From what I have been able to find out, Pierre Joseph Lacquement is as far back as I can go. He was born around 1799 or so in France, supposedly in an area called St. Armand les Eaux, Nord. (I need to do more research on this area, but so far, I've been too busy chasing down the decedents!) His wife, Maria Josephine Touké, was born about the same time and supposedly in the same area. The both died in Sebastopol, Illinois, which is no longer a town there. I have found their cemetery records in Madison County, in Gulick Cemetery, however. I have found census records for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 that have given me a better feel for the age of Pierre and Marie, as well as finding a listing for their arrival in the US in 1850 on board a ship named the Pyramid which landed in New Orleans, Louisiana. On the information I have found on the passenger list (I haven't seen the microfilm for it yet), it states that they were both 50 when they arrived in New Orleans in July of 1850. With that in mind, I have used the year of 1799 for an "about" year of birth for both of them. Of course, the name was misspelled on the listing, so it did take a bit of hunting to find them. It is spelled Lachman on the passenger listings I've seen. But with the names of the children to help guide me, I am 99% sure that this is the right family. Below is a list of the children that Pierre and Marie had, to the best of my knowledge. Each name is a link to a page about that individual. If you have any further information, please contact me. Josephine Lacquement was born around 1822 in France. She married Henry Menet apparently in France. Angelica Lacquement was born about 1823 in France. She married Prince LeDouble, but not sure where. Hippolite Lacquement was born about 1826, in France. He married three times. First wife was henrietta Leftken in France; then Marie Thalman; and finally, Florence Blacett. Julie Lacquement was born about 1831 in France. She married Edward Blacett in Illinois. Marie Lacquement was born about 1833. She married Philip Genre, possibly in Illinois. Louise Lacquement has been called "Lois" in the database I was given. She was born about 1835, in France, but I am not sure if she married. Francois (Frank) Lacquement was born about 1839 in France. He married Ann Martha Thalman in Illinois.

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