Hedwidge Roussel

14 December 1896–28 April 1969 (Age 72)
St. James, Louisiana, United States

The Life Summary of Hedwidge

When Hedwidge Roussel was born on 14 December 1896, in St. James, Louisiana, United States, her father, Maurice Roussel, was 27 and her mother, Rosela Louque, was 16. She had at least 1 son and 7 daughters with Charles "Charly" St. Pierre. She lived in Police Jury Ward 2, St. James, Louisiana, United States in 1910 and Police Jury Ward 1, St. James, Louisiana, United States for about 10 years. She died on 28 April 1969, in Gramercy, St. James, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 72, and was buried in Paulina, St. James, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles "Charly" St. Pierre
1891–1987
Hedwidge Roussel
1896–1969
Enola Marie St. Pierre
1914–1966
Delta St. Pierre
1916–1992
Mercedes S. St. Pierre
1917–1961
Mary Edna St. Pierre
1919–2014
Irene Pierre
1921–1992
Charles St Plerre Jr.
1924–2005
Velma St. Pierre
1927–2007
Emelda St. Pierre
1928–2018

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World Events (8)

1897 · The Utah State Historical Society
Age 1
The Utah State Historical Society was, founded in 1897 and now part of the Government of Utah's Division of State History. It encourages the research, study, and publication of Utah history. It also publishes a history journal named the Utah Historical Quarterly. The Utah State Historical Society has grown to several thousand members and has published over 300 issues of the Utah Historical Quarterly.
1899 · The Salt Palace Convention Center
Age 3
The original Salt Palace was built in 1899 and It stood on 900 South, between State Street and Main Street. The Salt Palace was a frame structure covered in large pieces of rock salt, which gave it its name. The Salt Palace was destroyed by fire on August 29, 1910 and was replaced by the Majestic Hall. This Hall only lasted for a while during the remodel of the Salt Palace. The Salt Palace served as the Olympic Media Center during the 2002 Winter Olympics. Salt Lake Comic Con has been held at the Salt Palace Convention Center since September 2013.
1916 · The First woman elected into the US Congress
Age 20
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 Michel, Normand, Andre, Emile, Fernand, Pierre, Serge, Adelard, Adrien, Alain, Anicet, Camille.French and Breton: nickname for a red-haired man, from a diminutive of Old French ro(u)s ‘red’ (see Roux and Leroux ).

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

Possible Related Names

Rousselle
Roux
Roussell

Sources (22)

  • Edduilge St Piere in household of Charles St Piere, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Ed*Ge St Pierre in household of Charles St Pierre Sr., "United States Census, 1930"
  • Hedwedge St Pierre in entry for Velma St Pierre Musso, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"

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