Basile Chiasson (abt. 1750 - 1807)

Born about 1750 in Beaubassin, Acadie

Ancestors

Husband of Marie Monique Comeau — married 12 May 1772 in Cherbourg, France

Husband of Anne Marie Thibodeau — married 21 Jul 1789 in Opelousas, LA

Descendants

Died Dec 1807 at about age 57 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, Orleans Territory, USA

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Biography

Basile Chaison is on the Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial in St. Martinville, Louisiana Plaque 12 Right La Caroline. Listed with Basile is his wife Monique Commeau and two children: Charles and Adelaide.^[1]

Charles Basile Chiasson was born about 1750 in Beaubassin, Acadie, son of Pierre Chiasson and Catherine Bourgeois Nuirat.

Charles Basile (~21) married Marie Monique Comeau (~23) on 12 May 1772 in Cherbourg, France. ^[2][3]

Two of their children were:

1. Adelaide (Chiasson) Thibodeaux
2. Charles Albert Chiasson.

Monique died around 1789 and Charles Basile married Anne Marie Thibodeau on 21 Jul 1789 in Opelousas, LA.

CHIASSON, Basile - "natif de la paroisse de Beau Sejour en" [native of the parish of Beausejour in] Acadie; "veuf de" [widower of] Monique COMAU (Pierre & Catherine BOURGEOIS) marriage contract: 21 July 1789 Anne Marie THIBAUDOT - veuve de [widow of] Lange BOURG, "native de la meme paroisse" [native of the same parish] (LSU-E: Opel.: 1789)^[4]

CHIASSON, Basile - widower of Monique COMOT m. 21 July 1789 Marie THIBODAUX - widow of Angel BOURG Wits: Joseph BOURQUE, Pierre Cyrille THIBODO, Thomas BRIN. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.25)^[4]

He died in December 1807 and was buried at St. Louis Cathedral Cemetery 12 December 1807.^[5]

A succession hearing was held in Opelousas, St. Landry March 1808.^[4]

CHIASSON, Basile Minor Children: Julie, Celeste, Eugenie & Basile Jr. & Louis Chiasson. Succ. dated Mar 1808 (Opel. Ct. Hse.: Succ: #7)

Research Notes

The family (Basile, Monique, Charles, Louis, Adelaide) was on the embarkation list of the ship L'Amitié, but sailed on La Caroline.

From Steven Cormier, Acadians in Gray : ^[6]

The passenger list of L'Amitié includes infant son Louis with Basile & Monique, but the family evidently missed the departure of that vessel in late Aug because they also are on the passenger list of La Caroline, which did not depart France until Oct 19. By then, Louis, whose full name was Louis-Joseph, had died, buried on 17 Sep 1785 at St.-Martin-de-Chantenay, near Nantes. The child's illness evidently caused the family to miss the Aug sailing & have to wait for the one in Oct. Wall of Names includes the family on La Caroline without Louis.

http://www.acadiansingray.com/

Acadian Exiles in Chatellerault 1773-1785

Author: Albert J. Robichaux, Jr.

Publication: Hebert Publications, Louisiana - 1983

Note N552Born c1749, Pointe Beauséjour, Chignecto; son of Pierre CHIASSON & Catherine BOURGEOIS; deported from Île St.-Jean to Cherbourg, France, 1758-59; cooper & seaman

First m. Monique COMEAUX, c1772, France;

(1) In Poitou, France, 1773-75; in Second Convoy from Châtellerault to Nantes, France, Nov 1775; on list of Acadians at Nantes, Sep 1784, called Bazile, with wife, 1 son, & 1 daughter;

Sailed to Louisiana on La Caroline. The La Caroline was a 200 ton ship under the command of Captain Nicolas Baudin. It left France on October 19, 1785 and made the crossing in 64 days. After the 28 families (80 people) were let off, the ship took on a load of wood and headed back to Nantes.

Basile CHIASSON, cooper - 36; Monique COMEAUX, wife - 38; Charles CHIASSON, son - 3; Louis CHIASSON, son - infant; Adelaide CHIASSON, daughter - 11

Acadians in Gray, copyright (c) 2000-17 Steven A. Cormier;

In Opelousas census, 1796, Bellevue District, with wife [Anne-Marie], 4 white males, 2 white females, 3 male slaves, & 2 female slaves, next to brother-in-law Joseph BOURG

Children with Monique Comeaux:

Anne Adelaide baptized April 16, 1774 (St. Jean L'Evangeliste, Chatellerault, Vienne, France) sponsors: Joseph Commaux and Marie Magdelaine Dugast, all of Acadie; m. 15 Jun 1790 Pierre Cyrille Thibodo

Anne Marie Marthe bt. 23 Oct 1775 (St. Jean L'Evangeliste Ch., Chatellerault, Vienne, Poitou-Charente, France); d. bef. 12 Aug 1785 in of Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pay de la Loire, France

Charles Albert b. abt. 1778 (Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pay de la Loire, France); m. 7 Sep 1802 Magdeleine Bourassa (dec. Charles & Magdeleine Lalande) (Opel. Ch.)

Louis Basile bt. 9 Dec 1780 (St. Croix de Nantes, Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France); d. 31 Aug 1782 Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pay de la Loire, France

Louis Joseph bt. 4 Sep 1784 (St. Croix de Nantes, Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France); bur. 17 Sep 1785 St. Martin de Chantenay, Chantenay, Nantes, Loire Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France

Children with Anne Thibodeaux:

Marie Eugenie b. 16 Jun 1789, bt. Tuesday 25 Oct 1796 (Opel. Ch.); m. 6 May 1816 Pierre Anaclet Richard (dec. Pierre Richard dit Tinan - native also of this parish & Marie Joseph Duga) (Opel. Ch.); d. 19 Nov 1820 at age about 28 years; buried 20 Nov 1820 in the St. Charles church cemetery. Fr. Hercule BRASSAC (GC Ch.: v.1, p.4, #3 6)

Pierre b. 13 Sep 1792, bt. Tuesday 25 Oct 1796 (Opel. Ch.); m. 20 Sep 1819 Severine Moreau (Eustache & Dorothee Roy) (Opel. Ch.)

Susanne Julie b. 5 Sep 1793, bt. 25 Oct 1796 (Opel. Ch.); m. 3 Feb 1812 Jean Doucet (dec. Joseph & dec. Anne Broussard) (SM Ch.); #2 m. 18 Sep 1820 Celestin Dugast (Amand & Genevieve Robichot) (SM Ch.)

Louis bt. Tuesday 25 Oct 1796 (Opel. Ch.); m. 4 Nov 1817 Marie Sonnier (SM Ch.); # 2 m. 1 Nov 1828 Susanne Dugas (Laf. Ch.)

Celeste bt. 29 Oct 1804 at age 5 yrs (Opel. Ch.); m. 27 Apr 1818 Narcisse Cormier (dec. Jean Baptiste & Apollonie Martin) (SM Ch.); #2 m. 7 May 1825 Jean Nicolas Petit native of Tour in France (Francois & Marguerite Pagneau) (Laf. Ch.)

Charles Bazile bt. 29 Oct 1804 at age 4 yrs (Opel. Ch.); d. 3 Oct. 1862 at age 62 yrs. (Laf. Ch.: v. 4, p. 100)

Sources

1. ↑ "The Wall of Names at the Acadian Memorial"; Wall of Names Committee; Jane G. Bulliard, Chair; second edition, 2015; Bodemuller The Printer, USA; p. 45
2. ↑ Acadiens en France; Nantes et Paimboeuf, 1775-1785 - Gérard-Marc Braud - Nantes, France: Ouest Éditions, 1999 - A genealogical approach. - p. 83 -

   Married at Très Sainte Trinité, Cherbourg, Manche, France.

3. ↑ Archives départementales de la Manche, Registres paroissiaux et d'état civil, 5 Mi 1453-1554, Cherbourg Baptêmes, Mariages, 1771-1775, E28, p. 96 Marriage Bazile Chiason and Monique Commot 12 May 1772
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} "Southwest Louisiana Records", Rev. Donald Joseph Hebert, Volumes 1-30 digitized on CD; Claitor’s Publishing Division, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
5. ↑ Archdiocese of New Orleans Sacramental Records, vol. 9; 1807-1809; vol. 9, 1791-1809 -

   Basilio CHIASON, native of Canada, Resident of Opelousas, widower, reportedly cir. 53 years, interred 12 Dec 1807 (SLC, F7, 7).

6. ↑ Steven Cormier, "Appendices: Chiasson", Acadians in Gray Basile Chiasson