Francois Roger (1776 - 1853)

Born 13 Feb 1776 in Ascension Parish, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Adelaide LeBlanc — married 24 Jan 1802 in Assumption Ch., Plattenville, Assumption, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 6 Sep 1853 at age 77 in Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Francois Roger was born 13 February 1776 and was baptized on 3 March 1776 at the Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Louisiana.^[1] He was the son of Joseph Caissy dit Roger and Anastasie Dugas. The family was listed on a census dated 23 April 1777 at Donaldsonville.^[2]

Francois married Marguerite Adelaide LeBlanc on 24 January 1802 in Plattenville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana.^[3][4]

He died 6 September 1853 in Lafourche Parish, Louisiana and is buried in St. Joseph's Cemetery, Thibodaux, Louisiana.^[5][6]

Sources

1. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge, CATHOLIC CHURCH RECORDS; 1770-1803; vol. 2, Baton Rouge, LA, Diocese, 1980; pp. 473 & 644;

   Francois [ROGER], son of Joseph & Anastasie DUGAS, born 13 Feb 1776, baptized 3 Mar 1776. Sponsors: Francois MOLLERE & Rose DUGAS. Recorded at Ascension Catholic Church, Donaldsonville, LA (ASC-1, 37).

2. ↑ Albert J. Robichaux, Jr., Colonial Settlers along Bayou Lafourche, 1770-1798 (Harvey, LA: 1974; 2nd printing Hébert Publications, 1980), p. 11

   Text: 18.

   Joseph ROGER, 28, 12 arpents, 20 cattle, 4 horses, 12 goats, 9 swine, 2 guns;

   Anastazie DUGAS, his wife, 38;

   Joseph ROGER, his son, 5;

   Francois ROGER, id, 5 [sic, he would have been 14 months?];

   Marie ROGER, his daughter, 7;

   Henrie ROBICHAUX, his stepson, 16;

   Jean Baptiste ROBICHAUX, id, 15;

   Louis ROBICHAUX, id, 9.

3. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge, vol. 2, pp. 473 & 644;

   Franco ROGER of Mississippi [River], son of Josef & Anastasia DUGAT, married on 24 Jan 1802 to Margarita LE BLANC of Nantes, France, daughter of Pablo & Ana BOUDRAUX. Witnesses: Francisco DUGAT; Juan DUGAT. Recorded at Assumption Catholic Church, Plattenville, LA (ASM-2, 63).

4. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK18-FMQ : 10 February 2018), Franco Roger and Margarita Leblanc, 24 Jan 1802
5. ↑ “South Louisiana Records”, vol. 3, 1851-1860; Author/Compiler: Rev. Donald Joseph Hebert; Rayne, LA, Hebert Publications, (1979, 2nd ed. 1985, Claitor's Publishing, Baton Rouge, LA.); Contains church; p. 447

   Text: Francois ROGER died 6 Sep 1853 during yellow fever epidecmic [sic] (Thib.Ch.: v.1, #29).

6. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV2W-Z3BM : 13 December 2015), Francois Roger, 1853; Burial, Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States of America, Saint Joseph Cemetery; citing record ID 65131865, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.