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Nicolas Eleonore Amy (1806 - 1854)

Nicolas Eleonore Amy
Born in St. Landry, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Son of and
Brother of , , , and
Husband of — married 14 Jun 1826 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Father of , , and
Died at age 48 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Nicolas Amy was born on 6 May 1806 in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, a son of Gilbert Amy (~1750 - ~1815) and Josephine (Prevost) Landry (1781 - >1824).[1]

His siblings were:

  1. Marie Carmelite (Amy) Fournet ( - 1891)
  2. Josephine Arthemise (Amy) Bertin (1800 - >1870)
  3. Glbert Amy (1803 - 1880)
  4. Jacques Telesphore Amy (1809 - 1816)
  5. Louis Sosthene (Amy) Sosthene (1814 - >1880)

Nicolas (20) married Eugenie Richard (17) (1808 - 1854) on 14 Jun 1826 in St. Landry, Louisiana.[2]

Their children were:

  1. Amelia Virginia (Amy) Green (1827 - 1906)[3]
  2. Zelima Amy (1828)[4]
  3. Telesphore Amy (c.1831)[5]
  4. Marie Anne (Amy) Miller (1833 - )[6]
  5. Marius Amy (1835 - 1906)[7]
  6. Victorin Hilaire Amy (1837)[8]
  7. Eugenie Nathalie Amy (1839)[9]
  8. Emile Amy (1840)[10]
  9. Napoleon Bonaparte Amy (1843 - 1933)[11]
  10. Leocade Amy (c.1846).[5]
  11. Octave Amy (1849)[12]

In 1850 he was counted on the census in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana with his wife and seven children.[5]

Slaves

The 1850 slave schedule of the census shows he owned owned five male and ten female slaves in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. All were counted as "Black," and nothing besides their sex and ages was recorded.[13]

Nicolas died on 9 July 1854 in St. Landry, Louisiana, aged 48.[14]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSR7-WW6Z : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Eleonore Amy, 1806.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJH-Y2WL : 4 April 2020), Nicolas Ami and Eugenie Richard, 14 Jun 1826; citing St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 870,694.
  3. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGN-HXD : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Virginie Amy, 1827.
  4. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FWGN-HXF : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Zelima Amy, 1828.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJ6-6XY : 4 April 2020), Nicolas A*, St. Landry parish, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing family 1873, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
    Nicolas A* Male 44 Louisiana
    Eugenie A* Female 42 Louisiana
    Arelema A* Female 20 Louisiana
    Thelesphor A* Male 18 Louisiana
    Marin A* Male 16 Louisiana
    Emile A* Male 10 Louisiana
    Napoleon Amy Male 6 Louisiana
    Liocade Amy Female 4 Louisiana
    Octave Amy Male 2 Louisiana
  6. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRH-9K3Z : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Marie Uldivina Amy, 1833.
  7. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRZ-9YT2 : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Marius Amy, 1835.
  8. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRZ-9BW2 : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Victorin Hylaire Amy, 1837.
  9. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRH-9VPZ : 14 January 2020), Nicholos Amy in entry for Eugenie Natalie Amy, 1839.
  10. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRZ-9YN2 : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for Emile Amy, 1840.
  11. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F3Q4-GRM : 4 March 2021), Nicholas Amy in entry for Napoleon Amy, 13 Jan 1933; citing Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, certificate number 1078, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FHL microfilm 2,392,647.
  12. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRM-7RN2 : 14 January 2020), Nicolas Lamy in entry for Octave Lamy, 1849.
  13. ↑ "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HR75-D4PZ : 15 February 2020), Nicolas Amy in entry for MM9.1.1/MVZV-ZHQ:, 1850.
    Name Nicolas Amy Owner
    Other People on This Record:
    1. UNKNOWN, M, 40
    2. UNKNOWN, M, 35
    3. UNKNOWN, M, 30
    4. UNKNOWN, M, 20
    5. UNKNOWN, M, 4
    6. UNKNOWN, F, 42
    7. UNKNOWN, F, 36
    8. UNKNOWN, F, 29
    9. UNKNOWN, F, 25
    10. UNKNOWN, F, 15
    11. UNKNOWN, F, 12
    12. UNKNOWN, F, 8
    13. UNKNOWN, F, 6
    14. UNKNOWN, F, 6
    15. UNKNOWN, F, 2
  14. ↑ "Death Notice," The Opelousas Courier, July 15, 1854, English, Image 2.




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Hi Michael,

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