General Family Records – Transcribed Records and Family Descriptions
Scope and Contents
This collection initially consisted of a portrait and a land grant. Azema Demarais, the granddaughter of Louis George Demaret and raised at the old family home on the Bayou Teche, is the subject of the portrait that is currently displayed in the Jefferson Caffery Reading Room. There is a little damage on the left edge facing the portrait, which according to oral family history, was inflicted by a Union soldier. The 1786 land grant is written in Spanish. An addition donated in 2023 contains photographs of descendants, birth and marriage records, correspondence (including a copy of a 1788 letter), and various genealogy materials relating to the Demarais and Navarro families.
Dates
- 1724 - 1995
Extent
From the Collection: 1.25 Linear Feet (1.25 linear feet plus oversized folder and art work)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Spanish; Castilian
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscripts Collection Repository
Edith Garland Dupré Library
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
400 East St. Mary Blvd.
Lafayette LA 70503 United States
337-482-6031
speccoll@louisiana.edu