Rosalie (Leger) Courville (1883 - 1959)

Ancestors

Wife of Alexandre Courville — married 1 Jul 1914 in Evangeline Parish, Louisiana

Descendants

Died 9 Nov 1959 at age 76 in Eunice, Louisiana

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Biography

Rosalie was born in 1883. She is the daughter of Martin Leger and Marie Derosier.

She married Alexandre Courville on 01 Jul 1914. ^[1]

She died on 09 Nov 1959 and was buried in the Aguillard / Lafleur Cemetery outside Eunice, Lousiana. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Census Data

United States Census, 1900 ^[5]

Police Jury Ward 8 Foguetarque, Justice of Peace Ward 17 Eunice town, St. Landry, Louisiana

All born in Louisiana, all parents born in Louisiana

1. Martin Leger, Head, M, 41, widowed, b. Jul 1859, blacksmith, can read and write, can speak English, owns freely own farm
2. Rosa Leger, Daughter, F, 17, single, b. May 1883, cook, can't read or write, can't speak English
3. Eva Leger, Daughter, F, 10, single, b. Jan 1890 , at school, can read and write, can speak English
4. Adam Leger, Son, M, 8, single, b. Feb 1892, at school, can read and write, can speak English

Sources

1. ↑ "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKJ4-NNXY : 12 March 2018), Alexandre Courville, widower, age 28, resident of Chataignier LA, s/o d. David Courville and d. Caroline Bergois; Rosa Leger, widowed, age 33, resident of St Landry Parish LA, d/o d. Martin Leger and d. Mary Louisa Dozas; marriage license issued in Ville Platte 01 Jul 1914; m. 01 Jul 1914; citing Evangeline, Louisiana, United States, various parish courthouses, Louisiana; FHL microfilm 1,378,078.
2. ↑ "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLQV-VZB9 : 12 June 2017), Rosalie Courville, d/o Martin Leger and Mary Derosier; d. 09 Nov 1959, age 76; citing Eunice, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, certificate number 17150, State Archives, Baton Rouge; FamilySearch digital folder 005052238.
3. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/110102170 : accessed 06 December 2017), memorial page for Rosalie Leger Courville (24 May 1883–9 Nov 1959), Find A Grave Memorial no. 110102170, citing Lafleur Cemetery, Savoy, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA ; Maintained by Kathy S. Savoie (contributor 47333179) .
4. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/image/227381624, [public clipping]
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSRW-PSN : accessed 7 December 2017), Martin Leger, Police Jury Ward 8 Foguetarque, Justice of Peace Ward 17 Eunice town, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 67, sheet 24B, family 436, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,581.