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Lucine Roquevert

Lucine Roquevert

Female 1869 - 1946  (77 years)

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  • Name Lucine Roquevert  [1
    Born 28 Jan 1869  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Female 
    Died 16 Feb 1946  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Buried Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • (Research):An mtDNA sample supplied a direct female descendant of Lucine (a child of Pat McGuire, the daughter of Josephine Morlas), was analyzed by FamilyTreeDNA in Houston. Their analysis showed the following Haplogroup assignment, along with the following differences from the Cambridge Reference Sequence.

      HVR1 Haplogroup
      K
      HVR1 differences
      from ?u?CRS?/u?
      16224C
      16519C

      The mitochondrial super-haplogroup U encompasses haplogroups U1-U7 and haplogroup K. Haplogroup K is found through Europe, and contains multiple closely related lineages indicating a recent population expansion. The origin of haplogroup K dates to approximately 16,000 years ago, and it has been suggested that individuals with this haplogroup took part in the pre-Neolithic expansion following the Last Glacial Maximum. William Hurst, on his Haplogroup K Website, writes that "Katrine," the founding mother of mitochondrial DNA haplogroup K, was one of the "Seven Daughters of Eve" as listed in the 2001 book of that title by Bryan Sykes. A lot of happened since 2001, but the book is still valuable.

      Katrine lived about 16,000 years ago. Perhaps the oldest known K descendant was Oetzi the Iceman whose frozen body was discovered in the Alps in 1991. Estimated at 5000 years old, the Iceman proved to have the basic mutations for a K: 16224C and 16320C. Every K is a cousin of Oetzi.
    Person ID I185  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 17 Aug 2014 

    Father Jean Louis Roquevert,   b. 1 Jan 1845, Cazeneuve-Montaut, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyr?n?es, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 10 Mar 1890, Ocean Springs, Jackson County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 45 years) 
    Mother Blazine Pene,   b. 1 Feb 1843, Oueilloux, Hautes-Pyr?n?es, France Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Jan 1916, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married Abt 1866  New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Family ID F189  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family John Dominic Morlas,   b. 25 Aug 1865, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Feb 1923, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Married 28 May 1888  St. Stephen's Church, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Children 
     1. Leontine Josephine Morlas,   b. 19 Jan 1889, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 20 Feb 1972, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     2. John Louis "Bebe" Morlas, Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1891, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 Nov 1963, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     3. Clothilde Marie Morlas,   b. 27 Dec 1893, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Oct 1938, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 44 years)
     4. Estelle Augustine Morlas,   b. 12 Oct 1895, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jan 1976, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     5. Lucine "Lucille" Genevieve Morlas,   b. 20 Aug 1897, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Dec 1969, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     6. Louis August Morlas,   b. 17 Apr 1899, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 27 May 1964, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     7. Eugenia "Jenny" Catharine Margaret Morlas,   b. 15 Jan 1900, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Dec 1978, Bay Saint Louis, Hancock County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     8. Juliet Theresa Morlas,   b. 20 Dec 1901, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Feb 1985, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 83 years)
     9. Leon Joseph Morlas,   b. 19 Oct 1903, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 May 1976, Gulfport, Harrison County, Mississippi Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years)
     10. Josephine Marguerite Morlas,   b. 13 Apr 1905, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Sep 1983, McAlester, Pittsburg County, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 78 years)
     11. Leopold "Paul" Victor Morlas,   b. 14 Nov 1907, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Feb 1971, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 63 years)
     12. Vivian Anna Morlas,   b. 22 Mar 1909, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 29 May 2000, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 91 years)
     13. Eleanor Cecelia Morlas,   b. 17 Apr 1911, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Feb 1986, Jefferson, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years)
    Photos
    Morlas Family Reunion, New Orleans, 1987
    Morlas Family Reunion, New Orleans, 1987
    Over 120 family members were present for this reunion, most of them descended from John Dominic Morlas and Lucine Roquevert of New Orleans
    Albums
    Morlas Siblings & Cousins Reunions
    Morlas Siblings & Cousins Reunions (9)
    Held in New Orleans starting in 1927
    Last Modified 9 Dec 2006 
    Family ID F176  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 28 Jan 1869 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 28 May 1888 - St. Stephen's Church, New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 16 Feb 1946 - New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Metairie Cemetery (Lake Lawn Metairie), New Orleans, Orleans Parish, Louisiana Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Roquevert, Louis Family Picture circa 1879
    Roquevert, Louis Family Picture circa 1879
    The family of Louis Roquevert and Blazine Pene

    Back Row (L to R): Blazine (Pene) Roquevert, Anna Roquevert, Jean Louis Roquevert, Sr., Lucine Roquevert, Catherine Roquevert

    Front Row (L to R): Louis Roquevert, Jr., Eugenie Roquevert and August Roquevert
    Roquevert, Lucine
    Roquevert, Lucine
    The wife of John Dominic Morlas
    B. 1869 New Orleans D. 1946 New Orleans
    Lucine was a homemaker and the mother of thirteen children, nine of them being girls
    Morlas, Lucine and daughters
    Morlas, Lucine and daughters
    This formal portrait of Mms. Morlas and her daughters was taken around 1918 in New Orleans. Her husband and her four sons were not pictured.

    Back Row (l to r): Eugenia, Juliet, Leontine, Clothilde

    Front Row (l to r): Estelle, Josephine, Eleanor, Mme. Lucine Roquevert Morlas, Vivian, Lucille
    At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.

    Documents
    Mitochodrial DNA (mtDNA), Haplogroup K
    Mitochodrial DNA (mtDNA), Haplogroup K
    Sample from Tom Strong, representing mtDNA he inherited from his mother, Patricia McGuire, going back through her mother, Josephine Morlas, Josephine's mother, Lucine Roquevert, and Lucine's mother, Blazine Pene. Based the research of Bennie Zahn of New Orleans, Blazine's maternal line can be traced back another four generations, to Marie Longanere born sometime before1730, presumably in the Hautes-Pyr?n?es region of France, where Blazine was born.
    Morlas, Lucine (Roquevert) with daughters Elenora and Vivian, circa 1925
    Morlas, Lucine (Roquevert) with daughters Elenora and Vivian, circa 1925
    After purchasing a Hupmobile, Lucine and her youngest daughters, Elenora and Vivian, flew to Detroit as part of the nationwide "Sky-Road Parade and Million Dollar Driveaway" promotion. The Party of seven included another purchaser, Sam Dander, as well and the owners/managers of New Orleans United Motor Car Company, Mr. and Mrs. F. J. Johnson. The plane was piloted by John Worthen. The trip probably occured in 1925 or after, when the straight-eight model of Hupmobile was debuted.

    Headstones
    Morlas Mausoleum, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
    Morlas Mausoleum, Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans
    This mausoleum was erected in the Metairie Cemetery in New Orleans at the death of John Dominic Morlas in 1923.

    It also became the final resting place of his wife, Lucine Roquevert, and their children: John Louis & wife Antoinette (Trapani) Morlas, Clothilde & husband Leon Bordes, Estelle & husband August Trapani, Louis & wife Lenora (Christoffer) Morlas, Leopold "Paul" & wife Olie (Roberts) Morlas, Vivian & husband Eugene Schoenfeld; as well as the resting place of several of John Dominic's grandsons; John Louis (I) Morlas Jr., Bertrand C. Morlas, John Louis (II) Morlas Jr., Sylvan "Brother" Bordes and Eugene "Jim" Schoenfeld, Jr.

    More so than any city this side of Paris, New Orleans is renowned for its historically significant and ornate necropolises. One of the parish's most unique "Cities of the Dead" is the eerily beautiful and diverse Metairie Cemetery. Built over the old Metairie Race Course, the cemetery was founded by Charles T. Howard. According to legend, when Howard was not allowed to join the country club that owned the track, he vowed it would become a cemetery. Many other famous Louisianans are interred here, in structures ranging from Gothic crypts to Romanesque mausoleums to Egyptian pyramids

  • Sources 
    1. [S479] Zahn, Bennie Jay--The Families Pene Roquevert Morlas (Privately Published; New Orleans, LA 1992) , updates and corrections issued periodically.