Celesie Jean (Lafleur) Fontenot (bef. 1801 - 1880)

Ancestors

Wife of Cyprien LaRose Fontenot — married 22 Apr 1816 in St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

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Biography

Celesie was sometime before 15 Mar 1801 when she was baptized in Opelousas, Louisiana. She is the daughter of Jean Baptiste Lafleur and Eulalie Deshotel. ^[1]

She married Cyprien Fontenot on 22 Apr 1816. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ Hebert, Rev. Donald J., "Southwest Louisiana Records (1750 - 1900)". Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000. CD 101.
   • LAFLEUR, Celesie (Jean Baptiste & Oloya [Eulalie] DESAUTHELS) bt. Sunday, 15 March 1801 Pats: Jacques LAFLEUR & Marianne FONTENO; Mats: Jacques DESAUTHELS & Nanette STEPHAN; Spons: Andre DESAUTHELS & Marie Louise LEVASEUR. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.241)
2. ↑ Hebert, Rev. Donald J., "Southwest Louisiana Records (1750 - 1900)". Rayne, LA: Hebert Publications, 1999-2000. CD 101.
   • LAFLEUR, Silesie - native of this parish (minor daughter of Jean - native of this parish & Eulalie DESAUTEL - native of la pointe couppee - inhabitant likewise of this parish in the Grande Prairie area) m. 22 April 1816 Cyprien FONTENOT - native of this parish (Joseph FONTENAU dit Larose - native of la Riviere des Alibamons & Magdelaine HAYSER - native of the same river and inhabitant of this parish in the Grand Prairie area) Wits: Jean LAFLEUR - bride's father, Louis Lucas FONTENOT - representing the groom's father, Alexandre FONTENOT, Don Diego FONTENOT, Pierre DELAFOSSE, Marcellin LAFLEUR - all inhabitants of this parish. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.282)

• "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSR5-VBN2 : 14 January 2020), Celesie Lafleur, 1801.

• "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z3-PY3 : 14 January 2020), Silesie Lafleur in entry for Cyprien Fontenot, 1816.

• "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRH-V7N2 : 14 January 2020), Silesie Lafleur in entry for Cyprien Fontenot, 1820.

• "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSR8-F43Z : 14 January 2020), Cilesie Lafleur in entry for Alexandre Larose Fontenot, 1828.

• "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:HSRZ-256Z : 14 January 2020), Celesin Lafleur in entry for Onesime Fontenot, 1831.

• "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z8-BD3 : 14 January 2020), Silesie Lafleur in entry for Joseph Larose Fontenot, 1846.

• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-X8J : 22 December 2020), Cylesie Fonteneau in household of Cyprien L Fonteneau, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFP7-D5R : 18 February 2021), Celesie Lafleur, 1860.

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87V-TCC : 2 January 2021), Celisie Lafleur, 1870.