Minerva Ledet

Female1893–28 December 1969

Brief Life History of Minerva

When Minerva Ledet was born in 1893, in Louisiana, United States, her father, Alex Ledet, was 42 and her mother, Julia, was 30. She married Joseph Victor Jr on 6 February 1907, in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 1 son. She lived in New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States for about 20 years. She died on 28 December 1969, at the age of 76, and was buried in Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Joseph Victor Jr
1892–
Minerva Ledet
1893–1969
Marriage: 6 February 1907
Albert Victor
1909–1984

Sources (8)

  • Minerva Ledec in household of Alex Ledec, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Minerva Ledet, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1837-1957"
  • Minerva Ledet Ned, "Find A Grave Index"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    6 February 1907New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, United States
  • Children (1)

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    Siblings (9)

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    World Events (8)

    1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson

    Age 3

    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

    Age 5

    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.

    1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment

    Age 20

    The Sixteenth Amendment allows Congress to collect an income tax without dividing it among the states based on population.

    Name Meaning

    Some characteristic forenames: French Cecile, Emile, Leonce, Angelle, Antoine, Aurelie, Camille, Etienne, Ferrel, Gillis, Gisele.

    French: variant of Ledé, from le dé, meaning either ‘the thimble’ or ‘the die’, hence used as a metonymic occupational name for a stitcher or tailor, or as a nickname for a gambler. Compare Leday 1 and Ledee 2.

    History: Antoine Livaudais Ledet from La Rochelle in Charente-Maritime, France, married first Marguerite Willig in Edgard, LA, in 1788, and second Victoire-Françoise Quimine in Plattenville, LA, in 1797.

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

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