Catherine René Avril b. 25 Aug 1775 Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 29 Jul 1794 Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue: Genealogy at Pitard.net

1775 - 1794 (18 years)

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Name	Catherine René Avril
Birth	25 Aug 1775	Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
	Act A 852: https://archives.gironde.fr/ark:/25651/vtaac289ef6b0a65c70/daogrp/0/63
Gender	Female
Death	29 Jul 1794	Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue
	1794, décès, frame 24/70
Burial	30 Jul 1794	Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue [1]
Origins
Patriarch & Matriarch	Guillaume Avril b. Abt 1663 d. 25 Nov 1730, Fronsac, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 67 years) (Great Grandfather) Marguerite Andatte b. 10 Apr 1753, Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 6 Jun 1794, Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue (Age 41 years) (Mother)
Notes	Death record, Port-au-Prince parish record book: D'an mil sept cent quatre vingt-quatorze le trente juillet a ete inhume dans le cimetière de cette paroisse le corps de Catherine Avril agie d'environ dix huit ans, epouse du Sr. Henry Laroque marchand, native de Bordeau, paroisse St. Remy, decede en hier rue des americains en cette ville, en foi de quoi j'ai signe avec le temoins . . . In year one thousand seven hundred ninety-four [on] July 30 was interred in the cemetery of this parish the body of Catherine Avril, aged about eighteen years, wife of Henry Sr. Laroque merchant, a native of Bordeaux, parish St. Remy, who died yesterday in American street in this city, in witness whereof I have signed with the witnesses . . . [2]
Person ID	I15189
Last Modified	1 Aug 2020

Father	Jean Avril b. 12 Nov 1733, Saint-Michel-de-Fronsac, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 17 Jun 1797, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France (Age 63 years)
Mother	Marguerite Andatte b. 10 Apr 1753, Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France d. 6 Jun 1794, Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue (Age 41 years)
Marriage	23 Sep 1772	Paroisse Saint-Projet, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Family Charts	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Spouse / Partner	Henri Larroque b. Abt Oct 1758, Layrac, Lot-en-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Marriage	5 Nov 1793	Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue [3]
Family Charts	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	15 Jun 2025

Event Map

	Birth - 25 Aug 1775 - Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
	Marriage - 5 Nov 1793 - Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue
	Death - 29 Jul 1794 - Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue
	Burial - 30 Jul 1794 - Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue

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Reference Pitard, D. "Catherine René Avril". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I15189&tree=1sttree (accessed June 17, 2025).

Sources

[S469] Port-au-Prince, Parish record book, 1794, fol. 25r, frame 24, under "Deces".
[S469] Port-au-Prince, Parish record book, 1794, on frame 24.
[S469] Port-au-Prince, Parish record book, 1793, images 98-99/464.

Birth	Abt Oct 1758	Layrac, Lot-en-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Christened	16 Oct 1758	Paroisse Saint-Martin-de-Layrac, Layrac, Lot-en-Garonne, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Father	Bernard Larroque
Mother	Marguerite Mouran

Family	Catherine René Avril b. 25 Aug 1775, Paroisse Saint-André, Bordeaux, Gironde, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Married	5 Nov 1793	Port-au-Prince, Saint-Domingue

Catherine René Avril

Guillaume Avril

Marguerite Andatte

Jean Avril

Marguerite Andatte

Henri Larroque