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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SAVARY

Analysis of SAVARY marriages, 1786:

Total marriages listed:                  1               100%
Endogamous marriages:                1               100
Exogamous marriages:                  0                 00

Savary Acadian connection:  GRANGER

Savary non-Acadian connection:  none

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SAVOIE/SAVOY

Analysis of SAVOIE/SAVOY marriages, 1765-1861: 

Total marriages listed:          176         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:         91           51.7
Exogamous marriages:           85           48.3

SAVOIE/SAVOY Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX, ARSEMENT, AUCOIN, BABIN(2), BENOIT(2), BERGERON(2), BLANCHARD(2), BOUDREAUX(5), BOURGEOIS(2), BOURG/BOURQUE(3), BOUTIN, BREAUX, BROUSSARD(4), COMEAUX(2), CORMIER, DAIGLE, DAVID, DUGAS(2), DUHON(2), GIROIR, GUIDRY(7), GUILBEAU(2), HÉBERT, LANDRY(9), LANOUX(3), LEBLANC(4), LEGER(4), LEJEUNE/YOUNG(2), LOUVIERE, MARTIN(3), MELANÇON(3), MOUTON, PITRE, POTIER, PREJEAN(4), PRINCE, RICHARD(3), THIBODEAUX(2), TRAHAN(2) 39

SAVOIE/SAVOY non-Acadian connection:  ADAMS, AGUILLARD, ALLEMAND, ALVAREZ, ANDRUS(2), BARRAS(2), BERTEAU, BONIN, BOREL, BOULÉ, CARUTHERS, CASTILLE(2), CHAUVIN, CHOUESTRE(3), CORDONNIER, DALES, DANTIN, DEYRIS, DHUÉ, DRONET, DUFRENE, DUPLANTIS, DUPRÉ, ELLENDER, FORET, FROZARD, FRUGÉ(2), GILCHRIST, HIGGINBOTHAM, HUGUET, INOGOSO, JACQUET, JAGNEAU, KENNISON, KLING, MANUEL, MARCHAND, MARKS, MAROY, MATHERNE(2), MAYER, MCGEE(2), MECHE(3), MILLER(4), MISSIONNIERE, MOLLERE, MORIN, NERAUT, NEZAT, OGERON, ORY, PECK, PELEGRIN, QUEBEDEAUX, RITTER(2), ROSE, ROUSSEAU, SELLERS, SMITH, STELLY(3), ST. GERMAIN, STOUT, TAYLOR, TEAL/TEAR, THOMELETTE, TONNELLIER, TRICHE, VENABLE, WOODS 69

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SÉGOILLOT

no marriages found

SEMERE (Acadians only)

Analysis of SEMERE family marriages, 1786-1849:

Total marriages listed:            15        100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           8          53.3 
Exogamous marriages:             7          46.7

SEMERE Acadian connection:  DUPUIS, GUIDRY(3), LEGER, MELANÇON(3) 4

SEMERE non-Acadian connection:  CALAIS, CARLIN, DURIO, LAGRANGE, NORRIS, RIMBEAU, SAVOT 7

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SONNIER (Acadians only)

Analysis of SONNIER marriage, 1767-1861: 

Total marriages listed:            114       100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           58         50.9
Exogamous marriages:             56         49.1

SONNIER Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX(2), BABIN, BOUDREAUX(2), BOURG, BOURGEOIS, BREAUX(6), BROUSSARD(3), CHIASSON(2), COMEAUX(5), DOUCET, DUGAS(6), GUIDRY(5), HÉBERT(2), LANDRY(5), LANOUE, LEBLANC(2), LEGER, MARTIN, RICHARD(4), ROY, SONNIER(4), THIBODEAUX(2), TRAHAN 23

SONNIER non-Acadian connection:  ALLEGRE, AMY, ANGER, AUTHEMENT, BELAIRE, BELLO(2), BERWICK, CARRIÈRE(5), CART, CASANEUVA, CASTILLE, CHARLOT, CONSTANTIN, CUVILLIER, DANIEL, DERBONNE(4), DOMINGUE/DOMINGUEZ(2), DUVAL, FONTENOT(2), FRANÇOIS, GUILBERT(2), HENRIQUE, HERNANDEZ, LACASE(2), LASSEIGNE, LAYUR, LECOSSIER, LIRETTE, MARTIN(2), MCKAY, MILLER(2), MISSONIER, MOREAU(2), NOPPER, PARR, PERCLE, PRIMEAUX, RIVIÈRE, SABADIE, VICKNAIR, WINKLER 41

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SURETTE (Acadians only)

Analysis of SURETTE marriages, 1778-1811:

Total marriages listed:            2          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:          2          100.0 
Exogamous marriages:            0            00.0

SURETTE Acadian connection:  LE BLANC, ROBICHAUX 2

SURETTE non-Acadian connection:  none

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