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Olivier Thibodeau (abt. 1712 - 1757)

Olivier Thibodeau aka Thibodeaux, Tibaudau
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Husband of — married 14 Oct 1734 in Beaubassin, Acadie, Colony of Nova Scotiamap
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Died at about age 45 in Québec, Canada, Nouvelle-Francemap
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Biography

Olivier Tibaudaut was born about 1712. He was the son of Pierre Thibodeau and Anne-Marie Aucoin of Chipoudy. He married Isabelle Melansson, daughter of Ambroise Melansson and the late Francoise Bourg 14 Oct 1734 at Beaubassin.[1][2]

Children: [3][4]

  1. Jean Baptiste THIBODEAU ca 1738-
  2. Joseph Amable THIBODEAU 1740-
  3. Elizabeth THIBODEAU ca 1741-
  4. Joseph THIBODEAU ca 1745-
  5. Marie Anne Thibodeauca 1753-
  6. Anselme THIBODEAU ca 1754-
  7. Urbain THIBODEAU ca 1756-
  8. Marguerite Thibodeau 1757-1757

In 1752 Olivier and Elisabeth were recorded in a census at Chipoudy with 3 boys and 3 girls. They were still residing there in 1755 with 4 boys and 2 girls. [5] In at least 1752-1755 several siblings lived in Chipoudy: Marguerite, Olivier, Catherine Josephe and Ursule and Pierre together with their spouses.[6]

They managed to escape deportation by fleeing the Beaubassin region. They possibly went further north to the Rivière Saint-Jean area. [5] The family sought refuge in Canada, Nouvelle-France (now Province de Québec) and found a permanent home there. According to historian André-Carl Vachon, Olivier, Elisabeth and their 6 children were aboard a ship that left Miramichi around 3 August 1757 with 182 people, and arrived at the port of Québec on 18 August 1757. [7]

Unfortunately a smallpox epidemic was raging in Quebec in 1756-1757. Many of the 1144 [7] Acadians that reached Quebec City during that period were already exhausted by famine, other diseases and their many displacements trying to escape the roundups of the British soldiers. Approximately 300 Acadian exiles died in the city of Quebec alone. [8] The church register of Notre-Dame-de-Quebec parish shows numerous entries of deceased Acadians indicated by a cross and the letters "acc" or "acad" in the margins.

Their infant daughter Marguerite, born on 18 December 1757, was buried the next day. Elisabeth passed away on 20 December 1757 and Olivier the next day. [9] Other Acadians mentioned on the same page of the register are Joseph Tibaudau, Acadian age 38-cousin of Olivier Thibodeau, and son of Michel Thibodeau and Anne Dugas, and Anne Landri, Acadian age 18.[10].

The Thibodeau descendants settled in Saint-François-de-Beauce, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Cap-Santé. [5]

Sources

  1. ↑ Library and Archives Canada Fonds des Archives départementales de la Charente-Maritime [La Rochelle, France] : C-1207 Registres de Beaubassin - reel_c1207 MG 6 A 2 (Image 56) http://heritage.canadiana.ca/view/oocihm.lac_reel_c1207/56?r=0&s=6
  2. ↑ Birth, Death, Marriage, Parents Programme de Recherche en Démographie Historique, Université de Montréal (paid subscription) PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Individu: 163593 PRDH
  3. ↑ Geneanet.org, Karen Theriot Reader’s Family Tree, page for Olivier Thibodeau
  4. ↑ PRDH: Research Programme in Historical Demography (membership): Famille: 19129
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Stephen A. White, Recensements de Beaubassin et des Trois Rivières de Chipoudie, de Memramcook et de Petcoudiac (1686-1755). Les Cahiers de la Société historique acadienne, vol. 50, nos 2-4, juin-décembre 2019, p. 402-403.
    Olivier Thibodeau (Pierre #6 DGFA) married Elisabeth Melanson (Ambroise #9 DGFA) in 1734 in Beaubassin. On 1752 census Chipoudie 3 boys, 3 girls. On 1755 census Chipoudie 4 boys, 2 girls. Refuge at Rivière Saint-Jean? Were in Quebec in December 1757. Descendants settled in Saint-François-de-Beauce, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Jacques-de-l'Achigan, Cap-Santé.
  6. ↑ Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes - Dictionnaire Généalogique des Familles Acadiennes, Première Partie 1636-1714 - Stephen A. White - 2 vols., Moncton, New Brunswick: Centre d'Études Acadiennes, 1999 - p. 1520-22
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 André-Carl Vachon, Les réfugiés et miliciens acadiens en Nouvelle-France 1755-1763, Tracadie, La Grande Marée, 2020, p. 93, 259, 264
    Olivier Thibodeau
    Isabelle/Elisabeth Melanson, his wife
    Jean Thibodeau, son
    Isabelle/Elisabeeth Thibodeau, daughter
    Joseph-Amable Thibodeau, son
    Anselme Thibodeau, son
    Marie-Anne Thibodeau, daughter
    Urbain Thibodeau, son
  8. ↑ Jobb, Dean W. The Cajuns: A People's Story of Exile and Triumph. (John Wiley & Sons, 14 janv. 2010) 272 pages accessed at Google Books
  9. ↑ Elisabeth and Olivier Burial Records: (Page on the right, 4th and 7th entries) "Canada, Québec, registres paroissiaux catholiques, 1621-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99Q-MK4M?cc=1321742&wc=HC3D-ZNL%3A17585101%2C19508101%2C26879601 : 16 July 2014), Québec > Notre-Dame-de-Québec > Baptêmes, mariages, sépultures 1757-1759 > image 120 of 259; Archives Nationales du Quebec (National Archives of Quebec), Montreal.
  10. ↑ Genealogy of Canada, Biography of Olivier Thibodeau https://www.nosorigines.qc.ca/biography.aspx?name=Thibodeau_Olivier&id=7774 (Note historique : Une épidémie de la petite variole s’abat en 1757 et 1758 sur la ville de Québec et touche des centaines de personnes – surtout des Acadiens. Les décédés sur l’extrait sont : Élizabeth Melanson, acadienne femme d’Olivier Tibaudau 40 ans, Joseph Tibaudau, acadien 38 ans [il s’agit de son cousin d’Olivier Thibodeau, fils de Michel Thibodeau et Anne Dugas], Anne Landri, acadienne 18 ans, Olivier Tibaudau, acadien 45 ans environ)

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Bourque-573 Cindy (Bourque) Cooper
Thibodeau-2130 and Thibodeau-602 appear to represent the same person because: Same name, same birth year. Chipoudy is unsourced, but Acadie is correct.

Same spouse. Same basic death date, the 21st is correct) and he was buried the next day.

posted by Cindy (Bourque) Cooper

Rejected matches › Olivier Thibodeau (abt.1719-1804)

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