Family of Valery Vicknair & Adele Marie Adeline Vicknair
Valery Vicknair was born 4 January 1811 in Edgard, St. John, LA (baptism: 4 June 1811 Edgard, St. John, LA), and died 27 February 1883 in Lafourche, LA.
Wife Adele Marie Adeline Vicknair was born 22 February 1813 in Edgard, St. John, LA (baptism: 28 March 1813 Edgard, St. John, LA), and died Bet. 1870-1877 in Louisiana. They were married 1 May 1832 at Edgard, St. John, LA.
Their children were:
1- Marie Adelaide Vicknair b: 16 February 1833 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: 23 February 1833 Edgard, St. John, LA
2- Marie Mathilde Vicknair b: 21 January 1835 Lafourche, LA; d: 23 October 1864 Lafourche, LA
+Adolph Simphorien Boudreaux b: Abt. 1834 Louisiana; m: 29 January 1853 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
3- Eugenie Marie Vicknair b: 23 September 1837 Edgard, St. John, LA; d: 30 January 1929 New Orleans, LA
+George Dionne b: Abt. 1831 St. Pierre-les-Becquets, Nicolet, Quebec; m: 22 April 1858 Lafourche, LA; d: 12 November 1902 New Orleans, LA
Notes for Eugenie Marie Vicknair:
-1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 615C): George Dionne 48 (Can-Can-Can) sugar planter, wife Eugenie 44, Ernest 21 overseer on plantation, Georgina 18, Ellen 16, Olivia 14, Anatole 12, George 9, Modeste 7, Olgard 3; mother Archangel Dionne 72.
- Obituary: Times Picayune (N.O., LA), Thursday, 31 January 1929: Mrs. Eugenie Vicknair Dionne died at the home of her son, Ernest Dionne, 2651 Kenilworth street, Wednesday afternoon. She was 91 years old. Mrs. Dionne was the widow of the late George Dionne, prominent cotton planter of Enterprise, La., who died a quarter century age. She was a native of St. John's parish but had lived in New Orleans ever since the death of her husband. She had been in poor health for a decade. A daughter, Miss Olga Dionne, and her son, who is in the real estate business, survive. The funeral will be held Friday morning at the McMahon funeral home, 4800 Canal street, at 10 o'clock. Burial will be in Metairie cemetery.
4- Francois Vicknair b: Abt. 1839 New Orleans, LA; d: 14 December 1883 Lafourche, LA
+Cecilia Lasseigne b: Abt. 1842; m: 14 April 1866 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Francois Vicknair:
-1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 622A): Francois Vicknair 40 laborer, Cecelia 31 keeping house, Matilda Ida 11 at school
5- Henriette Vicknair b: Abt. 1841 Lafourche, LA; d: 4 February 1857 Lafourche, LA
6- Marie Adele Zoe Vicknair b: 16 June 1845 Lafourche, LA; d: 18 July 1882 Lafourche, LA
+Onezime Dionne b: Abt. 1836 Canada; m: 27 January 1866 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Marie Adele Zoe Vicknair:
- 1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 615D): Onezime Dionne 44 (Can-Can-Can); Zoe 35 keeping house; Louise 13; Elise 11; Joseph 8; Louisiaine 4
7- Josephine Vicknair b: 28 October 1847 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
8- Marie Odile Vicknair b: 4 July 1849 Lafourche, LA; d: Abt. 1919 Lafourche, LA
+Martin Leandre Douradou Pitre b: 30 April 1841 Lafourche, LA (baptism: 9 December 1841 Lafourche); m: 11 January 1868 St. Joseph, Thibodaux, Lafourche, LA; d: 25 January 1917 Lafourche, LA
9- Marie Laurentia Vicknair b: 5 September 1851 Lafourche, LA; d: 19 December 1886 Lafourche, LA
+Joseph Leonard b: Abt. 1849 Louisiana; m: 23 September 1874 Lafourche, LA; d: Aft. 1880
Notes for Marie Laurentia Vicknair:
- 1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 620B): Joseph Leonard 31 laborer; Laurencia 28 keeping house; Paul 5; Sophie 3; Adele 1
10- Pierre Adam Vicknair b: 9 September 1852 Lafourche, LA; d: Bef. 1860 Lafourche, LA
11- Marie Victoria Vicknair b: 16 September 1853 Lafourche, LA (baptism: 2 February 1854 Lafourche); d: 6 April 1930
+Felix Lasseigne b: 10 July 1851 Lafourche, LA; m: 15 May 1873 Lafourche, LA; d. Abt. 1926
Notes for Marie Victoria Vicknair:
- 1880 Lafourche census (5th ward, p. 621C): Felix Lasseigne 28 sugar planter; wife Victoria 26 keeping house; Lillia B. Boudreaux 8 (dau), Marie Boudreaux 2; Eva Lasseigne 8 months
12- Evela Vicknair b: 25 June 1855 Lafourche, LA; d: Bef. 1860 Lafourche, LA
Notes for Valery Vicknair:
- 1840 Lafourche census: Valery- males 1(0-5), 1(31-40); females 1(0-5), 1(6-10), 1(20-30). [Valery 29, wife Adele 27, Mathilde 5, Eugenie 3, Francois 1.]
-24 December 1850 Lafourche census (family #900): Valery Vickner 40 (b. St. John) farmer, wife Adele 38 (b. St. John), Mathilde 16 (b. Lafourche), Eugenie 14, Francois 12 (b. New Orleans), Henriette 10 (b. Lafourche), Zoe 7, Josephine 5, Odilia 2; Etienne Vickner 25 (b. Lafourche) cooper [wife's brother], Eugene Trosclaire 14 (19) (b. Lafourche), Richard Davenport 32 (b. Virginia) carpenter; slaves: male (black) 38, 30, 8; female (black) 45, 40, 35, 6
- 1860 Lafourche census: Valery Vickner 49 farmer [$31,200 real estate, $20,000 personal]; wife Adele 47; Francois 20 no trade; Zoe 15; Josephine 12; Odil 10; Lorancia 8; Victoria 6; Mrs. Louise Andrz 38 (NY) school teacher [$150 real estate, $600 personal]; slaves: males 3, 6, 9, 12, 22, 25, 35, 40 (2), 60, 88; females 3, 4, 11, 35 (2), 36
- 1870 Lafourche census (W1): Valery Vickner 60 planter [ [$6000 real estate, $1000 personal], wife Adele 50, Josephine 23 seamstress, Lorencia 18, Victoria 16.
- 1880 Lafourche census (ED 131, W5, 18):Valery Vicknair 69 farmer (widowed), Josephine 30
Misc.: Thibodaux Minerva, Saturday, 7 January 1854: Mr. Valery Vicknair will be a candidate at the approaching election for the place of Representative, to fill the vacancy occasioned by the death of Hon. Michel Thibodaux.
Le Meschacabe, Saturday, 8 November 1873: Nous regrettons d'apprendre par la Sentinelle de Thibodaux, que M. Valery Vicknair, ci-devant de St-Jean-Baptiste et residant actuellement a 4 milles au-dessus de Thibodauxville, a eu dans une chute, le 25 octobre, la jambe prise sous son cheval et cassee en deux endroits. Les docteurs H. et P. Dansereau lui ont porte les premiers soins. M. Valery Vicknair est age d'une soixantaine d'annees. [came off his horse and broke his leg in 2 places]
Obituary: La sentinelle de Thibodaux, Saturday, 3 March 1883: Vicknair - Decede mardi matin, 27 fevrier, a l'heure, Valery Vicknair, age de 72 ans. L'Abeille de la Nlle-Orleans et les journaux des paroisses St. Jacques et St. Jean Baptiste sout pries de reproduire.
La sentinelle de Thibodaux, Saturday, 3 March 1883: The venerable Valery Vicknair, residing about five miles above Thibodaux, died on last Tuesday morning and was interred in St. Joseph's cemetery on February 28th. Thus has passed away, at the age of 72 years, another of the old and respected landmarks of Lafourche.
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