Therese Lorrain (1811-1869)

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Daughter of Jean Baptiste Lorrain and Therese Tison √
Wife of Louis Ouvre √

Facts (with source information): Narrative Report

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What a life! Married twice, widowed once, abandoned once; gave birth six times, outlived three of her children. Bore children when she was married and also when she was not. Likely was forced to live with relatives because she was poor. It’s a saga.

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1811 Baptism

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
lower left corner
(film 008119510, image 106)

1831 Marriage to Louis Ouvre, Jr.

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
right side, second entry
(film 007769315, image 495)

1849 Marriage to Eustache Pilere

She is called Madame Louis Ouvre Jr.
Her parents’ names are given.
bottom left corner
(film 008119510, image 801)

1869 Burial

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
upper left side, third entry
(film 008119510, image 906)
Pilere was her second husband.

Children

1832 Catherine Ouvre

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
right side, middle, May 6, 1832
(film 008119510, image 26)
This child died in July of 1833. (burial record)
And, look at the entry just before Catherine! Another baby by her father? Need to look at the full baptism record because this page is only the index. Looking for it …

1836 Jean Baptiste Ouvre

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
upper right side, March 22, 1836
(film 008119510, image 29)

1838 Antoine Ouvre

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
right side, middle, July 15, 1838
(film 008119510, image 247)
Shortly after this baptism, Louis Ouvre, Antoine’s father, died. (1838 burial record)

1844 Auguste Ouvre

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
baptised July 7, 1851 (right side, 4th entry)
(film 008119510, image 307)
The baptism record names his mother but not his father. It says he was her “natural son,” born October 28, 1844. It calls his mother “Therese Lorain, alias Madame Bte Ouvre.” (But she was the widow of Louis Ouvre, not Baptiste.) The godparents are his mother’s siblings.

1848 Elizabeth Pilere

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
baptised June 10, 1849, left side, 2nd entry
The record names both her parents. (They were married May 21, 1849.)
(film 008119510, image 298)
Elizabeth Pilere married Joseph Montreuil in 1866 and died in 1868.

1852 Jean Pilere

St. Ferdinand, Florissant, Missouri
upper left, 3rd entry
(film 008119510, image 314)
Both parents are named. His mother is called Therese Ouvre.
Jean Pilere died in April of 1857. (burial record)

Census Records:

Before 1850, only the head of a household was named.

1850 Census

Very puzzling. Her name is Therese Overy. The household is headed by her brother-in-law, Andre Presse. Her children Jean Baptiste Overy (1836-1917), Antoine Overy (1838-1899), and August Overy (1844-1924) are present. Present also is 2-year-old Elizabeth Overy. But Therese re-married in 1849. Where is the new husband, Pilere? It is possible that Therese was only visiting her sister on the day of the census.

More research is needed. There is a baptism record for Elizabeth Pilere (1848). And Pilere married Therese in 1849. August cannot be the son of Louis Ouvre, who died in 1838.
lines 28-32

1860 Census

Her son, Antoine Ouvre (Anthony Overy), heads the household.
lines 1-5