Eugénie Leblanc

Brief Life History of Eugénie

When Eugénie Leblanc was born on 20 July 1871, in Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States, her father, Jules LeBlanc, was 24 and her mother, Adelaide Dauphine, was 25. She married William Burch on 10 February 1897, in St. Martin, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. She lived in St. Martin, Louisiana, United States in 1880 and Police Jury Ward 2, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States for about 30 years. She died on 17 August 1950, in Plaquemine, Iberville, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 79, and was buried in Breaux Bridge, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Burch
1859–
Eugénie Leblanc
1871–1950
Marriage: 10 February 1897
Victorine Burch
1898–1957
Adélaïde Burch
1900–1980
Walter Albert Burch
1901–1970
William Ellis Burch
1903–
Clothilde Burch
1906–1932
Laura Burch
1910–2004

Sources (20)

  • Jeane Leblance in household of Aramis Patin, "United States Census, 1930"
  • Eugenie Leblanc, "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934"
  • Eugenie Or Ugenie Leblanc, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

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Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Pierre, Andre, Emile, Jacques, Camille, Marcel, Lucien, Normand, Alcide, Gaston, Leonce.

French: descriptive nickname for a man with light blond hair or a pale complexion, a variant of Blanc ‘white’, with fused masculine definite article le. Compare Lablanc .

West Indian (mainly Haiti): nickname, possibly ironic, of the same origin as 1 above. Compare Blanc .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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