John Baptiste Bres, Sr.

1820 - 1907  (87 years)

Jean Baptiste Bres

Abt 1790 - 1842  (52 years)

Birth	Abt 1790	Paroisse Saint-Michel, Diocese of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Died	19 Nov 1842	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Buried	St. Matthew Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Family	Marie Seghers           b. Abt 1794, Prussia
Married	10 Feb 1819	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   2. Catherine Bres           b. 1822, "Breston Plantation", Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   3. Charles Bres           b. 21 Mar 1825, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   4. Benedette Bres           b. 11 Sep 1827, "Breston Plantation", Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   5. Jerome C. Bres, Sr.           b. 11 Sep 1827, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   6. Cynthia A. Bres           b. 1828, Tennessee   7. Dr. Paul Bres           b. 1 Aug 1830

Marie Seghers

Abt 1794 - 1856  (62 years)

Birth	Abt 1794	Prussia
Died	11 Apr 1856
Buried	St. Matthew Cemetery, Monroe, Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Family 1	Hypolite Landerneau           b. 1788, Louisiana
Family 2	Jean Baptiste Bres           b. Abt 1790, Paroisse Saint-Michel, Diocese of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Married	10 Feb 1819	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   2. Catherine Bres           b. 1822, "Breston Plantation", Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   3. Charles Bres           b. 21 Mar 1825, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   4. Benedette Bres           b. 11 Sep 1827, "Breston Plantation", Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   5. Jerome C. Bres, Sr.           b. 11 Sep 1827, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana   6. Cynthia A. Bres           b. 1828, Tennessee   7. Dr. Paul Bres           b. 1 Aug 1830

Elizabeth Adams

Abt 1832 - 1904  (72 years)

Birth	Abt 1832	Louisiana
Died	1904
Buried	2 Nov 1904	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Family	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Children	1. John Baptiste Bres, Jr.           b. Abt 1851, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Lizzie R. Bres           b. Abt 1855 + 3. Edward Bres           b. Mar 1853, Louisiana + 4. Joseph Ray Bres           b. 21 Dec 1854   5. William A. Bres           b. Abt 1857   6. Claudia Bres           b. ? 1858   7. Katherine Bres           b. Abt 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana   8. Marie L. Bres           b. Abt 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana   9. Alfred C. Bres           b. Oct 1866, New Orleans, Louisiana + 10. Selina Bres           b. 1 Jan 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana   11. Claude Francis Bres           b. Abt 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana

John Baptiste Bres, Jr.

Abt 1851 -

Birth	Abt 1851	New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Lizzie R. Bres

Abt 1855 -

Birth	Abt 1855
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Edward Bres

1853 - 1910  (56 years)

Birth	Mar 1853	Louisiana
Died	Feb 1910	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	28 Feb 1910	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Family	Alice Louise Benedict           b. Oct 1860, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Leigh Bres           b. Aug 1880, Louisiana + 2. Marie Ernestine Bres           b. 23 Jun 1886   3. Edward Bres           b. Apr 1892, New Orleans, Louisiana

Joseph Ray Bres

1854 - 1913  (58 years)

Birth	21 Dec 1854
Died	1913
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Family	Sarah Ella "Nellie" Hughes           b. Oct 1865, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Joseph Hughes Bres           b. 11 Jul 1884, New Orleans, Louisiana

William A. Bres

Abt 1857 - Aft 1910  (> 54 years)

Birth	Abt 1857
Died	Aft 1910
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Claudia Bres

1858 -

Birth	? 1858
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Katherine Bres

Abt 1861 - 1937  (76 years)

Birth	Abt 1861	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	Sep 1937	New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	3 Sep 1937	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Marie L. Bres

Abt 1864 - 1942  (78 years)

Birth	Abt 1864	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	Jun 1942
Buried	18 Jun 1942	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Alfred C. Bres

1866 - Aft 1910  (> 45 years)

Birth	Oct 1866	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	Aft 1910
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Family	Rosa L.           b. Nov 1866, Louisiana

Selina Bres

1870 - 1953  (83 years)

Birth	1 Jan 1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	6 Nov 1953	Paris, France
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Family	William B. Gregory           b. Abt 1870
Married	21 Jun 1898	New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	1. Elizabeth Gregory           b. 3 Sep 1899, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. William Bres Gregory           b. 30 Mar 1901, New Orleans, Louisiana   3. Angela Gregory           b. Abt 1903

Claude Francis Bres

Abt 1873 - 1901  (28 years)

Birth	Abt 1873	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	Dec 1901
Buried	15 Dec 1901	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	John Baptiste Bres, Sr.           b. 9 Jan 1820, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Mother	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana
Married	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

• Name	John Baptiste Bres
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	9 Jan 1820	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
  Baptism	14 Feb 1830	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
  Gender	Male
  Census	1870	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 5, "comm. merchant"; born in Louisiana
  Census	1880	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 60, born in Louisiana, father born in Italy (seems to be an error) and mother in Pennsylvania; "clerk in store";
  Military Service	Confederate soldier during the Civil War. J.B. Bres appears as a private in Co. E of the Confederate Guards regiment of the Louisiana volunteers. His service records say that he was transferred to Gen. Lovell to protect New Orleans in March of 1862. See Bergeron for more.  [1]
  Death	Mar 1907
  Burial	22 Mar 1907	Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  2 Evergreen Cedar Aloe
  Notes	Baptised by a visiting priest to the lower French settlement in the Cadwell Parish, w/ Phillip Avegno & Marie Catherine Loin, sponsors. See his grandson Joseph Hughes Bres for a biography that gives a family history.
  Person ID	I4524
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2024

  
  

  Father	Jean Baptiste Bres           b. Abt 1790, Paroisse Saint-Michel, Diocese of Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France           d. 19 Nov 1842, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana (Age 52 years)
  Mother	Marie Seghers           b. Abt 1794, Prussia           d. 11 Apr 1856 (Age 62 years)
  Marriage	10 Feb 1819	Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2832	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Elizabeth Adams           b. Abt 1832, Louisiana           d. 1904 (Age 72 years)
  Marriage	5 Oct 1848	Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
  according to a marriage notice in the Times-Picayune, 7 Oct. 1848, p2 c7.
  Children	1. John Baptiste Bres, Jr.           b. Abt 1851, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Lizzie R. Bres           b. Abt 1855 + 3. Edward Bres           b. Mar 1853, Louisiana           d. Feb 1910, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 56 years) + 4. Joseph Ray Bres           b. 21 Dec 1854             d. 1913 (Age 58 years)   5. William A. Bres           b. Abt 1857             d. Aft 1910 (Age > 54 years)   6. Claudia Bres           b. ? 1858   7. Katherine Bres           b. Abt 1861, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Sep 1937, New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 76 years)   8. Marie L. Bres           b. Abt 1864, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Jun 1942 (Age 78 years)   9. Alfred C. Bres           b. Oct 1866, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Aft 1910 (Age > 45 years) + 10. Selina Bres           b. 1 Jan 1870, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 6 Nov 1953, Paris, France (Age 83 years)   11. Claude Francis Bres           b. Abt 1873, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. Dec 1901 (Age 28 years)
  Family ID	F3097	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Nov 2024

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 9 Jan 1820 - Caldwell Parish, Louisiana  Baptism - 14 Feb 1830 - Caldwell Parish, Louisiana  Marriage - 5 Oct 1848 - Caldwell Parish, Louisiana  Census - 1870 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1880 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Burial - 22 Mar 1907 - Greenwood Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S299] Arthur W. Bergeron, Jr., Guide to Confederate Military Units 1861-1865, (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press), 181, 184. [S794] Firemen’s Charitable & Benevolent Association, Greenwood Cemetery.