Acadian/Cajun Marriages in Louisiana, 1765-1861

The marriages listed below are from "official" marriage citations found in South Louisiana church and civil record collections [Bourgeois, Cabanocey & Voorhies, J., Some Late Eighteenth-Century Louisianians (C-V); Baton Rouge Diocesan Records (BRDR); Hébert, D., Southwest LA Records (SWLR); Hébert, D., South LA Records (SLR); & New Orleans Archdiocesan Records (NOAR)], not from inferences to a marriage found in those collections.  Same-family marriages--e.g., CORMIER = CORMIER--are accounted for in the totals.

[The hyperlink attached to a family's name takes you to that family's totals; the hyperlink attached to an individual's name takes you to the individual's profile in the list of Acadian immigrants to Louisiana or to an AIG unit roster.]

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LEBERT

Analysis of LEBERT marriages, 1794-1860:

Total marriages listed:                 14             100.0%
Endogamous marriages:                9               64.3
Exogamous marriages:                  5               35.7

LEBERT Acadian connection:  BENOIT, BERNARD, BLANCHARD, DUGAS, HÉBERT, LEGER, LEJEUNE(2), THIBODEAUX 8

LEBERT non-Acadian connection:  BERWICK, COURVILLE, DELHOMME, GAUTHIER, HAYES 5

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LEBLANC (Acadians only)

Analysis of LEBLANC marriages, 1767-1861:

Total marriages listed:                  966       100.0%
Endogamous marriages:               676         70.0
Exogamous marriages:                 290         30.0

LEBLANC Acadian connection:  ACHÉE(2), ALLAIN(6), ARCENEAUX(6), AUCOIN(5), BABIN(35), BABINEAUX, BARRILLEAUX(3), BENOIT, BERGERON(5), BERNARD(7), BERTRAND(3), BLANCHARD(15), BOUDREAUX(25), BOURG/BOURQUE(11), BOURGEOIS(14), BRASSET/BRASSEAUX(3), BREAUX(22), BROUSSARD(30), BUJOLE(2), CHIASSON(4), COMEAUX(11), CORMIER(4), DAIGLE(7), DAVID, DELAUNE, DOIRON(2), DOUCET, DUGAS(22), DUHON(8), DUPUIS/DUPUY(8), FORET(4), GAUDET(3), GAUDIN(9), GAUTREAUX(16), GIROUARD, GRAVOIS(7), GUIDRY(11), GUILBEAU(3), HÉBERT(37), HENRY, LABAUVE, LACHAUSSÉE(4), LALANDE, LANDRY(73), LANOUX(8), LEBLANC(82), LEGER(3), LEJEUNE(2), LEVRON(2), LONGUÉPÉE(3), LOUVIÈRE(8), MARTIN(2), MELANÇON(34), MICHEL(3), MIRE(2), MOLAISON(2), NAQUIN, ORILLION(2), PART(2), PITRE(3), PREJEAN(4), PRINCE, RICHARD(21), RIVET(6), ROBICHAUX(5), ROGER, SAVOIE(4), SONNIER(2), SURETTE, THERIOT(7), THIBODAUX/THIBODEAUX(11), TRAHAN(9) 72

LEBLANC non-Acadian connection:  ALEXANDRIE, ALLAIN, ALLEN, ANGER, AVILLE, AYRAUD(3), BARBAY/BARBET, BARRAS, BAUDIN/BODIN/BOUDIN(3), BAUDOIN(2), BAZILLAC, BEAUGEZ, BELAIR, BERARD, BERES, BERGERON, BERNARD, BERRET(2), BESSON, BERTAUT, BERTELOTTE(2), BIVEN, BLANCHET, BLOUIN, BOISSAC(2), BORNE, BOUQUET(2), BOURDIER, BOURGOYNE, BOUTTÉ(2), BREZ, BROUSE/BRUCE(2), CABALLERO, CARLIN, CARMOUCHE, CASTILLE(2), CHAUVIN, CIRE/ST. CYR(2), CHAUVIN(2), CHEROT, CLEMENT, COLOMB, COMES(4), CULERE, DALFERES(3), DANOS(3), DAUTERIVE, DAVIS, DELAVILLE, DE MILLER, DENIS, DENOUX, DESCOTEAUX, DESMOULET, DESNOYER, DIGNE, DILLON(2), DOBOIS, DODD, DONGIEUX, DUPOUILLE, DUPRÉ(5), DURAND, DURIO, ELIZER, FALGOUST, FAUTELET, FONSECA, FREDERICK, FRUGÉ, GAILLARD(2), GALLOT, GANIVEL, GAREUILLE, GERBAUT, GILET, GIROT, GOMEZ, GRABERT, GRADENIGO, GREIG, GUENOT, HARGIS, HAYDEL, HAYDON, HENDERSON, HERNANDEZ(4), HOPPE/OPES, HUTHINSON, HUVAL, JULIAN, LABIT, LACHANSE[LACHAUSSÉE], LACORRE, LAFARGUE, LAGARDE, LAGREZE(2), LAFONTAINE, LAMOTHE, LAMOUREUX, LANCLOS, LANGLINAIS/LANGLINOIS(5), LAUSE/LOUZET, LAVALETTE, LEBLANC(3), LEBOEUF, LECONTE, LECOQ, LEDET(2), LEGNON, LELORET, LEROW/LEROUX, LEROY, LESSARD(2), LESASSIER, LESSEIGNE, LETULLE/LETULLIER/TUILLIER(3), LOQUE, LUCKE/LUKE, MADERE, MAGEE, MAILLAND/MAILLARD(2), MALBROUGH, MARIONNEAUX, MARKS, MAROIS/MARROY(2), MARONGE, MARTINEZ, MATEO, MATHERNE(2), MATHIEU, MEAUX, MIGAUD, MIGUEZ, MOLLERE(7), MONGET, MONTAGNE, MOORE(4), NAVY, NICOLAS, ORDINEAUX, OUBRE, OZENNE, PABANE, PAQUETTE, PARENT, PATIN(2), PAVIE/PAVY, PAYNE, PELLERIN(2), PELLETIER(2), PERES, PICHOFF, PICOU(3), PLACENCIA, POCHÉ(2), PONTIFF, PORCHE(2), PORTER, PRICE, PRITCHARD, PROVENCHE, PROVOST(3), REAUX(3), REBOUL, RILS, RODRIGUE(2), RODRIGUEZ(2), ROME, ROMERO(2), ROTH, ROUGEAU(2), ROUSSEAU, ROUSSI, SCHOMER, SCOTT, SENETTE(2), SERRET/SERRETTE(2), SERVANT, SEVIN, SIMON(2), SIMONEAUX(2), SORAGE, STEVENS, ST. JULIEN, ST. MARTIN, ST. PIERRE, STOUT, SUAREZ, TERREBONNE, THORTON, TOUPS(2), TREILLE, TRICHE, TROXLER, TUSSON(3), VALDES, VALLET, VERRET, VIALA, VIATOR, VOISIN(2), WALSH, WEBRE(2), WILLIAMS, WILTZ(4) 205

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LEGENDRE (Acadians only)

Analysis of LEGENDRE marriages, 1785-1858:

Total marriages listed:            17        100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           5          29.4
Exogamous marriages:           12          70.6

LEGENDRE Acadian connection:  BREAUX, COMEAUX, GAUDIN, LABAUVE(2) 4

LEGENDRE non-Acadian connection:  ALTAZIN, BOGAN, BOUCHÉ, CHAROTTE, CLEMENT, CLIFTON, DALCOURT, DUMOND, GRENIER, L'AMIE, LOCKWOOD, TILANO 12

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LEGER (Acadians only)