Carlos Nicolas Arthur Gayarré

1825 - 1906  (80 years)

• Name	Carlos Nicolas Arthur Gayarré
  Born	13 Aug 1825	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Christened	05 May 1826	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	28 Mar 1906	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Buried	St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, Louisiana
  Person ID	I4496	Stewart
  Last Modified	17 Jul 2015

  
  

  Father	Hon. Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarré,   b. 09 Jan 1805, Boré Plantation, New Orleans, Louisiana ,   d. 11 Feb 1895, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 90 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Delphina Le Maitre,   b. circa 1806,   d. 10 Feb 1882, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 76 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Notes	Delphine Le Maitre was an Octaroon, a slave owned by Charles Gayarre. In an envelope labeled "Private notices of my family" in the King collection is a copy of the baptismal record of Carlos Hastus Nicolas Gayarre, son of Carlos (Charles) Gayarre and Delphine Le Maitre. The child was born on August 3, 1825. The record was made on March 5, 1826 and signed by Charles Gayarre and Pere Antoine, the famous padre of New Orleans. The copy was made in 1844, the year after Gayarre returned from Europe, by Cure Maenbout. The following correction was attached: Por error se asent este acts Bautismal de Carlos Hastus Nicolas Gayarre y Le Maitre en este registro no debiendo estar sino en el de solo gente de color, por ser tal le madre dicho nino. Pere Antoine. Through error this baptism notice of Carlos Hastus Nicolas Gayarre y Le Maitre was set down on this register, the aforesaid child not really belonging there, but on one for colored people, such being the mother. Pere Antoine. This shows that Gayarre was the father of a natural son. No trace of this son has been found after this baptismal record. A letter written from Paris on March 2, 1844, in French, to Gayarre in New Orleans is entirely concerned about the illnes of "Pauve Charles" and of Charles' wishing for Gayarre. While the letter shows Gayarre's close interest in the boy, there is no reference to a paternal relationship. The signature was not decipherable. Miss Josie Cerf of the Louisiana Historical Society said in a conversation with the writer of this study that Delphine Le Maitre was an octoroon slave belonging to Gayarre. She was bought by Miss Cerf's grandfather and sent to their plantation at Osyka, Mississippi. Possessed of venomous temper, she burned the plantation house. About 1920, Miss Cerf related, a woman, negroid in features, called on Miss Cerf, seeking information about her great grandfather, Charles Gayarre, the historian. [2]
  Family ID	F1476	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 13 Aug 1825 - New Orleans, Louisiana Christened - 05 May 1826 - St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana Died - 28 Mar 1906 - New Orleans, Louisiana Buried - - St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans, Louisiana  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Name: There is a letter in the Louisiana State Museum, RECORD GROUP 35, George Smith Collection about the son, showing that he is alive in 1859. The collection description notes a letter from Charles Etienne Arthur Gayarre [1805 - 1895] to his acknowledged natural son Charles Nicolas Arthur Gayarre, f.m.c. [b.1825] AKA Charles Gayarre, Jr., challenging the latter's attempt to pass for white (1859). Source: Susan Tucker Died: Charles Gayarre did have a son, when he was 21, with a young octaroon slave girl in his household, Delphine LeMaitre. I found that this son lived in New Orleans and died 28 Mar 1906 and is buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 (although his birth date is incorrectly inscribed there as 1830). Source: Jarrell Robinson

  
  

• Sources

  [S18] Archdiocese of N.O. Sacr. Rec. v17 (1826-1827), Earl C. Woods, (New Orleans, La. : Archdiocese of New Orleans, 1987), F379 .N553 W66 1987 REF V.17., 172 (Reliability: 3). Carlos Hartur Nicolas (Charles and Delphina LE MAITRE, both natives of this city) Baptized: May 5, 1826 Born: Aug. 13, 1825 Paternal Grandparents: Carlos Estevan GAYARRE and Maria Ysavel BORE. Maternal Grandparents: [omitted] Sponsors: Nicolas Noel DESTREHANS and Celeste GRAND PRE (SLC, B36, 158) [S116] Charles Gayarre, The Creole Historian, Earl Noland Saucier, F374 .G324., 29-30.