Born in St. Landry, LA
Ancestors 
Daughter of Henri Fontenot
and Eugenie (Soileau) Fontenot
Sister of
Ludivine (Fontenot) Bordelon, Caroline Fontenot, Onezime Henry Fontenot Sr., Louis Henry Fontenot, Eugenie Henrie (Fontenot) Tate, Josephine (Fontenot) Ortego, Zenon Fontenot and Appoline Fontenot
Wife of
Donatien Donat Soileau
— married
26 Apr 1831 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States
Descendants 
Mother of
Alphonse Soileau, Donat Soileau, Zenon Soileau, Aristide Soileau, Benoit Soileau, Ernestine Soileau, Celima Soileau, Mirza Soileau and Amedee Soileau
Died
at about age 50
[location unknown]
Profile last modified
| Created 13 Jun 2013
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Biography
FONTENOT, Celeste (Henry & Eugenie SOILEAU) b. 20 July 1809, bt. 2 April 1810 Spons: Benoit VANHILLE & Eloise BORDELON. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1-B, p.494)
FONTENOT, Celeste (Henry Bellevue) m. 16 April 1831 Donatien SOILEAU (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Mar. #23)
FONTENOT, Celeste (Henri & Celeste FONTENOT) m. 26 April 1831 Donatien SOILEAU (Opel. Ch.: v. 2, p. 8)
FONTENOT, Celeste Henri m. Donat SOILEAU Succ. dated 1 Feb. 1864 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. # 2640)
Sources
- Birth, Marriage and Succ.: Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001
Acknowledgments
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Celeste by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Celeste by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. Mitochondrial DNA test-takers in the direct maternal line:
- Paul Singleton
:
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup C4c1 - Anne Huff :
Family Tree DNA mtDNA Test Full Sequence, haplogroup H, FTDNA kit #335559
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~1.56%
D Bordelon :
23andMe, GEDmatch M173305 [compare]
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~1.56%
Jeffrey Cain :
AncestryDNA
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~1.17%
Sherman Soileau :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A784633 [compare], Ancestry member sherman959
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~0.78%
Anonymous Pittman :
23andMe
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~0.78%
Ronald Guillory :
AncestryDNA
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~0.78%
~6.25%
Brandon Lutz :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member brandon_j_lutz
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~0.78%
Melinda (Ortego) Loustalot :
AncestryDNA
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Celeste is 17 degrees from Maria Mitchell, 26 degrees from Carl Sagan, 21 degrees from Tycho Brahe, 30 degrees from Nicholaus Copernicus, 26 degrees from Eise Eisinga, 22 degrees from Caroline Lucretia Herschel, 25 degrees from Thomas Maclear, 18 degrees from Simon Newcomb, 21 degrees from Isaac Newton, 27 degrees from Pierre Henri Puiseux, 22 degrees from Beatrice Tinsley and 19 degrees from Edith Woodward on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.