Brief Life History of Celeste Belzire
When Celeste Belzire Bernard was born on 2 November 1842, in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, her father, Joseph Treville Bernard, was 32 and her mother, Marie Azelie Comeaux, was 43. She married Jules Guidry on 20 October 1859, in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son and 2 daughters. She lived in Lafayette, Louisiana, United States in 1850. She died on 1 May 1895, in Scott, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 52, and was buried in Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, United States.
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Sources (11)
- B Bernard in household of Treville Bernard, "United States Census, 1850"
- Belzire Bernard, "Louisiana, Marriages, 1816-1906"
- Belzire Bernard Guidry, "Find A Grave Index"
Spouse and Children
1838–1908 Male
1842–1895 Female
Children (3)
1859– Male
1860–1950 Female
1861–1930 Female
Parents and Siblings
1810– Male
1799–1859 Female
Siblings (7)
1833–1833 Male
1834–1861 Female
1837– Female
1838–1840 Male
1839– Male
+2 More Children
World Events (7)
1846
Age 4
1863
Age 21
1868 · Louisiana Is Readmitted Into the Union
Age 26
Name Meaning
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Emile, Jacques, Marcel, Pierre, Andre, Lucien, Normand, Henri, Michel, Cecile, Gabrielle.
English, Scottish, French, Walloon, Breton, Dutch, German, Polish, Czech, Slovenian, West Indian (mainly Haiti), and African (mainly Tanzania): from the personal name Bernard, from an ancient Germanic name, composed of the elements ber(n) ‘bear’ + hard ‘brave, hardy, strong’ (see Bernhard ). It was borne by several Christian saints, including Saint Bernard of Menthon (923–1008), founder of Alpine hospices and patron saint of mountaineers, whose cult accounts for the frequency of the name in Alpine regions. The popularity of the personal name was also greatly increased by virtue of its having been borne by Saint Bernard of Clairvaux (c. 1090–1153), founder and abbot of the Cistercian monastery at Clairvaux. In North America, the English form of the surname has absorbed cognates from other languages, e.g. Italian Bernardo . Bernard is the second most frequent surname in France. Compare Barnard , Benore , and Burnor .
History: The first documented bearer of this name in Canada was from the Lorraine region of France. He is recorded in Quebec City, QC, in 1666 as Jean Bernard. He and some of his descendants were dit Anse or Hanse, presumably because his original forename was Hans (German equivalent of French Jean). — The Bernard families of LA have origins in France, Acadia, the West Indies, and Germany. — This surname is listed in the (US) National Huguenot Society's register of qualified Huguenot ancestors and also in the similar register of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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