Emma Olivia Couret

1855 - 1926  (70 years)

Jean Couret

- Yes, date unknown

Birth	France
Died	Yes, date unknown	France
Family	Françoise Dhues           b. France
Married	7 Nov 1779	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Children	1. Bernarde Couret + 2. Thomas Auguste Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Elena Giugali

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Stefano Thomas
Children	+ 1. Maria Louisa Thomas           b. Abt 1772, Tur, Venezia, Veneto, Italy

Jean Bernard Couret

1818 - 1887  (68 years)

Birth	14 Jun 1818	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Died	2 May 1887	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Thomas Auguste Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Mother	Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Family	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Jean Francoise Couret           b. 9 Apr 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Thomas Leon Couret           b. 2 Apr 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana   4. Emma Olivia Couret           b. 10 Aug 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana

Lucie Maurice

1828 - 1890  (61 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1828	New Orleans, Louisiana
Christened	16 Jul 1829	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	22 Apr 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Philippe Maurice           b. Abt 1786, Naples, Italy
Mother	Eulalia Maria Louisa Bravat           b. 8 Apr 1804
Family	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana + 2. Jean Francoise Couret           b. 9 Apr 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Thomas Leon Couret           b. 2 Apr 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana   4. Emma Olivia Couret           b. 10 Aug 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana

William Henry

1851 - 1921  (69 years)

Birth	13 Nov 1851	Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Died	9 Mar 1921	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Emma Olivia Couret           b. 10 Aug 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	Nov 1881	New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Emma Olivia Couret
  Birth	10 Aug 1855	New Orleans, Louisiana
  according to tombstone
  Gender	Female
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 4, born in "New Orleans"
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 5 840 John B Couret 41 1819 Male White Coffee House France 6 840 Lucie Couret 35 1825 Female White New Orleans 7 840 Marie Couret 13 1847 Female White New Orleans 8 840 John Couret 11 1849 Male White New Orleans 9 840 Thomas Couret 8 1852 Male White New Orleans 10 840 Emma Couret 4 1856 Female White New Orleans 11 840 Charles Morris 22 1838 Male White Clerk New Orleans  NARA Pub:  M653  Roll:  421  Page:  107  ED:  Ward 4  Enumerated:  28 June
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 10 74 [J B] Couret 50 1820 Male White Coffee House Louisiana 11 74 [Coret] Couret 40 1830 Female White Keeping House Louisiana 12 74 [Mary] Couret Female White At Home Louisiana 13 74 [John] Couret 18 1852 Male White Clerk Louisiana 14 74 [Thomas] Couret 16 1854 Male White Clerk Louisiana 15 74 [Emma] Couret 14 1856 Female White Louisiana 16 74 Mary Horn 30 1840 Female White Domestic Sevt Ireland 17 74 Elizabeth Horn 40 1830 Female Black Domestic Sevt Virginia 18 74 Mary Horn 21 1849 Female Mulatto Domestic Sevt Louisiana 19 74 William Horn 4 1866 Male Mulatto South Carolina  NARA Pub:  M593  Roll:  520  Page:  407b  Enumerated:  6 June
  Census	1880	394 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Street addresses were changed after this date, by 1900 or so.
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Occupation Street 23 11 Valentine Delisle Female Mulatto Abt 1855 25 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Domestic servant [Canal St] 24 11 Jno. B. Couret Self (Head) Male White Abt 1818 62 Married France France France Proprietor Coffee Shop Canal St 25 11 Lucy M. Couret Wife Female White Abt 1828 52 Married Louisiana Italy Italy Housekeeper Canal St 26 11 Jno. F. Couret Son Male White Abt 1849 31 Married Louisiana France Italy Clerk in store Canal St 27 11 Louise Couret Wife Female White Abt 1850 30 Married Louisiana France Louisiana Housekeeper Canal St 28 11 Emma Couret Daughter Female White Abt 1856 24 Single Louisiana France Italy Homeworker Canal St 29 11 Thomas Couret Son Male White Abt 1853 27 Single Louisiana France Italy Clerk Steamship Canal St 30 11 Sidney Couret Son Male White Abt 1873 7 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Homeworker Canal St 31 11 Morris Couret Son Male White Abt 1875 5 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Homeworker Canal St 32 11 Nathan Couret Son Male White Abt 1879 1 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Homeworker Canal St  NARA Pub:  T9  Roll:  459  Page:  507b  ED:  023  Enumerated:  5 June
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 30 Jan. 1926, p2: Henry—At Hotel Dieu on Friday, January 26, at 1:15 o’clock p.m. in her seventy-first year, Emma O. Couret, widow of Professor William Henry and sister of Mrs. Alphonse Gamard and John F. Couret, a native of this city. Friends of the families are invited to attend a requiem mass which will take place at Holy Name of Jesus church, Loyola, Saturday morning, January 30, 1926, at 10 o’clock. Interment private, St. Louis Cemetery No. 3. [The tombstone, however, is in Metairie cemetery.]
  Death	26 Jan 1926	New Orleans, Louisiana
  Will probate	9 Feb 1926	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  Burial	St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  according to obit.
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jean Couret           b. France           d. Yes, date unknown, France   (Great Grandfather)  Elena Giugali             d. Yes, date unknown  (2 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	No children appear with her and her husband on censuses.
  Person ID	I10315
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France           d. 2 May 1887, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 22 Apr 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 61 years)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	William Henry           b. 13 Nov 1851, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky           d. 9 Mar 1921, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	Nov 1881	New Orleans, Louisiana   [4]
  Family ID	F7205	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Aug 1855 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - 394 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Marriage - Nov 1881 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Death - 26 Jan 1926 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Will probate - 9 Feb 1926 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - - St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S947] 1880 United States Federal Census, (Ancestry.com Operations Inc). [S1285] Case papers, 1880-1929, (Louisiana. Civil District Court (Orleans Parish), https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9Y7-GSM3-K. [S10] Certificate of Death, New Orleans, vol. 191, p. 1898. [S9] Certificate of Marriage, New Orleans, vol. 8, p. 925.