Family of Jean Louis Urbain Berthelot & Marie Louise Fontenau
Jean Louis Urbain Berthelot was born 12 August 1720 at Fort Louis, Mobile, AL (Louisiana Territory) (baptism: 12 August 1720 Mobile), and died Abt. 1765 in Edgard, St. John, LA.
Wife Marie Louise Fontenau was born Abt. 1727 at Mobile, AL (Louisiana Territory), and died 15 December 1814 at Edgard, St. John, LA. They were married Abt. 1742 at Mobile, AL (Louisiana Territory).
Their children were:
1- Marie Thereze Berthelot b: Abt. 1753 the Poste des Allibamons, Mobile, Louisiana Territory
+Francois Michel Stelly b: 3 December 1748 St. Charles, LA; m: 31 May 1774 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: 23 January 1806 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA .
*2nd Husband of Marie Thereze Berthelot:
+Francois Robin b: Abt. 1765; m: 24 April 1810 Opelousas, St. Landry, LA
2- Henri Berthelot b: Abt. 1758 the Poste des Allibamons, Mobile, Louisiana Territory; d: 1 March 1828 Edgard, St. John, LA
+Catherine Loupe b: Abt. 1760 St. Charles, LA; m: 28 April 1778 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: 14 September 1823 St. James, LA
Notes for Henri Berthelot:
- 16 April 1786: Henri bought a slave (Francois, 30) for 550 piastres from George Kerner. (St. John)
- 31 July 1788: Henri, now resident of St. James, bought a slave (Cecile, 30) for 500 piastres from Mariano Tomas.
- Henri moved his family from St. John upriver into St. James parish and established himself as a planter on the east bank of the Miss. R. By 1820 he possessed 36 slaves as house and field workers.
3- Yves Berthelot b: Abt. 1761 Mobile, Louisiana Territory; d: 1 March 1823 Edgard, St. John, LA
+Marie Loupe b: Abt. 1762; m: 23 October 1783 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: 8 December 1829 Edgard, St. John, LA
Notes for Yves Berthelot:
- 10 March 1795: Yves bought a slave (Jean Baptiste, 35, of the Banbara nation) for 500 piastres from his brother Pierre.
- 1810 St. John census (west bank): Yves Berthelot males 2 <10, 3 (11-16), 1 (27-45), females 2 <10, 1 (11-16), 1 (27-45), 4 slaves.
4- Pierre Berthelot b: Abt. 1764 Louisiana Territory; d: 30 August 1827 Lafourche, LA
+Anna Barbara Kerner b: Abt. 1766 Edgard, St. John, LA; m: 28 December 1784 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: Aft. 1812
Notes for Jean Louis Urbain Berthelot:
- Jean Louis was born in 1720 in Mobile, Louisiana territory of French parents. He married Marie Louise while still there c1742. He was discharged from the service on 1 January 1755 ("General Roll of LA Troops 1720-70" by Winston De Ville). In 1763 West Florida was given to England. Many of the Gulf Coast French families migrated to Louisiana where they settled along what was to become the Second German Coast (St. John parish). Sons Henri and Yves remained along the Miss. R., Pierre moved on to Bayou Lafourche, and Marie Thereze went to the Opelousas area with her husband.
Notes for Marie Louise Fontenau:
- Second husband Jean Desnoyers was born Abt. 1729 in Gascony, and died 14 April 1803 Edgard, St. John, LA. They were married 9 May 1766 in New Orleans, LA.
- 1784 census Second German Coast: Jean Denoyer, wife Louise Fontenau males 1 <14, 2 (14-49), females 3 <14, 1 (49+)
Parents of Jean Louis Urbain Berthelot
Parents of Marie Louise Fontenau
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