Jean Lessin Prejean (1801 - 1873)

Born 7 Jun 1801 in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Celeste (Thibodeaux) Prejean — married 24 Sep 1821 in St. Martinville, Louisiana

Husband of Julienne Richard — married 7 Sep 1833 in Lafayette, Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 1 Nov 1873 at age 72 in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

PREJEAN, Jean Lessin or Lesaints -(record has Juan Los Santos PREJEAN) (Andre - of Acadia & Marie BERNARD - of this Parish) b. 7 Jun 1801, bt. 20 Sept 1801 Pats: Amand PREJEAN & Magdeleine MARTIN; Mats: Michel BERNARD & Marie GUILLEBAUT - all of Acadia; Spons: Jean BERNARD & Isabelle LANDRY (SM Ch.: v.5, #403)

First m. PREJEAN, Jean - born and living at Attakapas (minor son of dec. Andre & Marie BERNARD) m. 24 Sept. 1821 Celeste THIBODEAUX (dec. Paul & Louise CORMIER) Wits: Francois CARMOUCHE, Rev. Angelo FERRARI. Fr. Hercule BRASSAC (GC Ch.: v.1, p.13, #34)

Second m. PREJEAN, Jean Laisin widr. of Celeste THIBODEAUX of Laf. (Andre & Marie BERNARD) m. 7 Sept. 1833 Julienne RICHARD (Hypolite & Isabel CORMIER)of Opel. (Laf. Ch.: v.2, p. 103)

PREJEAN, Lezin d. 1 Nov 1873 at age 72 years (GC Ch.: v.1, p.189)

PREJEAN, Lessin m. Julienne RICHARD Succ. dated 19 Nov 1875 (Laf. Ct. Hse.: Succ. #1473)

Notes

1850 U.S. Census: Lafayette parish, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States

Jean Préjean M 48; Julienne Richard F 37; Gerome Préjean M 16; Charles D Préjean M 14; Evelina Préjean F 12; Emeline Préjean F 10; Honoré Préjean M 7; Elvina Préjean F 3; Onisiae Préjean F 0

1870 U.S. Census: Louisiana, United States

Lessing Prejean M 69; Julienne Prejean F 56; Adolphe Prejean M 18; Levinia Prejean F 16; Selina Prejean F 14; Pierre D Prejean M 12; Louis N Prejean M 12

Children with Celeste Thibodeaux:

PREJEAN, Marie Zelima (Jean & Celeste THIBODEAUX) b. about 1822; m. 7 Dec. 1840 Louis ROGER (Laf. Ch.: v. 3, p. 74)

PREJEAN, Marguerite (Jean PREJAN & Celeste TIBODAUX) b. 11 April 1824, bt. 17 Oct. 1824 (GC Ch.: v.1, p.37); d. 23 Sept. 1835 at age 12 yrs. (Laf. Ch.: v. 3, p. 83)

PREJEAN, Jean (Jean & Celeste THIBODEAUX) b. 1 Aug. 1826, bt. 21 Dec. 1826 (Laf. Ch.: v.2, #312); died 17 Oct. 1829 at age 3 years; buried 18 Oct. 1829 in the church cemetery. Fr. Laurent PEYRETTI (Laf. Ch.: v.2, p.80, #136)

Children with Julienne Richard:

PREJEAN, Jerome (Jean Laisin & Julienne RICHARD) bt. 14 Oct. 1834 at age 1 mth. (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 113); m. 2 Feb. 1858 Marguerite LEBLANC (Calixte & Marguerite LEBLANC) (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 153); m. 7 Feb. 1893 Emelie LANDRY (Andre & Marie MELANCON) (Carencro Ch.: v. 2, p. 135)

PREJEAN, Charles Despanet (Jean Laissin & Julienne RICHARD) bt. 24 Dec. 1836 at age 3 mths. (Laf. Ch.: v. 5, p. 24); m. 31 Jan. 1860 Euphrosine MOUTO (Rosemond & Estelle COMEAUX) (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 182)

PREJEAN, Evelina (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) bt. 23 Feb. 1839 at age 2 mths. (Laf. Ch.: v. 5, p. 108); m. 31 Jan. 1860 Eusebe COMEAUX (Julien & d. Celeste BREAUX) (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 182); m. 24 Nov. 1869 Valerie PREJEAN, widr. of Marie Zeopha ARCENEAUX (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 279)

PREJEAN, Evelina (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 7 Sept. 1840 (Laf. Ch.: v. 5, p. 204); d. 17 July 1854 at age 14 yrs. (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 40)

PREJEAN, Adolphe (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 29 Jan. 1842; bt. 25 April 1852 (GC Ch.: v.2, p.39)

PREJEAN, Joseph (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 20 Nov. 1842 (GC Ch.: v. 1, p.201)

PREJEAN, Emilie (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 25 Dec. 1845 (GC Ch.: v. 1, p.239); d. 17 July 1854 at age 14 (?) yrs. (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 40)

PREJEAN, Edrine (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 20 Oct. 1847 (GC Ch.: v. 1, p.268)

PREJEAN, Marie Onesia (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 4 Oct. 1849 (GC Ch.: v. 1, p. 310)

PREJEAN, Celina (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 7 Nov. 1853 (GC Ch.: v. 2, p. 80); m. 30 Dec. 1873 Eraste PREJEAN (Laf. Ch.: v. 6, p. 362)

PREJEAN, Louis Neuville (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 26 April 1858 (GC Ch.: v. 2, p. 164); m. 21 Feb. 1879 Andrea PREJEAN (Carencro Ch.: v. 1, p. 100)

PREJEAN, Pierre Dupre (Jean & Julienne RICHARD) b. 26 April 1858 (GC Ch.: v. 2, p. 164); m. 17 Jan. 1878 Fedora RICHARD (Carencro Ch.: v. 1, p. 85)

PREJEAN, Honore (Lesain & Julienne RICHARD) m. 29 May 1865 Emelie BABINEAUX (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 217)

Sources

• Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001. Personal Copy
• https://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=leecrockett&id=I11271