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LOUISA MANUEL

10 December 1879–
Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

The Life of LOUISA

When LOUISA MANUEL was born on 10 December 1879, in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States, her father, Adolph Manuel, was 44 and her mother, Louisa Young, was 35. She married Doremus Fontenot on 6 August 1895, in Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. She lived in Ward Two, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States in 1910.

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Family Time Line

Spouse and Children

Parents and Siblings

Doremus Fontenot

1874–

LOUISA MANUEL

1879–

Marriage: 6 August 1895

Emare Fontenot

1896–

Aza Fontenot

1899–

Eva Fontenot

1902–

Jean Pierre Fontenot

1904–

Ella Fontenot

1907–

Doremus Fontenot

1910–

Spouse and Children

Doremus Fontenot

Male1874–Male

LOUISA MANUEL

Female1879–Female

MARRIAGE
6 August 1895
Ville Platte, St. Landry, Louisiana, United States

children

(6)

Emare Fontenot

Male1896–Male

Aza Fontenot

Female1899–Female

Eva Fontenot

Female1902–Female

Jean Pierre Fontenot

Male1904–Male

Ella Fontenot

Female1907–Female

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Parents and Siblings

Adolph Manuel

Male1835–1895Male

Louisa Young

Female1844–Female

siblings

(7)

Pierri Manuel

Male1862–Male

Lazimme Manuel

Male1863–Male

Octavie Manuel

Female1867–Female

Marie Alicia Manuel

Female1868–1919Female

Clement Manuel

Male1874–1900Male

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World Events (8)

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Age 2

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

1882 · The Chinese Exclusion Act

Age 3

A federal law prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers. The Act was the first law to prevent all members of a national group from immigrating to the United States.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Age 31

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

Name Meaning

MANUEL

LOUISA

1 Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German: from the personal name Manuel, a short form of Emanuel .2 Catalan and Spanish: possibly also a habitational name from Manuel in Valencia province.3 Americanized form of any of various other European family names derived from Emanuel , for example the Greek patronymic Manouilidis.

Possible Related Names

Emanuel

Sources (3)

Louisa Fontenot in household of Deronus Fontenot, "United States Census, 1910"
Louisea Manuel in household of Adolph Manuel, "United States Census, 1880"
Louisa Manuel in entry for Jean Pierre Fontenot and Eunice Viellon, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"

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