Marianne Fayard (1744 - 1805)

Born 7 Sep 1744 in Natchitoches, Territory of Orleans

Ancestors

Wife of Louis Francois Bourgeois — married about 1767 in Mississippi Gulf Coast

Wife of Etienne Perrache — married 27 Aug 1781 in St Louis Cathederal

Descendants

Died 1805 at about age 60 in Bay St Louis, Hancock, Mississippi Territory

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Biography

Marie Anne Fayard was born on September 7, 1744 in Natchitoches, Louisiana, daughter of Jean Pierre Fayard (~1720–1770) and Francoise Fisseau (~1728–1801).

Marie married Louis Francois Bourgeois (born in 1735 in New Orleans, Louisiana).

Marie (22) married Louis Francois Bourgeois (32) (born in 1734 in Louisiana, New France; son of Nicolas Charles Bourgeois and Marie Josephe (Tarare) Carco) about 1767 in Mississippi Gulf Coast. ^[1]Their children were:

• Bernard Bourgeois
• Louis Bourgeois (1767– )
• Catherine Bourgeois (1768–1845)
• Valentine Bourgeois (1772– )

Marie (36) married Etienne Perrache (19) (born in 1761) on August 27, 1781 in St Louis Cathederal.

Marie died in 1805 in Bay St Louis, Hancock, Mississippi, United States, aged 60.

Research Notes

Baptismal Record from St. Francis Church in Natchitoches, La

Father Barnabe, Capuchin

The following excerpts are from Jerry D. and Debbie Heitzmann, descendants of Francois Favre, who researched this family for 45 years.^[2]

Marianne was still alive on May 2, 1801 which was the marriage dare of her son, Pierre Fayard, to Susanne Carco. The record states that "Pierre Fayard, native of this parish, legitimate son of majority age of the deceased Jean Fayard and Francoise Fizau, with the consent of his mother on one part." The record says the marriage took place on "the Biloxi coast" and is recorded at the Cathedral in Mobile, Alabama, Marriage Book 1, page 91b.
Some time after she married Etienne Parrache in 1781, Marianne moved from New Orleans to the area that is now known as Bay St. Louis, Mississippi where she made a land claim there. This claim consisted of 639 acres that she made her home on. In 1859 her heirs filed a lawsuite in Hancock County (case #20 Bernard Bourgeois, et als vs Christian Harold, and cases #11, and #241) over ownership rights. These suites also names her heirs as of 1859. Her property was known as the "Mary Parrish Claim" and I have scanned a copy of an old land plat of her property into the Memories section of her page. Following settlement of the suite, the land was recorded in Hancock County Deed Book D, pages 301 - 308. I have also scanned in parts of this deed and suite.

Images of 32 original documents available here: [[2]]

Sources

1. ↑ Marianne married Perrache on Aug. 27, 1781 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans -- Mr. Bk. 1, p. 113, act 211.
2. ↑ [[1]]