On May 15, 1932, Marianne Bayard was born to John F Bayard and Marianne Bonneau in Vincennes, Indiana.  She was the fifth of nine children to the couple.  Her brothers and sisters included Samuel, Susan, Mary Louise, John Jr, Eleanor, Joseph, Mary Elizabeth and Margaret.  Her father was originally from France and her mother’s family was one of the first families to settle in the Vincennes area.

In 1850, a young grocer named Marcel LaCroix was living with the family.  Three years later, just months after her father’s death, Marianne married Marcel at the Old Cathedral in Vincennes. Marcel continued to work hard and eventually owned a well-respected mercantile in town.  He and Marianne had four children: John, Anna, Adele, and Helen.  All of them lived long lives.  In December 1876, Marcel was stricken with paralysis and passed away on December 4 of that year.  Marianne continued to raise the children as a single parent.  As she reached her senior years, Marianne resided with John and his wife Mary until her death.  On March 12, 1911, Marianne succumbed to pneumonia at the age of seventy-eight.  She was laid to rest in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.

Marianne Bayard was my 4th cousin, 5x removed on my mom’s side.

REFERENCES

• United States Census, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910
• Indiana Death Certificates
• Indiana Marriage Index
• Find a Grave website
• Vincennes Weekly Sun, December 8, 1876.