APPENDICES

Acadians Who Found Refuge in Louisiana, February 1764-early 1800s

TEMPLET

[tem-PLET, tonh-PLAY]

ACADIA

André Templé, a Norman sailor, born near Avranches in c1728, settled at Port-Toulouse, now St. Peter's, on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, by 1749.  Two years later, he married Marie, daughter of Pierre Deveau and Marie Caissie of Chignecto, probably at Port-Toulouse.  They had at least four children, two daughters and two sons, all born at Port-Toulouse:  Marie-Marguerite, called Marguerite, in c1752; Bruno; René; and Modeste.  André remarried to fellow Acadian Marguerite LeBlanc in France during exile in September 1759.  

[See also Book Four]

LE GRAND DÉRANGEMENT

[For the family's travails during the Great Upheaval, see Book Six]

LOUISIANA:  RIVER SETTLEMENTS

Ten members of the Templé family came to Louisiana aboard two of the Seven Ships from France in 1785.  Most of them settled on the river: 

André Templé, age 57, second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, age 48, and eight of their children--Élisabeth or Isabelle-Marguerite, age 25; Jean-André-Grégoire-Marie, age 24; Charles-Casimir, age 22; Jacques-Olivier, age 20; Marie-Madeleine, age 19; Servan-François; age 15; Olivier-Marcellin, age 12; and André-Joseph, age 7--were the second family to reach Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships from France, which reached New Orleans in late July.  After a brief respite in the city, they followed most of their fellow passengers to Manchac, on the river south of Baton Rouge.  They settled north of Bayou Manchac, near Fort Bute, a former British post now controlled by the Spanish, at the southern edge of the Baton Rouge District.  Shortly after André and his family reached Louisiana, son Olivier died at Manchac in November 1785, age 12.  André, who fathered 16 children by two wives and buried half of those children, died at Manchac in November 1787, age 59.  His daughters by his second wife married into the Blanchard and Broussard families and settled on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Four of André's six sons created families of their own, but only one of them, the oldest, remained on the river.  André's other sons settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, where their older half-sister Marguerite had gone. 

André's oldest daughter, Marie-Marguerite, crossed on L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships, with her husband and two children, and followed most of their fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche. 

Descendants of Jean-André-Grégoire-Marie TEMPLET (1761-?)

Jean-André-Grégoire-Marie, eldest son of André Templé and his second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, born at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, near St.-Malo, France, in December 1761, crossed to Louisiana with his parents and siblings aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to Manchac.  He married Marie-Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Doiron and Ursule Hébert of St.-Malo, France, at Manchac in October 1785, soon after they reached the colony on the same ship, so the young couple probably had known one another years before they married.  Spanish officials counted them at Fort Bute, north of Bayou Manchac, in 1788.  Jean's younger brothers moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche, but he and Marie-Rose remained in the Baton Rouge area and settled across the river in what became West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Bourg, and Landry families.  Jean's sons also remained in the Baton Rouge area.  During the late antebellum period, however, one of his grandsons moved downriver to Ascension Parish, and another joined his kinsmen on upper Bayou Lafourche, but the others remained in West Baton Rouge. 

1

Oldest son Jean-Marie, born at Manchac in November 1786, married Marie Clothilde, called Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Hébert and Marguerite Gautreaux, at Baton Rouge in June 1808.  Their son Jean Marcellin, called Marcellin, was born at Manchac in June 1811, Firmin in January 1816, Jean Sylvanie, called Sylvanie, in October 1823, and Eugène in October 1830.  Their daughters married into the Gibson, Hébert, Penn, and Wagener families. 

1a

Marcellin married Aglaé, daughter of fellow Acadians François Trahan and Manon LeBlanc, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in January 1837.  Their son François Adrien was born probably in West Baton Rouge Parish in September 1839, and François in May 1845.  They also had sons named Jean Amédée, called Amédée, and Volzi.  Marcellin remarried to Marie Clémentine, called Clémentine, daughter of fellow Acadians Hubert Guidry and Cléonise Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, on upper Bayou Lafourche, in June 1847.  Their son Pierre Telesphore was born near Brusly, West Baton Rouge Parish, in January 1850, Aristide in September 1851, Joseph Arthur in January 1853, and Jules in June 1854.  Their daughter married into the Hébert family.  In August 1850, the federal census taker in West Baton Rouge Parish counted 5 slaves--2 males and 3 females, all black, ranging in age from 32 to 1--on Marcelin Tamplet's farm.  In July 1860, the federal census taker in West Baton Rouge Parish counted 9 slaves--all males, all black, ages 49 to 5, living in 4 houses--on Marcelin Templet's farm. 

Amédée married Marie Adeline, called Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Melançon and Adeline Hébert, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in October 1865.  Their son Justin Pierre Egor was born near Brusly in September 1870.

Volzi married Odile, daughter of fellow Acadians Cromace Hébert and Hortense Babin and widow of Auguste Buquoi, at the Brusly church in January 1867.  Their son Alphonse was born near Brusly in January 1869, and Roc Oscar in August 1870.

1b

Sylvanie married Justine, daughter of Joseph Charles Charot and his Acadian wife Rosalie Legendre, at the Brusly church in May 1842.  Their son Charles was born probably in West Baton Rouge Parish in June 1846, Victor Osémé near Brusly in December 1848, and Émile Julien near Baton Rouge in June 1853.  They also had a son name Albert, unless he was Charles.  Sylvain, as he was called by the priest who recorded the burial, died near Baton Rouge in March 1864, age 40; one wonders if his death was war-related. 

Albert married Azélia, daughter of fellow Acadians Cromace Hébert and Hortense Babin, at the Brusly church in September 1867.

1c

Eugène married first cousin Célestine, daughter of Célestin Templet and his second wife Hortense Babin, his uncle and aunt, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in February 1853; they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Jean Aurelien was born near Brusly in February 1854, Joseph in June 1855, and Auguste Odillon in December 1860. 

2

Augustin Mederique, born at Manchac in April 1789, married Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Daigle and Marie Jeanne Richard, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in November 1810.  Their son Augustin Mederique, fils, called A. M., was born near Baton Rouge in December 1813.  Their daughter married a Richard cousin .  Augustin Mederique, père died near Baton Rouge in May 1815.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Augustin was age 24 when he died; he was 26. 

Augustin Mederique, fils married Marie Désirée, called Désirée, daughter of fellow Acadian Louis Landry and his Creole wife Carmélite Vives, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in August 1841.  Their twin sons Albert Dallas and Gilbert Polk were born in Ascension Parish in February 1846, Joseph Augustin in August 1850, Philippe Denis in October 1854, and Louis Oscar in October 1860.  Their daughter married into the Vives family.  In August 1850, the federal census taker in Ascension Parish counted 6 slaves--3 males and 3 females, all black, ranging in age from 39 to 14--on A. M. Templet's farm .  In July 1860, the federal census taker in Ascension Parish counted 9 slaves--2 males and 7 females, 6 blacks and 3 mulattoes, ages 47 to 2, living in 2 houses--on A. M. Templet's farm near Donaldsonville.  A. M. died in Ascension Parish in November 1865, age 52. 

3

Florentin, also called Valentin, born at Manchac in April 1796, married Carmélite, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne Comeaux and Marguerite Blanchard, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in October 1819.  Their son Florentin, fils was born at Manchac in September 1821, and Jean Valéry, called Valéry, in July 1823.  Florentin, père, called Valentine by the recording priest, remarried to Henriette Charlotte, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Dupuis and Marguerite Bourg, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in December 1825.  Their son Victorin was born near Baton Rouge in December 1829.  They also had a son named Théodule.  Florentin and Henriette Charlotte's daughters married into the Berard, Bernard (Foreign French, not Acadian), Breaux, and Heck families. 

3a

Florentin, fils, by his father's first wife, died in West Baton Rouge Parish in April or December 1840, age 18.  He did not marry. 

3b

Valéry, by his father's first wife, married Estelle, daughter of Jacques Reboul and Théotiste Tullier, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in September 1848.  Their daughter married into the Gibson family.  Valéry died near Brusly in October 1854, age 31.  Evidently he and his wife had no sons, so, except for its blood, his line of the family died with him. 

3c

Théodule, by his father's second wife, married Apolline Nathalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Basile Longuépée and Appoline dite Pauline Lejeune, at the Brusly church in August 1854.  During the War of 1861, Théodule may have served as a conscript in Company A of the 1st Regiment Louisiana Heavy Artillery, which fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Unlike many of the conscripts in that regiment, Théodule survived the war and returned to his family.  His son Joseph Arcade was born near Brusly in September 1870. 

3d

Victorin, by his father's second wife, married Eléonore McDaniel, place and date unrecorded, and settled at Grande Rivière near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, by the mid-1850s.  Their son Joseph Jacob was born near Plaquemine in March 1868, and Charles Hoffman in March 1870.  During the War of 1861-65, Victorin, called Victorine in Confederate records, may have served as a conscript in Company A of the Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry, which fought in Louisiana.  If so, he was detailed to the Ordnance Department in Shreveport for much of the war. 

4

Youngest son Célestin, born at Manchac in October 1797, married Élise, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Lejeune and Marie Geneviève Doiron, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in January 1821, and remarried to fellow Acadian Hortense Babin, place unrecorded, in the mid-1820s. Their son Jean Manléon or Timoléon, called Jean Baptiste Moléon, J. B. Timoléon, Timoléon, and Joseph Moléon, was born near Baton Rouge in February 1828, and Prudent in January 1837.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Hébert, and Templet families.

Timoléon, by his father's second wife, married Ann Louisa or Louise, also called Louise Eliska, daughter of John Laferey or Laferry and his Acadian wife Marie Julienne Hébert, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in May 1850.  A daughter had been born near Brusly the previous November, so they may have been married civilly.  Their son George Justice was born in July 1858, and Joseph Émile in December 1860. 

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During the late antebellum period, in a reversal of the usual Acadian settlement pattern, a Templet from upper Bayou Lafourche "returned" to the river:

Descendants of Rosémond Valérien TEMPLET (1816-?; André, Charles-Casimir)

Rosémond Valérien, second son of Charles Noël André Templet and his second wife Marie Crochet, born in Assumption Parish in December 1816, married fellow Acadian Carmélite Bourgeois, place and date unrecorded.  They lived for a time in Assumption Parish before moving to the Gonzales area of Ascension Parish, where they raised a large family. 

1

Oldest son Victorin Joseph or Joseph Victorin, born in Assumption Parish in September 1842, married Hélène Esilia, called Esilia, daughter of probably N. Valmond Villeneuve and his Acadian wife Mélanie Gautreaux, in the late 1750s or early 1760s.  They settled near Gonzales, Ascension Parish.  Their son Joseph Valmon was born in December 1862, Oscar Vincent in September 1865, and Adam Victorin in May 1869.  During the War of 1861-65, Victorin Joseph, called Victorine in Confederate records, may have served as a conscript in Company A of the Consolidated Crescent Regiment Louisiana Infantry, which fought in Louisiana.  If so, he was detailed to the Ordnance Department in Shreveport for much of the war. 

2

Joseph Aurelien, called Aurelien, born in Assumption Parish in December 1846, married Marie Irma, another daughter of N. Valmond Villeneuve and Mélanie Gautreaux, at the Gonzales church in January 1867, and remarried to Augustine Villeneuve at the Gonzales church in September 1870.

3

Paul Xavier, called Xavier, born near Convent, St. James Parish, in October 1849, died near Gonzales in September 1866, age 17.

4

Paul Florestin was born in Ascension Parish in April 1856.

5

Paul C. was born in Ascension Parish in February 1859.

6

Joseph Adonis was born in Ascension Parish in September 1861.

7

Charles Justilien was born near Gonzales in June 1866.

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Other TEMPLETs on the River

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link some Templets on the river with known lines of the family there:

Guillaume Templet married Catharine Thomas, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Guillaume was born near Baton Rouge in December 1824. 

Valéry Templer, perhaps Templet, married Adeline Torio, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Eugénia was born in Ascension Parish in May 1860. 

Joseph Templet married Virginie Bourgeois in Ascension Parish, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Virginie Aurelia was born near Gonzales, Ascension Parish, in October 1866. 

William Templet married Élizabeth Virginia _____, place and date unrecorded.  Their son James Hegbert was born near Baton Rouge in 1867.  Was William an Anglo Temple, not an Acadian Templet?  Was he the same Guillaume Templet who married Catherine Thomas?

LOUISIANA:  LAFOURCHE VALLEY SETTLEMENTS

A Templé who came to Louisiana from France in 1785 chose to go to upper Bayou Lafourche, but no new family line came of it:

Marguerite, age 32, André Templé's oldest child by his first wife, did not come to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa with her father's second family.  She came, instead, on L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in early November.  With her were husband Joseph-Gabriel Breau, age 32, and two children, ages 7 and only a few months.  They followed most of their fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche.  Marguerite and her husband moved to the river by the early 1820s.  She died a widow in St. James Parish in November 1830, age 79. 

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By the early1790s, Spanish officials were counting Templés from the Manchac/Baton Rouge area on upper Bayou Lafourche, which became a second center of family settlement that rivaled in size the one on the river:

Marguerite LeBlanc, widow of André Templet, never remarried.  She followed most of her children to upper Bayou Lafourche, where she died in Assumption Parish in May 1815, age 78.

Descendants of Charles-Casimir TEMPLET (1763-1790s)

Charles-Casimir, second son of André Templé and his second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, born at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, near St.-Malo, France, in March 1763, came to Louisiana with his parents and siblings aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785.  He married Marie-Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Livois and his second wife Marie-Madeleine Poirier, at Lafourche in February 1786.  Marie-Rose, a native of Paramé near St.-Malo, had come to Louisiana aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships.  After their wedding, they moved to Baton Rouge, where his family had settled.  Spanish officials counted them there in 1788.  Their daughter married into the Breaux family.  Charles died by October 1794, when his wife remarried to a Bourg at Assumption on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Did he die at Baton Rouge and his widow moved closer to her older sister on Bayou Lafourche, or did he die after he moved his family from the river to the upper Lafourche?  His two sons settled on the bayou and out on the western prairies. 

1

Older son Charles-Noël-André, born at Manchac in December 1787, married Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Hébert and Marie Madeleine Dupuis, at Assumption in January 1807.  Their daughters married into the Cedotal, Daigle, and Hébert families.  Charles remarried to Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Yves Jean Crochet and Anne Dugas, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in August 1811.  Their son François Eucher was born in Assumption Parish in February 1814, Rosémond Valérien in December 1816, Alexis Maximin in July 1819 but died at age 18 months in November 1820, Valéry was born in March 1821, Sylvanie Maximin in July 1823, Lucien Dorville, called Dorville and sometimes Charles, in April 1828, and Ursin Carville, a twin, in March 1831.  Charles Noël André and Marie's daughters married into the Arceneaux, Hébert, Porché, and Theriot families.  One of Charles's sons "returned" to the river.

1a

François, by his father's second wife, married Marie Bathilde, called Bathilde, daughter of Philibert Friou and Marie Oufnande, at the Plattenville church in April 1838.  Their son François Séverin, called Séverin, was born in Assumption Parish in December 1840.  François remarried to Célestine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Bourgeois and Estelle Gautreaux, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in December 1841 only seven months after his first wife died, and remarried again--his third marriage--to Élisabeth, daughter of fellow Acadians Benoît Gautreaux and Hélène, perhaps also called Isabelle, Bergeron, at the Paincourtville church in November 1844.  Their son Joseph Eusilien was born near Paincourtville in April 1847.  Their daughter married into the Guidry family.

During the War of 1861-65, Séverin, by his father's first wife, served in Company H of the 29th (Thomas's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Séverin married Louise, daughter of Lucien Feuchere and his Acadian wife Marcellite Bourg, at the Plattenville church in August 1864.  He was still on active duty, perhaps waiting for the exchange of his regiment, at the time of his wedding.

1b

Valéry, by his father's second wife, married Adeline, daughter of Joseph Friou and his Acadian wife Azélie Trahan, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1841.  Their son Joseph Augustin was born in Assumption Parish in December 1842, Charles Clermont in September 1844, Pierre Jean Baptiste in December 1845, Joseph Paul near Paincourtville in January 1849, Joseph Elphége in December 1852, and Onésime Narcisse in January 1855. 

1c

Rosémond, by his father's second wife, married fellow Acadian Aglaé Carmélite, called Carmélite, Bourgeois, place and date unrecorded.  They lived for a time in Assumption Parish before moving to Gonzales in Ascension Parish.

1d

Sylvanie, by his father's second wife, married fellow Acadian Elisa or Melissa Theriot, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Cléopha, called Cléopha, was born near Paincourtville in July 1844, Osémé Charles in May 1850, and Joseph Justinien in October 1852.  Their daughters married into the Aucoin and Crochet families.

Cléopha married Palmire, daughter of fellow Acadians Onésiphore Aucoin and Marine Guillot, at the Plattenville church in February 1870.  Their son Joseph Maximin Séraphin was born in Assumption Parish in November 1870. 

1e

Dorville, by his father's second wife, married Melisa or Mélite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Theriot and Marguerite Aucoin, at the Paincourtville church in January 1857; one wonders if she was his brother Sylvanie's widow.  Their twin sons Charles and Dorville were born near Pierre Part in April 1859, Théodule Victorin in February 1861, Zéphirin in October 1862, and Joseph Aurelien in October 1864. 

1f

During the War of 1861, Ursin, by his father's second wife, may have served with several of his cousins in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought in Louisiana.  If so, he survived the war.  Did he marry?

2

Younger son Jean-Honoré, born at Manchac in March 1789, followed his family to upper Bayou Lafourche soon after his birth.  After he came of age, he crossed the Atchafalaya Basin to the western prairies, where he married Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Marie Landry of Manchac and his Creole wife Marguerite Pivauteau and widow of Athanase Trahan, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1812.  They settled on Bayou Vermilion in what became Lafayette Parish and created a western branch of the family. 

Descendants of Jacques-Olivier TEMPLET (1765-1797)

Jacques-Olivier, third son of of André Templé and his second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, born at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, near St.-Malo, France, in January 1765, came to Louisiana with his parents and siblings aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to Manchac, where he married Victoire-Françoise, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Quimine and his second wife Marie-Madeleine Dugas, in December 1789.  Victoire-Françoise, like her husband a native of St.-Servan, also had come to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, so they probably had known one another in France.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche in the early 1790s.  Their daughter married into the Lagarde family and settled down bayou.  Jacques died at Assumption probably in August 1797, age 32.  He and his wife had no sons, so his branch of the family, except for its blood, promptly died with him. 

Descendants of Servan-François TEMPLET (1770-1828)

Servan-François, fifth son of of André Templé and his second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, born at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, France, in January 1770, came to Louisiana with his parents and siblings aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to Manchac.  He married Marie-Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians Olivier Aucoin and Cécile Richard, at Lafourche in May 1792.  Like her husband, Céleste was a native of St.-Servan and had come to Louisiana on the second of the Seven Ships. They, too, settled on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Their daughters married into the Blanchard, Guillot, Martin (French Creole, not Acadian) and Vaughn families.  Servan died in Assumption Parish in July 1828, age 58. 

1

Oldest son Florentin-François, born at Assumption in February 1793, married Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Blanchard, at the Plattenville church in May 1817.  Their son Jean Florentin Désiré, called Désiré, was born probably in Assumption Parish in December 1829 but died at age 7 in November 1836, Hippolyte was born in May 1832, and Édouard in August 1834.  They also had a son named Camille, unless he was Édouard.  Florentin and Clarisse's daughters married into the Lalande (Foreign French, not Acadian), Melançon, and Webster families.  In September 1850, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 16 slaves--9 males and 7 females, 13 blacks and 3 mulattoes, ranging in age from 50 years to 4 months--on Florentin Templet's farm in the parish's 2nd Congressional District next to Jean Bte. Templet.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 32 slaves--16 males and 16 females, all black except for 4 mulattoes, ages 55 years to 3 months, living in 5 houses--on Florentin Templet's plantation next to Hyppolite Templet in the parish's Third Ward. 

1a

Hippolyte married Irma Berteau or Berthaud, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Omer Symphorien was born in Assumption Parish in August 1858, and Arthur Stanislas in November 1869.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 2 slaves--a 17-year-old black female, and a 6-month-old black female--on Hyppolite Templet's farm next to Florentin Templet's plantation in the parish's Third Ward.  During the War of 1861-65, Hippolyte served with brother Camille in the Donaldsonville Artillery, raised in Ascension Parish, which fought in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania--one of General R. E. Lee's Louisiana Tigers.  Hippolyte enlisted in April 1862 and was reported present on all of the battery's rolls from the time of his enlistment until December 1864, when the unit's rolls end.  With brother Camille, he surrendered with Lee's army at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, in April 1865.  A Federal prisoner-of-war document of late June 1865 describes Hippolyte as a 33-year-old resident of Donaldsonville with gray eyes, light hair, light complexion, and standing 5 feet 7 inches tall. 

1b

Camille married first cousin Elmina, daughter of his Narcisse Templet and Irène Melançon, his uncle and aunt, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1859; they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  During the War of 1861-65, Camille served as a corporal with several of his cousins in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought in Louisiana.  He enlisted at Napoleonville in September 1862 and was captured on lower Bayou Teche in April 1863.  After he was paroled and exchanged and spent some quality time with his wife Elmina, Camile hurried to Virginia, where in June 1863, at Chancellorsville, he transferred, still a corporal, into the Donaldsonville Artillery, raised in Ascension Parish, which fought in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania--one of R. E. Lee's Louisiana Tigers.  Brother Hippolyte also was serving with the battery.  Camille was reported present on all of the battery's rolls from the time of his transfer until December 1864.  With brother Hippolyte, he surrendered with Lee's army at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia, in April 1865 and then made his way home to Elmina as best he could.  Their son Jean Camille had been born in Assumption Parish in February 1864, Émile was born in February 1866, Albert François in April 1868, and Jean Telesman in October 1870. 

2

Jean-Baptiste, born at Assumption in March 1797, married Marie or Marine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Eusèbe Melançon and Adélaïde LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in August 1818.  Their son Louis Livode, called Livode, was born in St. James Parish in August 1819 but died in Assumption Parish, age 9, in September 1828, Jean Baptiste Onésiphore, called Onésiphore and Olésiphore, was born in St. James Parish in April 1822, Narcisse le jeune died at age 2 months in November 1823, Ursin was born in Assumption Parish March 1825, Faustin Sosthène, called Sosthène, in November 1826, another Narcisse le jeune in June 1828, and Jean Baptiste Télésphore in April 1831 but died at age 4 1/2 in December 1835.  Their daughter married into the Marquet family.  In September 1850, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 12 slaves--7 males and 5 females, all black, ranging in age from 70 years to 4 months--on Jean Bte. Templet's farm in the parish's 2nd Congressional District next to Florentin Templet.  Jean Baptiste died in Assumption Parish in December 1850, age 53.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 29 slaves--19 males and 10 females, all black except for 4 mulattoes, ages 70 years to 2 months, living in 4 houses--on the "Melancon & Templet" plantation in the parish's 8th Ward; these may have been the slaves of Jean Baptiste's heirs. 

2a

Onésiphore married Odile, daughter of Jean Baptiste Triche and Sarie Foug, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1845.  Their daughter married into the Folse family.  Onésiphore died in Assumption Parish in April 1857, age 35.  Evidently he and his wife had no sons, so this family line, except for its blood, may have died with him. 

2b

Sosthène married Lodoiska, daughter of Ferdinand Platten and Marcellite Longrin, at the Plattenville church in January 1850.  Their son Veneglaus or Wenaslas Faustin was born in Assumption Parish in September 1857 but died at age 10 in August 1867, Bernard Edgar was born in August 1859, and Oscar Ferdinand or Ferdinand Oscar in July 1865 but died at age 2 in October 1867.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 5 slaves--1 male and 4 females, all blacks except for 1 mulatto, ranging in age from 34 to 1, living in a single house--on Sosthènes Templet's farm in the parish's Third Ward near the Widow L. F. Platten, his mother-in-law. 

2c

Narcisse le jeune married Eveline or Evelina, daughter of fellow Acadians Florestin Michel and Arthémise Theriot, at the Plattenville church in November 1855.  Their son Pierre Vinius was born in Assumption Parish in March 1860, and Saturnin René in November 1862.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 5 slaves--1 male and 4 females, all mulattoes, ranging in age from 28 years to 6 months, living in a single house--on Narcisse F. Templet's farm in the parish's Third Ward next to Narcisse Templet, probably his uncle.  During the War of 1861-65, Narcisse served with several of his cousins in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought in Louisiana.  He was captured on lower Bayou Teche in April 1863, paroled, and exchanged.  A daughter was born in Terrebonne Parish in February 1864.  He was captured again, this time at Bayou Goddell, Assumption Parish, in April 1865.  The federals sent him to New Orleans, where he was paroled in May and allowed to return to his home. 

3

Léonard, baptized at Assumption, age unrecorded, in November 1799, probably died young. 

4

Jean-Godefroi, called Godefroi, born at Assumption in January 1802, married Carmélite, daughter of fellow Acadians François Bourg and Adélaïde Bertrand, at the Plattenville church in February 1825.  Their son Léon Godefroi was born in Assumption Parish in November 1825 but died at age 3 1/2 in September 1829, Aurelien was born in August 1829, Alexis Godefroi and Alcée Alexis, perhaps twins, in December 1831 but Alcée Alexis died at age 18 months in July 1833, Ursin was born in c1834 but died at age 3 in April 1837, Ursin Godefroi was born in October 1837, Gustave Adolphe, called Adolphe, in November 1839, Antoine Adrien in August 1844, and François Valsin, called Valsin, in June 1847 but died at age 10 in September 1857.  They also had a son named Arthur.  Godefroi and Carmélite's daughters married into the Blanchard, Giroir, Melançon, and Riche families.  In September 1850, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 3 slaves--a 20-year-old black female, a 2-year-old black male, and a 6-month-old black female--on Godfrey Templet's farm in the parish's 2nd Congressional District near Narcisse Templet.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 7 slaves--3 males and 4 females, all black, ages 35 to 1, living in a single house--on Godefroy Templet's farm near Narcisse and Narcisse F. Templet in the parish's Third Ward. 

4a

Aurelien married Euphémie, daughter of fellow Acadians Thomas Isidore Guillot and Constance Eulalie Giroir, at the Plattenville church in January 1858.  Their son Clairville Valsin was born in Assumption Parish in November 1858, Elphége François in March 1861, Émile Alcée in October 1866, and Zéphirin Maximin in May 1869.  During the War of 1861-65, Aurelien, called Orellien in Confederate service records, served with younger brother Arthur and several of his cousins in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought in Louisiana.  

4b

During the War of 1861-65, Arthur served with brother Aurelien and several of his cousins in Company H of the 2nd Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought in Louisiana.  He, too, was captured on the lower Teche in April 1863, paroled, and exchanged.  He was captured again, at Henderson Hill on the River River with most of his command, in March 1864, and, again, he was paroled and exchanged.  Arthur married Marie Désirée, called Désirée, daughter of Yve Marie Leze, Lize, or Lesue and his Acadian wife Pauline Ozelet, at the Plattenville church in December 1866.  Their son Jules was born in Assumption Parish in October 1867. 

5

Youngest son Narcisse, born at Assumption in July 1807, married Irène, another daughter of Pierre Eusèbe Melançon and Adélaïde LeBlanc, at the Plattenville church in July 1838.  Their son Pierre Ernest was born in Assumption Parish in January 1845, François Lusignan, called Lusignan, in July 1847 but died at age 15 1/2 in January 1863, and Flegi Narcisse was born in February 1852.  Their daughters married into the Giroir, LeBlanc, and Templet families.  In September 1850, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 4 slaves--3 males and a female, all black, ranging in age from 35 to 21--on Narcisse Templet's farm in the parish's 2nd Congressional District near Godfrey Templet.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in Assumption Parish counted 7 slaves--5 males and 2 females, all black, ages 50 to 1, living in a single house--on Narcisse Templet's farm in the parish's Third Ward next to Narcisse F. Templet, probably his nephew, and near Godefroy Templet.  Narcisse l'aîné died in Assumption Parish in October 1865; the Plattenville priest who recorded his burial said that Narcisse died at "age 62 years"; he was 58. 

André-Joseph TEMPLET (1777-?)

André-Joseph, ninth son of André Templé and his second wife Marguerite LeBlanc, born at Chantenay near Nantes, France, in April 1777, came to Louisiana with his parents and siblings aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to Manchac.  He followed his widowed mother and siblings to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he was counted as a 22-year-old bachelor in 1798.  He probably did not marry.

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During the late antebellum period, a Templet from the western prairies "returned" to upper Bayou Lafourche: 

Descendants of Norbert TEMPLET (1819-?; André, Charles-Casimir)

Norbert, third son of Jean-Honoré Templet and Clothilde Landry, born on the Vermilion River, then in St. Martin Parish, in July 1819, married cousin Augustine Marguerite or Marguerite Augustine, daughter of fellow Acadians Auguste Landry and Marie Louise Boudreaux, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1844, and registered the marriage in St. Mary Parish the following September.  Nevertheless, they settled on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

1

Older son Jean Fideles was baptized at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, age 2 months, in July 1849. 

2

Younger son Pierre Yve was born in Assumption Parish in May 1851. 

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Other TEMPLETs in the Lafourche Valley

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link some Templets on Bayou Lafourche with known lines of the family there:

Jean Baptiste Templet died in Assumption Parish in September 1833, age 7.  The priest who recorded the boy's burial did not give his parents' names. 

Charles Valsin, called Valsin and also Vincent, Templet married fellow Acadian Louisa or Louise Joséphine, called Joséphine, Boudreaux, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Joséphine Émiline was born in Assumption Parish in May 1846; Marie Héloise in January 1848; son Charles Joseph in December 1849; daughter Philomène Victorine in March 1852, and Marie Uranie in February 1854.  One of their daughters married into the LeBlanc family in St. Mary Parish on lower Bayou Teche. 

Lucien Templet married Félicité Idel, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Clémentine was born in Assumption Parish in July 1851. 

Émilie Templet died in Assumption Parish, age 18, in December 1851.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

Irma Templet died in Assumption Parish, age 20, in September 1852.  Again, the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

LOUISIANA:  WESTERN SETTLEMENTS

In the early 1810s, a Templet from upper Bayou Lafourche moved to the prairies and created a small western branch of the family:

Descendants of Jean-Honoré TEMPLET (1789-1824; André)

Jean-Honoré, younger son of Charles-Casimir Templet and Marie-Rose Livois, born at Manchac on the river in March 1789, followed his family to upper Bayou Lafourche in the early 1790s.  After he came of age, he crossed the Atchafalaya Basin to the western prairies, where he married Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Marie Landry and his Creole wife Marguerite Pivauteau of Manchac and widow of Athanase Trahan, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1812.  They settled on the Vermilion.  Their daughter married into the Ducharme family.  Jean died in Lafayette Parish in March 1824, age 35; his succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse in October 1826.  His oldest son remained on the western prairies, one of his sons "returned" to upper Bayou Lafourche, and another son settled in lower St. Mary Parish. 

1

Oldest son Alexandre Bélisaire, born on the Vermilion in April 1813, married Marie Marcellite, daughter of Pierre Ducharme and his Acadian wife Marie Carmélite Rivet of St. Martin Parish, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1838; Marie's brother Eugène was the husband of Alexandre's sister Marie Carmélite.  Alexandre and Marie's son Alexandre Bélisaire, fils was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 2 1/2 months, in October 1839 but died at age 6 months the following February, Jean Prosper was born in June 1843, Désiré Toussaint in November 1846, and Telesphore near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in February 1857.  Their daughters married into the Abshire and Duhon families.  Alexandre, at age 55, remarried to Marie Félicia, called Félicia, 35-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Leufroi Boudreaux and Marie Hébert and widow of Alcide Brasseaux, at the Vermilionville church in January 1869. 

2

Joseph, born on the Vermilion in August 1814, died "at his parents' home," age 2, in October 1816. 

3

Norbert, born on the Vermilion in July 1819, married cousin Augustine Marguerite or Marguerite Augustine, daughter of fellow Acadians Auguste Landry and Marie Louise Boudreaux, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1844, and registered the marriage in St. Mary Parish the following September.  Nevertheless, they settled on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

4

Jean, fils, born on the Vermilion in March 1821, called a resident of St. Mary Parish by the recording priest, married Zéolide, daughter of Pierre Brez and his Acadian wife Marie Anne LeBlanc of St. Mary Parish, at the Plattenville church in July 1855.  They lived on Bayou Lafourche near Thibodaux before returning to St. Mary Parish.  Their son Pierre Bélisaire was born near Brashear, now Morgan, City, in September 1862, and Jean Dorcily in July 1865.  In June 1860, the federal census taker in St. Mary Parish counted 4 slaves--2 males and 2 females, ranging in age from 30 to 3--on Jean Templet's farm near Marie Brez in the parish's western district.  By January 1868, Jean, fils and his family were living up bayou in St. Martin Parish.

5

Youngest son Charles, born in Lafayette Parish in March 1823, was, in his early 40s, a conscript from St. Martin Parish during the War of 1861-65, but he probably was too old to serve in a front-line Confederate unit.  He may not have married.   

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Other TEMPLETs on the Western Prairies

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link at least some Templets in the western parishes with known Acadian lines of the family there:

Joséphine Evéline, daughter of Valsin Templet and Zephine Boudreaux, married Clairville, son of Onesime LeBlanc and Carmélite Landry, in a civil ceremony in St. Mary Parish in December 1866, and sanctified the marriage at the Brashear, now Morgan, City, church, St. Mary Parish, in January 1867.  Who were Valsin's parents? 

Télesphore Tamplet, perhaps Templet, married Rose Aimée Thibodeaux, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Aurelie was born near New Iberia, Iberia Parish, in February 1867. 

Jules Henry, son of Marie Templet, was born near Brashear, now Morgan, City, St. Mary Parish, in February 1867.  The priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

Marie Zéolide Templé married Albert Bourque, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter married near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in November 1870. 

NON-ACADIAN FAMILIES in LOUISIANA

Anglo and Irish Americans named Temple settled in South Louisiana as early as the late colonial period.  They became especially plentiful after the Louisiana Purchase.  During the antebellum period, at least one French Templé, who native Louisianians would have called a Foreign Frenchman, settled near his Acadian namesakes on upper Bayou Lafourche:

Alphonse, son of Thomas Templé and Marie-Jeanne Mariette of Vengeons, Department of La Manche, France, married Azélie, daughter of French Creole Jacques Rousseau and widow of Francisco Truxillo, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in December 1837.  One wonders if Alphonse was a kinsman of the Acadian Templets.  

CONCLUSION

Templés settled "late" in greater Acadia, at Port-Toulouse, now St. Peter's, on Île Royale, today's Cape Breton Island, and they came "late" to Louisiana.  In fact, if the Spanish government had not coaxed over 1,500 Acadians in France to emigrate to the colony, there probably would be no members of this family in the Bayou State descended from Acadians.  Ten Templés, all members of a single family, came to Louisiana aboard two of the Seven Ships in 1785.  Most of them went to Manchac, south of Baton Rouge, where one branch remained.  Templets on the river settled in what became West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Ascension parishes.  They were especially numerous around Brusly in West Baton Rouge Parish.  During the late colonial period, a new, larger center of family settlement emerged along upper Bayou Lafourche.  Unlike other Acadian families on the Lafourche who drifted down bayou during the early 1800s, the great majority of the bayou Templets remained in Assumption Parish.  Some of them settled near Pierre Part, north of Lake Verret, at the northwestern edge of the parish, but most of them remained on the bayou near Paincourtville and Plattenville.  Meanwhile, in the early 1810s, a Templet from upper Bayou Lafourche crossed the Atchafalaya Basin and settled in what became Lafayette Parish, creating a small western branch of the family.  One of his sons returned to upper Bayou Lafourche during the late 1840s, but the oldest son remained in Lafayette Parish, and a third son lived near present-day Morgan City before moving up bayou to St. Martin Parish. 

During the antebellum period, a Templé from France settled on upper Bayou Lafourche among his Acadian namesakes.  The great majority of the Templets of South Louisiana, however, descend from André Templé of Normandy and Port-Toulouse. 

Judging by the number of slaves they owned during the late antebellum period, some members of the family, especially on upper Bayou Lafourche, lived very well on their farms and plantations.  In 1850, Florentin Templet of Assumption Parish held 16 slaves on his bayou-side farm next to brother Jean Baptiste, who owned 12 slaves.  A decade later, Jean Baptiste's heirs held 29 slaves and Florentin owned 32 bondsman on their Assumption Parish plantations. 

Over a dozen Templets served Louisiana in uniform during the War of 1861-65, and at least two of them lost their lives in Confederate service.  In June 1861, Adolphe Templet, a 21-year-old farmer from Assumption Parish, enlisted in Company K of the 8th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, a front-line unit raised in Ascension Parish that fought in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania--one of Robert E. Lee's Louisiana Tigers.  Adolphe's service with the Tigers was short-lived, however.  On the long train ride from Louisiana to Virginia in the summer of 1861, Adolphe's foot was smashed accidentally in a railroad accident, and he died of his injury in August.  Enos Templet of Assumption Parish was conscripted into Confederate service in October 1862.  He was one of the many men from his parish who was sent to Vicksburg, Mississippi, and placed in the 1st Regiment Louisiana Heavy Artillery, which occupied battery positions along the river.  Enos also was among the many men from Assumption who fell sick at Vicksburg the following winter.  He died at City Hospital in late January 1863.  Most, if not all, of their Templet cousins in gray returned to their families. 

The war took a terrible toll on the family's economic standing.  Even before Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect in January 1863, Federal commands controlling the lower Mississippi freed the slaves on every farm and plantation their forces could reach.  This would have included the Templet holdings in West Baton Rouge, Iberville, and Ascension parishes.  Union gunboats shelled and burned dozens of plantation houses along the river.  Successive Federal incursions in the Bayou Lafourche valley devastated that region, and Confederate foragers also plagued the area when the Federals were driven off.  Federal armies marched three times through the Teche and upper Vermilion valleys in 1863 and 1864, burning and pillaging many farms and plantations.  Thanks to these Federal incursions, emancipation came early to these areas, with its resulting economic and social turmoil.  Confederate foraging parties and cutthroat Jayhawkers also plagued the areas where Templets lived, adding to the family's misery. ...

In Louisiana, the family's name evolved from Templé to Templet and even Tamplet.  The family's name also is spelled Tamplay, Tamplé, Temfilet, Templais, Templait, Templey, Tempte, Tomblet, Trampelet, Tramplé.  This family should not be confused with the Anglo-American Temple family.  [For the Acadian family's Louisiana "begats," see Book Ten]

Sources:  1850 U.S. Federal Census, Slave Schedules, Ascension, Assumption, & West Baton Rouge parishes; 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Slave Schedules, Ascension, Assumption, St. Mary, & West Baton Rouge parishes; Arsenault, Généalogie, 2046; BRDR, vols. 2, 3, 4, 5(rev.), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11; De La Roque, "Tour of Inspection," Canadian Archives 1905, 2A:21; Hébert, D., South LA Records, vols. 3, 4; Hébert, D., Southwest LA Records, vols. 2-A, 2-B, 2-C, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9; NOAR, vol. 3; <perso.orange.fr/froux/St_malo_arrivees/Reine_d_Espagne.htm>, Family Nos. 12, 13 (listed twice); Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, viii (source of quotation), 154-55; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 164-65, 731-34; Voorhies, J., Some Late Eighteenth-Century Louisianians, 525.  

Settlement Abbreviations 
(present-day civil parishes that existed in 1861 are in parentheses; hyperlinks on the abbreviations take you to brief histories of each settlement):

For a chronology of Acadian Arrivals in Louisiana, 1764-early 1800s, see Appendix.

The hyperlink attached to an individual's name is connected to a list of Acadian immigrants for a particular settlement and provides a different perspective on the refugee's place in family and community. 

NOTES

01.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him André TRAMPLE, & lists him with his wife & 8 children; Arsenault, Généalogie, 948, 949, 2046, cites his residence at Port-Toulouse; <perso.orange.fr/froux/St_malo_arrivees/Reine_d_Espagne.htm>, Families No. 12 & 13 (listed twice), calls his first wife Marie ROYER & says that she & 2 of their children, son René & daughter Modeste, died at sea in the 1758-59 crossing to St.-Malo; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him André TRAMPLÉ, marin, age 59, on the embarkation list, Andres TRAMPLE on the debarkation list, & André TEMPLÉ, sailor, age 59, on the complete listing, says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his wife & 8 children, details his second marriage, including the name of his first wife, Marie DEVAUX, used here, & the name of his wife's first husband, & gives the year of baptism for son André-Joseph, called here simply André; BRDR, 2:685 (SGA-8, 7, #30), his death/burial record, calls him Anrdrés TEMPLET, widower of Margarita LEBLANC, natives of Nantes, France, but does not give his parents' names or his age at the time of his death.  See also De La Roque "Tour of Inspection," Canadian Archives 1905, 2A:21; Voorhies, J., Some Late Eighteenth-Century Louisianians, 489.

For the 1777 attempt to emigrate to LA, see Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, viii.  He was not a native of Nantes, he only lived there in his final months in France. 

His burial was recorded at St.-Gabriel because the area around Fort Bute, north of Bayou Manchac, where he & his family settled, had no church of its own until 1793, when St.-Joseph Parish was created at Baton Rouge. 

02.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him André [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him André, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, age 7, on the embarkation list, Andres, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & André  TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, age 7, on the complete listing, says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings, gives the year of his baptism in France, & calls him André.  

His middle name is from Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154.

03.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him Charles [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him Charles, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, sailor, age 22, on the embarkation list, Carlos, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Charles TREPLÉ[sic], his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, sailor, age 22, on the complete listing, & says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:685 (ASC-1, 169, his marriage record, calls him Carlos TEMPLET, "an Acadian," calls his wife Maria-Rosa LIVOIS, "an Acadian," gives no parents' names, & says the witnesses to his marriage were Abraham LANDRY & Jean LEJEUNE. 

04.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls her Isabelle [TRAMPLE], & lists her with her parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls her Isabelle, sa [André TRAMPLÉ's] fille, age 25, on the embarkation list, Isabel, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Isabelle TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] daughter, age 25, on the complete listing, & says she was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with her parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:162, 685 (PCP-19, 20), her marriage record, calls her Élisabeth TEMPLÉ, calls her husband Jean-Charles BROUSART, gives her & his parents' names, & says the witnesses to her marriage were Jean TEMPLÉ [her brother] & Jacques TEMPLÉ [another brother]. 

Her marriage was recorded at Pointe Coupée because the Manchac area north of the bayou had no church of its own until the Baton Rouge parish was created in 1793, so priests from Pointe Coupée, and from St.-Gabriel downriver, administered the sacraments in the Manchac/Baton Rouge area until Baton Rouge got its own church. 

05.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him Jacques [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him Jacques, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, sailor, age 20, on the embarkation list, Santiage, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Jacques TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, sailor, age 20, on the complete listing, & says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:611, 686 (PCP-19, 28), his marriage record, calls him Jacques TEMPLÉ "of St. Malo, France," calls his wife Victoire QUEMINE "of St. Malo, France," gives his & her parents' names, & says the witnesses to his marriage were Servant TEMPLÉ [his brother] & François BABIN; BRDR, 2:686 (ASM-3, 8), his death/burial record, calls him Santiago TEMPLET, "age 31 years, married to Francisca KIMINE, native of St. Malo," but does not gives his parents' names.

His marriage was recorded at Pointe Coupée because the Manchac/Baton Rouge area did not have a church of its own until 1793, so priests from Pointe-Coupée administered the sacraments in those communities until then. 

He was counted in the Valenzuéla census of Apr 1797, so it is unlikely that he died in Aug 1796; it was probably Aug 1797. 

06.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him Jean [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him Jean, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, sailor, age 24, on the embarkation list, Juan, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Jean TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, sailor, age 24, on the complete listing, & says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:243-44, 686 (SGA-5, 32), his marriage record, calls him Juan TEMPLET, calls his wife Maria DOIRON, gives his & her parents' names, says that his parents were "of Diocese of St. Malo, Province de Bretana in France," hers "of Parish of Plaihain, Diocese of St. Malo de Bretana in France," & that the witnesses to his marriage were Charles TEMPLÉ [his brother] & Pierre ALLAIN. 

His marriage was recorded at St.-Gabriel because the area north of Bayou Manchac did not have a church of its own until 1793.  St.-Gabriel, to the south, & Pointe Coupée, across the river and to the northwest, were the closest communities to Manchac & Baton Rouge in late 1785. 

He was the only one of his brothers who did not re-settle on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

07.  Wall of Names, 41, calls her Margueritte TEMPLE; <perso.orange.fr/froux/St_malo_arrivees/Reine_d_Espagne.htm>, Families No. 12 & 13 (listed twice); Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; BRDR, 5(rev.):558 (SJA-4, 60), her death/burial record, calls her Marguerite TEMPLET, "79 yrs. old, widow of Joseph BRAUX," but does not give her parents' names.  See also De La Roque "Tour of Inspection," Canadian Archives 1905, 2A:21. 

Her estimated birth year is based not on the age given for her on the passenger list of the Queen of Spain, but on her ages found on the passenger list of L'Amitié, in the LA censuses in which she is found, & in her burial record. 

Her marriage date makes no sense if she accompanied her father, stepmother, & half-siblings from Châtellerault to Nantes in Mar 1776.  She likely remained in Poitou when her large family headed for Nantes in the last of the convoys to the Breton port, married in Poitou the following year, & then joined her family at Nantes, where she was countd with her husband in 1782.  Robichaux's study of the Acadians in Poitou does not specify which members of André TEMPLÉ's family went with him to Nantes, only that "André TEMPLÉ, Marguerite LEBLANC, his wife and family of 12 persons were in the Fourth Convoy leaving Châtellerault for Nantes from March 6 to March 13, 1776."  See Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 24 (source of quotation), 94; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 36-37, 154 (source of quotation). 

Her husband's burial record, dated 14 Aug 1822, in BRDR, 4:95 (SJA-4, 50a), calls her Marie Marguerite TAMPLET.  She also died in St. James Parish.  What brought them there?  It was unusual for couples living on upper Bayou Lafourche to return to the river. 

08.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls her Marie-Magdelaine [TRAMPLE], & lists her with her parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls her Marie-Magdelaine, sa [André TRAMPLÉ's] fille, age 17, on the embarkation list, Isabel, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hija, on the debarkation list, & Marie-Magdelaine TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] daughter, age 17, on the complete listing, & says she was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with her parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:95, 686 (ASM-2, 2), her marriage record, calls her Maria Magdalena TEMPLET, calls her husband Joaquin BLANCHARD, gives her & his parents' names, says her parents were "of St. Servan in Britany, France," his were "of St. Suliac in Britany, France," that her father was deceased at the time of the wedding, & that the witnesses to her marriage were Juan Carlos BROUSSARD & Calisto LANDRY. 

09.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him Olivier [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him Olivier, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, age 11, on the embarkation list, Olivier, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Olivier TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, age 11, on the complete listing, & says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:686 (SGA-8, 2, #4), his death/burial record, calls him Olivier TEMPLET, age 14 years, & gives his parents' names. 

His burial was recorded at St.-Gabriel because the area around Fort Bute, north of Bayou Manchac, where his family settled, had no church of its own until 1793, when St.-Joseph Parish was created at Baton Rouge. 

10.  Wall of Names, 27 (pl. 6L), calls him Servant [TRAMPLE], & lists him with his parents & 7 siblings; Robichaux, Acadians in St.-Malo, 731-34, Family No. 861; Robichaux, Acadians in Châtellerault, 93-94, Family No. 183; Robichaux, Acadians in Nantes, 154-55, Family No. 279; Hébert, D., Acadian Families in Exile 1785, 2-3, calls him Servant, son [André TRAMPLÉ's] fils, sailor, age 15, on the embarkation list, Servando, su [Andres TRAMPLE's] hijo, on the debarkation list, & Servant TEMPLÉ, his [André TEMPLÉ's] son, sailor, age 15, on the complete listing, & says he was in the 2nd Family aboard Le Bon Papa with his parents & 7 siblings; BRDR, 2:33, 686-87 (ASC-2, 47), his marriage record, calls him Servano TEMPLÉ, calls his wife Céleste AUCOIN "of St. Malo," gives his & her parents' names, says parents were "of St. Malo, France," & that the witnesses to his marriage were Pierre AUCOIN, Pierre BLANCHARD, Joseph BREAUX, Jean ÉBERT, & Louis BLANCHARD; BRDR, 4:519 (ASM-3, 206), his death/burial record, calls him Servan TEMPLET, "age 58 yrs., of St. Servan in France, husband of Céleste OQUIN," but does not give his parents' names. 

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