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
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
1892– Male
1893–1969 Female
Children (1)
1909–1984 Male
Parents and Siblings
1851– Male
1863– Female
Siblings (9)
1882– Male
1883– Male
1883– Female
1884– Female
1885– Female
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World Events (8)
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 3
1898 · War with the Spanish
Age 5
1913 · The Sixteenth Amendment
Age 20
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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