Constance (LeBlanc) Broussard (abt. 1783 - abt. 1823)

Born about 1783 in St. Martin, Louisiana, New Spain

Ancestors

Wife of Joseph Rene Broussard — married 8 Jan 1800 in St. Martinville, St. Martin, LA

Wife of Joseph Eche Lion — married 21 Aug 1820 in St. Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, United States

Descendants

Died about 11 Oct 1823 at about age 40 in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States

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Biography

Constance Leblanc, daughter of Pierre Jacques Leblanc (1748 - 1830) and Anastasie Louviere (~1756 - 1815), was born about 1783 in Louisiana under Spanish rule.

Her known siblings were:

1. Modeste LeBlanc (~1785 - 1848)
2. Louis LeBlanc (1792 - >1860)

Constance married Joseph Rene Broussard (~1778 - <1820) on 8 January 1800 in St. Martinville, Louisiana.^[1]

Their known children were:

1. Josephine Adeline Broussard (1801 - ~1847)
2. Marie "Seraphine" Delphine (Broussard) Louviere (1805 - 1852)
3. Alexandre Rene Broussard (1807 - >1871)
4. Susanne Doralise (Broussard) DeRouen (1809 - )
5. BROUSSARD, Marcellite Urasie (Joseph & Constance LEBLANC) b. 6 Oct. 1811, bt. 2 May 1813 Pats. Rene BROUSSARD & Anne GODIN; Mats: Pierre LEBLANC & Anastasie DAMOURS; Spons: Louis LEBLANC & Josephine BROUSSARD. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #1512)
6. BROUSSARD, Marsillien (Joseph - of la fausse pointe & Constance LEBLANC) b. 10 March 1814, bt. 24 April 1814 Pats: dec. Rene BROUSSARD & Anne GODIN; Mats: Pierre LEBLANC & Anastasie LOUVIERE; Spons: Edouard BROUSSARD & Marie BRAUD. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #1636)

Constance, widowed, married also widowed Joseph Eche Lion of France on 21 August 1820 in St. Martinville, Louisiana.^[2]

Known children of Constance and Joseph Lion:

1. Joseph Leandre Heche Lion (1821)^[3][4]
2. Marie Louis Claire Lion (1823-1825)^[5]

Constance died about 11 October 1823 in Saint Martinville, St. Martin, Louisiana, United States, at about age 40.

Sources

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

   LEBLANC, Constance (Pierre - of Montreal, Canada & Anastasie De LOUBIERE [Louviere] - of River St. John in Acadia, both in this parish) m. 8 Jan. 1800 Joseph BROUSSARD (dec. Rene & Barbara GAUDEN - of Acadia) Wits: Pierre LEBLANC - father of the bride, Hubert LANDRY - represents groom's father, Jean MOUTON, Francois GUILLEBAUT. Fr. Michel Bernard BARRIERE (SM Ch.: v.4, #189)

2. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD:
   • LEBLANC, Constance - widow of dec. Joseph BROUSSARD; inhabitant and native of this parish (maj. dgtr. of Pierre & dec. Anastasie LOUVIERE) m. 21 Aug. 1820 Joseph Eche LION - widower of Marie DOGUERE; a carpenter; residing in this parish; native of Caussade, Departement de Tarn et Garonne [France] (major son of Jean LION & Claire PREVOST) Wits: Baptiste DUGAS, Emile ROUSSILLON, Etienne SUCKO. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #214);
   • LION, Joseph Eche - widower of Marie DOGUERE; a carpenter; residing in this parish; native of Caussade, Departement de Tarn et Garonne [France] (major son of Jean LION & Claire PREVOST) m. 21 Aug. 1820 Constance LEBLANC - widow of dec. Joseph BROUSSARD; inhabitant and native of this parish (major daughter of Pierre & dec. Anastasie LOUVIERE) Wits: Baptiste DUGAS, Emile ROUSSILLON, Etienne SUCKO. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.6, #214)
3. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD:

   LYON, Joseph Leandre Heche (Joseph Heche LION - inhabitant at La fausse pointe & Constance LEBLANC) b. 18 Oct. 1821, bt. 8 Jan. 1822 Pats: Jean Heche LION & Claire PREVOST; Mats: Pierre LEBLANC & Anastasie LOUVIERE; Spons: Simond BROUSSARD & Delphine BROUSSARD. Fr. Gabriel ISABEY (SM Ch.: v.7, #1135)

4. ↑ "Louisiana Marriages, 1816-1906", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4Z3-FMN : 14 January 2020), Constance Leblanc in entry for Joseph Lyons, 1841.
5. ↑ Hébert, SWLR CD:
   • LION, Marie Louise Claire (Joseph & Constance LEBLANC) b. 4 Oct. 1823, bt. 1 Nov. 1824 Pats: Jean Eche LION & Claire PREVOST; Mats: Pierre LEBLANC & Anastasie LOUVIER; Spons: Bernard LAFOSSE & Marie Louise ROBERT, widow AUBERT; Signed: LION, Bernard LAFOSSE. Fr. Marcel BORELLA (SM Ch.: v.7, #1518);
   • LION, Marie Louise Claire (Joseph & Constance LEBLANC) died 25 May 1825 in the morning at age about 1 1/2 yrs. at her father's home at l'isle aux cannes; buried 25 May 1825 in the parish cemetery. Fr. Marcel BORELLA (SM Ch.: v.4, #1698)

• Roberts, Gary Boyd, The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec, or the United States, (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2018) p. 990.
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• Unsourced death info: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/details/MQ15-F7J