Jean Baptiste Rodrigue (1736 - 1803)

Born 1 Sep 1736 in Beauport, Quebec, Canada

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Josephe (Dervain) Rodrique — married 1763 in Louisiana

Descendants

Died 11 Apr 1803 at age 66 in Edgard, St. John Parish, Louisiana

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Jean Rodrigue lived
in Canada, Nouvelle-France.

Biography

Jean Rodrigue migrated from Beauport, Quebec to Louisiana.

Records and Dates

Tanguay Collection

• Name: Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue
• Relationship to Head: Enfant (Child)
• Baptism Date: 1 sept. 1736 (1 Sep 1736)
• Baptism Place: Beauport
• Father's name: Jean Rodrigue
• Mother's name: Dorothée Fougère

• 1784 General Census, Second German Coast

Jean Baptiste Rodrigue (3a)

Marie Joseph Dervin, his wife (3a)

6 male children (1a)

3 female children (1a)

• Saint John the Baptist Death/Cemetery Record

This is to certify that Jean Baptiste Rodrigue, widower of Marie Joseph Dorvin, now married to Marguerite Dellate, age 64, born at Beauport, Canada on the first day of September 1736, died at Edgard, Louisiana on the 11th day of April 1803 and was buried with the rites of the Roman Catholic Church in Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Edgard, Louisiana, on April 12, 1803

Children of Jean Baptiste and Marie Josephe Dorvin RODRIGUE

1. Jean Charles Rodrigue (1764, SJTB, LA-27 Oct 1802, SJTB, LA), m. 25 Feb 1786, Edgard, LA, Pelagie HELFER (1770-17 Jun 1845, SJTB, LA), daughter of Maurice ELFER and Magdalaine HOFFMAN
2. Lois Rodrigue, twin, (c1766-29 Oct 1857, Thibodaux, LA) m. 5 Nov 1793, Edgard, LA, Ozitte-Marie CLEROT/Clereaux (26 nov 1772-24 Aug 1822, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, LA), daughter of Francois CLEROT and Marguierite DELATTE
3. Marie-Josephe Rodrigue, twin, (c1766-21 Feb 1825, Edgard, LA) m1. 7 Oct 4 Jun 1782, St. John Catholic Church, Edgard, LA, Ambrose LEBORNE (c1762, SJTB-7 Oct 1794, Edgard, LA), son of Jacques Antoine (fils) BORNE and Anna Marie HAYDEL  :m2. 3 Oct 1811, Edgard, SJTB, LA, Noel DELATTE (c1771, SJTB-1811, Edgard, SJTB, LA) , son of Antoine Louis DELATTE and Catherine Elizabeth CLEROT
4. Angelique Rodrigue (c1769-26 Apr 1840, Convent, LA) m1. 20 Apr 1787, Edgard, LA, Jean Louis DELATTE; m2. 4 Jan 1805, Edgard, LA, Nicolas KELLER; m3. 31 Oct 1809, St. James Par, LA, Antoine LEDOUX
5. Pierre Rodrigue (b. c1771) m. 30 Jan 1792, Edgard, LA, Marie-Therese MORIN
6. Dorothee Rodrigue (b. 12 Sep 1773, Edgard, LA) m1. 7 Jan 1791, Edgard, LA, Antoine-Louis DELATTE (3 Jun 1730, German Coast, LA-29 Sep 1810), son of Antoine Joseph Francois DELATTE^[1] and m2. 14 Nov 1811, Edgard, LA, Jean LION
7. Gabriel Rodrigue (b. c1775) m. 6 Oct 1795, St. James Par, LA, Genevieve DUFRESNE
8. Jean-Francois Rodrigue, twin, (1 Jul 1778, Edgard, LA-bef. 1817) m. 8 Feb 1803, Edgard, LA, Marie-Anne DESNOYERS (26 Feb 1775-14 Jan 1861, Edgard, SJTB)
9. Francois-Ursule Rodrigue, twin, (1 Jul 1778, Edgard, LA-20 Jul 1813, Edgard, LA) m. 8 Jan 1795, Edgard, LA, Antoine DUPUIS
10. Alexis Rodrigue (18 Aug 1780, Edgard, LA-bef. 1784)
11. Jean-Rene Rodrigue (4 Nov 1782, Edgard, LA-22 Aug 1801, Edgard, LA)
12. Agnes Rodrigue (b. 27 Sep 1784, Edgard, LA) m1. 11 Apr 1804, Edgard, LA, Jean Adam WEBER (27 Jul 1772, SJTB-1813), son of Jean Baptiste WEBER and Anne Catherine Marie DREGER/Tregre m2. 4 Jun 1816, Michel CORMIER

Sources

1. ↑ Abstracts of St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Records 1757-1798 by Judy Riffel. Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane: Baton Rouge, 2003, p.145-146. Text: ::24 December 1790, No. 6 [French, 4] Marriage contract before Maurice O'Conor between Antoine DELATTE [s/DELATTRE], legitimate son of Antoine Joseph Delatte and Margarite LEJEUNNE, native of New Orleans, and Dorothe RODRIGUE, legitimate daughter of Jean Bpte. Rodrigue and Josef DERVIN, native of St. Charles Parish. Witnesses fro the groom are Antoine WEBER [s/ VEBRE] and Andre DAVID, his neighbors, and for the bride, her father; Jean Louis LAURENT [s/ Jean Loüi LAURAN], her cousin; and Ambroise BORNE, her brother-in-law. The groom has children from a previous marriage. [Filmed by GSU with documents for 1796.]

• Quebec, Genealogical Dictionary of Canadian Families (Tanguay Collection), 1608-1890, Vol. 7 Sect. 1 : Rob-Tra; Page: 26
• Louisiana Census and Militia Lists 1770-1789, Robichaux, Vol 1, p 74.
• Roman Catholic Church in Saint John the Baptist Cemetery Edgard, Louisiana (Book 1, Page 70)
• http://www.angelfire.com/la/ancestors/Rodrigue.html
• Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Volume 4, 1784-1790. Earl C. Woods and Charles E. Nolan, editors. Archdiocese of New Orleans: New Orleans, 1989.

p.268, Text:

RODRIGES Juan Batista, widower of Maria Josepha Delven, m. Margarita Delar, Apr. 7, 1785, w. Antoine Delattre [@Delar], [the bride's father], Antonio Miler, Francisco Dep{*]R (SJBED, M1, 23)

p.82. Text:

DELAR Margarita (Antoine Delattre [sic] and [o]), m. Juan Batista Rodriges, Apr. 7, 1785 (SJBED, M1, 23)

• Abstracts of St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Records 1757-1798 by Judy Riffel. Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane: Baton Rouge, 2003, p.73. Text;

18 April 1783, No. 8 [French, 3]

Last will and testament of Jean Bte. RODRIGUE and his wife, Marie Joseph DERVIN. Witnesed by Daniel Pain and Louis Pain, his son. Antoine Delattre signs for Rodrigue and Dominique Guiddy signs for Dervin.

• SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DES ALLEMANDS- Abstracts of the Civil Records of St. John the Baptist Parish with Genealogy and Index 1753-1803 by Glenn R. Conrad. University of Southwestern Louisiana: Lafayette, LA, 1972, p.88. Text:

No. 22 dated August 16, 1785. INVENTORY OF THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OF JEAN-BAPTISTE RODRIGUE AND HIS LATE WIFE, MARIE JOSEPHE DORVIN. Inventory taken on the Rodrigue farm by Pierre Becnelle and Jean-Pierre Bossie in the presence of Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue; Ambroise Borne, his son-in-law; and Jacques Troxler, his brother-in-law. Debts owed by the community to: Cantrelle, Fevre, Antoine Baudouin. One item of the inventory reads "for the expenditure of his wife, Marguerite Delatte, a sum of 62 piastres. Signing the document were Pierre Bossie, jean-Pierre Bossie and Jean-Pierre Keller.

Partition, October 9, 1785. Each of the 11 children of Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue and Marie Josephe Dorvin is to receive 596 piastres from their mother's succession.

• SAINT-JEAN-BAPTISTE DES ALLEMANDS- Abstracts of the Civil Records of St. John the Baptist Parish with Genealogy and Index 1753-1803 by Glenn R. Conrad. University of Southwestern Louisiana: Lafayette, LA, 1972, p.270-273. Text:

No. 19 dated April 19, 1803

INVENTORY OF THE COMMUNITY PROPERTY OF THE LATE JEAN-BAPTISTE RODRIGUE AND HIS WIFE, MARGUERITE DELATTRE. At the request of Marguerite Delattre and the children of her first marriage and her second marriage, numbering 14 in all, Andry orders an inventory and appraisal of the community property. Inventory and appraisal made by Atnoine Borne and Jean Denoyer in the presence of the widow; Pierre, Louis, Gabriel and Francois Rodgirue; Atnoine Delattre fils, husband of Dorote Rodrigue; Noel Delattre, husband of Josette Rodrigue; Antoine Dupuie, husband of Francoise Rodrigue; and Angelique Rodrigue, widow of Jean-Louis Delatte; Agnes Rodrigue, Rozalie Rodrigue; Pelagie Rodrigue, Ozette Rodrigue and Jean-Francois Rodrigue; and the children of the late Jean-Charles Rodrigue. Debts owed the succession by: Noel Delattre, Louis Rodrigue, Pierre Rodrigue, the late Jean-Charles Rodrigue. Debts owed by the succession to: Dr. Lesnare, Louis Exnicios, Agnes Rodrigue, Francois Rodrigue, Antoine Tregre, Jean D. Bridy, Pierre Gouyer, Giles Canting.

No. 22 dated April 26, 1803

PUBLIC SALE OF THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE JEAN-BAPTISTE RODRIGUE AND HIS WIFE, MARGUERITE DELATTRE. At the request of Marguerite Delattre, widow of Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue, together with that of her children and sons-in-law of both marriages (14 children in all), Andry orders the sale of the community property in order that a settlement might be made between the widow and her children. Sale announced by Antoine Tregre in the presence of Marguerite Delattre; Pierre, louis, Gabriel and Francois rodrigue; Noel and Antoine Delatte; Antoine Dupuis; the widow of Jean-Louis Delatte; all children or in-laws of the widow.[List of buyers and bondsmen follows...]

Public Sale of the Farm of the late Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue, April 27, 1803. Andry proceeds with the sale of the farm of the late Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. The farm, containing about 9 arpents frontage by the customary depth, is bounded below by the farm of Antoine LeBorne and above by the same. Sale announced by Antoine Tregre. Sold to Marguerite Delatte, widow of Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue for 7300 piastres.

Receipt, Jan. 4, 1804. Pierre Rodrigue acknowledges receipt from Andry of the sum due from the succession of his father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. Furthermore, he acknowledges receipt of a sum due his nephews, the minor children of Jean-Charles Rodrigue. He also acknowledges receipt of the sum due his sister, Agnes Rodrigue, from the succession of their father (dated Jan. 13, 1806). Witnesses: Louis de Grandmont.

Receipt, Jan. 3, 1804. Louis Rodrigue acknowledges receipt from Andry of the sum due from the succession of his father. Witness: Louise de Grandmont

Receipt, Jan. 3, 1804. Antoine Dupuis acknowledges receipt from Andry of the sum due his wife, Francoise Rodrigue, from the succession of her father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. Witness: Louis de Grandmont.

Receipt, Jan. 18, 1804. Marguerite Delatte, widow of Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue, acknowledges receipt from Andry of her share of the community property. She also acknowledges receipt of the sum due to her daughters, Rosalie and Pelagie, from the succession of their father, Jean-Bapatiste Rodrigue. Witness: Louis de Grandmont.

Receipt, Feb. 17, 1804. Francois Rodrigue acknowledges receipt of the sum due him from his brother, Jean-Francois, fromt he succession of their father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. Witnesses: Alphonse Perret, Jean Denoyer (Francois' father-in-law who stands bond for the amount held for Jean-Francois Rodrigue, a minor), Andre Deslonde.

Receipt, Jan. 18, 1804. Noel Delatte acknowledges receipt from Andry of the sum due his wife, Josephe Rodrigue, from the succession of her father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. He also acknowledges receipt of the sum due Ozette Rodrigue, his niece. (Ozette was the daughter of Noel's sister, Marguerite Delatte, and Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue was married twice, so that Noel's wife is no blood relative of his).

Receipt, Jan. 18, 1804. NOel Delatte, acting for his brother, Antoine Delatte, acknowledges receipt from Andry, of the sum due Dorote Rodrigue (Antoine's wife) from the succession of her father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. (Note: Noel Delatte and his brother, Antoine, married half-sisters or possibly full sisters.)

Receipt, Jan. 30, 1804. Gabriel Rodrigue acknowledges receipt from Andry of the sum due him from the succession of his father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. Witnesses: Louis de Grandmont and Jean-Baptiste Vicner.

Receipt, Feb. 1, 1804. "I, Louis Picou, under my ordinary mark, and in the presence of witnesses, and as husband of Celeste Rodrigue, declare that I have received from M. Andry a sum of 60 piastres 2 escalin as her part of the first payment of the succession of my grandfather, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue."

Receipt, Jan. 31, 1805. Nicolas Keller, acting on behalf of his wife Angelique Rodrigue declares, in the presence of Francois Rodrigue, Noel Delatte and Andre Deslonde, that he has received from Andry the sum due his wife from the succession of her father.

Receipt, March, 1805. Adam Weber acknowledges that he has received from Andry the sum due his wife, Agnes Rodrigue, from the succession of her father, Jean-Baptiste Rodrigue. (Note: Adam Weber signed his surname "Webre.")

• Abstracts of St. John the Baptist Parish Civil Records 1757-1798 by Judy Riffel. Le Comite des Archives de la Louisiane: Baton Rouge, 2003, p.67. Text:

19 August 1782, No. 18 [French, 2]

Declaration by Nicolas BAUDOIN, resident of St. Charles Parish, before Robert Robin de Logny that he sold to Jean Baptiste RODRIGUE 4x40 arpents, bounded below by Francois Dupuis and above by Bernard Morvant, for 160 piastres. Witnessed by Bertrant D'Ingirart [s/ Bertrand Dingirart] and Pierre LaBiche.