Aimee Thibodeau (1844 - 1924)

Born 28 Aug 1844 in Houma, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Jean Florestal Champagne — married 28 Jun 1860 in Houma, Terrebonne, LA

Descendants

Died 10 Mar 1924 at age 79 in Bayou du Large, Terrebonne, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Aimee Thibodeau lived in Louisiana.

Aimee Thibodeau is a descendant of an Acadian

Emee (Aimee Marie) Thibodeaux was born 28 August 1844 to parents Aurelien & Adeline Chauvin. ^[1]

Aimee grew up in Terrebonne Parish Louisiana with her parents Michel Aurelien Thibodaux m- Adeline Chauvin, and twelve siblings.^[2]

Aimee married Florestal Champagne 28 June 1860 when she was 15 years old. Her first child was born when she was 16; her last at 46. The couple had four sons and ten daughters.^[3]She lived her entire life in Houma. Aimee and Florestal had 14 children and according to her daughter Cecile, took in four more children of family members to raise. Cecile said the local priest stated "her hands were made of gold" when she died. She left 159 descendants when she died at age 80 on 10 Mar 1924 while visiting one of her relatives at 1839 Terpsichore Street in New Orleans. She was buried 11 Mar 1924 at Theriot, Terrebonne, Louisiana. ^[4]

Times Picayune Newspaper, Sunday, March 12, 1924

Houma Woman Leaves at Death 159 Descendants

...she leaves issue unto the fifth generation: fourteen children, seventy-six grandchildren; sixty-seven great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. All of her fourteen children are living, the eldest being 55 and the youngest 33 years old....she was on one of her regular visits to her large family in New Orleans when she died.

..Even in Southwest Louisiana where large families are the rule, rather than the exception, Mr. and Mrs. Champagne have set something of a record. ^[5]

Residence (1870) Policy Jury Ward 14, Terrebonne, Louisiana

Household Members^[6]

Forestal Champane 28

Emma Champane 23

Florentine Champane 6

Ellena Champane 4

Ernestine Champane 3

Octavia Champane 2

Frank Darcy 28 (Domestic servant)

Residence (1910) Police Jury Ward 10, Terrebonne, Louisiana

Marital Status Widowed

Anne Champagne 66 [Aimee Thibodeaux, widow Florestal Champagne]

Laurence Champagne 36 [son]

Carestal Champagne 33 [Florestal, son]

Marie Champagne 19 [daughter]

Adeline Porche 22 [Adeline Champagne, daughter]

Alden Porche 24 [Albert Porche, son-in-law]

Renaud Porche 1 [grandson]

Research Notes

The following is a list of the 14 possible children of this union with the name of their possible spouses. Research ongoing as of 2023.

1. Florestine Marguerite Champagne (1861-1954) (Joseph Wiltz Champagne) 1861–1954
2. Adele Nelie (Champagne) Theriot (1864-1961) "Laylelle" (Joseph Levy Theriot) 1864–1961
3. Joseph Aristide Champagne (1866-1937)"Aristile" 1866–1937
4. Ernestine Champane 1867–
5. Octavie Valerie Champagne (1868-) 'Olive' (Camille Edmond Laperouse) (Oleus Rousseau) 1868–1956
6. Alexandre Champagne 1870–
7. Paul Abel Champagne (1870-1934)1870–1934
8. Jean Laurent Champagne (1872-1944) "Boss" 1872–1944
9. Joseph Florestal Champagne (1875-1934) 'Kai' 1875–1934
10. Marie Aimee Champagne (1877-1954) (Pierre Alcide Champagne) 1877–1954
11. Josephine Lydia Champagne (1879-bef.1930)(Rene Louis Bourriague) 1879–1930
12. Marie Cecile Champagne (1881-1978) (Lawrence Theriot) 1881–1978
13. Marie Bernadette Champagne (1883-abt.1955) 'Nadette' (Abel J Toups) 1883–1955
14. Marie Leonie Champagne (1885-1973) (Marcelin Jean Rousseau)1885–1973
15. Odeline Sines Champagne (1888-1964) (Albert Alfred Porche)1888–1967
16. Marie (Champagne) Lajaunie (1891-1984) 'Antoinette' (Leonce A. Lajaunie)1891–1984

Sources

1. ↑ South Louisiana Records, vol. 2, 1841-1850; Donald J. Hebert; Publication: Rayne, LA, Hebert Publications, 1978; Contains church and civil records of Lafourche & Terrebonne Parishes; Personal copy; p. 372

   Text: Born 28 Aug 1844 at Thibodaux, LA. Text: Emee, Thib. Ch. : v. 4, #701.

2. ↑ Seventh Census of the United States, 1850; (National Archives Microfilm Publication M432, 1009 rolls); Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29; National Archives, Washington, D.C.
3. ↑ South Louisiana Records, vol. 3, 1851-1860; Donald J. Hebert; Rayne, LA, Hebert Publications, 1978; Contains church and civil records of Lafourche & Terrebonne Parishes; Personal copy; p. 482.

   Aimee Thibodeaux m. 20 June 1860 Florestal Champagne (Houma Ct. Hse. Mar. v. 5, #289.

   Aimee Thibodeaux from Terrebonne Parish (Michel Aurelien & Adeline Chauvin) m. 28 June 18 Florestal Champagne, from Lafourche Parish (Houma Ch. : v. 3, p. 55)

4. ↑ Terrebonne Genealogical Society, South Louisiana Vital Family Records, vol. 7, 1924-1926 (Houma, LA: 1998), p. 42.
5. ↑ Times Picayune Newspaper column upon her death, personal copy. Read the entire story at Aimee Thibodeaux Champagne
6. ↑ Year: 1870; Census Place: Ward 14, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll: M593_533; Page: 508A. 1870 U.S. census, population schedules. NARA microfilm publication M593, 1,761 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d. Minnesota census schedules for 1870. NARA microfilm publication T132, 13 rolls. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.

• Year: 1850; The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll: 241; Page: 347b. Household members as listed;

Durelien Thibodaux 35

Adeline Thibodaux 32

Octavie Thibodaux 16

Zulema Thibodaux 14

Coralie Thibodaux 12

Theotine Thibodaux 10

Emee Thibodaux 8

Orelien Thibodaux 6

Gustine Thibodaux 1

• Year: 1910; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 10, Terrebonne, Louisiana; Roll: T624_529; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0112; FHL microfilm: 1374542

See Also:

• Phoebe Chauvin Morrison, Descending Families of Zenon Chauvin, The (Thibodaux, LA: Audrey B. Westerman, 1991), p. 321.