Mercelite (Pierre) Baham (abt. 1800 - aft. 1860)

Ancestors

Wife of Honoré Baham — married 24 Nov 1829 in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died after 1860 after about age 60 in Tangipahoa, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Mercelite Pierre was born about 1800 in Louisiana.^[1][2] Her parents were Jean Pierre and Marie Capuchins.

She married Honore Baham, son of René Baham and Therese Parent, on 24 November 1829 in St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana. Witnesses were Pierre Melo, Rev. Philippe Borgna, and Rev. Bernard Permoli.^[3]

They had the following known children:

1. Ovide Baham, b. about 1830
2. Teresa Baham, b. about 1832
3. Lucille Baham, b. about 1835
4. Joseph Baham, b. about 1838
5. Mary Baham, b. about 1838

Mercelite and Honore were counted on the 1830 census in St. Tammany Parish.^[4] They were enumerated there in 1850 with five children.^[1]

She was probably widowed by 1860, when she was living in Covington, St. Tammany Parish, with her children Joseph and Mary and two younger children, George and David. Her husband was not present.^[2]

Research Notes

The 1860 census shows two young children, George and David, living in the household. The early censuses didn't give relationships; since they are quite a bit younger than Mercelite's older children, it is not likely that they are children of her and Honore. However, it's very possible they could be grandchildren.

Note that a record of donation of 100 acres of land from "Mrs. Marcelite Manuel, widow of Nora Baham," to her grandson George Baham, was executed on 19 July 1879. The document was witnessed by Joseph H. Baham and Andrew (J. A.) Baham. It is filed at the Tangipahoa Parish courthouse in Amite, Louisiana.^[5] Is this the same Marcelite, or someone else? This profile shows an unsourced alternate last name of Manuel -- is this where that came from? Is it possible she remarried after Honore died?

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Ancestry.com, "1850 United States Federal Census," database and images (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009); National Archives, Washington, D.C., Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, Seventh Census of the United States, 1850 (NARA microfilm publication M432, roll 241); St Tammany, Louisiana, page 284A, line 2, dw.#602, fam.#602, Ancestry Record 1850usfedcenancestry #2923284, household of Honora Baham]. Image may also be viewed on FamilySearch.

   Name, Age, Sex, Race

   Honora Baham, 60, M, --

   Margaret Baham, 50, F, M

   Oveale Baham, 20, M, M

   Terease Baham, 18, F, M

   Lucille Baham, 15, F, M

   Joseph Baham, 12, M, M

   Mary Baham, 12, F, M

2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1} Ancestry.com, "1860 United States Federal Census," database and images (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2009); National Archives, Washington, D.C., Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1860 U.S. census (NARA microfilm publication M653, roll 425); Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, microfilm no. 803,425; Covington, St Tammany, Louisiana, page 47, line 26, dw.#375, fam.#375, Ancestry Record 7667 #38574807, household of Josep Bohia. Image may also be viewed on FamilySearch.

   Name, Age, Sex, Color

   Josep Bohia, 20, M, M

   Marselle Bohia, 60, F, M

   Mary Bohia, 20, F, M

   George Bohia, 5, M, M

   David Bohia, 4, M, M

3. ↑ Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans (New Orleans, LA: Archdiocese, 1987-2002), vol. 18, p. 16; marriage, Honore Baham and Mercelite Manuel, 24 Nov 1829
4. ↑ Ancestry.com, "1830 United States Federal Census," database and images (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2010); National Archives, Washington, D.C., Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, Fifth Census of the United States, 1830 (NARA microfilm publication M19, roll 43); Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, microfilm no. 9,686; St Tammany, Louisiana, page 75, Ancestry Record 1830usfedcenancestry #1891705, household of Honore Baham. Image may also be viewed on FamilySearch.
5. ↑ Ancestry.com, "Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984," database and images (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, 2015); Louisiana, District Court (Tangipahoa Parish), Amite, Wills and Donation, Deeds of Gift, 1879-1911; vol. 1, "Donation, Wills, 1879-1911," p. 3-4, Ancestry Record 9067 #4803537, Mrs. Marcelite Baham to George Baham, 19 Jul 1879.

See also:

• Find A Grave, database and images (findagrave.com : accessed 23 September 2019), memorial page for Mercelite Margarete Pierre Baham (1800–unknown), Find A Grave: Memorial #179618345, maintained by Descendents (contributor 48407806); unsourced data, no grave information known