Maurice "Morris" Paul Naquin

Brief Life History of Maurice "Morris" Paul

When Maurice "Morris" Paul Naquin was born on 24 September 1893, in Labadieville, Assumption, Louisiana, United States, his father, Clovis Jean Naquin, was 27 and his mother, Marie Vicknair, was 20. He had at least 2 sons with Annette Dumensil. He lived in Ward One, St. Mary, Louisiana, United States in 1910 and Ward Three, St. Mary, Louisiana, United States in 1920. He died on 18 May 1978, at the age of 84, and was buried in Baldwin, St. Mary, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Maurice "Morris" Paul Naquin
1893–1978
Annette Dumensil
1894–
Malcolm Naquin
1915–2001
Joseph M Naquin
1923–2004

Sources (11)

  • Maurice Narquin in household of Clovese Narquin, "United States Census, 1910"
  • Maurice Naquin, "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906"
  • Morris Naquin, "United States Social Security Death Index"

World Events (8)

1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

A landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court upholding the constitutionality of racial segregation laws for public facilities if the segregated facilities were equal in quality. It's widely regarded as one of the worst decisions in U.S. Supreme Court history.

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress

Jeannette Pickering Rankin became the first woman to hold a federal office position in the House of Representatives, and remains the only woman elected to Congress by Montana.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Camille, Chantel, Emile, Eves, Alphonse, Andre, Anicet, Antoine, Chanel, Etienne, Evest.

French: occupational name for a young lad or serving man, Old French naquin (apparently a diminutive of naque ‘mucus, snot’, a word of uncertain origin).

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

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