Paul Babin (abt. 1751 - abt. 1802)

Born about 1751 in Acadie

Ancestors

Husband of Marguerite Brasseur — married 24 Feb 1784 in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, New Spain

Descendants

Died about 28 Jan 1802 at about age 51 in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, New Spain

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Biography

PAUL BABIN is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana, on Plaque 1 Left. Listed with him as a dependent is "Joseph Babin," no relationship given. It isn't definitive but probable that this Paul Babin is on the Wall with his brother, Joseph Babin.^[1]

Paul Babin, son of Joseph Dominique Babin and Marguerite Boudrot,^[2] was born around 1751 in Acadie not long before le Grand Derangement.

In 1755, Paul, still a very young child, was with his family on the deportation ship Ranger destined for Oxford, Maryland.^[3]

"Paul Babein" is again enumerated with his family on the census of Georgetown, Maryland, dated 7 July 1763, no age given.^[4][5]

The count was taken of the Acadians when they were freed by the 1763 Treaty of Paris which ended the Seven Year War.

Researcher Gregory Woods notes that the family remained in Maryland, and cites the father's petition to go to Quebec instead of Louisiana;^[6] however, on 10 May 1772, Paul may be one of the sons ages 23 and 22 living with his widowed father Joseph, age 59, in Iberville, Louisiana on 10 arpents of land. An unnamed daughter, age 22, is also with the family.^[7]

One brother, Joseph, is living with a family in the Attakapas in 1771, and a sister, Marguerite, is listed as an orphan around the same time, so it seems likely that the family became separated after that census. See here for more details of all the family.

On 24 February 1784, Paul married fellow Acadian and Maryland exile Marguerite Brasseur', daughter of Pierre Joseph Brasseur and Elisabeth Richard, at St. Gabriel, Louisiana. Interestingly, his father is called "Ignace Babin."^[8][9][10]

Known children of the marriage:

1. Paul Henri Babin (1785)^[11]
2. Pierre Babin (1786)^[12]
3. Anne Marine Babin (1788)^[13]
4. Dorothea Adelaide Babin (1789)^[14]
5. Marie Claire Babin (1794)^[15]
6. Hubert Babin (1796)^[16]
7. Euphrasine Babin (1799-1806)^[17]
8. Victor Babin (1801-1802)^[18]

He died in January 1802 and was buried on 28 January 1802 at St. Gabriel, Louisiana.^[19]

Research Notes

• The first six plaques of the Wall of Names list Acadian refugees found in Louisiana records from 1764-1813, and are listed in family groups. Plaques 6-12 were created from ship manifests. Paul's listing on Plaque 1 and not on a ship manifest therefore implies an early arrival over land.

https://www.acadianmemorial.org/ensemble_encore2/record_detail.php?id=1689 --doesn't name his parents.

"Among the Acadians established by the Spanish government at St. Gabriel, 1767. Extant documents indicate that he was an orphan residing in the household of Pierre Babin. Genealogist and historian Greg Wood indicates that he was orphaned after 1763.

"The February 7, 1770, muster roll of the Iberville District militia unit indicates that he held the rank of fusilier and that he was twenty-three years of age. Because he was a member of the Iberville District militia, the colonial government issued him one musket, one bayonet, and one belt, June 12, 1770.

"The June 21, 1771, muster roll of the Iberville District militia unit indicates that he held the rank of fusilier and that he was nineteen years of age.

"The March 6, 1777, census of the Iberville District indicates that he was a twenty-three-year-old bachelor living alone. He owned two cows, six hogs, eighteen chickens, and a tract of land with six arpents frontage on the Mississippi River. ^[20]

"The July 13, 1777, muster roll of the Iberville District militia unit indicates that he held the rank of fusilier and that he was twenty-five years old. The July 10, 1783, muster roll of the Iberville District militia indicates that he was a fusilier on active duty.

Sources

1. ↑ The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial, Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair, eds., (Opelousas, LA: Bodemuller, 2015) p. 10
2. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Volume 2, 1770-1803 (Baton Rouge, LA: Roman Catholic Diocese of Baton Rouge, Kindle Edition) pp. 93-94;

   "Paul (Dominique & Marguerite Boudrot) m. 24 Feb 1784 Marguerite BRASSEUR (Pierre & Elizabeth Richard) wit. Ignace Babin, Joseph Richard, Pierre Brasseur, Louis LeComte (SGA-5, 28)".

3. ↑ Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, "Pigiguit: l'impact du Grand Dérangement sur une communauté de l'ancienne Acadie," Du Grand Dérangement à la Déportation: Nouvelles perspectives historiqueses historiques, Ronnie-Gilles LeBlanc, ed., (Moncton, NB: Chaire d'études acadiennes, 2005) p. 241;

   The expulsion ship "Ranger" carried 208 passengers destined for Oxford, MD.

4. ↑ Karen Theriot Reader, Geneanet.org, updated: December 2020; Accessed June 2021; citing Stephen A. White, Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes 1714 à 1780, (Moncton, NB : Centre d’Etudes Acadiennes, draft version) BABIN no. 29;

   Joseph BABEIN, Marg'te son Epouse, Marg'te BABEIN, Esthere BABEIN, Joseph BABEIN, B'te BABEIN, Moïse BABEIN, Paul BABEIN, Charles BABEIN...9 personnes"

5. ↑ Janet Jehn, Acadian Exiles in the Colonies, (Covington, KY: Author, 1977) pp. 131, 440. Presumably the children are listed in order of age. Joseph Babein, Marg'te Son Espouse, Marg'te Babein, Estere Babein, Joseph Babein, J B'te Babein, Moïze Babein, Paul Babein, Charles Babein
6. ↑ Gregory A. Wood, "A GUIDE TO THE ACADIANS IN MARYLAND IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES: 1755-1899", (Baltimore, MD: Gateway Press, 1995) pp. 73-74.
7. ↑ Le Raconteur, Baton Rouge: Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, vol. XI, nos. 3-4 (Dec 1991), reprinted in 2011 by Le Comité des Archives de la Louisiane, p. 3. Original found in the Archivo General de Indias, Papeles procedentes de Cuba, Legajo 202, pp. 240-241. - Article compiled and translated by Judy Riffel, "1772 Iberville Census."

   Acadians

   Jauseph BABAINS, widower, aged 59 years

   2 sons aged 23 and 20 years

   1 daughter aged 22 years

   10 cows, 3 horses

   25 pigs

   16 arpents

8. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, (Baton Rouge, LA: Diocese of Baton Rouge);

   Witnesses: Ignace BABIN; Joseph RICHARD; Pierre BRASSEUR; Louis LeCOMTE (SGA-5, 28)

9. ↑ Gregory A. Wood, Acadians in Maryland, p. 92;

   Paul BABIN, son of Dominique & Marguerite BOUDROT, married Marguerite BRASSEUX, daughter of Pierre & Elizabeth RICHARD on 24 Feb 1784 (SGA-5, 28).

10. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VK18-JHN : 14 January 2020), Paul Babin, 1784.

    Name: Paul Babin

    Marriage Date: 24 Feb 1784

    Event Place: Saint Gabriel, Louisiana

    Spouse's Name: Marguerite Brasseur

11. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-FQL : 14 January 2020), Paul Babin in entry for Paul Henri Babin, 1785.
12. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-SJP : 14 January 2020), Pablo Babin in entry for Pedro Babin, 1786.
13. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-STJ : 14 January 2020), Polo Babin in entry for Ana Marin Babin, 1788.
14. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WV-WVT : 14 January 2020), Pablo Babin in entry for Dorotea Adeliade Babin, 1791.
15. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WV-7H6 : 14 January 2020), Pablo Babin in entry for Marie Clara Babin, 1794.
16. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WJ-PFX : 14 January 2020), Pablo Babin in entry for Hubert Babin, 1796.
17. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-75J : 14 January 2020), Pablo Babin in entry for Froasina Babin, 1799.
18. ↑ "Louisiana Births and Christenings, 1811-1830, 1854-1934", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V2WK-6F5 : 14 January 2020), Paul Babin in entry for Victor Babin, 1801.
19. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, Vol 2, 1770-1803, (Diocese of Baton Rouge) p. 54;

    Paul, age 50 years, was buried on 28 Jan 1802 (SGA-8, 26, #146)

20. ↑ "SAINT GABRIEL SETTLERS": The 1777 Census of Iberville District in the Province of Louisiana.  Winston De Ville.  Introduction by James J. Pastorek; p.

See also:

• sources at Family Search