BIRTH NAME: Jean Maurice Villien
BIRTH: 1831 Haute-Savoie Fr
FATHER: Joseph Antoine Villien b. France
MOTHER: Marie Anelique Miedant-Gros b. abt 1800 France
SIBLINGS: unknown
MARRIAGE: Presumably in Louisiana after 1860[1]
SPOUSE: Marie Chaty b.1847 France d.1932 Maurice, LA
CHILDREN: S- Dr Joseph Angelle Villien Sr b.1870 Maurice, LA d.1958 Maurice, LA
[named for Maurice's father Joseph Antoine]
S- Jean Villien "John" b.1875 Maurice LA
[named after himself Jean Maurice]
VOCATION: Merchant, Postmaster
MILITARY: unknown
RELIGION: Roman Catholic
DEATH: 1902 Maurice, Vermillion, LA
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[1] [Mauris Villien is listed wihtout spouse in 1860 census]
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Maurice Villien appears in US Census Records from 1860 through
1900 in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana. To view complete list details see the
VILLIEN Census Chronogram
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Various Sources & References Relating to Maurice Villien
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The Lafayette (Louisiana) Daily Advertiser published July 15, 1893 carried advertising by
Maurice Villien selling building lots.
Saturday 22 this month will take place has Mauriceville, 13 miles of Lafayette, the bente of a qunatite of batches of
ground. These grounds are lay out so as to build there residences and of the stores and to form liked small late
city. All the streets are already tracees. A vault [chapel] is there
built and the divine services are done there regularly. The population increases tous.les.jours
[every day] there. Those which voudraieut
[desire] to go acquereurs of [to acquire] some proprietes can
addresser has Mr. Mr. Villien and Mrs Corine Broussard. You point out that the general sale will be done has 2 hours of
the apresmidi [afternoon] Saturday 22 this month.
Translated 2007 09 10 http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr with amendments
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Samadi dernier a eu lieu la vente de terrains à Mauriceville tel que nous tavions annonce.
Plusieurs lots ontete vendus et ceux qui restent le seront bientot. Les personnes qui désirent
s'en rendre proprietaires sont priees de ne point trop tarder. pour tous les renseignements
l'on peut s'adresser á Mr. Maurice Villien a Milton, P.O.
Last Saturday took place the sale of grounds [at] Mauriceville such as we advertised.
Several batches sold and those which remain will be soon. The people who desirent of to return
owners are priees of not too much to delay for all them information one can address oneself
[to] Mr.. Maurice Villien [at] Milton, P.O.
Translated 2007 09 10 http://babelfish.altavista.com/tr with amendments. Garbled langugage
likely result of being unable to clearly see letters in advertisement.
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Maurice Villien lived in a time when apparently the postal service did not deliver mail to remote
locations such as Mauriceville. The Postmaster ran ads in the newspaper to let people know they
had mail waiting.
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Court, Land, Probate Records
Louisiana Land Records
Name: Maurice Villien
Land Office: NEW ORLEANS
Sequence #: 1
Document Number: 795
Total Acres: 161.46
Misc. Doc. Nr.: 371
Signature: Yes
Canceled Document: No
Issue Date: 15 Apr 1879
Mineral Rights Reserved: No
Metes and Bounds: No
Statutory Reference: 12 Stat. 392
Multiple Warantee Names: No
Act or Treaty: May 20, 1862
Multiple Patentee Names: No
Entry Classification: Homestead Entry Original
Land Description: 1 NE LOUISIANA No 11 S 3 E 11
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Author notes:
The one hundred eighty-one acres Maurice recorded in 1879 must be the land he offered for
sale in the Lafayette Advertiser in 1893. He and Corine Broussard were apparently partners in a
business venture to devlope the future town of Mauriceville.
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