Marie Josephine Pinta was the fifth child of Jean Baptist Pinta and Luce Grandmaison. She was born on 31 August 1810 and baptized 12 Feb 1811 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans, LA. There is no other information located, yet, about her short life, except that at the age of 5 she was buried on 22 September 1815 at St. Louis Cathedral in New Orleans. Seems New Orleans had a high mortality rate due to the summer heat and humidity which made it a perfect climate for mosquitoes. Possibly Marie Josephine died of yellow fever or cholera, which plagued the city for years.
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