Georges Baron (1754 - abt. 1820)

Born 12 Nov 1754 in Point Coupee, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Anne Lacour — married 12 Jan 1778 in New Roads, Pointe Coupee Parish, Luisiana, Nueva España

Descendants

Died about 12 Jun 1820 at about age 65 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States [uncertain]

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Biography

Georges Baron, son of Georges Baron and Marie Louise Manne was born 12 November 1754 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana.^[1]

He married Marie Anne Lacour on 12 Jan 1778 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana.^[2]

Children of the marriage:

1. George Vallere Baron (1778)
2. Zenon Baron (c.1782)^[3]
3. Eloise Baron (1785)^[4]
4. Camile Baron (1807)^[5]

He may have died on 12 June 1820,^{[citation needed]} but without documentation this information cannot be considered reliable.

Timeline

12 Nov 1754 • Birth, Point Coupee, Louisiana

1776 • Birth of daughter Eloise Baron (1776–1810), Pointe Coupee

12 Jan 1778 • Marriage, Pointe Coupee

9 Dec 1778 • Birth of son George Vallery Baron (1778–1861), Point Coupee

3 Mar 1791 • Death of father, George Barron (1727–1791), Opelousas

4 Apr 1807 • Death of mother, Mary Louise Manne (1731–1807), Opelousas

c.1810 • Death of daughter, Eloise Baron (1776–1810)^{[citation needed]}

12 Jun 1820 • Death, Opelousas, St Landry Parish, Louisiana^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ Birth, baptism: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records ("DOBR"): Pointe Coupee Records, 1722-1769, vol. 1b (Baton Rouge, La.: Diocese Archives, 2002), p. 13;

   Georges Baron (George Baron and Marie Louise MANNE) bn. 12 Nov. 1754 bt. 25 Nov. 1754 spo. Pierre D'arbanne and Jeanne Manne (PCP-2, 103) also (PCP-1, 146).

2. ↑ Marriage: "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK18-XJ3 : accessed 7 March 2016), George Baron and Marie Anne Lacour, 12 Jan 1778; citing reference ; FHL microfilm 976.3 K29C V.2.
3. ↑ Child: "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WV-T5L : 8 December 2014), George Baron in entry for Zenon Baron, citing POINTE COUPEE, LOUISIANA; FHL microfilm 976.3 K29C V. 2;

   Christening: 04 Feb 1782 Point Coupee, Louisiana.

4. ↑ Child: "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-37J : accessed 7 March 2016), Marie Anne Lacour in entry for Eloise Baron, 29 Nov 1785; citing ; FHL microfilm 976.3 K29C V. 2.

   Christening: 18 Apr 1786 Point Coupee, Louisiana

   Birth Date: 29 Nov 1785

5. ↑ Child: "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WV-VJ3 : accessed 7 March 2016), Marie Anne Lacour in entry for Camille Baron, 1807; citing ; FHL microfilm 976.3 K29C V.3;

   Christening: 24 Apr 1808 Point Coupee, Louisiana

   Birth Date: 1807.

See also:

• "George Baron. PC:4, 6, 7, 9, 10, wartime slave holder. BR:62, on 12 Jan 1778 md Marie Anne Lacour and Bap children during war period. BR:63, he may also be shown as Pierre Baron. (Louisiana War Patriots, American Revolution Spanish Forces.) " http://www.somosprimos.com/hough/louisiana.pdf page 30

• "Joseph Balquer, sometimes Joseph Balqué or Joseph Balka, mulâtre libre, was born circa 1776 at the Pointe-Coupée Post to Jean Pierre Joseph Balquet and to Catherine Geneviève Baron, négresse esclave belonging to Georges Baron of Houma, La. Catherine Geneviève Baron bore several children while still a slave belonging to Georges Baron, to wit: Honoré, mulâtre, born 9 October 1769, baptized 14 October 1769: St. Francis Catholic Chapel, baptêmes, vol. 2, p. 86a; Antoine, mulâtre, born 17 April 1763, baptized 24 April 1763: St. Francis Catholic Chapel, baptêmes, vol. 3, p. 133; Marguerite, mulâtresse, born 17 March 1764, baptized 1st April 1764: St. Francis Catholic Chapel, vol. 3, p. 156). " http://www.mylhcv.com/1792-opelousas-census-free-people-color/ Foot Notes: #11

• "The colonists living at Pointe Coupée and nearby Fausse Rivière sent representatives François Allain and George Baron to New Orleans to take the oath of allegiance in their names." This was the transition from La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France to Luisiana, Nueva España after the Seven Years War and oaths taken to Spain. (https://ir.vanderbilt.edu/bitstream/handle/1803/13074/Kolb.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y page 94) , (“Oath of Allegiance Taken by the Inhabitants of Pointe Coupee,” 10 Sept 1769, Laura Porteous trans., SPJR, LHQ 6 (1923): 146.)

• Family Search Pedigree Resource File - Chatelain1-00.FBK.GED