Oliver Marcellin Sevin

Brief Life History of Oliver Marcellin

When Oliver Marcellin Sevin was born on 28 January 1807, in Donaldsonville, Ascension, Louisiana, United States, his father, Francois Nemerino Sevin, was 41 and his mother, Marie Jeanne Hache, was 37. He married Melasie Bourgeois on 15 October 1832. They were the parents of at least 1 son. He died on 28 May 1860, in Thibodaux, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 53, and was buried in Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Oliver Marcellin Sevin
1807–1860
Marguerite Carmelite LeBlanc
1818–1924
Marriage: 12 October 1835
Egilda Sevin
1836–
Francois Lovensy Sevin
1838–
Onezippe Joseph Sevin
1839–1924
Felix Prosper Sevin
1840–1905
Melasie Zulema Sevin
1844–1924
Elisa Philomene Sevin
1845–
Clara Sarah Sevin
1848–
Mathilde Sevin
1850–
Leo L Sevin
1853–1931
Oleus Wilfred Sevin
1855–1913
Charles Henri Sevin
1857–1922

Sources (25)

  • Marcelin Sevin, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1787-1958"
  • Marcellin Sevin, "Find A Grave Index"
  • Marcelin Severn in entry for Hebert, "Louisiana Deaths, 1850-1875, 1894-1960"

World Events (6)

1808

Atlantic slave trade abolished.

1812

Louisiana is the 18th state.

1825 · The Crimes Act

The Crimes Act was made to provide a clearer punishment of certain crimes against the United States. Part of it includes: Changing the maximum sentence of imprisonment to be increased from seven to ten years and changing the maximum fine from $5,000 to $10,000.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Eves, Lucien, Monique, Philippe.

German: topographic name from a dialect term for a kind of juniper (Juniperus sabina).

French: from the personal name Sevin, a vernacular form of Savin (see Sabin ).

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

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