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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TALBOT (Acadians only)

Analysis of TALBOT marriages, 1816-1859:

Total marriages listed:               11            100.0%
Endogamous marriages:              9              81.8
Exogamous marriages:                2              18.2

TALBOT Acadian connection:  BLANCHARD, BOURG, DUGAS, GAUDET, HENRY(3), LANDRY, NAQUIN 7

TALBOT non-Acadian connection:  BARBIER, LAGRANGE 2

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TEMPLET (Acadians only)

Analysis of TEMPLET marriages, 1785-1861:

Total marriages listed:                 76        100.0%
Endogamous marriages:              52          68.4
Exogamous marriages:                24          31.6

TEMPLET Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX, AUCOIN, BABIN, BLANCHARD(3), BOURG(2), BOURGEOIS, BREAUX(2), BROUSSARD, COMEAUX, CROCHET, DAIGLE(2), DOIRON, DUPUIS, GAUTREAUX, GIROIR(2), GUIDRY, GUILLOT(2), HÉBERT(6), LANDRY(5), LEJEUNE, LIVOIS, LONGUÉPÉE, MELANÇON(4), MICHEL, QUIMINE, RICHARD, TEMPLET(4), THERIOT(2), TRAHAN 29

TEMPLET non-Acadian connection:  ABSHIRE, BERARD, BREZ, CEDOTAL, CHAROT, DUCHARME(2), FRILLOU/FRIOUX(2), GIBSON, HECK, LAFEREY, LAGARDE, LALANDE, MARQUET, MARTIN, PENN, PLATTEN, PORCHE, REBOUL, TRICHE, VAUGHN, WAGENER, WEBSTER 22

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THERIOT

Analysis of THERIOT marriages, 1771-1861:

Total marriages listed:           233         100.0%
Endogamous marriages:        134           57.5
Exogamous marriages:            99           42.5

THERIOT Acadian connection:  ARCENEAUX(3), AUCOIN(3), BABIN(2), BABINEAUX(3), BARRILLEAUX(2), BERGERON, BLANCHARD(3), BOUDREAUX(2), BOURG/BOURQUE(5), BOURGEOIS, BREAUX(4), BROUSSARD(3), COMEAUX, CORMIER, DAIGLE(5), DELAUNE(2), DUGAS(3), DUHON, DUPUIS(6), FORET(3), GAUDET, GAUTREAUX(4), GRANGER, GUIDRY(3), GUILBEAU, GUILLOT, HÉBERT(7), HENRY, LANDRY(10), LEBLANC(7), MARTIN, MELANÇON(6), MICHEL(5), MIRE, NAQUIN(2), OZELET, PART, POIRIER(2), RICHARD(3), ROY, TEMPLET(2), THERIOT(12), THIBODEAUX(4), TRAHAN(3) 44

THERIOT non-Acadian connection:  ARRIEUX, AUTIN, BADEAUX, BARBERO, BAREYRE, BARRIOS, BAUNE, BERTEAU, BETHENCOURT, BIENVENU, BILLARD, BOUVIER(2), CAILLOUET(2), CANCIENNE(2), CARCE, CARMONA, CEDOTAL, CHAMPAGNE, CHARPENTIER(2), CHERAMIE, CHEVALIER, COLLIN, COMES, COMSTOCK, COUCHETO, COUPELLE, COURFBERT de LANEUVILLE, CUNINGHAM, DELACROIX, DELAHOUSSAYE, DERBES, DOMINGUES, DRUILHET, FALGOUT, FRILLOU/FRIOU(2), GARY(2), HARTMAN, HERNANDEZ, HIMEL, HUVAL, JULIEN, KARNE, KLING, LABORDE, LAFITTE, LAFUMA, LAHURRE, LASSALLE(2), LEBOEUF, LEPINE, LEROY, LOPEZ(4), MALLET, MARR, MARROY, MATHEWS, MENDOZA, MONTE, OFNAND, OUBRE, PICARD, PONDEVILLE, PRENDERGAST, PREVOT, PROVANCHÉ, PUJOL, RENTROP, RINGUET, ROBINET, ROULY, ROME, ROMERO(2), ROUSSEL, SCHWEITZER, STOUT, TARDIF(2), TERREBONNE, TOUPS, VALLEAU, VERRET, VIVES, WATKINS, WELHAM, WILLIAMS, WILTZ(3) 85

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THIBODEAUX (Acadians only)

Analysis of THIBODEAUX marriages, 1765-1861:

Total marriages listed:               438        100.0%
Endogamous marriages:            260          59.4
Exogamous marriages:              178          40.6

THIBODEAUX Acadian connection:  ACHÉE, ALLAIN, ARCEMENT, ARCENEAUX(3), AUCOIN(2), BABIN(3), BABINEAUX, BARRILLEAUX, BENOIT(6), BERGERON(2), BERNARD(5), BLANCHARD(4), BOUDREAUX(22), BOURG/BOURQUE(7), BOURGEOIS(5), BREAUX(6), BROUSSARD(27), BRUN, CHIASSON(4), CLOUÂTRE, COMEAUX(3), CORMIER(3), CROCHET, DAIGLE(2), DOIRON, DOUCET, DUBOIS(2), DUGAS(2), DUHON, DUPUY(2), GAUTREAUX(4), GIROIR/GIROUARD(3), GUÉRIN, GUIDRY(6), GUILBEAU(2), GUILLOT(7), HÉBERT(14), HENRY, LABAUVE, LAMBERT(2), LANDRY(9), LEBERT, LEBLANC(11), LEJEUNE(5), MARTIN(3), MELANÇON(3), MIRE, NAQUIN, PINEL(2), PITRE(3), POTIER(2), PREJEAN(3), RICHARD(10), ROBICHAUX(4), SAVOIE/SAVOY(2), SONNIER(3), THERIOT(4), THIBODEAUX(24), TRAHAN(7), VINCENT 60

THIBODEAUX non-Acadian connection:  ALBERT(2), ARCENEAUX, ARNAUD, ARNET, AUBERT, AUTHEMENT, AVER/AVET, BARRAS(2), BARROW, BEDFORD, BEGNAUD(2), BELANGER, BELLARD(2), BENOIT, BIHM, BILES, BIRON(2), BLAKE, BONVILLAIN(5), BOUDELOCHE, BOUILLON, BOULET(2), BOURGEOIS, BOUTARY, BRANT, BUILLARD, CAILLIER, CAILLOUET(4), CARUTHERS(2), CASTILLE(9), CEDOTAL, CHALLANDE, CHAMPAGNE(4), CHAUVIN(4), CONSTANTIN, COURCIER, COURTOIS(2), COURVELLE(3), CUREAU, DAIGLE, DEROUEN, D'HUEE, DITTMANN, DOYLE, DUBOIS, DUCHARME, DUFRESNE, DUMONT, DUPLANTIS, DUPLECHIN, DUPRÉ, DUROCHE, DUTREIL, FALL, FORGERON, FRANCOEUR, FREMIN, FRIOU, GALIEN, GARRIGUES, GASCON/JASON, HERPIN, HIMEL/HYMEL(3), HUVAL, ISTRE(2), JANNY/JANISE(2), JOLIBOIS, KNOBLOCH, LABBÉ, LACHAUSSÉ, LACOMBE, LAGARDE, LAMOUREAUX, LAROSE, LATIOLAIS, LAVERGNE(3), LEBOEUF(2), LEMAIRE, LEMOINE, L'HERMITE, LIRETTE(4), LOGNION, MALBROUGH(2), MARIE, MARONGE, MATHERNE(2), MATTE, MELON, MISSONNIER, MOULIS, MYERS, NICOLAS, NORMAN, OLIVIER(3), ORDONNE, PARISEAU(3), PATIN(2), PERCLE, PEYTAVIN, PONTIFF, PORCHE, PUJOS, REAUX(2), REON, RICHARD, RODRIGUE/RODRY(3), ROY, SAMANI, SERVANT, SIMARD, SIMONEAUX, SMITH(3), TELLER, TOUCHET, TOUPS(6), UMBERFIELD, VIALA, WAGUESPACK, WILTZ, WOOD, ZERINGUE 121

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