Pierre Carriere (1756 - 1830)

Born 31 Jul 1756 in St Charles Parish, German, Louisiana

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Louise (Vivaret) Carriere — married 8 Feb 1804 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana

Descendants

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Biography

Pierre Carriere, son of Joseph and Marie Louise Lavergne, was born in St. Landry Parish.^[1]

He married Marie Louise Vivarette, widow of Jean Ortolan, on 8 Feb. 1804, their marriage was recorded at St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana.^[1]

Birth

ABT 1761

New Orleans Parish, Louisiana

Death

1819

Children of Pierre and Marie Louise

1. Francoise married William McCoy
2. Yacinthe.
3. Joseph.
4. Melanie married Valerie Bello
5. Ursin. b. c. 1791.^[2][3]
6. Denise.
7. Onezime b. c. 1797.^[4]
8. Eloise.^[5]
9. Pierre.^[6]

Census Data

1777 Census of Opelousas Post ^[7], Family 7

- Mr. Jacques Carriere, age 55; 12 cattle, 6 horses, 20 hogs, 0 sheep

- Dame Marie Louise Lavergne, wife, age 44

- Pierre, son, age 20

- Michel, son, age 17

- Joseph, son, age 3

- Francoise, daughter, age 13

- Catherine, daughter, age 11

- Genevieve, daughter, age 7

- Huphrosine, daughter, age 5

- Slaves: 8

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900) CD101. Author - Compiler: Rev. Donald Joseph Hebert, 1942-2000. Publication: Hebert Publications, Rayne, LA, 2000.
   • "CARRIERE, Pierre - native of and living in this parish (dec. Joseph & Marie Louise LAVERGNE) m. 8 Feb. 1804 Marie Louise VIVARETTE - widow of dec. Jean ORTOLAN Declaring before witnesses: Joseph ROY, Joseph JANSONNE, Antoine LANGLOIS, Ortolan CAMOTE - that these children are recognized as the children of Pierre CARRIERE & Marie Louise VIVARETTE: Francoise, Yacinthe, Joseph, Melanie, Ursin, Denize, Francoise, Onezime & Pierre. Marriage witnesses: Joseph JANSONNE, Joseph ROY, Antoine LANGLOIS. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.131).
2. ↑ CARRIERE, Ursin (Pierre & Marie Louise VIVARET) m. Emelite LACASE d. 31 Jan. 1831 at age 40 yrs. (Opel. Ch.: v.2, p.20)
3. ↑ CARRIERE, Ursin - originally of this parish (Pierre & Marie Louise VIVARET) m. 10 Feb. 1812 Emelie DERBONNE - originally of this parish (natural daughter of Therese ROY) Wits: Clement HOLLIER, D'AVY, M. BELLO. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.221)
4. ↑ CARRIERE, Onezime (Pierre & Marie Louise VIVARET) buried 2 June 1829 at age 32 years. Fr. Henry Flavius ROSSI (Opel. Ch.: v.2, p.6)
5. ↑ CARRIERE, Eloise - native of this parish (natural daughter and major daughter of Pierre & Marie Louise VIVARET) m. 11 Sept. 1823 Michel LACASE - native of this parish (natural son & major son of Michel & Therese ROY) Wits: Godfroy HOLLIER, Felix GRILLON, Soulange LACASE. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel.Ch.: v.1-B, p.416)
6. ↑ CARRIERE, Pierre - native of this parish (major son of Pierre & Marie Louise VIVARET) m. 14 April 1821 Olive RICHARD - native of this parish (major daughter of Olivier & --- JEANES [JANIS]) Wits: Louis Jullien FOIGNET, Pierre BOUCHERAUD, P. CARRIERE, Vital ESTILETE. Fr. Flavius Henri ROSSI (Opel.Ch.: v.1-B, p.371)
7. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300

Acknowledgements

• WikiTree profile Carriere-55 created through the import of Soileau BEST.ged on Nov 29, 2011 by Kermit Soileau.
• WikiTree profile Carriere-19 created through the import of Rider_Deshotel Family 040809.ged on Jul 21, 2011 by Nadine Rider.