Marie Jeanne Lafleur (abt. 1734 - 1803)

Born about 1734 in Fort Toulouse, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France

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Died 29 Jul 1803 at about age 69 in Opelousas, St. Landry, Louisiana Territory, United States

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Biography

Marie Jeanne LaFleur was born about 1734 or 1735 (the date estimate based on her mother's [unsourced] and her first child's dates of birth) in Fort Toulouse, La Louisiane, Nouvelle-France, a daughter of Jean Andre Lafleur (1709–1782) and Marguerite Brignac (1718–~1803).

At an unknown date in or before 1753 in Mobile, Marie Jeanne married Joseph Valentin Moreau (born on July 1, 1709 in Quebec City, Québec, New France; son of Louis Moreau and Marie Catherine Bonhomme, dite Beaupré).

Their known children were:

• Suzanne Moreau (c.1753–<1822)
• Joseph Moreau (c.1760)
• Marie Therese Moreau (c.1762–<1805)^[1]
• Pierre Antoine Celestin Moreau (1763–c.1855)
• Eustache Moreau (c.1767–<1845)
• Rosalie Moreau (1770–>1801)
• Louise Moreau (c.1773– )
• Franchonette Moreau (c.1774)

They went west to Louisiana after the French lost Mobile to England after the Seven Years War ended in 1763. They were counted on the census in Opelousas, Louisiana in 1777 with eight children.^[2]

Marie Jeanne died and was buried on July 29, 1803 in Opelousas, Louisiana Territory, United States, a few years younger than the priest's estimate ("about age 75").^[3][4]

Sources

1. ↑ Grandchild's birth: Donald J. Hébert, Southwest Louisiana Records, 1750-1900, compact disk #101 ("SWLR CD"), (Rayne, LA: Hébert Publications, 2001; reprints by Claitor's Publications);

   “MARCANTEL, Joseph (Francois & Therese MOREAU) b. 10 May 1792, bt. Sunday, 8 July 1798 Pats: Francois MARCANTEL & Marianne SARRACIN; Mats: Valentin MOREAU & Marie Jeanne LAFLEUR; Spons: Joseph MOREAU, his maternal uncle & Francoise FIGURAN. Fr. Pedro de ZAMORA (Opel. Ch.: v.1-A, p.203).“

2. ↑ Spanish Louisiana Census, 1777: Winston De Ville, Southwest Louisiana Families in 1777: Census Records of Attakapas and Opelousas Posts, (Ville Platte, Louisiana, 1987) p.__;

   Family 70:

   - Valentin Moraut, age 68; 6 cattle, 2 horses, 0 hogs, 0 sheep

   - Marie Lafleur, wife, 44

   - Joseph, son, 17

   - Celestin, son, 13

   - Eustache, son, 10

   - Joseph, son, 3

   - Therese, daughter, 15

   - Rosalie, daughter, 7

   - Louise, daughter, 4

   - Franchonnette, daughter, 3

3. ↑ Burial: Hébert, SWLR CD;

   "LAFLEUR, Marie Jeanne wid. of Joseph MOREAU bur. 29 July 1803 at age about 75 yrs. Fr. Louis BUHOT (Opel. Ch.: v.1, p.64).

4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/184371762/marie-jeanne-moreau: accessed 21 August 2023), memorial page for Marie Jeanne Lafleur Moreau (1728–29 Jul 1803), Find a Grave Memorial ID 184371762, citing Saint Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Gwen Bergeron McMillin (contributor 47268013).

See also:

• Creoles of Color in the Bayou Country, p. 43.