Augustin Gregoire Bordelon I

Brief Life History of Augustin Gregoire

When Augustin Gregoire Bordelon I was born on 10 February 1817, in Bordelonville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States, his father, Augustin Bordelon II, was 24 and his mother, Celeste Guillot, was 19. He married Constance Alexis Marcotte on 16 May 1837, in Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 11 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Avoyelles Church, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States in 1850 and Assumption, Louisiana, United States in 1860. He died on 10 December 1862, in Bordelonville, Avoyelles, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 45.

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Family Time Line

Augustin Gregoire Bordelon I
1817–1862
Constance Alexis Marcotte
1818–1863
Marriage: 16 May 1837
Paulina Bordelon
1838–
Ezilda Bordelon
1855–
Augustin Gregoire Bordelon II
1839–
Gustave F. Bordelon
1840–
Meline Bordelon
1842–1850
Emile A Bordelon
1843–1914
Dorsin Baptiste Bordelon
1844–1922
Eligius Eloi Bordelon
1845–1921
Pierre Aristide Bordelon
1848–1929
Ogé Osias Bordelon
1849–1924
Felix Bordelon
1849–1901
Ferdinand Bordelon
1852–1920
Emmaline Bordelon
1853–1917
Paulin Augustin Bordelon
1856–1913
Ulysses BORDELON
1857–

Sources (4)

  • Augin Bordelon, "United States, Census, 1850"
  • Augustin Gregoire Bordelon, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Augusta Bordelon in entry for Oge Bordelon, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

World Events (5)

1819 · Panic! of 1819

With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years. 

1820 · Making States Equal

The Missouri Compromise helped provide the entrance of Maine as a free state and Missouri as a slave state into the United States. As part of the compromise, slavery was prohibited north of the 36°30′ parallel, excluding Missouri.

1830 · The Second Great Awakening

Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.

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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Augustine G. Bordelon

Augustin Gregoire BORDELON was born on 10 February 1817 in (Avoyelles Parish), Louisiana, USA.287 He was baptized on 4 December 1817 at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Mansura (Avoyelles Pa …

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