Jean Bernard Couret

1818 - 1887  (68 years)

Thomas Couret

1783 - 1870  (87 years)

Birth	10 Aug 1783	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Died	6 Oct 1870	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Father	Jean Couret           b. France
Mother	Françoise Dhues           b. France
Married	7 Nov 1779	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Family	Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Children	1. Antoinette Couret           b. Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France + 2. Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France + 3. Bertrand Couret           b. 9 Feb 1823, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France

Marie Françoise Agert

1793 - 1862  (68 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1793	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Died	26 Jan 1862	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Father	François Agert           b. Abt 1764
Mother	Germaine Caylat
Family	Thomas Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Children	1. Antoinette Couret           b. Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France + 2. Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France + 3. Bertrand Couret           b. 9 Feb 1823, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France

Lucie Maurice

1828 - 1890  (61 years)

Birth	28 Nov 1828	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	22 Apr 1890	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Philip Maurice           b. Naples, Italy
Mother	Eulalie Bravat           b. Jamaica
Family	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, 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

Marie Francoise Couret

1847 - 1943  (96 years)

Birth	24 Jan 1847	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	20 May 1943	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Alphonse Gamard, Jr.           b. Aug 1846, ? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Married	26 Nov 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Lucie Caroline Gamard           b. 5 Nov 1872, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Emma Elizabeth Gamard           b. Abt 1875   3. Anna Marie Gamard           b. 29 Aug 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana + 4. Dr. Edward Alfonse "Pops" Gamard, D.D.S.           b. 11 Sep 1876   5. Louise Corinne Gamard           b. Abt Jun 1878 + 6. Walter Thomas Gamard           b. 20 Sep 1880

Jean Francoise Couret

1849 - 1931  (82 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1849	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	18 Jun 1931	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Louise Eulalie Lamothe           b. 21 Oct 1848, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. John Sydney Couret           b. 4 Jul 1872 + 2. Dr. Maurice Jean Baptiste Couret           b. 17 Sep 1874, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Leonce Thomas Couret           b. 25 Dec 1876 + 4. Nelson Francis Couret           b. Abt Nov 1878 + 5. John Peter Couret           b. 16 Nov 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana   6. Gustave Joseph Couret           b. 3 Jan 1883, New Orleans, Louisiana + 7. William Henry Couret, Sr.           b. 27 Oct 1885, Louisiana

Thomas Leon Couret

1852 - 1882  (30 years)

Birth	2 Apr 1852	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	17 Nov 1882	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	18 Nov 1882	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana

Emma Olivia Couret

1855 - 1926  (70 years)

Birth	10 Aug 1855	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	26 Jan 1926	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #3, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
Mother	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	William Henry           b. 13 Nov 1851, Covington, Kenton Co., Kentucky
Married	Nov 1881	New Orleans, Louisiana

• Name	Jean Bernard Couret
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	14 Jun 1818	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 31, born in France; "barkeeper"
  Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 41, born in France; works in a coffee house; real estate valued at 6,000; personal estate at 3,000
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 62, born in France; "proprieter coffee house"; living at 394 Canal Street.
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 3 May 1887, p4: In the death of John B. Couret the community is called upon to mourn the loss of a worthy citizen and an estimable gentleman. Born in the town of Aspet, Department of Haute Garonne, France, the deceased came to this city at an early age, and after a few years of apprenticeship embarked in business on his own account. For forty years past he has been known as the proprietor of “The Ruby,” one of the first-class saloons of this city. No man in his line of business or in the ordinary walks of life was more respected than John B. Couret. Quiet, good-natured and ever ready to oblige, he was one of Nature’s noblemen, and many there are who will read the announcment of his death and mentally exclaim that a cleverer gentleman than John B. Couret they never knew. His funeral will take place today at 5 o’clock P.M. from his late residence, 394 Canal street.
  Occupation	cafe owner
  Died	2 May 1887	New Orleans, Louisiana   [2, 3]
  Obituary in the Bee/L'Abeille
  Notes	Aspet is in the Pyrenees, near the town of Couret. According to the parish records of his family (as in for instance the record of his father’s death), his family lived “au hameau de Sarradère,” in the hamlet of Sarradère, which is basically a street on the edge of Aspet. Jean Bernard moved to New Orleans in (about) 1836, and ran a coffee shop in the French Quarter named Ruby's. He seems to be the patriarch of the family's presence in New Orleans in his death, since obituaries identify other family members as his relations. I have not been able to find a connection between this Couret family and the family of Jean Louis Couret and his daughter Marie Octavie, who married Paul Gelpi. If there is one, it must be back in France. In 1855 or 1856 he opened a coffee shop and saloon at No. 87 Common St. called The Ruby. This is about him, from the biography of his grandson, Maurice: "Couret, Maurice, M. D., was born in New Orleans, La., Sept. 17, 1874; son of John Francis and Louise (Lamothe) Couret, both of whom were born in the Louisiana metropolis (the father in 1849), and reside there at this time. The paternal grandfather, John B. Couret, was a native of France, and came to America when a young man. He engaged in business in New Orleans and conducted this throughout the remainder of his life, his death occurring in 1886. The maternal grandfather, Lamothe, was a native of Hayti [sic], and came from that island to the United States, locating at New Orleans, at the time the French were expelled from the land of his birth the year following Napoleon's seizure of the ruler of Hayti [sic]. He was a silversmith, especially skilled in the manufacture of spoons and forks, and articles of this description of his handiwork are still retained in the family. He conducted a jewelry store at New Orleans. One of his brothers also became a citizen of the United States and served in the Revolutionary war" A note appeared in the Times-Picayune, 16 Jan. 1887: "After an illness of many weeks the good natured face of Major John B. Couret of the Ruby, is seen on the streets. The veteran is a little pulled down, but a good constitution will soon place him on deck again." Calling him a veteran is I suspect just a figure of speech. He died later this year. According to his death certificate he died of a "carcinoma of the intestines." His succession was filed in the First District Court, (no. 4478). Microfilms are available at the New Orleans Public Library/City Archives. [4]
  Person ID	I3101	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022

  
  

  Father	Thomas Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France           d. 6 Oct 1870, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France           d. 26 Jan 1862, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France  (Age 68 years)
  Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France
  Family ID	F2588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lucie Maurice           b. 28 Nov 1828, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 22 Apr 1890, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 61 years)
  Married	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 20 May 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 96 years) + 2. Jean Francoise Couret           b. 9 Apr 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Jun 1931, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 82 years)   3. Thomas Leon Couret           b. 2 Apr 1852, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 17 Nov 1882, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 30 years)   4. Emma Olivia Couret           b. 10 Aug 1855, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 26 Jan 1926, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 70 years)
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2022
  Family ID	F2132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 14 Jun 1818 - Aspet, Haute-Garonne, France  Married - 2 Feb 1845 - St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 2 May 1887 - New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		New Orleans Daily Creole, 25 October 1856 This snippet announces the opening of Jean Couret's bar & cafe the Ruby.
  		Times Picayune, 3 May 1887 A second obituary for Jean B. Couret
  		Weekly Advocate (New Orleans), 26 Apr 1855 This note tells about a setback that occurred before Jean Couret could open the Ruby.
  		Death Certificate for J.B. Couret (d. 1887) Transcription: " . . . declares, that John B. Couret (white) a native of Aspet, dept. de Haute Garonne, France, aged 69 years, departed this life yesterday (2 May 1887) at No. 394 Canal Street in this city. Cause of Death: Carcinoma of Intestines. Certificate of Dr. E. Souchon. Deceased was married 40 years in city, a merchant by occupation. . . ."
  		Obit. for John B. Couret, d. 2 May 1887. The obit. appeared in the The New Orleans Bee/L’Abeille de la Nouvelle-Orleans on 3 May 1887.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, Derrick. "Jean Bernard Couret". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3101&tree=1sttree (accessed February 7, 2023).