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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RASSICOT (Acadians only)

Analysis of RASSICOT marriages, 1787-1820:

Total marriages listed:             10         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:            6           60.0 
Exogamous marriages:              4           40.0

RASSICOT Acadian connection:  ARCEMENT, BERTRAND, BOUDREAUX, RICHARD, ROBICHAUX(2) 5

RASSICOT non-Acadian connection:  GAUBERT, GUILLOU, JUDICE, LECOMPTE 4

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RENAUD (Acadians only)

no marriages found

RICHARD (Acadians only)

Analysis of RICHARD marriages, 1766-

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RITTE

no marriages found

RIVET (Acadians only)

Analysis of RIVET marriages, 1768-1861:

Total marriages listed:                69             100.0%
Endogamous marriages:             36               52.2
Exogamous marriages:               33               47.8

RIVET Acadian connection:  BABIN(3), BREAUX(3), BUJOLE, COMEAUX(2), CORMIER, HÉBERT(3), HERNANDEZ(2), LALONDE, LAMBERT, LANDRY(7), LEBLANC(6), MELANÇON(2), RICHARD, RIVET(2), ROBICHAUX 15

RIVET non-Acadian connection:  BADOU, BERMEYO, BOURGEOIS, CHABOISSEAU, CHAPOTON, CHARME, COUSIN, DANOS, DARDENNE, DELHOMME, DUPRÉ, ESCLAPON, FORBES, GUIDROZ, GUILLORY, HATCH, HERNANDEZ, JEANTRID, LANCLOS(2), MALLET, de MEDINA, MONTERO, MORALES(2), NOEL, PRINGLE, RIBOLLE, RIVIERE, ROSS, ROY, TOUPS, WHALEY 31

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ROBICHAUX

Analysis of ROBICHAUX marriages, 1773-1861:

Total marriages listed:               147          100.0%
Endogamous marriages:              83            56.5
Exogamous marriages:                64            43.5 

ROBICHAUX Acadian connection:   ARCEMENT(2), ARCENEAUX(3), AUCOIN(2), BABIN(8), BARRILLEAUX, BERGERON, BERNARD, BERTRAND, BLANCHARD(3), BOUDREAUX, BOURG(2), BOURGEOIS(3), BREAUX(4), BROUSSARD(3), CORMIER, CROCHET(2), DE LA MAZIÈRE, DUGAS(2), FORET(2), GUIDRY(2), HÉBERT(4), HENRY, LANDRY(5), LEBLANC(5), LOUVIERE, MARTIN(2), MELANÇON, MIRE, NAQUIN, PART(2), PREJEAN, RASSICOT(2), RIVET, ROBICHAUX(6), SURETTE, THIBODEAUX(4) 36

ROBICHAUX non-Acadian connection:  ADAM, AUTIN(2), BADEAUX, BEGNAUD, BELLANGER(2), BERNARD(2), BODIN, BOUDELOCHE, CAILLOUET(2), CHAUVIN(3), COURCIER, CUVILLIER, DARDENNE, DELATTE, DEROUSSEL, DESTREVAL, DUFRENE(3), DUPLESSIS, DUPRÉ, FALGOUT, FOURNIER(3), GISCLARD(2), GLORY, GUENO, HAINES, LAMBREMONT, LATIOLAIS, LECOMPTE, LELEUX(2), LEVERT, LOUP, MARIE, MARONGE, MILLER, PATIN, MALBROUGH, MORVANT, PRICE(2), RIVETTE, ROMAGOSSA, SIMONEAUX(3), SUDRIQUE, TRICHE, TURNER, VERRET, WAGUESPACK, WATKINS, WEBRE(2) 48

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ROGER (Acadians only)

Analysis of ROGER marriages, 1780-1861:

Total marriages listed:            53       100.0%
Endogamous marriages:         26         49.1
Exogamous marriages:           27         50.9

ROGER Acadian connection:  ACHÉE, ARCENEAUX, BABIN, BLANCHARD, BOUDREAUX(2), BOURG(4), BOURGEOIS, BREAUX(3), FORET, GAUDET, GAUTREAUX(2), GUIDRY, HÉBERT(2), LEBLANC, MARTIN, PART, RICHARD, TRAHAN 18

ROGER non-Acadian connection:  ADAM(2), BERNARD(2), CRAWFORD, DAUNIS, DELATTE, EXNICIOS, FALGOUT, FORGERON, JEANDRON, LABIE, LAROSE(2), LEDET, LEE, MADISON, MAITREJEAN, MENOULD, MORVANT, PORTIER, THIAC, TROSCLAIR, VANNE, WEBER, WEBRE(2) 23

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ROY (Acadians only)

Analysis of ROY marriages, 1768-1860:

Total marriages listed:           22         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:          9           41.0
Exogamous marriages:          13           59.0 

ROY Acadian connection:  DAVID, DOUCET, RICHARD(2), SONNIER, THERIOT, TRAHAN(3) 6

ROY non-Acadian connection:  BERNARD, BLANCHET, BOURGEOIS, HANES, LANGLINOIS, LASALLE, LAVIGNE, MENARD, PAVIE, PICARD, PLAISANCE, ROUSSEAU, ST. JULIEN 13

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