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Assumption Parish Civil Records

Collection 352

Assumption Parish Civil Records, 1788–1943

Microfilm: 41 reels (16mm, 35mm)

This collection contains civil records from Assumption Parish from the 18th and 19th centuries, including Original Acts, Conveyances, Marriages, Mortgages, Sheriff’s Sales and miscellaneous records.

Reels 1 and 2 were filmed by G.R. and A.A. Conrad in 1973. These are on 16mm microfilm, and there are two copies of each. The other records, on 35mm film, were filmed by Southern Microfilm Corporation in 1989. The film was acquired by the Center for Louisiana Studies as an extension of the Colonial Louisiana Records Collection. That collection was transferred to the University Archives and Acadiana Manuscript Collection in 2013.

Inventory:

1. Original Acts
Reel 1 Inventory, 1788-1828 (2 copies, positive & negative)
Reel 2 #1 Original Acts, 1788-1805, 1806-1840, 1810-1840, 1806-1833
Reel 2 #2 Original Cahier Records (originals were laminated, film is difficult to read due to glare)
    No. 1: Nicolas Verret, 1786-1793
    No. 2: Nicolas Verret, 1794-1798
    No. 3: Augustin Verret, 1798-1799
    No. 4: Augustin Verret, 1800-1806
Reel 3 Original Cahier Record No. 1, 1786-1799
Reel 4 #1 Original Acts Book 5, 1899 July-Sept.
Reel 4 #2 Original Acts Book 1, 1837-1841: Andre LeBlanc
Reel 4 #3 Original Acts Book 2, 1836: Andre LeBlanc
Reel 5 #1 Original Acts Book 2, 1844-1845: Andre LeBlanc
Reel 7 #3 Original Acts Book 1, 1833-1843: Joseph Lalande
Reel 7 #4 Original Acts, 1844-1849: Martinez
Reel 8 #1 Original Acts Book 1, 1844-1854: A. Morel
Reels 11-16 French Translated Acts Books, 1813-1898
    English translations of French originals, for convenience only and not part of the official records of the Parish
     
2. Conveyances
Reels 17-20 Conveyance Index, 1788-1943: Vendees
Reels 21-24 Conveyance Index, 1788-1943: Vendors
Reels 25-37 Conveyance Books 1-28
Reel 38 #1 Conveyance Books Retakes [very dark]
    Book 23: pages 53-54, 73-74, 241-242, 247-250, 271-276, 323-324, 339-344, 504-505, 521-530, 535-542, 563-564, 643-644
    Book 24: pages 203-204, 435-436
    Book 27: pages 326-327, 494-495, 636-637
    Book 57: pages 324-329
     
3. Marriages
Reel 2 #3 Marriage Records [originals were laminated, film is difficult to read due to glare]
    Marriage Contracts 1, 1789-1839
    Acts of Marriage 1A, 1800-1846
    Acts of Marriage 2A, 1823-1848
     
4. Mortgages
Reel 8 #2 Mortgages, 1810-1841
Reel 8 #3 Mortgages, 1806-1841
Reel 7 #2 Mortgages, 1832-1835
Reel 9 #1 Mortgages, 1815-1831
Reel 38 #2 Mortgage Book 13, 1855-1859
Reel 39 Mortgage Book 13, 1855-1859
   
5. Sheriff's Sales
Reel 5 #2 Original Acts Book 4, 1853-1880: Sheriff’s Sale
Reel 5 #3 Original Acts Book A, 1810-1848: Conveyances Made by Sheriff
Reel 6 #1 Original Acts Book B, 1841-1855: Record of Sheriff’s Bonds
Reel 6 #2 Original Acts Book 3, 1841-1856: Sheriff’s Sale
Reel 6 #3 Sheriff’s Sale, 1857-1872
Reel 7 #1 Sheriff’s Sale, 1816-1841
   
6. Miscellaneous
Reel 9 #2 Quittance, 1834-1841
Reel 10 Leases and Contracts, 1864-1905