Michel Ritter Jr (1777 - abt. 1816)

Born 3 Jan 1777 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Died about 27 Aug 1816 at about age 39 in Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA

Biography

Census Data

1777 Census of Opelousas Post ^[1], Family 72

- Michel Reydre, age 21; 2 cattle, 20 horses, 0 hogs, 0 sheep

- Carbaracorde [sic], wife, 22

- Michel, son, 1

Sources

1. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300

• Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);
  • RITTER, Michel (Michel RAYDRE & Barbe CORR) b. 3 Jan. 1777, bt. 12 Jan. 1777 Spons: Michel ARONDUIT? & Susanne VINCENT. Fr. LOUIS, Cure (Opel. Ch.: Folio OA, p.4)
  • RITTER, Michel [record has RAYDRE] b. 3 Jan. 1777, bt. 12 Jan. 1777 Spons: Michel PRUDOME & Susan VINCENT. Fr. LUIS, Cure (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.9)
  • RITTER, Michel - not married, native of this parish (dec. Michel RITHER - native of Germany & Barbe COR - native of England - and inhabitants of this parish for many years) bur. 27 Aug. 1816 at age about 40 years in the parish cemetery. He died from long infirmities; being deaf and mute from birth. He did not receive the sacraments due to the fact that I wasn't made aware of the condition of his illness. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (Opel. Ch.: v.1, p.154)

See also:

• Ancestry.com, Ancestry Profile for Michel Jr Ritter (1777–1816)