Charles Fields

Abt 1799 - 1834  (35 years)

Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel

1804 - 1856  (52 years)

Birth	2 Jan 1804	Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Died	4 May 1856	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	6 May 1856	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Heinrich (Henry) Klipfel           b. 1781, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Mother	Catherina Barbara Meyer           b. Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	19 Jun 1796	Niederbronn, Bas-Rhin, France
Family 1	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State
Children	+ 1. Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Antoinette Fields           b. 1 Oct 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family 2	John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Children	1. John McMillan           b. 1834   2. Emma McMillan           b. Abt 1838   3. Thomas McMillan           b. 27 Dec 1839 + 4. Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842

John McMillen

1804 - 1842  (38 years)

Birth	1804	New York State
Died	23 Jun 1842	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Married	31 May 1838	Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
Children	1. John McMillan           b. 1834   2. Emma McMillan           b. Abt 1838   3. Thomas McMillan           b. 27 Dec 1839 + 4. Ellen McMillan           b. 22 Oct 1842

Julia Fields

Abt 1822 - 1856  (34 years)

Birth	Abt 1822	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	18 Mar 1856	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France
Family	Drosin Louis Maitrejean           b. 1 Jan 1816
Married	21 Dec 1838	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Anatole Maitrejean + 2. Palmyra Maitrejean           b. 18 Oct 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Louis Henry Maitrejean           b. 17 Nov 1840 + 4. Louise Philomela Maitrejean           b. Abt 1843 + 5. Anasthasie Maitrejean           b. 1848

Drosin Louis Maitrejean

1816 - 1876  (60 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1816
Died	25 Mar 1876	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	St. Louis Cemetery #1, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Louis Maitrejean
Mother	Louise Domet
Family	Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	21 Dec 1838	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Anatole Maitrejean + 2. Palmyra Maitrejean           b. 18 Oct 1839, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Louis Henry Maitrejean           b. 17 Nov 1840 + 4. Louise Philomela Maitrejean           b. Abt 1843 + 5. Anasthasie Maitrejean           b. 1848

Antoinette Fields

1826 - 1845  (18 years)

Birth	1 Oct 1826	New Orleans, Louisiana
Christened	5 Feb 1829	St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	11 Jan 1845
Buried	Girod St. Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Charles Fields           b. Abt 1799, New York State
Mother	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France

• Name	Charles Fields
  Birth	Abt 1799	New York State
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	cooper
  Death	1834	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  	vol. 12, page 214
  		Death certificate for Charles Fields (d. 1834; filed 1850) Transcription: " . . . on the twenty-fifth day of March in the year [1850] . . . personally appeared Mrs. Barbara Klipfel, widow by first marriage of Charles Fields, and by second marriage of John McMillen, residing in this City, who by these presents declares that her first husband, Charles Fields, a native of the state of New York, a cooper by profession, aged thirty five years, Died in this city of New Orleans in the year eighteen hundred and thirty five . . . "
  Origins
  Notes	According to his death certificate, he was a cooper by profession. He had lived in Jefferson Parish, according to the receipts kept by the family. His ancestry is a mystery. He and Catherine Klipfel divorced. Suit 5090, Parish Court, Mary B. Fields & Charles Fields, filed Dec. 1st, 1828. This is a citation for a separation, recorded on 1 Dec. 1828 and served on 3 Feb. 1829. "The petition of Mary Barbara Fields residing in said city respectfully shows, that she is the wife of Charles Fields, also of said city and by him her two children, that the said Fields constantly refuses to make any provision for her or their said children and that when he is in a state of drunkenness he abuses your petitioner in the most vulgar and brutal manner and he frequently can [?miterd] personal violence on her, that in her last state of pregnancy he hit your petitioner in such manner as to put her life at hazard in consquence of which conduct in the past of her said husband it is impossible for her to live in safety or tranquility with him, wherfore she prays the said Fields may be cited to answer this petition & that a separation from bed, board and property be [?deemed] between him & your petitioner and that he be [?deemed] to pay your petitioner the sum of thirty dollars per month & the cost of this suit & she [?for] this prays your honor to a_____ ^[_______ ____]^ him to carry on the suit. "Mary Barbara Fields being duly sworn says that the facts set forth in the forgoing petition are true. "Sworn before me this 1st day of December, 1828. [signed] ______ [signed] Barbara Fields [Answer] M. Charles Fields of New Orleans I hereby certify that I am willing for the court to give Mary B. Fields a separation but am unwilling to allow the thirty dollars per month as specified in the ____. [signed] Chas. F. Fields. [witnessed Dec. 1st, 1828] The document was sent to "Mr. Chs. Fields" at the "corner of Girod & Tchoupitoulas Street at a tavern kept by Mr. Frederick," which is apparently where Fields resided. "Mrs. Barbara Klipfel, widow by first marriage of Charles Fields, and by second marriage of John McMillen, residing in this City, who by these presents declares that her first husband, Charles Fields, a native of the State of New York, a cooper by profession, aged thirty-five years, died in this city of New Orleans in the year eighteen hundred and thirty four." [2]
  Person ID	I3431
  Last Modified	3 Jun 2012

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Catherina Barbara “Mary” Klipfel           b. 2 Jan 1804, Nehweiler, Bas-Rhin, France           d. 4 May 1856, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 52 years)  Other Partners: └─John McMillen           b. 1804, New York State           d. 23 Jun 1842, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 38 years)  m. 31 May 1838
  Children	2 daughters
  + 1. Julia Fields           b. Abt 1822, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 18 Mar 1856, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 34 years) └─ Drosin Louis Maitrejean  (Age 60 years)  m. 21 Dec 1838   2. Antoinette Fields           b. 1 Oct 1826, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 11 Jan 1845 (Age 18 years)
  Family ID	F2372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Apr 2025

  
  

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• Histories

  Louisiana and Texas Family Mysteries The Louisiana branches (most, but not all, from New Orleans) have not historically been as well researched as families on this website from Maryland and New England. Asahel McLellan, whose family moved from the northeast to New Orleans, has a fairly well documented family. Research on the other families on the site—the Pitards, Gamards, Courets, Maupays, DeGranges, and the rest—has required some rewarding research.

  
  

• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Charles Fields". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3431&tree=1sttree (accessed April 29, 2025).