Nicolas-Dominique de Verbois was buried in a wing of the church that was completed by the Spanish in 1794. This building no longer exists. It was replaced by the current building in the early 1850's.
From Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, Volume 7, 1800-1803, published 1992, page 23:
Nicolas Domingo Berbois [sic] (Domingo Verbois and Margarita Chauvin), native of the post and parish of Pointe Coupee in this province, militia captain, army lieutenant in the service of His Catholic Majesty, sp. Isavel Amarante Heurcau de Liboy, 46 yr., i. Nov. 2, 1802, in Saint Louis Cathedral in the first section of the nave of the chapel of St. Francis (SLC, F4, 119).
Note: I almost overlooked this record of the burial of Nicolas Verbois due to the spelling of his surname. The spelling is easily understood when you realize that the Spanish had ruled Louisiana from 1762 until 1800, meaning that there were undoubtedly a number of Spanish priests who remained in Louisiana after it was ceded back to France in 1800. In Castillian Spanish, the language spoken by those Spaniards from Europe, the "v" is pronounced like a "b", hence the confusion of the spelling of the surname of Nicolas Verbois.
The burial place of Nicolas Verbois has been lost. St. Louis Cathedral as we know it today dates to the early 1850's. A renovation and enlargement of the church was contracted in 1849. The outer walls were to be preserved in this renovation, but, in 1850 during this renovation the central tower collapsed. As a result, very little remains of the Spanish structure completed in 1794 after fire destroyed the first church in 1788. The church was essentially torn down and rebuilt. This meant that a new foundation had to be laid and the side chapels were removed at this time. Nicolas Verbois was buried under the floor of the side chapel of St. Francis. It is unknown whether the bodies buried under these chapels were moved and reburied elsewhere or left in place but no markers remain to indicate where the graves of those individuals buried under the old church are located. (Information taken from an email from Dorenda Dupont of the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.)
From Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, Volume 7, 1800-1803, published 1992, page 23:
Nicolas Domingo Berbois [sic] (Domingo Verbois and Margarita Chauvin), native of the post and parish of Pointe Coupee in this province, militia captain, army lieutenant in the service of His Catholic Majesty, sp. Isavel Amarante Heurcau de Liboy, 46 yr., i. Nov. 2, 1802, in Saint Louis Cathedral in the first section of the nave of the chapel of St. Francis (SLC, F4, 119).
Note: I almost overlooked this record of the burial of Nicolas Verbois due to the spelling of his surname. The spelling is easily understood when you realize that the Spanish had ruled Louisiana from 1762 until 1800, meaning that there were undoubtedly a number of Spanish priests who remained in Louisiana after it was ceded back to France in 1800. In Castillian Spanish, the language spoken by those Spaniards from Europe, the "v" is pronounced like a "b", hence the confusion of the spelling of the surname of Nicolas Verbois.
The burial place of Nicolas Verbois has been lost. St. Louis Cathedral as we know it today dates to the early 1850's. A renovation and enlargement of the church was contracted in 1849. The outer walls were to be preserved in this renovation, but, in 1850 during this renovation the central tower collapsed. As a result, very little remains of the Spanish structure completed in 1794 after fire destroyed the first church in 1788. The church was essentially torn down and rebuilt. This meant that a new foundation had to be laid and the side chapels were removed at this time. Nicolas Verbois was buried under the floor of the side chapel of St. Francis. It is unknown whether the bodies buried under these chapels were moved and reburied elsewhere or left in place but no markers remain to indicate where the graves of those individuals buried under the old church are located. (Information taken from an email from Dorenda Dupont of the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.)
Nicolas-Dominique de Verbois was buried in a wing of the church that was completed by the Spanish in 1794. This building no longer exists. It was replaced by the current building in the early 1850's.
From Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, Volume 7, 1800-1803, published 1992, page 23:
Nicolas Domingo Berbois [sic] (Domingo Verbois and Margarita Chauvin), native of the post and parish of Pointe Coupee in this province, militia captain, army lieutenant in the service of His Catholic Majesty, sp. Isavel Amarante Heurcau de Liboy, 46 yr., i. Nov. 2, 1802, in Saint Louis Cathedral in the first section of the nave of the chapel of St. Francis (SLC, F4, 119).
Note: I almost overlooked this record of the burial of Nicolas Verbois due to the spelling of his surname. The spelling is easily understood when you realize that the Spanish had ruled Louisiana from 1762 until 1800, meaning that there were undoubtedly a number of Spanish priests who remained in Louisiana after it was ceded back to France in 1800. In Castillian Spanish, the language spoken by those Spaniards from Europe, the "v" is pronounced like a "b", hence the confusion of the spelling of the surname of Nicolas Verbois.
The burial place of Nicolas Verbois has been lost. St. Louis Cathedral as we know it today dates to the early 1850's. A renovation and enlargement of the church was contracted in 1849. The outer walls were to be preserved in this renovation, but, in 1850 during this renovation the central tower collapsed. As a result, very little remains of the Spanish structure completed in 1794 after fire destroyed the first church in 1788. The church was essentially torn down and rebuilt. This meant that a new foundation had to be laid and the side chapels were removed at this time. Nicolas Verbois was buried under the floor of the side chapel of St. Francis. It is unknown whether the bodies buried under these chapels were moved and reburied elsewhere or left in place but no markers remain to indicate where the graves of those individuals buried under the old church are located. (Information taken from an email from Dorenda Dupont of the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.)
From Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, Volume 7, 1800-1803, published 1992, page 23:
Nicolas Domingo Berbois [sic] (Domingo Verbois and Margarita Chauvin), native of the post and parish of Pointe Coupee in this province, militia captain, army lieutenant in the service of His Catholic Majesty, sp. Isavel Amarante Heurcau de Liboy, 46 yr., i. Nov. 2, 1802, in Saint Louis Cathedral in the first section of the nave of the chapel of St. Francis (SLC, F4, 119).
Note: I almost overlooked this record of the burial of Nicolas Verbois due to the spelling of his surname. The spelling is easily understood when you realize that the Spanish had ruled Louisiana from 1762 until 1800, meaning that there were undoubtedly a number of Spanish priests who remained in Louisiana after it was ceded back to France in 1800. In Castillian Spanish, the language spoken by those Spaniards from Europe, the "v" is pronounced like a "b", hence the confusion of the spelling of the surname of Nicolas Verbois.
The burial place of Nicolas Verbois has been lost. St. Louis Cathedral as we know it today dates to the early 1850's. A renovation and enlargement of the church was contracted in 1849. The outer walls were to be preserved in this renovation, but, in 1850 during this renovation the central tower collapsed. As a result, very little remains of the Spanish structure completed in 1794 after fire destroyed the first church in 1788. The church was essentially torn down and rebuilt. This meant that a new foundation had to be laid and the side chapels were removed at this time. Nicolas Verbois was buried under the floor of the side chapel of St. Francis. It is unknown whether the bodies buried under these chapels were moved and reburied elsewhere or left in place but no markers remain to indicate where the graves of those individuals buried under the old church are located. (Information taken from an email from Dorenda Dupont of the Archives Department of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.)
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