Maria Le Baron*

An enslaved girl in the household of Don Carlos Le Baron.

Born 24 November 1817. Race is recorded as negra.

Baptized on 15 March 1818 by Father Josef de Agustin Briones, Chaplain of the Louisiana Regiment of Infantry, at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Victoria, an enslaved woman of color in the same household. Father was listed as unknown in baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). 

FAMILY:

Mother: Victoria Le Baron*


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.