Marie Hummelienne Emelie Mercier (abt. 1788)

Born about Nov 1788 in Attakapas, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Daughter of Jean Mercier and Marie Hebert

Wife of Stanislaus Athanase Meaux — married 24 Jul 1804 in St Martinville, Louisiana

Descendants

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Biography

Marie Emelie Mercier was born in Nov, 1788 in Attakapas, Louisiana, New Spain, daughter of Jean Mercier and Marie Hebert.^[1]

Marie (15) married Stanislaus Athanase Meaux (21) (born in St. Martinsville, Louisiana) on Jul 24, 1804 in St Martinville, Louisiana.^[2]

Their known children were:

1. Marguerite Meaux (Apr 15 1809 – unknown)
2. Marie Aspasie Meaux (Jan 20 1817 – Jan 1 1868)
3. Arsene Meaux (Jan 16 1825 – Jan 1 1891)
4. Emilienne Meaux (Jan 30 1828 – Apr 4 1896)

Sources

1. ↑ MERCIER, Humilienne (Jean & Marie HEBERT) b. 1788 "nacido el dia Nra Senora de Advento del ano de ochenta y ocho a la medio noche" [born on the day of Our Lady in Advent (perhaps referring to the Feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe celebrated on December 12th) in the year 1788, in the middle of the night]; bt. 16 Aug. 1789 Spons: Olidon BROUSSARD & Scholastique HEBERT - "tia" [aunt]. Fr. de DEVA (SM Ch.: v.4, #368)
2. ↑ MERCIER, Emilie (Jean - of New Orleans & Marie HEBERT - of this colony) m. 24 July 1804 Stanislas MAUX (Michel - of Saintonge, France & Elizabeth BROUSSARD - of Acadia) Wits: Joseph DUON, Michel MAUX, Thomas NEELESON, Francois CORMIER, Agricole LEBLANC, Vital LAPOINTE. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.5, #20)

• http://www.hpeterjr.us/getperson.php?personID=I23318&tree=1
• Title: Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101; Author: Donald J. Hébert; Publication: Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001

• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports mtDNA Test Results (Accessed 15 Dec 2023), Kits: tester1 B893642 tester2 783168. EKA: Catherine Bugaret - Spouse of Claude Petitpas. Haplogroup: H1c3b.
• Savard, Denis, Administrator, Mothers of Acadia mtDNA Project reports this diagram depicting matrilineal descent, from the Mothers of Acadia DNA Project for more information.

DNA Confirmations

• mtDNA Tester Jean Plante is a grandchild of Marie Alice Dassylva-Portuguais who is a 6x ggd of Catherine Bugaret through daughter Henriette Petitpas (abt.1674-abt.1756).
• mtDNA Tester UNK is a grandchild of Noemie Hargrave, who is a 8x ggd of Catherine Bugaret through daughter Isabelle Petitpas (abt.1670-abt.1755).
• Maternal relationship is confirmed through Mitochondrial DNA test results on Family Tree DNA. Jean Plante FTDNA kit # B893642, (a grandchild of |Marie Alice Dassylva-Portuguais) and his maternal line cousin UNK (a grandchild of Noemie Hargrave), FTDNA kit # 783168, have an exact HVR1 and HVR2 match, thereby confirming their direct maternal lines back to their most-recent common ancestor who is Catherine Bugaret the 8x great grandmother of Jean Plante and the 10x grandmother of UNK.