An enslaved girl in the household of Don Luis Gayarre.
Born 19 August 1817. Race is recorded as parda.
Baptized 9 December 1817 by Father Josef de Agustin Briones, Chaplain of the Louisiana Regiment of Infantry, at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Joaquina, a mulata woman enslaved in the same household. Father was not mentioned in the baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child).
FAMILY:
Mother: Joaquina Gayarre*
SOURCES:
Records of St. Michael’s Parish, Pensacola, FL, Book III: Baptisms of People of Color, 1817 – 1882. University of West Florida Archives and West Florida History Center. 22 SEP 2021.