Celeste Picard was born a twin on 11 January 1802 in St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, New France, daughter of Jean Louis Picard (1770 - 1826) and Marguerite Champagne (~1774 - ~1804).[1]
↑ 1.01.1 Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);
PICARD, Celeste - a twin (Jean Louis & Marguerite CHAMPAGNE - of St. Charles on the Mississippi - living in this parish) b. 11 Jan. 1802, bt. 7 March 1802 Pats: Louis PICARD - of France & Anne Marie --- - of St. Charles; Mats: Louis CHAMPAGNE - of Pointe Coupee & Marie BARBARA [usually BARBE] - of St. Charles; Spons: Jean LAVIOLETTE & Marie LAVIOLETTE. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.5, #427)
PICARD, Celeste - native of this parish (minor daughter of Louis - inhabitant at L'ile des Cypres & Marguerite CHAMPAGNE) m. 14 Nov. 1819 Jean Baptiste KENNY - native of this parish (major son of dec. Jean - inhabitant at Vermillion & Marie BAHAM) Wits: Eloy PICARD, Joseph Fortune PENNE, Louis DUSOUCHET, Emile ROUSSILLON, Joseph FAIGNANT. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #162)
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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.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Celeste: