An enslaved girl of color in the household of Doña Maria Felicita Lavalle, the widow Gagnet.
Born 20 March 1817. Race is not recorded.
Baptized 30 May 1817 by Father James Coleman at St. Michael’s Parish (Spanish Pensacola). Mother was Celeste, a negra woman enslaved 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: Celeste Gagnet*
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.