The Delahorne/Curtis Family History

Bourgeois · ◉ direct ancestor

♀Celeste Bourgeois

Born 1774. Died before 1820, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Celeste Bourgeois was the wife of Valentin Landry of St. James Parish, Louisiana, and the mother of at least nine children, most of them baptized there between 1796 and 1813. She was the fourth great-grandmother of Floyd Amatus Delahorne (1922–2014), through her daughter Mathilde Valentine Landry (1805–1879).

Marriage and family

She married Valentin Landry at St. James on 27 November 1792; the register names her Celestina, in the Spanish form its clerks then used, the daughter of Josef Bourgeois and Maria Giroar. The same Spanish clerks wrote her as Celestina Bourgeois in the baptisms of her first four children, and the later entries give Celeste.

The register records the baptisms of eight of her children: Valentin, Anne Fanelia, Adelard, Leonard, Matilde, Magdelaine, Euphrasie and Marie Leocade. The four baptisms from 1796 to 1803 name her parents, Josef Bourgeois and Maria Giroir, together with her husband’s. A ninth child, Celeste, married Etienne Bourgeois, a son of Pierre Bourgeois and Marie Bergeron, at St. James on 20 April 1812. Her own birth has not been found.

Death and succession

Celeste died before 16 September 1822. On that day her widower, Valentin Landry, asked the St. Martin Parish probate court to end the community of property between them, and the court ordered an inventory. She left nine living children of the marriage, all named in the succession. The inventory was opened on 16 October 1822 at Valentin’s habitation on the east bank of Bayou Teche. It valued an enslaved woman named Julie, about thirty-five years old, at 650 piastres, and the court excepted her from the sale of the property, which was held the next day.

Family time line

◉ Celeste Bourgeois 1774–bef 1820
◉ Valentin Landry 1771–1823 ⚭
Married 27 Nov 1792, St. James, Louisiane, New France, St. James, Louisiane
○ Valentin Landry 1796–
○ Anne Fanelia Landry 1797–
○ Adelard Landry 1800–
○ Leonard Landry 1803–
◉ Mathilde Valentine Landry 1805–1879
○ Magdelaine Landry 1807–
○ Euphrasie Landry 1809–
○ Infant Landry 1811–1811 ✧
○ Marie Leocade Landry 1812–
○ Celeste Landry
○ Infant Landry –1802

Recorded events

EventWhenWhereEvidence ?on record - the record itself, its image, or a transcript or printed copy of it has been read
from a compiled source - an index, a printed genealogy or a memorial page says so
not yet documented - in the family record, no source attached yet
Christening
St. James; DBR vol. 2, SJA-1, 25A; godmother her sister Scholastique
 22 Oct 1774 St. James, Louisiane, New France on record
Death
Dead by 28 Nov 1820: 'dec. Celeste BOURGEOIS' in the SWLR abstract of her daughter Mathilde's marriage (SM Ch. v.6 #219); the Court of Probates order of 16 Sep 1822 convoking a family meeting for her minor children is later
 bef 28 Nov 1820 St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States on record
17741820 1780179018001810

Sources

  • Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 2 — Christening, about this person, Marriage (Valentin Landry)
  • St Martin Parish, Louisiana. Estate No. 454, succession of Celeste Bourgeois, wife of Valentin Landry, Sep-Oct 1822 — Death, about this person, Marriage (Valentin Landry)
  • Hébert, Rev. Donald J., Southwest Louisiana Records - marriage of Placide Thibodeaux and Mathilde Landry, St. Martinville, 28 Nov 1820 (SM Ch. v.6 #219) - as quoted on the Louviere family pages (RootsWeb, archived) — Death, about this person
  • Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol. 3 (1804-1818) — about this person, family with Valentin Landry

Borders as they stood about 1783 (they follow the event under the mouse), from the historical-basemaps project, the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries (states and territories, 1783 on) and Natural Earth; the colonies and provinces are drawn along today's lines.

Line of descent

  1. Joseph Bourgeois abt 1736–bef 1812
    1. Paul Bourgeois abt 1705–abt 1760 ⚭
      1. Claude Bourgeois 1674–
        1. Charles Bourgeois abt 1646–1678/1679
          1. Jacob Bourgeois abt 1621–
          2. Jeanne Trahan abt 1631–
            1. Guillaume Trahan abt 1601–1678/1686 ⚭
              1. Nicolas Trahan
              2. Renée Desloges –bef 1632
            2. Françoise Corbineau
        2. Anne Dugast abt 1654–1740
          1. Abraham Dugast abt 1616–
          2. Marie Judith Doucet abt 1625–
      2. Anne Blanchard abt 1684–
        1. Guillaume Blanchard 1650–bef 1717
          1. Jean Blanchard abt 1611–
          2. Radegonde Lambert abt 1621–
        2. Huguette Goujon –1717
          1. Antoine Gougeon abt 1626–
          2. Jeanne Chebrat abt 1626–
    2. Marie Josèphe Brun 1710–1748/1750
      1. Jean Brun 1684–1751
        1. Bastien Brun abt 1656–1728
          1. Vincent Brun abt 1611–
          2. Renée Brode abt 1616–
        2. Huguette Bourg abt 1657–1687/1693
          1. Antoine Bourg abt 1609–bef 1693
          2. Antoinette Landry abt 1618–
      2. Anne Gautrot 1689–1734
        1. Claude Gautrot abt 1659–1733
          1. Francois Gautrot abt 1613–aft 1686
          2. Edmee Lejeune abt 1624–
        2. Marie Terriot abt 1667–bef 1734
          1. Bonaventure Thériot abt 1641–1731 ☘
            1. Jehan Thériot abt 1601–
            2. Perrine Rau abt 1611–
          2. Jeanne Boudrot abt 1646–1710
            1. Michel Boudrot abt 1600– ⚖
            2. Michelle Aucoin 1620–1706 ⚓
              1. Martin Aucoin
              2. Barbe Minguet
  2. Marie Giroir abt 1738–1815
    1. Claude Giroir abt 1699–1768
      1. Pierre Giroard abt 1672–
        1. Jacques Girouard abt 1648–1703
          1. Francois Girouard abt 1621–
          2. Jeanne Aucoin 1630– ⚓
            1. Martin Aucoin
            2. Barbe Minguet
        2. Marguerite Gautrot abt 1655–1727
          1. Francois Gautrot abt 1613–aft 1686
          2. Edmee Lejeune abt 1624–
      2. Marie Comeau abt 1678–1708/1709
        1. Jean Comeau abt 1656– ⚭
          1. Pierre Comeau abt 1596–
          2. Rose Bayon abt 1631–
        2. Françoise Hébert abt 1663–bef 1713
          1. Étienne Hébert –bef 1671
          2. Marie Gaudet abt 1633–1710
    2. Magdeleine Vincent 1709–1768
      1. Clément Vincent abt 1676–bef 1752
        1. Pierre Vincent abt 1631–abt 1687 ⚓
        2. Anne Gaudet 1645–
          1. Denis Gaudet abt 1625–1709
            1. Jean Gaudet abt 1575–
            2. not yet known
          2. Martine Gauthier abt 1619–
      2. Magdeleine Levron abt 1682–
        1. François Levron abt 1650–1714
        2. Catherine Savoie abt 1661–
          1. François Savoie abt 1621–
          2. Catherine LeJeune abt 1633–

Descendants

  1. Valentin Landry 1796–
  2. Anne Fanelia Landry 1797–
  3. Adelard Landry 1800–
  4. Leonard Landry 1803–
  5. Mathilde Valentine Landry 1805–1879
    1. Placide Thibodeaux 1821–1822 ✧
    2. Leonard Thibodeau 1823–1857
      1. Placide Thibodeaux 1848–1923
        1. Luthecia Thibodeaux 1869–
        2. Leonard Thibodeaux 1871–
        3. August Thibodeaux 1881–
        4. Edmond Thibodeaux 1882–
        5. Jean Baptiste Thibodeaux 1885–
        6. Cleofa Thibodeaux 1888–
        7. Estelle Thibodeaux 1893–
        8. Joseph Thibodeaux 1895–
      2. Melia Thibodeaux abt 1850–
        1. Amelia Pennison Daigle 1869–1906
        2. Ida Daigle abt 1871–
        3. Marie Daigle 1879–1943
      3. Emma Thibodeaux 1852– ⚭❋
        1. Marie Azema Melancon 1872–
        2. Oskard Melancon 1875–
      4. Ernest Thibodeaux 1853–
      5. Mathilde Thibodeaux 1855–
      6. Felicia Thibodeaux
      7. Celeste Ozea Thibodeaux
    3. Zephirin Thibodeaux 1825–1826 ✧
    4. Cyrille Damonville Thibodeaux 1827–1901 ⚭
      1. Cyrille Rosemond Thibodeaux 1850–
      2. Ernestine Thibodeaux 1851–
      3. Marie Alzire Thibodeaux 1858–1928
        1. Jules Antoine Theriot 1879–1949
        2. Sosthine Theriot 1881–1949
        3. Amelie Theriot 1883–1967
        4. Marie Theriot 1885–1973
        5. Leon Theriot 1886–
        6. Michel Theriot 1890–1977
        7. Louisillion Theriot 1891–
        8. Romain Theriot 1893–1971
        9. Felicia Theriot 1895–
        10. Alexis Theriot 1899–1981
      4. Alcee Thibodeaux 1860–
      5. Mathilde Thibodeaux 1862–
      6. Henriette Thibodeaux 1871–
      7. Angelina Thibodeaux 1872–
      8. Adrien Thibodeaux 1875–
      9. Placide Thibodeaux 1879–
      10. Emile Thibodeaux 1880–
      11. Berthe Thibodeaux 1882–
    5. Narcisse Daluska Thibodeaux 1829–1831 ✧
    6. Olivier Thelismar Thibodeaux 1831–1882
      1. Jean Theodore Thibodeaux 1855–
      2. Sidonie Thibodeaux 1858–1933
        1. Aurelie LeBlanc 1886–1936
      3. Mathilde Thibodeaux 1861–
      4. Adam Thibodeaux 1863–
      5. Achille Thibodeaux 1866–
      6. Armas Thibodeaux 1868–1911
      7. Leonce Thibodeaux 1871–1894
      8. Marie Marcellite Thibodeaux 1874–
      9. Jean Thibodeaux 1878–
      10. Joseph Thibodeaux 1879–
      11. Isabelle Thibodeaux 1881–1898
  6. Magdelaine Landry 1807–
  7. Euphrasie Landry 1809–
  8. Infant Landry 1811–1811 ✧
  9. Marie Leocade Landry 1812–
  10. Celeste Landry
    1. Eugénie Bourgeois 1829–1866
      1. Mathilde Martha LeBlanc 1849–
        1. Eugenie Guidry 1867–1953
        2. Uranie Guidry 1870–1961
        3. Belzire G. Guidry 1872–1959
        4. Marie Erasie Guidry 1877–1970
        5. Elvire Guidry 1879–1972
        6. Valsin Guidry 1881–
        7. Julie Guidry 1886–1951
  11. Infant Landry –1802