KID ORY STORY - 1886 LE MONDE CRÉOLE
BY JOHN McCUSKER
Notation of Kid Ory's baptism from St. Peters Catholic Church, Reserve, La. He was born on Dec. 25, 1886 but was not baptised until 1887.
This reads
"The year being 1887 and the day May 7th, I have christened Edouard, born on December 25th, son of Ozemé Ory and Octavie Devezin. Godfather Octave Thomas ; godmother Marie Louise Louis".
(Donated by John McCusker. Translation by Louis Iosub).
