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First Families. The Society is the official registry of the First Families of Louisiana Certificate Program – recognizing families who settled within the present boundaries of the state on, or prior to, December 20, 1803.
24 kwi 2018 · First Families of Louisiana. When the American flag was raised in New Orleans on 20 December 1803, and the Louisiana Purchase instantly doubled the size of the United States, those who were already living in Louisiana became U.S. residents, and citizens shortly thereafter.
The purpose of this page is to list resources and records pertaining to the first families of the Colony of Louisiana. In 1684 La Salle, planning to colonize on the Mississippi River, was swept off-course and his party of ships landed at Matagorda Bay, Texas.
Many are ancestors of the first four documented Acadians in Louisiana in 1764, Jean-Baptiste Cormier, Jean Poirier, Jean Richard, and Olivier Landry. These four were followed by Joseph Broussard who lead the first 200 Acadians to Louisiana on February 27, 1765 aboard the Santo Domingo.
Name index to birth, baptism, and christening records from the state of Louisiana. Microfilm copies of these records are available at the Family History Library and FamilySearch Centers. Due to privacy laws, recent records may not be displayed.
Colonial families are defined as those who resided within the present boundaries of the State of Louisiana on 20 December 1803 (the date the American flag was raised in New Orleans and Louisiana became a U.S. territory).
This category is for the earliest known heads of families in Louisiana. Both men and women can be included. The individual should have been in Louisiana by the time it became a state on 30 April 1812 or earlier, and stayed to raise a family. You should also add a location category (see Category:Louisiana for a list of parishes).
