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:              376          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:           205            54.5
Exogamous marriages:             171            45.5

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), GAUDIN, 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 57

BOURG/BOURQUE non-Acadian connection:  ADAM(2), AGER, AISENNE, ALBERT, AUGERON, AUTHEMENT, AYAUX, BACHE, BARRAS, BAUDOIN/BODIN(3), BEARD, BERNARD du MONTIER, BERTHELOT, BERTRAND, BODIN, BOUSSAN, BOUTTE, CAILLER, CAIRE, CANADE, CARMOUCHE, CARUTHERS, CARVER, CAUSIN, CHETE, CLAIREAUX, COLONNE(2), CONDRAC, CORVET, COUSSAT, DAUNIS, DEBORDES, DELLUCCI(2), DELMERE, DESORMEAUX(2),  DORÉ, DUBOIS(2), DULAN, DUPRÉ, DUROY, ELFERT, FALTEMAN/FELTEMAN(3), FERIOUX, FEUCHERE, FIGURANT, FILSE, FOLSE(2), FREDERICK, FREMIN(3), FRIOU, GARIDEL, GARY, GASPARD(2), GILBERT, GOMEZ, GONZALES, GROS(2), HATCH, HERNANDEZ, HICKS, HIDALGO, HIGGINBOTHAM, HIMEL, HULIN, HUVAL, JABBOIS/JOLIBOIS, LABBÉ, LALANDE, LAVERGNE(4), LAVIGNE, LEBOEUF(3), LEBRUN, LECHE, LEHMANN, LEONARD, LESSARD, LEWIS, LIRETTE, LOPEZ(3), LORET, LUCE, MAITREJEAN, MATILL, MAURIN, MEDAL, METRA, 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, SKINNER, SIMON(3), SIMONEAUX(5), SPRINGER, STELLY, STOUT(2), THIBEAU, TORBERT, TRICHE, TROSCLAIR, VERRET(2), VESIERS, VIATOR, VICKNAIR, WAGUESPACK  134

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BOURGEOIS (Acadians only)

Analysis of BOURGEOIS marriages, 1765-1861: 

Total marriages listed:            332       100.0%
Endogamous marriages:         177         53.3
Exogamous marriages:           155         46.7

BOURGEOIS Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX(7), BABIN(6), BERGERON(3), BERTEAU, 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, THIBODEAUX(3) 54

BOURGEOIS non-Acadian connection:  AISENE, BADEAUX, BARRAS, BARRIOS(2), BAUDET, BAUDOIN(3), BERNARD, BERTAUD, BONIN(2), BRU, BRYANT, BOUCRY, BOUIS, BOUVIER, BRIGNAC, CAMBRE(2), CANTRELLE, CARDAILLAC, CHAMPAGNE, CHAUVIN, CHENET(3), CLAUDET, CONSTANTIN, COQUILLE, CROSS, COUSSOT, CUREAU, DARBOIS, DAUPHINOIS, DAVIS, DELATTE, DICHARRY, DONGIEUX, DRUILHET, DUFRENE(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, LAPEYROUSE, LEBLANC(2), LEDET, LEDOUX, LESSARD, LOPEZ, MANNOT, MATHERNE(6), MATTE, MIGAUD, MINVIELLE, MOLARD, MONTET, MOSSMAN, NORRIS, OUBRE, PATIN, POCHÉ/PORCHE(5), PRICE, REINE(2), RICHE, ROME(2), ROSSI/ROUSE, ROUSSEL(2), ROUILLIER, SCHEXNAYDER(9), SCIONNEAUX, SEVIN, SHAFFER, SIMONEAUX, STEMPEL, STIVEN, STOUFFLET, TAILLEUX, TASSIN, TERREBONNE(2), TERRELL, THIBODAUX(2), TOUPS(6), TRUDEAU, VAVASSEUR(2), VAUDRI, VICKNAIR, VILLARD, VOGNET, WAGUESPACK, WEBRE(2) 107

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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, HIRZIL, LALONDE, MATHIEU(2), MAYER, MILLER(2), NELSON, OLIVIER(2), SEGOBIA, TELLERE/TAYLOR 13

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