Sylvestre Gravois (1835 - 1889)

Born 7 Sep 1835 in St John Parish, Louisiana, United States

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Died 21 Oct 1889 at age 54 in Vacherie, St. James, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Sylvestre Gravois was born on September 7, 1835 in St John Parish, Louisiana, United States.

Sylvestre (0) was baptized on October 3, 1835 in Edgard, St John, Louisiana. ^[1]

Sylvestre married Marie Evelina Sevin (born on May 28, 1836 in Lafourche, Louisiana; daughter of Francois Nemorino Sevin and Marie Agalice (Folse) Sevin). Their children were:

• Noemi Gravois (1861– )
• Marie Adelaide Gravois (1864–1922)
• Marie Corinne Gravois (1868– )

In 1860, Sylvestre (24) was living in Not Stated, St John the Baptist, Louisiana.^[1]

In 1862, Sylvestre (26) was in the military.^[1]

In 1870, Sylvestre (34) was living in Louisiana.^[1]

In 1880, Sylvestre (44) was living in 3rd Ward, St John the Baptist.^[1]

Sylvestre died on October 21, 1889 in Vacherie, St. James, Louisiana, aged 54.

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4} "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 26 May 2019, 13:06), entry for Sylvestre Gravois (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LWNH-S2T ); contributed by various users.

See also:

• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M87V-9X3 : 29 May 2021), Armout Gravois, 1870.