- Louisiana Census Records (Two Volumes)
by Robert Bruce L. Ardoin
Avoyelles and St. Landry Parishes, 1810 and 1820
Iberville, Natchitoches, Pointe Coupee, and Rapides Parishes, 1810 and
1820
In these two volumes you will find information about; parish of
residence, name of the head of household, number of persons in each
family, gender and approximate age of each household member, page number
on which the individual's record appears.
- Old Families of Louisiana
Stanley C. Arthur and George Campbell Huchet de Kernion
Here you'll find a comprehensive series of genealogical records of the
pioneering families of Louisiana. The foundation of the book is a series
of newspaper articles from the New Orleans Times-Democrat by Charles
Patton Dimitry. Though the author's articles focussed mainly on early
French and Spanish families, this volume includes families of English,
Scottish, and Irish descent. The majority of the individuals referenced
by this book had origins in Louisiana prior to the Louisiana Purchase
of 1803.
- The Settlement of the German Coast of Louisiana and Creoles
of German Descent
This book is a first-rate resource for researchers interested in the
early German and Swiss settlers of Louisiana (and especially in the
area along the Mississippi west of New Orleans known as the German Coast).
The author devotes the beginning of this work to the early German families
and their settlements in Louisiana. Nearly one-half of the book is a
compilation of approximately 2,000 Names of German Habitants on Both
Banks of the Mississippi Above New Orleans, as based on the official
census of 1724, and a roster of Additional German Names...Not in
the [1794] Census." Included among these families, it should be
noted, are Germans from Maryland and Creoles of German descent.
- Gulf Coast Colonials A Compendium of French Families in Early
Eighteenth Century Louisiana
by Winston De Ville
Compiled by an authority on Gulf Coast and lower Mississippi Valley
genealogy and history, this work contains published vital records (births,
baptisms, marriages, and deaths) pertaining to the inhabitants of the
French parish of Mobile during the first half of the eighteenth century.
The records, kept by the parish priest, are arranged in alphabetical
order and include the names of family members and birth order of the
children. Since Mobile was a frontier outpost of the French empire in
North America, most of these record pertain to officers and enlisted
men who served in Louisiana and Alabama. You'll also find reference
to everyday citizens such as merchants, clergy, trappers, artisans,
small farmers, clerks, and slaves. Generally, you'll learn the dates
of vital events (births, marriages, deaths or baptisms) and an individual's
place of birth in Europe.
- Louisiana Colonials: Soldiers and Vagabonds
Winston De Ville
This is a list of passenger lists from seven ships that embarked from
ports in France for French Louisiana in the years 1719 and 1720. Louisiana
settlers included the army as well as a selection of criminals, smugglers,
debtors, and vagabonds. For each of the roughly 500 passengers you'll
learn; name, age, height, color of hair and personal characteristics,
occupation, city of origin.
- Louisiana Troops 1720-1770
by Winston De Ville
The names and service records of more than 2,000 enlisted men and officers
who served France in Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and
the Illinois County can be found in this book. Compiled and translated
from official sources housed at the Library of Congress, it lists first
the enlisted men and then the officers who served France during the
18th century. The two lists typically provide; date of discharge, death,
or desertion , rank , place of service , On occasion you'll also learn
other personal details such as names of family members, date returned
to France, rate of pay, etc.
- The New Orleans French, 1720-1733: A Collection of Marriage
Records Relating to the First Colonists of the Louisiana Province
by Winston De Ville
One of the most important collections of Louisiana vital records, the
marriage records compiled in this book generally provide the following
information; parents' names, places of origin, dates of marriages, names
of former spouses, name of priest who performed the ceremony (available
in the Addendum)
- The Census Tables for the French Colony of Louisiana from 1699
Through 1732
by Charles R. Maduell, Jr
Census records have proven to be the foundation and touchstone of genealogical
research. The 28 censuses compiled here are the earliest available for
the state of Louisiana. Locations covered include Fort Maurepas, Biloxi,
Mobile, Natchez, and New Orleans. In addition to the census records,
you'll find a list of more than 1,700 girls of marrying-age, a 1726
list of persons requesting slaves, landowner lists, and a roster of
persons massacred at Fort Rosalie in 1729. Other features include a
synopsis of Louisiana's colonial history and tips on French colonial
naming practices.
- Louisiana Soldiers in the War of 1812
by Marion John Bennett Pierson
This is a complete roster of the 12,500 persons who took part in the
Battle of New Orleans and the War of 1812. This book was expertly compiled
by the author from the card files of the office of the Adjutant General
in Washington, D.C. and is a comprehensive index to the compiled service
records of the 1812 soldiers from Louisiana. Arranged in alphabetical
order, for each individual you'll learn; full name, rank, company.
- The Canary Islands Migration to Louisiana, 1778-1783
Sidney L. Villere
Here you'll find passenger lists of the eight vessels that brought Canary
Islanders to Louisiana between 1778 and 1783. Each of the 2000 Islanders
were classified upon arrival as farmers or soldiers and for each you'll
learn; relation to the head of the family, ages of children, dates of
embarkation, names of captains of the vessels
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