Lezina
Duhon
Born in Vermilion, Louisiana, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Alcide Duhon
and Elisabeth Meaux
Sister of
Jean Oneil Duhon, Azena Duhon, Emma Duhon, Felix Duhon, Paulina Duhon, Oleus Duhon, Elina Duhon, Anna Duhon, Louisa Duhon, David Duhon and Rene Duhon
Wife of
Alcide Louis Pontiff
— married
1886 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Abbeville, Louisiana
Descendants 
Mother of
Olita Pontiff, Joseph Pontiff, Elie Pontiff, Joseph Alteus Pontiff, Alcide Pontiff, Marie Pontiff, Alice Pontiff, Ella Pontiff, Oneida Pontiff, Olive Pontiff, Louis Pontiff and Agnus Pontiff
Died
at about age 78
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 2 May 2021
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Biography
Lezina Duhon was born on September 20, 1869 in Vermilion, Louisiana, United States, daughter of Alcide Duhon (~1839– ) and Elisabeth Meaux (1846–1919). [1]
Lezina (16) married Alcide Louis Pontiff (22) (born on January 22, 1863; son of Louis Alcide Pontiff and Marie Uranie Olivier) in 1886 in St Mary Magdalen Church, Abbeville, Louisiana. [2]
Their known children:
- Olita Pontiff (1887)
- Joseph Pontiff (1889)
- Elie Pontiff (1891)
- Joseph Alteus Pontiff (1893)
- Alcide Pontiff (1894)
- Marie Pontiff (1895)
- Alice Pontiff (1897)
- Ella Pontiff (1898)
- Ovide (Oneida Pontiff) (1901)
- Pontiff-46 Olive Pontiff]] (1903)
- Louis Pontiff (1905)
- Agnus Pontiff (1908)
Lezina passed away in 1948. [3]
Sources
- ↑ Birth:
Rev. Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records 1750-1900 ("SWLR CD"), CD #101 (Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1975-2001; reprints by Claitor's Publishing
- Lezina Duhon (Alcide Duhon and Elizabeth Meaux) b 20 September 1869, St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Abbeville, Louisiana. Catholic Church reference v3, 43. Sponsors: Michel Meaux and Nathalie Lormand.
- ↑ Marriage: Hebert, SWLR CD;
- Lezina Duhon (Alcide Duhon and Elizabeth Meaux) m 8 February 1886 Alcide Louis Pontiff( Louis Pontiff and Marie Uranie Olivier). Abbeville Louisiana Court House Marriage record #87; St Mary Magdalen Catholic Church, Abbeville, Louisiana record v 3, 24.
- "Louisiana Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QG1Y-P46V : 4 April 2020), Alcide Pontif and Lezina Duhon, 8 Feb 1886; citing Vermilion, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 858,632.
- ↑ Death:
- Lezina Duhon died 12 August 1948 personal attestation of Lillian Pontiff Romero, her granddaughter.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lezina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lezina:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Lezina by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Lezina:
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~25.00%
50.00%
Lillian Pontiff 
:
AncestryDNA
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~6.25%
K Duhon :
23andMe, GEDmatch M185334 [compare]
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch M185334 [compare], Ancestry member kduhon20
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~3.12%
Lynn (Thompson) Soderberg :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member seasonedsoul
+
MyHeritage DNA
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~1.56%
~6.25%
Living Corner :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch du8910588 [compare], Ancestry member rjteague1945
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~1.56%
~1.56%
Diane Denais :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
Michele Broussard :
AncestryDNA, yourDNAportal MICdcf41c4a, Ancestry member michelebroussard424
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