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.
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.
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