 the inlaws pierre hervai harvey celina moran the inlaws pierre hervai harvey celina moran osarep tue 3232010 1628 pierre harvey 18101893 was born in france about 1810 he is the patriarch of the harvey family of the mississippi gulf coast it is not known precisely when pierre harvey came to the united states or from which french city or department that he immigrated it is very likely that he arrived in the back bay north biloxi community in the 1830s here the young french seaman met and married celina morin 18111883 on february 20 1840 the name morin is now spelled moran the marriage of pierre harvey and celina moran was recorded in the book of marriages volume 8 18401842 folio 103 of the archives of the st louis cathedral at new orleans pierre harvey s first tracks in the harrison county court house were made in 1842 when he purchased 46 acres of land in irregular section 17 t7sr9w from joseph morin ii moran on march 2 1846 monsieur harvey made the following statement in the circuit court of harrison county  this day being a day of the term of said court the second day of march ad 1846 personally came and appeared in open court pier sic who being duly sworn and solemnly acclaim that it was his bonafied intention to become a citizen of the united states of america and to renounce forever all allegiance to any foreign state prince or sovereignty whatsoever and particularly to louis phillip king of the french he has heretofore been a subject  minutes of the harco ms circuit courtbook 1 p 116 pierre harvey became a citizen of the united states of america on march 6 1848 this act took place at the harrison county circuit court at mississippi city and was recorded in the minutes of the harco ms circuit courtbook 1 page 183 pierre and celina harvey and celina lived on the back bay of biloxi near her father joseph moran ii here he made his livelihood as a seaman and fisherman harvey probably toiled in the coastal schooner trade naval stores salt lumber and charcoal were produced locally and shipped to new orleans and mobile the traders returned with food staples tools and cloth 115 views  