Born in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Daughter of Manuel Henry
and Myrtille (Foret) Henry
[sibling(s) unknown]
Wife of
Valery Simon Fontenot
— married
7 Jan 1860 in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Louis Fontenot, Simon Valery Fontenot, Jean Batiste Fontenot, Lucia Fontenot, Celestine Fontenot and Ozemin Fontenot
Died about
at about age 26
in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 12 Sep 2009
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Biography
HENRY. Celestine (Manuel & Mirtille FORET) b. 9 March 1838 (Opel. Ch.: v. 4, p. 71)
HENRY, Celestine (Manuel & Mirthilde FORET) m. 4 Feb. 1857 Joseph SOILEAU (Ange & Celine GUILLORY) (Opel. Ch.: v. C-2, #103)
SOILEAU, Joseph Ange m. Celestine Manuel HENRY Succ. dated 17 Sept. 1858 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #2179)
HENRY, Celestine Manuel wid. of Joseph Ange SOILEAU (Manuel & Mirtille FORET) m. 7 Jan. 1860 Valery S. FONTENOT (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #1977)
HENRY, Celestine Manuel m. Valery Simon FONTENOT Succ. dated 23 Dec. 1868 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #3238)
Sources
- Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001
- 1860 United States Federal Census: The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana; Roll: M653_424; Page: 817; Family History Library Film: 803424 Ancestry Sharing Link
- 1860 United States Federal Census:
Household Members Name Age Valery S. Fontenot 23 Cestine Manuel Henry 22 Ange Soileau 3
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Celestine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Celestine:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Celestine by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Celestine:
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~0.78%
Anonymous (Guillory) Dupre
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23andMe, GEDmatch UV5175892 [compare], yourDNAportal GAR652ba313
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~0.78%
Anonymous High :
23andMe, GEDmatch DN4800292 [compare]
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~0.78%
Anonymous Dupre :
23andMe, GEDmatch GK3182499 [compare]
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Joseph Savoie
Henry-5145 and Henry-13 appear to represent the same person because: Same date of birth, parents and spouses. Thanks
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Joseph Savoie
Manuel-302 and Henry-5145 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse. I believe that Henry is the correct last name, hope this helps.
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