Magdeleine (Decuir) Barre (abt. 1755 - bef. 1836)

Born about 30 Mar 1755 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Ancestors

Wife of Charles Alexandre Barre — married 8 Apr 1771 in Parish of Pointe Coupée, Louisiana

Descendants

Died before 21 Nov 1836 before about age 81 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

DECUIR, Madlaine (Jean Decuir & Genevieve MAYEUX) bn. not given bt. 30 March 1755 spo. Antoine Patin and Madlaine Mayeux, wife of Joseph Prevost (PCP-1, 148)

DECUIR, Magdelene ( Jean, decd. & Genevieve Mayeux) m. 9 April 1771, Charles BARRE of des Anglois, res. of Opelousas (Paul & Jeanne Gerardy, decd.) wit. Pierre Decuir & Francois Mayeux (PCP-2, 105a)

Christening: 30 MAR 1755. New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States.

Buried Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.

FSFTID LHTM-599.

Christening: 30 MAR 1755. New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, United States.

Buried Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States.

FSFTID LHTM-599.

Sources

• Notarial Records: Saint Landry Parish, Louisiana. Pages 49-75. Barré To L. Hermité (Pte. Coupee), Power of Attorney. Recorded 21 November 1836. Transcribed and submitted to Rootsweb.com/USGenWeb by Mike Miller. http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/stlandry/court/notary/notary3.txt
  • "Know all men by these presents that the undersigned, heirs of the late Joseph Decuir of the State of Louisiana and Parish of Pointe Coupee deceased, by representation of their ancestor the late Magdeline Decuir deceased wife of the late Charles Barre' of the aforesaid State and Parish of St. Landry deceased, to wit".

• Southwest Louisiana Records. Reverend Hébert.

• United States Federal Census. 1810. Louisiana. Opelousas. Page 323. Presumed to be in Charles Barre household. Link to image at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1810usfedcenancestry&h=21563&indiv=try

• United States Federal Census. 1820. Louisiana. Saint Landry Parish. Page 432. Presumed to be in Charles Barre household. Link to image at Ancestry.com: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1820usfedcenancestry&h=1409693&indiv=try

• Pointe Coupee Families in Colonial Louisiana: Abstracts of Civil Records 1771-1782. Laverne, Pike, and Thomas.

• Albert deCuire Arrives in Louisiana. Randy DeCuir and Reverend Leon Lybaert. April 1996.

• Louisiana Marriages to 1850. Alexandre C. Barre and Magdeleine Descuirs. Indexed record: http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=eamla&h=7028&ti=0&indiv=try&gss=pt
• Birth: Title: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Pointe Coupee Records 1722-1769

• Marriage: Title: Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records

Acknowledgments

Thank you to Jennifer Moore for creating WikiTree profile DeCuir-53 through the import of Albert DeCuir Tree.ged on Jun 2, 2013. Click to the Changes page for the details of edits by Jennifer and others.