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Descendants of Jean Baptiste Soileau


Generation No. 3


3. NOEL ETIENNE4 SOILEAU (SAINT NOEL3, JEAN BAPTISTE2, NOEL1) was born April 30, 1745 in St Charles Parish, La, and died March 07, 1810. He married ANGELIQUE FONTENOT August 19, 1771, daughter of PIERRE FONTENOT and MARIE DOUCET. She was born Abt. 1757, and died August 1824.

Notes for N
OEL ETIENNE SOILEAU:
By 1830 Noel Etienne & Angelique Fontenot's five sons had given a total of 23
grandsons, most of whom had married & started families before the Civil War,
all residing in old St Landry Parish.
Noel's military record gives the following information: age, 44 yrs, from
Natchez, quality, noble: health, good. Feb 22 1776, Second Lieutenant of the
inffantry. Total service at the end of Aug 1778: 12 years, 6 months, 7 days.
Saw action on expedition & capture of Mobile. Qualities listed are value,
expert: effort, good, useful: ability, gifted: conduct, moderate, state,
married.
The census of the Opel Post dated May 4 1777, show Noel Soileau, age 24,
Angelique Fontenot, age 20; & two daughters, Angelique, at 2 & Marianne, age 1.
Their slaves were Joseph, age 40, Baptiste, Age 12: Pierre, age 10: noel, age
5: and Catin (probable wife of Joseph), age 40. They had 20 head of cattle, 2
horses, 12 pigs and 4 sheep.
The succession of Noel Etienne Soileau names the following heirs: Jean
Baptiste, Etienne, Louis, Charles, Henry, Celeste, wife of August Bordelon:
Sophie, wife of Etienne Vidrine, and four minors, Josephine, Bridgett,
Marianne, and Emelite.Succ.dated June 1810 (Opel.Ct.Hse.:Succ.#19) Also, Succ
dated Aug 1824(OpelCt.Hse:Succ#338)
Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records Vol 1-Sponcers:
Etiene Daigle & Genevieve Betmont
not documented: Noel Etienne Soileau was baptized, two (2) days later at
"Little Red Church",Destrahan, La., St Charles Parish married Angelique
Fontenot at St Mary Catholic Church, New Roads, La.

More About N
OEL ETIENNE SOILEAU:
Burial: St Landry Parish, Opelousas
Christening: May 02, 1745, Natchez, Miss

Notes for A
NGELIQUE FONTENOT:
Hebert Book- Vol 1 (1756-1810)-1.Fontenot, Angelique (Pierre & Louise Doucet) M
Noel Soileau (Opel Ch)
2.Fontenot, Angelique (M) Noel Soileau - In Succ of Noel Soileau D. June
1810,(Opel Ct Hs Succ #19)
3. Fontenot, Angelique (Pierre of Opel & Louise Douce of Fort at Alibumon M 30
July 1771 Noel Soileau (LSAR: Opel 1771-4)
     
Children of N
OEL SOILEAU and ANGELIQUE FONTENOT are:
6. i.   HORTENSE5 SOILEAU.
7. ii.   SOPHIE SOILEAU, d. September 03, 1845.
8. iii.   JEAN BAPTISTE SOILEAU.
  iv.   HENRIETTE SOILEAU, m. LOUIS GUILLORY, April 13, 1801; b. October 03, 1779.
  v.   CELESTE SOILEAU, b. 1774; m. AUGUSTIN BORDELON, August 24, 1789; b. 1768.
  vi.   VICTORIA SOILEAU, b. January 11, 1777; m. ETIENNE DE VIDRINE, August 19, 1795.
  Notes for ETIENNE DE VIDRINE:
Hebert's Records: Mr. Vidrine , widower of Richaume Soileau died 15 Oct 1812
atr age 54 yrs. This must have been the Grandson-in-law of Noel Soileau & Marie
Richaume s their Granddaughter, Victoria Soileau (daug of Noel & Angelique
Fontenot married a Vidrine, Etienne)

  vii.   CELERENA CATHERINE SOILEAU, b. September 04, 1782.
  viii.   MATHILDA SOILEAU, b. December 05, 1783; d. November 05, 1785.
9. ix.   ETIENNE NOEL SOILEAU, b. April 25, 1785; d. March 11, 1849.
10. x.   LOUIS NOEL ETIENNE SOILEAU, b. November 15, 1785.
11. xi.   CHARLES SOILEAU, b. March 23, 1788; d. January 11, 1866, Old Grande, Prairie, Louisiana.
12. xii.   HENRI OF AVOYELL SOILEAU, b. November 06, 1791, St Landry Parish, Opelousas, La; d. January 28, 1848.
  xiii.   JOSEPHINE CELERINA SOILEAU, b. February 15, 1792; d. March 20, 1849; m. JEAN BAPTISTE FONTENOT, July 29, 1814.
  More About JOSEPHINE CELERINA SOILEAU:
Christening: September 04, 1792

  xiv.   BRIDGET NOEL ETIENNE SOILEAU, b. September 07, 1794; m. MARCELLIN GARAND, July 03, 1821.
  Notes for MARCELLIN GARAND:
Ville Platte, the parish seat of present-day Evangeline Parish, Louisiana, was
incorporated in 1858. Before then it was a part of St. Landry Parish. This
change ovvurred after the death of Marcelin Garand (1781-1852), an early leader
in the movement to incorporate the VP settlement. Garand had come to the area
about 1820 and had acquired much of the land that later lay within the coporate
limites of the new town. He kept a tavern on the Opelousas-Alexandria road that
ran through his land. In 1842, he secured the extablishment of a post-office
there, serving as first postmaster of Ville Platte until his death 1852.
Because of his efforts on behalf of the communityi, Marcelin Garand is commonly
known as "father of Ville Platte." However, William O'Donegan appears on Oct 2,
1785, when for cash he purchased from Jacob Schnell land in Grande Prairie
so, it seems that both were instrumental of settling Ville Platte. information
from: William O'Donegan: Pioneer settler & trademans of Ville Platte, by Albert
Tate, Jr.

  xv.   MARIE ANNE SOILEAU, b. February 15, 1796; m. ALEXANDRE OF NEW ORLEANS ROUGEAU, June 27, 1814.
  xvi.   EMELIE SOILEAU, b. December 05, 1799; m. (1) JACQUE FONTENOT, August 02, 1814; m. (2) FRANCOIS ARDOIN, January 24, 1826.
  Notes for EMELIE SOILEAU:
Note:There was a Amelie b/24 Aug 1824 to Don Louis /Eugene FuselierRIN-452


4. JEAN BAPTISTE RICHAUME4 SOILEAU (SAINT NOEL3, JEAN BAPTISTE2, NOEL1) was born 1752. He married MARIE JEANNE DE VIDRINE Bef. 1776, daughter of JEAN VIDRINE and ELIZABETH MONCHERVEAU. She was born 1758, and died 1812.

Notes for J
EAN BAPTISTE RICHAUME SOILEAU:
Jean Baptiste Soileau:b.ca 1752 (Opel census, 1777,age 25). He is often called,
even in official documents "Richaume". died (?). Married ca 1776, Marie-Jeanne
(Marianne)de Vidrine (b.1758,d 1812).
The Opel census of 1777 lists Mr. Jean Baptiste Soileau age 25, Dame Marianne
Vidrine, wife, age 16, Jean Baptiste,son. age 2, Pierre-slave, 22 years of age,
25 head of cattle, 1 horse, 10 pigs.
Children of Jean Baptiste & Marie-Jeanne Vidrine see Mrin No. 82.
Ref: (The La Genealogical Register, p-1), Attakapa Gazette No 1 Spring
1981-"The Family of Noel Soileau" by Jacqueline O. Vidrine.
From: Diocese of Baton Rouge Cath. Ch Records, Vol 2, 1770-1803. Vidrine,
(deVidrine), Etienne (Jean Pierre (rim 467) officer of the Reformed troops and
Elizabeth Moucherneau (rim 468), bt. 5 Aug 1797, bn.15 Jun 1770. Spo Augustin
Soileau & Marie Anne Soileau, wife of LaMorandier.(rims 224 & 231).
NOTE: Jean Baptiste Richaume Soileau & Marie Jeanne deVidrine sired only one
son. However, Godfrid No 596 Chr. 11 Apr 1802,d.2 June 1871, M. Mar 1800Marie
Las Nieves Fontenot (597). By 1860 his male descendants numbered only two
grandsons a nd four great-grandsons. THIS NEEDS MORE RESEARCH,LS.
     
Children of J
EAN SOILEAU and MARIE VIDRINE are:
13. i.   GODEFRID5 SOILEAU, d. June 02, 1871.
  ii.   JEAN BAPTISTE RICHAUME SOILEAU, b. Abt. 1775.
  iii.   EUGENIE SOILEAU, b. December 10, 1777; m. ENRIQUE HENRI BELLEVUE FONTENOT, September 18, 1793.
  Notes for ENRIQUE HENRI BELLEVUE FONTENOT:
swLa records Vol 2 page 822:Soileau, Eugenie m. Henri Bellevue Fontenot, In
death record of Henri Bellevue Fontenot dated 1829 (Ope Ch V 2 P 7 ).


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