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I have copied most documents (there are not many) from the microfilm. Some I could not copy due to the poor quality.
In 1977, Louise and I, with Corinne and Steve, had an occasion to visit Matamoros. I had with me a copy of the funeral card of Pierre Achille Seuzeneau's death. We visited a remote cemetery that was in an abandoned condition, overgrown with weeds, etc. There was an elderly man who spoke no English who seemed to be the caretaker. We did not find our ancestor's burial site. We were, however, surprised to find a significant number of New Orleanians interred. Perhaps, we should have searched in Brownsville, Texas. Maybe one day one of you can locate his burial site.
Probate
While in Salt Lake City, Utah, I had the opportunity to visit the Mormon Genealogical Library. There I located documents pertaining to the settlement of the estates of our great-great-grandparents. Pierre Achille died in Matamoros, on May 22,	1858. His wife,
Celina Catherine Dufourchaud De Gruis Seuzeneau, died in New Orleans, Louisiana, on August 2, 1868. Both groups of documents are very difficult to decipher. I've copied as much as possible and they are found in the documents section. Pierre Achille's estate treats only New Orleans property.
This material is helpful in identifying all children born of the marriage of Pierre Achille and Celina Catherine Seuzeneau.
Dufourchaud - De Gruis
It has been recorded elsewhere in this genealogical work that our great-great-grandmothers were sisters.	Celina Catherine
Dufourchaud De Gruis was married to Pierre Achille Seuzeneau, parents of Jefferson Leon Seuzeneau. Celina's sister, Marie Leonide Dufourchaud De Gruis was married to Victor Baudier, parents of Leonide Baudier. Jefferson Leon Seuzeneau and Leonide Baudier married. They are our great-grandparents. I have not studied the Dufourchaud De Gruis family.
I was very confused when I first discovered our great-great-grandmothers' maiden name Dufourchaud De Gruis. At first I thought they may have been married twice, but now I know it is a double name (5). , The exact evolution of the name I have not learned. Usually a French double name at that time referred to a title or
(5)	Note I've used plural since we have two great-great grandmothers named Dufourchaud-DeGruis .
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