Brief Life History of Rosa
When Rosa Landreneau was born on 2 December 1871, in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, her father, Hypolite Landreneau, was 24 and her mother, Josephine Mirza Lafleur, was 23. She married Charles Daniel Quirk on 23 December 1886, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. She died on 8 November 1887, in St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 15, and was buried in Old Ville Platte Cemetery, Ville Platte, Evangeline, Louisiana, United States.
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- Rosa Landreneau, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
- Rosa Loudreneaux, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Rosa Landreneau Quirk, "Find A Grave Index"
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World Events (8)
1872 · The First National Park
Yellowstone National Park was given the title of the first national park by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. It is also believed to be the first national park in the world.
1872 · The Amnesty Act
A federal law which reversed most of the penalties on former Confederate soldiers by the Fourteenth Amendment. The Act affected over 150,000 troops that were a part of the Civil War.
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 Aldes, Cyprien, Eulalie.
Altered form of French Landerneau: habitational name from Landerneau, a place in Finistère, in Brittany. The surname Landerneau is very rare in France and is not found in Brittany.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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