1870 Census Record of Eugene and Jane Beaurepaire
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This census record from 1870 shows Eugene and Jane Beaurepaire living in the 5th Ward of New Orleans. They are both listed as 48 years old. Eugene is described as "M" for mulatto and Jane as "B" for black. Eugene's occupation is listed as carpenter, while Jane "keeps house." Their real estate is valued at $3000 and their personal estate at $100. Eugene is listed as being able to read, but not write. Jane is listed as neither being able to read or write. They are both listed as having been born in Louisiana.
This file appears in: The Beaurepaire Family: Freedom to Slavery and Back Again
The Beaurepaire Family: Freedom to Slavery and Back Again
The house today marked 727-729 Burgundy Street, relatively unchanged since the early 1800s, has a history that reflects the tricky navigation of enslavement and freedom by a family called the Beaurepaires. On August 25, 1828, Louis Beaurepaire, a…