Jean Baptiste Champagne & Charlotte (Henry) Edelmeier-Louisiana
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Jean Baptiste Champagne & Charlotte (Henry) Edelmeier-Louisiana
| Debbie Morrogh (View posts) | Posted: 19 Jun 2005 11:48PM GMT |
Classification: Query
Surnames: Champagne, Edelmayer (Edelmeier)
From: St Charles Abstracts of the Civil Records of St Charles Parish 1770-1803
No. 1873 dated April 25, 1803
Testament of Jean Baptiste Champagne Pere
No. 1874 dated August 1, 1803
Inventory of the community property of the late Jean Baptiste Champagne Pere and his wife, Charlotte (Henry) Edelmeier. At nine o'clock this morning St. -Amand in the company of Guillaume Beauvais and George Toups, arrived at the farm of Widow Champagne to inventory the community property. Inventory taken by Francois Brou and Michel Frilloux. Inventory revealed that the decedent owned 37 slaves. Also inventoried was a farm (which was community property, see No. 1863) 8 arpents wide by the customary depth, located about 22.5 miles above New Orleans on the right bank of the river descending, bounded below by the farm of Widow Pol (Hypolite) Chauvin and above by the farm belonging exclusively to Widow Champagne. The main house on this property was 18' x 30' with galleries in front and rear. The unattached kitchen measured 30' x 16' and included a dining room, an office and a room that served as a hospital. This building also had galleries in front and rear. The main house was constructed of wood with a brick chimney covered with wooden shingles. The kitchen was also made of wood with a shingle roof and shingles covering the sides. There was also a "mill" for rice, a store 30' x 18' and other out buildings including 11 slave cabins. There was a vegetable garden measuring about 3/4 of an arpent. The farm was appraised at 5600 piastres. (note: This is probably one of the best descriptions of an early nineteenth century "habitation."
No. 1873 dated April 25, 1803
Testament of Jean Baptiste Champagne Pere
No. 1874 dated August 1, 1803
Inventory of the community property of the late Jean Baptiste Champagne Pere and his wife, Charlotte (Henry) Edelmeier. At nine o'clock this morning St. -Amand in the company of Guillaume Beauvais and George Toups, arrived at the farm of Widow Champagne to inventory the community property. Inventory taken by Francois Brou and Michel Frilloux. Inventory revealed that the decedent owned 37 slaves. Also inventoried was a farm (which was community property, see No. 1863) 8 arpents wide by the customary depth, located about 22.5 miles above New Orleans on the right bank of the river descending, bounded below by the farm of Widow Pol (Hypolite) Chauvin and above by the farm belonging exclusively to Widow Champagne. The main house on this property was 18' x 30' with galleries in front and rear. The unattached kitchen measured 30' x 16' and included a dining room, an office and a room that served as a hospital. This building also had galleries in front and rear. The main house was constructed of wood with a brick chimney covered with wooden shingles. The kitchen was also made of wood with a shingle roof and shingles covering the sides. There was also a "mill" for rice, a store 30' x 18' and other out buildings including 11 slave cabins. There was a vegetable garden measuring about 3/4 of an arpent. The farm was appraised at 5600 piastres. (note: This is probably one of the best descriptions of an early nineteenth century "habitation."