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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BOURG/BOURQUE (Acadians only)

Analysis of BOURG/BOURQUE marriages, 1765-1861: 

Total marriages listed:              377          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           204            54.1
Exogamous marriages:             173            45.9

BOURG/BOURQUE Acadian connection:  ALLAIN, AUCOIN(8), BABINEAUX, BARRILLEAUX(2), BENOIT(2), BERNARD(2), BERTRAND, BLANCHARD(7), BOUDREAUX(14), BOURG/BOURQUE(10), BOURGEOIS(5), BREAUX(4), BROUSSARD(3), BUJOLE(2), COMEAUX(4), CORMIER, DAIGLE(4), DANTIN, DOIRON, DOUCET, DUGAS(5), DUHON(5), DUPUIS(8), FORET(3), GAUTREAUX(6), GIROIR, GRAVOIS(2), GUIDRY(3), GUILBEAU, GUILLOT(4), HÉBERT(8), HENRY(2), LANDRY(14), LEBLANC(11), LEGER, LEJEUNE, LIVOIS, MAZEROLLE, MELANÇON, MIRE(3), NAQUIN(5), PITRE(3), POIRIER, PREJEAN, RICHARD(5), ROBICHAUX(2), ROGER(4), ROY, SAVOIE(3), SONNIER, TALBOT, TEMPLET(2), THERIOT(5), THIBODEAUX(7), TRAHAN(7), USÉ 56

BOURG/BOURQUE non-Acadian connection:  ADAM(2), AGER, AISENNE, ALBERT, AUGERON, AUTHEMENT, AYAUX, BACHE, BARRAS, BAUDOIN(2), BEARD, BERNARD du MONTIER, BERTHELOT, BERTRAND, BODIN(2), BOUSSAN, BOUTTÉ, CAILLER, CAIRE, CANADE, CARMOUCHE, CARUTHERS, CARVER, CAUSIN, CHAUVIN, CHETE/ESHTE, CLAIREAUX, COLONNE(2), CONDRAC, CORVET, COUSSAT, DAUNIS, DEBORDES, DELLUCCI(2), DELMERE, DESORMEAUX(2), DORÉ, DUBOIS(2), DULAN, DUPRÉ, DUROY, ELFERT, FALTEMAN/FELTEMAN(3), FEUCHERE, FIGURANT, FILSE, FOLSE(2), FREDERICK, FREMIN(3), FRIOU(2), GARIDEL, GARIO/GARY, GASPARD(2), GAUDIN, GILBERT, GOMEZ, GONZALES, GROS(2), HATCH, HERNANDEZ, HICKS, HIDALGO, HIGGINBOTHAM, HIMEL, HULIN, HUVAL, JOLIBOIS, LABBÉ, LALANDE, LAVERGNE(4), LAVIGNE, LEBOEUF(3), LEBRUN, LECHE, LEHMANN, LEONARD, LESSARD, LEWIS/LOUIS, LIRETTE, LOPES/LOPEZ(3), LORET, LUCE, MAITREJEAN, MATILL, MAURIN, MEDAL, METRAS, MILLER, MOLLERE, MONTET(3), MOREAU, MORILLON, MOSEMAN, MOULARD(2), NAVARRE, NEEL, NORMAND, OLIVIER, OUBRE(3), OZIO, PARR(2), PENISSON, PEYTAVIN, PIFFERI, PIRAULT, PROVOST, RAISON, RENTROP(2), RODRIGUE, ROM, ROMERO, ROSSIGNOL, ROUS, ROUX, ROYER, SAUSSE, SCHMITT, SEGUIN, SHANKS, SIGUR, SIMON(3), SIMONEAUX(5), SKINNER, SPRINGER, STELLY, STOUT(2), THIBEAU, TORBER, TRICHE, TROSCLAIR, VERRET(2), VESIERS, VIATOR, VICKNAIR, WAGUESPACK  136

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BOURGEOIS (Acadians only)

Analysis of BOURGEOIS marriages, 1765-1861: 

Total marriages listed:            332       100.0%
Endogamous marriages:         176         53.0
Exogamous marriages:           156         47.0

BOURGEOIS Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX(7), BABIN(6), BERGERON(3), BERTRAND, BOUDREAUX(4), BOURG/BOURQUE(5), BOURGEOIS(24), BREAUX(3), CHIASSON, CLOUÂTRE(5), COMEAUX, DAIGLE(3), DANTIN, DAROIS, DUGAS(3), DUHON(3), FORET(4), GAUDET(8), GAUDIN(5), GAUTREAUX(3), GRANGER, GRAVOIS, GUIDRY(5), GUILLOT(3), HÉBERT(2), HENRY, LACHAUSSÉE, LAMBERT, LANDRY(9), LANOUX, LEBLANC(13), LEGER, LEJEUNE(2), LEVRON, LOUVIERE(2), MARTIN, MELANÇON(7), MICHEL, MIRE(5), MOLAISON, ORILLION, PART(6), PITRE, POIRIER, PREJEAN, RICHARD(5), ROBICHAUX(3), ROGER, SAVOIE(2), SONNIER, TEMPLET, THERIOT, THIBODAUX/THIBODEAUX(5) 53

BOURGEOIS non-Acadian connection:  AISENE, BADEAUX, BARRAS, BARRIOS(2), BAUDET, BAUDOIN(3), BERNARD, BERTAUD/BERTEAU(2), BONIN(2), BOUCRY, BOUIS, BOUVIER, BRIGNAC, BRU, BRYANT, CAMBRE(2), CANTRELLE, CARDAILLAC, CHAMPAGNE, CHAUVIN, CHENET(3), CLAUDET, CONSTANTIN, COQUILLE, CROSS, COUSSOT, CUREAU, DARBOIS, DAUPHINOIS, DAVIS, DESLATTES, DICHARRY, DONGIEUX, DRUILHET, DUFRENE/DUFRENEY(4), ERNEST, ESTIVENE, FOLSE(2), FONSECA, FREDERICK, FREMIN, FRIOU, GASSEN, GATT, GAUDIN, GONSOULIN, GRABERT, GRÉGOIRE, GUILBERT, HAYDEL, HIMEL, HOTARD, HUGUET(3), JOLY(2), JORET, JUDICE, KELLER, LAICHE(3), LAINE/LAISNE(2), LANGLINET, LAPEROUSE, LEBLANC(2), LEDET, LEDOUX, LESSARD, LOPEZ, MANNOT, MATHERNE(6), MATTE, MIGAUD, MINVIELLE, MOLARD, MONTE, MOSSMAN, NORRIS, OUBRE, PATIN, POCHÉ/PORCHE(5), PRICE, REINE(2), RICHE, ROME(2), ROSSI/ROUSE, ROUILLIER, ROUSSEL(2), SCHEXNAYDER(9), SCIONNEAUX, SEVIN, SHAFFER, SIMONEAUX, STEMPEL, STIVEN, STOUFFLET, TAILLEUX, TASSIN, TERREBONNE(2), TERRELL, TOUPS(6), TRUDEAU, VAUDRI, VAVASSEUR(2), VICKNAIR, VILLARD, VOGNET, WAGUESPACK, WEBRE(2) 106

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BOUTIN (Acadians only)

Analysis of BOUTIN marriages, 1768-1860:

Total marriages listed:            21         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           4           19.0
Exogamous marriages:           17           81.0

BOUTIN Acadian connection:  CHIASSON, LEGER, SAVOY, TRAHAN 4

BOUTIN non-Acadian connection:  AVIL, BARBE, BROUSSE, DUPLECHAIN, GATT, HIRZEL, LALONDE, MATHIEU(2), MAYER, MILLER(2), NELSON, OLIVIER(2), SEGOBIA, TELLERE/TAYLOR 13

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