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T'ne Moore-Connette Fomily
The witnesses were Francois Fontaine and Marie Fournier. (Book 2, p. 49, Act 280.)
Rev. N. Berchem, CSSR
Marie Delonney. (Biloxi, BB2, p. 42, Act 305.)
Rev. Henri Georget
Children bom to this union were:
Mory Louise, Alphonse Gregoire, Arthur Napoleon, Leonide Ulalie, Olivia Isadore, Emilie Isabelle, Louis Gilbert and Adonia. (Elmer Thomas?)
Emilie Isabelle was born on March21, 1871, as attested to by her baptismal record at the Nativity Cathedral.
On May 4, 1871, I have baptized Emil ie Isabelle, the legitimate daughter of Louis Groux and Marie Parka, born on March 21,
1871. The godfather was Louis Groux and the godmother Eloise Ladner. (Biloxi, BB3, p. 13, Act 67.)
Rev. P. N. Berchem, CSSR
Emilie's early life was that of learning from her mother the usual feminine graces and skills, particularly that of cooking. This is one of those specialties of the older generations on Back Bay. Most of the women, and many of the men, were excellent cooks.
As time went on Emilie began courting Armand CANNETTE of the same locality. In those days there were not too many social activities, so courtship was highly supervised by the father of the girl. Staying out late was not generally "the order of the day." However, in due time the couple married at the little church established on the North side of the Back Bay.
On May 1, 1889, I joined in the sacred bonds of matrimony Armand Cannette, legitimate son of Raymond Cannette and Marie Ryan, and Amelie Grou, legitimate daughter of Louis Grou and Marie Parker. (Book 3, p. 58,
Act 327.)
Armand's mother, Marie Ulalie Ryan, was the daughter of Pierre Ryan and Marie Josephe Ladner of the East St. Martin Community of Back Bay. His father, Ramon, was a native of Spain, the son of Ramon and Magdalena Manent of Ciudadela, island of Menorca, in the Balearic Islands, off the East coast of Spain.
The family had come to Nw Orleans in 1838. While a sister and brother remained in New Orleans, Ramon went to the Gulf Coast where he met and married Marie Ryan. Their marriage record is no longer extant.
The home established by Armand and Emilie is in the St. Martin community and is probably one of the oldest in existence in that area. It has been refurbished, reinforced, decorated and totally restored by Mrs. Martha Willhoft, a granddaughter, but it is substantially the same building. It is in this home that their family would be reared. Armand's livelihood was in seafood, which he peddled daily to earn what was needed to keep the growing family fed and clothed. They were the parents of the following children: Armand, who married Ada Raymond; Julius, who married Lucy Teretta; Adonia who married James Seymour and August Riche; Julia, who married Lyman Holley; Olena, who married Charles Giametta; and Viola, who married Charles Edward Moore. There were three sets of twins: Adonia (who survived) and Sidonia, Albert and Robert, who both died shortly after birth, and Julius and Julia, who lived to oldage
Viola and Eddie were married in her parents' home on July 16, 1908, by Rev. Alphonse Ketels
End of Part I
Frank Fontaine	Olivia Grou
Emile Tiblier	Belle Fontaine
Joseph Fontaine	Eugenia Fontaine
Rev. P. Chevalier, Pastor
Armand was born on Back Bay on April 3, 1864, not too far from the Groue home.
On April 3, 1864, I baptized Armand Canet, son of Raymond Canet and Marie Ryan, his lawful wife, born September 13, 1863. Sponsor was
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