Gabriel Sam
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Name Gabriel Sam Birth Abt 1827 Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA 
Gender Male Also Known As Magassi ? Pagassi? Familysearch ID LX7M-QCG Death 29 Mar 1913 Burial Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA Patriarch & Matriarch 
Alexander Sam, b. Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USAd. Bef 12 Jan 1867 (Father) 
Marie _____, b. Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USAd. Yes, date unknown (Mother) Siblings 2 sisters 1. 
Gabriel Sam, b. Abt 1827, Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA d. 29 Mar 1913 (Age 86 years)
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Onesia "Miss Cot" Ramar, b. 2 Apr 1836, Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 6 Jul 1912 (Age 76 years), m. Abt 1855 2. Agnesia Sam d. Yes, date unknown3. Eliza Sam d. Yes, date unknownPerson ID I1472 Amling Last Modified 17 Feb 2025
Father Alexander Sam, b. Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA d. Bef 12 Jan 1867 Mother Marie _____, b. Parish of Lafayette, Louisiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown Family ID F1982 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Onesia "Miss Cot" Ramar, b. 2 Apr 1836, Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 6 Jul 1912 (Age 76 years)
Marriage Abt 1855 Children 3 sons and 8 daughters 1 . Theophile Sam, b. Abt 1856 d. 1918 (Age 62 years)▻ Adeline Prejean m. 16 Jan 1879; Madeline "Mary" Lewis m. 14 Nov 18872 . Oscar Sam, b. Abt Oct 1857 d. Yes, date unknown▻ Celestine Greene m. 17 Aug 18853 . Ambroise "Temet" Sam, b. Abt 1858 d. 1 Dec 1935 (Age 77 years)▻ Alma (Elmire) Guilbeau m. 6 Jun 18824 . Ordalise Sam, b. Abt 1861 d. Yes, date unknown5 . Oscalie Sam, b. Abt 1864 d. Yes, date unknown6 . Augustine Alicia Marie Sam, b. Abt 1867 d. Yes, date unknown▻ Isaac Jones Martin m. 13 Dec 18907 . Marie Sam, b. Abt 1869 d. Yes, date unknown8 . Celestine "Te Chere" Sam, b. Abt 1870 d. Yes, date unknown▻ Alcee Joseph Darby m. 29 Jun 18899 . Eve Sam, b. Abt 1874 d. Yes, date unknown10 . Celena Sam, b. Abt 1876 d. Yes, date unknown11 . Louise Sam, b. Dec 1878 d. 1968 (Age 89 years)▻ Pat Eaglin m. 5 May 1909Family ID F204 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 17 Feb 2025
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Burial - - Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA 
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Documents 
Gabriel Sam Census for 1880
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Notes - (Research):There are some different opinions about the name of Gabriel Sam.
A: The death certificat shows the name Gabriel Sam with a birthdate as about 1927 (86 years old at his death in 1913). The Census of 1870 and 1880 shows him as Gabriel Sam, both with the more or less same children. Later censuses also shows him as Gabriel Sam. We can't find no birth certificate for him.
B: Some pointed us to two entries in Father Heberts Books Volume 33 of Southwest Louisiana Records.
1) Page 110:
"ALEXANDER, Gabriel m. 1866 Onesime ROMARD (GC Ch.: v,35, p,2)"
2) Page 112:
"ALEXANDRE, Gabriel freed from Mrs. Ned ROW m. 13 Jan 1866 Onezia ROMARD, freed from Marcellite Guilbeau This is an example of slaves taking a different surname from their former masters. (GC Ch.: v.4, p.43)"
If this would be true, then Gabriel's last name should have been orginial ROW and not SAM, and his new name would have been Alexandre. And why would he had changed then his name from ALEXANDRE (in 1866) to SAM in 1870 (showing in the census)?
- (Research):There are some different opinions about the name of Gabriel Sam.
