Brief Life History of Emma Alicia
When Emma Alicia Bordelon was born on 22 January 1858, in Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States, her father, Evariste A. Bordelon, was 35 and her mother, Marie Octavine Escallien, was 30. She married Landry Moyse Ducote on 28 January 1875, in Marksville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 7 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Evergreen, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States in 1900 and Ward Nine, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States in 1920. She died on 22 February 1926, in Cottonport, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 68, and was buried in Saint Marys Assumption Catholic Cemetery, Cottonport, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States.
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- Alicia Bordelon in household of Antoine Bordelon, "United States Census, 1860"
- Alicia Bordelon Ducole, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"
- Alicia Borderon in entry for Ducote Herbert, "Louisiana, Orleans Parish Vital Records, 1900-1964"
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1863
Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Louisiana was readmitted into the Union.
1876 · The First Worlds Fair in the U.S.
The First official World's Fair, was held to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia. 37 Countries provided venues for all to see.
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Gaston, Leonce, Andre, Armand, Alphonse, Camile, Celestine, Celina, Colette, Emile, Germaine.
French: topographic name derived from Old French bordel ‘hut, smallholding, small farm’, a derivative of Borde . This surname is very rare in France.
History: Gabriel-Laurent Bordelon from Le Havre in Seine-Maritime, France, married Anne-Françoise Roland in New Orleans, LA, in 1729.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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