Antonio Romero (1777 - 1852)

Born 1 Oct 1777 in Málaga, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain

Husband of Maria Theresa Basile Segura — married about 1803 in St Martinville, St Martin, Louisiana, USA [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 15 Sep 1852 at age 74 in New Iberia, Iberia, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Antoine Romero migrated from Spain to Louisiana -1778.

Antoine Romero, "Antonio" at birth, was born in Málaga, Spain c.1777. He was about a year old when his family immigrated to the Spanish-ruled but largely French-speaking New World colony of "Luisiana" in 1778.^[1] Antoine's family helped establish the predominantly Spanish-populated, French-speaking town of New Iberia, Louisiana.

Antoine Romero married Marguerite Wiltz on June 13, 1800 in St. Martinville, Louisiana.^[2][3] She must have died, possibly in childbirth, c.1801.

Antoine Romero married Maria Theresa Basila Segura c.1803.

Children of the marriage:

1. Antoine Romero (1804)^[4]
2. Joseph Michel Romero (1806)^[5]
3. Raphael Emmanuel Romero (1808)^[6]
4. Sylvestre Francois Romero (1811) ^[7]
5. Baltazar Romero (1814)^[8]
6. Marie Rosalie Romero (1816) ^[9]
7. Marie Carmelite Romero (1819) ^[10]
8. Marie Mathilde Romero (1821) ^[11][12]

In 1810 he was counted on the census in "Atacapas," Louisiana, with his wife and four sons. His two brothers were living on either side of him, and his father-in-law also lived nearby.^[13] In 1820 he was counted on the census in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, with his wife, six sons and two daughters.^[14] In 1850 he was a planter in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana with his wife, one son and his children in their household, and another son next door.^[15]

Antoine Romero died in New Iberia, Louisiana in 1852.^[16]

Sources

1. ↑ José Manuel de Molina Bautista, "Historia de Alhaurín de la Torre en la Edad Moderna, 1489-1812," English version excerpt, "Malagueños in Louisiana," pp. 20-37, translated by Norman F. Carnahan and Nancy Lees Armentor. Online at URL http://www.thecajuns.com/malaguenos%20in%20la.pdf, courtesy Stanley LeBlanc, "thecajuns.com: genealogy, history, and culture" website.
2. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications):

   ROMERO, Antonio - of Malaga, Spain (dec. Miguel & Maria DE GRANO - of Malaga) m. 13 June 1800 Marguerite WISSE (Philippe & Marie DOZA - of Pointe Coupee on the Mississippi) Wits: Philippe WISSE - bride's father, Jean Baptiste PEYTAVIN Dubousquet, Joseph ROMERO, Jean ROMERO, Joseph DE SIERRAS. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.4, #202)

3. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4ZH-SP5 : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero and Marguerite Wiltz, 13 Jun 1800.
4. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS5L-BFZM : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Antoine Romero, 1804.
5. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS5P-W2W2 : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Joseph Michel Romero, 1806.
6. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS5R-PHPZ : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Raphael Emanuel Romero, 1808.
7. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS5V-9JZM : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Silvestre Francois Romero, 1811.
8. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HS5J-36ZM : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Baltazar Romero, 1814.
9. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWGN-64Q : 8 December 2014), Antoine Romero in entry for Marie Rosalie Romero, 05 Dec 1816; citing Saint Martinville, Saint Martin, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 6,010,599.
10. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWGN-7JQ : 8 December 2014), Antoine Romero in entry for Marie Carmelite Romero, 21 May 1819; citing Saint Martinville, Saint Martin, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 6,010,599.
11. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/FWGF-T6Y : 8 December 2014), Antoine Romero in entry for Marie Mathilde Romero, 18 Jan 1821; citing Saint Martinville, Saint Martin, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 6,010,599.
12. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z3-X1W : 14 January 2020), Antoine Romero in entry for Pierre Lasalle and Marie Mathilde Romero, 1843.
13. ↑ "United States Census, 1810," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2C-H7R : accessed 20 April 2021), Antoine Romer, Atacapas, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 91, NARA microfilm publication M252 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 10; FHL microfilm 181,355.
14. ↑ "United States Census, 1820," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHLW-P7J : accessed 20 April 2021), Antoine Romero, St Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 167, NARA microfilm publication M33, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 31; FHL microfilm 181,357.
15. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MCJD-GLQ : 9 November 2014), Antoine Romero, St. Martin parish, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States; citing family 632, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

    Antoine Romero, M, 75, Spain

    Marie Romero, F, 65, Spain

    Silveste Romero, M, 37, Louisiana

    Clenedan Romero, M, 13, Louisiana

    Marie Romero, F, 11, Louisiana

    Moliere Romero, M, 10, Louisiana

    Adolphe Romero, M, 8, Louisiana

    Eugene Dartier, M, 20, Louisiana

16. ↑ Hebert, SWLR CD:

    ROMERO, Antoine Sr. d. 15 Sept. 1852 at age 80 yrs. (NI Ch.: v. 1, p. 40)