Re: LeFlore to LeFleur or Lafleur? Then to Flores/Flowers - mississippi choctow
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Re: LeFlore to LeFleur or Lafleur? Then to Flores/Flowers - mississippi choctow
Chris Haynes 10/30/11
I believe the name "LeFleau" comes solely from possible mistranscriptions of Archdiocese of Mobile records done by a single individual a while back. Unfortunately, the archives are no longer available for genealogical research, and individual records cost $10 each.So comparing the original records to the transcriptions would be a costly proposition; however, given that ALL the adult descendents of Jean Bastiste "LeFleau," showed up on other records under some variant of LaFleur, LeFleur or LeFlore, I suspect the family name actually was LeFleur/LaFleur and was simply mistranscribed as "LeFleau" years ago.
For, example, the following is a transcription of the marriage between daughter Marie Francoise LeFleur and Adam Hollinger. Both Francoise and her brother Mathias are listed as Lefleur:
"On 12 August 1788, I, the undersigned pastor of Mobile, married (having published before the 3 banns without there resulting any canonical impediment) Adam Hollinger and Francoise Lefleur, residents of the Tensaw River in this parish. In faith I have signed it and we have signed it.
Rev. Miguel Lampost, Pastor
Adam Hollinger
Francoise Lefleur
Joseph Deville Degoutin
Cornelius McCurtin
Nattian Blackwell
Mathias Lefleur
Casiano de Castanares
Hugo Krebs"
In the following baptismal record, daughter Louise, who married Cornelius McCurtain, is listed as Louise Lefleur
"On 25 January 1801, I, the pastor of Immaculate Conception parish church of Mobile, baptized and put the Holy Oils to a boy, the legitimate son of Adam Hollinger, a native of Ireland, and Marie Joseph Juzan, native of Mobile, resident in the United States at the Tombecbe, born on 4 June 1800. He was given the name of Adam Cornelius. Godparents were Cornelius McCurtain and Louise Lefleur, who were advised of their spiritual parentage. In faith wherof I sign.
Rev. Jean Francois Vaugeois"
My husband is descended from Henri LeFleur who was an Indian trader/interpreter in Natchez from 1760 to his death in 1784.I don't know whether Henri connects to this particular LeFleur family or not, but I have done a fair amount of research on them.
Janice