He died in 1811[3] and is buried at St. Michael Cemetery in Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana.[4]
Sources
↑Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, ("DOBRCCR") Vol. 2, compiled by the Catholic Church (BR, LA: Diocese of Baton Rouge) p. 137: BOURGEOIS:
BOURGEOIS Paul Benjamin (Jean Baptiste and magdalaine BOURG) bt. 21 May 1775, bn. not given, spo. Paul Ducee' & Maria Melanzon (SJA-1, 27)
BOURGEOIS, Pablo (Juan Bautista & Magdalena BOURGE) m. 20 Oct 1794, Anna GAUDIN (Miquel & Magdalena de Lorier) wit. Juan Bapt. Bourgeois, Pedro Barteau, Pedro Bourgeois (SJA-2, 26)
BOURGEOIS, Paul, age 35, bur 26 July 1811 (SMI-1, 9a also SMI-8, 9)
↑ Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 28 September 2018), memorial page for Paul Benjamin Bourgeois (May 1775–24 Jul 1811), Find A Grave: Memorial #31350709, citing Saint Michael Cemetery and Mausoleum, Convent, St. James Parish, Louisiana, USA, maintained by Dwayne Montz (contributor 47024669); no headstone photo included and biographical data is unsourced
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Paul Benjamin by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA test-takers in his direct paternal line.
Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
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AncestryDNA Maternal Lineage (discontinued), haplogroup W1 +
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup W1-T119C