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Sophie Jacob Carentin

Birth
Schillersdorf, Departement du Bas-Rhin, Alsace, France
Death
20 Apr 1819 (aged 82)
USA
Burial
Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
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No grave marker found. Information from church Funeral Register 2, page 19, where she is listed as Sophie Jacob, widow Joseph Carentin.

Born 18 Sep 1736 in Schillersdorf, Bas-Rhin, France, and baptized on 20 Sep 1736 in the Lutheran Church of Schillersdorf. She was the daughter of Christian Jacob and Marguerite Mehl. The Jacob family arrived in Louisiana 8 Sep 1753 on board the ship Cameleon.

Catherine married about 1755 in Louisiana to Jacques Hoffman, a native of Germany. Their children include:
Catherine Hoffman Achtziger born ca. 1756
Marie Eve Hoffman Ory born ca. 1761
Marie Hoffman Foltz born ca. 1768
Sophie Hoffman Miller born ca. 1770

After the death of Jacques Hoffman, she remarried in 1771 to Joseph Carentin. They had at least one child, Michel Carentin born ca. 1771. The Carentin surname was listed as as "Quarentin" in some early records.
No grave marker found. Information from church Funeral Register 2, page 19, where she is listed as Sophie Jacob, widow Joseph Carentin.

Born 18 Sep 1736 in Schillersdorf, Bas-Rhin, France, and baptized on 20 Sep 1736 in the Lutheran Church of Schillersdorf. She was the daughter of Christian Jacob and Marguerite Mehl. The Jacob family arrived in Louisiana 8 Sep 1753 on board the ship Cameleon.

Catherine married about 1755 in Louisiana to Jacques Hoffman, a native of Germany. Their children include:
Catherine Hoffman Achtziger born ca. 1756
Marie Eve Hoffman Ory born ca. 1761
Marie Hoffman Foltz born ca. 1768
Sophie Hoffman Miller born ca. 1770

After the death of Jacques Hoffman, she remarried in 1771 to Joseph Carentin. They had at least one child, Michel Carentin born ca. 1771. The Carentin surname was listed as as "Quarentin" in some early records.


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  • Created by: Dwayne Montz
  • Added: Mar 15, 2009
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34838010/sophie-carentin: accessed ), memorial page for Sophie Jacob Carentin (18 Sep 1736–20 Apr 1819), Find a Grave Memorial ID 34838010, citing Saint John the Baptist Cemetery, Edgard, St. John the Baptist Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Dwayne Montz (contributor 47024669).