Can someone point me to where I might find a birth or baptism record for an family member born in New Orleans between 1848 and 1855? I have no other family from this area and do not know what is available.

Anna Olive McDonald
supposed birth date January 1855 but census reports show could be as early as 1848 or 1859.

Father David McDonald; mother Honora Burke

Births weren't always recorded that far back. There is an online birth index for Orleans Parish on the Orleans Parish GenWeb archives page, but she's not listed. If she's not there, I'd say no official birth record exists. (http://usgwarchives.org/la/orleans.htm)

As for a baptism record, it would generally be filed with the individual church. Would you happen to know which church the family attended? If she was Catholic, it's possible the record might be with the Archdiocese, but I'm not familiar with researching Catholics.

Hi Barbara
I e mailed you awhile back. I am JoAnn Follis-my grandmother was Lillian Letournea.
I was in New Orleans 2 weeks ago and went to the Catholic Churches. I got the baptismal cert for Anne McDonald, my great grandmother mailed to me yesterday.She was born January 20th 1848 and baptized January 23, 1848. Her parents are David McDonald and Honora Burke.
I still have some questions-maybe you can answer them. Thanks, JoAnn

Can you email me at barbodgb@hotmail.com

Just for the record, what is on the Genweb site is not always complete.

Searching in person often locates the record as I have found from experience.. :)