1877 Record of Disposition of Destitute Orphans                Orleans Parish

Submitted by:  Colleen Fitzpatrick
               Jan Strickland
               Merle Farrington
               Shelly Bache
               Audrey Hopper
               H McCarthy
               Yvonne James
               Emily Wise
               Grace Smith
               Lisa Maness

Source:  Record of Disposition of Destitute Orphans, 1852 - 1893
         Louisiana Division
         New Orleans Public Library
         Also available through the family History Library

Date:    June 2004


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Date           Name of Person                     Residence of Person                          Name of Orphan                        Age          How Disposed Of
               Making Affidavit                   Making Affidavit


01/19/1877     Mrs. Kate Lemmons                  No. 445 Fourth St.                            Walter Labbec*                      4 mos
               St. Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum. Mother and father abandoned child.
               Has no relatives. See P.B. No 4 pages (sic)

03/22/1877     Virginia Anderson                  74 Gaiennie St                                ---- Spencer                        5 mos
               Sent to Ladies of Providence cor Esplanade & Miro
               Mother named Betsy Spencer.  Sent to Insane Asylum Feb. 23/77.
               Has no relatives or friends. Was taken to Central Station
               by Virginia Anderson.

05/31/1877     Ellen Wilson**                     Near the boundary line of                     Foundling                           5 dys         Sent to the St. Vincent Inft. Orphan
                                                  Parish of St. Bernard, towards                                                                  Asylum. Note from Father Moynahan
                                                  the swamp. Has been but a                                                                       date May 31
                                                  short time in N.O.

05/18/1877     T. O.Neil                          Capt. of Police 5th Prect.                    Male Monaghan                       2 1/2 yrs
               Father in Parish Prison on charge of                                             Female Monaghan                     4
               kidnapping - children in destitute condition.                                    Female Monaghan                     6
               Sent to St. Vinct Inft O. Asylum.
               The father acquitted of charges June 14/77 and order sent to deliver
               children to him. See L.B. date 15/77 page 418. Ellen Ling Monahan
               age 6 years, having been picked up at the Lake End was again sent to
               asylum July 27/77.

07/31/1877     L. Adams                           400 Bienville St.                             Sidney Bienveno                     13 yrs        Orphan - Sent to St. Vincent Home for Boys

08/16/1877     Gabriel Prats                      cor. of Chartres & St. Ann                    Antonine Frechida***                7             Orphan - Sent to Inft. O. Asylum
08/16/1877     Gabriel Prats                                                                    Pauline Henrietta Frechida***       5 1/2         Orphan - Sent to Inft. O. Asylum
08/16/1877     Gabriel Prats                                                                    Lydia Octave Frechida***            3             Orphan - Sent to Inft. O. Asylum

09/1877        O'Rourke                           Sergeant, 1st Precinct                        Florence Elenora St Clair           18 yrs        Orphan - Sent to House of the Good
                                                                                                                                                  Shepherd, Sept. 6, 1877

10/06/1877     Mary Papiana                       Corner Spain & Claiborne                      Josephine Robertson                 13            Sent to House of Good Shepherd
                                                                                                                                                  See Letter Book 582, Book No. 4

12/06/1877     B. A. McDonogh                     Aid to Chief                                  Sarah Ruiz                          9             Sent to N.O.F.O. Asylum

12/29/1877     Mary Carrico****, Widow            56 1/2 Villere St.                            Mary Louise Camis                   14 yrs
               Sent to House of Good Shepherd.
               The grandmother alleging that the character of girl will
               be ruined unless this step is taken. Permit book #4 pg. 583

*Could be Labbee, Latbee, Latbec.
**Could be Hilson.
***Could be Frecheda.
****Could be Carries, Carrieo.