Celeste Philibert*

An enslaved woman in the household of Don Pedro Philibert in Pensacola, Florida.

Race is recorded as mulata.

Appears in the 1821 baptismal record of her son, Francisco, from St. Michael’s Parish in Pensacola. The father was not mentioned in the baptismal record (this usually meant the father was unwilling or unable to acknowledge the child). 

FAMILY:

Child: Francisco Philibert*


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.