Petition #20882028

• West Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana. November 16, 1820. - March 10, 1823.
• Court: District
• Salutation: To the honorable the District Court for the Parish of West Baton Rouge in the fourth Judicial District of the State of Louisiana

Abstract

Alexis Trudeau petitions for a separation of bed and board from Julie LeBeau Trudeau, his wife of fourteen years. Trudeau cites repeated acts of adultery with "several persons" and other licentious behavior by his wife as the cause of his complaint. In addition to praying for separation of bed and board, Trudeau asks to be entrusted with the guardianship and care of his children. In her answer, Julie LeBeau Trudeau alleges that her husband's accusations are false and they are brought about for the purpose of depriving her of her dowry and "what is coming to her in the Community for one half of the aquests & gains."

Result: Granted; motion for new trial; new trial granted; denied; appealed; affirmed.

• Number of petition pages: 1
• Related documents: PARs #20882034, #20882114; Answer, Julie LeBeau, 5 December 1820; Testimonies, Pierre Therriot, et al. [Some text in French; incomplete], ca. 1821; Petition of Appeal, 24 January 1822; Order, 14 January 1822; List of Court Costs, ca. 1823; Supreme Court Judgment, 10 March 1823
• Pages of related documents: 16

4 people are documented within petition 20882028

• 1 Enslaved
• 1 Defendant
• 1 Petitioner
• 1 Other

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Citation information

Repository: West Baton Rouge Parish Courthouse, Port Allen, Louisiana

• Records of the Fourth Judicial District Court

Subjects

• Adultery
• Divorce
• Freedom seekers
• Dowry