Joseph was born in 1813 and died of Yellow Fever in 1837 at the young age of 24. In that time, he was an orphan at the age of 13, married at 18 and had two children. Here is the record of his life from the church records:

More from Archdiocese records: "Joseph BOFILL (parents, Jose, native of Bagu and Maria Luisa BECHE) Baptism: 3/5/1814, Born 12/16/1813. Paternal grandparents: Francisco Joseph BOFILL and Marguerita FERRIOL, Maternal grandparents: Francisco BECHE and Mariana LEPINE. Sponsor: Domingo CAIMAS and Maria del Carmen RIVERA. Additional note: died 10/25/1837."

Here is a listing from the 1834 New Orleans City Directory: "Joseph Bofill, residence of St. Phillip and St. Claude Streets."

Joseph's mother died when he was eight and his brother, Pedro, was just five years old. His father remarried and died three days later. His half-brother, Pablo, was born when Joseph was ten. His stepmother died two years later, leaving all three boys as orphans.

Fred Kokemore writes: "So it looks like Joseph was 18 years old when he married Antoinette and she was younger than 18. I did find an index to court records from 1813-1835 that listed a record of emancipation for Joseph Bofill, Docket #10056. He was only 11 years old when his father died and 13 years old when Julie, his stepmother, died. So, he would have been alone."

New Orleans Civil Records: "Joseph Bofill, born, 12/16/1813. Died 10/25/1837 of yellow fever. Married Antoinette Eulalie Rieux. Buried in St. Louis Cemetery #1, page 182. Children: Joseph Victor Bofill (3/15/1837)."

Found another death record on Joseph Bofill, age 23, white, male, died on Oct. 25, 1837 in the 1937 Orleans Parish Death Records, Louisiana Archives. Buried in St. Louis Cemetery # 1, on Jan. 1, 1838 and Interment on Dec. 31, 1938. Grave # 182.

Obituary in The Bee in French on Oct. 26, 1837, pg 1, col. 4. Died 25 Oct 1837.

This is a copy of the obituary appearing in the New Orleans Bee. Translates as follows: "Died yesterday at 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Joseph Bofill. His friends and aquaintances are asked to assist with his funeral which will take place today at 4 o'clock. His body will be on view at his home, Union Street, between Great Men and Craps." The street names sound so much better in French: Grand Hommes and Craps.

Parish Court record, #7695, also in French said that Eulalie Antoinette Rillieux, wife of Joseph Bofill and Joseph Bofill her husband received a judgment dated 16 July 1832 that had something to do with a negress named Francoise, age 36.

From Deidre Alton:
"Here's what I have (in brief) for Grandma Eulalie:

She was born in Louisiana in Sep 1834. Both of her parents were also born in LA. She married Elihu Carver, Jr. on 5 Feb 1855 in Bay St. Louis, Hancock, Mississippi. She lived the remainder of her life in Bay St. Louis. Elihu Jr. was born in 1814 in Bay St. to Elihu, Sr. and Justine Nicaise. Elihu Jr. was a surveyor and the Clerk of Probate Court.

At the wedding, one of the witnesses was a Victor Bofill, whom I assume is your Joseph Victor and her brother. Elihu Jr. died 26 Feb 1874 and Eulalie died 30 Mar 1916. She had 8 children:

1. Marie Leona b 3 Apr 1856
2. Eulalie Alice b 9 Nov 1857 d 23 Jul 1931
3. Albert ("AJ") Joseph b 17 Jul 1860 (my gr-grandfather)
4. Victoire Lylia (Lillian? Lydia?) b 12 Nov 1861 d 3 Jun 1911
5. Malvina Agnes b 22 Dec 1863 d 15 Jul 1917
6. Marie Ida b 6 Aug 1868
6. Antoinette Elvine b 24 Aug 1870 d bef 1880
7. Marie "Mary" Cecilia b 18 Sep 1872

Your research on the Bofill line is amazing - I have been going over your newest stuff and the Bes, Lepine, etc lines - wonderful work.

Glad to have found you!

Dd Alton"

Thanks to Jerry Heitzmann, I have a definitive link
between daughter Eulalie and her parents and grandparents.

St. Louis Cathedral
Baptism Book #14, Page 294, Act 1082
Marie Francoise Eulalie Bofill
b. 9/5/1834
bap. 1/1/1835
dau of Joseph Bofill and Eulalie Antoinette Riou
gr.parents Joseph Bofill & Marie Louise Beche
Simon Rieux & Amable Cirille Germaine
godparents Austin Laurent & Francoise Joseph wid. Varnier

Extract from Funeral Register St. Louis Cathedral Archives

No. 516 Joseph Bofil:

"In this year of our Lord eighteen hundred and thirty seven and this twenty sixth day of the month of October: I, the undersigned interred in the First Cemetery of this Cathedral Church and Parish of Saint Louis of the City and Parish of New Orleans in the State of Louisiana and these United States of America, the remains of the deceased Mr. JOSEPH BOFIL, born in this same city on the sixteenth of December of the year eighteen hundred and thirteen and married on the third of July eighteen hundread and thirty two with Dame ANTOINETTE EULALIE RIEUX, also this city, legitimate son of Don JOSE BOFILL, deceased, and the deceased Dame MARIE LOUISE BECHE (called PERIGORD) his wife, the father and mother. He died at three forty-five the evening before his internment at his residence located on Union between Rue Greatmen and Craps Street (Faubourg Marigny) in the Third Municipality of this city, having received the comforts of his religion. In faith I have signed, L. Moni, Cure"