Paulin LaGrange (1799 - 1866)

Born 11 Dec 1799 in Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Husband of Eugenie (Marks) LaGrange — married 30 Dec 1823 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died 11 Oct 1866 at age 66 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Paulin LaGrange, son of Henri LaGrange and Catherine Moreau, was born on 11 December 1799 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana. He was baptized on 22 May 1800 at St. Francis of Pointe Coupee church. His sponsors were Paulin Chustz and Madeline Oliveau.^[1] He was always thereafter known as "Paul."

He and Eugenie Marks, daughter of Andre Marks and Marie Anne Meche, applied for a marriage license on 26 December 1823 at the Opelousas Courthouse.^[2] They were married on 30 December 1823, as recorded by Father Francois Cellini in the registers of St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish. Witnesses were Albert Lefort and Louis Guedry.^[3]

They had the following known children:^[4]

1. Paulin Lagrange, b. 1 Jan 1826, d. 1 Aug 1827
2. Placide Lagrange, b. 1 Feb 1828
3. Sosthene Lagrange, b. 28 Mar 1830
4. Asema Lagrange, b. 31 Mar 1832
5. Felonise Lagrange, b. 12 Aug 1834
6. Elizabeth Lagrange, b. about Feb 1837
7. Azelie Lagrange, b. 3 Feb 1839
8. Marie Lagrange, b. 22 Jul 1840
9. Catherine Lagrange, b. 8 Aug 1843
10. Emelie Lagrange, b. 20 Sep 1848^[5]
11. [?] Eugenie Lagrange, b. about 1849, d. 7 Sep 1868^[5]

Their home was located along Bayou Teche according to the 1830 census of St. Landry Parish. It included two boys under the age of five.^[6] By 1850, their children Placide, Sosthene, "Arenia", Felonise, Elisabeth, "Arelu", Marie and Catherine were present. A two-year-old female child, "E. Devereux", was also living with the family. Paul was a planter, with real estate valued at $800.^[7] They also owned five slaves, ranging in age from 1 to 24 years old.^[8]

The family hasn't been found on the 1840 or 1860 censuses.

Paul died at age 66 on 11 October 1866, and was probably buried at the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church cemetery in Grand Coteau.^[9] His succession was filed at the Opelousas courthouse on 29 October 1866.^[10]

Slaves

1840 census - need to find this family. Note: I browsed manually through the St. Landry census of 1840 and found no Lagrange or likely mistranscriptions. Searched every Paul* in Louisiana, found nothing that could have been interpreted as Lagrange. His name was probably either butchered beyond recognition, he was missed on the census, or his household was under another name. Bjorkgren-1 14:02, 24 September 2022 (UTC)

1850 census, St. Landry Parish; slaves listed:^[8]

• 1 black female, age 24
• 1 black male, age 20
• 1 black male, age 15
• 1 mulatto male, age 3
• 1 mulatto male, age 1

1860 census - need to find this family.

Sources

1. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records 1707-1900 (Baton Rouge, LA: BRDA, 1978-2007); vol. 2 (PCP-7, 123), baptism, Paulin LaGrange, 22 May 1800
2. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD") (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   MARKS, Eugenie (Andre) m. 26 Dec. 1823 Paul LAGRANGE (Opel. Ct.Hse.: Mar.#50)

3. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;

   LAGRANGE, Paul - inhabitant of this parish (Henry & Catherine MOREAU) m. 30 Dec. 1823 Eugenie MARKS - inhabitant of this parish (Andre & Marie MECHE) Wits: Albert LEFORT, Louis GUEDRY. Fr. Francois CELLINI (GC Ch.: v.1, p.29, #70)

4. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD, contains baptism, marriage, and other records for these children.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} It's possible that Emelie and Eugenie were actually the same person. One has birth info only, and the other has death info only. Emelie would have been 19 at the time of Eugenie's death, just a few days short of her 20th birthday, which is consistent with the death record. Neither of the children are found in any other records.
6. ↑ Ancestry.com, "1830 United States Federal Census," database on-line (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010), Bayou Leche [sic], St Landry, Louisiana; Family History Library microfilm 9,687; Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives, Washington, DC, Fifth Census of the United States, 1830, NARA microfilm publication M19, Roll 44, Page 36; Ancestry Record 8058 #1898063, household of Paul Lagrange
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org : 22 Dec 2020), household of Paul Lagrange, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing p. 14, family 307, line 13, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 240; FHL microfilm 443,483

   Household Role Sex Age Birthplace

   - Paul Lagrange Male 50 Louisiana

   - Eugenie Lagrange Female 40 Louisiana

   - Plaud Lagrange Male 23 Louisiana

   - Sosthern Lagrange Male 21 Louisiana

   - Arenia Lagrange Female 16 Louisiana

   - Felonne Lagrange Female 15 Louisiana

   - Elizabeth Lagrange Female 13 Louisiana

   - Arelee Lagrange Female 11 Louisiana

   - Marie Lagrange Female 10 Louisiana

   - Catherin Lagrange Female 8 Louisiana

   - E Devereux Female 2 Louisiana

8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1} FamilySearch, "United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850 ," database with images (familysearch.org : 15 Feb 2020), slave owner Paul Lagrange, St. Landry parish, Louisiana, United States; citing line 18, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 443,489; slaves owned: 1BF-24, 1BM-20, 1BM-15, 1MM-3, and 1MM-1.
9. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;

   LAGRANGE, Paul d. 11 Oct. 1866 at age 66 yrs. (GC Ch.: v. 1, p. 161)

10. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD;

    LAGRANGE, Paul Succ. dated 29 Oct. 1866 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ. # 2938)