Dedication

This website is dedicated to the memory of James W. Dubroc,
who passed away on May 16, 2004. 
His contribution to the study of our families' genealogy will forever be remembered. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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The Dubroc/Bolnar Home Page  
The Bolnar/Bolner/Firmin/Dubroc
Home Page 

Henry Bolnar Family Tree --from Family Search [Requires Login]
Antoine Charles Firmin Family Tree --from Family Search [Requires Login]

Descendants of Jacques Firmin I (Generation No. 1)
Descendants of Jacques Firmin I (Generation No. 6)
Descendants of Julien Gremillion
  
Descendants of Pierre Juneau 
Descndants of Antoine St. Romain I - VII
Descendants of Henry Bolnar
Descendants of Henry Bolnar (Detailed Entry)
Descendants of Henry Bolnar [James W. Dubroc Page]
Albert Bolnar Family - 1910 Census
Albert Bolner Family - 1940 Census



James W. Dubroc's Page on Family Tree Maker


The Bolnar/Bolner/Firmin/Dubroc Family Page Online - With Links to Family Tree Maker Content


Descendants of Joseph Dubroc, Sr.
Descendants of François Dupuy
Descendants of Michel Aymond
Descendants of François Tassin

Antoine Firmin - Entry in Find-A-Grave



Family Tree of Antoine Firmin - Prepared by Jaques St. Pierre of Québec*

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The Gravemarker Page Family Photographs 
   Family Photographs from Albums, Photographs of Family Reunions
 
   Miscellaneous Photographs - Miscellaneous Genealogical Materials

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  Marriages  Baptisms and Burials  Miscellaneous Documents  Census Records

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General  Acadian and Louisiana 



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This page was created by the late James W. Dubroc and by James Bolner, Sr.  Contact information: jimbolnersr@cox.net.


Marriages

Marriage of Guillaume Lemoine and Marie Saumerine on 4 April 1725
Recorded in St. Louis Cathedral, New Orleans, LA


Marriage of Claude Juneau and Marie Francoise Lemoine on 9 September 1755

Marriage of Joseph Joffrion I and Marie Jeanne Rabalais on 1 May 1752

Marriage record of Augustin Marcotte to Celeste Joffrion on 19 Sep 1816
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3

Document relating to the civil marriage of Saluste Marcotte and Elizabeth Dillahunt on 19 March 1840

Blessing of the marriage of Saluste Marcotte and Elizabeth Dillahunt on 6 February 1841.
Front
Back
 
 

Marriage Documents - Stephen Aymond and Perrine Juneau:
Page 1: Mariage Bond by Stephen Aymond.
Page 2: Marriage of Stephen Aymond and Perrine Juneau at residence of Stephen Aymond on Bayou Rouge, Avoyelles Parish, LA

Alexis Dupuis (Dupuy) and Elisabeth Escalien (Scallan) . Blessing the Civil Marriage contracted on 20 September 1814.

Marriage Document I: Stephen Aymond and Perrine Juneau give their daughter, Clementine Aymond, permission to marry William Turner;
Marriage Document II: Marriage of William Turner and Clementine Aymond on 12 Feb 1846

Marriage Document - Zenon Mayeux and Clementine Aymond (widow of William Turner)

Documents Relating to the Marriage of Henry Bolner and Rebecca Mckee in 1838:
Page 1: Marriage Bond from Henry Bolnar
Page 2: Marriage record of Henry Bolnar and Rebecca McKee

Marriage Record of Albert Bolnar and Almeda Firmin, 5 January 1913 - Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Plauchéville, LA

Henry Clifford Bolnar - Marriage Document, 1858
Henry Clifford Bolnar - Marriage Document II, 1858
Marriage record of Henry Clifford Bolnar to Elizabeth Ryals on 27 Oct 1858

Marriage Record - Ezekial Sloan and Elizabeth Sloan (née Ryals) - November 15, 1860
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Page 2

Marriage Certificate - Columbus R. Gladden and Elizabeth Sloan (née Ryals), 18 March 1871

Marriage of Thomas H. Kimball and Eliza Ann Ryals on 27 Oct 1858  

Marriage Documents Relating to the Marriage of Julia Ryals and Oliver Humble, 8 Nov 1860

Documents Relating to the Marriage of J.M. Lawless and Nancy C. Carter (née Ryals) - 1893
Page 1
Page 2
Page 3

Documents Relating to the marriage of Henry Bolnar and Elizabeth Clementine Turner in 1882:
Page 1: Marriage filed in the Avoyelles Parish courthouse Page 2: Marriage record from church in Plauchéville, LA

Document relating to the civil marriage of William Elias Turner and Elizabeth Marcotte, 11 Dec 1866

Marriage Certificate - [In French]: Blessing of the marriage of William Elias Turner and Elizabeth Marcotte on 21 Mar 1883 at the church in Plauchéville, LA

Documents Relating to the Marriage of Joseph Dubroc and Brigitte Whitmore - 27 May 1841
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Page 2
Page 3
Page 4

Documents Relating to the Marriage of John Stapleton and Sally Graham on 12 July 1829

Documents Relating to the Marriage of Joseph Whitmore and Jane Graham
Marriage Bond for Joseph Whitmore to Marry Jane Graham
Consent to Marriage of Joseph Whitmore and Jane Graham
An Entry From the Records of the St. Landry Parish Court House


Marriage of Joachim Dupuy and Marie Dubroc

Marriage of Louis Philocles Dubroc and Marie Desneiges Dupuy

Marriage of Felicien Dubroc and Marie Laborde on 16 January 1872 by Father T.A. Rebours of St. Hyacinth Church
Record is now in Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Moreauville, LA

Marriage of Antoine Charrier and Vilmis Frederich on 19 December 1899 at
Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plaucheville, Louisiana
 

Marriage record of Eliza Daigrepont and Sidonia Dubroc on 9 November 1902
Note: Daigrepont spelled wrong on this document. Thanks to Gloria Daigrepont Kennedy and Eve Croft for making it available.

Marriage of Edwin Dubroc and Anna Moreau on 18 Oct 1926

Copy of the Marriage Certificate of Marriage of Antoine Firmin and Rosa Gremillion, 28 Dec 1883

Marriage of Lovel Marcotte and Carmelite Graham on 1 August 1894 at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church in Plauchéville, Louisiana

Marriage of Lovel Marcotte and Alidie  Ducote on 21 December 1880 at Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, in Plauchéville, Louisiana

Marriage record for Joseph Tassin and Marie Barbe Bourgeoise on 30 April 1743 at the German Coast of Louisiana near what is now LaPlace, LA.     English Translation

Marriage of Andrew Philibert Barr and Olina (Lena) Dubroc on 13 October 1908

Marriage Document for Elgie Bolnar and Eldy Mayuex on 15 November 1917

Marriage Document for Foster Dubroc and Mae Bolnar
, February, 1924

Marriage of Joachim Dubroc and Bridget Bordelon on 14 November 1920

Marriage Licence of Henry Roy Bolnar and Edna Marie Kelly - 1 April 1934

Documents Relating to Kelsie A. Bolner and Lillian Chaisson Bolner -
14 June 14 1936


Baptisms and Burials

Baptism of Joseph Tassin, son of François Tassin and Marie Roy, on 19 January 1712 at Mercey, France

Baptismal Certificate - Marie Françoise Lemoine - 1739

These documents refer to the baptism of Augustino Marcotte at St. Paul's Catholic Church, Mansura, LA in 1802
Baptismal Document - [In Spanish]
Certificate - Front
Certificate - Back

Baptisms of Louis Philocles Dubroc and Marie Desneiges Dupuy who married on 27 April 1880

Baptism of Joachim Dupuis (Dupuy) on 6 April 1828

Baptism of Alexis Dubroc

Baptism of Joseph Dubroc - 5 December 1817

Baptismal Certificate of Delphine Mayeux, January 18, 1855 St. Paul’s Church, Mansura, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Baptismal Certificate - Verbie Bordelon (Daughter of Ella Bolnar Bordelon and George Bordelon

Baptismal Certificate - Henry Roy Bolnar - Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church - Plauchéville, LA

Burial Certificate of Marie Saumerine, wife of Guillaume Lemoine, 15 November 1741

Guillaume Lemoine (dit Norman) - Burial Certificate - Pointe Coupée Parish - 1771

Certificate of Death - Mae Bolnar Dubroc (January 11, 2001) 

Certificate of Death - Foster Dubroc (March 26, 1957) 

Baptismal Certificate - Kelsie A. Bolner and Lillian Chaisson Bolner

Obituary for Daniel B. Bolner, Sr. - 1926-1998

Obituary for Denise Ducote Bolner - 1931-2020

Ollie John Bolner (1921-2006)  

Obituary for Amy Mouton Bolner (1914-2004) 


Obituary for Nelson J. Dubroc (May 24-25, 2009)  

Obituary for Berley A. Firmin, Sr. (May 27, 2009)

Obituary for Richard Camille DuBois - (August 21, 2019)

Obituary for Stephanie Bolner Tupper - (March 18, 2019)

Obituary for Dolores Bolner Dubois -from VermilllionToday.com
Obituary for Dolores Bolner Dubois -from DavidFuneralHome.org
Obituary for Dolores Bolner Dubois -from Legacy.com

Obituary for Mary Catherine Bolner Richardson -from Legacy.com

Obituary for Martha Bolner (wife of Brian Bolner)


The Passing of Jerry Dubroc - April 6, 2011

Obituary and Memorial Service for Mary Frances Bolner Valach - August 13, 2012

Henry Field Bolner Death Certificate

Miscellaneous Documents

The Bolner Family of San Antonio, TX

Ella Bolnar Bordelon - Funeral Card

Ivy Saucier Lemoine - Funeral Card

An Interesting Document Concerning the Death of Henry Bolnar

Documents Relating to Ella Bolnar Bordelon, Callie Bolnar Petrie, Effie Bordelon, Effie Dubroc, Irvin Bordelon, and Verbie Bordelon

A deed from the children of Stephen Aymond and his first wife, Sophie Lemoine, to Stephen Aymond's widow from his second marriage, Perrine Juneau, 5 Sep 1855, filed 3 Jan 1862: Page 1, Page 2

A deed from Perrine Juneau, widow of Stephen Aymond, to Clementine Aymond, widow of William Turner, 3 Jan 1862: Page 1,  Page 2.

Succession of the Estate of Baptiste Marcotte dated 16 Jun 1808
and concluded 18 Feb 1822


Succession of Edmond Firmin
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Page 2


Pages from the Turner Family Bible:
Page 1: Births
Page 2: Births, Continued
Page 3: Marriages
Page 4: Deaths

Pages from the Bolnar Family Bible:
Births
Deaths
 
Deaths [Updated]

Deed from Marie Dubroc, widow Joachim Dupuy, and her children to Noe Dupuy

Documents Relating to the Railroad Career of William Edward Bolnar

Documents Relating to the Succession of
William Turner (December 28, 1819)
[Note by James W. Dubroc: Willaim Turner is in all probability the Great Great Great Grandfather of the children of Albert Bolnar and Almeda Firmin Bolnar.  The documents give only his wife's name as Ann Turner.   The children's names and birthdates are the same as the ones in the Turner Bible pages (see above).  The Tutor for the children is R.W.Kay and one of the witnesses for William Turner and Clementine Aymond's wedding was R.W.Kay.]

Documents Relating to the Military Service of James W. Dubroc

Documents Relating to the Military Service Status of Kelsie A. Bolner

Albert Bolnar Draft Registration Card

"Avoyelles Surnames to be Recognized in Movement to Honor Creoles,"
Marksville Weekly News, July 12, 2012, p. 2.

Obituary for Scott Paul Haydel, Son of Paul Hardy and Donna Haydel - May, 2014 - Obituary on Bodoc.net

Phillip Mayeaux (Husband of Aline Firmin Mayeaux) Draft Registration Card

Charles Firmin and Leah Firmin; Agnes Firmin; Mary Charrier - 1940 Census

Obituary for Hilda Ann Firmin Rebouché - December 25, 2010

Materials Relating to Henry Gabriel Pitre, Husband of Callie Bolnar Pitre

Materials Relating to Charles Firmin, Father of Antoine Firmin, and His Service in the Civil War

Draft Card Records - Various Family Members --from FamilySearch.org

Census Records

Extract from 1860 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana

Extract from 1860 and 1870 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - The Families of Charles Firmin, Elias Turner, Joseph Dubroc, Marie Dupuy, Joseph Whitmore, and Salluste Marcotte   

Extract from 1880 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana


The 1900 Census - William Meadows and Josephine Bolnar's Family

Extract from 1900 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - The Henry Bolner Family 

1900 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisnana, Showing Family of Antoine Firmin and Rosa Gremillion Firmin 

Extracts from 1920 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana - The Families of: Antoine Firmin, Henry Bolnar , Marius Paré, Philocles Dubroc 

Extract from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (8th Ward, April 7, 1930)

Extract from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (April 10, 1930)

Extract from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (8th Ward,
Moreauville Town, April 13, 1930) 

Extact from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Entries to Elgee Bolnar; April 11, 1930)

Extract from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Bunkie; Entries for the Ella Bolnar Bordelon Family; April 10, 1930)

Extract from 1930 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Ward 8; Entries for the Adam Dubroc Family, Edwin "Pack" Dubroc, and the Philocles Dubroc, Forrest Firmin, Alfred Firmin, and Andrew ("Bully") Barr Families (April 16, 1930) 

Extract from 1940 Census of Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana (Ward 8; Entries for Albert Bolnar and Rushian Bordelon Families

 














Clementine Aymond  (b. 15 June 1830; d. 1 Jan 1927; married 12 Feb 1846, William Turner, b. c 1824, d. 9 Nov 1859 [no picture of William Turner])
[Another photograph, with note on back.]

William Elias Turner,  b. 12 Dec 1848, d. 21 Jan, 1930, married 11 Dec 1866, Elizabeth Marcotte, b. 22 Jan 1841, d. 7 Aug 1915

Elizabeth Marcotte  (b. 22 Jan 1841; d. 7 Aug 1915; married 11 Dec 1866, William Elias Turner, b. 12 Dec 1848, d. 21 Jan 1930
More Information on Elizabeth Marcotte

Elizabeth Clementine Turner b. 12 Nov 1867; d. 25 Jan 1932, married 23 Oct 1882, Charles Henry Bolnar, b. 7 Jan 1860, d. 5 Sep 1937
[Another photograph, with note on back.]

Charles Henry Bolnar, b. 7 Jan 1860, d. 5 Sep 1937, married 23 Oct 1882 to Elizabeth Clementine Turner, b. 12 Nov 1867, d. 25 Jan 1932

Ella (Sitting) b. 21 Dec 1883, d. 20 Feb 1970, and Stella Bolnar (Standing) b. 3 Nov 1885, d. 2 Aug 1978 (daughters of Charles Henry Bolnar and Elizabeth Clementine Turner)

Photograph of Antoine Firmin Seated in the Yard of His House in Bodoc, c. 1940

Photograph of Antoine Firmin Seated on the Porch of the House of Rushian and Anita Firmin Bordelon, c. 1943

Almeda Firmin Bolnar and Albert Charles Bolnar, circa 1950's


A Photograph of Allan Bolner and His Wife, Elva Jeansonne Bolner

A Photograph of Allan Bolner
 

A Photograph of Elva Jeansonne Bolner and Allan Bolner

A Photograph of Almeda Firmin Bolnar/Bolner and Alice Firmin Saucier

A Photograph of Almeda Firmin Bolnar/Bolner and Anita Firmin Details pending.

A Photograph of Almeda Firmin Bolnar/Bolner and Aline Firmin Mayeaux

Albert Bolnar/Bolner and Almeda Firmin Bolnar/Bolner With Two Small Children

A Photograph of Almeda Firmin Bolnar/Bolner and Anita Firmin - Some Time Later

Henry Roy Bolnar (at a young age)

Callie Bolnar Pitre, Mae Bolnar Dubroc, Henry Roy Bolnar, and Stella Bolnar Paré

Callie Bolnar Pitre, Almeda Agatha Firmin Bolnar, and Verbie Bordelon

Ella Bolnar Bordelon

Ella Bolnar Bordelon - Funeral Card

Elgie Bolnar and Eldy Mayeaux, married 15 November 1917.
This picture was taken November 1967 for their 50th wedding anniversary. the man on the right is Cagey Travassos who was their best man.

A Photo of Louis Philocles Dubroc
b. 27 Feb 1857, d. 13 Sep 1933
Married 27 Apr 1880
Marie Desneiges Dupuy, b. 4 July 1858, d. 8 July 1943

Marie Desneiges Dupuy Dubroc and Edley Dubroc, c.1923

Marie Desneiges Dupuy Dubroc and Edley Dubroc, c. 1942

Foster Dubroc and Effie Dubroc  (c. 1944 or 1945 at 2300 So.
Claiborne Avenue, New Orleans, LA)

Eldy Mayeux Bolnar and Mae Bolnar Dubroc As Youngsters (Left to right: Earl (Ring) Bolnar, Nelson Dubroc, and Effie Dubroc (baby); c. 1933)

Effie Dubroc

Effie Bordelon

Callie Bolnar Pitre and Irvin Bordelon

Verbie Bordelon

Emma Turner and Family

Andrew Philibert Barr and Olina (Lena) Dubroc

A Dubroc Family Photo - Prior to 1918

Firmin Family Photograph before 1910

A Firmin Family Photo about 1917-1920

Cleophas Firmin, b 13 Feb 1857, d 30 Dec 1948, son of Joseph George
Firmin and Domelise Guillot  [Click
 
here for a detailed report on the
 descendants of Cleophas Firmin.]

The Cleophas Firmin Family - Circa 1902 

The Albert Bolnar/Bolnar Family (circa 1962)  

Remembering Allie Mae Bolnar Dubroc (February 28, 1906-January 11, 2002)

The Forest Firmin Family

Forrest Firmin - 1967

Hollis Firmin and Blanche Firmin - Further information pending

Ollie John Bolner (1921-2006) - Service-Related Photographs 

Ollie John Bolner - Funeral Informatidon - Broussard's Funeral Home, Lafayette, LA

Rushian Bordelon Sawing Wood (c. 1950's)

Ollie Bolner - On the Occasion of his Retirement


Miscellaneous Photographs
 

Jim Bolnar/Bolner's Page of Family Photographs

The Bolnar/Bolner/Dubroc/Firmin Grave Marker Page
 

Brick in Memory of Daniel Bolnar/Bolner - D-Day Museum, New Orleans, LA

A Plaque Given to Eugene Sanders in Recognition of his Work on the Southern Pacific Railroad

The Bolnar Pitcher

Cattle Brand of Charles Henry Bolnar

Horn Which Belonged to Charles Henry Bolnar

Basket -- A Note on the Basket

Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Plauchéville, LA (Old Church)

Mater Dolorosa Catholic Church, Plauchéville, LA (New Church)

A Marcotte Decal
A copy of a copy of a Decal put out by the MARCOTTE family in Canada in 1967 celebrating 300 years (1667-1967) of the arrival of the Marcottes in Canada. We thank Mrs. Gloria Marcotte of Arabi, LA, for making it available.
 

Images of Plaques Referring to the Military Service of Nelson Dubroc

Tragic Bus-Train Wreck in Franklin, LA ~ New Orleans Times-Picayune Story and Photographs of Tragic and Other Photograph ~ August 1, 1942  
A Recollection of the Wreck - by Sadie Mayeaux Rabalais

Grave Marker for Mary Lee "Mimi" Firmin and Lee Charles Firmin, Jr., - Children Killed in the Wreck

Photographs Discovered at Ollie Bolner's House in 2013 - Family Reunion (c. 1972) - Almeda Bolner and Children (c. 1962) - Aline and Almeda

Grave Markers: Harmogen Firmin and Edmond Mayeux Families

Miscellaneous Grave Markers

Hickory School - Class of 1926

 




  General


DNA Testing Guides - The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Genealoty

FamilySearch - Internet Genealogical Service of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

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Family Tree Maker Home Page

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Cyndi's Genealogy Links


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History of Plauchéville, LA 

Avoyelles.com

Daigrepont - Dubroc Family Tree

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This page is maintained by James Bolner, Sr.   You may contact me at: 
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It was last updated on February 25, 2020