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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LeBorgne de BÉLISLE (Acadians only)

Analysis of BÉLISLE marriages, 1793-1850:

Total marriages listed:                3               100.0%
Endogamous marriages:             3               100.0
Exogamous marriages:               0                   0.0

BÉLISLE Acadian connection:  LANDRY(2), DUHON 2

BÉLISLE non-Acadian connection:  none

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BELLARD (Acadians only)

Analysis of BELLARD marriages, 1789- 1861:

Total marriages listed:             25         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:            8           32.0
Exogamous marriages:            17           68.0

BELLARD Acadian connection:  AUCOIN, COMEAUX, DOUCET(2), FORET, GAUTREAUX, LEJEUNE, RICHARD 7

BELLARD non-Acadian connection:  BOURASSA, CARRIÈRE(4), GALLIEN, JANISE(2), LEBLEU(2), LEBOEUF, LEDOUX, MATTE(3), MILLER, PARISEAU 10

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BELLEMÈRE

Analysis of BELLEMÈRE marriages, 1787:

Total marriages listed:             2         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:          1           50.0
Exogamous marriages:            1           50.0

BELLEMÈRE Acadian connection:  LAMBERT

BELLEMÈRE non-Acadian connection:  PALLAQUIN

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BELLIVEAU

No marriages found

BENOIT (Acadians only)

Analysis of BENOIT marriages, 1771-1861:

Total marriages listed:            132          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           80            60.6
Exogamous marriages:             52            39.4

BENOIT Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX, AUCOIN, BABINEAUX(8), BENOIT(4), BERGERON, BOUDREAUX(6), BOURQUE(2), BREAUX(6), BROUSSARD(6), CLÉMENT(2), COMEAUX(2), CORMIER(2), DAROIS, DE LA FORESTRIE, DUGAS, DUPUY, GRANGER(2), GUIDRY(4), HÉBERT(4), LABAUVE(2), LAMBERT, LANDRY, LEBERT, LEBLANC, LEGER, LOUVIERE(2), MELANÇON, NAQUIN, PINET, PREJEAN(2), RICHARD, SAVOIE(2), THIBODEAUX(6), TRAHAN(2) 34

BENOIT non-Acadian connection:  ADAM, AUGERON, BEDFORD, BONIN, BOONE, BROSSEART, CAILLOUET(2), CAMPOS, CLEMENT, COBOS, COURVELLE, DANION, DOMINGUE, ELSWORTH, FAVRON, FORESTIER, HUVAL, JAGNEAU, KLING, LACASE, LAGRANGE, LAMIR, LEBLEU, MALLET, MARCEL, MARTIN, MORVANT(4), NAVARRE(2), PANVIL, PIERRON, PONTIFF, RACCA, ROCHON, ROGER, ROYER(2), SEVIN, STOUTS, STRICKLAND, TABOR(3), TEAL, TOZEIN, TURREYRA, WEEKLY, WELSH 44

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BERGERON (Acadians only)

Analysis of BERGERON marriages, 1767-1861:

Total marriages listed:              185            100.0%
Endogamous marriages:             88              47.6  
Exogamous marriages:               97              52.4

BERGERON Acadian connection:  ARCEMENT, ARCENEAUX(3), BABIN(5), BARRILLEAUX, BENOIT, BERGERON(2), BERNARD, BOUDREAUX(6), BOURGEOIS(3), BREAUX(7), CHIASSON, CLOUÂTRE, COMEAUX(3), CROCHET(5), DAIGLE(2), DANTIN, DELAUNE, DOIRON, DUGAS, FORET(4), GAUDET(2), GAUDIN, GAUTREAUX(2), GUIDRY(3), GUILLOT, HÉBERT(6), HENRY, LANDRY(2), LEBLANC(5), LEJEUNE, MELANÇON(2), MIRE, NAQUIN, PART, PITRE, RICHARD(3), ROBICHAUX, SAVOIE(2), THERIOT, THIBODEAUX 40

BERGERON non-Acadian connection:  ANTAYA, ANTILL, ARSENAUX(2), AUBERT, AUTIN(3), AYO, BARRAS, BAUDOIN, BEAUSERGEANT, BELLANGER, BONVILLAIN(4), BOUDELOCHE, BOUIS, BOUTARY, BRATTEN, BROWN, CAILLOUET, CANCIENNE(2), CANTRELLE, CHAMPAGNE, CHATAIGNIER, CAULFIELD, DARCE, DE ST. GERMAIN, DOMINGUE, DONOHUE, DUÉE, DUFRENE, DUPLANTIS, DUTHU, ECHETE, EXNICIOS, FALTEMAN, GOMEZ, GRABERT(4), GREEN, GROSS, GUIDROZ, HAYDEL(2), HERNANDEZ, HYMEL, JOURDIN, LUKE, LAGARDE(2), LAHURE, LANZON, LEBOEUF, LEDET(2), LEGENDRE, LELORETTE, LIRETTE(2), LOEWENSTEIN, MALBROUGH, MARCEL(4), METRA, MIGAUD, MOORE, MORONGE, MUNSON(2), NAVARRE, OLIVIER, PERIGEAU, PONTIFF, PORCHE(2), RENAULD, RHODES, ROBINSON, RODDY, ROUSSEAU, SANCHES, SERRE, SEVILLE, SIMONEAUX, THIBODAUX, TOUPS(2), TRUXILLO, WARNER 77

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BERNARD (Acadians only)

Analysis of BERNARD marriages, 1770-1861:

Total marriages listed:               164                 100.0%            
Endogamous marriages:            110                   67.1
Exogamous marriages:                54                   32.9

BERNARD Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX(3), BERGERON, BERNARD(10), BLANCHARD(2), BOURG(2), BREAUX(5), BROUSSARD(10), CASTILLE, CLEMENT(2), COMEAUX(4), DUGAS(6), DUHON, FOREST, GAUTREAUX, GIROUARD(2), GUIDRY(6), GUILBEAU(9), GUILLOT, LACHAUSSEE, LANDRY(11), LEBERT, LEBLANC(7), LEJEUNE, MARTIN, MELANÇON(4), MIRE(2), MOUTON(4), POIRIER(2), PREJEAN(2), RICHARD, ROBICHAUX, THIBODEAUX(5) 32

BERNARD non-Acadian connection:  ADAM(2), ALLOUARD, AUBERT, BADEAUX, BERNARD, BOULLE, BOYER, BULLIARD, BUTAUD, CARMOUCHE(3), CARUTHERS(3), CHACHERE, COINTEMENT, COURCIER, COURET, DEJEAN, DELHOMME, DEROUEN, ESTILETTE, FOREMAN, FRANCHEZ(2), FRANK, HUVAL, JOHNSON, KNOBLOCH, LANGE, LANGLINAIS, LEDET(2), LELORET, MISSONNIER(2), MONTET, MORVANT(2), NEVEU, NEZAT, PATIN, PERRODIN, ROY(2), ST. CYR, ST. JULIEN, WALKER, WALSH, WEBRE, WILLIAMS 43

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BERTEAU ("Acadians" only)

Analysis of BERTEAU marriages, 1766-1858:

Total marriages listed:             15         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:          10           66.7
Exogamous marriages:              5           33.3

BERTEAU Acadian connection:  BLANCHARD, BOURGEOIS, BREAUX(2), GAUDET(2), LAMBERT, MICHEL, SAVOY, THERIOT 7

BERTEAU non-Acadian connection:  AYCOCK, CHAUVIN, FREDERICK, GRENAGE, LEBOEUF 5

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BERTRAND (Acadians only)

Analysis of BERTRAND marriages, 1785-1857:

Total marriages listed:             14            100.0%
Endogamous marriages:          10              71.4
Exogamous marriages:              4              28.6

BERTRAND Acadian connection:  BOUDREAUX, BOURG, BOURGEOIS, LANDRY, LEBLANC(3), PITRE, RASSICOT, ROBICHAUX 8

BERTRAND non-Acadian connection:  CAILLIAU, DUBOIS, LEGENDRE, ROMOGOSSA 4

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