(Francis) Raoul Tanneret

1848 - 1911  (~ 63 years)

• Name	(Francis) Raoul Tanneret
  Relationship	with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
  Born	Jul 1848	? Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
  	Date from 1900 census
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
  aged 11
  Census	1900	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 51, born in Louisiana as with both parents; married for 15 years in current marriage. works in antiques. Lives on 3018 Esplanade.
  Census	1910	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 62, born in Louisiana
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 29 Oct. 1911, p24: TANNERET - On Tuesday, Oct. 24, 1911, at 11 o'clock p.m., Francis Raoul Tanneret, husband of the late Lorenza Maupay, aged 64 years, a native of New Orleans. He committed suicide; several articles in New Orleans papers comment on the incident. He was apparently distraught over not being appointed to a political office in the Republican party, and his wife had died the year before. See, for intance, "Tanneret Sacrificed Himself Oft, but Last Disappointment Too Great," Times-Picayune 26 Oct. 1911, p6.
  Died	24 Oct 1911	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Notes	The US Fencing Hall of Fame site's "Roll of Honor" describes Raoul Tanneret as a student of Gilbert Rosiere, who "taught fencing to many a Creole gentleman" at the Orleans Fencing Club. Raoul Tanneret is listed as a notary for New Orleans from 3/1/1882 to 5/31/1886 by the New Orleans Notarial Archives. There are these three death records, which may be of siblings: Tanneret, Charles 3 yrs M W 1/18/1850 12 159 Tanneret, Edgar 3 mos - - 7/7/1868 43 56 Tanneret, Seraphine 14 mos F W 8/10/1852 13 308 [2]
  Person ID	I3747	lansdalepitard
  Last Modified	24 Oct 2014

  
  

  Father	Pierre Emile Tanneret           b. Abt 1815           d. 26 Dec 1893  (Age ~ 78 years)
  Mother	Augustine Massicot           b. Abt 1825           d. 8 May 1884, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age ~ 59 years)
  Family ID	F4511	|  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Lorenza Elizabeth Maupay           b. 31 Mar 1850, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 14 Oct 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana  (Age 60 years)
  Married	25 May 1885	New Orleans, Louisiana   [3]
  Children	1. Mary Tanneret           b. 11 Feb 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Bef 1910  (Age < 17 years)   2. May Tanneret           b. May 1893, Louisiana
  Last Modified	8 Jun 2012
  Family ID	F2171	|  Family Chart

  
  

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  		Census - 1860 - Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana  Married - 25 May 1885 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1900 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1910 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Died - 24 Oct 1911 - New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Documents		"Tanneret Sacrificed Himself Oft, But Last Disappoinment Too Great" Article from Times-Picayune, 26 Oct. 1911, that describes the death of Raoul Tanneret
  		Marriage certificate for Lorenza Maupay and Raoul Tanneret (m. 1885) Transcription: " . . . to-wit: the twenty eighth of May in the Year of our Lord, one thousand eight hundred and eighty five . . . was registered a marriage, celebrated in the City of New Orleans, La., by Rev. Timothy Stiemke on the 25 day of May 1885 between Raoul Tanneret (__ years) a native of Louisiana son of Emile Tanneret and Augustine Massicot, and Miss Lorenza Maupay (__ years), a native of Louisiana daughter of Daniel Maupay and Lorenza Fernandez. The celebration of marriage was performed in the presence of witnesses Charles Franke, Wm. B. Kelly, J.M Druilhet. The License was issued on the 25 day of May 1885 . . . "

  
  

• Reference

  "(Francis) Raoul Tanneret". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3747&tree=1sttree (accessed March 29, 2020).