Elizabeth de La Roche b. 1734 New Orleans, Louisiana d. 9 Feb 1809 New Orleans, Louisiana: Stewart

1734 - 1809 (75 years)

Name	Elizabeth de La Roche
Born	1734	New Orleans, Louisiana
Christened	14 Jan 1735	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana [1]
Gender	Female
Died	9 Feb 1809	New Orleans, Louisiana
Person ID	I1949	Stewart
Last Modified	31 Jul 2008

Father	Pierre François La Roche, b. Abt 1715, Montréal, Canada
Mother	Françoise Luce Desjardin, b. Abt 1715, Dunkirk, France
Married	25 Jun 1733	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana [2, 3, 4]
Notes	Elizabeth was only child; was left sole heiress to a considerable fortune. [5]
Family ID	F1346	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, b. 1724, Longwy, Meurthe-et-Moselle, Lorraine, France , d. 8 Aug 1794, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 70 years)

Children

	1. Marie Elizabeth de St. Maxent, b. 03 Feb 1752, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. Spain [Birth]
+	2. Marie Felicité de St. Maxent, b. 27 Dec 1755, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 1800, Madrid, Spain (Age 44 years) [Birth]
+	3. Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent, b. 01 Nov 1758, New Orleans, Louisiana [Birth]
	4. Maximillian Francois de St. Maxent, b. 22 Apr 1761, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 24 Nov 1825, Havana, Cuba (Age 64 years) [Birth]
	5. Maria Victoria de St. Maxent, b. 30 May 1763, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 1814, Mexico (Age 50 years) [Birth]
	6. Honoré Sosthene de St. Maxent, b. 11 Jun 1765, New Orleans, Louisiana [Birth]
	7. Marie Anne Joseph de Notre Dame de Mont Carmel de St. Maxent, b. 28 Jul 1767, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 1833, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 65 years) [Birth]
	8. Marie Antoinette Joseph de St. Maxent, b. 17 Jan 1770, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 1833 (Age 62 years) [Birth]
	9. Celestin Honoré de St. Maxent, b. 27 Feb 1773, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 30 Jan 1819, Manchac, Louisiana (Age 45 years) [Birth]
+	10. Marie Héloïse Mercedes de St. Maxent, b. 25 Sep 1775, New Orleans, Louisiana , d. 21 Mar 1831, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 55 years) [Birth]

Documents

Last Modified 1 Aug 2008

Family ID F651 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1734 - New Orleans, Louisiana
	Christened - 14 Jan 1735 - St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
	Died - 9 Feb 1809 - New Orleans, Louisiana

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Documents » Slide Show		Rider's Digest, Jan 27, 1969 - Did you Know? Short story on Gilbert Antoine de St. Maxent's life.
		French Ancestors of Felicite de St. Maxent (1 of 4) Article published about the family of Felicite de St. Maxent, reprinted in the New Orleans Genesis, September 1968, Volume 15, Number 68 Originally printed in the Revue de Louisiana in the Summer of 1977, by Eric Beerman
		French Ancestors of Felicite de St. Maxent (2 of 4) Article published about the family of Felicite de St. Maxent, reprinted in the New Orleans Genesis, September 1968, Volume 15, Number 68 Originally printed in the Revue de Louisiana in the Summer of 1977, by Eric Beerman
		French Ancestors of Felicite de St. Maxent (3 of 4) Article published about the family of Felicite de St. Maxent, reprinted in the New Orleans Genesis, September 1968, Volume 15, Number 68 Originally printed in the Revue de Louisiana in the Summer of 1977, by Eric Beerman
		French Ancestors of Felicite de St. Maxent (4 of 4) Article published about the family of Felicite de St. Maxent, reprinted in the New Orleans Genesis, September 1968, Volume 15, Number 68 Originally printed in the Revue de Louisiana in the Summer of 1977, by Eric Beerman

Notes

Elizabeth was a Creole - a French citizen born in the colonies. She had been widowed and was able to bring a dowry of 5000 pesos (equivalent to about $250,00 in year 2000 values) to her marriage to Saint Maxent. The dowry was well spent since by the decade of the 1770s she had 9 very promising children and was the Grand Dame of Louisiana. Her husband was richer than the Governor and they lived in opulence with household slaves and with all the comfort and luxury that money could buy and bring from Europe. After Saint Maxent's death she went to Mexico to be with her daughter Contessa Antoinette Marie Anne Joseph. Her daughter was the Widdow of Don Manuel de Flon (Conde de La Cadena) and she had inherited her husbands vast holding in Puebla. Elizabeth returned to New Orleans shortly before her death. [6]

[S62] New Orleans Genesis, 403 (Reliability: 3).
September 1968
Volume 17, No. 68
[S62] New Orleans Genesis, 405 (Reliability: 3).
September 1968
Volume 17, No. 68
[S2] Archdiocese of N.O. Sacr. Rec. v01 (1718-1750), Earl C. Woods, (New Orleans, La. : Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1987), F379 .N553 W66 1987 REF V.1., 174 (Reliability: 3).
Francoise (dec. Pierre and Marie Jeanne DUBOIS), native of Dunkerque in Flanders,
married Francois LA ROCHE
June 25, 1733
(SLC, B1, 60)
[S2] Archdiocese of N.O. Sacr. Rec. v01 (1718-1750), Earl C. Woods, (New Orleans, La. : Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1987), F379 .N553 W66 1987 REF V.1., 152 (Reliability: 3).
Francois (dec. Jean and Magdelene L'HEUREUX), native of Montreal in Canada,
Married Francoise LUCE
June 25, 1733
Witnesses: Jacques CHENIET, Jean Baptiste GUILLON, Etienne DURANTAY? [@DURANTE], Etienne POUSSARD
(SLC, B1, 60)
[S62] New Orleans Genesis, 404 (Reliability: 3).
September 1968
Volume 17, No. 68
[S55] Family St. Maxent-LaRoche, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gilbert_Antoine_de_St._Maxent.