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Marie Josèphe Thibodeau, daughter of Pierre Thibodeau and Françoise Saulnier, was born in Acadie c.1754, and only an infant when she and her family were sent into exile by the British during the Seven Years War. Exactly which British colonial port they were deported to, somewhere on the eastern seaboard of the present-day U.S., remains to be discovered. After 1763, when they were freed by the Treaty of Paris, they immigrated to Louisiana and settled in the St. Landry Parish area in the southwest.
Her known siblings were:
Marie Josephe married François Pitre (~1748 - 1819) in 1768 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana.
Their known children were:
In 1777 they were counted on the census of the Opelousas Post.[4] Family 42
Francois died in St. Landry Parish in 1809.[5]
Marie Josephe died on 16 April 1817 in Opelousas, Louisiana, aged about 62.[6]
I could find no evidence that these parents (Jean Baptiste Thibodeau and Marie Josephe Lanoue) ever immigrated to Louisiana. However, there are ample records to indicate that this woman did immigrate. The Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville publishes a booklet with all of the Acadians who immigrated to Louisiana during the time of the deportations. (late 1700s). There is only one entry for a woman named Marie Josephe Thibodeau and she is listed on the plaque with her parents Pierre Thibodeau and Francoise Saulnier. I believe these are her parents. Thibodeau-579 & Sonnier-188. Karen Theriot Reader has additional sources which agree with this but it is apparent that her birth date and location are not clearly established. Marie Josephe THIBODEAU
The following researchers indicate that Marie-Josèphe, married to François Pitre, was the daughter of Pierre Thibodeau and Françoise (Sonnier) Saulnier.
Marie Josèphe Thibodeau, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Thibodeau and Marie-Josèphe Lanoue, was deported to South Carolina with her parents, and emigrated to Saint-Domingue (today Haiti) where she married twice (1775 and 1781) and had children.
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A profile has been created for Marie Josèphe Thibodeau (1750-) with a baptism record and marriage record showing she was born to Jean-Baptiste Thibodeau and Marie-Josèphe Lanoue, She was deported to South Carolina with her parents, and settled in Saint-Domingue (now Haiti)
There is sufficient evidence to remove Marie-Josèphe from these parents and connect her to Pierre Thibodeau and Françoise Saulnier, if there are no objections.