Alexis Thibodeau (abt. 1723 - 1802)

Born about 1723 in Pisiguit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Anne Blanchard — married about 1747 in Acadie

Husband of Catherine LeBlanc — married 17 Feb 1762 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Descendants

Died 24 Jul 1802 at about age 79 in Nicolet, Bas-Canada

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Biography

Alexis Thibodeau was born about 1723 in Pisiguit, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotia, son of Jean Thibodeau and Marguerite Hebert.

Alexis married Marie Anne Blanchard, daughter of René Blanchard and Anne Landry, around 1747 in Acadie. ^[1]

Their children were: ^[2]

1. Simon THIBODEAU, b. ca 1748, d. 24 Oct 1819, St-Denis-sur-Richelieu,
2. Étienne Thibodeau
3. Marie Josèphe THIBODEAU, b. ca 1754, d. Mar 1816 (Age 62 years)
4. Henry Schuyler Thibodaux. d. 24 Oct 1827, Terrebonne

In 1755 Alexis and his family were deported to Pennsylvania.

Alexis married Catherine LeBlanc, daughter of Jacques LeBlanc and Catherine Landry, on 17 Feb 1762 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.^[3]

Their son was Joseph Simon Thibodeau.

Alexis appeared on a list of Acadians in Philadelphia dated 20 June 1763 with his wife and 7 children. ^[4]

After the end of the Seven Years' War in 1763, the Acadians detained in the Anglo-American colonies were finally free to leave. On 1 March 1765, James Murray, Governor of the Province of Quebec, issued a proclamation offering free land to new immigrants. Between 1765 and 1775, 1306 Acadians deported to New England immigrated to Quebec. ^[5] In April 1767 Alexis and Catherine, her daughter Marie-Josèphe Babin, their son Joseph and his children from his 1st marriage (Étienne, Simon, Marie) boarded the sloop Sally that left Philadelphia on 16 April 1767 and docked at the port of Québec City on 11 June 1767. ^[5] The first mention of the family in Québec records was when Catherine LeBlanc was godmother to Jean Baptiste Clouatre on 7 August 1767 in Trois-Rivières.

Alexis died on 24 Jul 1802 in Nicolet, Bas-Canada aged ~79.^[6][7][1]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "Dictionnaire généalogique des familles acadiennes", "Ajouts et corrections"; Stephen A. White; University of Moncton, Centre d'études acadiennes; Online, dated 09-02-17; for p. 1515 of the DGFA; pp. 139-140. Notes by KTR: Alexis (according to S. A. White) born around 1723 [but maybe closer to 1715 since on the 1795-1796 census at St-Grégoire of Nicolet (Quebec, Canada), he was listed as 73 years old, and was age 79 on his burial record of 1802]. He is listed by SAW to become (#36), the last child "l" in the family of Jean THIBODEAU & Marguerite HÉBERT.

   Notes of S. A. White [translated by Karen Theriot Reader]

   «i. Dans une lettre qu'il a adressée à ses mère et sœur le 16 avril 1876, Henry Clay Deshields mentionne avoir rencontré Mme Barras, qui l'avait reconnu comme étant le fils de son ´cousin´ Joseph. Or, Henry Clay Deshields était le fils de Joseph Deshields et le petit-fils de Louis Deschamps dit Deshields et de Marie-Madeleine Thibodeau. Cette dernière était la fille de Charles Thibodeau et d'Anne-Marie Melanson. De l'autre côté, Mme Barras était la fille de Henri-Schuyler Thibodaux, qui était le fils d'Alexis Thibodeau et de Marie-Anne Blanchard. Vu que Charles Thibodeau n'avait qu'environ douze à quatorze ans plus qu'Alexis et qu'aucun des frères de Charles n'était marié assez tôt pour être le père de ce dernier et vu qu'il n'y avait aucun lien de parenté proche du côté des conjointes de Charles et d'Alexis, il faut croire que Mme Barras et Joseph Deshields ne pouvaient être que des cousins au troisième degré et donc qu'Alexis Thibodeau devait être le plus jeune frère de Charles Thibodeau. Notons que plusieurs actes manquent des registres de GrandPré à l'époque où Alexis serait né, y compris l'acte de sépulture de celle qui devait être sa mère, Marguerite Hébert, qui est disparue avant le 14 janvier 1727."

   «ii. Lors de la Déportation, Olivier Thibodeau, Alexis Thibodeau et Joseph Thibodeau ont tous été transportés des Mines à la Pennsylvanie avec leurs familles. Nous croyons qu'ils devaient être enlevés de la même région, ce qui nous amène à croire qu'ils étaient étroitement apparentés. De plus, Alexis servait de témoin au deuxième mariage de Joseph et ce dernier servait de témoin au deuxième mariage d'Alexis. Nous croyons que cet échange nous autorise à conclure que Joseph et Alexis étaient frères et donc que ce Joseph était le fils de Jean Thibodeau».

   «i. In a letter which he addressed to his mother and sister on 16 Apr 1876, Henry Clay DESHIELD mentions having encountered Mme. BARRAS, who had recognized him as being the son of her "cousin" Joseph. Henry Clay DESHIELDS was the son of Joseph DESHIELDS and the grandson of Louis DESCHAMPS dit DESHIELDS & Marie-Madeleine THIBODEAU. This latter was the daughter of Charles THIBODEAU & Anne-Marie MELANSON. On her side, Mme. BARRAS was the daughter of Henri-Schuyler THIBODAUX, who was the son of Alexis THIBODEAU & Marie-Anne BLANCHARD. Seeing that Charles THIBODEAU was only around 12 or 14 years older than Alexis and that none of the brothers of Charles were married soon enough to be the father of Alexis, and seeing that there were no near blood relationships on the side of the wives of Charles & of Alexis, it must be that Mme. BARRAS & Joseph DESHIELDS count only as cousins in the third degree, and thus that Alexis THIBODEAU must be the youngest son of Charles THIBODEAU. We note that several acts are missing from the registers of Grand-Pré at the time when Alexis would have been born, and includes the burial act of she who must be his mother, Marguerite HÉBERT, who disappeared before 14 Jan 1727».

   «ii. At the time of the Deportation, Olivier THIBODEAU, Alexis THIBODEAU and Joseph THIBODEAU were all transported from Mines to Pennsylvania with their families. We believe that they must have been removed from the same region, which leads us to believe that they were closely related. In addition, Alexis served as witness to the second marriage of Joseph, and this last served as witness to the second marriage of Alexis. We believe that this exchange allows us to conclude that Joseph and Alexis were brothers, and thus that Joseph was the brother of Jean THIBODEAU».

2. ↑ Marcel Walter Landry Alexis Thibodeau at Généalogie des Landry à travers le monde, accessed 2023 (login required)
3. ↑ Marriage between Alexis Dibotau (sic) and Catherine Leblanc: St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Old St. Joseph National Shrine), Philadelphia, Pa, Journals of the American Catholic Historical Society, Vol 1-40. Marriage Transcription

   DIBOTAU, Alexis, February 17, 1762, after dispensation from banns, widower, to Catharine LeBlanc, widow; witnesses Daniel LeBlanc, Paul Bourg and Joseph Dibotau.

4. ↑ Lucie LeBlanc Consentino. Pennsylvania 1763 Acadian & French Canadian Ancestral Home,"Lists of Names and Numbers of All of the Acadians Who Are in Pinsilvenia (Pennsylvania)". Accessed DATE

   Allexis THIBODEAU, Catherine THIBODEAU his wife and seven children

5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1} André-Carl Vachon, Les Acadie ns déportés qui acceptèrent l'offre de Murray, (Tracadie-Sheila, N-B., La Grande Marée, 2016 Kindle edition), p. 128, 212-213

   Aboard the sloop Sally in 1767:

   • Alexis Thibodeau, age 44
   • Catherine LeBlanc, widow of Jean-Baptiste Babin, age 42
   • Marie-Josèphe Babin, daughter of Catherine LeBlanc
   • Étienne Thibodeau, age 18, his son from 1st marriage
   • Simon Thibodeau, age 16, his son from 1st marriage
   • Marie Thibodeau, age 13, daughter from 1st marriage
   • Joseph Thibodeau, age 3, son from 2nd marriage

6. ↑ Death/Burial record: "Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L99S-NB57?cc=1321742&wc=HC2X-6TL%3A16769901%2C16769902%2C18373903 : 16 July 2014), Nicolet > Saint-Jean-Baptiste > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1773-1809 > image 881 of 1112; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
7. ↑ Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes, Premiere Partie 1636 a 1714 en Deux Volumes, Centre D'Etudes Acadiennes, Universite de Moncton, 1999, pp. 998 & 1515

   Alexis died/was buried (Nicolet Register) on 24/25 Jul 1802, age 79 years. See Also Corrections citation following:

• [Thibodeaux]

  Oldest son Pierre l'aîné, born at Port-Royal in c1670, married Anne-Marie, daughter of Jean Bourg, at Port-Royal in c1690. In the early 1690s they lived at Minas but eventually moved to the L'Assomption side of the river at nearby Pigiguit. Pierre l'aîné died at L'Assomption, but the date of his death was unrecorded. He and Anne-Marie had a dozen children, including seven sons who married into the Vincent, Benoit, Boudrot, Comeau, and Bourgeois families. Their five daughters married into the Comeau, Barrieau, Lanoue, Breau, and Girouard families.

• nosorigines: Alexis Thibodeau
• [Alexis THIBODEAU]
• [Pierre l'ainé THIBODEAU]

Acknowledgements

Karen Theriot Reader family tree for Alexis Thibodeau