Birth Certificate of: Legier, Marie Josephine 21 September 1878 Submitted by: Paula T. Ellis April 2003 Source: Louisiana State Archives Vol. 73, pg. 723 ************************************************* Submitted to the LAGenWeb Archives ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http:/www.usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ Be it remembered that on this day to wit, the Third of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy-nine and the one hundred and third of the Independence of the United States of America, before me, S. Choppin, M. D., President Board of Health and Ex-Officio Recorder of Births Marriages and Deaths in and for the Parish and City of New Orleans personally appeared Octave Legier a native of this city residing at No 258 Dumaine St. in this city who hereby declares that on[the twenty-first day of September last year (21 September, 1878) at his aforesaid residence was born a female]child, named Marie Josephine Legier (white) lawful issue of Deponent a native of this city. aged 32 years, occupation Steamboatman and Odeide Drouet a native of this city, aged 32 years, Thus done at New Orleans in the presence of the aforesaid O. Legier as also in that of Messrs. S. C. Hepburn, &P. H. Lanauze both of this city, witnesses by me requested so to be, who have hereunto set their hands together with me, after due reading hereof the day, month and year first above written.