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From: Roger Rozendal <>
Subject: Error in Multiple Sylvain Sonniers
Date: Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:04:15 -0500
In-Reply-To: <B95F804E.CD1%rogroz@swbell.net>

In my post on multiple Sylvain Sonniers, in the paragraph on Silvain Sonnier
I, the three references to his wife as Madeleine Broussard should read
Madeleine Bourg.

Thanks Lee.

Roger A. Rozendal


> From: Roger Rozendal <>
> Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 21:02:06 -0500
> To:
> Subject: Multiple Sylvain Sonniers
> Resent-From:
> Resent-Date: Sat, 20 Jul 2002 20:20:24 -0600
>
> In the early years of the Acadians in Louisiana, there were a number of
> Sylvain Sonniers which has caused some confusion. Using church records and
> census data, I have come up with the following relationships and would
> appreciate any additions or corrections to the material.
>
> The first Sylvain Sonnier (Saulnier in Acadia and in early Louisiana) came
> to Louisiana with Joseph Broussard, arriving in February 1765 and settling
> in Opelousas. He was a bachelor as he and his future wife, Madeleine
> Broussard, were listed in separate locations in the 25 April 1766 census.
> Sylvain I (Etienne/Jeanne Comeau) was born ca. 1738 (census data) and died
> 25 January 1801 in Opelousas (Hebert SWLA Records v. 1B p. 663). He married
> Madeleine Broussard (Charles/Anne Boudrot) between 25 April 1766 census and
> 1768 because in the 1771 census they are listed with a daughter age 3
> (Church records of this period have been lost). Madeleine Broussard was born
> 4 January 1744 in Tracadie, Ile St. Jean. She died 30 May 1814 (Hebert SWLA
> Records v. 2A p. 122).
>
>

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