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Jean Labbe (abt. 1719 - 1787)

Jean Labbe
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Husband of — married 26 Oct 1745 in Point Coupee Parish, Louisianamap
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Died at about age 68 in St Martin, Louisiana, New Spainmap
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Biography

Jean Labbe was born around 1719. [1] Various sources give different dates and locations of birth. His parents were Jean Labbe and Christine Allard. [2]

He married Jeanne Julie Ozenne on October 26, 1745 in Pointe Coupée. [3]

Children: [4]

  1. Jean Manuel LABBE 1746-1820
  2. Jean Baptiste LABBE 1749-1772
  3. Charlotte Julie Labbe 1753-1825
  4. Marie Francoise LABBE 1754-1834
  5. Marie Manon Labbe 1757-1829
  6. Marguerite LABBE 1759-1763

They were counted on the census of 30 October 1774 in Attakapas, St. Martin, Louisiana, with no children remaining at home, and six unnamed slaves. [5] On the census of 4 May 1777 in Attakapas, St. Martin, Louisiana, they had no children at home, and seven unnamed slaves.[6]

He died on December 11, 1787 in St. Martin, Louisiana. [7]

Research Notes

Origin is uncertain: from Molssaire, Diocese of Quebec, or Germany depending on sources.

Also in PRDH and Fichier Origine no data for a couple Jean Labbé and Christine Allard in Nouvelle-France.

Sources

  1. ↑ based on age at death (68 years in 1787).
  2. ↑ Winston DeVille, Marriage Contracts of the Attakapas Post, 1760-1803 (St. Martinville, LA: Attakapas Historical Assoc., 1966) - Special Publication No. 1 - Note This would make him only 15 when he married. Wrong man?
    Jean Baptiste LABBE, baptized 27 Feb 1730 [sic] (L[ouisiana]S[tate]M[useus]L[ibrary]), son of Jean LABBE & Christine ALLARD.
  3. ↑ Diocese of Baton Rouge, Catholic Church Records, vol. 1b: Pointe Coupée Records, (Baton Rouge: Diocese of Baton Rouge, 2002) - Covers 1722-1769. - pp. 93 & 135 :Jean LABBE, son of Jean LABBE & Christine ALLARD, native of Molssaire, Diocese of Quebec, from des Allemands [LA], married 26 Oct 1745 Jeanne Julie OZENNE, daughter of Jacques OZENNE, citizen, & Charlotte Julie MOREAU, native of New Orleans. Witnesses: Pierre RICARD; Charlotte MERCHANT; Christine ALLORS; Vincent RICARD; George LE BORNE (PCP-1, 62) & (PCP-2, 43).
  4. ↑ (Note: Godfrey not in her list of children.) Geneanet.org. Karen Theriot Reader's Family Tree. Page for Jean Labbe
  5. ↑ Winston DeVille, Marriage Contracts of the Attakapas Post, 1760-1803, (St. Martinville, LA: Attakapas Historical Assoc., 1966) pp. 53 & 65;
    p. 53 Text: Jeanne Julie OZENNE, baptized 30 Apr 1730 (L[ouisiana]S[tate]M[useum]L[ibrary]), daughter of Jacques OZENNE & Charlotte Julie MOREAU.
    p.65 Includes the "1774 Census of Attakapas," by Jane Guillory Bulliard & Leona Trosclair David.
    Text: No. 135: LABE pire [sic, for "pere") et sa femme; with no children, 6 slaves, 87 cattle, 10 horses or mules, and 10 hogs.
  6. ↑ Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts, (Baton Rouge, LA: Claitor's, 2010)
    citing Papeles Procedentes de Cuba, at the General Archives of the Indies in Seville, Spain; legajo 2358, folios 258 -300)
    1. 41 Jean Labee, age 56. Julie Ozene, wife, age 46. Slaves: 7
    30 cattle, 10 horses, 6 sheep, no hogs.
  7. ↑ Donald J. Hébert , Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900: compact disk #101, (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001) Note If 68 at death is accurate, born around 1719? - LABBE, Jean - [Spanish record actually has Jean LAVE] of Germany, widr. of Julienne OZENNE bur. 11 Dec. 1787 at age 68 yrs. Fr. Josef Antonio MASEDA (SM Ch.: v.4, #7)
  • Hebert, Rev. Donald J., Southwest Louisiana Records (1750-1900), CD-ROM, Rayne LA: Hebert Publications, n.d., “LABBE, Marie - from Pointe Coupee, now living at Atakapas (Jean & Jeanne Julie OZENNE) m. 1 May 1773 Francois DECUIR, of PC (dec. Jean DESCUIRE & Genevieve MAIEUX) Wits: Jean LABBEE, Julie OZENNE DUCREST, FUSELIER de la Claire, Joseph DESCUIR, BERARD, BERNARD, DAUTERIVE, Sorel Louis GREVEMBER, J. B. GREVEMBER, J. BARRE, Francois GREVEMBER, Barthelemy GREVEMBER, Baptiste MAIEUX, ALKEN. Fr. IRENEE (SM Ch.: v.1, p.36)“




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Labbe-560 and Labbe-189 appear to represent the same person because: Same spouse, same year of marriage, same date of death, same daughter Marie Manon. Date and location of birth varies depending on sources. Linked to correct parents based on marriage record.
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Labbe-202 and Labbe-189 appear to represent the same person because: Duplicate profiles found in merge proposal

Same name, date of birth, parents, spouse, year of death

parents and spouse w/ need merging too

posted by [Living Gauvin]

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