Rivette Family Genealogy - Emelia Cormier

Emelia Cormier

#9, b. 24 May 1827, d. 21 Dec 1864

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Last Edited:

24 Oct 2017

Father

Elisee Cormier b. about Feb 1804, d. 4 Jan 1879

Mother

Marie Christine Johnson b. about 1803, d. 23 Jun 1844

Charts

Descendants of Etienne Rivet of Acadia

Children of Emelia Cormier and Joseph Rivette

Marie Celestine Rivette b. 14 Sep 1844, d. 10 Feb 1850
Marie Doralise Rivette+ b. 3 Nov 1846, d. 30 Jan 1940
Joseph Numa Rivette+ b. 1 Sep 1848, d. 19 Jan 1892
Marie Emilia Rivette+^1,6 b. 8 Mar 1851, d. 11 Sep 1932
Louis Felix Rivette b. 27 Mar 1853, d. 15 Mar 1873
(infant) Rivette b. 16 Jan 1855, d. 16 Jan 1855
Marie Homere Rivette b. 28 Jun 1857, d. 5 Jun 1949
Marie Emelia Rivette+ b. 22 Mar 1859, d. Nov 1906
Adam Rivette b. 5 Aug 1862, d. 14 Aug 1887
Marie Eugenie Rivette b. 9 Dec 1864, d. 22 Sep 1880

Outline of Life Events:

Event	Description
Birth	Emelia Cormier was born on 24 May 1827 at Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA.¹
Baptism	She was baptized on 11 Jul 1827 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA. Her sponsors were William Johnson and Charlotte Johnson. Fr. Jean Rosti performed the ceremony.¹
Marriage License	She and Joseph Rivet obtained a marriage license on 29 May 1843 at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.^1,2
Marriage	Emelia Cormier married Joseph Rivette, son of Joseph Theodore Rivet and Marie Henriette Landry, on 29 May 1843 at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.³
Census1850	Melia Rivet (given age 22) was enumerated on the 1850 Census with her husband, Jean [Joseph] Rivet (given age 27), living in the household of Joseph was a planter, and apparently owned an 18-year-old female slave., at St. Landry Parish, LA.^4,5
Death	Emelia Cormier died at age 37 on 21 Dec 1864 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA.¹
Probate	Application for probate of her estate was filed on 12 Jul 1870, at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.³

Event

Description

Birth

Emelia Cormier was born on 24 May 1827 at Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA.¹

Baptism

She was baptized on 11 Jul 1827 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA. Her sponsors were William Johnson and Charlotte Johnson. Fr. Jean Rosti performed the ceremony.¹

Marriage License

She and Joseph Rivet obtained a marriage license on 29 May 1843 at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.^1,2

Marriage

Emelia Cormier married Joseph Rivette, son of Joseph Theodore Rivet and Marie Henriette Landry, on 29 May 1843 at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.³

Census1850

Melia Rivet (given age 22) was enumerated on the 1850 Census with her husband, Jean [Joseph] Rivet (given age 27), living in the household of Joseph was a planter, and apparently owned an 18-year-old female slave., at St. Landry Parish, LA.^4,5

Death

Emelia Cormier died at age 37 on 21 Dec 1864 in Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, LA.¹

Probate

Application for probate of her estate was filed on 12 Jul 1870, at Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA.³

Citations:

[S135] Rev. Donald J Hebert. Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, CD-ROM. Rayne, La.: Hebert Publications.
[S216] Hunting for Bears. Louisiana Marriages, 1718-1925, by LA Marriages 1718-1925. Online http://www.ancestry.com
[S19] Rev. Donald J Hebert. Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1909. Eunice, La.: Hebert Publications, 1974-.
[S304] 1850 U.S. Census. LA. St. Landry Parish. population schedule.
[S1081] 1850 U.S. Census. LA. St. Landry Parish. Slave Schedule. Digital images.
[S906] LA. St. Landry Parish. "Louisiana death records/certificates, ca. 1850-1875, 1894-1954". Louisiana Secretary of State, Louisiana State Archives, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. Microfilm. 661 reels. Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.