Lutetia Marguerite (Babin) Favre (1837 - abt. 1865)

Born 16 Jul 1837 in Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Henri David Favre — married 20 Jul 1854 in Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died about 1 Sep 1865 at about age 28 in Ascension, Louisiana, United States

Biography

Marguerite Utecia Babin was born on 16 July 1837, probably in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, United States. She was the daughter of Hippolyte Babin and Arthemise Rivet. Her baptism on 3 November 1837 was recorded in the registers of the Ascension of Our Lord Catholic Church in Donaldsonville, as well as at St. Gabriel Church in Iberville Parish.^[1]

She married Henri David Favre on 20 July 1854 in Ascension Parish.^[2][3]

She died at the age of 28 years on about 1 September 1865, when she was buried in Ascension Parish. Her burial was recorded at what was probably known then as The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary catholic church. The church went through several name changes since its establishment in 1860, and is currently known as St. Theresa of Avila church. It was moved from its original location to Gonzales, Louisiana; the actual location of her grave is uncertain.^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records ("DOBR"), 1707-1900 (Baton Rouge, LA: Diocese Archives, 1978-2007), vol. 5; baptism, Marguerite Utecia Babin, 3 Nov 1837 (ASC-6, 318); also baptism, Marguerite Uteria Babin, 3 Nov 1837 (SGA-6, 199)
2. ↑ DOBR, vol. 8, p. 36;

   BABIN, Uthecia (Adolph Babin and Arthemise RIVET) m. 20 July 1854 David FAVRE (Louis Favre and Althuza MARIANE) wit. Joseph F. Landry; Therence Landry; Louis L. Landry; Privat Babin; Alexandre Hamilton; Louis Hamilton and Celeste C. Denoue (ASC-10, 395)

3. ↑ Louisiana, Ascension Parish, Index of Marriages, 1773-1963, database, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 14 August 2019), David Favre and Uthicia Babin, 1854; citing Marriage, Ascension, Louisiana, United States, Ark-La-Tex Genealogical Association, Bossier, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 7726083
4. ↑ DOBR, vol. 10;

   Marguerita Luthecia Babin, age ca. 28 yrs (Adolph Babin and M. Arthemise Rivette) bur. 1 Sep 1865 (STH-5, 6)

• 1. United States Census 1860 (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GB9J-SLDK) 8th ward, Ascension parish La.

Name Relation Sex Age Place of Birth Henry Favre Head M 39 Switzerland Euthessia Favre Wife F 22 Louisiana Julius Favre Son M 5 Louisiana Julia Favre Daughter F 2 Louisiana

See also:

• LDS Family Tree: person page for Lutetia Marguerite Babin

• Acadians in Gray, BABIN page:

  Adolphe [Babin] married Marie Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Jérôme Rivet and and Élisabeth Melançon and stepdaughter of Nicolas Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in August 1836. They settled near the boundary of Ascension and Iberville parishes. Their son Hippolyte Germain was born in July 1839, Sandon in October 1842, and Lucian Gerent in October 1844. Their daughter married into the Favre family.