Status: Free. Abby was recorded as working for the Vincentians for 9 months in 1853 (potentially at Bethlehem Monastery).

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

May be the same Alfred enslaved by Lewis Cissel.

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Status: Enslaved by Clement Cissel. In 1832, Alfred's labor was hired by the Vincentians. Records indicate that Alfred was later sold to St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1833.

Records of mention: Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census; Account Book (83257 BSM A89); Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Also spelled as Minta

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Status: Enslaved by John Moore. Amintha was potentially sold to the Vincentians in 1827. Records place her at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1831. In a report dated circa 1836, it is recorded that Amintha was 45 years old. She is not the same Minty who was married to Henry Nesbit.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Free. Anny is mentioned in a record entry from 1875.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Free. Bart is recorded as receiving wages from the Vincentians in 1869.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Also written as Bot.

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Status: Free. May have been enslaved at one point by the Vincentians. He is listed as a servant at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1869.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Mary Underwood (mother of John Underwood). His labor was hired several times by the Vincentians between 1829 and 1830. 

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by William James. His labor was hired by the Vincentians at the St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1827.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Valentine Underwood. Benjamin's labor was hired by Joseph Rosati in 1827.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Reciepts

Sometimes written as Berman.

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Status: Enslaved by Valentine Underwood. Berrimon was hired by the Vincentians in 1827 and 1830.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Account Book (82832 BSM A125) 

Had a wife and son whose names were not recorded.

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Status: Free. Records show that Berry and his family received wages from St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1870.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Free. Records show Betty received wages for her work in February 1852.

Records mentioned: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Mm. Waters. Records show that Bill's labor was hired out by the Vincentians to work at Bois Brule Bottom in 1831. 

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Unknown. He was paid $1.00 for 2 bushels of wheat in 1825.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Thomas Riney. Records indicate that his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1828.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by John Layton. Records show that he was sold to the Vincentians in April 1822.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Free. He agreed to work for the Vincentians for $100 per year, paid in produce, starting in 1844.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

Status: Likely enslaved by Martin Burke. It seems the Vincentians may have hired his labor from Burke. They are recorded as paying Burke for both the labor of the boy and the use of Burke's oxen.

Records of mention: Mill Account Book (85457 BSM A83)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Caroline as being 12 years old. She may have been the daughter of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Also written as Charls and Charley.

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Status: Free. Records show that Chaly received wages from St. Mary's of the Barrens between November 1868 and October 1869.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved. One record shows that Charles received a payment from the Vincentians for shoes in 1832. May be the Charlot listed in the report dated circa 1836.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Brother of Jesse.

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Status: Enslaved by Bishop Louis William Valentine DuBourg. Charles was temporarily lent to St. Mary's of the Barrens. In 1823, DuBoug wrote to Joseph Rosati asking for the return of Charles and his brother Jesse in exchange for an enslaved man named Stephen.

Records of mention: DuBourg, Louis William Valentine, 1766-1833 to Rosati, Joseph, 1789-1843, 29 December 1823

Status: Unknown. Records show that Charles was paid by the Vincentians for work done in 1849.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Charlot as being 45 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Son of father whose name is not recorded.

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Status: Free. Records show that he and his father (name not recorded) worked for the Vincentians for a brief period of time in 1849.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

Status: Free. Records show that they lived at St. Mary's of the Barrens with their mother from at least October 1873 through June 1876.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by John Logan. In 1850, Logan made a deal the Vincentians to rent out the labor of Christina as well as the labor of a young woman named Jane in lieu of paying his pew rent. Records show that Christina and Jane remained at St. Mary's of the Barrens until as late as December 1857. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by Walter Wilkinson [Dickinson]. In 1829, his labor was hired by the Vincentians, along with the labor of a man named Will.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Enslaved Persons Receipts; Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by J. Gucher. Records show that the couple was married in 1832.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by William Tarnes. Dick's labor was hired by Joseph Rosati from June 1825 through September 1827, and possibly until 1829.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by Robert T. Brown. Dick's labor was hired by the Vincentians from January 1831 through April 1835.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Dole as being 30 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Also spelled Dore. Likely Dory Nesbit.

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Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. Records show that Doree was paid $5 a month for his labor in 1830.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Son of Henry Nesbit. Likely the same person as Doree.

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Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. In 1836, Dory was documented as being 19 years old. Records indicate that Dory was sold by the Vincentians in 1841. 

Records of mention: Provincial Accounts (BSM 84445); Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Also written as Elizabeth and Elz.

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Status: Free. Records show that Elisabeth worked as a washerwoman for St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1869 to 1870.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Free. Elizabeth was recorded as working as a servant at St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1866 to 1867.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Free. Records show that Emily received wages for her work as a servant for the Vincentians from 1868 to 1873. 

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Also referred to as Emilie, Milly, and Aunt Millie.

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Status: Free. Once enslaved by the Vincentians, she appears in these records as receiving wages for her work done at St. Mary's of the Barrens between 1872 and 1877.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Account Book (87678 BSM)

Status: Free. Records indicate that Emily worked for the Vincentians from at least 1870 to 1871.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. Records indicate that Rev. Joseph Paquin, C.M. may have sold this family to a man named Mr. Anduse.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Potentially enslaved by Mrs. Walthen. Records show that Frank was paid for 5 days of labor in 1847.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. Records show her labor was hired out to someone else for one year in 1831.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Potentially the same person as George Cissell.

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Status: Free. George was recorded as working at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1872 and 1873.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Unknown. Records show that George received payment for one week's work in 1826.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Mrs. Widow Walthen.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Free. Records show that George worked as a farm laborer for St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1872.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by John Underwood. Records show that German's labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1830.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts

Also described as a woman.

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Status: Enslaved by Mrs. Mary Layton. Records show her labor was hired by the Vincentians from 1858 to 1863.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Free. She is recorded as receiving one payment from the Vincentians in 1865.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by Mart Tucker. Records indicate that her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Mart Tucker. Her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Guillaume as being 10 years old. He may have been the son of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Son of Lucinda, brother of Houstin.

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Status: Free. 

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by Cornelius Rhodes. In November of 1821, when Henry was eight years old, he was sold to Joseph Rosati. 

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts

Status: Enslaved by Mrs. Waters. Records show that Henry's labor was hired by the Vincentians from 1833 to 1834. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Free. Records show that Henry received wages for his labor at the Mill in 1860.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by John Weinheim or Clement Fenwick. His labor was hired by the Vincentians from 1850 to 1852.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Father of Clement Nesbit, Dory Nesbit, Mary Nesbit, and Peter Nesbit by his first wife, Jenny (Burch) Nesbit. Husband of Minty Nesbit and father of Juliana Nesbit Rodney. Father-in-law of Hamlet Rodney. Grandfather of Adaline Rodney and Adaline's sister whose name is not recorded.

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Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians at St. Mary's of the Barrens and later sent to Cape Girardeau with his wife Minty and daughter Juliana to work at St. Vincent's College. He was killed when a tornado struck Cape Girardeau in 1850. In the report dated circa 1836 he (referred to as Henri) is recorded as being 60 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836; Daybook (Cape 54); Doctors' and Teachers' Accounts (Cape 78); Reminiscences by Brother Joseph Cesari, C.M.; Swamp Farm Accounts (Cape 96)

Status: Unknown. Records document his doctor expenses.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Son of Lucinda, brother of Hem. Sometimes written as Huston.

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Status: Free.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records them as being infants. They were most likely the children of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by Cornelius Rhodes. She was sold to Joseph Rosati in 1822. 

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Enslaved Persons Receipts.

Son of Nace and Serena, brother of Mary.

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Status: Enslaved by Benjamin Wilson. In 1824, Jacob and his family were sold to St. Mary's of the Barrens.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

May be the same Jacob who was sold, together with his family, to the Vincentians in 1824.

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Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving payment for grass-seed in 1826 and payment for potatoes in 1828. 

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Free. Recorded as working as a servant at St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1868 to 1872.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by John Logan. Logan was indebted to the Vincentians and used Jane's labor to pay his pew rent at least three times, in 1846, 1848, and 1850. In 1850, she was sent to the Vincentians together with a girl named Christina. Records indicate that Jane and Christina remained at St. Mary's of the Barrens until December 1857.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving payment for her work at St. Mary's of the Barrens in the 1850s. The record entry refers to her as "old", indicating she was likely elderly.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Jean as being 8 years old. He may have been the son of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Brother of Charles.

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Status: Enslaved by Bishop Louis William Valentine DuBourg. Jesse was temporarily lent to St. Mary's of the Barrens. In 1823, DuBourg wrote to Joseph Rosati asking for the return of Jesse and his brother Charles in exchange for an enslaved man named Stephen.

Records of mention: DuBourg, Louis William Valentine, 1766-1833 to Rosati, Joseph, 1789-1843, 29 December 1823

Status: Free. He is recorded as working at St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1867 to 1868.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Sometimes written as J.E. Layton.

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Status: Free. Records show that Joe received wages for his labor at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1872.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by William B. Matthews. Records show that John's labor was hired by Rev. Joseph Paquin, C.M. in 1830.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Enslaved Persons Receipts

Status: Free. Records show that John worked for the Vincentians at various points between 1848 through 1855.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89); Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Free. Records show that John received payments from St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1873.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Fenwick. John was potentially a cobbler.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

May be one of the other Johns.

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Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving wages for his work at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1840, but there is no other reference to his freedom status. John worked alongside a man named Peter.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving one payment from the Vincentians in 1852.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Joseph as being 40 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Josephine as being 8 years old. She may have been the daughter of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Ginnis. 

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Likely enslaved by John Logan. Louisa's labor was hired by St. Mary's of the Barrens between 1838 and 1848. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Mother of Hem and Houstin McCombs.

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Status: Free. Records show that Lucinda received wages for her work at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1872.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. Luke was purchased by St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1837. A report dated circa 1836 may reference this Luke, documenting his age as 45.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89); Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by Mme. Rose. His labor was hired by St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1829.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

May be Nathan.

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Status: Enslaved by Mr. Brown. Recorded as receiving one payment from the Vincentians in 1823.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Thomas Riney. Records indicate that his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1829.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Nicholas Moore in 1825.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Thomas Fenwick. His labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1825 and 1826.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Ignatius Layton. Records indicate his labor was hired by the Vincentians from 1828 to 1829. The Vincentians hired his labor again in 1833 for work at the Mill.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Enslaved Persons Receipts

Potentially named Cles.

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Status: Enslaved by John Tucker. Records show his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1828 and 1829.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Simon Duvall. Records show his labor was hired by the Vincentians from 1829 to 1832.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Tornatore. Records indicate his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1830.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Mrs. Waters. Records show that his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1834.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by James Manning. Records indicate that his labor was hired by the Vincentians for one and a half months in 1829.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by Michel Daly. Records indicate his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1833.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Father of son (name not recorded).

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Status: Free. Records show that he and his son (name not recorded) worked for the Vincentians for a brief period of time in 1849.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

Status: Enslaved by Aquilla Hagan. Records show his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1847. A list of people enslaved by Aquilla Hagan is documented in census data.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by Reuben Shelby. His labor may have been hired by the Vincentians. A list of people enslaved by Reuben Shelby is documented in census data.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by Bi Cissel. Records show his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1831.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by J.B. Bossier. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Enslaved by a Mr. Hagon [likely Hagan]. Records indicate that his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1845.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Matthews.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Mother of children (names not recorded).

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Status: Free. Records show that Mary and her children (names not recorded) worked at St. Mary's of the Barrens from October 1873 through June 1876.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by Michael (Michel) Daly. Records show that Mary's labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1839.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Daughter of Nace and Serena, sister of Jacob.

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Status: Enslaved by Benjamin Wilson. In 1824, Mary and her family were sold to St. Mary's of the Barrens. Records indicate that Mary remained at the seminary until at least 1828.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Because of the number of Marys mentioned in these documents and the nature of their documentation, references may have been missed or mis-assigned to incorrect Marys. Furthermore, some of the Marys mentioned may be the same people. 

The accumulative list of all references to persons named Mary are: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Account Book (83257 BSM A89); Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89); Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Mary as being 45 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Mary as being 17 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Mary as being 1 year old. She may have been the daughter of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Potentially Mary Goff.

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Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Mary as being 35 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Also written as Marie, Gough, Gohf, and Gofre. Potentially the same person who is named Mary G. in Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836.

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Status: Free. If she is Mary G., then she would have been previously enslaved by the Vincentians. Mary was hired to work for St. Mary's of the Barrens on June 3, 1844 at $2 a month. According to the 1860 census, Mary Goff is named a free inhabitant of Perryville, aged 48, and originally from Kentucky. Records show that she remained working at St. Mary's of the Barrens until at least April 1864. 

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

Status: Likely enslaved by the Vincentians. As a young boy in 1848, Max was recorded as being sent to work with "the Taylor".

Records of mention: Register of Board's Deliberations

Also spelled as Mioly. Mother of sons (names not recorded).

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Status: Free. Records show that Mele worked as a washerwoman at St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1866 to 1867. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Hamilton. Records show that the Vincentians paid Mr. Hamilton for the passage of the two men in 1824.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Clement Knott. Records show that their labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1826.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Two men enslaved by Thomas Underwood. Records indicate their labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1824 and 1827. 

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Enslaved Persons Receipts.

Status: Multiple men, both free and enslaved, whose names are not recorded, are referenced throughout many records spanning from at least 1827 to 1853. 

Records of mention: Register of Board's Deliberations; Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

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While research found mentions of men whose names are not recorded in these documents, we acknowledge that references in other documents may have been unintentionally missed.

Status: Unknown. Records show that the two men were paid for their work at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1847.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving wages from the Vincentians at St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1853 through 1855.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Husband of Serena, father of Mary and Jacob.

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Status: Enslaved by Benjamin Wilson, who sold Nace and his family to the Vincentians in 1824.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Brown. Recorded as receiving one payment from the Vincentians in 1828.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Unknown. Records indicate he received payment for 100 pounds of pork in 1829.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Landry. Records show that his labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1843.

Records of mention: Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89)

May be the Pierre referred to in the report dated circa 1836, which includes a list of enslaved people at St. Mary's of the Barrens.

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Status: Unknown (if he is not the Pierre from the 1836 report). Recorded as receiving wages for his work at St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1840, but there is no other reference to his freedom status. Peter worked alongside a man named John.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Husband of Eleanor, Father of Amelia, Jerome, Charity, and Helen.

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Status: Enslaved by Ignatius Layton. Peter's labor was hired by the Vincentian's from 1828 and 1830.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Pierre as being 19 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by Simon Duvall. Records show that Price's labor was frequently hired by the Vincentians from 1829 to 1831. 

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Daybook (82832 BSM A124); Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Also written as Rosanna.

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Status: Free. Records show that Roseanna worked as a washwoman for St. Mary's of the Barrens from 1866 to 1869.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86); Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Sarah as being 5 years old. She may have been the daughter of an enslaved couple from the same report.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Wife of Nace, mother of Mary and Jacob.

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Status: Enslaved by Benjamin Wilson. In 1824, Serena and her family were sold to St. Mary's of the Barrens.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Unknown. Recorded as receiving one payment from St. Mary's of the Barrens in August of 1848.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Free. Records show that he and his family received wages from St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1870.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Free. Recorded as working at St. Mary's of the Barrens with their mother in 1867.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by Bishop Louis William Valentine DuBourg. DuBourg offered to send Stephen to St. Mary's of the Barrens in exchange for younger brothers, Jesse and Charles. DuBourg described 

Records of mention: DuBourg, Louis William Valentine, 1766-1833 to Rosati, Joseph, 1789-1843, 29 December 1823

Also referred to as Aunt Susan. Potentially named Susan Gale, found on Ancestry.com.

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Status: Potentially enslaved by Constantine T. Gale and bequeathed to St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminary. Recorded as receiving small payments from the seminary between August of 1847 through December of 1855. One document states that Susan was paid $70 by the Vincentians from a deposit made in 1846 that had accrued interest. 

Records of mention: Daybook (No Label); Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Williams Tarnes. Thomas's labor was hired by Joseph Rosati in 1825.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts

Status: Unknown. Recorded as selling two baskets to St. Mary's of the Barrens for $1 in 1826.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Walker Wilkinson [Dickinson]. Valentine's labor was hired by the Vincentians for six months between 1829 and 1830.

Records of mention: Enslaved Persons Receipts; Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Free. Records show that she and her family received wages from St. Mary's of the Barrens in 1870.

Records of mention: Daybook (86878 BSM A86)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Dickinson [Wilkinson]. In 1829, his labor was hired by the Vincentians, along with that of a man referred to as Chs [Charles], who was also enslaved by Mr. Wilkinson.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Status: Enslaved by the Vincentians. A report dated circa 1836 records Will as being 40 years old.

Records of mention: Report on seminary property, including list of enslaved persons, circa 1836

Status: Enslaved by Mr./Captain Wilkinson [Dickinson]. His labor was hired by the Vincentians for two years from 1831 to 1833.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Brown. Records indicate that her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1864.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved. One record from 1836 mentions Mr. Logan paying for her labor. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Owned by Cornelius Rhodes. Records indicate she was sold to Joseph Rosati in 1822.

Records of mention: Daybook (82228 BSM A123)

Status: Enslaved by Mrs. Hadon. Records indicate that she was sold to the Vincentians in 1834.

Records of mention: Daybook (82832 BSM A124)

Potentially the same person as Maria.

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Status: Enslaved by Mr. Matthews. Her labor was hired by the Vincentians for one year in 1830.

Records of mention: Account Book (82832 BSM A125)

Status: Enslaved by Michel Daly. Records indicate her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1835.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Enslaved by Reuben Shelby. Records show her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1841 and 1842, and potentially as late as 1846. A list of people enslaved by Reuben Shelby is documented in census data.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89); Domestic Assemblies and Assumption Parish Census

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Lagsen. Records show her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1835.

Records of mention: Account Book (83257 BSM A89)

Status: Enslaved by Mr. Layton. Records show her labor was hired by the Vincentians for three months in 1856.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by James Hagan. Records show her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Wife of husband (name not recorded)

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Status: Enslaved. In 1856, the council of St. Mary's of the Barrens Seminary deliberated whether or not to continue to rent the labor of this woman to prevent her enslaver from selling her and separating her from her husband. The council decided to continue to rent the woman's labor, allowing her to remain St. Mary's of the Barrens within a short distance of her husband, who was enslaved by another household.

Records of mention: Domestic Council Minutes

Status: Enslaved by W. Troyman. Records indicate that her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1853.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Mrs. S. Levyman. Records indicate that her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Caldwell. Records indicate that her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Daybook (84459 BSM A55)

Status: Enslaved by Jos (Joseph) Cissell.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by F. Seemes. Her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1857.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Enslaved by a man named Delassus. Her labor was hired by the Vincentians in 1856.

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88)

Status: Multiple women, both free and enslaved, whose names are not recorded, are referenced throughout many records spanning from at least 1823 to 1872. 

Records of mention: Account Book (83868 BSM A88); Account Book (82832 BSM A125); Account Book (83257 BSM A89); Workmen's Accounts (Cape 89); Daybook (84459 BSM A55); Daybook (82228 BSM A123); Domestic Council Minutes

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While research found mentions of women whose names are not recorded in these documents, we acknowledge that references in other documents may have been unintentionally missed.