When Rosalie Hotard was born in 1790, in St. Charles, Louisiana, United States, her father, Mathieu Hotard, was 46 and her mother, Marie Genevieve Bourgeois, was 37. She married Joseph Folse about 1809, in German Coast County, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She died on 24 February 1862, in Vacherie, St. James, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Edgard, St. John the Baptist, Louisiana, United States.
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Bill of Rights guarantees individual freedom.
Louisiana was divided into 19 parishes (rather than counties or boroughs) on March 31, 1807. Currently, there are 64 parishes in Louisiana.
War of 1812. U.S. declares war on Britain over British interference with American maritime shipping and westward expansion.
Some characteristic forenames: French Armand, Camille, Emile.
Altered form of French Autard: from the ancient Germanic personal name Althard, composed of the elements ald ‘old’ and hard ‘hard, strong’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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