Marcellin DeCuir 1770s-1820s, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Marcellin DeCuir was born in Pointe Coupee in the late 1700s, son of Pierre DeCuir and moved to Avoyelles in the early 1800s. He was a school board member and owned three plantations in Avoyelles. His plantation home stood in Longbridge and was occupied by his daughter's descendants, the Rabalais family, until the 1940s. He also owned what is today the south half of Moreauville, LA, the northern line of his planation is now Main Street. Marcellin DECUIR
Sex: M
Birth: 13 JUN 1789 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Death: MAR 1827 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Burial: 24 MAR 1827 Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Note: Father Martin noted at the baptism of Marcellin's daughter, Julie, that Marcellin was deceased at the time of her baptism on September 8, 1827.

Father: Pierre DECUIR I b: 23 MAY 1745 in New Roads, Pointe Coupee, Louisiana c: 21 AUG 1744 in Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Mother: Marie Josephe BERZA b: 2 MAR 1754 in Pointe Coupee, Avoyelles, Louisiana

Marriage 1 Celine BORDELON b: 1793 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Married: 16 OCT 1810 in Morganza, Louisiana
Note: Witnesses: Jean Baptiste Mayeux, Ledoux, Cyprien Lacour, H. Decuir.
Children
Marceline DECUIR b: 10 MAR 1812 in Bayou Rouge, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Francois DECUIR b: 18 APR 1813 in Longbridge, Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Marie DECUIR b: 17 FEB 1815 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Hilaire DECUIR , Sr b: 23 JAN 1818 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Alexandre DECUIR b: 16 JUN 1820 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Marriage 2 Ludicene LACOUR b: 12 MAR 1806 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana Married: 10 DEC 1821 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana 3 4 Note: Witnesses to the marriage were Joseph Rabalais, F. Gremillion, F. Bordelon. Relgious ceremony for this marriage took place on August 9, 1825 at St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church, Mansura, Louisiana. Marriage blessed by Father Jean Emile Martin. Witnesses: Celestin Gauthier, Leandre Lacour and Genevieve Joffrion, mother of the bride; father of the bride was deceased Cyprien lacour.
Children
Eugenie DECUIR b: 10 SEP 1824 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Euphanie DECUIR b: 14 JAN 1826 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Julie DECUIR b: 6 AUG 1827 in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana