Francois Antoine Torres (1782 - 1856)

Born 27 Sep 1782 in St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died May 1856 at age 73 in St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Francois has Isleños ancestors.

This profile is part of the Torres Name Study.

Francisco was born on the 27th of September 1782 to Juan Torres and Maria Abreo in Saint Bernard, Louisiana. He was the youngest of the four recorded children for this couple.

He later married Maria Rosalia Sardinia on the 9th of March 1811.

He passed away in 1856.

Sources

• Bourquard, Shirley Chaisson Early Settlers on the Delta
• Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records of the Roman Catholic Church of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-LK9 : 22 December 2020), Fransisco Torres, Saint Bernard, St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "Sacramental Records of the Archdiocese of New Orleans." Original record at St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana, specific citations for individual documents noted in each person's profile page under appropriate sections, such as Christenings, Marriages, or Burials.
• "Early Settlers on the Delta," Shirley Chaisson Bourquard, 1987.
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCJD-LK9 : 22 December 2020), Fransisco Torres, Saint Bernard, St. Bernard, Louisiana, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).