Jean Bernard Couret

1818 - 1887  (68 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

Germaine Caylat

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	François Agert           b. Abt 1764
Children	+ 1. Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Thomas Auguste Couret

1783 - 1870  (87 years)

Birth	10 Aug 1783	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Died	6 Oct 1870	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Father	Jean Couret           b. France
Mother	Françoise Dhues           b. France
Married	7 Nov 1779	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Family	Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Children	1. François Ruffin “Cadet” Couret           b. 1816, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France + 2. Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   3. Marie Bertrande Clementine Couret           b. 1820, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France + 4. Bertrand Couret           b. 9 Feb 1823, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   5. Bertrand Hilarion Couret           b. 1824, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   6. Jean Hilarion Couret           b. 1827, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   7. Jeanne Françoise Antoinette Couret           b. 1830, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

Marie Françoise Agert

1793 - 1862  (68 years)

Birth	13 Sep 1793	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Died	26 Jan 1862	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Father	François Agert           b. Abt 1764
Mother	Germaine Caylat
Family	Thomas Auguste Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Married	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France
Children	1. François Ruffin “Cadet” Couret           b. 1816, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France + 2. Jean Bernard Couret           b. 14 Jun 1818, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   3. Marie Bertrande Clementine Couret           b. 1820, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France + 4. Bertrand Couret           b. 9 Feb 1823, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   5. Bertrand Hilarion Couret           b. 1824, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   6. Jean Hilarion Couret           b. 1827, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   7. Jeanne Françoise Antoinette Couret           b. 1830, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France

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

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, Occitanie, 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

Alphonse Gamard, Jr.

1846 - 1937  (91 years)

Birth	Aug 1846	? Cotile, Rapides Parish, Louisiana
Christened	11 Jun 1846	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	2 Sep 1937	4106 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Alphonse Gamard, Sr.           b. 7 Mar 1806, Ghent, East Flanders, Belgium
Mother	Caroline Rebecca Simmons           b. Abt 1819, Charleston, Berkeley Co., South Carolina
Married	Abt 1838
Family	Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, 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
Christened	7 Oct 1849	St. Augustine Church, 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, Occitanie, 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
Married	11 Feb 1871	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

Louise Eulalie Lamothe

1848 - 1929  (81 years)

Birth	21 Oct 1848	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	20 Dec 1929	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Jean Baptiste Lamothe           b. Abt 1800, Gonaives, Saint-Domingue
Mother	Eulalie Elmire Pellerin           b. 1814, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Jean Francoise Couret           b. 9 Apr 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	11 Feb 1871	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
Christened	12 Aug 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, Occitanie, 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, Occitanie, 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

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	Jean Bernard Couret
  Birth	14 Jun 1818	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	New Orleans, Louisiana
  	aged 31, born in France; "barkeeper"
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Age BirthDate Gender Race Occupation BirthPlace 12 1707 Bernard Couret 31 1819 Male White Bar Keeper France 13 1707 Lucie Couret 22 1828 Female White Louisiana 14 1707 Marie Couret 3 1847 Female White Louisiana 15 1707 John Couret 1 1849 Male White Louisiana 16 1707 Elizabeth Schall 22 1828 Female White Germany 17 1707 Charles Maurice 14 1836 Male White Louisiana  NARA Pub:  M432  Roll:  235  Page:  56a  Enumerated:  12 September
  Slave Census	1850	New Orleans, Louisiana
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Nbr Slaves Age Gender Race Comments 56 39 J B Courret 57 39 18 Male Black  ED:  Ward 2
  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
  	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
  Slave Census	1860	New Orleans, Louisiana
  	Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Nbr Slaves Age Gender Race Nbr Slave Houses Comments 38 32 John B Couret 39 32 No givenname No name 30 Female Black 40 32 No givenname No name 15 Female Black  NARA Pub:  M653  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
  	Street addresses had been 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, 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
  Death	2 May 1887	New Orleans, Louisiana   [3, 4, 5]
  	Obituary in the Bee/L'Abeille
  Will probate	4 May 1887	New Orleans, Louisiana   [6]
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Jean Couret           b. France           d. Yes, date unknown, France   (Grandfather)  Germaine Caylat             d. Yes, date unknown  (Grandmother)
  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. And, another Bernard Couret died in New Orleans on 18 Sept. 1862; he had been born about 1815, according to probate documents. 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). [7, 8]
  Person ID	I3101
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Thomas Auguste Couret           b. 10 Aug 1783, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France           d. 6 Oct 1870, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Marie Françoise Agert           b. 13 Sep 1793, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France           d. 26 Jan 1862, Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France (Age 68 years)
  Marriage	29 Jun 1811	Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, 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)
  Marriage	2 Feb 1845	St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana   [9]
  Children	+ 1. Marie Francoise Couret           b. 24 Jan 1847, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 20 May 1943, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 96 years) ▻ Alphonse Gamard, Jr.  m. 26 Nov 1870 + 2. Jean Francoise Couret           b. 9 Apr 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Jun 1931, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 82 years) ▻ Louise Eulalie Lamothe  m. 11 Feb 1871   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) ▻ William Henry  m. Nov 1881
  Family ID	F2132	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Jan 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 14 Jun 1818 - Aspet, Haute-Garonne, Occitanie, France  Marriage - 2 Feb 1845 - St. Joseph's Church, 1802 Tulane Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Slave Census - 1850 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Slave Census - 1860 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - 394 Canal St., New Orleans, Louisiana  Death - 2 May 1887 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Will probate - 4 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.
  		Obit. for Jean B. Couret Times Picayune, 3 May 1887
  		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.

  
  

• Sources

  [S818] Etat civil et registres paroissiaux, Aspet, 1 E 15 registre d’état civil: naissances, 1816-1820, frame 100/233. [S1290] Recensements de la Haute-Garonne, (Archives Départmentales to la Haute-Garonne), https://archives.haute-garonne.fr/ark:/44805/vta9dcd7cdbb946d23f/daogrp/0/6. [S10] Certificate of Death, New Orleans, vol. 91, p. 87. [S672] Bee (L'Abeille). [S1306] Gus Couret Family notebook. [S904] Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984. [S904] Louisiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1756-1984, Case Number 29513. [S737] New Orleans Daily Creole. [S696] Certificate of Marriage, Archdiocese of New Orleans.