Rose Thibodeau (abt. 1744 - 1759)

Born about 1744 in Acadie

Ancestors

Died 26 Feb 1759 at about age 15 in Bretagne, France

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Biography

Rose Thibodeau died young.

Rose was born about 1744. She was the daughter of Joseph Thibodeau and Marie Josephe Bourgeois.

The family appeared on the 1752 La Roque census at Rivière-du-Moulin-à-Scie, Isle Saint-Jean (now Prince Edward Island) with five sons and one daughter. Rose was listed at 8 years of age. ^[1]

They were deported to France in 1758. Several of her siblings died at sea during the crossing. ^[2]

She passed away shortly after arrival in France on 26 February 1758, in Bretagne. She was buried the same day at Saint-Servan, Bretagne (in present-day Ille-et-Vilaine), France .^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Report Concerning Canadian Archives for the Year 1905, Volume II (Ottawa: Printed by S.E.Dawson, 1905), 1752 La Roque Census, p. 99, image 228. A transcription of the original census, in French, can be found at Census Transcription of Original Record “Recensement de l'Isle Royal et de Isle Saint-Jean ” p. 370-371/ image 374-375

   Joseph Thibaudeau, ploughman, native of l'Acadie, aged 53 years, has been in this island 22 months. Married to Marie Joseph Bourgeois, native of l'Acadie,aged 50 years.

   They have six [five] sons and one daughter:-

   Olivier Thibaudeau, aged 23 years.

   Ustache, aged 20 years.

   Joseph, aged 18 years.

   Charles, aged 15 years.

   Firmain, aged 10 years.

   Roze, aged 8 years.

   Live stock: four oxen, one sow, and 5 pigs. The land upon which they are settled is situated as in the preceding case; and it was given to them verbally by Monsieur de Bonnaventure. They have made upon it a clearing of six arpents in extent.

2. ↑ "Rolle des habitans de l'Isle St Jean débarqués à St Malo le 23 janvier 1759 des 5 paquebots anglois le Yarmouth, la Patience, le Mathias, la Restoration et le John et Samuel," Fonds de l'inscription maritime de Saint-Servan (France): C-4619, MG6 C2, Library and Archives Canada, Roll of the " Five English ships " (Yarmouth, Patience, Mathias, Restoration, John Samuel) disembarked at Saint-Malo on January 23, 1759 image 215, accessed 9/8/2023

   174 TIBODEAU Olivier, 27 ans
   AUCOIN Madeleine, 20 ans, femme, + le 1er mars 1759
   TIBODEAU Thomas, 18 mois, fils, + en mer
   TIBODEAU Jean Baptiste, 1 mois, fils, + le 2 février 1759
   175
   TIBODEAU Bazile, 18 ans, frère d'Olivier, + le 2 mars 1759
   TIBODEAU Rose, 15 ans, soeur, + le 27 février 1759
   TIBODEAU Joseph, 23 ans, frère, + en mer
   TIBODEAU Charles, 17 ans, frère, + en mer
   TIBODEAU Firman, 12 ans, frère, + en mer

3. ↑ Albert J. Robichaux, THE ACADIAN EXILES IN ST. MALO; 1758-1785; pt 1, vol. II, Eunice, LA, Hebert Publications, 1981; p. 760, family #886

See also:

• Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Rose Thibodeau