D'Ovido Marriage Contract to Cable

              [English Translation]


January 27 1726     

Pierre Oliveau with Marie Magdeleine Gaffel 

No 231             
		   Jan 1726 on the 27th, after publication of the first ban                    
		   on the 25th of this month on Sunday from the pulpit of the parish church
     	           during mass,  and accepting the other two for good and valid reasons between
                   for Pierre Oliveau, a native of Champagne, diocese of La Rochelle, son
                   of deceased Larent Oliveau and Hélène Robert, his father and mother
                   on one hand,   and Mary Magdeleine Gaffel, daughter of deceased Leonard   
                   Gaffel and Catherine Volf, in second marriage married to André
                   Schantz, a resident of the parish of des Allemands, her father and mother

                   on the other hand, and not having found any impediment to the effect
                   of the said marriage, I, the undersigned priest Capuchin vicar in New Orleans
                   and General Vicar of the Bishop of Quebec have received their
                   mutual consent I gave them the nuptial blessing
                   with the usual rituals of the Church in the presence of the undersigned parents
                   and witnesses to wit Andrew Schantz, stepfather of the bride
                   Magdeleine Gaffel, Jacob Mittec, residint at Les Allemads, François
                   Bourdon [Briodon?] residing in New Orleans, Jaques Gellereau residing at
                   the Arkansas who signed with me, only the groom signed
                   the other named persons declared they did not know how to sign
                   so they made their ordinary marks. Pierre Olivo signed and
                   f. Raphael Capuchin priest General vicar  - ---





[Handwritten notes]
>This is signed by Catherine Volf her mother wife of dec. Leonard
Gappell, and André Sanchez (who married Madalines sister) all
habitants of Des Allemands (St Charles Par)

Pierre O. was native of Champaine, de la Rochelle, France. Parents
dec. Laurent and Hélène Robert. Several other witnesses I can't
quite make out.<






[Transcription]


Jan 27. 1726

No 231

Pierre Oliveau avec Marie Magdeleine Gaffel  
 
  	             Jan. 1726 le 27 avons après avoir publié un ban de mariage le
                     25 du présent mois le dimanche au prône de la messe paroissiale
		     et ont pensé les deux autres pour bonnes et valables raisons entre
                     Pierre Oliveau, natif de Champagne, diocèse de La Rochelle, fils
                     de deffunt Laurent Oliveau et Hélène Robert ses père et mère
                     d'une part,   et Marie Magdeleine Gaffel, fille de deffunt Léonard
                     Gaffel et de Catherine Volf mariée en seconde noce à André
                     Schantz, habitant de la paroisse des Allemands, ses père et mère

		     d'autre part, et n'ayant point trouvé d'empêchement à l'effet
                     dudit mariage je soussigné prestre capucin curé de la Nelle Orléans
                     et vicaire général de Monseigneur l'Evêque de Québec ai reçu leur
                     consentement mutuel et leur ay donné la bénédiction nuptiale
                     avec les cérémonies ordinaires de l'Eglise en présence de parents
                     témoins soussigné scavoir André Schantz, beaupère de la mariée
                     Magdeleine Gaffel, Jacob Mittec, habitant des Allemands, François
                     Bourdon [Briodon?] habitant de la Nelle Orléans, Jaques Gellereau habitant
                     les Arkansas qui ont signé avec moy, le marié a signé
                     seulement les autres prénommés ayant déclaré ne le savoir
                     ont fait leurs marques ordinaires et a signé Pierre Olivo et
                     f. Raphael prestre capucin vicaire général --------


[Handwritten notes]
>This is signed by Catherine Volf her mother wife of dec. Leonard
Gappell, and André Sanchez (who married Madalines sister) all
habitants of Des Allemands (St Charles Par)

Pierre O. was native of Champaine, de la Rochelle, France. Parents
dec. Laurent and Hélène Robert. Several other witnesses I can't
quite make out.<