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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ACHÉE

Analysis of ACHÉE marriages, 1786-1859:

Total marriages listed:                       35                   100.0%
Endogamous marriages:                    21                     60.0
Exogamous marriages:                      14                     40.0

ACHÉE Acadian connection:  BABIN, BERNARD, DAIGLE, DANTIN, DAVID, DOIRON, DUGAS, DUPUY, GUILBEAU, HÉBERT(2), LANDRY(2), LEBLANC(2), PITRE(2), ROGER, THIBODEAUX, USE(2) 16

ACHÉE non-Acadian connection:  BARRE, BOUTARY, CALANDROT, CHARRIER, GEINGLINS, HOUSIAUX, LASCOUREIGES, LEDET, MALBROUGH, SEVIN, SIMONEAUX(2), ST. ANGE, ST. GERMAIN 13

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ALLAIN (Acadians only)

Analysis of ALLAIN marriages, 1773-1861:

Total marriages listed:                       50            100.0%
Endogamous marriages:                    31              62.0
Exogamous marriages:                      19              38.0

ALLAIN Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX, BABIN, BERNARD, BLANCHARD(2), BOURQUE, BREAUX, COMEAUX, DAIGLE(2), DUPUY, FORET, GAUTREAUX, GUIDRY, HÉBERT(3), LANDRY(5), LEBLANC(6), LEJEUNE, RICHARD, THIBODEAUX 18

ALLAIN non-Acadian connection:  BOUSH, DUPUY, FRETTE, GALLAUGHER, GUILLORY, GUITTEAU, JARDOIN, KNOBLOCK, LAMBREMONT, MENDOZA, MIREMONT, PICOU, RAMOUIN, REDDITT, REINE, RENIN, RIBARD, RIVAS, RIVIERE, TUILLIER 20

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ARBOUR (Acadians only)

Analysis of ARBOUR marriages, 1793-1854:

Total marriages listed:                          12        100.0%
Endogamous marriages:                         4          33.3
Exogamous marriages:                           8          66.7

ARBOUR Acadian connection:  DAIGLE(2), HENRY, POIRIER 3

ARBOUR non-Acadian connection:  ALTAZIN, DELAHAY(2), GLOVER, GUERRY, LERRY, MARTINEZ, MAURIN/MORIN 7

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ARCEMENT

Analysis of ARCEMENT marriages, 1787-1860:

Total marriages listed:                 29          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:               21            72.4
Exogamous marriages:                  8             27.6

ARCEMENT Acadian connection:  AUCOIN(2), BERGERON, BLANCHARD, BOUDREAUX(2), CROCHET, DUGAS, FOREST, GAUTRAUX, GUIDRY(2), NAQUIN, PITRE, RASICO, RICHARD(2), ROBICHAUX(2), SAVOIE, THIBODAUX 16

ARCEMENT non-Acadian connection:  AYSSENE, BELLANGER, BRUNET, BURS, DUPLANTIS, HONORÉ, JUNEAU, LAGRANGE  8

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ARCENEAUX (Acadians only)

Analysis of ARCENEAUX marriages, 1767-1861:

Total marriages listed:                  195           100.0%
Endogamous marriages:               129             66.2 
Exogamous marriages:                   66             33.8

ARCENEAUX Acadian connection:  ALLAIN, ARCENEAUX(8), AUCOIN(6), BABIN(2), BARRILLEAUX, BENOIT, BERGERON(2), BERNARD(3), BLANCHARD(8), BOURGEOIS(8), BRASSEAUX(2), BREAUX(11), BROUSSARD(5), CLOUÂTRE, COMEAUX, CORMIER, CROCHET, DAIGLE, DAVID(2), DELAUNE, DUBOIS, DUGAS, DUHON, DUPUIS(2), GAUDET, GAUDIN/GODIN(3), GAUTREAUX(2), GRAVOIS, GUILBEAU, HÉBERT(2), LABAUVE, LANDRY(3), LEBLANC(6), MARTIN(2), MELANCON(5), MICHEL, MIRE(4), MOUTON(4), PART, POIRIER(3), PREJEAN(2), RICHARD(2), ROBICHAUX(3), ROGER, SAVOIE, SONNIER(2), TEMPLET, THERIOT(3), THIBODEAUX(3) 50

ARCENEAUX non-Acadian connection:  ANDRUS(2), BAQUET, BARRIOS(3), BARTHÉLEMY, BEBE, BIHM, BLAIRE, BLOUIN(3), BOULET, BOZE, BROWN, BUQUOIS, CANAUDELAT, CANTRELLE, CARMOUCHE(4), CELEURS/SELEURS(2), CHEVET, CONNILLE, CORNET, COX, DARTES(2), DECARRAUX/DECAREAU, DELHOMME(2), DICHARRY(2), DOMINGUEZ, EASTIN, ENGERON, ESTEVAN, FUSILIER, LASSEIGNE, LATIOLAIS, LELEUX, LYONS, MAXENT, MAINVILLE/MINVIELLE, MATHERNE(2), MOLLERE, MUNIER, NEZAT, PAHUD, PATIN, PICOU, RODRIQUE, ROY, SIMONEAUX(2), TASSIN, TOMLETTE, VALIERE, VAVASSEUR, VERRET, YNOGASS 51

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AROSTEGUY

Analysis of AROSTEGUY marriages, 1766-68:

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

AROSTEGUY Acadian connection:  none

AROSTEGUY non-Acadian connection:  CAPDEVILLE, MORIN 2

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AUCOIN

Analysis of AUCOIN marriages, 1777-1861:

Total marriages listed:                   268      100.0%
Endogamous marriages:                190        70.9
Exogamous marriages:                    78        29.1

AUCOIN Acadian connection:  ARCENAUX/ARSEMENT(8), AUCOIN(16), BARIOT(3), BARRILLAUX, BELLARD, BENOIT(2), BERNARD, BLANCHARD(12), BOUDREAUX(14), BOURG/BOURQUE(8), BRASSEAUX, BREAUX(4), COMEAUX(2), CROCHET(3), DAROIS(2), DAIGLE(7), DELAUNE(3), DEROCHE, DOIRON(5), DUBOIS, DUGAT, DUPUIS(9), GAUTREAUX(10), GIROIR(2), GRANGER, GUIDRY(4), GUILLOT(7), HEBERT(12), HENRY, LANDRY(13), LEBLANC(5), LEJEUNE, LEVRON, MASEROLE, MIRE(3), NAQUIN, OZELET(2), POTIER(2), RICHARD(6), ROBICHAUX(2), SAVOIE, TEMPLET, THERIOT(3), THIBODEAUX(2), TRAHAN(3) 45

AUCOIN non-Acadian connection:  ADAM/ADAMS(3), ALMINDINGUE, BARAS(2), BARBIER, BARTHET, BAUDOIN, BERGEAU, BERONNE, BERTRAND, BITANCOURT, BOULLION, BREZ, BUSHNELL, CANCIENNE(2), CHAUVIN, COMSTOCK, CUNNINGHAM, DESHOTEL, DESMARAIS/DESMARET(2), DUMON, DUPRE/DUPRES(2), FAULK, FONTAINE, FONTENOT(5), FREMAIN, FRIOUX(2), FUSELIER, GARUIEL, GORRET, HOFFMANN, LAGARDE, LAGRANGE, LAMOUREAUX, LANGLOIS, LEBOEUF, LECONTE, LELOREC, MCCAULEY, MEYER, MONTE, NOEL, NORMAND, PEDEAU, PICOU(2), PORCHE, RAOUL, RICHARD, ROMAIN, SELLAR, SILVESTRE, SIMON, SIMONEAUX, SKINNER, SMITH, ST.GERMAIN(2), TROSCLAIR, TRUXILLO, TULLIER(3), VENOY, VERDAUX, VERRET, VEZINA, VIGE 63

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