Louis Chauvin was born 1 December 1790 in St. Charles Parish, Louisiana. His parents were Hypolite Chauvin and Charlotte Toups. He married Marie Louise Robichaux 8 January 1810 and they had six children. He married Adele Marie Anne Baudoin 29 October 1820 and they had five children. He married Marcelite Bruce 14 September 1833 and they had two children. Ancestors, descendants and relatives lived mainly in Quebec and Louisiana.

Simon Acock/Aycock was a descendant of William Acock (b. 1705) of Virginia. He married Elizabeth Bennett in 1808 and they had at least six children. Descendants lived in North and South Carolina, Georgia, California, Montana, Washington and elsewhere.