Ash Kelley

They'd at least become friendly enough that he was talking to his father about her.

Right.

Now, unfortunately, not long after he came to the U.S., his mother passed away.

But at this time, his father and brother insisted he close his business in New Orleans and return to France.

Oh.

But by that time, Louis and Delphine had already started a courtship and they wanted to be married.

So he said no.

And he temporarily signed over his portion of his mother's estate to his father.

Right.

which this would actually cause a lot of tension among the LaLaurie family.

But while it's possible there are many reasons why Louis decided not to return to France, there is good reason to think that Delphine had already become pregnant by this point.

I was wondering that.

And on August 13th, 1827, she gave birth to a boy, Jean-Louis Lennard.

So we have another Jean.

Another Jean.

Despite his refusal to go back to France after his mother died, after the birth of his son in August, he did leave the country in October and didn't return for several months.

That's fake.

And no one knows why he left or where he went.

That's weird.

But upon returning to New Orleans in January 1828, they appeared before a notary and were legally married.