Marie Cécile (Guidry) Guédry (1763)

Born 5 May 1763 in Bretagne, France

Ancestors

Wife of Pierre Charles Aucoin — married 24 Oct 1788 in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, New Spain

Wife of Charles Robichaud — married 18 May 1801 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, New Spain

Descendants

Died [date unknown] in Louisiana

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Biography

Claude Guedry is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, Plaque 11 Right, La Ville d'Archangel, Arrivee le 3 Decembre 1785. Listed with Claude is Anne Moyse, his wife, and their children Marie, Francois, Suliac, Malo, Pierre and Ollivier.^[1]

Marie Cécile Guidry was born on 5 May 1763 while in exile in France. She was baptized the next day at Saint-Suliac, Bretagne, France. She was the daughter of Claude Guédry and Anne Moyse. ^[2][3]

She emigrated to Louisiana on 3 December 1785 aboard La Ville d'Archangel with her parents and 5 brothers.^[4]

On 24 October 1788 she married Pierre Charles Aucoin, son of Charles Aucoin and Madeleine Trahan, at St. Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana. ^[5]

Children:

1. Francois AUCOIN 1789-
2. Pierre Eloi AUCOIN 1791-

On 18 May 1801 she married Charles Robichaud, son of Charles Robichaud and Marie Marguerite LeBlanc, in Baton Rouge. ^[6]

On 13 August 1806 she married Rudolph Manuel Benz from Germany, son of Gaspar Benz and Barbara Delatte, in Baton Rouge. ^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial, compiled by Jane G. Bulliard and the Wall of Names Committee (Opelousas, LA: Bodemuller, 2015) p. 44
2. ↑ "Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records"; Catholic Church; Vol 2, 1770-1803; Contains Baptismal, marriage and burial entries taken from some 46 registers housed in the Archives of the Diocese of Baton Rouge; p. 38

   Pedro (Carlos & Magdalena Trahan of Canada) m. 24 October 1788, Maria Guidry (Glo (Claude) & Anna Moliz of Maraca (sic)) wit. Simon Pedro ?Degre & Juan Bautista Trahan (SGA-14, 13)

3. ↑ Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Marie Cécile Guédry citing:
   • Albert J. Robichaux, THE ACADIAN EXILES IN SAINT-MALO; 1758-1785; vol. 1, pt. 1, Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; p. 379, family #464
4. ↑ Donald J. Hébert, Acadian Families in Exile, 1785 & Exiled Acadians, an Index, (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 1995), pp. 94-95

   Marie GUÉDRY, age 21, daughter of Claude GUÉDRY and his wife Anne MOYSE, traveling with them and five brothers as the 28th family (of 8 persons) aboard "La Ville d'Archangel."

5. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803 - Diocese of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, LA, 1980 - California State Library, Sutro - F377 B3C3 v.2 - pp. 38 & 341

   Pedro AUCOIN, son of Carlos & Magdalena TRAHAN of Canada, married on 24 Oct 1788 to Maria GUIDRY, daughter of Glo (Claude) & Anna MOLIZ [MOYSE] of Maraca (sic). Witnesses: Simon Pedro DEGRE; Juan Bautista TRAHAN. Recorded at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, Iberville, LA (SGA-14, 13).

6. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol. 2, 1770-1803 - Diocese of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, LA, 1980 - California State Library, Sutro - F377 B3C3 v.2 - pp. 341 & 637

   Carlos ROBICHAUX, son of Carlos & Maria LeBLANC, married on 18 May 1801 Maria GUEDRY, daughter of Claudio & Anna MOYES/MOLIZ of Maraca (sic). Witnesses: Zuliad GUEDRY [bride's brother]; Francisca DAYGLE. Recorded at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Baton Rouge, LA (SJO-3, 35).

7. ↑ Catholic Church Records, vol. 3, 1804-1819 - Diocese of Baton Rouge - Baton Rouge, Diocese, 1982 - pp. 82 & 389 - (SJO-3, 58).

Acknowledgements

• Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader Family Tree. Page for Pierre Charles Aucoin
• Aucoin family record