Petitpain, Fazende, and related families papers

Collection

Identifier: LaRC-617

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of birth certificates, funeral notices, bills, correspondence, a marriage contract, a baptismal certificate, mortgages, a will, certificates of achievement, and maps. Of primary focus are the Petitpan and Fazende families, of which there are many birth certificates, funeral notices, certificates, and bills. There are also materials relating to the Faure, Leseur, and Letourneaux families. They lived near Bayou Castin, Louisiana, and most of the documents and maps relate to a land dispute.

Dates

1776-1925

Creator

Petitpain family. (Family)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

Conditions Governing Use

Physical rights are retained by the Louisiana Research Collection. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.

Biographical / Historical

The Petitpain, Fazende, and related families papers (Manuscripts Collection 617) were inherited by Mary Fazende. F. Leonce Fazende was her father and Douglas Petitpain was her uncle. Related families include the Faure, Leseur, and Letourneaux families. They lived near Bayou Castin and had a land dispute during the early nineteenth century.

Extent

1.00 Boxes

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two sections, then chronologically: documents concerning the Faure, Leseur and Leturneaux families (folders 1-13) and documents concerning the Fazende and Petitpain families (folder 14). The collection consists of one box.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas F. Petitpain. Date acquired: 01/09/1971.

Accruals and Additions

Additional material added to the collection in 1977.

Other Descriptive Information

OCLC Number: 810216699

Processing Information

Collection processed in 1982.

Subjects

Baptismal certificates Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Bayou Castin (La) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Bills of sale Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Birth certificates Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Clippings (information artifacts) Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Death notices Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Fazende family -- Genealogy.
Land claims Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Maps Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Petitpain family -- Genealogy.
Wills Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus