Elizabeth Tisserand De Monchervaux (1744 - abt. 1816)

Biography

• Elizabeth Tisserand De Monchervaux, daughter of Jean Tisserand and Marie Chassin, was born 22 Apr 1744 at Kaskaskia, Illinois, Upper Louisiana Territory, New France. ^{[citation needed]}

• Buried 7 September 1816 at age 76 years in the St. Landry parish cemetery.^[1]

Census Data

• 1777 Census of Opelousas Post ^[2]
• - Mr. Pierre De Vidrine, age 50; 7 cattle, 1 horses, 0 hogs, 0 sheep
• - Dame Elizabeth Moncharveaux, wife, age 38
• - Jean Baptiste, son, age 15
• - Pierre, son, age 6
• - Agnes, daughter, age 14
• - Perine, daughter, age 12
• - Slaves: 1

Sources

1. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);
   • CLERMONT, Elizabeth Demonchervau - widow of Pierre de VEDERINE - former officer of his majesty the King of France in this Colony. bur. 7 Sept. 1816 at age 76 years in the parish cemetery. She received all the sacraments; inhabited for many years and died in the area of Baton Rouge in this parish. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (Opel. Ch.: v.1, p.155)
2. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300

See also:

• Ancestry.com, Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Profile: #-890256712 for Elizabeth Tisserand De Monchervaux