e ▁signed ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁later ▁to ▁say ▁that ▁he ▁thought ▁L ec es ne ▁to ▁be ▁four ▁years ▁old ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁but ▁others ▁think ▁this ▁a ▁very ▁young ▁age ▁to ▁send ▁such ▁a ▁child ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁J ama ica . ▁ ▁O thers ▁said ▁that ▁when ▁Charlotte ▁Cel este ▁arrived ▁she ▁had ▁a ▁two - year - old ▁son ▁called ▁Fig ge . ▁They ▁claim ▁L ec es ne ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Port ▁a ▁Prince ▁in ▁St ▁Dom ingo ▁" opp os ite ▁the ▁post ▁office ". ▁ ▁When ▁his ▁father ▁made ▁a ▁will ▁and ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁he ▁made ▁L ec es ne ▁his ▁exec utor . ▁Some ▁claim ▁that ▁this ▁means ▁that ▁his ▁father ▁knew ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁and ▁therefore ▁born ▁before ▁elsewhere . ▁ ▁Mar riage ▁Louis ▁Cel este ▁L ec es ne ▁married ▁Hann ah ▁Esc of fer y ▁( born ▁ 1 5 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 7 ▁and ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁An ette ), ▁ ▁the ▁sister ▁of ▁John ▁Esc of fer y . ▁ ▁At ▁least ▁three ▁children ▁were ▁born ▁to ▁Louis ▁Cel este ▁L ec es ne ▁and ▁Hann ah ▁Esc of fer y ▁in ▁King ston . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁Louise ▁Am elia ▁L ec es ne ▁( born ▁ 2 0 ▁June ▁ 1 8 1 7 ), ▁followed ▁by ▁Elizabeth ▁Ad eline ▁L ec es ne ▁( born ▁ 2 4 ▁July ▁ 1 8 1