| Catherine Petrimiche (Petrimide) this name first appeared on the translation of a marriage contract dated January 20, 1769(1). The document states that François is the widower of Marie Jeanne Carelle and also that Catherine is the widow of Manuel (Emmanuel) Lafleur. The succession of Emmanuel Lafleur is also recorded in the St. Charles Parish courthouse. However, the succession document indicated that the widow's name was Catherine Schmidt, not Petrimiche. I suspect that the name was incorrectly translated from the marriage contract and that her surname actually was Schmidt and her father's name was Peter Schmidt and her mother Catherine Leclerc. There was a Pierre (Pietr)Schmidt included in the German Coast Census of 1724. Also, the Ursuline Convent orphanage records indicates a young girl named Catherine Pietr Schmidt residing there in 1731. I don't know whether this is the same Catherine or not, but the way her name was recorded and the timing are coincidental. Several databses, including LDS, credit Catherine as being the mother of François III. I don't agree. |