no image
Privacy Level: Open (White)

Jean Baptiste Mercier (1735 - 1818)

Jean Baptiste Mercier
Born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac, Gironde, Aquitaine, Francemap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 4 Nov 1774 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the St. Louis Cathedralmap
Husband of — married 22 Jun 1791 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the St. Louis Cathedralmap
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died at age 82 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United Statesmap
Problems/Questions Profile managers: Louisiana Families Project WikiTree private message [send private message] and Shae Simpson private message [send private message]
Profile last modified | Created 2 Nov 2018
This page has been accessed 537 times.
Pelican Flag cut to outline of Louisiana
Jean Baptiste Mercier lived in Louisiana.
Join: Louisiana Families Project
Discuss: louisiana

Contents

Biography

Flag of France
Jean Baptiste Mercier migrated from France to Louisiana.
Flag of Louisiana

Parents, Birth

 Jean Baptiste Mercier, son of Jean Baptiste Mercier and Maria Aperd, was born 25 May 1735 in France according to his (unsourced) Find A Grave memorial.[1]

Marriages, Children

 According to his FAG memorial, Jean was married three times.

 As of 2 Nov 2018, no record of the first marriage has been found.

 Jean’s second marriage was on 4 Nov 1774 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana to Francisca Radegonda Mayeux.[2]
 Their known children were:

  1. Jeanne Louise Justine Mercier:[3]
    • Born: 11 Apr 1776
    • Baptized: 23 Nov 1777
    • Died: 17 Jul 1783[4]
  2. Marie Grace Mercier:[5]
    • Born: 25 Feb 1778
    • Baptized: 19 Apr 1779
    • Married:
    • Died:
  3. Jean Baptiste Mercier:[6]
    • Born:
    • Baptized: 25 Dec 1785
    • Married: Marie Elouise Leduc, daughter of Santiago Phelipe Leduc and Maria Josefa Lecour, on 19 May 1800 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[7]
    • Died:

 Jean’s third wife was Marie Gassien Fontenelle, daughter of Jean Baptiste Nicolas Martin Roland Quirrache de Fontenelle and Marie Mayeux, whom he married on 22 Jun 1791 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]
 Their known children were:

  1. Jeanne Marie Amelia Mercier:[9]
    • Born: 24 Dec 1792
    • Baptized: 24 Dec 1794
    • Married:
      1. Heinrich Auguste Amelung, son of Anthony Christian Friedrich Amelung and Sophia Margarita Mayer, on 24 Dec 1807 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[10]
      2. Jean Francois Canonge, son of Joseph Toussaint Canonge and Maria Isavel Rene de Jussan, on 17 Aug 1816 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[11]
    • Died:
  2. Justine Mercier:[12]
    • Born: 9 Sep 1795
    • Baptized: 10 Jul 1797
    • Married: Jean Jacques Justin Plantevigne, son of Jean Antoine Plantevigne and Catharina Grenier, on 4 Nov 1817 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[13]
    • Died:
  3. Placide Jean Gilbert Patrick Mercier:[14]
    • Born: 20 Jul 1797
    • Baptized: 24 Jun 1798
    • Married:
    • Died:

Death, Burial

 Jean died on 18 Apr 1818[15] at the age of 83 years old and was buried the next day at the St. Louis Cemetery No. 1 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[16]

Sources

  • Source: SRNO Vol. 3: Title: Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 3. 1772-1783; Editor: Earl C. Woods; Associate Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1989; copy in possession of Shae Simpson.
  • Source: SRNO Vol. 5: Title: Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 5. 1791-1795; Editor: Earl C. Woods; Associate Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1990; Repository: Publicly Available PDF.
  • Source: SRNO Vol. 6: Title: Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 6. 1796-1799; Editor: Earl C. Woods; Associate Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1991; Repository: Publicly Available PDF.
  • Source: SRNO Vol. 12: Title: Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 12. 1816-1817; Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Associate Editor: Dorenda Dupont; Translator: J. Edgar Bruns; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1997; copy in possession of Shae Simpson.
  1. ↑ Jean Mercier on Find A Grave: Memorial #84422334 retrieved 1 Nov 2018
  2. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 3
    Text p. 210:
    MERCIER, Jean Baptiste (Jean Baptiste and Marie [*]PPENT), m. [*] MAJEUX, Nov. 4, 1774, w. DUFOREST, Joseph CHALON, Etienne QUINONES (SLC, M2, 42)
    Text p. 267:
    MAJEUX, [*] ([*] and Louise [*] [BERTRAND?]), native of [Mobile?], m. Jean Baptiste MERCIER, Nov. 4, 1774 (SLC, M2, 42)
  3. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 3
    Text p. 210:
    MERCIER, Juana Luisa Justina (Juan and Francisca Radegundade MERCIERE, members and residents of this parish), b. Nov. 23, 1777, bn. Apr. 11, 1776, s. Pedro MAJEU and Luisa Francisca PL[A?]SSAN (SLC, B9, 12)
  4. ↑ Title: Louisiana Historical Quarterly; Source Medium: Magazine; Publisher Name: Louisiana Historical Society; Repository: Wisconsin Historical Society Library; Vol. 20 (1937), No. 2, p. 551, Index to the Spanish Judicial Records
  5. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 3
    Text p. 210:
    MERCIER, Maria Graciana (Joan Bautista and Francisca Radegunda MAYEUX, parishioners), bcs. Apr. 19, 1779, b. previously, bn. Feb. 25, 1778, s. Salomon PREVOST and Maria Graciana FONTENELLE, parishioners (SLC, B9, 58)
  6. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 4. 1784-1790; Editor: Earl C. Woods; Associate Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1989; copy in possession of Shae Simpson:
    Text p. 209:
    MERCIER, Juan Bautista ([*] and [*]), b. Dec. 25, 1785, bn. [*], s. [*] and [*] (SLC, B9, 395)
  7. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 7. 1800-1803; Editor: Earl C. Woods; Associate Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1992; hard copy in possession of Shae Simpson; Publicly Available PDF:
    Text p. 224:
    MERCIER, Juan (Juan Bautista and Radegonda MAYEUX), native of this city, m. Maria Eloisa LE DUC, May 19, 1800, w. Santiago Phelipe LE DUC and Maria Josefa LECOUR, bride's parents, Andres LOPES DE ARMESTO, commissioner for war and secretary of the government, Pedro Francisco ROZE, Gilberto ANDRY, captain of the Louisiana Regiment, Pedro PEDESCLAUX (SLC, M5, 129)
    Text p. 197:
    LE DUC, Maria Eloisa (Santiago Phelipe and Maria Josefa LECOUR), native of this parish, m. Juan MERCIER, May 19, 1800 (SLC, M5, 129)
  8. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 5
    Text p. 261:
    MARTIN DE FONTENELLE, Maria Graciosa (Juan Bautista Nicolas, native of Poitiers in the province of Poitou, and Maria MAYEUX, native of Picardy), native of this parish, m. Juan Bautista MERCIER, Jun. 22, 1791 (SLC, M5, 75)
    Text p. 267:
    MERCIER, Juan Bautista (Juan Bautista, native of Guyenne, and Maria APERD, native of Liburnia), native of San Andres de Cubsaq in the province of Guyenne, m. Maria Graciosa MARTIN DE FONTENELLE, Jun. 22, 1791, w. Juan Josef DUFFOREST, retired militia captain, Estevan DE QUINONES, notary public (SLC, M5, 75)
  9. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 5
    Text p. 261:
    MERCIER, Juana Maria Amelia (Juan Bautista, native of San Andres de Cubasq in the province of Guyenne in France [Saint-Andre de-Cubzac, dept. of Gironde (part of ancient Guyenne)], and Maria Graciosa MARTIN DE FONTENELLE, native of this parish), b. Dec. 24, 1794, bn. Dec. 24, 1792, pgp. Juan Bautista MERCIER, native of Guyenne, and Maria APERD, native of Liburnia [Libourne, dept. of Gironde], mgp. Juan Bautista Nicolas MARTIN DE FONTENELLE, native of Poitiers, Maria MAYEUX, native of Picardy, s. Juan Bautista MERCIER, hijo, and Juana MACARTY (SLC, B11, 340)
  10. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 9. 1807-1809; Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Associate Editor: Dorenda Dupont; Translator: J. Edgar Bruns; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1994; copy in possession of Shae Simpson:
    Text p. 254:
    MERCIER, Amelia (Juan and Maria de Gracia FONTENELLE), native and resident of this city, m. Henrrique Augusto AMELUNG, Dec. 24, 1807 (SLC, M6, 23)
    Text p. 7:
    AMELUNG, Henrrique Augusto (Antonio Christian Federico and Sophia Margarita MEYER), native of Brunswick in Germany, resident of this city, m. Amelia MERCIER, Dec. 24, 1807, w. Pablo L[AMUSS?]E, Luis SERE, Ignacio DE FLORES, and bride's parents and brother (SLC, M6, 23)
  11. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 12
    Text p. 268:
    MERCIER, Amelia (Juan and Maria de Gracia FONTENELLE), native of this parish, widow of Henrrique Augusto AMELUNG, m. Juan Francisco CANONGE, Aug. 17, 1816 (SLC, M6, 178)
    Text p. 59:
    CANONGE, Juan Francisco (Joseph Toussaint and Maria Isavel Rene DE JUSSAN). native of Jeremie on the island of Santo Domingo, resident of this city, lawyer, m. Amelia MERCIER, Aug. 17, 1816, w. Eduardo BERTUS, Bernardo LAFOSSE and bride's parents. brothers and sisters (SLC, M6, 178)
  12. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 6
    Text p. 194:
    MERCIER, Justina (Juan Bautista, native of Bordeaux, and Maria Gracia FONTENELLE, native of this city), b. JuI. 10, 1797, bn. Sep. 9, 1795, pgp. Juan Bautista MERCIERE and Maria APERT, natives of Bordeaux in France, mgp. Juan Bautista Nicolas MARTIN FONTENELLE, native of Poitiers in France, and Maria MAYEUX, native of this city, s. Pedro Francisco ROCZ and Amalia MERCIERE (SLC, B14, 37)
  13. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 12
    Text p. 268:
    MERCIER, Justina (Juan and Maria Grace DE FONTENELLE), native and resident of this parish, m. Juan Santiago Justino PLANTEVIGNE, Nov. 4, 1817 (SLC, M6, 202)
    Text p. 310:
    PLANTEVIGNE, Juan Santiago Justino (Juan Bautista and Catharina GRONIE), native of Bordeaux, resident of this city, m. Justina MERCIER, Nov. 4, 1817, w. Francisco GARDER, Alexandro CHOPPIN, Domingo SEGHERS and bride's parents, brothers and sisters (SLC, M6, 202)
  14. ↑ Source: SRNO Vol. 6
    Text p. 194:
    MERCIER, Placido Juan Gilberto Patricio (Juan Bautista, native of Bordeaux in France, resident of this city, and Maria Graciosa Martina DE FONTENELLE, native of this city), b. Jun. 24, 1798, bn. Jul. 20, 1797, pgp. Juan Bautista MERCIER and Maria APERT, mgp. Juan Bautista DE FONTENELLE and Maria MAYEUX, s. Gilberto LEONARD, royal treasurer, presently interim accountant, and Juana DE SALLES (SLC, B14, 65) [marginal note: died]
  15. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Vol. 13. 1818-1819; Editor: Charles E. Nolan; Associate Editor: Dorenda Dupont; Translator: J. Edgar Bruns; Publication: Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1998; copy in possession of Shae Simpson:
    Text p. 297:
    MERCIER, Juan, native of San Andres de Cusac [St. Andre-de-Cubzac], dept. of Gironde in France, resident of this city, sp. Maria de Gracia FONTENELLE, 83 yr., i. Apr. 19, 1818, d. Apr. 18, 1818 (SLC, F11, 99)
  16. ↑ Jean Mercier on Find A Grave: Memorial #84422334 retrieved 1 Nov 2018




Is Jean Baptiste your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon contact private message private message a profile manager, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of Jean Baptiste's DNA have taken a DNA test. Have you taken a test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.


Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

Rejected matches › Jean Baptiste Mercier (abt.1735-)

Featured Asian and Pacific Islander connections: Jean Baptiste is 26 degrees from 今上 天皇, 24 degrees from Adrienne Clarkson, 27 degrees from Dwight Heine, 21 degrees from Dwayne Johnson, 25 degrees from Tupua Tamasese Lealofioaana, 21 degrees from Stacey Milbern, 17 degrees from Sono Osato, 33 degrees from 乾隆 愛新覺羅, 24 degrees from Ravi Shankar, 25 degrees from Taika Waititi, 26 degrees from Penny Wong and 20 degrees from Chang Bunker on our single family tree. Login to see how you relate to 33 million family members.

M  >  Mercier  >  Jean Baptiste Mercier

Categories: Louisiana Families | Louisiana, New France, Immigrants from France | Louisiana First Families | New Orleans, Louisiana | St. Louis Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana