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Charles Thibodeau (1740 - 1820)

Charles Thibodeau
Born in Chipoudy, Acadia, Canadamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1768 in Louisianamap
Descendants descendants
Died at age 80 in St. James Parish, Louisianamap
Profile last modified | Created 15 Nov 2014
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Biography

Charles Thibodeau is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinsville, Louisiana Plaque 6 Left. [1]
Charles Thibodeau was born 13 Feb 1740 in Acadia and was christened 25 Feb 1740 at Beaubassin. [2][3]He died Sep 1820 in St. James, LA and was buried 26 Sep 1820 at Convent, St. James, LA. [4] No marriage document has been found, but records show that Charles married Marie Landry about 1768 in Louisiana. They had 11 children the first born about 1769 and the last in 1796.
Residence
Charles was identified in the April 25, 1766, census of the Attakapas District as a resident of the pioneer community at La Pointe (the area around present-day Breaux Bridge, La.). He appears to be the Charles Thibodeau listed as a fusilier in the June 20, 1774, muster roll of the Attakapas District. [5]
Militiaman Military Service 23 Jan 1770 Cabahannocer, St. James, LA [6]
Census: 1 Jan 1777 Cabahannocer, St. James, LA [7]
Census: 1810, St. James, LA; Charles was a farmer, and owned 16 slaves. [8]
Probate: 8 Nov 1820, St. James, LA [9]

Sources

  1. Title: The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial; Author: Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 25
  2. Library and Archives Canada Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime [La Rochelle, France] : C-1207 Registres de Beaubassin - reel_c1207 MG 6 A 2 (Image 64) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/64?r=0&s=6
  3. Acadian Church Records, vol. II; Author: Milton P. and Norma Gaudet Rieder; Publication: Metairie, LA: Authors, 1976; 1712-1748. Includes transcripts of Beaubassin, Acadia church registers, now at the Archives of the Mayor of La Rochelle, Charente Maritime, France. p. 49.
    Text: Charles TIBAUDAUT, son of Pierre TIBAUDAUT & Magdeleine CORMIER, born 3 Feb 1740, baptized 25 Feb 1740 (Beaubassin Register). Sponsors: Germain CORMIER & Agness CORMIER.
  4. Diocese of Baton Rouge (2014-06-08). Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records: Vol. 4 1820-1829 (p. 527). Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge. Kindle Edition.
    Charles, age 83, widower Marie Landry, bur. 26 Sept. 1820 (SMI-8, 38)
  5. Acadian Memorial Archive: Ensemble Encore for Charles Thibodeau citing: "Census of the Attakapas District", April 25, 1766, AGI, ASD 2595; Muster Roll for the Attakapas District Militia Unit, June 20, 1774, AGI, PPC, legajo 161.
  6. Posting by Roger Rozendal; Internet
    Text: In the 23 January 1770 Militia of the First Acadian Coast [ Cabanocey Lower] is found: Baptiste Thibodeau age 28 Acadian Single; Charles Thibodeau age 24 Acadian Married
  7. "Parish of St. James in the Province of Louisiana, The: Abstracts from the Spanish Census of 1777"; Author: Winston De Ville; Publication: Author: 1986. Note: Transcription of Papales Procedentes de Cuba (in the Archives of the Indies, Seville, Spain), Legajo 190, folios 192-205. p. 20.
    Text: Charles Thibodeau, 36;
    Marie Landry, his wife, 25;
    Jean Charles, son fils, 2;
    Margueritte, sa fille, 7;
    Magdelaine, sa fille, 5;
    Marie, sa fille, 7 months.
  8. U.S. federal census online.
  9. St. Mary Links; St. Mary Genealogical and Historical Society; St. Mary Parish, LA; vol. 10, no. 1, p. 3.
    Text: Succession of widower Charles THIBODEAU, who died at age 80 . His children were identified as: (1) Marie Marguerite, deceased, but survived by husband Jean Louis BOURGEOIS and five children; (2) Magdeleine, married to Paul BOURGEOIS; (3 ) Jean Charles; (4) Marie Celeste, married to Joseph CAILLOUET; (5) Joseph; (6) Louis Bazile Barthelemy; (7) Anasthasie; (8) Paul; (9) Jean Baptiste; (10) Pierre Olivier.




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