Family of Silvere Trosclair & Marie Elodie Prejean
Silvere Trosclair was born 12 August 1832 in Lafourche, LA (baptism: 11 December 1832 Lafourche), and died 5 September 1905 in Lafourche, LA. Burial was 6 September 1905 in Lafourche, LA.
First wife Marie Elodie Prejean was born 13 August 1827 in Lafourche, LA (baptism: 30 August 1828 Lafourche), and died 4 February 1855 in Lafourche, LA. They were married 31 January 1852 in Lafourche, LA.
Their children were:
1- unknown Trosclair b: 9 March 1853 Lafourche, LA; d: 13 September 1853 Lafourche, LA
2- Joseph Trosclair b: 9 March 1853 Lafourche, LA; d: 10 March 1853 Lafourche, LA
3- Philomene Eucelia Trosclair b: 21 February 1854 Labadieville, Assumption, LA (baptism: 20 May 1854 St. Philomene, Assumption, LA); d: 7 April 1938 Plaquemine, LA; burial: 8 April 1938 St. Philomene Cemetery, Pitre Family Tomb
+Gustave Toussaint Ayo b: 1 November 1847 Lafourche, LA; m: 7 February 1870 Our Lady of Peace, Vacherie, LA; d: 15 September 1937 Plaquemine, LA; burial: 16 February 1937 St. Philomene Cemetery, Pitre Family Tomb
Second wife Delphine Zeolide Prejean b: 26 October 1834 Lafourche, LA (baptism: 20 January 1835 Lafourche, LA); m: 21 June 1856 St. Philomene, Labadieville, Assumption, LA; d: 25 August 1891 [Note: Delphine was Marie Elodie Prejean’s younger sister.]
Their children were:
1- Xavier Joseph Trosclair b: 26 August 1858 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1900
+Augusta Marie Toups b: August 1857; m: 3 April 1877 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1900 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Xavier Joseph Trosclair:
- 1880 census – Xavier, wife & daughter living with his parents.
- 1900 Lafourche, ED 31, W6, p. 11A: Xavier Trosclair 43 (Aug 1856) farmer, wife Augusta 42 (Aug 1857) [mar. 23 yrs.; 11 children/9 still living], 7 children, Sylvere 70 (Feb 1830) father, widowed
2- Marie Angela Anna Trosclair b: 23 October 1860 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
+Aubin Percle b: Abt. 1857 Lafourche, LA; m: 1 February 1877 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Marie Angela Anna Trosclair:
- 1880 Lafourche, W6, p. 657B: Aubin Pert 23 laborer, wife Angela 20 keeping house; Leo 2; Juliette 5 months
3- Euphrosine Trosclair b: Abt. 1868
4- Albert Trosclair b: Abt. 1871.
Notes for Silvere Trosclair:
- Silvere moved to Chackbay (along Bayou Heron) and bought 2 1/2 arpents frontage by 14 arpents depth on 20 September 1852 from Washington Griffin. Three years later he added to his land and on 9 January 1867 he purchased another 3 1/4 arpents by 14 arpents from Marie Eveline Boudreaux (the widow of James Robertson), a tract which originally belonged to his brother Benjamin.
- 15 July 1856: Letters of Tutorship. Succession listed moveable assets as $95, property as $695.
- 5 Sep 1860 Lafourche, Thibodaux, W2, p. 120: Silver Trosclair 26 farmer, $1200 real estate, $300 personal, wife Delphine 24, Xavier 1, Philomene 6
- June 1870 Lafourche, Thibodaux, W2, p. 12: Silvere Trosclair 39 farmer, $700 real estate, $100 personal, wife Delphine 36 keeping house, Philomene 17, Xavier 12, Angela 10, Gustave Ayo 22 farm laborer
- 1880 Lafourche, ED 132, W6, p. 18: Sylvere Trosclair 50 farmer, wife Delphine 45, Xavier 22 laborer, Augusta 22 (dau.), Elda 2 (gddau.)
- 1900 Lafourche, ED 31, W6, p. 11A: Xavier Trosclair 43 (Aug 1856) farmer, wife Augusta 42 (Aug 1857) [mar. 23 yrs.; 11 children/9 still living], 7 children, Sylvere 70 (Feb 1830) father, widowed
Parents of Marie Elodie Prejean
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