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Maria Victorina (Espinosa) Gras (1798 - 1866)

Maria Victorina (Victoria) Gras formerly Espinosa
Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, New Francemap
Ancestors ancestors
Daughter of and
Sister of [half], [half], [half] and [half]
Wife of — married 25 Nov 1822 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the St. Louis Cathedralmap
Descendants descendants
Mother of , , , , , , and
Died at age 67 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United Statesmap
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Biography

Parents, Birth, Baptism

 Maria Victorina "Victoria" Espinosa, daughter of Francisco Espinosa and Marie "Victoria" Delatte, was born 10 Nov 1798 and baptized on 5 Dec 1804 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1]

Marriage, Children

 Victoria married Jean Louis Gras, son of Don “Antonio” Gras, Sr. and Genevieve Delatte, on 25 Nov 1822 at the St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] Their known children were:

  1. Elvira Louisa Leocadia Gras:
    • Born: 23 Oct 1823; Baptized: 25 Dec 1823[3]
    • Married: Never married
    • Died: 7 Jun 1875[4]
  2. Charles Pierre Gras:
    • Born: 19 Apr 1827; Baptized: 11 Oct 1827[5]
    • Died: 8 Dec 1829[6]
  3. Unnamed Son Gras (twin of Marie Louise):
    • Born: 4 Nov 1829; Baptized: 6 Mar 1830
    • Died: 6 Mar 1830[7]
  4. Marie Louise Gras:
    • Born: 4 Nov 1829; Baptized: 6 Mar 1830[8]
    • Married: Never married
    • Died: 5 Dec 1869[9]
  5. William Joseph Gras:
    • Born: 20 Dec 1832[10]
    • Married:
      1. Celanie (surname unknown) sometime before 1860.
      2. Albertine Kellermann, daughter of Christian Charles Kellermann (1804-1889) and Marguerite Virginie Clement (1807-1880), on 23 May 1876 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[11]
    • Died: After the 1880 Census.
  6. Alphred Robert Gras:
    • Born: ca. 1834
    • Died: 5 Nov 1838[12]
  7. Henry Shepard Gras:
    • Born: 5 Oct 1837[13]
    • Married: Josephine "Ophelia" Bertoniere, daughter of James Edmond Lafayette Bertoniere (1825-1872) and Josephine Beaulieu (1822-1897), on 26 Apr 1873 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[14]
    • Died: 10 Dec 1909[15]
    • Buried: St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 in New Orleans, Louisiana.[16]
  8. Benjamin Franklin Gras:
    • Born: 6 Jan 1840[17]
    • Married: Ernestine Saucier, ex-wife of Henry and daughter of Francois Duverly Saucier (1812-1857) and Euphrosine Loupe (1820-1857), sometime around 1874.[18]
    • Died: 17 Sep 1886[19]

Death, Burial

 Victoria died on 21 Feb 1866[20] in New Orleans, Louisiana. As of 9 Mar 2019, no burial record has been found.

Sources

  • Source: SRNO Volume 15: Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Volume 15, 1822-1823; Charles E. Nolan; Dorenda Dupont; J. Edgar Bruns; Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2000
  • Source: SRNO Volume 19: Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Volume 19, 1830-1831; Charles E. Nolan; Dorenda Dupont; J. Edgar Bruns; Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2002
  • Source: New Orleans Birth Records: Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Birth Records Index, 1790-1915 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA
  • Source: New Orleans Marriage Records 1831-1964: Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Marriage Records Index, 1831-1964 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA
  • Source: New Orleans Death Records: Ancestry.com. New Orleans, Louisiana, Death Records Index, 1804-1949 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: State of Louisiana, Secretary of State, Division of Archives, Records Management, and History. Vital Records Indices. Baton Rouge, LA, USA
  1. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Volume 8, 1804-1806; Charles E. Nolan; Dorenda Dupont; J. Edgar Bruns; Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1993:
    Text p. 128:
    ESPINOSA, Maria Victorina (Francisco, native of Arenas de Aymalos, Diocese of Malaga in Andalucia, Spain, lieutenant of the fixed Mexican Regiment, and Victoria DELATTE, native of this city), b. Dec. 5, 1804, bn. Nov. 10, 1798, pgp. Pedro Martin ESPINOSA and Magdalena GOMEZ, mgp. Luis DELATTE and Catalina STAIN, s. Joaquin DE ABLANEDO, surgeon of the same regiment, and Genoveba DELATTE (SLC, B17, 77)
  2. ↑ Source: SRNO Volume 15:
    Text p. 148:
    ESPINOSA, Maria Victoria (Francisco, dec., former captain of the fixed Regiment of Mexico, and Victoria DELATTE), native and resident of this parish, m. Juan Luis GRAS, Nov. 25, 1822 (SLC, M7, 24)
    Text p. 184:
    GRAS, Juan Luis (Antonio and Genoveba DELATTE), native and resident of this city, m. Maria Victoria ESPINOSA, Nov. 25, 1822, w. Godfredo TISMAN, Martin VIZOSO, Antonio MONTAN, and Francisco CARRION (SLC, M7, 24) [marginal note: died Mar. 10, 1843]
  3. ↑ Source: SRNO Volume 15:
    Text pp. 183-184:
    GRAS, Elvira Luisa Leocadia (Juan Luis and Victoria ESPINOSA, both natives and residents of this city), b. Dec. 25, 1823, bn. Oct. 23, 1823, in this city, pgp. Antonio GRAS and Genoveva DELATTE, mgp. Francisco ESPINOSA, lieutenant colonel of the armies of His Catholic Majesty, and Victoria DELATTE, s. Francisco PIZARRO MARTINEZ, consul of His Catholic Majesty for Western Florida, infant's uncle, and Leocadia GRAS, Widow FEETZMAN, infant's aunt (SLC, B33, 80)
  4. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1804-1876; Volume: 63; Page: 707
    Name: Elvira Grass
    Age: 52
    Birth Year: abt 1823
    Death Date: 7 Jun 1875
  5. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Volume 17, 1826-1827; Charles E. Nolan; Dorenda Dupont; J. Edgar Bruns; Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2002:
    Text p. 179:
    GRAS, Charles Pierre (Jean Louis Thomas, native and resident of this parish, and Victoire ESPINOSA), b. Oct. 11, 1827, bn. Apr. 19, 1827, in this city, pgp. Antoine GRAS, dec., and Genevieve DELATTE, mgp. Francisco ESPINOSA, dec., and Victoire DELATTE, s. Pierre Brice DUBAYLE and Victoire DELATTE ESPINOSA, infant's maternal grandmother (SLC, B38, 74)
  6. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, Volume 18, 1828-1829; Charles E. Nolan; Dorenda Dupont; J. Edgar Bruns; Archives of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, 2003:
    Text p. 184:
    GRAS, [o - masc.] (Jean Louis and [o] ESPINOSA), 2 yr., 6 mo., i. Dec. 8, 1829, d. [o] (SLC, F15, 97)
  7. ↑ Source: SRNO Volume 19:
    Text p. 171:
    GRAS, [o - masc.] (Jean Louis and [o] ESPINOSA), 4 mo., i. Mar. 6, 1830, d. [o] (SLC, F15, 112)
  8. ↑ Source: SRNO Volume 19:
    Text p. 171:
    GRAS, Marie Louise (Jean Louis and Victorine SPINOSA, [both] natives and residents of this parish), b. Mar. 6, 1830, bn. Nov. 4, 1829, pgp. Antoine GRAS, dec., and Genevieve DELLATTE, dec., mgp. Francois SPINOSA, dec., and Victoire DELLATTE, s. Joseph GRAS and Locadie GRAS, Widow TEETZMAN (SLC, B40, 131)
  9. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1804-1876; Volume: 46; Page: 455
    Name: Louise Gras
    Age: 40
    Birth Year: abt 1829
    Death Date: 5 Dec 1869
  10. ↑ Source: New Orleans Birth Records: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899; Volume: 9; Page Number: 334
    Name: Joseph William Grass (sic)
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 20 Dec 1832
    Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Father: Jean S. Grass
    Mother: Victorine Espinosa
  11. ↑ Source: New Orleans Marriage Records 1831-1964: Volume: 5; Page: 650
    Name: William J. Grass
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 23 May 1876
    Marriage Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Spouse: Albertine Kellermann
  12. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1804-1876; Volume: 8; Page: 137
    Name: Alphred Robert Gras
    Gender: M (Male)
    Age: 4
    Birth Year: abt 1834
    Death Date: 5 Nov 1838
  13. ↑ Source: New Orleans Birth Records: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899; Volume: 9; Page Number: 334
    Name: Sheppers Henry Grass (sic)
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 5 Oct 1837
    Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Father: Jean S. Grass
    Mother: Victorine Espinosa
  14. ↑ Source: New Orleans Marriage Records 1831-1964: Volume: 3; Page: 521
    Name: Henry S. Grass
    Gender: Male
    Marriage Date: 26 Apr 1873
    Marriage Place: New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Spouse: Josephine O. Bertonniere
  15. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1908-1917; Volume: 148; Page: 186
    Name: Henry Shepard Grass (sic)
    Age: 72
    Birth Year: abt 1837
    Death Date: 10 Dec 1909
  16. ↑ Henry Shepard Grass on Find A Grave: Memorial #139743536 retrieved 12 Mar 2019
  17. ↑ Source: New Orleans Birth Records: New Orleans, Louisiana Birth Records Index, 1790-1899; Volume: 9; Page Number: 335
    Name: Benjamin Franklin Grass (sic)
    Gender: Male
    Race: White
    Birth Date: 6 Jan 1840
    Birth Place: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    Father: Jean S. Grass
    Mother: Victorine Espinosa
  18. ↑ Note: Benjamin and Ernestine Saucier may not have been married: however, they did have at least two children together.
  19. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1877-1895; Volume: 89; Page: 1111
    Name: B. F. Grass (sic)
    Age: 45
    Birth Year: abt 1841
    Death Date: 17 Sep 1886
  20. ↑ Source: New Orleans Death Records: Orleans Death Indices 1804-1876; Volume: 31; Page: 305
    Name: Victorine Espinosa Gras
    Gender: F (Female)
    Age: 68
    Birth Year: abt 1798
    Death Date: 21 Feb 1866




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