Charles P Bahan SJ (1835 - 1882)

Born 9 Jul 1835 in Madisonville, St. Tammany, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Mar 1882 at age 46 in Woodstock, Maryland, USA

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Biography

Charles P. Bahan was born circa 1835 at Florida, USA.^[1] He is in the 1850 census twice. He appeared on the census of 28 Aug. 1850 in the household of his parents, John Baptiste Baham and Louisa Rosalie Guinoult at St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.^[2] He and his brother Alfred Louis Bahan were students when they appeared on the census of 1850 at Georgetown College, Washington, District of Columbia.^[3] He was a Jesuit Priest on 8 July 1870 at Georgetown College, Washington, District of Columbia.^[4] He was labeled as a clergyman when he appeared on the census of 28 June 1880 at Washington, District of Columbia.^[5]

Charles died on 21 March 1882 at Woodstock, Maryland and was buried at Woodstock College Jesuit Theologate Cemetery, Granite, Baltimore County, Maryland. His memorial has the date of his birth and death.^[6]

Obituary

New Orleans Bee (L'Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans)

Decede, mercredi, 22 courant, a Woodstock College, Maryland, a l'age de 40 ans, Rev Charles P. Bahan, S.J., natif de la Louisiana, graduee a Georgetown College, D.C., et frere to Mme J. J. Warren de cette ville.

Census

28 Aug. 1850

St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana.

• Baham, J. B age 55 b. LA Brickmaker.
• Rosa age 48 b. LA.
• Alfred L. age 18 b. LA.
• Charles P. age 15 b. FL.
• Rosa age 13 b. FL.
• Louisa age 11 b. FL.
• J.B. age 5 b. LA.
• Ada female age 6/12 b. LA.^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Most records show Louisiana as his place of birth, but the family lived in Florida at that time and as shown in the 1850 census, Florida is most likely correct. He moved to Louisiana as a chld.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Year: 1850; Census Place: St Tammany, Louisiana; Roll: M432_241; Page: 286A; Image: 82 1850 US Census. J B Baham.
3. ↑ Year: 1850; Census Place: Georgetown College, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M432_57; Page: 181A; Image: 366 1850 US Census. Alfred L Bahen.
4. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: West Part, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M593_127; Page: 787A; Image: 573; Family History Library Film: 545626 1870 US Census. Charles Bahan.
5. ↑ Year: 1880; Census Place: Washington, Washington, District of Columbia, District of Columbia; Roll: 121; Family History Film: 1254121; Page: 25A; Enumeration District: 001; Image: 0051 1880 US Census. Charles P. Behan.
6. ↑ Charles P Bahan memorial at Find A Grave.

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Joseph Bahan for creating WikiTree profile Bahan-19.