Born in Pointe Coupee Post, Louisiana
Ancestors 
Daughter of Jacques Joseph Berza
and Antoinette (Lemoine) Berza
Sister of
Marie Josephe Berza, Joseph Berza, Marie Anne Magdalen Berza, Perrine (Berza) Gremillion, Jean Marie Berza, Marguerite (Berza) Lafleur, Jean Guilluame Berza, Gabriel Berza and Augustin Berza
Wife of
Phillip Jean Louis Fontenot
— married
about 1788 in Louisiana
Descendants 
Mother of
Philippe Cyprien Fontenot, Pouponne Fontenot, Leandre Fontenot, Paulin Fontenot, Jean Louis Phillip Fontenot, Faustin Manuel Fontenot, Etienne Alexandre Philippe Fontenot, Aulin Philippe Jean Louis Fontenot and Lucille (Fontenot) Guillory
Died
at age 72
in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA
Profile last modified
| Created 25 Aug 2009
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Biography
Marie Francoise (Berza) Fontenot was born on 5 May 1764 in Pointe Coupee Post, Louisiana, daughter of Jacques Joseph Berza (1719 - 1778) and Antoinette (Lemoine) Berza (1737 - 1772).[1]
Her siblings were:
- Marie Josephe Berza (~1754 - 1826)
- Joseph Berza (1756 - )
- Marie Anne Magdalen Berza (1759 - 1810)
- Perrine (Berza) Gremillion (1761 - 1828)
- Jean Marie Berza (1764 - ~1764)
- Marguerite (Berza) Lafleur (1766 - 1819)
- Jean Guilluame Berza (1768 - )
- Gabriel Berza (1769 - 1826)
- Augustin Berza (1771 - 1834)
Marie Francoise married Phillip Jean Louis Fontenot (~1762 - ~1842) in 1788 in Louisiana. Their children were:[2][3]
- Philippe Cyprien Fontenot (<1789 - <1844)
- Leandre Fontenot (1792 - <1828)
- Paulin Fontenot (<1794 - <1837)
- Jean Louis Phillip Fontenot (1796 - ~1860)
- Faustin Manuel Fontenot (1798 - )
- Etienne Alexandre Philippe Fontenot (1803 - 1836)
- Aulin Philippe Jean Louis Fontenot (<1806 - >1842)
- Lucille (Fontenot) Guillory (~1807 - ).
Marie Francoise died before 2 Apr 1837, the date of her succession, in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA aged 72..[4].[5]
Sources
- ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Pointe Coupee Records 1722-1769; p. 20
- Marie Françoise Berza (Joseph Berza, "dit" Lafleur, and Antoinette Lemoine) bn. 5 May 1764 bt. 29 May 1764 spo. Jean Baptiste Berza, "dit" Lafleur, and Marie Françoise Baron (PCP-1, 262) & (PCP-3, 161).
- ↑ The births of their children were recorded at St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana
- ↑ Marriage citation needed.
- ↑ BERZA, Francoise m. Philippe Jean Louis FONTENOT Succ. dated April 1837 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #800)
- ↑ BERZA, Francoise m. Philippe Jean Louis FONTENOT Succ. dated April 1837 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #800)
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~3.12%
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~2.54%
~2.34%
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~1.56%
~6.25%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~1.56%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Sherrie Decuir :
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
~6.25%
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~0.78%
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~0.78%
Anonymous Cannon :
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~0.39%
~0.78%
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