Henriette was born about 1770 in Spanish Louisiana, She is the daughter of Acadians Joseph Blanchard and Marie Dupuis. She was baptized on September 27, 1778 in St. James Parish. [1]
Burial: 12 Nov 1826 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA[2]
Home in 1810 (City, County, State): Orleans, Louisiana
Free White Persons - Males - 26 thru 44 : 1
Free White Persons - Females - Under 10: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 10 thru 15: 1
Free White Persons - Females - 26 thru 44: 1
Numbers of Slaves: 3
Number of Household Members Under 16: 2
Number of Household Members Over 25: 2
Number of Household Members: 7
[Joseph is about age 40, his 2nd wife Marie Henriette BLANCHARD is 32. From her 1st marriage are Marie Tarsille BREAU, age 12; and Marie Celeste BREAU, age 10 (one of these seems to be missing here). From his 1st marriage is Marie Therese, age 9.]
Marriages
Marriage 1 Jean Baptiste BREAU 28 Aug 1797 in St. James, St. James, LA [4]
Children
Marie Tarsille BREAU b: 10 Feb 1798 in , St. James, LA c: 27 May 1798 in St. James, St. James, LA
Marie Celeste BREAU b: 23 Nov 1799 in , St. James, LA c: 6 Apr 1800 in St. James, St. James, LA
Marie Constance BREAU b: 31 Dec 1801 in , St. James, LA c: 1 May 1802 in St. James, St. James, LA
Marie Anne BREAU b: 28 Mar 1804 in , St. James, LA c: 5 Aug 1804 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
Marriage 2 Joseph Pierre Savoie 14 May 1810 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA: [5]
Children
Joseph Eloi SAVOIE b: 14 Dec 1811 in St. Martin, LA
Marie Henriette SAVOIE b: Abt 1812 in St. Martin, LA
Joseph SAVOIE b: 2 Mar 1814 in , St. Martin, LA
Francois Cyprien SAVOIE b: 2 Mar 1814 in St. Martin, LA c: 24 Jul 1814 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA
Probates/Successions/Wills
Probate: 10 Dec 1815 St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA[6]
BLANCHARD, Henriette - sur le Bayou Teyche, native of St. James Parish, widow of dec. Jean Baptiste BRAU (major daughter of dec. Joseph & Marie DUPUY) m. 14 May 1810 Joseph SAVOIE - of Carencros, native of St. James on the River (major son of dec. Francois & Marie MARTIN) Wits: Joseph BRAU, Silver MOUTON, Hyacinthe JACQUET, Joseph Eloy BRAUX. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #176)
SAVOIE, Joseph m. Henriette BLANCHARD Heir: Cyprien Succ. dated 28 Feb. 1828 (Laf. Ct.Hse.: Succ.#391)
BREAUX, Jean Baptiste m. Marie Henriette BLANCHARD - who remarried Joseph SAVOIE. Children: Marie Tarzelle BREAUX, Marie Celeste BREAUX. Succ. dated 8 Aug. 1810. (SM Ct. Hse.: Succ. #69)
SAVOIE, Joseph - of Carencros, native of St. James on the [Mississippi] River (major son of dec. Francois & Marie MARTIN) m. 14 May 1810 Henriette BLANCHARD - sur le Bayou Teyche, native of St. James Parish, widow of Jean Baptiste BRAU (major daughter of dec. Joseph & Marie DUPUY) Wits: Joseph BRAU, Silver MOUTON, Hyacinthe JACQUET, Joseph Eloy BRAUX. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #176)
SAVOIE, Joseph m. Marie Henriette BLANCHARD Succ. of Jean Baptiste BREAUX dated 8 Aug. 1810. (SM Ct. Hse.: Succ. #69)
BLANCHARD, Henriette - spouse of Joseph SAVOIE; inhabitant at la grand-pointe; died 23 Oct. 1815 at age 36 years at her home; buried 24 Oct. 1815 in the parish cemetery. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.4, #999)
BLANCHARD, Marie Henriette m. Joseph SAVOIE. 1st Mar.: Jean Baptiste BREAUX - children: Marie Tarsil - 18 yrs. & Celeste BREAUX - 16 yrs. 2nd mar.: Joseph SAVOIE - children: Marie Henriette, Joseph & Cyprien SAVOIE - 20 mths. Succ. dated 10 Dec. 1815 (SM Ct.Hse.: Succ.#222)
SAVOIE, Joseph m. Marie Henriette BLANCHARD wid. of Jean Baptiste BREAUX In Succ. of Marie Henriette BLANCHARD dated 10 Dec. 1815 (SM Ct.Hse.: Succ.#222)
BLANCHARD, Henriette m. Joseph SAVOIE In Succ. of Joseph SAVOIE dated 28 Feb. 1828 (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #391)
SAVOIE, Joseph - native of St. James Parish on the river; widow of Henriette BLANCHARD (major son of dec. Francois & Marie MARTIN) m. 22 June 1824 Francoise MARTIN - native of this parish; inhabitant at la pointe; widow of Pierre DOUCET (major daughter of Joseph & Isabelle THIBODEAU) Wits: Pierre MELANCON, Francois BRAU, Emile ROUSSILON, Charles Henry LANDRY. Fr. Marcel BORELLA (SM Ch.: v.6, #360)
Sources
Source: DJH CD Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; CD 101. Personal Copy
↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Catholic Diocese of Baton, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA, third printing April 1996, Vol 2, p. 99
"Marie Henriette (Joseph, decd. & Marie Dupuys) bt. 27 Sept. 1778, bn. not given, spo. Athanase Breaux & Marie Foret (SJA-1, 58)"
↑ Ken Breau & Stephen A. White via Joe Hebert, "Genealogy of Francois Savoie,", in ACADIAN GENEALOGY EXCHANGE; vol. XXIX, no.2 (Oct 2000); p. 71. Source published by Karen Theriot Reader, Rootsweb.com
↑ Title: U.S. federal census [online]Year: 1810; Census Place: Orleans, Louisiana; Roll: 10; Page: 54; Image: 00051; Family History Library Film: 0181355; Source Information, Ancestry.com. 1810 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch.; Original data: Third Census of the United States, 1810. (NARA microfilm publication M252, 71 rolls). Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.
↑ Title: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records; Author: Catholic Church; Vol 2, 1770-1803; Contains Baptismal, marriage and burial entries taken from some 46 registers housed in the Archives of the Diocese of Baton Rouge; Personal Copy; pp. 95 & 148
Juan Bautista BRAUX, son of Atanasio, deceased & Maria Josefa LeBLANC [sic, lists Maria DUPUIS on p. 95, correctly as Maria Josefa LeBLANC on p. 148], married on 28 Aug 1797 to Henriqueta BLANCHARD, daughter of Josef, deceased & Maria DUPUIS. Witnesses: Josef ARCENAUX; Alexis BRAUX; Eduardo LeBLANC. Recorded at St. James Catholic Church, St. James, LA (SJA-2, 40).
BLANCHARD, Henriette - sur le Bayou Teyche, native of St. James Parish, widow of dec. Jean Baptiste BRAU (major daughter of dec. Joseph & Marie DUPUY) m. 14 May 1810 Joseph SAVOIE - of Carencros, native of St. James on the River (major son of dec. Francois & Marie MARTIN) Wits: Joseph BRAU, Silver MOUTON, Hyacinthe JACQUET, Joseph Eloy BRAUX. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #176)
SAVOIE, Joseph - of Carencros, native of St. James on the [Mississippi] River (major son of dec. Francois & Marie MARTIN) m. 14 May 1810 Henriette BLANCHARD - sur le Bayou Teyche, native of St. James Parish, widow of Jean Baptiste BRAU (major daughter of dec. Joseph & Marie DUPUY) Wits: Joseph BRAU, Silver MOUTON, Hyacinthe JACQUET, Joseph Eloy BRAUX. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.5, #176)
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