Records of the Disposition of Destitute Orphans, 1882

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Records of the Disposition of Destitute Orphans
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Date	Name of Person Making Affidavit	Residence of Person Making Affidavit	Name of Orphan	Age	How Disposed of
01/18/1883	Peter Lorenz	Gentilly Road cor. Marigny	Augustine Delphine Lorenz	5 mos old	Mother died 8th Jan 1883. The father has eight children & is unable to make provision for its care. Sent 18th Jan/83 to the St Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
01/20/1883	Chief R. B. Rowley	Chief's Office	Unknown	9 yrs	Sent to N. O. F. O. Asylum for full particulars see L. B. page 20th Jany/83.
01/27/1883	Mrs. Eliza. Nolan	61 Julia Street	John	6 mos	Illegitimate. Mother unable to make provisions for its support. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Asylum 792.
01/29/1883	Frank Romel	275 St. Ann St.	Joseph Labrouch	10 yrs old	Mother and father dead. Has no relatives to make provisions for his maintenance. Sent to St. Mary's Male O. Asylum. See P. B. page 794.
01/31/1883	Mrs. Eliza. Autrett	59 Treme Street	Henry Autrett	5	The father of these children is dead. The mother is an invalid and unable to earn a support for them. The boy sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum & the girls sent to N. O. Female Orphan Asylum.
			Mary Autrett	8
			Eliza Autrett	7
02/01/1883	R. B. Rowley	Chief of Police	Basil Johnson	5 yrs old	Mother and father dead, has no person to care for him. Sent to Asylum Ladies of Providence, cor. Esplanade & Miro. See P.B. #4 page [sic].
02/09/1883	Edwd. Morishiser	65 Dauphine St.	Florence Morishiser	3 mos old	Mother of the child insane and has no relatives to provide for its maintenance. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum Feb. 9/83. See P. B. #4 page [sic].
02/12/1883	Annie Shielder	14 St. Anthony St.	George Shielder	3 1/2 mos old	Parents of the child not able to provide for his maintenance. Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum 12th Febry 1883.
02/21/1883	Mrs. Martha Crais	39 St. Ann St.	Florance R. Crais	9	Female N. O. F. O. Asylum.
			Francis U. Crais	6	Boy St. Vinct. Infs. O. Asylum.
			Louis W. Crais	6	Boy St. Vinct. Infs. O. Asylum.
			Robt. E. Crais	3	Boy St. Vinct. Infs. O. Asylum.
			Mother in destitute condition.
02/24/1883	Mrs. Louisa Kuon	164 Julia Street	Willie Kuon	1 mo & 3 dys old	Born on 21st January 1883. Father dead and mother not able to find work with the care of the child. Sent 24 Feb/83 to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
03/06/1883	Catharine Callahan	95 1/2 Franklin St.	Mamie Sullivan	2 mos.	Father dead. Whereabouts of mother not known. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Asylum.
03/09/1883	Mrs. Mary Boricy	Poydras St. between Baronne and Dryades	John Hartman	9 dys old	Father of child supposed to be living but has absented himself for more than sixth [sic] months. Whereabouts unknown. Mother sick in Charity Hospital and destitute. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. Orphan Asylum.
03/15/1883	Mrs. Ellen O'Hara	Cor. Calliope & Magazine	Eliza O'Hara	10 yrs old	Father dead. Mother in indigent circumstances. Sent to N.O. Female O. Asylum.
03/27/1883	Bella Bartley	300 Gravier Street	Katie Bartley	2 mos old	Abandoned by its father. Mother unable to support child. Sent to the St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum. See L.B. page 809.
04/13/1883	Dr. J. T. Jackson	125 Elysian Fields St.	Israel Baker	7 yrs old	Orphans. Recovered from small pox & sent to the Asylum of the Ladies of Providence, corner Miro and Esplanade. See P.B. folio # 810.
04/13/1883	Dr. J. T. Jackson	125 Elysian Fields St.	Davy Baker	5 yrs old
04/20/1883	Mary Ann Watkins	62 St. Thomas St.	Bertha Watkins	7 yrs old 22nd Sept/83.	Father dead. Mother has a small babe 8 weeks old & cannot find employment with the care of both as there is no colored asylum to receive the baby. The older child has been sent to Louisiana Asylum cor. Hospital & Tonti. See P.B. #4 page 811.
04/28/1883	Chief R. B. Rowley	Central Station	Unknown	16 dys old	Male white child. Parents unknown. Left bet. 15th & 18th April with Mary Williams, colored, residing at 128 Bienville St. Person leaving it has never returned. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum.
04/30/1883	Mary Clark	cor. Austerlitz & Jersey	Unnamed	3 weeks old	Mother unmarried. Aleck Despo has abandoned the child and its mother. She has no relatives to care for it & is unable to find employment with care of child. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum The mother is stopping with Mrs. Pargo cor. Auslerlitz
05/01/1883	Nenes [Neves?] Saccaro	285 Bourbon St.	Mary Saccaro	10 yrs old	Father Francesco Saccaro died on the 16th Feb 1883 The mother is unable to provide for the children. The two former Mary and Rose sent to New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum. The boy Dave sent to the St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum
			Rose Saccaro	8 yrs old
			Dave Saccaro	6 yrs old
05/04/1883	Mrs. Mary Sides	Greenville, Miss.	Alice Estella Sides	13 mos old	The father, Wm. S. Sides, has left his family and Mrs. S. his wife knows not of his locality. Having four children and finding nothing to do in Missi, and having no means or friends she was induced to come to New Orleans to find employment. With her child
05/04/1883	Mrs. Mary Sides	Greenville, Miss.	Anna Isabella Sides	3 yrs old
05/05/1883	Mrs. Francois Dupre	119 Toulouse St.	Paul Edward Dupre	3 mos old	Mother of Josephine Dupre, mother of child. Godmother Apollino [sic] Bruno, No. 80 St. Peter St. The mother, Josephine Dupre is unmarried. The reputed father has abandoned this child & the mother is unable to keep the baby. Her mind being not entirely right - Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum. See P.B. #4 page 818.
05/05/1883	Catherine Fry	361 Melpomene St bet Howard & Freret	Wm. Fry	10 years old	Sent to St Mary’s Male Orphan Asylum.
			Anna Fry	9 years old	Sent to New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum.
			Mary Fry	8 years old	Sent to New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum.
			Katie Fry	7 years old	Sent to New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum.
			Margaret Fry	2 1/2 years old	Sent to St Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum.
			Loretta Fry	8 months old	Sent to St Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum.
			Julia Fry	4 years old	Sent to St Vincent Infant Orphan Asylum.
			The father makes no provisions for their support. Mother utterly destitute & unable to find work with care of children. They seem to be in danger of starving & as a matter of absolute charity they are sent to the asylums as above.
05/15/1883	Elizabeth Summer	506 St. Claude	Caroline B. Swetman	4 mths	Locality of father L. Swetman not known. Mother died on 9th May 1883. Name of mother is Kate L. Rutland. Sent to St Vinct. Inft. Orphan Asylum.
05/26/1883	Mrs. B. Flynn	cor. Melpomene & Liberty	Richard Flynn	11 years old	Father dead. Mother unable to make provision for its support. Sent to St. Mary's Orphan Boy's Asylum.
05/28/1883	Mrs. Mary Ruth	Carondelet bet. Erato & Clio		Eight years old	Father dead. Mother had left the boy - no one knows where she is. Grandmother Mrs. Ruth not able to provide for him. Sent to the St. Vinct. Home for Boys. Give no order. The Grandmother to take this child out of Asylum Febry 8/87 - R. Mother consents to let child remain on above condition. - R.
05/30/1883	Widow J. Planicellas Grandmother	501 Moreau St.	Male Foundling	15 days old.	Catherine Barcelo, the mother of the child is weak in mind - unmarried. Father of child not certainly known - Sent to St.Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum - No relatives able to provide for its maintenance.
06/14/1883 [Out of chronological order]	Ellen Laughton	Peters St. bet. Erato & Thalia	Loulou Laughton	12 years old, 30 May/83.	Father dead - Mother works out & is unable to maintain her child - Sent to the New Orleans Female Orphan Asylum.
05/31/1883	Mrs. C. H. Gross	173 Girod St.	Male child, not christened	2 wks old	Name of mother, Ellen Mahoney. Abandoned by its father -- The mother unable to make provisions for its care support. Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
06/19/1883	Mollie Whalan	cor. Love & Eughein	Katie Whalan	10 yrs old	Mother dead. Father very old & not able to make provision for its support. Sent to the N.O. Female Orphans Asylum.
06/20/1883	Mrs. M. C. D. Lehde	152 Julia St.	Wm. Winters	12 dys old	Mother has resided in Waterproof La. Father of the child dead and the mother now in the city is unable with the care of the child to earn a support. Sent to St. Vinct. I. O. Asylum.
06/20/1883	Joseph Pugo [?]	Bayou Boeuf	Dominique Pugo*	7 mos old	Mother in the La. Retreat. Father working in different localities of the state and cannot take the proper care of child. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum.
06/21/1883	Mrs. Jennie Glancy	Elmyra bet. Peter & Ellett, Algiers	Michael Glancy	17 months old	Father dead. Mother unable to find work with the care of the child. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum.
06/26/1883	Laura Roberts	266 Canal Street	Augustine Illy	3 months old	Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum at request of mother making the statement.
06/26/1883	Theresa Pope	Thalia & Franklin	Philomena Kenney	4 weeks old	Father of the child does not support it. Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Asylum. Mother Theresa Pope unmarried. Name of the father, Thomas Kenney.
07/05/1883	Mrs. Medley		Robt Medley	12 years old	Sent to the House of Refuge at request of the mother.
07/09/1883	Mrs. Mary Baldwin				Sent to the Home of the Aged and Infirm this date.
07/18/1883	Mrs Emma Casey	Magazine St. bet. 3rd & 4th	Emma May	About two months old	Nothing can be ascertained of the Father & Mother. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
07/25/1883	Loreto Cometis	275 Lafayette St.	Rosa Cometis	4 years old, 12th Novbr./83.	Mother no account & gives no attention to the child. Always drunk. Child sent to the St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum, cor. Race & Magazine.
08/01/1883	Mrs. Margaret Incony	628 1/2 Love cor. Enghien	Hannah Sweeney	5 years old Sept. 20th/83.	Father in the hospital. Mother unable to find work with care of children. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylym.
08/01/1883	Mrs. Margaret Incony	628 1/2 Love cor. Enghien	Margaret Sweeney	2 years and rive months old.
08/04/1883	Mrs. Mary Audaer	Cor Bolivar & Poydras	James Krues	2 1/2 months old	Child left with Mrs. Andrew. Mother's whereabouts unknown. Nothing known about its father. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
08/06/1883	F. A. Behan	151 Clio St.	Name Unknown	About ten years old	Is an orphan and has no relatives or friends to care for her. Sent to the Louisiana Asylum corner of Tonti and Hospital streets.
08/08/1883	Frank Romeo	275 St. Ann St.	Maria Gerage	Seven years old	Father dead. Mother very poor and has four children. She is unable to make provisions for its support. Sent to the N.O. Female Orphan Asylum.
08/10/1883	Lenora Woods	90 Rampart St.	Rosan L. Woods	14 months old	Father has absented himself for 16 months. Where he is, is not known. Mother unable to make provision for its support. Sent to the St. Vinct. Inft. O. Asylum.
08/13/1883	Mrs. Margaret Dahoney	595 Burgundy St.	Mary L. Dabney	Twelve years old	Father of the child dead. Mother cannot get work with care of child on her hands. Sent to the N.O.F.O. Asylum.
08/16/1883	Mrs. Hannah Ryan	Cor. Locust and Felicity	Patrick C. Ryan	Nine years old on 15th of Decbr 1883	Sent to St. Alphonsus Asylum.
08/16/1883	Mrs. Hannah Ryan	Cor. Locust and Felicity	Agnes Ryan	Six years old on 5th of Novbr 1883	Sent to St. Alphonsus Asylum.
08/18/1883	Mrs. Isadore Lunceford	174 Tchoupitoulas St.	Saml McClane	About 12 years old	Orphan. Has no friends to provide for his maintenance. Sent to the St. Vinct. Home for Boys.
08/23/1883	St. Vinct. I. O. Asylum	Cor. Race & Magazine	Francis T. Nick Crais		Sent to St. Vincent Inft. O. Asylum Febry 21/83. Removed to St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum 23rd August 1883.
08/23/1883	St. Vinct. I. O. Asylum	Cor. Race & Magazine	Louis W. Crais
08/23/1883	St. Vinct. I. O. Asylum	Cor. Race & Magazine	Antonio Gonzales	Between 6 & 7 years old	Sent from St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum to St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum. Sent same as above.
08/23/1883	St. Vinct. I. O. Asylum	Cor. Race & Magazine	Willie Kelley [?]	Between 6 & 7 years old
08/27/1883	Mrs. A. Freuny	265 Carondelet St.	Wm. A. Freuny	2 years old, Sept. 8th/83	1/2 orphan. Sent to the [sic]
09/10/1883	B. Houghton	West Pearl River	Robt. Fogg	9 years old	Robert & George W. sent to the St. Mary's Male O. A. Mary sent to the New Orleans Female O. Asylum. Father dead. Mother in house of prostitution.
			Geo W. Fogg	7 years old
			Mary Fogg	8 years old
09/17/1883	Mrs. Anna Larry	88 St. Thomas St.	Ellen Larry	6 years old	Father is dead and mother unable to get work with the care of the children. Sent to the St. Vincent Infant O. Asylum
09/17/1883	Mrs. Anna Larry	88 St. Thomas St.	Lizzie Larry	5 years old
09/21/1883	Mrs. Ann Kearny	81 Front St.	Jno. Kearny	5 1/2 years old	Sent to the St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum, cor. of Chartres & Mazant.
09/21/1883	Mrs. Ann Kearny	81 Front St.	Michael Kearny	2 years old
09/28/1883	Celestine O'Brien	The Jump Buras Settlement	Nora O'Brien	5 years old March 14/83	Sent to the St. Vinct Infant O. Asylum
			Willie O'Brien	3 years old July 6/83
			Johanna O'Brien	1 year old Sept 6/83
09/29/1883	Mrs. Josephine Sbisa	71 Royal St	Joseph Sbisa	Ten years old 28th August/83	Mother & father dead. Sent to the St. Alphonsus Asylum.
10/09/1883	Mrs Delia Marcks	48 St Thomas	Mary Marcks	Fourteen days old the 9th of October	Mother unable to find work with care of the child. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
10/15/1883	Mrs Ellen Brady, Widow	370 Rampart St bet. Julia & Girod	James Brady	8 years old, May 11/83	His father is dead. Mother compelled to work out for a living. Sent to the Poydras Asylum cor. Magazine & Peters Avenues.
10/16/1883	Mrs Coleman col'd.	373 Poydras	Wm Donahoe	1 year old - White	Mother Jennie Cronan. Father James Donahoe Sent to the St Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
10/22/1883	Mrs. Emma Darrell	221 S. Rampart	Caroline Como [Corno?]	12 years old	Mother & father dead. Mrs. Emma Darrall guardian to save the child wishes her placed in the House of Good Shepherd. Sent Oct. 22nd/83.
10/26/1883	Mrs. Bridget Taylor	32 St. Andrews St.	Wm. Taylor	Eight years old	Father of the child is dead and the mother unable to find work with the care of child. Sent to St. Alphonsus Asylum cor. Fourth & St. Patrick.
10/31/1883	Josephine Gautier	99 Gaiennie St.	Alen Gautier	9 years old, Febry. 18/83	1/2 Orphan- mother unable to make provision for his maintenance. Sent to St. Mary's Male Orphan Asylum.
11/08/1883	Delia M. Williams	195 Carondelet St.	Lizzie Walsh	15 years old	Mother & father dead. Her sister married, lives at 195 Canal St. - is quite sick and unable to make provision for support of her sister. Sent to St. Joseph's German Orphan Asylum.
11/13/1883	Melinda Levick	Algiers - Verrett Avenue	Mary Levick	2 years & 4 months old	Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
11/14/1883	Emma Smith	46 Louisa St. 3rd dist.	Viola Smith	One month old on 12th inst.	Illegitimate child - John Valentine, father refuses to provide for child. Sent to the St. Vincnt. Infant Orphan Asylum
11/19/1883	Mrs. Camille Homon	cor. Canal & Basin St.	Annie Grismon	Four months old	Child left with Mrs. Homon and she does not know where either the father or mother stay. They have not been seen since 1st of August 1883. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum, cor. Race & Magazine.
11/20/1883	Mrs. Delia Norvell	340 Baronne St.	Wm. Norvell	13 years old, May 1883	The father of child died 19 Febry/83. Mother unable to make provision for his maintenance. Sent to the Asylum for Destitute Orphan Boys on St. Charles St. bet. Dufossat & Bellcastle Streets.
11/20/1883	Mrs. Henniks	Cor. Franklin & Poydras	Lena Norvell	10 years old	Mother an invalid. Father's occupation keeps him away from home during the day & the child is constantly out, learning bad habits. Sent to N. O. Female Orphan Asylum.
11/21/1883	Z. Bachemin, Capt. Commdg. 4 Precinct	4th Prect. Station to which chidren were bro't by Mr. Francisco Artates [Artatis?] #147 Rampart	Rosaria Montarbano	5 years old - girl	Mother Maria Montarbano died on the 15th inst. leaving children without means of support. The father is said to be in St. Louis, Missouri. Sent to St. Vinct. Inft O. Asylum.
11/21/1883	Z. Bachemin, Capt. Commdg. 4 Precinct		Joseph Montarbano	14 months old - boy
12/03/1883	Chief of Police	Chiefs Office	Thos. Griffin	9 yrs old	Orphans-brot. to city by some person named Shoise [?] Thibodeaux with whom they had been living. They were abandoned here by him. Sent to the St. Mary's Male O. Asylum cor. Chartres & Mazant.
12/03/1883	Chief of Police	Chiefs Office	Wm. Griffin	10
12/13/1883	Eugene Margiollotty	149 Dauphine St.	Maria Margoletta [sic]	14 months old	Mother died 3rd Decbr/83 Father Eugene M. not able to provide for daughter. Sent to St. Vinct. Infant O. Asylum.
12/15/1883	Alice Rolls	cor. Liberty & Canal	Henry Rolls	Two months old	Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphans Asylum cor. Race & Magazine.
12/22/1883	Crutchs Marino Giochino	149 N. Rampart St.	Mary Gioachino [sic]	15 dys	Father dead. Died in hospital 7th Oct. 1883. Sent to St.Vinct. Infant O. Asylum.
12/22/1883	Joseph Figallo		Peter Gioachino [sic]	4 yrs
12/26/1883	Sarah Clark	254 1/2 Melpomene	Agnes Sheridan	Twenty six days old	The father of child is named Pete Sheridan. Mother unmarried. Sent to the St. Vinct. Infant Orphan Asylum.
12/29/1883	Mrs. Mary Rice	70 N. Robertson	Leona Kissingar [?]	8 years old	Orphans. Sent to N.O. F. Orphan Asylum, Decbr. 19/83. Leona Kissingar is by authority of the Mayor is entrusted to the custody of W, L. Crockett, 287 S. Rampart St. to whom she was let by the mother before her death. The other child Louise sent to N.
12/29/1883	Mrs. Mary Rice	70 N. Robertson	Louisa Kissingar [?]	10 years old

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