754 à 1771, mais il n'a pas permis de retrouver l'acte de baptême de Jean GRASSET LATOUR (votre ancêtre) né en 1761, ni celui de Pierre GRASSET LATOUR, né vers 1758, dont l'acte de mariage et le contrat de mariage ont été retrouvés ... et dont il est spécifié qu'il était "fils aîné".

Ils ont pu naître au Désert, sous la religion protestante, étant les deux aînés.
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The civil registry of Bergerac was searched from 1754 to 1771, but did not uncover the baptismal record for Jean Grasset Latour (your ancestor) born in 1761, nor that of Pierre Grasset LATOUR, born about 1758, whose marriage certificate and marriage contract were found ... and in which he was "the eldest son."

They could have been born "in the Wilderness," in the Protestant faith, being the two eldest children.

Died:
Record also provides approximate birth and place of birth. Note that the mother's name is Marie Bontemps and not Dontemne (a possible transcription error). Record acquired from the Mairie des Pyrénées Orientales by genealogist Martine Duhamel in 1998.

Acte de décès de Jean GRASSET LATOUR, le 13 juillet 1811 à PERPIGNAN

N.B : Cet acte est important car il nous indique que Jean GRASSET LATOUR étant âgé de 50 ans, est né en 1761.

D'autre part, il est natif de Bergerac.

Les noms de ses parents nous sont également révélés : Pierre GRASSET et Marie BONTEMPS (et non DONTEMNE*)

* n'ayant pas copie de l'acte, cette erreur d'orthographe vient peut-être de la mauvaise lecture de la secrétaire de mairie.
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Death Record for Jean Grasset Latour, 11 July 1811, at Perpignan

N.B.: This act is important because it tells us that Jean Grasset Latour, being aged 50, was born in 1761.

Additionally, he is a native of Bergerac.

The names of the parents are also brought to light for us: Marie and Pierre Grasset BONTEMPS (not DONTEMNE *)

* Having no copy of the death record, this spelling error is perhaps a wrong reading by the town clerk.

Family/Spouse: Marie Bertrand. Marie (daughter of Living and Living) was born on 30 Nov 1774 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France; died on 7 Feb 1855 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 14 Oct 1762, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Other Events:

• Baptism: 28 Oct 1764, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Notes:

Baptism:
Les enfants de Pierre GRASSET LATOUR et de Marie BONTEMPS nés à BERGERAC entre 1760 et 1769

Marie née en 1764

Marie, fille de Pierre GRASSET et de Marie BONTEMPS, née le 26 octobre et baptisée le 28 octobre 1764 dans la paroisse St Jacques de Bergerac.

Parrain : Jacques BRETHOU
Marraine : Marie GRASSET

N. B : cet acte précise encore "fille de Pierre Grasset et de Marie Bontemps dont le mariage n'a pas été fait en présence de l'église".
[N. B: This record also clearly states "daughter of Marie and Pierre Grasset Bontemps whose marriage has not been done in the presence of the church."]

Other Events:

• Baptism: 17 May 1768, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Notes:

Baptism:
Les enfants de Pierre GRASSET LATOUR et de Marie BONTEMPS nés à BERGERAC entre 1760 et 1769

Pierre Vital né en 1767

Pierre Vital, fils de Pierre GRASSET et de Marie BONTEMPS, né le 8 juillet 1767 et baptisé le 17 mai 1768 dans la paroisse St Jacques de Bergerac.

Parrain : Vital GOURDOU dit Poujade, marchand confiseur
Marraine : Charlotte DESBAT, son épouse

Other Events:

• Baptism: 29 Dec 1769, Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France

Notes:

Duhamel Research: His baptismal record lists Marie Grasset as godmother [relationship to father?]

Notes:

From birth record of niece Magdelaine-Cora Grasset Latour. 'Premier témoin, Anne Grasset Latour, tante paternelle de la novellee née, âgée de vingt cinq ans demeurant à Bergerac.

Birth:
From birth record of niece Magdelaine-Cora Grasset Latour. 'Premier témoin, Anne Grasset Latour, tante paternelle de la novellee née, âgée de vingt cinq ans demeurant à Bergerac.

Notes:

From genealogical study (1998) by Martine Duhamel. Acte de naissance date is 'treize Venose l'an cinq de la République française.' Father, Jean Grasset Latour was captain in army, age 35. Mother: Marie Bertrand. The two witnesses were Thomas Balvet, tonnelier, 35 and Marie Généreuse Boizard, 23.

Acte de mariage states she was a couturière (seamstress), age 38, living with her mother. She married Elie Giron a tailor and widower, age 38, with three children. Giron's mother was Anne Bertrand. [Possibly a relation to Marie Bertrand?] Duhamel notes that Marie Bertrand didn't know how to sign her name on the register. This marriage record gave Duhamel both the birth date and place of Marie Généreuse and the death date and place of her father.

The marriage record list the estate items brought to the marriage by the husband as well as the dowry.
Marie Généreuse died less than a year after her marrige after childbirth. Her son Pierre Giron died nine days after his mother.

Birth:
Dates are given in the format of Republican Calender, put in place after the French Revolution.
Acte de naissance de Marie Généreuse GRASSET LATOUR, le 13 Ventose an 5 à LA ROCHELLE

(Charente Maritime)

née le 12 Ventose an 5 [calendrier républicain] = 2 mars 1797

Aujourd'hui treize Ventôse l'an cinq de la République Française, une et indivisible, sur les quatre heures du soir, par devant moi Henri Isaac Gariault, officier public de la commune de LA ROCHELLE, département de la Charente Inférieure, est comparu en la maison commune, le citoyen Jean GRASSET LATOUR, capitaine à la suite des armées, âgé de trente cinq ans, demeurant dans cette commune, lequel accompagné du citoyen Thomas BALVET, tonnelier, 35 ans et de la citoyenne Marie Généreuse BOIZARD, 23 ans, demeurant aussi dans cette commune, m'a déclaré que de son légitime mariage avec Marie BERTRAND, il est issu hier soir vers trois heures un enfant femelle qu'il m'a présenté et auquel il a donné le prénom de Marie Généreuse.

D'après cette déclaration, certifiée sincère par les témoins, j'ai rédigé le présent acte qu'ils ont (tous) signé avec moi.
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Birth of Marie Généreuse Grasset Latour, 13 Ventose, year 5 at LA ROCHELLE

(Charente Maritime)

born 12 Ventose year 5 [Republican Calender] = 2 March 1797

Today thirteen Ventôse Year Five of the French Republic, one and indivisible, about four o'clock in the afternoon before me, Henri Isaac Gariault, a public officer of the town of La Rochelle, Department of Charente Infériuer, in town hall, appeared citizen Jean Grasset Latour, captain in the armies, thirty five years old, residing in this town, accompanid by citizen Thomas Balvet, cooper, 35 years and citizen Marie Généreuse Boizard, 23, also living in this town, [he] told me that from his legitimate marriage with Marie Bertrand, has come yesterday around three in the afternoon a female child that he introduced to me and to whom he has given the name of Marie Généreuse.

From this statement, certified true by the witnesses, I have drawn up this birth certicate which they have (all) signed with me.

La Rochelle, Aunis (Charente Maritime)

Died:
Acte de décès de Marie Généreuse GRASSET LATOUR, le 19 février 1836 à BERGERAC

Du dix neuf du mois de février 1836, à 9 heures du matin,

Acte de décès de Marie Généreuse GRASSET LATOUR, sans profession, âgée de 38 ans, native et habitante de Bergerac, épouse de sieur Ele GIRON, tailleur d'habits, fille de feu GRASSET LATOUR et de Marie BERTRAND, décédée hier au soir à 8 h rue Salargue à Bergerac...

N.B : Marie Généreuse meurt quelques mois après son mariage, des suites de ses couches, après avoir donné naissance le 4 février 1836 à Bergerac, à un petit garçon : Pierre GIRON.

Cet enfant ne survivra pas non plus, car il meurt 9 jours après sa mère, le 27 février à 23 jours.
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Death certificate of Mary Généreuse Grasset Latour, 19 February 1836 in Bergerac

On the nineteen of February 1836, at 9:00 in the morning,

Death Certificate of Marie Généreuse Grasset Latour unemployed, aged 38, native and resident of Bergerac, wife of Mr. Ele Giron, a tailor, daughter of the late Grasset Latour and Marie Bertrand, deceased last night at 8:00 at rue Salargue in Bergerac...

Note: Marie Généreuse died a few months after her marriage, as a result of child birth, after giving birth on 4 February 1836 in Bergerac, to a little boy: Pierre Giron.

This child will not survive either, as he died nine days after his mother, on February 27 at 23 days of age.

Marie married Élie Giron on 2 Apr 1835 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. Élie was born on 4 Jun 1797 in Bergerac, Dordogne, Aquitaine, France. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events:

• Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Pierre married Félicité Franchebois on 4 Jul 1826 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Félicité was born about 1811; died on 7 Oct 1858 in St Landry, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Birth:
Acte de naissance de Magdeleine Cora GRASSET LATOUR, le 7 Germinal an 10 à BERGERAC

née le 6 Germinal an 10= 27 mars 1802

Du septième jour du mois de Germinal l'an dix de la République Française,

Acte de naissance de Magdeleine Cora GRASSET LATOUR, née le six du courant à six heures du matin, fille de Jean GRASSET LA-TOUR, Capitaine de la 3 ème compagnie de la 63 ème 1/2 brigade et de Marie BERTRAND, conjoints, demeurant à Bergerac.

Le sexe de l'enfant a été reconnu être féminin.

Premier témoin : Anne GRASSET LATOUR, tante paternelle de la nouvelle née, âgée de 25 ans, demeurant à Bergerac,
Second témoin : Pierre GOUNOULHOU, âgé de 63 ans, demeurant à Bergerac.

Sur la réquisition à nous faite par ledit Jean GRASSET LATOUR, père de la nouvelle née, ici présent.

Constaté suivant la loi, par moi, Jean VALETON BOISSIERE, maire de Bergerac, faisant les fonctions d'officier public de l'état civil.
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Birth certificate of Magdeleine Cora Grasset Latour, Germinal 7, year 10 in Bergerac

born 6 Germinal year 10 = 27 March 1802

The seventh day of Germinal in year ten of the French Republic,

Birth certificate of Magdeleine Cora Grasset Latour, born this sixth day at six in the morning, daughter of Jean Grasset Latour, Captain of the 3rd company of the 63rd 1/2Brigade and Marie Bertrand, husband and wife, residing in Bergerac.

The sex of the child was found to be female.

First witness: Anne Grasset Latour, paternal aunt of the new born, aged 25, residing in Bergerac
Second Witness: Peter Gounoulhou, aged 63, residing in Bergerac.

On the requisition made to us by said Jean Grasset Latour, father of the newborn, here present.

Recognized under law, by me, Jean Valeton Boissière, Mayor de Bergerac, executing the duties of public officer of vital statistics.

Notes:

There is no indication of when Jean Homehara Grasset Latour died. Sources citing a death date of 23 April 1855 in Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana, arise from a 1997 transcription error of information from Hébert's Southwest Louisiana Records (SWLR). In volume 17, page 367, of the SWLR and on the 1999-2000 CD-ROM compilation is the following entry:

"LATOUR, Omer d. 23 April 1885 at age 51 yrs. (Opel. Ch.: v. 2, p. 415)"

The date of "1885" was incorrectly transcribed as "1855." Since an age-span of 51 years corresponded to the 1804 birth of Jean Homehara Grasset Latour, this error went unnoticed for several years and has proliferated.

The "Omer" in this Hébert entry refers to Homère A. Latour, who was born in 1833 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.

Birth:
Acte de naissance de Jean Homehara GRASSET LATOUR, le 27 Fructidor an 12 à BERGERAC

né le 26 Fructidor an 12 = 13 septembre 1804

Du vingt sept jour du mois de Fructidor l'an douze de la République Française,

Acte de naissance de Jean Homehara GRASSET LATOUR, né le jour d'hier à huit heures du soir, fils de Jean GRASSET LATOUR, commis négociant et de Marie BERTRAND, conjoints, demeurant à Bergerac.

Le sexe de l'enfant a été reconnu être masculin.

Premier témoin : Mathieu PEYROU, commissaire de police, âgé de 63 ans, demeurant à Bergerac,
Second témoin : Jean LESPINASSE, secrétaire à la présente mairie, âgé de 31 ans, demeurant aussi à Bergerac.

Sur la réquisition à nous faite par ledit Jean GRASSET LATOUR, père du nouveau né, ici présent et lecture du présent acte a été faite en exécution de la loi.

Et ont signé.

Constaté suivant la loi, par moi, Jean BOISSIERE, maire de Bergerac, faisant les fonctions d'officier public de l'état civil.
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Birth of Jean Homehara Grasset Latour, 27 Fructidor Year 12 at Bergerac

born 26 Fructidor Year 12 = 13 September 1804

On the 27th day of the month of Fructidor year twelve of the French Republic,

Birth certification of Jean Homehara Grasset Latour, born yesterday at eight o'clock in the evening, son of Jean Grasset Latour, assistant merchand, and Marie Bertrand, husband and wife, residing in Bergerac.

The sex of the child was found to be male.

First witness: Mathieu Peyrou, police commissioner, age 63, residing in Bergerac
Second witness: Jean Lespinasse, secretary to the present Town Hall, age 31, also residing in Bergerac.

On the requistion made to us by said Jean Grasset Latour, father of the newborn, present here and having reading this certificate as required by law.

And signed it.

Recognized under law, by me, Jean Valeton Boissière, Mayor de Bergerac, executing the duties of public officer of vital statistics.

Other Events:

• Residence: 1850, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1850, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1850, St Landry, Louisiana, USA
• Residence: 1860, Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA

Notes:

Birth:
Aujourd'hui septième avril mille huit cent huit, devant nous soussigné Jean VALETON BOISSIERE, officier public, maire de Bergerac, chef lieu de sous préfecture du 4 ème arrondissement du département de la Dordogne, dans la salle de la mairie, est comparu Jean GRASSET LATOUR, capitaine pensionné, habitant en cette commune, qui nous a présenté un enfant dont le sexe est masculin, auquel a été donné les prénoms de Étienne Alexis.

A déclaré ledit GRASSET LATOUR que cet enfant naquit le jour d'hier à 9 heures du matin, qu'il est son fils légitime et de Marie BERTRAND, son épouse.

Cette déclaration a été faite en présence de sieur Jean LESPINASSE, propriétaire agriculteur et de Gabriel CAILLOUX, employé à l'octroi de Bergerac, lesquels ont signé avec le père et nous, après en avoir entendu lecture du présent acte.

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Today April 7, one thousand eight hundred and eight, before us the undersigned Jean Valeton BOISSIERE, public officer, from the town hall of Bergerac, the administrative center of the prefecture of the 4th district of the department of Dordogne, in the room of the town hall, appeared Jean GRASSET LATOUR, captain pensioner, living in this town, who has presented us a child whose sex is male, and to whom has been given the first names of Étienne Alexis.

Said Grasset Latour has declared that this child was born yesterday at 9 in the morning, that he is the legitimate son of himself and Mary Bertrand, his wife.

This statement was made in the presence of Mr. Jean LESPINASSE, farm owner and of Gabriel CAILLOUX, employee under grant of Bergerac, who signed with the father and ourselves, after having heard read this act.
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Today April 7, one thousand eight hundred and eight, before us the undersigned Jean Valeton BOISSIERE, public officer, from the town hall of Bergerac, the administrative center of the prefecture of the 4th district of the department of Dordogne, in the room of the town hall, appeared Jean GRASSET LATOUR, captain pensioner, living in this town, who has presented us a child whose sex is male, and to whom has been given the first names of Étienne Alexis.

Said Grasset Latour has declared that this child was born yesterday at 9 in the morning, that he is the legitimate son of himself and Mary Bertrand, his wife.

This statement was made in the presence of Mr. Jean LESPINASSE, farm owner and of Gabriel CAILLOUX, employee under grant of Bergerac, who signed with the father and ourselves, after having heard read this act.

This statement was made in the presence of Mr. Jean LESPINASSE, farm owner and of Gabriel CAILLOUX, employee under grant of Bergerac, who signed with the father and ourselves, after having heard read this fact.

Died:
gravestone: "d.c.d. 15 mai 1870 age de 63 ans"

Étienne married Catherine Doucet on 24 Oct 1833 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA. Catherine (daughter of Augustin Doucet and Marie Louise Vige) was born on 13 Dec 1813 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; died on 24 Mar 1865 in Opelousas, St Landry, Louisiana, USA; was buried in Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]