Basile Duplassis Landry was born on April 15, 1834 in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. His parents were Athanase Landry and Adelaide Girouard. [1]
D Landry, age 16, was enumerated in Lafayette Parish, United States in 1850 with his parents and four siblings.[2]
White male head of household number 138, born 1788 in Louisiana, age 62 (estimated); Spouse A Girouard, age 52.
Athanase Landry M 62 Louisiana
A Girouard F 52 Louisiana
S C Landry M 20 Louisiana [1830]
E A Landry M 18 Louisiana [1832]
D Landry M 16 Louisiana [1834]
B A Landry M 13 Louisiana [1837]
M Landry F 12 Louisiana [1838]
In 1860, he is Duplaisa Landry age 24 [sic], living in Attakapas, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana in Household # 671, Family #1. His parents can neither read nor write. His brothe Athanas is also in the home. [3]
Athanas Landry 69
Adelaide Landry 62
Athanas Landry 21 [sic]
Duplaisa Landry 24 [sic]
In 1870, Duplece Landry, age 31 [sic] and Ursule Landry, age 22 [sic Bourg] are married. Duplessis is a field hand in the household of Florentin Barry. There are no children listed for the couple.[4]
In 1880, he is Dulice Landry age 45 and married to Ursule Landry [sic Bourg], agae 34, living in the 5th Ward, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA. There are no children listed. Neither he nor Ursule can read nor write.[5]
Sources
↑ "Southwest Louisiana Records", Rev. Donald Joseph Hebert, Volumes 1-30 digitized on CD; Claitor’s Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
1834 LANDRY, Basile Duplessis (Athanase & Adelaide GIROUARD) b. 15 April 1834 (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 195);
LANDRY, Duplessis (Athanaze & Adelaide GIROUARD) m. 28 Dec. 1865 Ursule BOURG (Youngsville Ch.: v. 1, p. 26); LANDRY, Duplessis (Athanaze & Adelaide GIROUARD) m. 28 Dec. 1865 Ursule BOURG (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Mar. # 455);
↑ "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJW-XQB : 9 November 2014), Athanase Landry, Lafayette parish, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States; citing family 138, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
↑ Year: 1860; Census Place: Attakapas, Lafayette, Louisiana; Page: 832; Family History Library Film: 803412; Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. 1860 U.S. census, population schedule. NARA microfilm publication M653, 1,438 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Lafayette, Louisiana; Roll: M593_516; Page: 352B; Family History Library Film: 552015; Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.
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