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Joseph A Morace SR and Julia Desselles
Joseph A Morace SR
Birth: 17 September 1832
Death19 September 1915
Burial: Deville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States of America
Father: Antoine Louis Morasse (1797–1845)
Mother: Helena Roy Morasse (1802–1867)
Spouse:
Marriage #1: Roseline Gaspard
Marriage #2: Julia Desselles
When Joseph A. Morace was born on September 17, 1832, in Mansura, Louisiana, his father, Antoine, was 35 and his mother, Helena, was 30. He married Roseline Gaspard on December 24, 1851, in Avoyelles, Louisiana. He then married Julie Desselles and they had 15 children together!!
He died on September 19, 1915, in Rapides, Louisiana, having lived a long life of 83 years.
Spouse #1: Roseline Gaspard (1833–1868)
Married 1851
Children:
Helena (1852–)
Spouse #2: Julia Deselles (1844–1918)
Married 1856
Children:
Jule (1859–1920)
Amelia (1863–1920)
Jerome (1867–1937)
Josephine (1869–)
Sidonia (1874–)
John (1876–)
Paul (1878–)
Mary (1881–)
Alford/Alfred (1884–1960)
Fannie (1888–)
Jane (1890–)
Samuel (1891–)
Margaret (1892–)
Robert (1894–)
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Joseph Morace Sr
The 1880 Census shows Joseph and Julie living with eight children at the time. My ancestral grandfather is listed as "Joseph". He was more often known as Joesph Jr than Albert.
Grave location of Joseph Sr. The gravestone was written in French. He was buried in New Hope Free Methodist Cemetery Deville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana, USA