LEBERT, MARCELITE, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana
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NOTES TO SUCCESSION OF MARCELITE LEBERT
St. Landry parish Courthouse Succession No. 1149, dated 1844.

Marcelite died on or about  4 August 1844.  Her husband Hypolite Leger is 
tutor to the minor children.  Jean Louis Lebert is under-tutor to the minor 
children.  Appraisers for the community property are Ursin Lavergne and 
Joseph Stelly.The minor heirs are Paulatron, Alexandre, Hypolite Jr., Pierre, 
Constance or Constant, Pauleon, Astasie and Marie Emelie.The property is 
located on Plaquemine approximately six miles from the Courthouse.  Nine 
arpents front by 7 arpents depth.  Bounded by land of Syphroien Boudreau 
and other side by Archile Prejean.  Other witnesses signing the succession 
document are B.F. Powell and Michel Prudhomme.A family council was held 
on 25 November 1844 included Christ Steel, Michael M. Bihm, Charles Lebert, 
Gears Prejean and Ursin Lavergne.Charles Lebert is their maternal uncle.  
Gerard Prejean and Christopher Steel are their uncles by marriage, 
Ursin Lavergne and Michel M. Bihm are family in case of default of other 
relations.

PROBATE SALE TO MARCELITE LEBERT'S SUCCESSION

History of St. Landry parish, Daily World, 
Reproduction of the St. Landry parish Whig; Thursday, 14 November 1944.

Will be sold at public auction, by the Parish Judge in and for the parish 
of St. Landry, on Monday, the 25th day of November 1844, at the last 
residence of Marcelite Lebert, deceased situate and lying on Plaquemine 
Ridge in community between Hypolite Leger and the children and heirs of 
said Marcelite Lebert, his deceased wife, consisting of the tract or parcel 
of land, on which the deceased last resided, having nine arpents front by 
seven in depth,  together with all the buildings and improvements theron 
- a dwelling house on the land of Syphroien Boudreau, in said parish, 
six horses, work oxen, one ox cart, one cart horse.