Descendants of Mathieu Brignac, St. James Parish, Louisiana Continued from Part I File prepared by D.N. Pardue ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ************************************************ From the French Settlement Historical Register, published by the French Settlement Historical Society, French Settlement, Louisiana 70733. The LaGenWeb Archives thanks them for contributing this information. Vol. 4, December 1979 Originally submitted to the FSHR by Marietta Lambert 1. Marie Scholastique Villicque Born: CA 1785 Married: Henry Berthelot, son of Henry Berthelot and Catherine Loup, 30 July 1805, St. James Church Their children were: 1-1 Henry Berthelot III m. Mellessere Haydel 1-2 Zeno Berthelot m. (1) Marie marcelline Guitreau (2) Virginia Bell 1-3 Scholastic m. Ursin Leche 1-4 Marie Irene m. Adam Lobell 1-5 Julien m. Ophelia Roussel 1-6 Marie Manon m. Francois Piche 1-7 Marie Adelaide m. Jacques Gregoire, Jr. 1-8 Marie Emeliser, Died 26 November 1833, age 1 1-9 Marie Marguerite Azelie, Died 1 November 1830, age 4 Henry Berthelot died 4 April 1827, age 39 He was buried at St. John Baptist Church Cemetery. Marie Scholastic Villicque is 65 years old in 1850 Census of Livingston Parish. No death or burial records found. 2. Felicite Villic Native of St. John Baptish Parish Baptised: 14 November 1788 Married: Jacques (Fauser) Vauser, son of George Fauser and Dorothea Scis (Cyr), 28 January 1908, St. James Parish (civil) Their children were: 2-1 Marie m. Francois Vickner 2-2 Irene by 1830 Census George Fauser is deceased and Felicite is listed with three daughters. 3. Marguerite Villic Born: 28 September 1790 Baptised: 10 October 1790 Native of St. John the Baptist Parish Married: Jacque Gregoire, son of Louis Gregoire and Genevieve Felipo, 8 April 1806, St. James Church Their children were: 3-1 Marguerite m. Francois Lobell, son of Louis Lobell and Leonide Vicknair, Born: 23 April 1813 3-2 Jacque Jr. m. Adelaide Berthelot, his first cousin, daughter of Henry Berthelot and Scholastic Willic, 29 May 1837, St. Michael Church Born: CA 1816 Marguerite Villic is deceased bofore 1817. On January 27, 1817 Jacque Gregoire is contracting marriage with Seraphine Roussel, daughter of Christophe Roussel and Perine Haydel. Seraphine Roussel was the widow of Casimar Cantrelle. The children of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vickner: A1. Mathieu Brignac, Jr. was born in St. James Parish 16 July 1795. He married 15 June 1819 in St. John the Baptist Church, Edgard, La., Emerante Cambre, the daughter of George Cambre and Marie Rose Ory. Mathieu Jr. and Emerante lived in St. John the Baptist Parish. Mathieu Brignac Jr. died 5 August 1853 and was buried in St. John the Baptist Parish. A1-1. Emerantinne Zulmee 2. Mathieu III 3. Azelie 4. Adele 5. Sylvain 6. Eliza 7. Alexander 8. Alceste (Alexander and Alceste were twins. Alceste died at Pt. Lookout, Md. on 29 June 1864, age 29, was a resident of Bonnet Carre, La.; Co. H - 10 Louisiana Infty, CSA) A2. 2nd son of Mathieu Brignac & Marguerite Vicknair: Henry Simon Brignac was born in St. James Parish 15 June 1796. He married Adelaide Ory, the daughter of Antoine Ory and Marguerite Cambre the 10th Jan. 1820 in St. John the Baptist Church, Edgard, La. Six months later, on the 11th of July 1820 Adelaide died. Henry Simon Brignac married a second time the 17 March 1823 (St. Helena Parish Civil Marriages) to Elizabeth Cesaire Millet, the daughter of Antoine Haydel and Cesaire Millet. This couple was living along "Le Fleuve" (Mississippi River) when Henry Simon died 18 February 1837 and was buried in St. Michael Cemetery, Convent, La. Cesaire Haydel, like her sister Delphine Haydel who had lost her husband, Francois Brignac the 13 Feb. 1836 moved bact to the Mathieu Brignac Homestead, Section 41, French Settlement, La. Cesaire Haydel married a second time Joseph Lambert II son of Joseph Lambert and Theotiste Vickner and widower of Susanne Decareaux. Note: The first nuptials entered in the records of St. Vincent Ferrier Church, Port Vincent, La. are: I - Vincent Scivicque, widower of Eleanor Brignac, and Celeste Brignac widow of Georges Millet - 25 June 1842. II - Joseph Lambert, widower of Susanne Decareaux, and Cezar Aidel, widow of Henry Simon Brignac, entered the day, 25 June 1842. The children of Henry Simon Brignac and Cesaire Haydel are: A2-1 Adam Brignac, died 11 Jan. 1834, age 1 2. Marguerite Elizabeth Brignac, b. 26 August 1828 Married Jean Louis Villar II called Numas, son of Jean Louis Villar and Marguerite Aurora Picou. Their children were: 1. Marguerite Anaise Villar, b. 22 Oct. 1843 2. Jean Louis Oscar Villar, b. 6 March 1845 3. Simon Placide Villar, b. 19 December 1846 Married Marie Amelayda Guitreau, daughter of Hypolite Guitreau and Clotilde Berthelot 4. Marie Celia Villar, b. 9 September 1847 Married Emile Millet, son of Adam Millet and Delphine Mayer. Marguerite Elizabeth Brignac, d. 9 nov. 1857 Jean Louis Villar, d. 20 Oct. 1864 Both are buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. A2-3 Marie Jumelia Brignac, b. 18 Aug 1828 Married Alexander Brignac III son of Alexander Brignac II and Marie Conrad Their children were: 1. Hubert Brignac, b. 29 February 1845 Married Elizemia Decareaux, daughter of Eugene Decareaux and Rosalie Leche 1. Joseph m. Josephine Lambert 2. Mary M. m. (1) Florian LeBourgeois, (2) Charles Matherne 3. Eugene m. Ozile Vicknair 2. Telcide, b. 1847 (no record) 3. Alexander, b. 1849 (no record) 4. Jumellia, b. 30 Jan 1854 Married Charles Guitreau, son of Hypolite Guitreau and Clothile Berthelot Their children were: Joseph Amelius, bapt. 1876 Charles Hebert, b. 1878 Gerard Paul, b. 1881 Marie Arcisse, b. 1884 Marie Natalie, b. 1887 Marie Louise, b. 1891, d. 1977 5. Simon Brignac called "Grandboy" Born 8 Feb. 1856 Married Maria Mirza Lobell, daughter of Leonce Phillippe Lobell and Marguerite Elizabeth Lambert 6. Pierre Alceste Brignac Born 23 Feb. 1859 Married Marie Myrthe Guitreau, daughter of Hypolite Guitreau and (his second wife)Philomene Brignac Their children were: 1. Noalie 2. Ophelie 3. Regina 4. Hubert Eugene 5. Ernest 6. Hercule 7. Johnie 8. Aynoise (Alexander) 9. William Pierre Alceste Brignac, d. 20 June 1924 Marie Myrthe Guitreau, d. 1 October 1923 7. Marie E. Brignac Baptised 22 June 1861, no other record found. Marie Jumilia Brignac, d. 11 March 1873, age 44 Alexander Brignac, d. 19 January 1868, age 52 Both are buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. A2-4 Ulger Brignac Born 20 February 1829 Son of Henry Simon Brignac and Cesaire Haydel, no other record found. A2-5 Philomene Coraide Brignac Born 4 Jaunary 1837 Daughter of Henry Simon Brignac and Cesaire Haydel, no other record found. A3- 1st daughter and 3rd child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair Marie Emilia Brignac, b. 22 March 1799 Married Joseph Diaz, son of Diago Diaz and Marie Viera the 28 May 1818, St. Gabriel Church. There is very little information on this couple. Neither Emelia nor her husband were mentioned in the Brignac succession and sale. A3-1 Joseph Augustin Diaz, b. CA 1820 Married Marie Clorane Villar The only children we have for him are from the St. Jospeh Church baptism records: 1. Marie Augustine, b. 21 June 1857 2. Marie Elisa, b. 1 May 1860 3. Joseph Augustin, b. 12 January 1868 A3-2 Adolphe Diaz, b. CA 1822 Married Josephine (Sophine) Severio about 1846 Only children baptised in St. Joseph Church, French Settlement, La. 1. Joseph, b. 25 Jan. 1847 2. Adolphe, b. 24 Jan. 1851 3. Marie Modeste, b. 14 March 1853 4. Christophe, b. 14 Oct. 1855 5 & 6. Twins: Josephine and Delphine, b. 23 Dec. 1857 7. Celestine, b. 25 Oct. 1860 Adolphe Diaz was a "Traitor" during the Civil War. According to the Adam Lobell Private Papers, Adolphe Diaz and a small group of followers, turned "Yankees" planned to bombard French Settlement where all of his relatives lived. However on the 6 July 1862, First Lieutenant Alfred Bradley and his Caruther's Sharpshooters surrounded his home on the Amite River, at 10 o'clock at night preparing to take him prisoner. Adolphe refused to surrender and commenced firing on the Confederates, and they returned the fire mortally wounding him. He was shot seven times in his side. A4 2nd daughter and 4th child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair Marie Marguerite Magdalene called "Manon", b. 28 February 1801. She married her first cousin Paul Guitreau II, son of Paul Guitreau I and Josephine Vicknair. This couple lived in French Settlement, La. Their marriage dated 22 February 1819 is registered in the St. Gabriel Church records now in the Baton Rouge Catholic Archives. The Guitreaus came to French Settlement, La. from False River in Pointe Coupee Parish, La. Their children were: A4-1 Marguerite (Mirza) Guitreau, b. 20 July 1820 Married Jean S. Lambert, the youngest son of Joseph Lambert and Theotiste Vicknair, at the time Register 76 was printed we had no death record on this couple. In 1979 while excavation work was being don in the Old Cemetery their head stones were found. Mirza Guitreau, b. 20 July 1820, d. 8 July 1874, age 54. Jean S. Lambert, b. 15 March 1807, d. 28 June 1858, age 51. Their children were: 1. John (Symphorien) Lambert, b. 1840, m. Marie Adele Cambre 2. Marguerite Elizabeth, b. 1842, m. (1) Pierre Vincent Salassi, (2) Leonce Philip Lobell 3. Hypolite (Paul), b. 1844, m. Florestine Delatte 4. Joseph, b. 1847, m. Irene Aydell 5. Francois "Luke" b. 1848, m. Delphine Brignac 6. Marie Noamie, b. 1850, m. Charles Salassi, widower of Eleanor Matherne 7. Pierre (Boss) b. 1854, m. Ophelie Millet 8. Marie Mirza b. 1855, no other record A4-2 Elizabeth Guitreau, b. 26 Aug 1822, no other record A4-3 Leonora Guitreau, b. CA 1825 Have not found a baptism record for her. Married Octave Matherne, son of Paul Matherne and Marguerite Helte. Their children were: A4-3 1. Elenore, b. 1847, m. Charles Felix Salassi 2. Azenor, b. 1849, m. Marguerite Murphy 3. Octavia, b. 1852, m. George Cambre 4. Octave, b. 1855 m. Elizabeth Heintz 5. Pauline, b. 1856 m. Luc. Villard 6. Paul, b. 1858 Both Leonora Guitreau and Octave Matheren were deceased by the 1870 Census. A5-4 Hypolite Guitreau, I have not found a baptism or death record for him. However, he was married five times. 1st married Clotilde Berthelot, daughter of Henry Berthelot and Emelissare Haydel. Their children were: 1. Charles, b. 1850, m. Marie Jumelia Brignac 2. Marie Amelayda, b. 1852 m. Simon Placide Villar 3. Pierre, b. 1854, no record for him. 2nd married Philomene Brignac, daughter of Nicolas Brignac and Delphine Haydel Their children were: 4. Bernard, b. 1857, m. Rosa Decareaux 5. Marie Marianne, b. 1860, m. Andre Murphy 6. Marie Martha, b. 1862, m. Alces Brignac 7. Marie Mathilde, b. 1864, no other record 3rd married to Angeline Deslattes, daughter of Francois Deslattes and Eulalie Gautreaux Their child was: 8. Marie Matilde, b. 1871, m. Amilcar Pollet (Named for Marie Mathilde #7 who had died) 4th married Scholastic Laiche, daughter of Ursin Laiche and Scholastic Berthelot. Their children were: 9. Marie Agnes, b. 1874 10. Alces, b. 1876 5th marriage, 15 July 1881, Livingston Parish Civil Marriage to Mrs. Mary Marte Deslattes, daughter of Francois Deslattes and Eulalie Gautreaux and widow of Pierre Scalaur Guidry. No issues found of this marriage. By 1892, Marte Deslatte married Augustane Berthelot, widower of Philomene Estelle Murphy. A4-5 Zenon Durson, b. 3 January 1831 Married about 1853, Felice Angeline Scivicque Daughter of Vincent Scivicque and Eleanor Brignac and widow of Charles Montechio. Their children were: 1. Felice Rodellia, b. 1854, m. Jules Aydell 2. Marie Angeline, b. 1857, m. Timothee Lobell 3. Zenon Elisee, b. 1859, m. Aurelia LeBourgeois 4. Vincent Paul, twin, b. 1861, m. Feleska LeBourgeois 5. Margueritte Paulomie, twin, b. 1861, d. 1894 6. Charles Durson, b. 1864, d. 1882 7. Alexander David, b. 1867, m. Marie Agnes Scivicque Felice Angeline d. 25 March 1888, age 67 Zenon Durson d. 4 May 1926, age 95 Both are buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. Felice Angeline Scivicque is supposed to have been buried over her mother-in-law's grave, Marie Marguerite Magdalene (Manon) Brignac. Manon was last listed in 1850 Census. Paul Guitreau is listed in the 1850 Census. His story is he died while visiting relatives in the Opelousas area and was buried there. A4-6 Francois Elizee, b. 10 April 1833, d. 2 Dec. 1858, age 25 A4-7 Jule, b. 27 jan 1838, dec'd before 1850 Census A4-8 Marie Eve, b. 12 Feb. 1839, dec'd before 1850 Census A4-9 Marie, b. 17 Dec. 1841, d. 9 July 1917, age 76 She married Antoine Lambert, son of Joseph Lambert and Cesaire Haydel (Aydell) Their children were: 1. Elydia, b. 1863, m. Charles Cambre 2. Elisa, b. 1865, m. Frank A. Millet 3. Evenusa, b. 1867, m. Philip Lobell 4. Elodie, b. 1869, m. Etienne Lobell 5. Antoine Moise, b. 1873, m. Marie Louise Hebert 6. Isaac, b. 1876, m. Marie Aydell 7. Estelle, b. 1879, m. Paul Babin 8. Jean Achille, b. 1882 9. Emilie, b. 1885, m. Alonza Burns A5 Marie Celeste Brignac 3rd daughter and 5th child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair Born June 1803 and baptised when she was 4 months old, 9 Oct. 1803. She married Hilaire Haydel, son of Antoine Haydel and Cesaire Millet. 1. Alscide Hubert Haydel m. Polomie Poche 2. Elizabeth Haydel m. Valsin Fontenot 3. Marie Odeliska Haydel Hillaire Haydel is deceased by 1829. 2nd marriage - Marie Celeste Brignac married a second time to Jacque Vicknair, son of Jean Baptiste Vicknair Sr. and Rosalie Picou. Jacque was born 20 April 1800 and baptised Jean Vicner (Baptism Book 3, page 44, St. John the Baptist Church) This civil marriage record is found in St. Helena Parish Courthouse dated 17 January 1832. Their children were: 1. Eloise Elizabeth Vicknair, b. 14 Oct. 1832, m. Charles V. Perilloux 2. Floriska Vicknair, b. 30 Nov. 1835, m. Ambroise Bornes (Burns) 3. Felicia Vicknair, b. 29 Nov. 1836, m. Henry Jules Oubre (Hoover) 4. Jacque Achelle Vicknair, b. 18 Nov. 1839 Killed during the Civil War and buried in Ponchatoula, La. 5. Celestine Vicknair, b. 18 March 1842, m. August Porche Celeste d. 1 Dec. 1896, age 93 Jacque d. 1 Nov. 1881, age 81 Both are buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. A6 The 3rd son and 6th child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair was Sylvain Brignac, b. 3 December 18-5. He married about 1831 to Emelite Caille. 1. Jean Baptiste Oliver, b. 9 August 1832, m. Alexandrine Rome Their children were: 1. Laurent, b. 1864 2. Vincent, b. 1867 3. Marin, b. 3 March 1869 4. Philomine, b. 17 Sept 1871 5. Marie, b. 2 May 1872 6. David Olivian, b. 1874 7. Paul Sylvain, b. 1876 8. Armantine, b. 1878 2. Francois, b. 22 February 1843 (no record) 3. Marguerite Julie, b. December 1835 Married Martin Morin Only limited information on this couple and their children: 1. Martin, b. 1854 2. Marie Julienne, b. 1855, m. Celestin Mayer 3. Fortune, b. (baptism 1860) 4. Marie, b. 1866 5. Ariste, b. (Baptism 1869) 6. Pierre 7. Paul, b. (Baptism 1875) St. Joseph 8. Richard, B. (Baptism 1880) St. Joseph 4. Jean, b. 10 October 1837, no record 5. Mathieu, b. 10 September 1839 Married Jumelia Scivicque, daughter of Vincent Scivicque Jr. and Arsene Keller. Their children: 1. Marie, b. 1868 2. Jumilia 3. Vincent 4. Jean, b. 1875 6. Marie Arthemise, b. 18 October 1841 Married August Keller, son of Francois Keller and Marguirite Ouber. Their children: 1. Nicolas 2. Marie R. 3. Ernest 4. Francois 5. Marguerite Helena 6. Elia Second marriage of Marie Arthemise was to Alceste Argreive, son of Ursin Argreive and Pauline Hamilton and widower of Pamela Braud. Their children: 1. Alcide Argreive, b. 1882 Marie Arthemise died 2 November 1926, age 85 7. Sylvain, b. 18 December 1843, d. 1864, age 20 8. Marie Olivia, b. 10 November 1845, deceased by 1865 Married Pierre Degon Lambert, son of Joseph Lambert and Suzanne Decaueaux 1. Joeph Dorval Lamber, b. 1864 SECOND MARRIAGE Sylvain Brignac married a second time to his sister-in-law, Delphine Haydell the widow in her first marriage of Francois Brignac, son of Alexander Brignac and Agnes Poche and in 2nd marriage of Nicolas Brignac, brother of Sylvain. There were two children born for this couple: 9. 1. Simon Brignac, b. 14 February 1850 10. 2. Antoine Brignac, b. 9 October 1851 Delphine Haydell died 9 October 1851 of childbirth when Antoine was born, and was probably buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. THIRD MARRIAGE Sylvain Brignac married a third time to Azelie Keller about 1857. She was the daughter of Michael Keller and Emeranthe Keller. Two children were born of this marriage: 11. 1. Joseph, b. 25 December 1857, d. 24 January 1858 12. 2. Marie Azelie, b. 22 June 1864 Azelie Brignac married William Smiley in 1883 and died the same year. Sylvain Brignac died 8 January 1893, age 87. He is buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery. A7 The 4th son and 7th child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair was Nicolas Brignac, born in September 1808. He was deceased by 1845. He married Delphine Haydel, the daughter on Antoine Haydell and Cesaire Millet and the widow of his cousin Francois Brignac about 1838. Delphine had three children when she married Nicolas: Alexander, b. 1829, age 9; Henry Severin b. 1831, age7; Marie Rosa, b. 1836, age 2. Nicolas Brignac and Delphine had three children: 1. Marguerite Euphemie, b. 27 May 1839 She married Jules Keller, son of Michael Keller and Emerathe Keller. Their children are listed in St. Joseph Church records: 1. Marie Emerante, b. 1857 2. Marie Julia, b. 1861 3. Elisa, b. 1867 4. Jean Fulgence, b. 1869 5. Edmond, b. 1876 6. Pierre, b. 1880 7. Jules 2. Philomene, b. 30 December 1840 She married her first cousin, Hypolite (Paul) Guitreau, son of Paul Guitreau II and Marie Magdaleine (Manon) Brignac and widower of Cleotilde Berthelot. Their children were: 1. Bernard, b. 22 October 1857, m. Rosa Decareaux 2. Marie Marianne, b. 12 November 1859, m. Andre Murphy 3. Marie Marta, b. 27 April 1862, m. Alces Brignac 4. Marie Mathilde, b. 8 February 1864, possibly died young 3. Nicolas Brignac, Jr. b. 6 February 1843 There are no records for him so he must have died soon after his baptism. By 1845 Nicolas Brignac is deceased. He was most probably buried in the old French Settlement Cemetery but no marker exists. A8 The 4th daughter and 8th child of Mathieu Brignac and Marguerite Vicknair was Marie Brignac, born 2 November 1815 and baptized 26 March 1818, St. James, Louisiana. No other records found for this daughter.