Provosty and LeDoux families papers, 1822-1949 | Louisiana Research Collection

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Title: Provosty and LeDoux families papers, 1822-1949Add to your cart.

ID: LaRC/Manuscripts Collection 9

Primary Creator: Provosty family.

Other Creators: LeDoux family., Thomas, LaVerne.

Extent: 14.0 Boxes

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by topic, as follows: LeDoux family general information, 16th-20th centuries; Provosty and allied families 18th-20th centuries; allied families; other families, 16th-20th centuries; French Canadian Louisiana and New Orleans historical background; Opelousas, Pointe Coupee, and other parish material; photographs and newsclippings; additions to the collection; information on various families; and a history of "Old Hickory."

The collection consists of fourteen boxes and one volume.

Date Acquired: 01/09/1964

Subjects: Franco-Americans., French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., French Americans -- Louisiana -- History., French Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans., Laurans, John W., LeDoux family -- Genealogy., Pointe Coupée Parish (La.), Provosty, Adèle LeDoux., Provosty family -- Genealogy., Thomas, LaVerne.

Forms of Material: Correspondence., Legal documents.

Languages: French, English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The collection consists of correspondence, legal documents, successions, a diary, and biography and genealogical information relating to the Provosty and Ledoux families. The correspondence mainly concerns family matters and most of it is between Adèle Ledoux  Provosty and her cousins in France, Alice de Meaulne and Emma Hall. There is also a typescript of a diary by John W. Laurans, of Pointe Coupée, covering the period 1854-1860. Also included are genealogical charts; original and copies of family documents; French and Canadian history; Canadian and Pointe Coupée census; index cards; correspondence and xerox copies of correspondence; photographs and newspaper clippings gathered by LaVerne "Pike" Thomas in preparation for a book on the LeDoux family. Emphasis of this part of the collection is on genealogy from the early LeDoux family of France through the 18th century in Pointe Coupée Parish into the 20th century.

Biographical Note

The LeDoux family originated in the town of Le Mans in the area of the Department of Sarthe (Maine). The first key figure is Jehan Le Doux (d. 1640), and the second major figure is Louis LeDoux (1639-1708), from whom the Louisiana branch of the LeDoux family is descended. On the way to Louisiana, the LeDoux family spent a generation in Canada. By 1745, Pierre LeDoux had settled, along with other Frenchmen, in the rich bottom land of the lower Mississippi and began plantation life in Pointe Coupee Parish. Successive generations of LeDoux were to live in the parish as lawyers, doctors and plantation owners. The LeDoux family were interconnected and allied with other families in the parish, notably the Provosty, Dayries, and the Labry families.

Subject/Index Terms

Franco-Americans.
French -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
French Americans -- Louisiana -- History.
French Americans -- Louisiana -- New Orleans.
Laurans, John W.
LeDoux family -- Genealogy.
Pointe Coupée Parish (La.)
Provosty, Adèle LeDoux.
Provosty family -- Genealogy.
Thomas, LaVerne.

Administrative Information

Repository: Louisiana Research Collection

Access Restrictions: Collection is open to the public. No known restrictions.

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

Acquisition Source: LaVerne "Pike" Thomas.

Acquisition Method: Gift.

Preferred Citation: Provosty and LeDoux families papers, Manuscripts Collection 9, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA 70118.

Processing Information: Collection processed in 1964.

Finding Aid Revision History: Finding aid information entered in Archon by LAC Group in 2011.

Other Note: OCLC Number: 769034164

Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Box:

[Box 1: LeDoux family, general information, A-K, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 2: LeDoux L-Z, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 3: Provosty family and allied families, 18th-20th centuries],
[Box 4: Allied families],
[Box 5: Other families, A-K, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 6: Other families, L-Z, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 7: French, Canadian, Louisiana, and New Orleans historical background],
[Box 8: Opelousas, Pointe Coupee, other parish material],
[Box 9: Photographs and newsclippings],
[Box 10: Additions to collection],
[Box 11: Information on various families, A-De],
[Box 12: Information on various families, De-Leg],
[Box 13: Information on various families, Le-Po],
[Box 14: Information on various families, P-Z],
[Volume 1: History of "Old Hickory"],
[All]

Box 13: Information on various families, Le-PoAdd to your cart.

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: LeDoux family, general information, A-K, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 2: LeDoux L-Z, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 3: Provosty family and allied families, 18th-20th centuries],
[Box 4: Allied families],
[Box 5: Other families, A-K, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 6: Other families, L-Z, 16th-20th centuries],
[Box 7: French, Canadian, Louisiana, and New Orleans historical background],
[Box 8: Opelousas, Pointe Coupee, other parish material],
[Box 9: Photographs and newsclippings],
[Box 10: Additions to collection],
[Box 11: Information on various families, A-De],
[Box 12: Information on various families, De-Leg],
[Box 13: Information on various families, Le-Po],
[Box 14: Information on various families, P-Z],
[Volume 1: History of "Old Hickory"],
[All]

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