APPENDICES

Acadians Who Found Refuge in Louisiana, February 1764-early 1800s

LEBLANC

[luh-BLONH, luh-BLONK (homage to Matt)]

ACADIA

Daniel LeBlanc, born in c1626 perhaps at Martaizé, south of the middle Loire valley near Loudun in the interior of Poitou, central France, was a young farmer when he arrived at Port-Royal in c1645, among the earliest settlers in the colony.  Five years later, in c1650, he married Françoise, older daughter of Jean Gaudet and widow of ____ Mercier.  They "settled on the north bank of the Port-Royal River [Rivière-au-Dauphine] (today the Annapolis River), to the northeast of the marsh at Bélisle, about nine miles above the fort at Port-Royal, and a half mile below the chapel of Saint-Laurent, where he died between the years 1693-98."  Daniel and Françoise had seven children, including six sons, all born at Port-Royal, five of whom created families of their own.  Their daughter married into the Blanchard family.  After they took wives, the four older LeBlanc sons moved to the Minas area, where they created a large extended family.  The youngest son remained on his father's lands near Port-Royal.  (According to family genealogist Lucie LeBlanc Consentino:  "... as was the usual way for the Acadians, the youngest son inherited the father’s land."):  

Oldest son Jacques, born in c1651, married Catherine, daughter of Antoine Hébert and Geneviève Lefranc, at Port-Royal in c1673.  By the early 1690s they had moved to the Minas Basin, where Jacques died after May 1731, age 80.  He and Catherine had 13 children, including six sons who married into the Richard, Boudrot, and Landry families.  Three of Jacques and Catherine's daughters married Cormier brothers from Chignecto; the other three married into the Breau, Boudrot, and Haché dit Gallant families. 

Étienne, born in c1656, never married.  He died by 1686, in his 20s.  

René, born in c1657, married Anne, daughter of Jacques Bourgeois and Jeanne Trahan, at Port-Royal in c1678.  They, too, settled at Minas, where René died in January 1734, age 80.  He and Anne had 10 children, including six sons who married into the Landry, Hébert, Melanson, Thébeau, Thériot, Mailloux, and Dugas families.  Their two daughters married into the Thériot and Landry families.  René's third son, René, fils, born at Minas in c1682, served as notary at Minas from December 1744 until the deportation and is a character in Longfellow's Evangeline (see Part the First, III, which says he was "Bent like a labouring oar, that toils in the surf of the ocean, / Bent, but not broken, by age was the form of the notary public; / Shocks of yellow hair, like the silken floss of the maize, hung / Over his shoulders; his forehead was high; and glasses with horn bows / Sat astride on his nose, with a look of wisdom supernal. /  Father of twenty children was he, and more than a hundred / Children's children rode on his knee, and heard his great watch tick. / Four long years in the time of the war had he languished a captive, / Suffering much in an old French fort as the friend of the English. / Now, though warier grown, without all guile or suspicion, / Ripe in wisdom was he, but patient, and simple, and childlike. / He was beloved by all, and most of all by the children; / For he told them tales of the Loup-garou in the forest, / And of the goblin that came in the night to water the horses, / And of the white Létiche, the ghost of a child who unchristened / Died, and was doomed to haunt unseen the chambers of children; / And how on Christmas even the oxen talked in the stable, / And how the fever was cured by a spider shut up in a nutshell, / And of the marvellous powers of four-leaved clover and horseshoes, / With whatsoever else was writ in the lore of the village.")  René, fils married thrice, to Élisabeth Melanson, Marguerite Thébeau, and to a woman whose name has been lost to history.  As Longfellow implies, René, fils fathered 22 children, 17 by his second wife, who gave him a set of triplets and three sets of twins!  For two years following Christmas Day 1749, René, fils was detained by Father Jean-Louis Le Loutre and his Mi'kmaq at Village-des-Beausoleil on upper Rivière Petitcoudiac.  In October 1755, Rene, fils was deported with some of his family to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he died after 6 February 1758, in his late 70s. 

André, born in c1659, married Marie, daughter of Abraham Dugas and Marguerite Doucet, at Port-Royal in c1683.  André followed his older brothers to the Minas area, where he died in May 1743, age 86.   He fathered 10 children also, including seven sons who married into the Bourgeois, Boudrot, Labauve, Granger, and Flan families.  Their three daughters married into the Cormier, Doiron, and Robichaud families.  

Antoine, born in c1662, married Marie, another daughter of Jacques Bourgeois and Jeanne Trahan, at Port-Royal in c1681 and also followed his older brothers to the Minas Basin, where he died before July 1730.  Antoine and Marie had 10 children also, including seven sons who married into the Landry, Gautrot, Dupuis, Bourg, and Thériot families.  Their three daughters married into the Landry, Allain, Richard, and Dupuis families.  Antoine's son Joseph dit Le Maigre participated in the fight against Britain during King George's War.

Youngest son Pierre, born in c1664, married first to Marie, daughter of Claude Thériot and Marie Gautrot, at Port-Royal in c1684, and then to Madeleine, daughter of François Bourg and Marguerite Boudrot, at Port-Royal in c1697.  Pierre and his family remained on the haute rivière at Port-Royal, where Pierre became a captain of militia and ran afoul of British governor Samuel Vetch in early 1711.  Pierre's first wife gave him only one child, a son named Pierre, who survived childhood but probably did not marry.  His second wife gave him eight more children, including five sons who married into the Bourgeois, Dupuis, Thériot, Richard, and Girouard families.  Two of their three daughters married into the Bourgeois family. 

[For more on this branch of the family in pre- and post-disperal Acadia and Canada, see Book Three]

By 1755, descendants of Daniel LeBlanc had created the largest family in greater Acadia.  Most of them could be found in the Minas Basin at Grand-Pré, Rivière-aux-Canards, Pigiguit, and Cobeguit, but they also could be found at Chignecto, Chepoudy, Annapolis Royal, and in the French Maritimes. 

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Another LeBlanc family lived in Acadia before Le Grand Dérangement, but, unlike that of Daniel's, it did not survive past two generations.  Pierre dit Jasmin, son of Jacques LeBlanc and Marthe Mayare of Ozan, Auvergne, France, was probably no kin to Daniel.  He came to Acadia as a sergeant in the company of the Sieur de Gannes, détachement de la Marine, and was stationed at Port-Royal during Queen Anne's War.  In October 1708, he married Marie, daughter of Jacques Triel dit LaPierrière and Marie Savoie, at Port-Royal.  They had a single child, a son named François-Pierre, who was born at Port-Royal in July 1709.  Pierre dit Jasmin helped defend the Acadian capital when New England forces attacked in the fall of 1710.  Evidently the victorious New Englanders took Pierre dit Jasmin, Marie, and little François-Pierre to Boston, where Marie died in 1711, age 21.  The British allowed Pierre dit Jasmin to return to Annapolis Royal, formerly Port-Royal, where he remarried to Catherine, daughter of Philippe Pinet and Catherine Hébert of Minas, in October 1712.  They settled at Minas.  Catherine gave the sergeant two more children: a daughter, Catherine, born in c1714 probably at Minas; and a child whose gender has been lost to history, who was born and died at Minas between 1719 and 1724.  In the latter year, a census at Minas revealed that both Pierre dit Jasmin and son François-Pierre were dead.  If Francois-Pierre had lived to 1724, he would have died at age 15, too young to have married and started a family of his own, so his line of the family died with him.  

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Nicolas, son of Pierre LeBlanc and Marguerite Routhier of the Parish of St.-Romain-de-la-Vallette, bishopric of Périgeaux, Argonnais, France, no kin to the descendants of Daniel LeBlanc of Port-Royal, was born in France in c1730.  Nicolas came to Île Royale by August 1754, when he married Jeanne-Geneviève, called Geneviève, daughter of Aimé Mieu and Jeanne Négrier of Notre-Dame Parish, La Rochelle, at Louisbourg.  Geneviève gave Nicolas three children, a daughter and two sons, between 1755 and 1757.  No member of this family emigrated to Louisiana

LE GRAND DÉRANGEMENT

[For the family's travails during the Great Upheaval, see Book Six]

LOUISIANA:  WESTERN SETTLEMENTS

LeBlancs were among the earliest Acadians to find refuge in Louisiana.  The first of them--seven members of the family--reached New Orleans in February 1765 with the Broussard dit Beausoleil party from Halifax via Cap-Français, St.-Domingue.  After a brief stay in the city, during which one of them attempted to exchange his Canadian card money for Louisiana funds, they followed the Broussards to the Attakapas District, where they helped create La Nouvelle-Acadie on the banks of Bayou Teche:

Simon LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 28, came with wife Catherine Thibodeau, age unrecorded, and three children--Cosme or Côme, age 5, Marie-Louise, age 3, and Marie-Angélique, a newborn.  They baptized their daughters at New Orleans within days of reaching the city. 

René LeBlanc, fils, called Petit René, of Grand-Pré, age 14, Simon's younger brother, probably came with his brother. 

Isabelle LeBlanc, age unrecorded, sister of Simon and Petit René, came with husband Victor, son of Joseph Broussard dit Beausoleil.  She died at Attakapas in October 1765, probably a victim of the mysterious epidemic that swept through the Teche valley settlements that summer and fall. 

Rose LeBlanc, age 30, sister of the other LeBlancs and widow of Raphaël Broussard, came to Louisiana probably with the family of one of her siblings.  Interestingly, she did not go to the Teche with them but remained at New Orleans, where she became an Ursuline nun--Louisiana's first Acadian religious.  She took the name Sister Sainte Monique and died of small pox at New Orleans in February 1773, age 38.

Descendants of Simon LEBLANC (1736/37-1815; Daniel, Antoine)

Simon-Joseph, called Simon, second son of René LeBlanc and Anne Thériot, born at Grand-Pré in either late 1736 or early 1737, escaped the British roundup at Minas in the fall of 1755 and took refuge on the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore, where he married Catherine Thibodeau in c1758.  They ended up as prisoners at Halifax, where British officials counted them and three children in August 1763.  In late 1764, they left Halifax with the Broussard dit Beausoleil party and reached Louisiana via Cap-Français, St.-Domingue, in February 1765.  Daughter Marie-Angélique, born either aboard ship or at Cap-Français on New Year's Day 1765, was baptized at New Orleans on 20 February 1765, soon after they reached the city.  In April, they followed the Broussards to Bayou Teche.  Catherine died at Attakapas the following November, perhaps a victim of the epidemic that killed dozens of Teche Valley Acadians that summer and fall.  Daughter Marie-Angélique also may have perished in the epidemic.  Spanish officials counted Simon and son Cosme in the La Manque area of the Attakapas District in April 1766.  Simon remarried to Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph dit L'Officier Guilbeau and Madeleine Michel and widow of Jean Boudreaux, at Attakapas in c1768.  Marguerite also had come to Louisiana with the Broussards.  She and Simon settled near Carencro, at the northern edge of the district, and at Grande Pointe on upper Bayou Teche.  Their daughters married into the Barras, Comeaux, and St. Julien (French Creole, not Acadian) families.  Simon died "at his home" at La Pointe in December 1815; the priest who recorded the burial said that Simon was age 82 when he died, but he was closer to 79.  His succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, the following August.  Most of his nine sons created families of their own and added substantially to the number of LeBlancs on the western prairies.  They settled in a number of communities in the Attakapas District.  Most of them remained at Grand Pointe, but one moved down bayou to Fausse Pointe, one settled at Carencro, and another along the Vermilion. 

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Oldest son Cosme or Côme, by his father's first wife, born in Acadia in c1760, married Élisabeth or Isabelle, daughter of fellow Acadians Athanase Broussard and Anne Bourgeois, at Attakapas in July 1781.  They settled at Fausse Pointe on lower Bayou Teche.  Their son Agricole le jeune was baptized at Attakapas, age 2 months, in April 1786, Théophile was born in October 1787, Moïse in March 1790 but died at age 8 in August 1798, Alexis was born in January 1797, and Frédéric le jeune, also called Onésime, was baptized at age 7 1/2 months in March 1801.  Their daughters married into the Broussard, LeBlanc (French Canadian, not Acadian), and Sonnier families.  Cosme died at his home at Fausse Pointe in April 1811; the priest who recorded the burial said that Côme was "age about 55 yrs." when he died, but he probably was in his early 50s. 

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Agricole le jeune married Euphrosine, called Frosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Hébert and Françoise Hébert  of Fausse Pointe, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1808.  They settled at Fausse Pointe.  Their son, name unrecorded, died six days after his birth in November 1810, Agricole, fils was born in October 1814 but died at age 5 1/2 in September 1820, Alexis le jeune was born in February 1817, Onésime Agricole in January 1820, and Placide Agricole, called Agricole, posthumously in May 1822.  Their daughters married into the Broussard and Landry families.  Agricole le jeune died at his home at Fausse Pointe in May 1822; the priest who recorded the burial said that Agricole was age 32 when he died, but he was closer to 36; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in September 1822. 

Onésime Agricole married first cousin Marie Alix, called Alix, daughter of his uncle Alexis LeBlanc, in a civil ceremony in St. Mary Parish in January 1841, and "validated" the marriage at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, the following October.  They settled down bayou.  Onésime's succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in February 1854; he would have been age 34 that year.  Did he father any sons? 

Placide Agricole married Adèle, daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Cyprien Savoie and his Creole wife Marie Césarienne Bonin, at the Charenton church, St. Mary Parish, in July 1845.  Their son Cyprien was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in June 1849, Aristide in November 1852, Joseph Aladin in May 1859, and Ernest near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in November 1864.  They also had an older son named Agricole, fils. Their daughter married into the Leleux family.  Agricole Côme LeBlanc's succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in October 1853.  If this was Placide Agricole, he would have been age 31 that year.  The birth dates of two of his sons hints that the succession would not have been post-mortem. 

Agricole, fils married Marguerite, daughter of Marcellin or Maxilien Maillard, Mayard, or Mayer and Ceregnie Argreau, perhaps Hargroder, at the Church Point church, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in June 1868.  They had a son named Adelus. 

Adelus married Eslette, actually Estelle, daughter of Charles Ducret Broussard and Marie Victoria Romero, at the Jennings church, then in Calcasieu but now in Jefferson Davis Parish, in December 1892. 

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Théophile married Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Louis Hébert and Rose Richard of Bayou Teche, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in June 1811.  They settled at Fausse Pointe and at Côte-aux-Puces, or the Flea Coast, near New Iberia.  Their daughters married into the Broussard and Landry families.  Did Théophile father any sons? 

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Alexis married Marie Sidonise, Sidonie, or Edonise, daughter of fellow Acadian Hubert Landry and his Creole wife Anne Euphrosine Legros of Fausse Pointe, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1820.  They settled at Fausse Pointe and in St. Mary Parish.  Their son, name unrecorded, died at his parents' home at age 1 month in December 1820, Alexis, fils was born in April 1823 but died at age 2 in April 1825, and Désiré was born in November 1833.  They also had sons named Aurelien, Joseph, and Hubert.  Their daughters married into the Hébert, Landry, LeBlanc, Legnon, and Louvière families.  Alexis's succession record was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in July 1846; he would have been age 49 that year. 

Désiré married cousin Donatille, Adonatile, or Adonathilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Landry and Françoise Landry, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in February 1854.  Their son Désiré Nises was born near New Iberia in December 1854, Martinus in July 1856, and Pierre near Patoutville, now Lydia, in December 1868.

Aurelien married Aurelia or Auresia Stevens, Stevin, or Stivens at the Charenton church, St. Mary Parish, in September 1858.  Their son Louis Stevens was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in March 1860, Paule in June 1861, and Pierre near Charenton in March 1869. 

Joseph married cousin Julie Félicie or Félicite, daughter of French Creole Jules Pellerin and his Acadian wife Claire Landry, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in February 1860.  Their son Alexis le jeune was born near New Iberia in March 1861, Joseph Olidon in July 1862, Calix in November 1866, and Paul near Patoutville, now Lydia, in April 1869.

Hubert married cousin Élizabeth, daughter of fellow Acadian Gédéon Landry and his Creole wife Anne Lormand, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in December 1860.  Their son Duprélom was born near New Iberia in May 1864, and Jean Armogène in March 1866 but may have died at age 2 1/2 in August 1868.

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Frédéric le jeune dit Onésime married Cécile, another daughter of Hubert Landry and Anne Euphrosine Legros, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in May 1821.  They settled near New Iberia.  Their son Frédéric, fils was born in May 1822, Émile in March 1827, Camille in March 1833, and Alexis le jeune in May 1838.  Their daughters married into the Broussard and Louvière families. 

Frédéric, fils may have married fellow Acadian Amelie, called Melie, Broussard.  Their son Onésime was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in November 1850, twins Alexandre and Frédéric Dehousard in October 1855, and Eugène Phulias in November 1866.  They were living near Patoutville, now Lydia, in 1869. 

Émile married Hermina or Ermina, daughter of Bernard Miguez and Eléocadie Etie, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in February 1855.  Their son Hyacinthe was born near New Iberia in March 1856, Nicolas in December 1857, and Joseph Alcée in April 1860. 

Alexis married Mathilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Théogène Louvière and Marguerite Anise Louvière, in a civil ceremony in St. Mary Parish in October 1865, and sanctified the marriage at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in November.  Their son Jean Baptiste was born near New Iberia in September 1866, Alexis, fils in February 1868, and Arcade near Patoutville in October 1869. 

Camille married Marie, daughter of Foreign Frenchman Joseph Larive and his Acadian wife Louise Ladowiska Louvière, in a civil ceremony in St. Mary Parish in November 1865, and sanctified the marriage at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in December.  Their son Camille Blanc was born near Patoutville in September 1868. 

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Donat, by his father's first wife, born probably at Halifax in c1764, evidently died young. 

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Frédéric, also called Louis, from his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in February 1771 and baptized by a Pointe Coupée priest the following April, married Louise Constance, also called Marie Louise, daughter of fellow Acadian Amand Thibodeaux and Gertrude Bourg, at Attakapas in August 1794.  They settled at Carencro.  Their son Placide was born in September 1795, Narcisse in February 1797, Frédéric, fils in November 1798, Julien or Arvillien in October 1800, and Caliste in September 1802.  They also had a son named Ursin.  Frédéric, père, "resident of Attakapas," died at New Orleans in November 1803; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Federico, as he called him, died at age "50 yr.," but he was closer to 32!

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Arvillien married Julienne, daughter of fellow Acadian Dominique Babineaux and Marguerite Thibodeaux of Carencro, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in April 1820.  They settled at Carencro.  Their son Émilien was born in June 1825 but died the following September, Onésime, perhaps a twin, was born in October 1826, Osémé in September 1828, Treville in June 1830, Narcisse in July 1832, and Émile was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 3 months, in March 1839.  Their daughters married into the Benoit, Cormier, LeBlanc, and Richard families.  Arvillien, called Hervilien by Grand Coteau priest who recorded the burial, died probably at Carencro in July 1849, age 48. 

Onésime may have married fellow Acadian Adélaïde Landry in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in August 1843.  They settled probably near Carencro.  Their son Jean Baptiste was born in May 1857.  They may have been living near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in 1861.  Their daughter married into the Sonnier family at Church Point. 

Osémé married cousin Marie Adeline, called Adeline and Deline, daughter of fellow Acadians Louis Richard and Adélaïde Babineaux, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in May 1849.  Their son Aurelien was born near Grand Coteau in March 1850, Louis Alcide in December 1853 but died at age 2 1/2 in May 1856, Alexandre was born in July 1857, and Louis Edmond, called Edmond, in November 1859 but died at age 4 1/2 in January 1864. 

Treville may have died near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in May 1860.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not bother to give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Treville died "at age 27 yrs.," but this Treville would have been a month shy of 30.  Was he the Treville LeBlanc who married fellow Acadian Adélaïde Guidry?  If so, their daughter married a Guidry cousin at nearby Church Point. 

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Ursin married Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Melançon and Madeleine Prejean, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in December 1825.  Their son, name unrecorded, died in Lafayette Parish a day after his birth in August 1826.  Ursin remarried to Victoire, also called Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadian Victorin Guidry and his Creole wife Marie Calais, at the Vermilionville church in February 1829.  Their son Désiré was born in Lafayette Parish in January 1830, Ursin, fils near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in June 1833, Edmond was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 10 months, in November 1838, Athanase was born in St. Martin Parish in December 1840, Placide le jeune in October 1844, Joseph Ernest in December 1846, Dominic was baptized at the Breaux Bridge church, age 1 month, in September 1848, and Eusèbe was born in June 1854.  Ursin, père died in St. Martin Parish in September 1856; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Ursin died "at age 59 yrs."; his succession, which names his wife, was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in May 1858. 

Ursin, fils, by his father's second wife, married cousin Marie Azélie, called Azélie, daughter of fellow Acadians Edmond Guidry and Marie Josette Sonnier, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in April 1856.  They settled near Breaux Bridge.  Their son Antoine was born in April 1857.  Ursin, fils's succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in March 1865; he would have been age 32 that year. 

Edmond, by his second wife, married cousin Célestine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Guidry and Joséphine Thibodeaux, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in September 1861.  During the War of 1861-65, Edmond likely served as a first corporal in Company D of the Orleans Guard Battalion Louisiana Infantry, raised in St. Martin Parish, which fought at Shiloh, Tennessee, in April 1862.  Edmond survived the horrific battle and in May was transferred, along with most of the men in his unit, to Company A of the 30th (Sumter) Regiment Louisiana Infantry; Edmond was a private in this unit.  Soon after the transfer, Edmond fell sick at Magnolia, Mississippi.  He was sent home on extended sick furlough but never rejoined his company.  He died near Breaux Bridge in March 1863, age 25.  His succession was filed at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, less than a week after his death.  Célestine remarried to a Dupuis the following December.

A succession for Désiré, by his father's second wife, was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in October 1862.  Désiré would have been age 32 that year.  Did he marry?  If this was a post-mortem succession, was his death war-related? 

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Caliste married Marguerite Eurasie, called Eurasie, daughter of fellow Acadian François Bernard and his Creole wife Louise Caruthers, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in October 1829.  Their son Aurelien was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 2 months, in October 1830 but died at age 3 in October 1833.  Their daughters married into the Brouse or Bruce, Comeaux, and Prejean families.  Except for its blood, did this family line survive? 

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Placide l'aîné may have died in Lafayette Parish in September 1857.  The Grand Coteau priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Placide died "at age 60 yrs."; this Placide would have been age 62; his succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse in June 1858.  Did he marry? 

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Narcisse died near Carencro in February 1861.  The Grand Coteau priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Narcisse died "at age 66 yrs."; he was 64; his succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse, Lafayette Parish, in March.  Did he marry? 

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Agricole, by his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in November 1772 and baptized by a Pointe Coupée priest the following April, married Marie Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians François Savoie and his fourth wife Marie-Jeanne Martin dit Barnabé, at Attakapas in October 1793.  They settled on upper Bayou Teche.  Their son Pierre-Dosincourt was born in September 1796, Agricole, fils, also called Chevalier, in April 1798, a son, name unrecorded, died at age 11 days in December 1804, a son, name unrecorded, died the day after his birth in June 1807, a son, name unrecorded, died three days after his birth in July 1808, and another son, name unrecorded, died 8 days after his birth in July 1813.  Their daughters married into the Castille and Wiltz families.  Agricole, père, described as a "res. [of] Opelousas," died at Baton Rouge in March 1815; the priest who recorded the burial said that Agricole was age 45 when he died; he was 42. 

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Pierre Dosincourt died "at his mother's" at Grand Pointe in January 1818, age 21 and probably did not marry. 

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Agricole, fils married Marie, 16-year-old daughter of Pierre Cormier and his second wife Rosalie Dugas of Carencro, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in February 1820.  They settled at Carencro.  Their son Pierre Agricole was born in October 1820 but died the following December, Alexandre was born in September 1821, Pierre Dosincourt le jeune, also called Azincourt, in September 1824, and Maximilien was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 3 weeks, in December 1826 but died at age 5 weeks the following January.  Agricole, fils died in Lafayette Parish in January 1832; the priest who recorded the burial said that Agricole age 30 when he died; he was 32. 

Alexandre married Amelie or Amelia, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Broussard and Séraphine Guilbeau, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in December 1848, and remarried to Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Guidry and Joséphine Thibodeaux, at the Breaux Bridge church in September 1858.  Alexandre's succession may have been filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in December 1859; he would have been age 38 that year.  Did he father any sons? 

Pierre Dosincourt le jeune married Elmaze, daughter of fellow Acadian Édouard Broussard and his Creole wife Doralise Ardoin, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in February 1851.  Their son George Arthur was born near New Iberia in August 1864. 

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Joseph, by his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in November 1776, married, in his mid-40s, Marie Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of Philippe Wiltz and Marie Rose Dozat and widow of Anaclet Broussard, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in July 1821.  They settled at Grand Pointe.  Their daughters married into the Belair, Thibodeaux, and Wiltz families.  Joseph died in St. Martin Parish in August 1833, age 56.  Did he father any sons? 

6

Pierre, by his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in June 1778, married Hortense, daughter of fellow Acadians Augustin Broussard and Anne Landry, probably at Attakapas in the early 1800s.  They settled on the Vermilion.  Their son Pierre, fils was born in January 1806.  Their daughter married into the Comeaux family.  Pierre, père died "at his home at Vermilion" in June 1806, age 28; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in September 1811.  

Pierre, fils married cousin Marie Adeline, called Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Olidon Broussard and Victoire Babineaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in January 1827.  Their son Pierre Onésime was born in Lafayette Parish in February 1828 but died at age 2 1/2 in October 1830, Neuville or Neville was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 2 months, in May 1830, a son, name unrecorded, who was a twin, died 2 hours after his birth in February 1833, twins Duplaissin and Laissin were born in September 1834, Jean Dupré in December 1840, and twin Bernard in August 1847.  Their daughter married into the Hébert family. 

Jean Dupré married fellow Acadian Séverine, also called Levarine, Hébert.  They settled probably near Carencro.  Their son Jean Portalis was born near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in February 1863.  They were living near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in the late 1860s. 

Bernard married Emelina, daughter of fellow Acadians Sevigne Arceneaux and Azadine Brasseaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in June 1867; the marriage was recorded civilly at the Vermilionville courthouse in June 1870. 

Neville, at age 38, married cousin Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Sarasin Broussard and Véronique Hébert, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in June 1868.  Their child, name and age unrecorded, perhaps a son, died near Abbeville in October 1869. 

7

Simon, fils, called Simonet, from his father's second wife, baptized at Attakapas, age 2 months, in April 1780, died "at the home of his parent's at la pointe" in October 1817.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Simon was "age about 34 years" when he died; he was 37; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in August 1818.  He probably did not marry. 

8

Sylvestre, by his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in February 1782, married Perosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Duhon and Marie-Josèphe Gautreaux, at Attakapas in February 1806.  The settled at Grand Pointe.  Their son Sylvestre, fils, called Sylvère, was born in June 1815, a son, name unrecorded, died eight days after his birth in February 1818, Joseph Théodule, called Théodule, was born in January 1820, and Jean Baptiste in February 1823.  Their daughters married into the Guidry, Guilbeau, Martin, and Thibodeaux families.  Sylvestre, père died near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in December 1870; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Sylvester, as he called him, died "at age 99 yrs."; he was 88. 

8a

Sylvère died in St. Martin Parish in March 1847, age 31.  He may not have married. 

8b

Joseph Théodule married Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadian Adrien Guilbeau and his Creole wife Catherine Arthémise Neraut, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in April 1847.  They settled on the upper Teche between Arnaudville and Breaux Bridge.  Their son Jean Aristide, called Aristide, was born in January 1849, Louis Sylvain in April 1858, and Louis Ozémé in May 1860.  Their daughters married into the Bertrand (French or German Creole, not Acadian), Broussard, and Thibodeaux families. 

Aristide married Louisa, daughter of fellow Acadians Antoine Broussard and Élodie Bernard, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1869. 

8c

Jean Baptiste married Adrienne, another daughter of Adrien Guilbeau and Catherine Arthémise Neraut, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in July 1848.  Their son André Lessin was born near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in October 1852, and Jean Adrien near Arnaudville in August 1858.  Their daughters married into the Babineaux and Hardy families. 

9

Youngest son François-Joseph, by his father's second wife, born at Attakapas in September 1787, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Dugas and Marguerite Dupuis of La Butte and widow of Amand Guilbeau, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in April 1812.  The settled at Grand Pointe.  Their twin sons, including François, fils, were born in May 1817, but one of the boys, his name unrecorded, died at birth, Joseph Dorsineau was born in July 1819, twins Joseph Valsin, called Valsin, and Ursin in June 1821, and Simon le jeune in January 1824 but died "at his father's home at la pointe," age 1 1/2, in May 1825.  Their daughters married into the Huval and Melançon families.  François Joseph died in St. Martin Parish in August 1833, a widower, age 45; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in September. 

9a

François, fils married Marie Doralise, called Doralise, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Dupuis and Rosalie Theriot, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in November 1839.  Their son Joseph was born in St. Martin Parish in September 1840, and Léonard in December 1844.  They also had an older son named François III, unless he was Joseph.  

François III married cousin Elisa, daughter of fellow Acadians Ludovic, probably Louis, Guidry and Marie Eurasie LeBlanc, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in January 1866; Elisa's mother was a LeBlanc.  Their son Adam died near Breaux Bridge, age 10 months, in December 1868. 

Léonard married Céleste, daughter of Eugène Calais and Julienne Patin, at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in October 1866. 

9b

Valsin married Eugénie, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne Bourgeois and Celina Landry, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in October 1846.  They settled near Breaux Bridge.  Their son Jules was born in July 1847, Aristide in September 1855, Joseph Giuberti in July 1857, and Alcée in October 1859.  Their daughters married into the Guidry and Landry families.  Valsin, at age 45, remarried to Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Éloi Landry and Marie Herbertille Landry, at the Breaux Bridge church in February 1867.

9c

Joseph Dorsineau died near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in October 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph Dorcenaux died "at age 46 yrs."; he was 48.  His succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, the following December.  Did he marry? 

Descendants of René dit Petit-René LEBLANC (c1751-1809; Daniel, Antoine)

René, fils, called Petit-René, seventh and youngest son of René LeBlanc and Anne Thériot and brother of Simon, born at Grand-Pré in c1750 or 1751, escaped the British roundup at Minas in the fall of 1755 and was taken to the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore.  He watched his father and mother starve to death at Miramichi in 1759, and he and the rest of his family ended up as prisoners in British Nova Scotia.  He probably was counted with the family of older brother Simon on Georges Island, Halifax, in August 1763.  Still in his teens, he came to Louisiana via Cap-Français, St.-Domingue, in February 1765 with the Broussard dit Beausoleil party and followed them and his older siblings to the Attakapas District, where he married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Trahan and Marguerite Broussard, in c1775.  Marguerite also had come to Louisiana with the Broussards; her maternal grandfather, in fact, was Alexandre Broussard dit Beausoleil.  René and Marguerite settled on the lower Vermilion River.  Their daughters married into the Bodin, Bouquet, Bourgeois, Broussard, Langlinais, Melançon, and Trahan families.  Petit René died at his home on the lower Vermilion in August 1809; the priest who recorded the burial said that René was age 57 when he died.  Two of his four sons married, but only his youngest son, with many sons of his own, most of whom married Broussards, perpetuated this line of the family. 

1

Oldest son Raphaël, baptized at Attakapas, age 5 months, in July 1779, may have died young. 

2

Julien, born at Attakapas in April 1783, married cousin Scholastique, called Colastie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph dit Josime LeBlanc and Marguerite Duhon of Fausse Pointe, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1809.  They settled on the Vermilion and in St. Mary Parish.  Their daughters married into the Landry and perhaps into the Comeaux family as well.  Julien died in St. Mary Parish in March 1840, age 56; his succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse in April.  He evidently fathered no sons, so this family line, except for its blood, probably died with him.  After her year of mourning, Scholastique remarried to Gédéon Guenot in St. Mary Parish in June 1841.  Her new husband's succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse in January 1844, so she may have become a widow again; she died in St. Mary Parish the following April. 

3

Hilaire, born at Attakapas in July 1792, may have died young. 

4

Youngest son Jean, baptized at Attakapas, age 6 months, in September 1795, married Denise, also called Adenise and Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadian Charles dit Charlitte Duhon and Isabelle Broussard of Vermilion, at the St. Martin church, St. Martinville Parish, in October 1821.  Their son Jean Baptiste, called Jean, fils, was born in Lafayette Parish in February 1824, Eugène was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 13 months and 4 days, in December 1826, Théogène at age 1 year, 6 days, in August 1828, Dosité was born in March 1829, Onésime was baptized at age 1 in May 1834, Dolzé at age 9 months in October 1837, and Sevin or Sevenne at age 8 months in October 1839. 

4a

Jean, fils married cousin Caroline, daughter of Grégoire Bodin and his Acadian wife Pélagie LeBlanc, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in October 1846.  They settled in St. Mary Parish.  Their twin sons Alcée and Jean Alcide were born near Charenton in December 1849, and Aristille was born in October 1852. 

4b

Eugène married cousin Joséphine, another daughter of Grégoire Bodin and Pélagie LeBlanc and widow of Ursin Provost, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in February 1854.  Their son Eugène Homere was born near New Iberia in September 1859.  Eugène died probably in St. Mary Parish in January 1867, age 41; his succession, naming his wife, was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in November. 

4c

Dosité married cousin Delyside, Delzane, Delzanne, Delzinde, or Belzinde, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Onésime Broussard and Scholastique Duhon, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in September 1854.  Their son Pierre Dupré was born near Abbeville in July 1855, Dema in December 1856, and Jean Alcide in September 1861. 

4d

Onésime married cousin Eméranthe, another daughter of Pierre Onésime Broussard and Scholastique Duhon, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in April 1855.  Their son Olivier was born near Abbeville in July 1857, Jean Alexis in August 1861, and Augustin in October 1863.  Onésime's succession, which identified his wife, was filed at the Abbeville courthouse in 1867; he would have been age 34 that year; another succession for him may have been filed at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, in August of that year. 

4e

Dolzé likely married fellow Acadian Hortense Broussard at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in November 1860.  Their son François Ulysse near born near Abbeville in January 1862, Eugène le jeune, a twin, in October 1867, and Joseph Lucien in November 1869. 

4f

Théogène married cousin Marie Louise, called Louisa and Louisiana, daughter of Don Louis Langlinais and his Acadian wife Azélie Trahan, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in June 1861; Théogène was in his early 30s at the time of the wedding, and Louisa was 17.  Their son Étienne was born near Abbeville in December 1867.  Their daughters married into the Istre, Romero, and Trahan families.  Théogène died in May 1870; the Abbeville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not bother to give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Théogène died "at age 41 yrs."; he was 42.  Louisa remarried to Émile, son of Spanish Creole Nicolas Terence Romero, at Abbeville in December 1876.  (Théogène and Louisa's daughter Paula, or Pola, married French Canadian Numa Istre in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in November 1886.  They settled near Mermentau in Acadia Parish.  Their daughter Marie Zulma, called Zelma, born at Midland, near Mermentau, in December 1897, is the author's paternal grandmother.) 

Étienne married fellow Acadian Hesperie Broussard at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in November 1890. 

4g

Sevenne may have married fellow Acadian Élodie Broussard at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in November 1865.  Their son Onésime was born near Abbeville in January 1869. 

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Two LeBlancs who had come to the colony from Maryland in the late 1760s moved from the river to the western prairies during the late colonial period:

Descendants of Joseph dit Josime LEBLANC (c1762-1812; Daniel, Jacques, Jean, Pierre)

Joseph dit Josime, second son of Jean-Pierre LeBlanc and Osite Melanson, born probably at Snow Hill, Maryland, in c1762, followed his family to Louisiana in 1766 and lived with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where Spanish officials counted them on the left, or east, bank of the river in 1769 and 1777.  In the late 1770s or early 1780s, Josime moved to the Attakapas District, where he married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadian Charles Duhon and Marie-Josèphe Prejean, in August 1784.  Their daughters married into the Bourgeois, Guenot, LeBlanc, and Theriot families, and some of them settled in St. James Parish.  Josime remarried to Marguerite, daughter of André Bernard, père and Marguerite Ledlemaire and widow of Joseph Roy, at St.-Jacques in January 1801.  They lived on the river for a while and then resettled at Fausse Pointe on lower Bayou Teche.  Josime died at his home at Fausse Pointe in March 1812; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph, "native of Acadie, living at La Fausse Pointe," died "at age 52 years ...," so this probably was him; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in April; unlike Josime's burial record, his succession recorded his wife's name and gave the names and ages of his children.  All of his sons were from his second wife, they all married, and they all settled in Lafayette Parish. 

1

Oldest son Éloi, by his father's second, wife, born at St.-Jacques in December 1801, married cousin Marie Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of Jean Louis Langlinais and his Acadian wife Céleste LeBlanc of Vermilion, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1821.  Their son Éloi, fils was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 1, in January 1825, Arvain, Arven, Arvène, Irvaine, or Arsène was born in October 1825, Césaire was baptized at age 5 months in April 1828, Dalmace, Dermance, Darmas, Dermas, Armas, or Ermas was born in May 1831, Villcor, perhaps also called Vileor, was baptized at age 2 in January 1835, and Joseph Mondreaux or Monroe at age 1 in January 1840.   Their daughter married into the Porter family. 

1a

Arsène/Arvène married Ernestine, daughter of Charles Baudoin and his Acadian wife Julie Mouton, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in June 1845.  They settled on the lower Vermilion.  Their son Éloi le jeune was born in February 1855, Laurent Beauregard in August 1861, and Félix Arvène in March 1868.  They also had an older son named Jean Sevènne, called Sevènne.  Their daughter married a Baudoin cousin. 

Jean Sevènne married Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadian Théodule Guidry and his Creole wife Célestine Touchet, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in August 1867.  Their son Lucas was born near Abbeville in September 1869. 

1b

Dermance married Émilie, Amélie, or Amelia, daughter of Joseph Viator and Palmire Miguez, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in December 1852.  Their son Joseph Seville was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in March 1855, Joseph Albert near New Iberia in August 1856, and Jean Baptiste Odéon in March 1858.  They were living near New Iberia in 1861. 

1e

Villcor may have married Onésime[sic] Boudreaux, a daughter of perhaps Onésime Boudreaux.  Their son Fernest was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in August 1856. 

1d

Éloi, fils married Marie Dulcine, called Dulcine, daughter of Leufroi Maillard and his Acadian wife Marguerite Landry, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in July 1856.  Their son Éloi Olivier was born near Abbeville in April 1857, Léo in February 1867, and Joseph posthumously in August 1869.  Éloi, fils died near Abbeville in June 1869; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any  parents' names or mention a wife, said that Éloi died "at age 45 yrs.," so this was him.   

1e

Joseph Mondreaux, called Joseph M. by the recording priest, married fellow Acadian Marie Pamela Hébert at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in January 1860.  Their son Joseph Nicoise was born near Abbeville in December 1860, and Victor in July 1862. 

1f

Césaire may have married fellow Acadian Ezilda Broussard at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in October 1861. 

2

Joseph, by his father's second wife, born in September 1804 and baptized at Attakapas the following June, married cousin Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Trahan and Marie Éloise LeBlanc, probably in St. Martin Parish in the early 1820s.  Their son Émile was born in St. Martin Parish in October 1824 but died at age 6 1/2 in August 1831, Joseph, fils was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 6 months, in June 1831, Séverin at age 2 1/2 months in April 1833, Jean Alcide, called Alcide, was born in September 1840, and Ernest in December 1846.  They also had a son named Perry. 

2a

Séverin may have married French Creole Léontine Blanchet.  Their son Joseph was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in December [1854], Firmin Onésiphore in September 1856, Séverin, fils in May 1858, Pierre Lucius in February 1862, Jean Alcide in February 1864, Hippolyte Aurelie in September 1865, and Jules Olivier in May 1867.

2b

Joseph, fils married Marie Hermance, Hermanie, or Ermonee, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Émile Bernard and Marie Joséphine Comeaux, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in April 1856.  Their son Joseph Gilles was born near Abbeville in September 1861, Numa Firmin in September 1863, Optat in November 1867, and Gilbert in April 1870. 

2c

Perry married cousin Elomire or Éloise, daughter of James Dillon and his Acadian wife Elisa LeBlanc, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in October 1858.  Their son Élisée was born near Abbeville in July 1859. 

2d

Alcide married Marie Eliza or Elysia, daughter of fellow Acadians Ursin Joseph Bernard and Sylvanie Comeaux, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in September 1866. 

3

Youngest son Valéry, by his father's second wife, born at Fausse Pointe in October 1806, married cousin Carmelite, another daughter of Charles Trahan and Marie Éloise LeBlanc, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in July 1825.  Their son Désiré Valéry was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 5 months, in January 1830, and Césaire at age 3 months in November 1836.  Valéry died in Lafayette Parish in November 1839; the priest who recorded the burial said that Valéry was age 30 when he died; he was 33. 

3a

Désiré married Marie Clara, called Clara, another daughter of Ursin Joseph Bernard and Sylvanie Comeaux, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in May 1854.  Their son Louis Hasan was born near Abbeville in March 1857, Mero Valéry in February 1861, Euphémon in April 1862, Arthur in January 1865, and Joseph Gustave in July 1867. 

3b

Césaire may have married fellow Acadian Ezilda Broussard at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in October 1861. 

Descendants of Simon dit Agros LEBLANC (c1762-1828; Daniel, Antoine, Joseph dit Le Maigre)

Simon dit Agros, third and youngest son of Jean-Charles LeBlanc and Judith-Marguerite Landry, was born at Baltimore, Maryland, in c1762.  He followed his family to Louisiana in 1767 and settled with them at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville.  Unlike his older brothers, who remained on the river, Simon moved to the western prairies, where he appeared on an Attakapas District militia list in August 1789.  He married Anne dite Manon, 19-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Hébert and his second wife Théotiste-Marie Hébert and widow of Jean Mercier, at Attakapas in November 1790.  They settled on the Vermilion.  Their daughters married into the Bourg, Broussard, Cormier, and Durio families.  Simon dit Agros's will was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in March 1819.  He died in Lafayette Parish in April 1828; the priest who recorded the burial said that Simon was age 68 when he died; his succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse the following June.  Most of his many sons married and created families of their own.

1

Oldest son Simon-Maximilien, called Maximilien, Maxille, or Maxilien, born probably on the Vermilion in September 1799, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Guidry and Solange Hébert of Vermilion, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in January 1820.  They settled on the Vermilion and then farther west on Bayou Queue de Tortue.  Their son Placide was born in January 1823, Onésime le jeune in January 1825, Pierre Lasty in July 1828, and Lessin or Lucien was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 5 months, in November 1835.  Their daughter married into the Leger family.  Maximilien, at age 55, may have remarried to Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians Michel Leger, fils and Marguerite Louise Boutin and widow of Evariste, also called Cornelius dit Landry, Breaux, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in August 1855.  Maximilien, called "un vieux, widr. de La Que Tortue," by the recording priest, remarried again--perhaps his third marriage--at age 60 to Louise or Louisa Servant, widow of Louis Thibodeaux, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in May 1860.  Their son Maxille Aimable was born near Grand Coteau in April 1861.  Maximilien's estate record, calling him Maxile and naming his new wife, was recorded at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, in January 1868; he would have been age 69 that year. 

1a

Onésime le jeune, by his father's first wife, married Marie, 19-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Julien Leger and Marie Duhon, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in May 1843.  Their child, name and age unrecorded, perhaps a son, died in Lafayette Parish in November 1847.  Their daughter married into the Simon family.  Onésime le jeune died in Lafayette Parish in August 1850, age 25.  Did he father any sons who survived childhood? 

1b

Placide, by his father's first wife, may have married fellow Acadian Marie Arenize, Eremise, Kemise, or Remise Broussard at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in July 1846, but they may have been living together before that.  Their son Théoville was born near Grand Coteau in April 1846, Lessin le jeune in November 1849, Onésime le jeune in July 1851, Émile in February 1855, and Demosthène in January 1860. 

Théoville married Eléonore, called Léonore, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Richard and Léonore Trahan, at the Church Point church, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in July 1867. 

Lessin married Marie Oliva, called Oliva, another daughter of Pierre Richard and Léonore Trahan, at the Church Point church in August 1868. 

1c

Pierre Lasty, by his father's first wife, married Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadian Louis Cormier and his Creole wife Marie Ledoux, in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in September 1846.  Their son Pierre, fils was born near Grand Coteau in January 1848.  Pierre Lasty remarried to Marie Eléonore, called Eléonore, Broussard in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in June 1849.  Their son Pierre Lasty, fils was born near Grand Coteau in August 1850, Aurelien Pierre in February 1852, Adrien in November 1853, Hermogène in September 1856, and Théogène in February 1859.  They were living on the Mermentau River, at the boundary between St. Landry and Calcasieu parishes, in the late 1860s. 

Pierre Lasty, fils, by his father's second wife, married Azélima Royer in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in July 1869.  They, too, may have settled on the Mermentau River.  Their son Clémile was born in May 1870. 

1d

Lessin/Lucien, by his father's first wife, married Émeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Don Louis Broussard and Marie Vincent, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in March 1853.  Their son Ursin was born near Grand Coteau in April 1854, Joseph Duplecin in July 1859, and Pierre Dolcin in March 1863. 

2

Joseph-Théotime, also called Joseph dit Agros le jeune, born probably on the Vermilion in May 1801, married Élisabeth or Isabelle, daughter of fellow Acadians Louis Broussard and Élisabeth Savoie of Vermilion, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in June 1820.  They settled in what became Lafayette Parish.  Their son Sylvanie was born in June 1821, Maxille Joseph in July 1827, Martin in July 1840, and Adam in July 1842.  Their daughter may have married into the Guidry family.  Joseph may have remarried to Carmélite DeBlanc or LeBlanc and settled in St. Landry Parish.  Joseph Numa, perhaps their son, was born in St. Landry Parish in February 1861, when Joseph dit Agros le jeune would have been almost age 60.  What may have been Joseph dit Agros le jeune's succession, naming his two wives and calling his second wife a DeBlanc, was filed at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, in December 1861. 

3

Caliste, born probably on the Vermilion in August 1803, married Marie dite Cléonise, daughter of fellow Acadians Benjamin Broussard and Marie Madeleine Hébert of Vermilion, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in April 1821.  They settled probably near Carencro.  Their son Augustin Valsin was born in April 1825, Dolzin in August 1833, Aladin was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 5 months, in March 1836, and Luc, perhaps also called Lucas and Luca, was born in September 1840.  Their daughters married into the Clément (French Creole, not Acadian), Guilbert, Perret, and Simon families. 

3a

Augustin Valsin married Marie, daughter of Jean Baptiste Simon, fils and his second wife, Acadian Célestine Granger, in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in May 1844, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in June 1847.  Their son Jean was born near Grand Coteau in June 1849.  Their daughter married into the Stutes family.  Augustin's succession was filed at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, in October 1855; he would have been age 30 that year. 

3b

Aladin likely married Élizabeth, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Guidry, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in April 1857, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, the following June.  They settled near Church Pointe, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish.  Their son Aladin Joseph was born in December 1862, and Adam in October 1867. 

3c

Luc, called Lucas by the recording clerk, may have married fellow Acadian Celima Breaux in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in August 1865.  They settled at Pointe Émile Mouton, near Church Point, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish.  Their son Aristide was born in October 1866, Camille in July 1868, and Émile in August 1870. 

4

Simon, fils, dit Agros, also called Simonet, born probably on the Vermilion in February 1805, married Carmelite, daughter of François Meaux and his Acadian wife Constance Broussard, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in July 1826.  Their son Sosthène was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 17 days, in October 1827, Eugène at age 2 months in October 1830, Zarafin or Gerasin at age 3 months in March 1839, and Lucien in December 1841.  One of their sons settled on upper Bayou Lafourche before returning to the prairies. 

Gerasin "of St. Landry Parish" married Roséma, daughter of Siméon Fremin and Amélie Mars of Lafourche Parish, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in November 1864.  Their son Joseph Félicien was born near Labadieville in August 1866.  They were living in Lafayette Parish in 1867.   

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Jean Charles le jeune, born in St. Martin Parish in June 1810, may have died young. 

6

Onésime, born in St. Martin Parish in March 1815, married Eulalie, daughter of Roman Pavie or Pavy and his Acadian wife Marie Marcellite Trahan, in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in May 1836, and sanctified the marriage at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in January 1843.  Their son Jules Lésime was born in Lafayette Parish in May 1838, and Lésime in May 1840.  Their daughter married into the Richard family. 

Lésime married fellow Acadian Irma Hébert in a civil ceremony in St. Martin Parish in April 1857.  Which Lésime was this? 

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Their youngest son, name unrecorded, died in Lafayette Parish 10 days after his birth in July 1823. 

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A few LeBlancs who came to Louisiana from France in 1785 settled on the western prairies, but no new family lines came of it: 

Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, LeBlanc, age 54, widow of Pierre-Isidore Trahan, came to Louisiana with five children, ages 21 to 9, aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in August.  She went at first to Manchac, on the river below Baton Rouge, before following at least two of her children to the prairies.  She died at Carencro in November 1804, in her early 70s. 

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Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc of Rivière-aux-Canards, came to Louisiana with wife Élisabeth or Isabelle, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Aucoin, and a 19-year-old Semer niece aboard L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships from France that reached New Orleans in November.  The niece married a Frenchman from Marseille at New Orleans in January 1786.  Jean-Baptiste and Élisabeth went to San Bernardo, an Isleño community on the river below New Orleans, before moving to the prairies.  Jean-Baptiste died by August 1797, when Élisabeth remarried at Opelousas.  One wonders if they had any children, and if Jean-Baptiste had died on the river before his widow moved to Opelousas.

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During the late colonial and throughout the antebellum period, more LeBlancs from the river, including a set of brothers, and LeBlancs from Bayou Lafourche, moved to the prairies and added substantially to the western branch of the family: 

Marie-Josèphe LeBlanc, widow of Athanase Breaux, died at a daughter's home in Lafayette Parish in November 1825, in her early 80s.  Her succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse in December. 

Descendants of Gilles LEBLANC (c1757-1832; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Gilles, younger son of Joseph LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Gaudet, born during Le Grand Dérangement probably on the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore in c1757, followed his family from Halifax to Louisiana in 1765.  He settled with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where he married Théotiste, daughter of fellow Acadians Bonaventure Godin dit Bellefontaine and Marguerite Bergeron of Rivière St.-Jean, in February 1781.  Their daughter married into the Bernard and Dugas families and settled on the western prairies.  Gilles remarried to cousin Marine, daughter of Désiré LeBlanc and Marie-Madeleine Landry and widow of Joseph dit Dios Babin, at Ascension on the river in December 1783.  They were visiting New Orleans in November 1791 when a daughter was baptized there.  In the 1790s or early 1800s, they moved from the river to Bayou Teche and settled at Fausse Pointe, where Marine died in September 1811, in her mid-50s; her succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, the following November.  Gilles, in his late 50s, remarried again--his third marriage--to Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Bourgeois and Marie Bergeron of St.-Jacques and widow of Auguste Gravois, at the St. Martinville church in September 1816.  All three of his sons lived in St. James Parish but settled at Fausse Pointe, and his daughters also settled on the western prairies; nevertheless, Gilles returned to the river in his old age.  He died in St. James Parish in September 1832, age 74. 

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Oldest son Désiré, by his father's first wife, born probably on the river in c1781, married cousin Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph LeBlanc and Pélagie Doiron, at St. James on the river in May 1807 and settled at Fausse Pointe, St. Martin Parish, by the late 1810s.  Their son Désiré, fils was born in St. James Parish in June 1808 but may have died there in June 1809, Léon Sylvère, called Sylvère, was born in St. James Parish in March 1812 but died at age 12 in July 1824, Egidins or Jules Lessin, called Lessin, was born probably at Fausse Pointe in February 1817, a son, name unrecorded, died at birth at his parents' home at Fausse Pointe in March 1821, Jean or Joseph Ozémé, called Ozémé, was born in August 1822, and Anatole in December 1827.  Their daughters married into the Berard, Broussard, Dauterive, Greig, and LeBlanc families.  Marcellite died in St. Martin Parish in October 1844, age 60; her succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse two days after her death.  Désiré died in St. Martin Parish in August 1863; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Désiré died "at age 82 yrs."

1a

Jules Lessin married Marie Alzire or Elzire, daughter of fellow Acadians Camille Broussard and Marie Elisa Dugas, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in October 1839.  Their son Jules Désiré was born in St. Martin Parish in October 1839, Henri Camille in April 1843, Henri in November 1846, and Alfred Emmard near New Iberia in March 1852.  They also had a son named Euphémon.  Their daughters married into the Comeaux and Gondran families.  Jules Lessin remarried to Émilie, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul David and Iréné Vincent, at the St. Martinville church in August 1853. 

Euphémon, by his father's first wife, married cousin Arisa or Lariza, daughter of fellow Acadians Louis Dugas and Élise Louvière, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1866.  Their son Lessin Jules was born near New Iberia in September 1867. 

Jules Désiré, by his father's first wife, married Philomène Amelie, daughter of fellow Acadian Césaire Martin and his Creole wife Marie Pamela Patin, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in October 1866.  They settled near New Iberia. 

Henri, by his father's first wife, married double cousin Celina, daughter of fellow Acadians Lucien Broussard and Elisa LeBlanc, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in December 1867.  They also settled near New Iberia. 

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Ozémé married Susanne Constance, called Constance, another daughter of Camille Broussard and Marie Elisa Dugas, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in January 1843.  Their son Félix was born in St. Martin Parish in September 1846, Gabriel in July 1849, and Camille Marcellite in May 1858.  Ozémé remarried to Émilie, daughter of French Creole Arvis Patin and his Acadian wife Aspasie Guidry, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in September 1859.  Their son Jean Gilles was born in Lafayette Parish in April 1866, and Luc in November 1869. 

Félix, by his father's first wife, married Marie, daughter of François Terence Begnaud and Eugènie Constantin, in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in November 1866, and sanctified the marriage at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in December.  Their son Cyriague was born in Lafayette Parish in September 1867. 

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Nicolas dit Colin, by his father's second wife, born probably on the Acadian Coast in c1784, married Marie Constance, called Constance, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexis Breaux and Marie Breaux, at St. James on the river in January 1805.  They, too, settled at Fausse Pointe as well as at St. James.  Their son Edmond Gilles or Gilles Edmond was born in St. James Parish in January 1808.  They also had a son named Nicolas, fils.  Nicolas, père died in St. James Parish in April 1814, "age about 30 yrs." old; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, the following June, so he must have still owned property there.  Evidently his widow took their minor children back to the Teche; daughter Marie Ponponne died at age 20 "at her mother's home at la fausse pointe" in November 1829.  Their sons remained on the Teche. 

2a

Nicolas, fils married cousin Marie Helina or Elina, daughter of Godefroi Prevost or Provost and his Acadian wife Anne LeBlanc, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in January 1833.  Their son Paulin Constant died near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, age 8 months, in September 1840, and Nicolas Colin le jeune was born in October 1841 but died at age 11 1/2 in March 1853.  Their daughter married into the Richard family.  Nicolas, fils's succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in January 1843.  Except for its blood, did this family line survive? 

2b

Edmond Gilles married first cousin Marie Léocade, called Léocade, daughter of fellow Acadians Désiré LeBlanc and Marcellite LeBlanc, his uncle and aunt, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1834.  Their son Louis Edmond, called Edmond, was born in St. Martin Parish in May 1838, Gervais in June 1845, Oscar in July 1847 but died at age 1 in August 1848, Arsène died at age 5 weeks in July 1850, Joseph Gabriel was born in June 1852, and Nicolas Omer in March 1854.  Their daughters married into the Broussard family. 

Louis Edmond was still single and working as a clerk in St. Martinville when war broke out in the spring of 1861.  Edmond, as he was called, served as a lieutenant in Company C of the 8th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, raised in St. Martin Parish, which fought in Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania, but his service as one of General R. E. Lee's Louisiana Tigers was short-lived.  Edmond, age 24 and still unmarried, was killed in action at the Battle of Malvern Hill, Virginia, in July 1862 and was buried by his comrades on the battlefield.  His remains were found in the late 1880s, returned to St. Martinville, and, after elaborate ceremonies that involved the entire town, he was re-interred in the family vault in St. Michael's Cemetery on the east side of Bayou Teche. 

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Youngest son Rosémond, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Jacques in March 1789, married Marie-Désirée, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Breaux and Julie Prince, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in June 1809.  They settled at Fausse Pointe on Bayou Teche.  Their son, name unrecorded, died at Fausse Pointe at birth in September 1810.  Rosémond remarried to Françoise or Marie Marcellite or Émelite, called Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Bourgeois and Marie Bergeron, at the St. James church in March 1811.  They returned to Fausse Pointe, where their son Édouard was born in December 1813, Rosémond, fils, also called Lesimond, in December 1817, and Jules in December 1819.  Their daughters married into the Boutte, Durand, and Montagne families.  Rosémond died "at his home at la fausse pointe" in February 1825; the priest who recorded the burial said that Rosémond was "age about 30 yrs." when he died, but he was closer to 36; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, later that month. 

3a

Rosémond, fils, by his father's second wife, married Virginie, daughter of Louis Langlinais and his Acadian wife Aspasie Boudreaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1837.  They settled at Côte Gelée near what became Youngsville.  Their child, name unrecorded, died at age 5 weeks in December 1837, Luca Adolf or Adolphe, called Adolphe, was born in July 1843, Omer in February 1849, Pierre Ubalde in May 1852, and Babilas, perhaps a son, in January 1861.  Their daughters married into the Langlinais, Moss, and Mouton families. 

Adolphe married Olivia, daughter of Olivier Blanchet and Celima Roy, at the Youngsville church, Lafayette Parish, in September 1867. 

Pierre Ubalde, at age 16, married Fedora, daughter of fellow Acadians Octave Landry and Angelina Girouard, at the Youngsville church in December 1868.  Their son Cyprien Euger was born near Youngsville in September 1869. 

3b

Édouard, by his father's second wife, married Hortiste, daughter of Ursin Patin and his Acadian wife Marie Aspasie Guidry, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in May 1838.  Édouard's succession record was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse in September 1838; he would have been age 25 that year.  Did he father any sons?  

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Jules, by his father's second wife, married Marguerite Émilie, called Émilie and perhaps also Pamela, 18-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Don Louis Boudreaux and Céline Landry, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in May 1843.  They settled near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish.  Their son Edmond was born in February 1844, Jules, fils in January 1846, Michel Numa in December 1849, Joseph Derma in February 1854, Joseph Elphége, called Elphége, in July 1858 but died the following October, Paul was born near Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, in December 1859, Louis in February 1864, and Joseph Carlos in January 1867. 

Jules, fils married Hélène, daughter of Onésime Allemand and Elmire Champagne, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in October 1865.  Their son Édouard was born in St. Martin Parish in February 1869. 

Descendants of Antoine-Alexandre LEBLANC (c1769-1841; Daniel, René, René, fils, Désiré)

Antoine-Alexandre, called Alexandre, eldest son of Simon LeBlanc and Anne Arceneaux, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in June 1770, married Marie-Clémence, called Clémence, daughter of French Canadian Antoine-Alexandre Dupré dit Terrebonne and his Acadian wife Marianne Godin, at Ascension in June 1791.  They settled on upper Bayou Lafourche before moving to Grand Lake in the lower Atchafalaya Basin during the early 1800s.  From there, they crossed the prairie to Lake Peigneur west of New Iberia, at the southern end of the Attakapas District.  Their daughter married into the Prevost or Provost family.  Antoine Alexandre died probably on Lake Peigneur in October 1841; the New Iberia priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Antoine died "at age 72 yrs.," so this was him; his succession, which identifies his wife, was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, later in the month.  All three of his sons married and settled on Lake Peigneur near today's Jefferson Island. 

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Oldest son Édouard, born at Assumption on upper Bayou Lafourche in August 1792, married Marie Marcellite, called Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Philippe de Saint-Julien Lachaussée, fils and Pélagie Richard of St. James Parish, at Ascension on the river in July 1810.  They settled at Fausse Pointe on lower Bayou Teche before moving to Lake Peigneur.  A son, name unrecorded, died "at the residence of Louis Dugas at Fausse Pointe at birth" in November 1811, Édouard, fils was born in July 1813 and baptized the following April in St. James Parish on the river, Antoine was born in St. Martin Parish in July 1814, Clet le jeune in December 1818, and Norbert le jeune, in Lafayette Parish in January 1822.  They also had an older son named Célestin.  Their daughters married into the Boutte, LeBlanc, and Romero families.  Édouard, père died near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in August 1852, age 60. 

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Célestin married Théotiste, daughter of fellow Acadians Augustin Broussard and Anastasie Broussard, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in January 1837.  Did this family line survive? 

1b

Édouard, fils married Joséphine or Séraphine Irène, also called Tremi and Agnès, daughter of Charles LeRoy, Roy, Roi, Leray, or Feray and his Acadian wife Marie Theriot, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in January 1837.  Their son, name unrecorded, may have died near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, at age 9 months in June 1846, Clavis was born in Lafayette Parish in February 1848, Édouard III was near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in July 1855, and Jean Désiré in Lafayette Parish in June 1861.  Their daughters married into the Guilbeau, Landry, LeBlanc, Piat, and Rouly families. 

1c

Clet le jeune married first cousin Marie Aurelia, called Aurelia, daughter of fellow Acadians Clet LeBlanc l'aîné and Mélanie Richard, his uncle and aunt, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in May 1839.  Their daughters married into the Pommier family, and perhaps into the Colomb family as well.  Except for its blood, did this family line survive? 

1d

Norbert le jeune married Marie Éloise or Louise, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Duhon and Marie Marcellite Savoie, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in August 1843, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in June 1845.  Their son Désiré was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in August 1844, Alexandre Norbert in Lafayette Parish in June 1854, and Euphémon near Grand Coteau in January 1859. 

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Norbert-Dupré, born at Ascension in June 1798, married Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Broussard and Madeleine Thibodeaux, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1816.  They, too, settled on Lake Peigneur.  Their son Norbert, fils was born in March 1820, and Simon, called Simonet, in April 1822.  Their daughters married into the LeBlanc and Provost families.  Norbert remarried to first cousin Euphémie, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Benjamin LeBlanc and Scholastique Breaux, his uncle and aunt, at the St. Martinville church in February 1824.  Their son Benjamin was born in Lafayette Parish in March 1829, Édouard in St. Martin Parish in April 1836 but died at age 18 months in October 1837, Auguste was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in January 1840, and Louis Euphémon, called Euphémon, in August 1846.  Their daughter married into the Dillon family.  Norbert Dupré died near New Iberia in January 1849; the priest who recorded the burial said that Norbert, Sr. died "at age 62 yrs."; he was 50; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in February. 

2a

Simonet, by his father's first wife, married Marie Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of André dit Cadet Dupré and Marie Perronille Langlinais of Assumption Parish, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in April 1841.  Their son Jean Baptiste was born near New Iberia in August 1843, Désiré in December 1844 but died the following June, John Louis, age unrecorded, died in February 1846, Joseph Simon, called Simonette, was born in December 1846 but probably died at age 2 in January 1849, André Léodia was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in August 1855, Norbert in January 1857, and André in January 1859.  Their daughters married into the Langlinais and Lemaire families. 

2b

Norbert, fils, by his father's first wife, died near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in January 1849, age 28, two weeks before his father died.  Norbert, fils evidently did not marry. 

2c

Benjamin, by his father's second wife, married Célima, another daughter of André dit Cadet Dupré and Marie Perronille Langlinais and widow of Benjamin's first cousin Antoine Clet LeBlanc, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in August 1850.  Their son Jules was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in January 1854, Aristile in April 1857, and Eucharis in March 1862.  They were living again near New Iberia in 1866.  Their daughter married into the Broussard family. 

2d

Auguste, by his father's second wife, may have married fellow Acadian Marie Dugas at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in November 1865.  Their son Joseph was born near New Iberia in September 1866.  They were living near Youngsville in 1869. 

2e

Euphémon, by his father's second wife, married Olymphe, daughter of Olivier Blanchet and Celima Roy, at the Youngsville church, Lafayette Parish, in November 1866. 

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Youngest son Anaclet, called Clet, born at Assumption in February 1800, married Marie Mélanie, called Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Michel Richard and Rosalie Michel, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in January 1822.  They lived on the river before moving to Lake Peigneur.  Their son Antoine Clet was born in St. James Parish in December 1822, Anaclet or Clet, fils was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age unrecorded, in June 1826, Richard was born in May 1828, a son, name unrecorded, probably a twin, died "at his parent's home at Lake Pegneur[sic]" either 3 or 13 days after his birth in July 1830, Michel was born in March 1832, Éloi was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 18 months, in October 1835, Félix Alfred, called Alfred, was born in February 1836, Raymond Vilcor, Vileor, or Vileon was baptized at the Vermilionville church, age 3 months, in April 1838, and Désiré was born in January 1842 but died at age 1 in February 1843.  They also had a son name Dupré.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc cousin. 

3a

Antoine Clet married Marie Célima or Sélina, another daughter of André dit Cadet Dupré and Marie Perronille Langlinais, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in September 1841.  Their son Adolphe was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in October 1842, and Antoine, fils in December 1845.  Antoine Clet's succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse, Lafayette Parish, in August 1849; he would have been age 27 that year.  Célima remarried to Antoine Clet's first cousin Benjamin LeBlanc in August 1850. 

3b

Clet, fils married Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Éloi Bernard and Marie Céleste Girouard, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in June 1842.  They settled on lower Bayou Teche and near Youngsville.  Their son Alcider was born in November 1843, Clet III in December 1855, Éloi Jule near Charenton, St. Mary Parish, in May 1858, and Aristide in October 1861.  They also had an older son named Désiré, unless he was Alcider.  Their daughter married into the Boudreaux family. 

Désiré married Clara, daughter of Marcellin Reaux and his Acadian wife Euphémie Lachaussée, at the Youngsville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1870. 

3c

Richard married Emelina or Amelina, called Melina, daughter of Louis Moore and his Acadian wife Modeste Hébert, at the Charenton church, St. Mary Parish, in February 1852.  Their son Richard, fils was born near Charenton in January 1854, Louis Alphonse, a twin, in September 1855, and Oscar near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in January 1864. 

3d

Dupré married Adèle or Odile, daughter of Hubert Pellerin and Elina Moore, at the Charenton church, St. Mary Parish, in May 1853.  Their son Antoine Dupré was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in June 1855, and Gustave in September 1859.   Dupré remarried to Euphrasie, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Guidry and Caroline Landry and widow of Don Louis Bernard, at the Youngsville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1866.  Their son Mozart was born near Youngsville in February 1867, and Joseph Azare in June 1869. 

3e

Éloi married Hortense, another daughter of Marcellin Reaux and Euphémie Lachaussée, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in November 1854.  They settled on the lower Vermilion.  Their son Émile was born in September 1855 but died the following January, Honorat was born in December 1856, Octave in May 1862, and Oliva, perhaps a son, in April 1866. 

3f

Félix Alfred married Émelie, daughter of fellow Acadian Édouard LeBlanc, fils, his first cousin, and his Creole wife Iréné LeRoy, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in April 1858.  They settled near Youngsville.  Their son Étienne Félix was born in August 1861, Arthur in September 1863, and Numa in April 1866. 

3g

Raymond Vileor married Amelina, daughter of Ursin Langlinais and his Acadian wife Anastasie Roy, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in October 1859.

Descendants of Simon-Benjamin LEBLANC (c1772-1820; Daniel, René, René, fils, Désiré)

Simon-Benjamin, called Benjamin, third and youngest son of Simon LeBlanc and Anne Arceneaux and brother of Antoine-Alexandre, was baptized at St.-Jacques on the river, age unrecorded, in June 1780.  He married Scholastique, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Breaux and Madeleine Clouâtre, at St. Jacques in November 1804 and settled at Fausse Pointe on Bayou Teche by the late 1810s.  Their daughters married into the Lachaussée, LeBlanc, Lerow or Leroux, and Reaux families.  Benjamin died at his home at Fausse Pointe in March 1820; the priest who recorded his burial said that Benjamin was "age about 48 years" when he died; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, that same month.  One of his daughters married a first cousin, and two of his sons also married LeBlanc cousins. 

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Oldest son Simon Drosin, also called Antoine Drosin, born in St. James Parish in March 1809, married cousin Madeleine Clémence, called Clémence, daughter of fellow Acadians Norbert LeBlanc and Joséphine Broussard, at the St. Martinville church in February 1834.  Their son Jean Baptiste was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 10 months, in October 1835 but died in St. Martin Parish at age 16 months in July 1836, Joseph Olidon, called Olidon, was born in March 1837, Norbert Ovid or Ovide, called Ovide, was baptized at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, age unrecorded, in January 1844, and Simon le jeune was born in January 1855.  Their daughter married into the Bessan and Darby families.  Clémence died near New Iberia in September 1867, age 53; her succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse the following December. 

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Joseph Olidon married fellow Acadian Alzire Hébert at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in May 1857.   Their son Joseph Ali was born near New Iberia in December 1860, Arthur in May 1863, and Erasme in August 1870. 

1b

During the War of 1861-65, Ovide may have served as a sergeant in Company I of the 7th Regiment Louisiana Cavalry, the Chasseurs du Teche, raised in St. Martin Parish, that fought in Louisiana, especially against prairie Jayhawkers late in the war.  Ovide died near New Iberia in August 1867, age 23.  Did he marry?  Was his death war-related?

2

Simon, born in St. James Parish in August 1813, married cousin Marie Marcellite, called Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Édouard LeBlanc and Marcellite Lachaussée, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in April 1839.  Their son Simon Anatole, called Anatole, was born near New Iberia in July 1840, and Édouard died in Lafayette Parish, age 12 days, in March 1843.  Their daughter married into the Moore family. 

Anatole married Olymphe, daughter of Valsin Miguez and Louisiana Miguez, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in November 1865.  Their son Simone le jeune was born near New Iberia in March 1869.  Wife Oymphe died the following December. 

3

Youngest son Joseph, born in St. James Parish in July 1815, may have died young. 

Descendants of Jacques-Pierre-Marie LEBLANC (1771-1854; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Jacques-Pierre-Marie, sixth and youngest son of Simon LeBlanc, from second wife Marie Trahan, born at Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in June 1771, followed his family to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them at Manchac, south of Baton Rouge, where he married Marie-Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Brasseaux and Isabelle Richard, in April 1798.  They moved to Fausse Pointe on Bayou Teche by the early 1810s.  Their daughter married into the Dugas family.  Jacques died in St. Martin Parish in February 1854; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jacques died "at age 88 yrs."  He was 82.  His succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in December 1855.  Just two of his many sons married, and only one of them had sons of his own. 

1

Oldest son Marcellin, born at Manchac on the river in July 1799, died at his parents' home at Fausse Pointe in October 1822.  The priest who recorded his burial said that Marcellin died "at age about 20 years"; he was 23.  He probably did not marry. 

2

Jacques-Nicolas, called Jacques-Colin, Colin, and Paulin, born at Manchac in August 1803, married Marcellite Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Babin and Anastasie Melançon of La Pointe, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1823.  Their son Alexandre was born in St. Martin Parish in December 1829, Antoine Sevigne, called Sevigne, in December 1831, Joseph Ernest, called Ernest, in January 1838, and Abner Aristide in January 1840.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Begnaud, Gradenigo, Magee, Pellerin (French Creole, not Acadian), Thibodeaux, and Trahan families.  Colin died in St. Martin Parish in September 1855; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Colin died "at age 48 yrs.," but he was 52; his succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in October. 

2a

Alexandre married Marguerite Lodoiska, called Lodoiska, daughter of Ursin Ozenne and Julie Picard, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in February 1852.  During the War of 1861-65, Alexandre may have served in the Yellow Jackets Battalion Louisiana Infantry, raised in St. Martin Parish, and in Company K of the Consolidated 18th Regiment and Yellow Jackets Battalion Infantry, both of which fought in Louisiana.  In October 1862, at age 32, perhaps as a conscript, he enlisted probably in the Yellow Jackets at Bayou des Allemands, southeast of New Orleans, and was transferred to Company K of the Consolidated 18th Regiment and Yellow Jackets Battalion Infantry when that unit was created at Simmesport, Louisiana, in November 1863.  In late February 1864, Alexandre was reported sick at "Taylor Hospital" and was admitted to the Confederate general hospital at Shreveport in late March.  He may have been the Alexandre LeBlanc who died in June 1864; the St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Alexandre died "at age 35 yrs."; this Alexandre would have been age 34.  If this was him, his daughter Julie was only 2 1/2 years old when he died.  Did he father any sons? 

2b

Sevigne married Celima or Celina, daughter of Olivier Blanchet and his Acadian wife Carmelite Boudreaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in May 1852.  Their son Donat Jules was born in St. Martin Parish in May 1854, Joseph Colin near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in November 1855, Juste in November 1863, and Blanchet, age unrecorded, died in September 1870. 

2c

Ernest married Mathilde, daughter of Alexandre Begnaud and Elisa Constantin, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in August 1868. 

3

Joseph Serville, born probably at Manchac in c1804, died at his parents' home at Fausse Pointe in January 1818, age 14.

4

Derosin, born at Manchac in April 1806, died there at age 1 1/2 in October 1807. 

5

Édouard, born at Manchac in June 1808, married cousin Marie Elemie, daughter of fellow Acadians Désiré LeBlanc and Marcellite LeBlanc of Fausse Pointe, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in June 1829.  Édouard died "at his parents' home at la fausse pointe" in September 1829, age 21, and may have fathered no children.

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Their youngest son, name unrecorded, died "at birth at his father's home at la fausse pointe" in May 1824. 

Descendants of Joseph-Béloni LEBLANC (c1788-1826; Daniel, André?, Jacques? Bonaventure?)

Joseph-Bénoni or -Béloni, called Béloni, son of Joseph LeBlanc and Madeleine Landry, perhaps Joseph dit Adons LeBlanc and Marie-Marguerite Landry, born perhaps at St.-Gabriel on the river in c1788, married Euphrosine, daughter of Antoine Lanclos and Madeleine Molineaux and widow of Vital Rivet, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in December 1811.  Their daughter may have married into the Trahan family.  Béloni moved to the western prairies and remarried to Judique, daughter of Creoles Joseph Bergeron and Clémence Aymond, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in May 1824.  Béloni died at his home on Prairie Gros Chevreuil, east of present-day Breaux Bridge, in July 1826, age 38; his successions were filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in September 1826 and August 1827; the first succession noted that he had no heirs.  Béloni seems to have fathered no sons by either of his two wives, so his line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

Descendants of Joseph Casimir LEBLANC (1807-; Daniel, Antoine, Jacques dit Petit Jacques, Jean-Jacques)

Joseph Casimir, called Casimir, second son of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc and Marie Henriette Boudreaux, born at St. James in July 1807, married, at age 37, Orellia, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Sonnier and his Creole wife Josette Percle, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in February 1845.  At age 44, Casimir remarried to cousin Cidalise, daughter of fellow Acadians Olivier Boudreaux and Susanne Breaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in June 1852.  They settled in St. Landry Parish. 

1

Oldest son Joseph Jean Baptiste Olivier, by his father's second wife, was born in St. Landry Parish in June 1860. 

2

Jean Jacques, by his father's second wife, was born in St. Landry Parish in May 1862. 

3

Simon, by his father's second wife, was born in St. Landry Parish in August 1866 but died at age 2 in August 1868. 

Descendants of Charles LEBLANC, fils (1808-; Daniel, Antoine, Pierre dit Pinou, Victor, Olivier)

Charles, fils, son of Charles-Marie LeBlanc and his first wife Modeste-Aimée Blanchard, born at Manchac on the river in November 1808, settled with his family in what became West Baton Rouge Parish.  When he came of age, Charles, fils crossed the Atchafalaya Basin and married Élisabeth Tarsile or Tarsile Élisabeth, daughter of Jean Marie Le Tullier and his Acadian wife Élisabeth Dupuis of West Baton Rouge Parish, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in May 1833.  They settled near Breaux Bridge.  Their daughters married into the Aville, Devilliers, Frederick, and Guidry families.  A daughter was baptized at Baton Rouge in August 1860, so they may have returned to that area by then. 

1

Oldest son Jean Charles was born in St. Martin Parish in August 1839. 

2

Jacques was born in St. Martin Parish in February 1843 and baptized at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, the following November. 

3

Youngest son Joseph Aristide was born in St. Martin Parish in January 1845. 

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Other LEBLANCs on the Western Prairies

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link many LeBlancs in the western parishes with known Acadian lines of the family there.  The priests at Grand Coteau, New Iberia, St. Martinville, and Abbeville were especially negligent in their recordkeeping.  One suspects that some of these LeBlancs were French Canadians and French Creoles, not Acadians, and that others who lived on the prairies during the post-war period were Afro Creoles once owned by "white" LeBlancs: 

Donat LeBlanc married Dorothée Comeaux, place and date unrecorded, and settled at Attakapas by the late 1790s. 

Joseph LeBlanc "died at the home of Michel Prudhomme in the Bois de Mallet area [of St. Landry Parish] at age 48 years" in October 1818.  One wonders if Joseph was Acadian. 

Pierre LeBlanc married Lize Hébert, place and date unrecorded, and settled in St. Martin Parish.  Pierre's succession was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse in May 1824. 

Jean LeBlanc married Denise Frugé, also called Augustine and Duhon, who may have been a daughter of Augustin Frugé and Ophelize Marcantell, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in January 1836.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did give the couples' parents' names.  Their son Louis was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 9 months, in December 1837 (the recording priest called her mother an Augustine), Meran was born in St. Landry Parish in February 1847, daughter Célina in December 1849, son Joseph Meteore in December 1856, and daughter Éloise in March 1858.  Their daughter Émelia married into the Berbal family.  Was Jean an Acadian LeBlanc?  

Carmélite LeBlanc's son Zéolin was baptized at the Vermilionville church Lafayette Parish, age 9 months, in July 1836, and Joseph at age 6 months in August 1839.  The priest who recorded the boys' baptisms did not give the father's name or Carmélite's parents' names. 

Clémentine LeBlaugh, as the parish clerk spelled her name, married Joseph Guideroz in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in July 1838.  The recording clerk did not give the couples' parents' names.  One wonders if Clémentine was a LeBlanc, much less an Acadian. 

Éloi LeBlanc married Jeanne Leroi, place and date unrecorded, and settled near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, by the early 1840s.  Daughter Marie Aséma was born there in August 1842. 

Louis LeBlanc died near New Iberia in May 1841.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Louis died "at age 4-5 mths."  Was Louis's father Acadian? 

Don Louis LeBlanc died near New Iberia in June 1841.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Don Louis died "at age 18 mths."  Was Don Louis's father Acadian?

Julien LeBlanc's succession was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse, Lafayette Parish, in May 1842.  The printed record says nothing of his parents or a wife.  One wonders which Julien LeBlanc this may have been. 

Azélie LeBlanc married French Creole Simon Simoneaux at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in April 1844.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names.  Azélie's succession, naming her husband, was filed at the Vermilionville courthouse, Lafayette Parish, in February 1851.  Who was her father?  Was she Acadian? 

Stanislas, son of Louis LeBlanc and Euprosine Dalese or Dalferes, married Julienne, daughter of Bernard Ganivel, also called Garrio, and Elizabeth Hoppenayse, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in July 1840.  They did not remain on the upper Lafourche but moved to lower Bayou Teche soon after their marriage.  Daughter Victoire was born near Charenton, St. Mary Parish, in December 1845. 

Azéline LeBlanc married French Creole François Maillard at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in July 1846.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Léonise LeBlanc married Azarie Simon, probably a French Creole, at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in July 1846.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Élize LeBlanc's child, name and age unrecorded, died near Grand Coteau in January 1849.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

Louis LeBlanc died in Lafayette Parish in February 1849.  The Vermilionville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Louis died "at age over 30 yrs."  Was Louis Acadian?

Euphrosine LeBlanc married Simon Lavalette in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in April 1849.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names.  Was Euphrosine Acadian? 

Hervilien LeBlanc died near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, age 48, in July 1849.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a wife.  Was Hervilien Acadian?

Euphrasie or Euphrosine LeBlanc married Julien Jean Gallot or Gallo in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in June 1849, and sanctified the marriage at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in August 1851.  Neither the parish clerk nor the priest who recorded the marriage gave the couple's parents' names.  Was Euphrasie/Euphrosine Acadian?  She died "at Plaisance" in St. Landry Parish, age 28, in September 1863. 

Vitar or Vital LeBlanc married Sydalise Mateo, Matheos, or Mathire in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in October 1849.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names.  Their daughter Philomène was born in St. Landry Parish in November 1853, and son Augustine Séverin in March 1856.  Was Vital Acadian?

Michel LeBlanc married Marie Elisa or Ann Mary Liza Parquine or Purkins, perhaps Perkins, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Thom was baptized at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, age 5, in April 1851. 

Alexis LeBlanc's succession, with "Very little information," was filed at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in September 1851. 

Uranie LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish, age 6, in July 1852.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names. 

"Anonyme" LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish, age 1 month, in November 1852.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial failed to give not only the infant's name, but also the names of his/her parents. 

Calisse LeBlanc married Spanish Creole Auguste Peres in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in January 1854.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names.  Was Calisse Acadian? 

Napoléon LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish in January 1855.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Napoléon died "at age 10 yrs." 

Jean Baptiste LeBlanc married French Creole Célestine Lidet, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Célestine was born in St. Landry Parish in March 1856.  Was Jean Baptiste Acadian? 

Marie Alice, daughter of ____ LeBlanc and Marguerite ____, was born in St. Martin Parish in May 1856.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the girl's baptism did not reveal the full identity of her parents. 

Colombus LeBlanc died in St. Mary Parish in May 1856.  The Charenton priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said the Columbus died "at age 7 yrs."

Scholastic, probably Scholastique, LeBlanc, wife of Antoine Reo, actually Reaux, died near New Iberia, age 21, in October 1856. 

Cécilia LeBlanc married Anglo American Evariste Moore at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in May 1857.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Héloise LeBlanc married cousin Raphaël, son of fellow Acadian Philippe de Saint-Julien Lachaussée III and Hortence LeBlanc, at the Abbeville church in June 1857.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Vileor LeBlanc married French Creole Lezima Baudoin, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Vileor, fils was born near Abbeville in October 1857. 

A succession for Élize LeBlanc, wife of Antoine Comeaux, called Como in the document, was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in December 1857.  The succession was not only post-mortem, but it was issued nearly a year and a half after Élize's death during the Last Island disaster of August 1856.  Husband Antoine also was a victim of the Last Island storm, but, thanks to the efforts of one of his sons, he survived it. 

William, son of Charlotte LeBlanc, was born in St. Landry Parish in January 1858.  The Opelousas priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names.  Was Charlotte Acadian? 

Aurelia LeBlanc married Antoine Reaux, widower, perhaps, of Scholastique LeBlanc, at the Abbeville church in October 1858.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Narcisse, son of Jo LeBlanc, died near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in May 1858.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Narcisse died "at age 24 yrs." 

Desiré LeBlanc married Marie Clara Bernard, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Desirée M. was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in May 1859. 

Carmélite LeBlanc, called OBlanc by the recording clerk, married Joseph, son of probably French Canadian Louis LeBlanc, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in September 1859.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Marguerite LeBlanc married Théophile, son of perhaps Pierre Onésime Broussard, at the Abbeville church in September 1859.  Again, the priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Silvère LeBlanc died near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in May 1860.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, says that Silvere died "at age 15 mths."  Was the boy Acadian? 

Alcie LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish in October 1860 "at age 4 yrs."  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial did not give the boy's parents' names.   

Cécile LeBlanc married Saint Julien, called Julien, son of fellow Acadians Philippe de Saint Julien Lachaussée III and Hortence LeBlanc, at the Youngsville church, Lafayette Parish, in April 1861, and recorded the marriage civilly at the Vermilionville courthouse in July 1867.  Neither the priest nor the parish clerk who recorded the marriage gave the couple's parents' names. 

Mélaïde LeBlanc married Joseph J. Doucet, probably a fellow Acadian, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in July 1861.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Marie Advelia, daughter of Armozin LeBlanc and Adélaïde Landry, died near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in October 1861. 

Aurelia LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish in July 1862, age 6.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial did not give her parents' names. 

Baptiste LeBlanc died near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in August 1863.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, says that Baptiste died "at age 3 yrs."

Jules LeBlanc married Caroline Cachot, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Oneil was born near Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, in October 1863. 

Joseph LeBlanc died "at Washington," St. Landry Parish, in January 1864.  The Opelousas priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Joseph died "at age 11 yrs." 

Camille LeBlanc married fellow Acadian Francine Landry, place and date unrecorded, and settled near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, by the early 1860s.  Daughter Cécile was born near New Iberia in June 1864. 

Alphonse LeBlanc married Catherine Floriscant, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Aurelia was born near New Iberia in c1865 but died there at age 2 in July 1867. 

Céleste LeBlanc's son Jean was born in Lafayette Parish in January 1865.  The Vermilionville priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

Jean Baptiste LeBlanc died near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in May 1865.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Jean Baptiste died "at age 18 yrs."  One wonders if his death was war-related. 

Alida LeBlanc "of Calcasieu" married French Creole Firmin Fuselier, fils in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in July 1865.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Clémence LeBlanc married Syphroyen, perhaps Symphorien, fils, son of perhaps fellow Acadian Symphorien Boudreaux, at the Abbeville church, Vermilion Parish, in July 1865.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Adèl'a LeBlanc married Louis Lilieu, probably Leleux, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in October 1865.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Célestine LeBlanc married Spanish Creole Drosin Miguez at the Abbeville church in October 1865.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Mrs. "Pere" LeBlanc died near New Iberia in October 1865.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her maiden name nor her age at the time of her passing. 

Charlotte LeBlanc's son Edmond died in St. Landry Parish in October 1865 at age 4, and her son Jean Baptiste died "at quartier Plaisance" at age 15 months in December 1865.  The Opelousas priest who recorded the boys' burials did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

A succession for Célima LeBlanc, wife or widow of Camille Auguste Broussard, was filed at the Abbeville courthouse, Vermilion Parish, in 1866.  Who were Célima's parents? 

Adolphe LeBlanc married Emma Broussard at the Abbeville church in January 1866.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Their son Victor Adonis was born near Abbeville in October 1866, and Joseph Mea in June 1870. 

Sylvanie LeBlanc married Therence Zénon at the Abbeville church in April 1866.  Again, the priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Martin LeBlanc married Modeste Guidry in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in June 1866.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Nicholas LeBlanc married Eugénie Vincent, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Cléopha was born near Abbeville in July 1866, daughter Euphémie in January 1868, and Alida in October 1869. 

Dupréalon or Duprélon LeBlanc married Aspasie Broussard, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Albert was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in St. Martin Parish, in October 1866, daughter Marie near Abbeville in August 1868, and Élodie in October 1869. 

Virginia LeBlanc gave birth to son Louis near Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, in August 1867.  The priest who recorded the boy's burial did not give the father's name nor the mother's parents' names. 

Édouard LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish in October 1867.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Édouard died "at age 21 yrs."  Was Édouard Acadian? 

Jules LeBlanc married Adélaïde Dauphine, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Julien was born near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in November 1867.  Was Jules Acadian? 

Simon LeBlanc married Arsène Hargrave, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Thérèsien Joseph was born near Abbeville in January 1868, and Simien in March 1870. 

Charles LeBlanc died in Lafayette Parish in February 1868.  The Vermilionville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Charles died "at age 82 or 83 yrs."  Was Charles Acadian? 

Mathilde, daughter of Trevil, probably Treville, LeBlanc and Adélaïde Guidry, at the Church Point church, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in April 1868. 

Olézime LeBlanc's succession was filed at the Franklin courthouse, St. Mary Parish, in August 1868.  So who was he? 

Antoine LeBlanc married Estelle Stelly, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Louis was born near Bayou Pointe-aux-Loupes, now Iota, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in October 1868.  Was Antoine Acadian? 

Théogène, son of John LeBlanc and Clarisse ____, married Marie Carmélite, daughter of Jo David and Marie ____, at the Arnaudville church, St. Landry Parish, in October 1868.  Their son Joseph Alfred was born near Bayou Pointe-aux-Loupes, now Iota, in October 1868.  Was John Acadian?  Was he kin to Antoine? 

Cécile, daughter of Alexis LeBlanc and Marie Landrier, married Victor, son of Bernard Abbadie, at the Lydia church, Iberia Parish, in December 1868. 

Eugène, son of ____ LeBlanc and Marie ____, "fils," married François[e], daughter of ____ Marks and Adélaïde Meillard, at the Opelousas church. St. Landry Parish, in January 1869.  Was Eugène Acadian? 

Théophile LeBlanc married Agathe Dugas, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Mathile was born near Bayou Pointe-aux-Loups, now Iota, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in January 1869. 

Jean Sevènne LeBlanc married Eugénie Gaspard, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Élodie was born near Abbeville in February 1869. 

Madeleine LeBlanc died in Lafayette Parish, age 47, in May 1869.  The Vermilionville priest who recorded the burial did not mention a husband or give the woman's parents' names. 

Nicolas LeBlanc married Eulalie Fontenette, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Emma was born near New Iberia in August 1869. 

Julie LeBlanc gave birth to son Pascal near Breaux Bridge, St. Martin Parish, in October 1869.  The priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name nor the mother's parents' names. 

William LeBlanc married Adèle Batin, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Mary was baptized at the Washington church, St. Landry Parish, age 1 month, in October 1869. 

Aristide LeBlanc married Philomène Hébert at the Breaux Bridge church, St. Martin Parish, in November 1869.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Their son Joseph Aver was born near Breaux Bridge in March 1870. 

Marie Onezia LeBlanc married Sosthène Schexneider in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in January 1870.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

Élie, son of Charlotte LeBlanc, married Louisa, daughter of Valmont Amelie and Amélie ____, at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in February 1870.  Was Charlotte Acadian? 

Louis LeBlanc died in St. Martin Parish in April 1870.  The St. Martinville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Louis died "at age 6 yrs." 

Marie Corine, daughter of Virginie LeBlanc, was baptized at the New Iberia church, age 2 months, in April 1870.  The priest who recorded the baptism did not give the girl's father's name. 

Villiers LeBlanc married Ophelia Giroir, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Héllène was born near Brashear, now Morgan, City, St. Mary Parish, in August 1870. 

Élizé LeBlanc married Élodie LaFenetre, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Mathilde was born in Lafayette Parish in October 1870. 

Eugénie LeBlanc gave birth to son Ursin near Youngsville, Lafayette Parish, in December 1870.  The priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name nor the mother's parents' names. 

Louis D. LeBlanc married Euranie Blanchard in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in December 1870.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couples' parents' names. 

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A LeBlanc family living on the western prairies during the antebellum and post-war periods cannot be linked by area church and civil records to other members of the family in the area: 

Descendants of Jean LEBLANC (?-)

Jean LeBlanc married Eulalie, called Lolie, Tournier, also called Jouinier, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter married into the Gallo or Gallot family.

Étienne married Marie Alicia or Lucie, daughter of Similen McCarthy and Honorine LeBlanc, at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in December 1866. 

LOUISIANA:  RIVER SETTLEMENTS

Most of the LeBlancs who came to Louisiana from Halifax in 1765 were not part of the Broussard dit Beausoleil party.  These LeBlancs--17 or 18 more members of the family--arrived later in the year and settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques on the river above New Orleans where 20 Acadians from Georgia had settled the year before.  So many Acadians settled at Cabanocé, in fact, that the area soon became known as the Acadian Coast: 

Joseph LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 45, came with wife Isabelle Gaudet of Port Royal, age 46, and four children--Anne, age 17; Joseph, fils, age 15; Isabelle, age 11; and Gilles, age 8.  They had no more children in Louisiana.  Their daughters married into the Duhon and LeBlanc families.  Daughter Isabelle, widow of cousin Simon LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish in May 1815, in her early 60s.  Daughter Anne followed her husband to upper Bayou Lafourche and died there in her early 80s.  Son Gilles married twice on the river but in his final days settled on Bayou Teche.  Joseph, fils remained on the river.  Joseph, père died at St. James in July 1805, a widower, age 85. 

Étienne LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 43, older brother of Simon and René dit Petit René of Attakapas, came with wife Élisabeth or Isabelle Boudrot of Grand-Pré, age 43, and seven children--Simon le jeune, age 21; Marguerite, age 16; Étienne, fils, age 14; Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, age 7; Mathurin, age 6; Joseph, age 3; and newborn Marie-Marthe-Élisabeth.  Étienne and Élisabeth had no more children in Louisiana.  A son and a daughter were baptized at New Orleans in early December 1765, which gives an idea of when the family reached the colony.  Étienne died probably at Cabanocé before September 1769, when his wife was listed as a widow in a census there.  Their daughters married into the Lamothe, Landry, LeBlanc, Le Conte, and Robichaux families.  Daughter Madeleine married three times.  She, one of her sisters, and brother Mathurin settled on Bayou Lafourche.  Étienne and Élisabeth's other children--including Simon le jeune, Étienne, fils, and Joseph--remained on the river near their widowed mother. 

Marcel LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 31, came with wife Marie-Josèphe Breau of Cobeguit, age 29, and daughter Marguerite, age 2.  They had more children in Louisiana.  Marguerite married into the Dugas family and died near Convent, St. James Parish, a widow, in September 1846; the priest who recorded her burial said that Marguerite died at "age 91 yrs.," but she was in her early 80s. 

Marie LeBlanc, age 21, came with husband Athanase Breau of Chepoudy, age 30, and two very young children.  They remained on the river. 

Rosalie LeBlanc, age 20, came with husband Paul Bourgeois of Chignecto, age 33, and no children.  They remained at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where Rosalie, in her late 50s, remarried to Jean-Baptiste, son of fellow Acadian Pierre Bourgeois of Chignecto and widower of Marie-Madeleine Bourg and Osite Melançon, in January 1804.  Rosalie died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1815, in her late 60s. 

André LeBlanc, age unrecorded, may have been a refugee from Halifax. 

These LeBlancs from Halifax created a large center of family settlement on the Acadian Coast:

Descendants of Marcel LEBLANC (c1734-?; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Marcel, son of Jacques LeBlanc, fils and Catherine-Marie-Josèphe Forest, born probably at Grand-Pré in c1734, escaped the British roundup at Minas in the fall of 1755 and took refuge on the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore.  His parents and siblings were not so lucky; the British deported them to Pennsylvania, but they moved on to Maryland in the late 1750s or early 1760s.  Meanwhile, Marcel married Marie-Josèphe, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Breau and Ursule Bourg of Cobeguit, at Restigouche at the head of the Baie des Chaleurs in November 1760, after the French garrison's formal surrender.  Soon after their marriage, the British confined Marcel and his bride to a prison camp in Nova Scotia.  They came to Louisiana from Halifax in 1765 with a 2-year-old daughter and settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where they had many more children.  (If they had other children in Nova Scotia, their names have been lost to history.)  Marcel's parents, with three of his younger sisters and two of his younger brothers, came to Cabanocé in 1766 with the first group of Acadian exiles from Maryland.  Spanish officials counted Marcel and Marie-Josèphe on the right, or west, bank of the river at St.-Jacques in 1769 and 1777.  Their daughters married into the Chiasson, Dugas, and Melançon families.  Marcel had only two sons, but they fathered many sons of their own.  His older son remained on the river, but his younger son moved to upper Bayou Lafourche during the early antebellum period. 

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Older son Sylvain- or Sylvestre-Marie, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in December 1770, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Godin dit Bellefontaine and Madeleine Melançon, at St.-Jacques in August 1789.  Their son Paul-Sylvestre, also called Luc-Paul and Paul-Sylvain, was born at St.-Jacques in September 1790, Marcellin in c1795, Jean-Baptiste in October 1796, Marcel le jeune, also called Marcellin, in November 1800, and Simon in February 1805.  They also had a son named Joseph.  Their daughters married into the Lanoux, LeBlanc, Melançon, Prejean, and Richard families.  Sylvain died in Ascension Parish in January 1834, age 63. 

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Paul Sylvestre married cousin Adélaïde, called Délaïde and perhaps also Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Melançon and Osite LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in May 1811.  Their son Paul, fils was born in St. James Parish in March 1812, Faustin, also called Sosthène and Justin, near Convent, St. James Parish, in February 1818, and Marcellin le jeune in November 1819 but died at age 1 in February 1821.  Their daughters married into the Arceneaux and Lanoux families, and perhaps into the Chauvin family as well.  Paul Sylvestre may have died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1822; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Paul died at "age 30"; Paul Sylvestre would have been 31.  One of his sons settled in West Baton Rouge Parish, but the other one remained in St. James. 

Paul, fils married Marie Esther, called Esther, daughter of fellow Acadians Manuel Breaux and Lize Bergeron, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in October 1830.  They lived near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son, name unrecorded, died at age 11 days in August 1831, Paul Sylvain was born in October 1832, Paul Faustin, called Faustin, in August 1834 but died at age 4 in November 1838, Zenon was born in April 1836 but died at age 1 in May 1837, Faustin le jeune was born in January 1841, Joseph in July 1845 but may have died at age 9 in November 1854, and Augustin was born in May 1851.  Their daughter married into the Falgout and Pabane families.  Paul, fils died near Convent, St. James Parish, in August 1863, age 51. 

Paul Sylvain married Marie Émilie, called Émilie, daughter of Eugène Matherne and Marie Emeranthe Ory, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in July 1858.  They moved upriver to the Baton Rouge area but returned to St. James Parish by the late 1860s.  Their son William Lucien was born near Baton Rouge in August 1859, and Joseph Pierre in November 1865. 

Faustin married Julienne Pourpore, perhaps Pouponne, daughter of Julien Bourgoyne or Bourgogne and Cécille Tullier, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in July 1842.  They settled in West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their son Jules Augustin was born in October 1845, Adam Adolphe in January 1848, Jacques in c1851 but died at age 4 in October 1855, and Edgard was born in February 1852.  Their daughters married Tullier cousins.  Faustin remarried to Marie Doralise, also called Eulalie, daughter of fellow Acadian Bélonie Daigre and Marie Anne Trahan and widow of Auguste Hébert, at the Brusly church in October 1856.  Their son Joseph Arnaud was born near Brusly in October 1857, and Paul le jeune in February 1860. 

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Marcellin married cousin Marie Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Firmin Landry and Marie LeBlanc of Ascension Parish, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1814.  Their son Marcellin, fils was born in Ascension Parish in January 1817, and Simon le jeune in September 1830.  Their daughters married into the Braud, Dehamaz, Gautreaux, Grabert, Lecorre, Louviere, and Poché families.  Marcellin died in Ascension Parish in July 1851; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Marcelin, as he called him, died "at New River" at "age 56 years." 

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Jean Baptiste married cousin Marie Cléonise, called Cléonise and Léonise, daughter of fellow Acadians Bonaventure Godin dit Bellefontaine and Marie Broussard, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in May 1815.  Their son Lessin, perhaps also called Jean Baptiste, fils, was born near Convent in December 1819, Sylvain in November 1821, a son, name unrecorded, died 15 days after his birth in September 1828, Joseph died at age 3 months in July 1834, and Landry was born in September 1837 but died the following November.  Their daughters married into the Bourgeois, Gautreaux, Gravois, and Louviere families.  Jean Baptiste, père may have died near Convent in March 1844; the priest who recorded his burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Baptiste "of Ascension Parish" died at "age 47 yrs.," so this probably was him. 

Jean Baptiste, fils/Lessin married Marie Corinne, called Corinne, daughter of fellow Acadian Désiré Arceneaux and his Creole wife Céleste Enger, probably in a civil ceremony in Ascension Parish, and sanctified the marriage at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1843.  Their son Camille was born in Ascension Parish in May 1842, Émile in July 1849 but died at age 2 in July 1851, Joseph was born in March 1855 but died at age 1 1/2 in October 1856, Adam was born in September 1857, Joseph Aristide, perhaps their son, died in February 1862 8 days after his birth, and Louis George, also perhaps their son, was born in October 1863 but died at age 9 months in July 1864.  Their daughters married into the Brasset and Gaudin families. 

Sylvain married Delphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jacques Lanoux and Delphine Savoie, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1851. 

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Marcel le jeune married Henriette Scholastique, called Colastie, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Lanoux and Félicité Mire, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in August 1823.  They settled near on the river near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Désiré was born in July 1824, and Joseph Marcellin or Marcel, fils in May 1833 but died at age 14 months in July 1834.  Their daughter married into the Brooks family.  He may have been the Marcel LeBlanc who died in March 1860; the Convent priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give the age of the deceased. 

Désiré married Félicité, daughter of fellow Acadians Noël Richard and Joséphine Babin, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1842.  They settled near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Marcel le jeune was born in December 1842, Joseph Euphémon, called Euphémon, in November 1844, Désiré, fils in February 1846 but may have died at age 2 1/2 in December 1848, Laurent Osémé was born in May 1851, Jean Baptiste Jules in May 1853, Euphémon le jeune in October 1856, and Optime in June 1859. 

Joseph Euphémon married Marie Rosa or Rose, daughter of fellow Acadian François Neuville Bourgeois and his Creole wife Marie Rose Antoinette Huguet, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in October 1866.  Their son Joseph Euphémon, fils was born near Convent in May 1870. 

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Simon married cousin Marie Scholastique, called Scholastique, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Gautreaux and Marie Marthe Richard, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1830; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Simon Adam was born in Ascension Parish in November 1844 but died the following May.  Their daughters married into the Landry, Lanoux, and LeBlanc families.  Simon died in Ascension Parish in March 1852; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Simon died at "age 46 years"; this Simon would have been 47; he was listed as deceased in the marriage record of a daughter in October 1853, so this probably was him.  His family line, except for its blood, may have died with him. 

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Joseph married Eugénie, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Melançon and Théotiste Arceneaux, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in August 1830.  Their son Joseph, fils was born near Convent in 1831 but died at age 5 in September 1836, and Camille was born in October 1839.  Their daughters married into the Bertaut and Rodrigue families. 

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Younger son Paul-Olivier, called Olivier, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in September 1776, married Émilie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Lalande and Pélagie Doiron, at St.-Jacques in August 1797.  Émilie came to Louisiana from France in 1785.  Olivier remarried to cousin Marie Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Gabriel Breaux and  Marguerite Templet of Assumption Parish, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in June 1818; Olivier was in his early 40s at the time of the wedding.  They settled near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  During the early 1830s, Olivier and his second wife moved to upper Bayou Lafourche, settling perhaps near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  His oldest son remained on the river, though one of his grandsons by that son settled on Bayou Lafourche.  Olivier's five other married sons and at least two of his daughters also settled on Bayou Lafourche.

Descendants of Simon LEBLANC (c1744-1810; Daniel, Antoine, René)

Simon, eldest son of Étienne LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Boudrot, born probably at Grand-Pré in c1744, followed his parents in 1755 to the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore.  He was counted with them at Fort Edward, formerly Pigiguit, Nova Scotia, in the early 1760s and followed them from Halifax to Louisiana in 1765.  He settled with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques and married cousin Élisabeth, or Isabelle, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph LeBlanc and Isabelle Gaudet, at Ascension, upriver from St.-Jacques, in September 1772.  Spanish officials counted them on the right, or west, bank of the river at nearby Ascension in 1777.  Their daughter married into the Carmouche family.  Simon le jeune died in Ascension Parish in July 1810; the Donaldson priest who recorded the burial said that Simon, "nat. Acadia, spouse [of] Isabelle LeBlanc," died at "age 66."  Two of his sons and many of his grandsons settled on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Another son remained on the river. 

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Oldest son Joseph, born probably at Ascension in c1773, married Apolline, daughter of fellow Acadians François Dugas and Marguerite Babin, at Ascension in February 1797.  Joseph remarried twice at Ascension, and all of his children were born there.  By the mid-1820s, he had moved his family to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he died a few years later. 

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Paul dit Hippolyte, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in March 1778, married Clarisse, daughter of French Creole Louis Barbe or Barbet and Charlotte Falgout of St.-Jean-Baptiste and widow of Honoré Senette, at Ascension in August 1805.  Their son Hippolyte Alexis or Alexis Hippolyte, called Alexis, was born in Ascension Parish in September 1807, and Louis Léandre, called Léandre, in November 1811.  Their daughter married into the Senette family.  Hippolyte died in Ascension Parish in March 1834, age 57.  One of his sons moved to upper Bayou Lafourche after the War of 1861-65. 

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Alexis married cousin Madeleine Perosine, called Perosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Sylvain LeBlanc and Madeleine Duhon, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in January 1827; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  They may have lived near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their son Alexis Hippolyte, fils, called Hippolyte, was born in September 1833.  Their daughters married into the LeBlanc and Melançon families in St. James Parish. 

Hippolyte married Augustine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Marie Richard le jeune and Eliza Breaux, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in 1859. 

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Léandre married cousin Euphrosine, Euphrosie, or Euphrasie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Melançon and Constance LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in April 1836; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of relationship in order to marry.  They settled near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes before moving to upper Bayou Lafourche perhaps after the War of 1861-65.  Their son Désiré died at age 4 1/2 months in May 1842, Jacques Valérien was born in August 1846, and Joseph Désiré near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in January 1868.  Their daughter married a Senette cousin at Donaldsonville. 

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Simon dit Simonette, born at Ascension in June 1781, married Françoise, daughter of fellow Acadians François Landry and Rose Dugas, at Ascension in March 1802.  Their son Simon-Maximilien or -Maxille, called Maxille, was born at Ascension in February 1803, Joseph Hermogène in July 1807, and Hippolyte Rosémond, called Rosémond, in December 1809.  Their daughters married into the Dugas family on upper Bayou Lafourche.  All three of their sons settled on Bayou Lafourche. 

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Maxille married cousin Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Armand Landry and Marguerite Le Borgne de Belisle, at the Plattenville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in January 1822.  They remained on Bayou Lafourche. 

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Rosémond married cousin Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Benjamin Landry and Denise Duhon, at the Plattenville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1837.  They also remained on Bayou Lafourche, where Rosémond remarried in his late middle age. 

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Joseph Hermogène, at age 50, married Marie Julienne, daughter of fellow Acadian Elisa Breaux, at the Paincourtville church, Lafourche Parish, in May 1858; one wonders who Marie Julienne's father may have been.  They remained on Bayou Lafourche. 

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Louis, born at Ascension in September 1783, died at age 13 in August 1795. 

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Benjamin, baptized at Ascension, age unrecorded, in February 1786, married Félicité, daughter of Joachim Marois and his Acadian wife Eulalie Foret, at Ascension in September 1806.  Their son Joseph Rosémond, called Rosémond, was born in Ascension Parish in January 1810 but died at age 7 1/2 in October 1817, and Étienne Marcellin, called Marcellin, was born in September 1811.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc cousin on Bayou Lafourche.  Benjamin died probably in St. James Parish in October 1817, age 31. 

Marcellin married Marguerite Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Dugas and Marguerite Duhon of St. James Parish, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1830.  They settled on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

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Étienne, born at Ascension in November 1789, married cousin Euphrosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Marcel LeBlanc and Madeleine Bourgeois, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1813.  They lived in Ascension Parish, where their children were born, before moving on to upper Bayou Lafourche, where Étienne remarried. 

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Jean-Baptiste, born at Ascension in January 1794, died in Ascension Parish in October 1817, age 23.  He probably did not marry. 

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Youngest son Hippolyte, born at Ascension in August 1796, may have died young. 

Descendants of Étienne LEBLANC, fils (c1751-1796; Daniel, Antoine, René)

Étienne, fils, second son of Étienne LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Boudrot, born probably at Grand-Pré in c1751, followed his parents to the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore in 1755, was counted with them at Fort Edward, formerly Pigiguit, Nova Scotia, in the early 1760s, and followed them to Louisiana in 1765.  He settled with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques and then at Ascension, where Spanish officials counted him with his widowed mother and younger siblings on the right, or west, bank of the river in 1770 and 1777.  Étienne, fils married cousin Osite, daughter of fellow Acadians Désiré LeBlanc and Marie-Madeleine Landry, at St.-Jacques in January 1778.  They lived at New Orleans in the early 1790s before returning to St.-Jacques.  Their daughters married into the LeBlanc and St. Martin families.  Étienne died at St.-Jacques in October 1796, age 45.  Only one of his four sons seems to have created a family of his own, and he settled on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

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Oldest son Édouard III, born at Ascension in June 1780, may have died young. 

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André-Étienne, born at New Orleans in August 1791, married Marguerite Luce, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Landry and Marie Landry and widow of Joachim Zeringue, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1812.  They remained on the Lafourche.

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Étienne-Privat, born at St.-Jacques in July 1793, died at age 6 in July 1799. 

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Youngest son Gustave, born at St.-Jacques in October 1795, died at age 3 in October 1798. 

Joseph LEBLANC (1762-; Daniel, Antoine, René)

Joseph, fourth and youngest son of Étienne LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Boudrot, born in Nova Scotia in July 1762, followed his family to Louisiana in 1765.  He was baptized at New Orleans in December 1765 and followed them to Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where he may have died young. 

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC, fils (c1750-1818; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Joseph, fils, elder son of Joseph LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Gaudet, born probably at Grand-Pré in c1750, followed his parents to the Gulf of St. Lawrence shore in 1755, to a prison-of-war camp in Nova Scotia in the early 1760s, and to Louisiana in 1765.  He settled with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where he married cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne LeBlanc and Élisabeth Boudrot, in February 1771.  Marguerite also had come to Cabanocé with her family in 1765.  Spanish officials counted them on the right, or west, bank of the river at St.-Jacques in 1777.  Their daughters married into the Daigre, Hébert, and LeBlanc families and perhaps into the Rivet family as well.  Joseph, fils remarried to Pélagie, daughter of Alexandre Doiron and Anne Vincent and widow of Antoine Rodriguez of Florida, at St.-Jacques in July 1787.  Their daughters married into the Dugas, LeBlanc, and Melançon families; one of them settled on the western prairies.  Joseph, fils died in St. James Parish in October 1818; the St. James priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph died at "age about 70 yrs."  Joseph, fils' oldest son by his first wife settled on the river; his younger sons by his second wife moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche during the early antebellum period. 

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Oldest son Donat, also called Simon, from his father's first wife, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in November 1773, married cousin Marie-Josèphe, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Melançon and Osite LeBlanc, at St.-Jacques in December 1801.  Their son Joseph le jeune was born at St.-Jacques in October 1802 but died at age 5 in October 1807, Louis Onésime, called Onésime, was born in August 1804, Marcellin or Marcellus Hermogène in October 1808, Pierre in February 1815 but died the following August, Paul was born near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1819, another Joseph le jeune in Ascension Parish in August 1821, and Privat Euphémon in August 1829.  They also had a son named Donat, fils.  Their daughters married into the Dugas, Gaudet, Gautreaux, LeBlanc, and Mathieu families.  Donat, père died in St. James Parish in October 1843; the St. James priest who recorded the burial said that Donat died at "age 64 yrs. and 6 days"; he was closer to 70.  One of his sons moved from St. James to St. Landry Parish by the late 1850s, and at least one of his daughters was living in St. Landry Parish during the post-war period. 

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Onésime married cousin Marie Joséphine, called Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Isidore Blanchard and Marie LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1826.  They lived near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Tranquille Octave, called Octave, was born in July 1827, and Onésime Elphége, called Elphége, was baptized at the Convent church, St. James Parish, age 6 months, in August 1834.  Their daughter married into the Gravois family.  Onésime remarried to cousin Émilie, daughter of fellow Acadians Donat Landry and Marthe Lanoux, at the Convent church in January 1839; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry. 

Tranquille Octave, by his father's first wife, married Colombe Rosina, called Rosina, daughter of fellow Acadians Augustin Richard and Roseline Richard, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1848.  They lived near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Joseph Octave was born in January 1850, Louis Joseph in August 1851, and Joseph Clément in January 1854. 

Elphége, by his father's first wife, died "at his father[']s home, after a 7 or 8 day illness," in September 1854.  The St. James priest who recorded the burial said that Elphese, as he called him, died at "age 22 yrs."  Onésime Elphége was age 19.  He probably did not marry. 

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Donat, fils married double cousin Yrma or Irma, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Melançon and Constance LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in April 1842.  Their son Placide Donatien or Donatien Placide was born in St. James Parish in October 1847, Pierre in February 1849, Joseph Antoine in June 1852, Célestin Samuel in April 1854, and Paul Vincent in St. Landry Parish, on the western prairies, in July 1864.  Their daughters married into the Dongieux and LeBlanc families in St. Landry Parish.  His oldest son returned to St. James Parish, if he ever left. 

Donatien Placide married cousin Marie Feliska, daughter of fellow Acadians Félix Melançon and Mélodie Dugas, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in April 1869; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry. 

Pierre married Zada or Zeda M., daughter of Jackson L. Proctor and Suzanne Bihm, at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in July 1869. 

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Joseph le jeune married Apollonie or Apolline, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Gautreaux and Henriette Adélaïde Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in July 1841; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of affinity in order to marry.  They lived near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Joseph Genois, called Genois, was born in January 1844.  Joseph, père may have died in St. James Parish in June 1852; the St. James priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph died at "age 30 yrs." and "left [his] wife with three or four children"; this Joseph would have been age 31, so this could have been him.   

Joseph Genois married Marie Amelie, daughter of Jean Baptiste Ory and Marcelline Becnel, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1867.  Their son Joseph Georges was born in St. James Parish in January 1868, and Louis Ovide in April 1869. 

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Marcellus married Claire Elisa, daughter of fellow Acadians Valentin Theriot and Justine Landry, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in October 1841.  Their son Ernest Jacques or Jacques Ernest was born in St. James Parish in September 1843.  On wonders if he was the Marcel LeBlanc who died in March 1860; the Convent priest who recorded the burial did not bother to give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give the age of the deceased. 

Jacques Ernest married Armentine, daughter of Édouard LeBoeuf and Myrthilde Serre, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in March 1870. 

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Privat Euphémon married double cousin Victorine, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Melançon and Adélaïde LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in January 1850. 

2

Benjamin, by his father's first wife, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in November 1779, may have married fellow Acadian Thérèse Babin.  Their son Benjamin, fils died at Ascension a day after his birth in May 1803.  This family line probably did not survive. 

3

Joseph III, by his father's first wife, born on the Acadian Coast in c1782, died at age 17 in December 1799.  He probably did not marry. 

4

Simon, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Jacques in October 1788, married Marie Bathilde, Mathilde, or Basille, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Babin and Anastasie Landry, at Ascension in November 1806.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche by the early 1830s. 

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Youngest son Narcisse-Hermogène, called Hermogène, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Jacques in October 1795, married cousin Marie or Marine Josette, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Melançon and Appollonie LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in May 1814.  They also moved to upper Bayou Lafourche by the early 1830s. 

André LEBLANC (?-; Daniel?)

Spanish officials counted André LeBlanc at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques in April 1766.  A boy and a girl also were counted in his household.  If he was Acadian, he likely had come to Louisiana from Halifax in 1765.  But, despite his living in an Acadian community, one wonders if he was Acadian.  Was he a French-Creole or French-Canadian LeBlanc who had moved from New Orleans, Pointe Coupée, or even Natchitoches into what was becoming an Acadian community?  Who were his parents?  How old was he in April 1766?  Was he married?  Who were the children with him?  Were they his children, his younger siblings, or young cousins?  What happened to him in Louisiana? 

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More LeBlancs--including six families, several wives, and at least two orphans, 33 members of the family in all (including two not yet born), one of the largest single Acadian family groups to emigrate to Louisiana--reached New Orleans in September 1766 after a three-month voyage from Baltimore, Maryland, via Cap-Français; the first contingent of Acadian exiles from that British colony.  These LeBlancs, most of them from the Minas Basin, settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques near their cousins already there:

Jacques LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 58, came with wife Catherine-Marie-Josèphe Forest of Pigiguit, age 56, and three unmarried daughters--Catherine, age 16; Osite, age 14; and Marguerite, age unrecorded.  Jacques and Catherine-Marie-Josèphe had no more children in Louisiana.  Two of their daughters married into the Babin and Lanoux families and remained on the river.  Jacques died at St.-Jacques in February 1795, age 87.  Daughter Osite died in Ascension Parish in June 1813, a widow in her early 60s.  Catherine died near Convent, St. James Parish, in January 1821, age 71, a widow. 

Sylvain LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 25, Jacques's son, came with wife Marie-Madeleine LeBlanc, age unrecorded; and son Simon-Sylvain, age 2.  They had at least one more son in Louisiana.  Sylvain remarried probably at Cabanocé in the late 1760s. 

Paul LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 23, another of Jacques's sons, came with wife Agnès or Anne Babin, age 23, and son Marcel, an infant.  Anne was pregnant when they reached the colony; daughter Marie-Rose was born at Cabanocé.  They had more children in Louisiana. 

Madeleine LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 54, widow of Jean-Baptiste Melanson, came with three unmarried children, ages 25, 23, and 21, and a large extended family of marriage children and in-laws from Snow Hill, Maryland.  She lived with son Charles Melançon on the left, or east, bank of the river at nearby Ascension. 

Jean-Pierre LeBlanc, age 39, Madeleine LeBlanc's son-in-law, came with wife Osite Melanson, age 34, and three children--Isaac, age 5; Joseph dit Josime, age 4; and Hélène, age 1.  Osite was pregnant when they reached the colony; son Simon was born at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques soon after they settled there.  Sons Isaac and Simon remained on the river, but Josime settled on the western prairies.  Daughter Hélène married into the Bourgeois family and died near Convent, St. James Parish, a widow, in November 1847; the priest who recorded her burial said she died at "age 90 yrs.," but she was probably in her early 80s. 

Désiré LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 49, came with wife Marie-Madeleine Landry, age 43, and 10 children--Simon, age 24; Isaac, age 20; Jérôme, age 17; Élisabeth or Isabelle, age 15; Désiré, fils, age 13; Marine, age 11; Osite, age 8; Benjamin, age 6; Anselme, age 4; and Marie, age unrecorded.  They had another son in Louisiana.  Daughter Osite died in Ascension Parish in January 1808, a widow, at age 50. 

Pierre LeBlanc, age 35, came with wife Anne Landry, age 29, and daughter Anne-Rose or Rose-Anne, age 7.  They had more children in Louisiana. 

Anne LeBlanc, age 34, came with husband Joseph Bujole of Pigiguit, age 43, and five children, ages 15 to 1.

Marie LeBlanc, age 32, widow of Joseph Richard, came with a 6-year-old daughter. 

Marie-Marthe LeBlanc, age 17, an orphan, may have come alone.  She married Jacques, fils, son of French Canadian Jacques Lachaussée of Ste.-Anne, Côte de Beaupré, at Cabanocé in February 1768, and remarried to Paul, son of fellow Acadian Jean-Baptiste Breaux, at Cabanocé or nearby Ascension in c1770. 

Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, LeBlanc, age 11, also an orphan, came probably with the family of Amand Gautrot, which whom she was still living at Ascension in 1770.  She married Anselme, son of fellow Acadian Charles Foret, there in February 1774 and died in Ascension Parish in May 1809, a widow in her mid-50s. 

The LeBlancs from Maryland, especially Désiré and his descendants, added significantly to the center of family settlement on the Acadian Coast:

Descendants of Désiré LEBLANC (c1717-1777; Daniel, René)

Désiré, son notary René LeBlanc, fils and his first wife Élisabeth or Isabelle Melanson, born at Grand-Pré in c1717, married Marie-Madeleine, daughter of Abraham Landry and Marie Guilbeau, at Minas in c1740.  British forces deported them to Maryland in 1755.  Colonial officials counted them at Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, in July 1763.  They came to Louisiana in 1766 with 10 children and settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where they had another son.  Spanish officials counted them on the right, or west, bank of the river at Cabanocé in 1769 and on the same side of the river at Ascension, just upriver, the following year.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Landry, and LeBlanc families.  Désiré may have died at Ascension in March 1777; the priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give the age of the deceased, and he called Désiré simply a "married male"; the ages given for Désiré in the censuses of 1769 and 1770 give an estimated birth year of c1717, so he would have been age 60 at the time of his death.  Most of his seven sons created families of their own and contributed substantially to the number of LeBlancs in South Louisiana.  His grandsons settled not only on the Acadian Coast but also on Bayou Lafourche and the western prairies.  They were especially plentiful in Ascension Parish, near where their immigrant ancestor had settled--not bad for this "married male" from Minas. 

1

Oldest son Simon, born at Minas in c1742, married Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Arceneaux and and Marie Hébert and widow of Barthélemy Bergeron, at Cabanocé in November 1767.  Their son Antoine-Alexandre, sometimes called Simon, was baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in June 1770 (he was, in fact, the first baptism at the St.-Jacques church), Édouard was born in May 1772 and baptized at Ascension the following August, and Simon Benjamin, called Benjamin le jeune, was baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in June 1780, after his father had died.  Their daughters married into the Babin and Richard families.  Simon's oldest son moved to Bayou Lafourche before moving on to the western prairies, where Simon's youngest son also settled. 

1a

Antoine-Alexandre married Marie-Clémence, called Clémence, daughter of French Canadian Antoine-Alexandre Dupré dit Terrebonne and his Acadian wife Marianne Godin, at Ascension in June 1791.  They settled on Grand Lake in the lower Atchafalaya Basin before moving to the southern end of the old Attakapas District. 

1b

Simon Benjamin married Scholastique, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Breaux and Madeleine Clouâtre, at St. Jamess in November 1804.  They settled near his older brother, on lower Bayou Teche. 

1c

Édouard died in St. James Parish in March 1819, age 47.  He may not have married. 

2

Isaac, born at Minas in c1746, married cousin Marie-Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Melançon and Madeleine LeBlanc, at Cabanocé in February 1768.  Their son Jean-Baptiste, called Baptiste, was born at Ascension in July 1778.  They also had older sons named Joseph-Isaac and Dernon.  Their daughters married into the Blanchard and Hutchinson families.  In 1779, during the American Revolution, Isaac served as first sergeant of Verret's company of the Acadian Coast militia.  Isaac remarried to cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Babin and Ursule Landry, at Ascension in May 1782.  Their son Charles-Pierre was born at Ascension in May 1783, Barthélémy-Anselme, called Anselme le jeune, was baptized, age unrecorded, in August 1787, and Isaac, fils was born in October 1789 but died at age 6 months in May 1790.  Their daughters married into the Landry and Melançon families.  Isaac, called "2nd Lieut. in the Militia & Chief Steward of the Church," died at Ascension in June 1794, age 47.  One of his older sons created a vigorous line in Ascension Parish. 

2a

Joseph-Isaac, by his father's first wife, married Anne- or Marie-Marthe, called Marthe, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Blanchard and Marie-Josèphe Landry and widow of Jean-Baptiste-Olivier Landry, at Ascension in May 1792.  Their son Isaac- or Jean-Colin, called Colin and Colin-Isaac, had been born at Ascension in February 1792, Joseph-Dernon, called Dernon le jeune, was born in November 1796, and Joseph Édouard, called Édouard, in January 1798.  Their daughters married into the Breaux and Tusson families. 

Isaac Colin married Anne Séraphine, called Séraphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Paul Landry and Marie Françoise Hébert, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in April 1816.  Their son Isaac Aulime, called Aulime, was born in Ascension Parish in March 1817, Pierre Émile in February 1819, Joseph-Adélard, called Adélard, was born in March 1821 but died at age 1 1/2 in November 1822, Basile Camille, called Camille, was born in June 1825, Joseph Carville, Clairville, or Camille in August 1827, Félix in July 1829, and twins Alphonse Amédée, perhaps called Amédée, and Joseph Amédée posthumously in October 1833 but Joseph Amédée died at 14 months in December 1834.  Their daughter married into the Cire or St. Cyr (Creole or Foreign French, not Acadian) family.  Isaac Colin died in Ascension Parish in May 1833, age 41. 

Aulime married cousin Élisabeth Etelvina, called Etelvina, daughter of fellow Acadians Landry Babin and Marie Louise Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in July 1841.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes. Their son Grégoire Dernon was born in January 1843, and Joseph Isaac Alcée, called Alcée, was baptized at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, age 2 months, in May 1849 but died at age 3 in August 1852.  Their daughter married a Babin cousin in Pointe Coupee Parish. 

Pierre Émile married first cousin Marie Zulma, daughter of fellow Acadians Édouard LeBlanc and his Creole wife Gertrude Mollere, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1842.  Did the family line survive? 

Joseph Clairville married Marie Emma, called Emma, daughter of Pierre Cire or St. Cyr and Zoraïde Marois, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1851; Joseph Clairville's sister Carmélite married Marie Emma's brother Théodule.  Joseph Clairville and Marie Emma's son François Samuel was born in Ascension Parish in September 1852, and Louis Alexandre in April 1861 but died in June.  Joseph Clairville died in Ascension Parish in January 1866; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Clarville died at "age 38 years"; Joseph Clairville would have been that age, so this probably was him. 

Camille married cousin Nesida, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Theriot and Lise Richard, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in November 1851; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Camille died in Ascension Parish in November 1853, age 28.  Was he a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that plague South Louisiana during the summer and fall of 1853?  Did he father any sons? 

Félix married cousin Aimée Désirée, called Désirée, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Jules Landry and Aimée Blanchard, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1855; they had to secure a dispensation for third and fourth degrees of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Émile was born in Ascension Parish in August 1857.  Félix may have remarried to Spanish Creole Marie Rodriguez.  Their son Eugène was baptized at the Donaldsonville church, age 2 months, in January 1867. 

Alphonse Amédée may have died in Ascension Parish in January 1869.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Amédée died at "age 35 years."  Alphonse Amédée would have been that age.  Did he marry? 

Dernon le jeune married Marie Delphine, called Delphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Landry and Anne Bujole, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in May 1817.  Their son Joseph or Lazare Dernon, called Dernon, fils and also S. Dernon, was born in Ascension Parish in September 1820, Denis in October 1823 but died at age 3 1/2 in June 1827, a newborn son, name unrecorded, died in May 1830, and Justin Samuel was born in September 1834 but died the following November.  Their daughters married into the Blanchard, Gaudin, Lafargue, and Rougeau families.  Dernon le jeune died in Ascension Parish in November 1837, age 41.  His only surviving son created a family of his own in Ascension Parish. 

Dernon, fils married Marie Élise, Lise, or Louise, daughter of Marcellin Comes and his Acadian wife Arthémise Breaux, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1841.  Their daughter married into the Viallon family.  Dernon, fils died in Ascension Parish in August 1858; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that S. Dernon, as he called him, died at "age 38 years."  Did Dernon, fils's family line, except for its blood, die with him? 

Édouard married cousin Marie Gertrude, called Gertrude, daughter of Louis Mollère and his Acadian wife Anne Landry, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in February 1821; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Édouard was born in Ascension Parish in December 1821 but died at age 11 months in November 1822, Jean Adolphe, called Adolphe, was born in August 1825, Dominique Ernest, perhaps called Ernest, was baptized at the Donaldsonville church, age unrecorded, in September 1827, Joseph Édouard was born in February 1834, Louis Dernon, perhaps called Dernon, in May 1836, Narcisse Octave, perhaps called Octave, in November 1838, Pierre Émile Amédée in August 1840, and Prosper Alfred in June 1842.  Their daughters married into the Ganel, Julian, LeBlanc, and Viala families.  Édouard may have died in Ascension Parish in October 1845; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Édouard died at "age 47 years, 8 months," so this probably was him.  If so, a daughter was born posthumously the following April.  His oldest surviving son settled in Terrebonne Parish after the War of 1861-65; his younger sons remained in Ascension Parish. 

Adolphe married double cousin Marie Marguerite, called Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Privat LeBlanc and Marie LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in April 1850; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Léonce Eugène was born in Ascension Parish in June 1852, Vincent Armand Elphége in March 1854, and Joseph Edgard or Edgar in May 1856 but died at age 3 in April 1859.  Marguerite died in Ascension Parish in August 1863, age 40.  Adolphe, at age 43, remarried to Marie or Mary, daughter of Anglo American William Niles or Wiles and Euphrasie Black and widow of ___ Peiret, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in August 1868.  They returned to the river.  Their son John Adolpho, fils was born in Ascension Parish in September 1869. 

Ernest may have married Marie Élisabeth, called Elisa, Eliza, or Lise, Theriot at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in July 1857.  Their son Joseph Camille was born in Ascension Parish in September 1858, and Emanuel Edgar, called Edgar, in December 1859 but died at age 8 1/2 in August 1868. 

Louis Dernon may have married Marie Hortense Ganel.  Their son Louis Octave Olivier was born in Ascension Parish in July 1867, Paul Prosper Édouard in April 1869, and two unnamed sons, perhaps Louis Octave Olivier and Paul Prosper Édouard, ages unrecorded, died in Ascension Parish in July and August 1869. 

2b

Dernon, by his father's first wife, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Richard and Anne Landry, at Ascension in June 1794.  Dernon died at Ascension in August 1794, two months after his wedding; the priest who recorded the burial did not give Dernon's age at the time of his death.  His family line probably died with him. 

2c

Jean-Baptiste, by his father's first wife, married cousin Marie-Rosalie, called Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Hébert and Isabelle LeBlanc, at St.-Gabriel "between Feb. & May 1801."  Their son Jean Baptiste, fils was born near St. Gabriel in June 1806 but died at age 4 in August 1811, Joseph Joachim was born in April 1809 but may have died at age 1 1/2 in July 1810, another infant, name unrecorded, perhaps theirs and perhaps a son, died at birth in October 1812, Jean Baptiste Jules, called Jules, was born in February 1816 but died at age 6 1/2 in June 1822, Adolphe was born in c1818 but died at age 4 in July 1822, an infant, name unrecorded, perhaps theirs and perhaps a son, died at birth in January 1819, Jean Baptiste Adolph was born in August 1820, and Sosthène in October 1822.  Their daughters married into the Hébert, Labauve, and Payne families.  Jean Baptiste may have died near St. Gabriel in November 1823; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give his parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Baptiste was "age 50 yrs." when he died; if this was Jean Baptiste, son of Isaac, he would have been age 45. 

2d

Charles Pierre, by his father's second wife, married Marguerite Adélaïde, called Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadians Hyacinthe Landry and Marguerite Landry, at Ascension in January 1804.  Their son Pierre was born in Ascension Parish in October 1810, Rosémond in October 1813, and Valéry perhaps in c1814.  Their daughter married into the Lecoq family.  Charles died by October 1819, when his wife remarried at Donaldson. 

Valéry married cousin Léonie or Léonise Apolline, called Apolline, daughter of fellow Acadians Landry Babin and Marie Louise Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1835.  Their newborn son, name unrecorded, died in Ascension Parish 3 days after his birth in September 1836, and Arthur Félicien was born in August 1844.  Valéry may have died in Ascension Parish in April 1869; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Valéry died at "age ca. 55 years." 

During the War of 1861-65, Arthur Félicien may have served in Company E of the 29th (Thomas's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry, raised in Ascension Parish, which fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Arthur Félicien married cousin Fidalise, daughter of fellow Acadians Arsène Hébert and Euphrosie Gaudin, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in early 1865 (a daughter was born in July of that year); they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Albert was born in Ascension Parish in March 1867. 

2e

Barthélémy Anselme, by his father's second wife, married Marie Constance, called Constance, daughter of fellow Acadians Firmin Blanchard and Madeleine Bujole and widow of Paul LeBlanc, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in February 1810.  Their daughter married into the Fautelet family.  Barthélémy remarried to Anne, called Nanette, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Landry and his Acadian wife Anne Moreau, at the Donaldson church in May 1817.  Their son Rosémond was born in Ascension Parish in March 1818, and Pierre Barthélémy posthumously in February 1820.  Barthélémy died in Ascension Parish in January 1820, age 33. 

Rosémond, by his father's second wife, married Gracieuse, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Breaux and Françoise Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1839.  Their son Édouard was born near St. Gabriel in April 1840.  Rosémond remarried to cousin Victoire, daughter of fellow Acadians Michel Hébert and Victoire LeBlanc, at the St. Gabriel church in March 1845.  Their son Pierre Adonis, called Adonis, was born near St. Gabriel in December 1845, Joseph Livaudais in October 1847, and Joseph Olivar, a twin, in March 1851.  Rosémond may have died in Iberville Parish in September 1867; the St. Gabriel priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Rosémond's age at the time of his death; this Rosémond would have been age 49. 

Adonis, by his father's second wife, married Mélanie Athalie, daughter of fellow Acadian Trasimond Richard and his Creole wife Uranie Pujol, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in March 1870. 

3

Jérôme, born at Grand-Pré in c1749, married cousin Marie-Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Landry and Marie-Josèphe Bourg and widow of Thomas Comes, probably at Ascension in the 1770s.  Jérôme served as third sergeant in Verret's company of the Acadian Coast militia in 1779 and probably participated in Governor Gálvez's offensive against the British at Fort Bute and Baton Rouge that autumn.  In June 1788, Jérôme, along with cousin Claude LeBlanc, clashed with Ascension Commandant Louis Judice over levee maintenance.  His infant son, name unrecorded, died at Ascension in December 1788.  Jérôme died at Ascension in April 1789, age 40.  His family line probably died with him. 

4

Désiré, fils, born at Grand-Pré in c1753, was counted at Ascension as a 17-year-old in August 1770.  He may not have married. 

5

Benjamin, born in Maryland in c1760, married cousin Marie-Rose, called Rose or Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Babin and Osite LeBlanc, at Ascension in July 1790.  Their son Ignace-Baptiste died in Ascension a day after this birth in October 1795, Benjamin-Désiré, called Désiré le jeune, was born in November 1796, Narcisse in January 1800 but died at age 1 1/2 in September 1801, Joseph was born in March 1801, and another Narcisse in May 1802 but died at age 1 1/2 in December 1803.  Their daughter married into the Ayrard and Dupony or Dupouille families.  Benjamin, père died in Ascension Parish in February 1804, age 44. 

5a

Désiré le jeune married Marguerite Phelonise, called Phelonise, daughter of fellow Acadians Michel Dugas and Madeleine Babin, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in June 1817.  Their son Benjamin le jeune was born in Ascension Parish in March 1818 but may have died at age 4 1/2 in October 1822, Joseph Théodore was born in October 1827, and Trasimond in January 1830 but died at age 3 1/2 in July 1833.  They also had a son named Théodule.  Their daughters married into the Hébert and Lessard families.  Désiré le jeune died in Ascension Parish in April 1837; the priest who recorded his burial said that Désiré was age 42 when he died; he was 40. 

Joseph Théodore married Aurelie, Amelie, Amelia, Émelie, or Emelia, daughter of Christophe Webre and Félicie Rome, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in August 1848.  They settled on the river near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Joseph Désiré was born in August 1849, Pierre Christophe in April 1852, Federick, perhaps Frédéric, Hubert in April 1856, Joseph Talisma in April 1860, Michel Ernest in February 1863, and Benjamin Constant in December 1870. 

Théodule married Estelle, daughter of fellow Acadian Derosier Breaux and his Creole wife Madeleine Denoux, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in August 1857.  They lived near the boundary between Iberville and Ascension parishes.  Their son Mathieu Théodule was born in September 1858 but died at age 5 1/2 in March 1864, Rigobert Olim Théodule was born in January 1861, and Jules Ovide in June 1864. 

5b

Joseph married cousin Clémence, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Babin and Anne Duhon, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in February 1822, and remarried to another cousin, Marguerite, 26-year-old daughter of Jacques Babin and  Marie Françoise Landry and widow of Edmond Bujole, at the Donaldsonville church in February 1825.  Their daughter may have married an Ayraud cousin.  Joseph, at age 56, remarried again--his third marriage--to Elmire, daughter of fellow Acadian Paul Landry and Françoise Hébert and widow of Adolphe Bourdier, at the Donaldsonville church in February 1858.  Did he father sons by any of his wives? 

6

Anselme, born in Maryland in c1762, married cousin Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Vincent-Ephrem Babin and Marguerite LeBlanc, at Ascension in December 1784.  Their son Grégoire le jeune, called Sifroi, was baptized at Ascension, age unrecorded, in May 1788, and Jacques-Valéry, also called Valéry-Anselme, was born in December 1794.  Their daughter married into the Blanchard family.  Anselme died at Ascension in February 1797, age 35. 

6a

Sifroi married first cousin Anne Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne LeBlanc and Osite LeBlanc of St. James Parish, his uncle and aunt, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in January 1809; they had to secure dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Sifroi and Céleste's newborn, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died in Ascension Parish in July 1810, and a son, name and age unrecorded, died in Auguste 1811.  Wife Céleste died in Ascension Parish in September 1813, age 27.  Sifroi died in Ascension Parish in March 1816, age 28.  His family line may have died with him. 

6b

Valéry Anselme married Euphrosine, daughter of Pierre Gaillard, also called Denoux, and Louise Lagrange, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1816.  They settled near the boundary of St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Anselme Valéry, fils was born in July 1819 but died at age 6 in July 1825, Victor was born in c1820 but died at age 13 in June 1833, and Sifroi Dufossat was born in January 1825 but died at age 1 in April 1826.  Their daughter married into the Landry, Rivet, and Webre families.  Valéry Anselme died in Ascension Parish in August 1853; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Valéry Anselme died at "age 59 years"; he was 58.  His family line, except for its blood, probably did not survive. 

7

Youngest son Grégoire, born probably at Ascension in April 1769, married Marie-Anne-Barbe, called Barbe, daughter perhaps of fellow Acadians Olivier Babin and Marie Breau, at Ascension in April 1787.  Their son Désiré le jeune was baptized at Ascension, age unrecorded, in October 1788, Privat-Dernon was born in August 1792, Rosémond in July 1794, Toussaint dit Lessaint or Jean-Baptiste-Lessin, called Lessin, in August 1798, and Léon Narcisse in September 1805.  Their daughters married into the Comeaux, Comes, Gaillard, and Landry families.  Grégoire died in Ascension Parish in May 1824; the priest who recorded the burial said that Grégoire was age 50 when he died, but he was closer to 55.  All five of his sons married, one of them three times, another one twice. 

7a

Désiré le jeune married cousin Carmélite, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Lanoux and Catherine LeBlanc, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in December 1810.  Désiré le jeune died in Ascension Parish in December 1853; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Désiré died at "age 65 years."  Did he and his wife have any children? 

7b

Rosémond married Marie Clothilde, called Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Bujole and Marie Bourg, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in November 1816.  Their son Eugène was born in Ascension Parish in September 1817.  Their daughter married into the Landry, Melançon, and Scott families.  Rosémond remarried to Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Landry and Marie Josèphe Blanchard, at the Donaldsonville church in November 1826, and remarried again--his third marriage--to Émilie, daughter of Michel Migaud and Rosalie Hébert, at the Donaldsonville church in October 1830.  Despite the many marriages, did this family line survive?

7c

Lessin married Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Gravois and Marie Bourg, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1823.  Their son Jean Baptiste Lessin, fils was born in Ascension Parish in July 1825, and a son, name and age unrecorded, died in November 1827.  Lessin remarried to Céleste Eugénie, called Eugénie, daughter of Benjamin Borne and Rose Aimée Laurent, at the Donaldsonville church in October 1829.  Their son Joseph Numa, called Numa, was born in Ascension Parish in March 1831, Pierre Félix in February 1836 but died in March, a child, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died 8 days after its birth in August 1853, Jean Baptiste was born in July 1857, and a child, name unrecorded, died 2 days after its birth in January 1859.  Their daughters married into the Allemand, Caballero, and Picou families, and perhaps into the Guidry family as well, one of them on upper Bayou Lafourche.  In the late 1850s, Lessin was working as "a carpenter at Bringiers," a large sugar plantation in Ascension Parish .  Lessin died in Ascension Parish in June 1864, age 65.  One wonders if his death was war-related.   

Numa, by his father's second wife, married Justine or Justina, daughter of Pierre Oubre and his Acadian wife Justine Guidry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1856.  Their son Pierre René was born in Ascension Parish in March 1860, and Joseph Numa, fils in October 1864. 

7d

Léon Narcisse married Euphémie Delia or Delia Euphémie, 16-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Raymond Breaux and Rosalie Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1825.  Their son Joseph Léonard was born in Ascension Parish in February 1826 but died at age 10 1/2 in June 1836, Joseph Camille, called Camille, was born in January 1828 but died at age 4 1/2 in October 1832, Jules Norbert was born in June 1830 but died at age 6 in June 1836, Joseph Auguste was born in May 1832, Pierre Hercule, called Hercule, in November 1837 but died at age 11 months in 1838, Joseph Léon was born in April 1846 but died the following June, Joseph Adam Arthur was born in January 1849 but died at age 4 in March 1853, and Louis Benjamin was born in November 1855 but died at age 9 months in August 1856.  Their daughters married Comes and Landry cousins.  Léon died in Ascension Parish in December 1858; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Léon died at "age 53 years," so this probably was him. 

7e

Privat, at age 40, married cousin Marie, 40-year-old daughter of Sylvain LeBlanc and Marguerite Gaudin of St. James Parish and widow of Célestin Prejean, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1832.  Their son Joseph Grégoire, called Grégoire, was born in Ascension Parish in May 1833.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc cousin.  Marie died in Ascension Parish in April 1846, age 54.  Privat died in Ascension Parish in March 1858; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Private, as he called him, died at "age 65 years."

Grégoire married cousin Mathilde, daughter of Hubert Comes and his Acadian wife Gertrude LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1860.  Their son Louis Léon was born in Ascension Parish in March 1861 but died at age 2 1/2 in October 1863, Joseph Charles was born in November 1862, Just Henri, called Henri, in March 1866 but died the following September, and Joseph Artur was born in August 1867. 

Descendants of Jean-Pierre LEBLANC (1726-1770s; Daniel, Jacques, Jean)

Jean-Pierre, called Pierre, son of Pierre LeBlanc and Anne Thériot, born at Grand-Pré in April 1726, married cousin Osite, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Melanson and Madeleine LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, probably at Minas in c1752.  They were exiled to Maryland in 1755 and came to Louisiana in 1766.  Spanish officials counted them on the left, or east, bank of the river at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques in 1769.  Jean-Pierre died probably at St.-Jacques in the 1770s, and Osite remarried to an Acadian Bourgeois.  Daughter Hélène married stepbrother Joseph-Marie dit Cobit Bourgeois.  Two of Pierre's sons remained on the river, but one of them moved to the western prairies during the late colonial period. 

1

Oldest son Isaac, born in Maryland in c1761, followed his family to Louisiana.  He married Marie-Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Arceneaux and Marie Bergeron, at St.-Jacques in November 1789.  Their son Aemondo was born at St.-Jacques in November 1790, Jean-Baptiste-Stanislas, called Stanislas, in May 1792, Sosthène in October 1796, Dominique in August 1797, Casimir, a twin, in December 1799, Sébastien dit Bastien in c1801, Étienne was baptized, age 1, in December 1803, Sylvestre was born in December 1803, Nicolas in May 1805, Semer in April 1808, and Isaac, fils near Convent, St. James Parish, in December 1809.  They also had a son named Anselme.  Isaac's daughter married into the Thibodeaux family.  He died in St. James Parish in January 1810; the priest who recorded the burial said that Isaac was age 61 when he died; he was closer to 49.  Only one of his sons married a fellow Acadian, and it was the son's third wife. 

1a

Dominique married Eugénie, daughter of Ambroise Haydel and Marie Frederick of St. John the Baptist Parish, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1819, and remarried to Arthémise, daughter of Abraham Rome and Jeanne Bodouine, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1821.  Their son Dominique, fils was born near Convent in January 1824 but died at age 3 1/2 in November 1827.  Dominique remarried again--his third marriage--to cousin Marie Perosine, called Perosine, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Bourgeois and Hélène Landry and widow of Jean Grégoire and Charles Comeaux, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in January 1831.  Their son Philippe Désiré, called Désiré, was born near Convent in May 1831, Louis Martin died at age 2 months in March 1834, and Marcellin was born in January 1836. 

Désiré, "res. New Orleans," by his father's third wife, married cousin Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadians Auguste Bourgeois and Scholastique Duhon of St. James Parish, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in June 1854.  They settled near Vacherie.

1b

Stanislas married Marie Constance Antoinette, called Constance, 19-year-old daughter of Pierre Bruneau or Bruno and Marie Salome, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in May 1819.  Their son Adolphe was born near Convent in January 1822, and Joseph Clairville in October 1825 but died at age 2 1/2 in August 1828. 

1c

Sébastien dit Bastien married Charlotte, also called Corinne, daughter of Jean Loque or Louque and Marie Cambre, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in July 1830.  Their son Terence was baptized at the Convent church, age 14 months, in August 1834 but died in September, Auguste was born in April 1836, Alexandre in January 1839, and Joseph Théodule in December 1840.  Their daughter married into the St. Pierre family.  Bastien died near Convent in August 1841; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Bastien died at "age 40 yrs." 

Auguste married cousin Helena, daughter of Octave Roussel and Clorine St. Pierre, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in April 1866; they had to secure a dispensation for second and third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son, name unrecorded, died near Convent, age 3, in July 1870. 

1d

Anselme married Eugénie, daughter of Nicolas Saurage or Sorage and Marie Tircuit, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in March 1835.  Their son Arsène Amédée was born near Convent in September 1835. 

1e

Sosthène died near Convent, St. James Parish, in October 1836, age 40.  He may not have married. 

1f

Casimir may have married Marie Orellia, Orellia, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Sonnier and his Creole wife Josette Percle, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in March 1849.  If this was him, Casimir was age 49 at the time of the wedding, so one might conclude this was not him but another Casimir LeBlanc of St. James Parish. 

2

Joseph dit Josime, born in Maryland in c1762, crossed the Atchafalaya Basin in the late 1770s or early 1780s, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadian Charles Duhon and Marie-Josèphe Prejean, at Attakapas in August 1784, and settled there.  He remarried to Marguerite, daughter of André Bernard and Marguerite Ledlemaire and widow of Joseph Roy, at St.-Jacques in January 1801 and lived there before returning to the prairies. 

3

Youngest son Simon, born probably at Cabanocé in c1767, may have married Marie Michel at St.-Jacques in October 1787.  Their son Simon, fils was born at St.-Jacques in December 1788 but died at age 9 1/2 in October 1798.  Did the family line survive? 

Descendants of Pierre LEBLANC (c1731-; Daniel, ?)

Pierre LeBlanc, born probably at Minas in c1731, was exiled to Maryland in 1755.  He married fellow Acadian Anne Landry probably in Maryland in the late 1750s.  Colonial officials counted them at Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore, in July 1763.  They had three children at Oxford--Simon, Anne-Rose, called Rose, and Ludivine--but came to Louisiana in 1766 with only daughter Rose.  They settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where Spanish officials counted them on the left, or east, bank of the river in 1769.  The following year they were counted on the same side of the river at nearby Ascension, where they were counted again in 1777.  Their daughters married into the Dugas, Landry, and LeBlanc families.  Their younger sons were born in Louisiana; only one of their sons created a family of his own.

1

Oldest son Simon, born probably in Maryland in the late 1750s or early 1760s, died in Maryland after July 1763, perhaps on the eve of the family's voyage to Louisiana. 

2

Sylvain, born probably at Ascension in c1770, married cousin Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Sylvain LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Babin, at Ascension in February 1791.  Their son Louis-Michel was born at Ascension in September 1793, Benjamin-Elmosen in April 1796, Humbert or Hubert in November 1799, and Claude died "an infant" in February 1803.  Their daughters married into the Gaudin and Gautreaux families.  Rosalie died at Ascension in March 1803, age 31.  Sylvain, called Sylvaire by the priest who recorded his burial, died near Convent, St. James Parish, in October 1831, in his early 60s.  His family line probably did not survive. 

2a

Louis Michel died in Ascension Parish in April 1815, age 21.  He probably did not marry. 

2b

Hubert married Marcellite Pélagie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Simon Landry and Marguerite Babin, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in April 1825.  Their daughter married into the Desnoyer family.  Hubert died in Ascension Parish in June 1826, age 26.  His family line, except for its blood, probably died with him.

3

Youngest son Jacques, born at Ascension in March 1773, died the following September. 

Descendants of Sylvain LEBLANC (c1741-1807; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Sylvain, elder son of Jacques LeBlanc, fils and Catherine-Marie-Josèphe Forest, born probably at Pigiguit in c1741, followed his family into exile in Pennsylvania in 1755 and on to Maryland by July 1763, when he was counted with them at Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.  Perhaps that same year he married cousin Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, LeBlanc.  They came to Louisiana with a 2-year-old son in 1766 and settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques, where Madeleine died in the late 1760s.  Sylvain remarried to fellow Acadian Marie-Josèphe Babin probably at Cabanocé in the late 1760s.  Spanish officials counted them on the right, or west, bank of the river there in 1769.  The following year they were living on the same side of the river at Ascension, where they were counted again in 1777.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Beres, Bourdier, Braud, Landry, LeBlanc, Melançon, Prince, and Trahan families, and one of them settled on Bayou Teche.  Sylvain served as 1st Sous-Caporau, or first corporal, in Judice's company of the Acadian Coast militia in 1779.  That year he was also counted as a fourth corporal in Verret's company of the Acadian Coast militia.  He probably participated in Governor Gálvez's offensive against the British at Fort Bute and Baton Rouge that autumn.  Sylvain died in Ascension Parish in July 1807, age 66. 

1

Oldest son Simon-Sylvain, by his father's first wife, born probably at Oxford, Maryland, in c1765, married Élisabeth or Isabelle, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Godin dit Lincour and Marie Babin of Rivière St.-Jean, at Ascension in July 1793.  Their son Marcellin was born at Ascension in May 1794.  Their daughter married into the Lessard family.  Simon Sylvain, in his late 40s, remarried to cousin Marie Anne, called Anne, daughter of Simon LeBlanc and Marie Trahan and widow of Firmin Landry, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in July 1810.  Their son Désiré Sylvain was born near St. Gabriel in September 1811.  Simon Sylvain died in Ascension Parish in April 1833, age 68.  His line of the family, except perhaps for its blood, may have died with him. 

2

Olivier, by his father's first wife, born at New Orleans in November 1766, probably died young. 

3

Joseph dit Masa, Maza, or Moses, from his father's second wife, born probably at Ascension in c1770, married cousin Marie-Ludivine, called Ludivine and Divine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre LeBlanc and Anne Landry, at Ascension in February 1791.  Their son Alain-Sylvain died at Ascension, an infant, in February 1793, Alexandre-Zénon or Zénon-Alexandre was born in April 1795, Sylvain-Corentin or -Corantin in December 1797, Joseph, fils died at age 3 months in November 1798, Placide was born in October 1799, Pierre-Michel in September 1801 but died at age 1 in October 1802, Simon le jeune died 7 days after his birth in May 1803, and Niazart was born in September 1804.  Joseph dit Maza died in Ascension Parish in August 1807, in his mid- or late 30s.  Three of his sons married and created families of their own, but only one of their lines survived, in Ascension Parish. 

3a

Zénon married Célesie, daughter of fellow Acadians Bélonie Babin and Madeleine Dugas, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in November 1818.  Their twin sons Eugène and Napoléon Zénon were born in Ascension Parish in October 1819 but Napoléon Zenon died at age 3 months the following January and Eugène died at age 10 in October 1829.  Zénon may have died near St. Gabriel in September 1822, in his mid 20s, or he may have died in Ascension Parish in June 1831, age 36.  His line of the family died with him. 

3b

Corantin married cousin Marguerite Léonise or Léonise Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Raphaël Babin and Marguerite Landry, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in October 1820; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Rosémond was born in Ascension Parish in November 1823 but died at age 3 in October 1826, Nicolas Florentin, called Florentin, was born in February 1830, Valentine or Valentin Espire in August 1831, Sifrin Constantin in February 1834, and Jules in October 1836.  Their daughter married a Babin cousin.  Corantin remarried to Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Bourg and Félicité Blanchard and widow of Nicolas Ory of Livingston Parish, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in October 1842.  Their son Antoine was born in Ascension Parish in December 1843.

Florentin, by his father's first wife, died in August 1852, place unrecorded, but was not buried until April 1853.  One wonders why.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Florentin died at "age 22 years."  One wonders if he married. 

Valentin, by his father's first wife, married cousin Julienne, daughter of fellow Acadians Trasimond Babin and Clarisse Melançon, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1853. 

3c

Placide married Céleste Marcelline, called Marcelline, daughter of fellow Acadians Donat Landry and Angèle Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in April 1823.  They settled on the river near the boundary between Iberville and Ascension parishes.  Their infant, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died 8 days after its birth in June 1828, a son, name and age unrecorded, died in January 1830, Placide Prudent was born in January 1831 but died at age 12 1/2 in September 1843, and Joseph Telesphore, called Telesphore, was born in February 1835 but died at age 6 1/2 in October 1841.  Their daughter married into the Parent family.  Placide died in Ascension Parish in March 1836; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial said that Placide was age 38 when he died; he was 36.  His family line probably died with him. 

4

Paul-Hilaire or -Sylvain, by his father's second wife, born at Ascension in January 1776, married Marie-Lena-Constance, called Constance, daughter of fellow Acadians Firmin Blanchard and Madeleine Bujole, at Ascension in October 1803.  Their son Pharon Narcisse or Narcisse Pharon, also called Paul Pharon, was born at Ascension in October 1804.  Their daughter married into the Fouteley and Picou families.  Paul died in Ascension Parish in April 1806, age 30.  His only son married twice and had many sons of his own, but most of them died young. 

Pharon married cousin Anne Coralie, called Coralie, daughter of fellow Acadians Victor Landry and Jeanette Melançon, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1829; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Narcisse Pharon, fils, called Pharon, was born in Ascension Parish in October 1829 but died at "age several mos." in April 1830, Landry died at age 6 months in March 1831, Joseph Victorin, a twin, was born in September 1834 but died in October, Joseph Elzear was born in May 1837, Camille Joseph Adam in February 1841, and Joseph François was born in March 1842 but died the following September.  Their daughters married into the Blanchard, Gomez, and Rivet families, and perhaps into the Bergeron family as well, one of them on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Pharon, at age 43, remarried to cousin Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexis Séraphin Gaudin and Clementine LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church in March 1848; Arthémise's mother was a LeBlanc; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Pharon died in Ascension Parish in May 1852, age 47. 

5

Youngest son Simon-Pierre, by his father's second wife, born at Ascension in October 1783, died in Ascension Parish in September 1815, age 32.  He may not have married. 

Descendants of Paul LEBLANC (c1743-?; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Paul, younger son of Jacques LeBlanc, fils and Catherine-Marie-Josèphe Forest, born probably at Pigiguit in c1743, followed his family into exile in Pennsylvania in 1755 and on to Maryland by July 1763, when he was counted with them at Oxford, on Maryland's Eastern Shore.  He married fellow Acadian Agnès or Anne Babin probably in Maryland during the mid-1760s.  With an infant son, they followed his parents and his older brother to Louisiana in 1766 and settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques.  A daughter was soon born to them there, so Agnès/Anne may have been pregnant on the voyage to Louisiana.  Spanish officials counted them on the left, or east, bank of the river at St.-Jacques in 1769 and 1777.  Their daughter married into the Gautreaux family.  Four of his eight sons married, but only the lines of his two older sons seem to have survived.  One of his older sons lived on the western prairies, and two of his grandsons settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, but most of his descendants remained on the Acadian Coast.

1

Oldest son Marcel or Marcellin, born in Maryland in c1766, married cousin Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Bourgeois and Rosalie LeBlanc, at St.-Jacques in April 1786.  Their son Baptiste-Paul was born at St.-Jacques in November 1788, Joseph in April 1792, Paul-Valentin, perhaps called Valentin, in June 1799, and Augustin dit Justin in August 1801.  Their daughters married into the Gravois, LeBlanc, and Louvière families.  Marcel moved to Bayou Teche and, in his mid-40s, remarried to Marie-Anne, middle-aged daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Surette and Marie Thibodeaux and widow of Firmin dit Ephrem Robichaux, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in August 1811.  Evidently the marriage did not suit him.  He secured a decree of separation by July 1812, when he petitioned the authorities in St. Martin Parish for a succession inventory to divide up their property.  In his early 50s, he remarried again--his third marriage--to Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Part and Marguerite Melançon and widow of Jean Arceneaux, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in March 1819.  Their son Marcellin, fils was born near Convent in July 1824.  They also had sons named Émile and Terence, also called Jérôme.  Most of Marcel's children remained in St. James Parish, to which he returned in his final days.  Two of his older sons settled on Bayou Lafourche.  Marcel, called Marcellin by the recording priest, died near Convent in September 1824; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Marcellin died at "age 53," but he was closer to 58. 

1a

Joseph, by his father's first wife, married Marie Célanie, called Célanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Hippolyte Breaux and Sophie Adélaïde Dugas, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in January 1813.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche later in the decade. 

1b

Augustin dit Justin, by his father's first wife, married Marie Azélie, 21-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Duhon and Adélaïde Landry, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in November 1822.  They also settled on Bayou Lafourche. 

1c

Émile, by his father's third wife, married Eugénie Marie or Marie Eugénie, daughter of Eugène Matherne and Eméranthe Ory, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in April 1846.  Their son Joseph Clément was born near Convent in June 1847, Joseph Alfred in September 1849, Joseph in August 1855, and Joseph Louis in December 1866. 

Joseph Alfred died near Convent, St. James Parish, in August 1866, a month shy of age 17. 

1d

Paul Valentin, by his father's first wife, likely died in Ascension Parish in September 1850.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Valentin died at "age 50 years"; Paul Valentin would have been age 51, so this probably was him.  Did he marry? 

1e

Terence/Jérôme, by his father's third wife, married double cousin Marie Eléocade, called Léocade, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexis LeBlanc and Madeleine Perosine LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in August 1851.  Their daughter married into the Dugas family.  Terence may have remarried to Julia Leluce or Deluce.  Their son Joseph was born in Ascension Parish in June 1857. 

2

Jean-Jacques, called Jacques, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in May 1771, married Marie Rosalie, called Rosalie, another daughter of Paul Bourgeois and Rosalie LeBlanc, at St.-Jacques in April 1792.  Their son Pierre Paul, called Paul, was born at St.-Jacques in July 1795, a son, name unrecorded, died a day after his birth in October 1797, Jacques-Evariste, called Evariste, was born in May 1801, Simon was baptized, age 4 1/2 months, in October 1803 but died the following December, Jacques Narcisse, called Narcisse, was born in October 1804, Paul Destival or Estival, also called Destival Paul, in January 1807, and Louis Breville, called Breville, in August 1809.  They also had a younger son named Pierre.  Their daughters married into the Carlin, Chauvin, Gautreaux, and Melançon families.  Jacques died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1830; the priest who recorded the burial said that Jacques was "age 62 yrs." when he died, but he probably was a few years younger.  One of his daughters moved to Bayou Lafourche. 

2a

Paul married Marie Sidalise, called Sidalise, 19-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Gautreaux and Marie Duhon of Ascension Parish, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in October 1820.  Their son Paul, fils was born near Convent, St. James Parish, in October 1821, and Alexandre Valsin, called Valsin, in November 1824.  Their daughters married into the Melançon and Pelletier families.  Paul died near Convent in July 1853, age 58. 

Paul, fils married Henriette Lodoiska, called Lodoiska, daughter of fellow Acadians Donat Breaux and Lize Bergeron, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1839, on the same day and at the same place his uncle Pierre married Lodoiska's sister Marie Aglaé.  Paul, fils and Lodoiska lived near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Paul Léonard, called Léonard, was born in March 1845, William in April 1847, Joseph Camille in September 1851 but died the following April, Marcelle Pierre, called Pierre, was born in January 1853 but died at age 10 in June 1863, Joseph was born in May 1855, Joseph Octave in February 1857, and Joseph Antoine in March 1861 but died in April.  By 1862, they were living on upper Bayou Lafourche, but a few years later they were back in Ascension Parish.  Their daughter married into the Babin family.  Paul, fils died in Ascension Parish in April 1870, age 49. 

Léonard married Léonise, daughter of Michel Ourso and Marie Gomez, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in November 1866.  Their son Paul Léonard, perhaps called Léonard, was born in Ascension Parish in September 1868 but may have died at age 1 in October 1869. 

Valsin died "at home in St. James Parish" in April 1846, age 21.  He probably did not marry. 

2b

Jacques Narcisse married Euphrosine Marie Célanie, called Célanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne Melançon and Marie Léonise Lanoux, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1825.  They lived near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Narcisse, fils was born in October 1827, a son, name unrecorded, died at age 4 months in September 1833, and Étienne Bienvenu or Bienvenu Étienne was born in July 1835.  Their daughters married into the Lanoux and Rodriguez families.  Jacques Narcisse died in Ascension Parish in March 1841; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial said that Jacques Narcisse died at "age ca. 38 years"; he was 36. 

Étienne Bienvenu married Arcade Augustine, called Augustine, daughter of fellow Acadians Simonet Landry and Bathilde Célesie Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1857.  Their son Jacques Roselius was born in Ascension Parish in November 1867, and Joseph Landry in June 1870. 

2c

Evariste married Marie Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Madé Bourg and Rosale Mire and widow of Damas Lessard, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1825.  They lived near the boundary of St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Evariste Clairville, called Clairville, was born in November 1825, Evariste Telesphore, called Telesphore, in May 1828 but died at age 4 1/2 in October 1832, Jean Baptiste was born in November 1830, Joseph was baptized at the Convent church, age 17 months, in November 1834, Paul Homere or Omer, called Omer, was born in September 1836, Louis Bienville or Breville le jeune, called Breville and Neville, in January 1840, and Jacques Valsin, called Valsin, in February 1845 but died at age 4 1/2 in September 1849.  They also had a son named Stinville or Sinville, also called Henville, unless he was Louis Bienville/Breville.  Their daughter married into the Gaudin family. 

Clairville married cousin Laure, daughter of fellow Acadians Anatole Gautreaux and Eugénie Gravois, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1846; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  They lived near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Did Clairville father any sons? 

Joseph married Eléonore, also called Cléonarde and Léonora, daughter of fellow Acadians Ursin Hébert and Eugènie Part, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1854.  Their son Joseph Alexis was born in Ascension Parish in February 1855, and Casimir Alexandre in March 1857. 

Stinville married cousin Marie Scholastique, called Scholastique, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon LeBlanc and Scholastique Gautreaux, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1855; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Jean Armand was born in Ascension Parish in August 1856. 

Breville le jeune married cousin Adveline, also called Adeline and Admeline, daughter of Jean Descoteaux and his Acadian wife Mathilde Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in June 1860.  They settled near Gonzales.  Their son Félix Clairville was born in February 1868. 

Omer married Élisabeth, daughter of Henriette Eliser or Elizer, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1861; the priest who recorded the marriage did not give Élisabeth's father's name, so one wonders who he was.  They settled near Gonzales.  Their son Paul Evariste was born in November 1861. 

2d

Destival married Marie Sidalise, called Sidalise, daughter of fellow Acadians Simonette Boudreaux and Céleste Babin, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1828.  Their son Paul Désiré was born near Convent, St. James Parish, in September 1829, Louis Oscar, called Oscar, in Ascension Parish in May 1834 but died at age 4 in August 1838, Paul Faustin, called Faustin, was born in February 1839 but died at age 8 1/2 in November 1847, and Onésime Edwin was born in February 1843.  Their daughter married into the Brasset family.  Destival died in Ascension Parish in May 1844, age 37. 

2e

Louis Breville married Émilie, called Mélite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Charles Arceneaux and Marguerite Part, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1831.  Their infant son, name unrecorded, died near Convent in June 1833.  Louis Breville remarried to Melasie, another daughter of Étienne Melançon and Marie Léonise Lanoux, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in April 1838.  Their son Louis Breville, fils was born in Ascension Parish in September 1840.  Louis Breville, père died in Ascension Parish in November 1865; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial said that Breuville, as he called him, "father of Louis LeBlanc, died at "age 55 years"; Breville was 56. 

Louis Breville, fils, by his father's second wife, married Marie Olfida or Olphida, daughter of fellow Acadians Casimir Boudreaux and Henriette Landry, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1860.  Their son Joseph Alphonse, called Alphonse, was born in Ascension Parish in December 1868 but died the following August. 

2f

Pierre married Marie Aglaé, called Aglaé, daughter of fellow Acadians Donat Breaux and Lize Bergeron, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in February 1839, on the same day and at the same place his nephew Paul, fils married Marie Aglaé's sister Henriette Lodoiska.  Pierre and Marie Aglaé settled near the boundary between Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their daughter married into the Letulle family.  Pierre remarried to Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Élie Lanoux and Paulonne Gautreaux, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in April 1853.  Their son Pierre Désiré was born near Convent in February 1854, Joseph Adam in February 1855, Élie Aristide in June 1856, Jacques Césaire in October 1858, and Louis Sidonie near Gonzales, Ascension Parish, in April 1868.  

3

Laurent, a twin, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in August 1773, probably died young. 

4

Paul, fils, Laurent's twin, also may have died young.  One wonders if he also was called Hippolyte.

5

Augustin, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in October 1778, married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joachim Mire and Madeleine Melançon, at St.-Jacques in February 1798.  Their daughter married into the Breaux family.  They may have had no sons.  One wonders if Augustin also was called Hippolyte.

6

Another Laurent, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in April 1781, may have died young.  One wonders if he also was called Hippolyte.

7

Sylvain, born probably at St.-Jacques in the early 1780s, married Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Duhon and Anne LeBlanc, at St.-Jacques in May 1803.  Their son Jean Baptiste was born at St. James in March 1804 but died at age 7 1/2 in September 1811.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc cousin.  Sylvain died in St. James Parish in June 1808; the priest who recorded the burial said that Sylvain was "age about 45 yrs." when he died, but he probably was closer to 25.  His line of the family, except for its blood, may have died with him. 

8

Youngest son Hippolyte, born probably at St.-Jacques, died near Convent, St. James Parish, in February 1823.  The priest who recorded his burial did not give Hippolyte's age at the time of his death nor mention a wife. 

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In July 1767, more LeBlancs--26 of them, including three more families--reached New Orleans from Maryland via Cap-Français with dozens of fellow Acadians.  Spanish officials insisted that these Maryland exiles settle not at Cabanocé or on the western prairies but at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville, a new Acadian community on the river just south of Bayou Manchac.  The new arrivals protested at first to Spanish Governor Ulloa but then agreed to the arrangement when they realized that St.-Gabriel was not far distant from Cabanocé, where many of their kinsmen lived.  The stretch of the river around St.-Gabriel, in fact, would soon be called the Upper Acadian Coast:

Marie-Josèphe LeBlanc, age 55, widow of Joseph Richard, came with two unmarried sons, ages 27 and 20. 

Marie-Josèphe Trahan, age 45, widow of Michel dit Michaud LeBlanc of Minas, came with two unmarried children--Marguerite, age 18; and Joseph-Michel, age 9. 

Marie-Josèphe LeBlanc, age 25, Marie-Josèphe Trahan's oldest daughter, came with husband François Hébert, fils, age 29; and two sons, ages 4 and 3.  Daughter/wife Marie-Josèphe died near Baton Rouge in March 1806; the priest who recorded her burial said that she was age 76 when she died, but she was closer to 64. 

Bonaventure LeBlanc, age 33, came with wife Marie Thériot and five children--Joseph dit Adons, age 16; Anne, age 14; Marie-Madeleine, age 10; Esther, age 6; and Isaac, age 4.  They had no more children in Louisiana.  All of their children remained at St.-Gabriel.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Biven, Culere or Dulaire, Dubois (French Creole, not Acadian), Goudeau, Landry, Longuépée, and Rivet families.  Bonavenuture died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in October 1811; the priest who recorded the burial said that Bonaventure was age 80 when he died, but he probably was closer to 76.  Daughter Esther married four times and died near St. Gabriel in February 1821, in her late 50s; she outlived all four of her husbands.  Marie-Madeleine married three times and died near St. Gabriel in September 1825, in her late 60s. 

Jean-Charles LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 31, son of Acadian resistance leader Joseph LeBlanc dit Le Maigre, "the Skinny," came with wife Judith-Marguerite Landry, age 40, and five children--Jean-Baptiste dit Agros, age 15; Joseph, later called Agros, age 11; Simon, who also would be called Agros, age 7; Marie, age 5; and Anne, age 1.  (Interestingly, the dit Agros means "Fat.")  Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, age 18, Jean-Charles's nephew, may have come with them.  Jean-Charles and Judith-Marguerite had no more children in Louisiana.  Their daughters married into the Landry and Provinché families.  Son Simon dit Agros moved to the western prairies, but Jean-Charles's other sons, as well as his nephew, remained on the river.  Daughter Marie died at St.-Gabriel in December 1787, a year after her marriage, age 24. 

Marguerite LeBlanc, age 23, came with husband François-Sébastien Landry, age 26, two daughters, ages 3 and infant; and Marguerite's younger siblings Marie-Madeleine, age 22; Pierre, age 14; and Rose, age 10.  Pierre married on the river, but Marie-Madeleine and Rose do not seem to have married. 

Another Marguerite LeBlanc, age 20, came with husband Pierre-Paul Hébert, age 30, and three children, ages 5, 3, and infant.  Marguerite died at St. Gabriel in February 1805; the priest who recorded her burial said that she was "age 48" when she died, but she was closer to 58. 

Esther LeBlanc, age 22, came with husband Anselme Blanchard of Grand-Pré, age 27, two children, ages 4 and 2; and a 13-year-old orphan.  Anselme served as commander of the Valenzuela District on upper Bayou Lafourche during the early 1780s. 

Isabelle-Marguerite LeBlanc, age 20, came with husband Jean-Baptiste Babin, age 38, and three small children.  They had many more children in Louisiana.  Isabelle died near St. Gabriel in January 1804; the priest who recorded her burial said that she was age 60 when she died, but she was closer to 57. 

Orphan Marie-Marguerite, called Marguerite, LeBlanc, age 16, probably came with sister Marie, age 14.  Marguerite married into the Bergeron and Gaudet families and settled on Bayou Lafourche.  Marie married into the Paquette family and remained on the river. 

Descendants of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC (c1750-?; Daniel, Antoine, Joseph dit Le Maigre)

Jean-Baptiste, second son of Joseph LeBlanc, fils and his first wife Marie Landry, born at Minas in c1749 or 1750, became separated from his family, who were deported to Virginia, and was exiled, instead, to Maryland in 1755 perhaps with a paternal uncle.  Jean-Baptiste came to Louisiana in 1767 with three orphan sibling cousins and settled at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville.  He married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexis Comeaux and Marguerite Babin, at nearby Ascension in December 1775.  Spanish officials counted them on the "right bank ascending," or east bank of the river, at St.-Gabriel, just upriver from Ascension, in 1777.  He owned a single slave by then.  His daughters married into the Blanchard and Hébert families.  Except for its blood, his line of the family seems to have died out after the second generation. 

1

Oldest son Jean-Alexis, called Alexis, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in March 1777, married Anne Marine, called Marine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Richard and Cécile Dupuy, at St. Gabriel in November 1805.  Their daughter married into the DeMiller and Denis families.  Alexis remarried to cousin Marie Clothilde, called Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Isaac LeBlanc and Félicité Melançon, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1813.  Their infant, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died near St. Gabriel a day after its birth in September 1815, and Alex or Jean Marcellin was born in November 1817.  Their daughter married into the Boissac family.  Alexis died near St. Gabriel in December 1824; the priest who recorded his burial said that Alexis was age 50 when he died. 

Jean Marcellin, by his father's second wife, died near St. Gabriel in February 1838, age 20.  He probably did not marry.  His line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

2

Joseph, born near St.-Gabriel in March 1778, married cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph dit Adons LeBlanc and Marie-Marguerite Landry, at St.-Gabriel in June 1802.  Their son Joseph, fils was born near St. Gabriel in November 1807 but died at age 12 in February 1820.  Their daughter married into the Landry family.  Joseph, père died in Iberville Parish in December 1813, age 35.  His only son did not live long enough to marry, so this family line, except for its blood, probably did not survive. 

3

Jean-Baptiste, fils, born near St.-Gabriel in June 1790, may have died young, unless he was the Jean Baptiste LeBlanc who died near St. Gabriel  in September 1839.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Baptiste died at "age 54 yrs."  Jean Baptiste, fils would have been age 49. 

4

Youngest son Joseph-Édouard, born near St.-Gabriel in November 1794, may have died young. 

Descendants of Pierre LEBLANC (1753-1790; Daniel, Jacques, Jean)

Pierre, fourth and youngest son of Joseph LeBlanc and Marie-Marguerite Landry, born at Minas in October 1753, was exiled to Maryland as a toddler infant in 1755 and came to Louisiana with a married sister, three more of his siblings, and another orphan in 1767.  Spanish officials counted him on the "left bank ascending" at St.-Gabriel in 1777; he was still a bachelor and owned a Negro boy.  Pierre married Marguerite-Pélagie, daughter of fellow Acadians Janvier Breau and Rose-Osite Landry, at Ascension in October 1778.  They settled near St.-Gabriel.  Their daughter married into the Dupuis family.  Pierre may have died near St.-Gabriel in November1790; if so, he would have been age 37.  Most of his half dozen sons married fellow Acadians and remained in the St. Gabriel area.  One of his sons married three times, another twice.  A grandson settled in West Baton Rouge Parish. 

1

Oldest son François-Xavier, born near St.-Gabriel in October 1779, probably died young. 

2

Narcisse, born at Ascension in March 1783, married cousin Marie Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Babin and Élisabeth LeBlanc, at St. Gabriel in February 1806.  Their daughters married into the Breaux and Richard families.  Narcisse died near St. Gabriel in September 1853; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a a wife, said that Narcisse died at "age 71 years."  He was 70.  Narcisse may have fathered no sons, so this line of the family, except for its blood, may have died with him.

3

Joseph-Auguste, called Auguste, born near St.-Gabriel in November 1784, married cousin Marie Rosalie, called Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Michel LeBlanc and Marguerite Landry, at St. Gabriel in February 1806; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Rosalie died at Barataria in c1814 or 1815, in her late 20s, and was reinterred at St. Gabriel in January 1816.  Auguste remarried to Constance, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Bujole and Marie Bourg, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in January 1817, and remarried again--his third marriage--to Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Babin and Marguerite Brasset and widow of Louis Seguinot, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in March 1820.  Their child, name and age unrecorded, died near Baton Rouge in October 1823.  Auguste died near St. Gabriel in July 1829, age 44.  His family line may have died with him. 

4

Maximilien, a twin, born near St.-Gabriel in March 1787, married Marie Hélène, called Hélène, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Allain and Marguerite Babin, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1808.  Their son Joachim was born in Iberville Parish in January 1809, Pierre Eperin or Zéphirin, called Zéphirin, in June 1816, Pierre Hermogène, called Hermogène, in January 1818, and Maximilien, fils in January 1824.  Their daughters married into the Aucoin and Hébert families.  Maximilien died near St. Gabriel in October 1843, age 56. 

4a

Joachim married Ludivine, called Divine, daughter of fellow Acadians Abraham Hébert and Ludivine Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in September 1837.  Their son Joachim, fils was born in Iberville Parish in February 1845, Thomas Richard Stuart in July 1850, and Louis in May 1858. 

 4b

Zéphirin married Gertrude, daughter of Louis Voisin and Gertrude Lopez, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1840.  They settled near Plaquemine on the west side of the river.  Their son Louis Lovinsky was born in May 1843, Joseph Oneda in August 1851 but died in June 1852, Ignace was born in August 1855, and Joseph Zéphirin Laurent in May 1859.  Their daughter married into the Doiron family.  Zéphirin died in Iberville Parish in April 1859, age 42. 

4c

Hermogène, at age 47, married Marie Mélanie, called Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Urbin Achée and Domitille Dupuy and widow of Joseph Housiaux, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1865; one wonders if this was his first marriage.  Their son Alexandre Armant, a twin, was born in Iberville Parish in May 1867 but may have died in June. 

5

Pierre-Charles, Maximilien's twin, died near St.-Gabriel at age 3 months in July 1787. 

6

Youngest son Pierre-Paul, called Paul, born near St.-Gabriel in March 1789, married cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Mathurin Landry and Perpétué Breaux, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1810; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Pierre Jude was born near St. Gabriel in February 1811, Pierre Eugène, called Eugène, near Baton Rouge in February 1815, Ursin near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in June 1820, and an infant, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died near St. Gabriel at age 6 months in July 1823.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Berret, and Hébert families.  Pierre Paul evidently remarried to Letitia, also called Melcide, daughter perhaps of Jean Dodd and Letitia Hall and widow perhaps of Placide LeBlanc, at St. Gabriel in the late 1820s.  Their daughters married into the LeBlanc (French Canadian, not Acadian) and Lejeune families. 

Pierre Eugène, by his father's first wife, married Marie Adeline, called Adeline and Deline, daughter of fellow Acadians François Theriot and Ursule Trahan, at the Brusly church, West Baton Rouge Parish, in April 1844.  They settled in West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their son Magloire Eugène was born in October 1846, and François Joseph in December 1853.

Descendants of Joseph dit Adons LEBLANC (c1751-1824?; Daniel, ?)

Joseph dit Adons, elder son of Bonaventure LeBlanc and Marie Thériot, born probably at Minas in c1751, followed his family into exile in Maryland in 1755.  He was counted with them at Baltimore in July 1763, followed them to Louisiana in 1767, and settled at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville, where he married Marie-Marguerite, called Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Landry and Anne Flan, in the late 1760s or early 1770s.  Spanish officials counted them on the "right bank, ascending," or east bank of the river, at St.-Gabriel in 1777.  Their daughters married into the Arceneaux, Babin, Gareuil, and Hébert families and perhaps into the Dupuis and Trahan families as well.  Joseph may have died near St. Gabriel in March 1824, in his early 70s.  Two of his sons married first cousins. 

1

Oldest son Joseph, fils, born near St.-Gabriel in October 1778, probably died young. 

2

Simon, baptized at St.-Gabriel, age unrecorded, in March 1780, married cousin Euphrosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon-Joseph Dupuis and Ludivine Landry, at St.-Gabriel in August 1801.  Their son Simon Joseph, called Joseph, was born near St. Gabriel in February 1804, Achille Ursin in October 1805, and Hermogène, a twin, in February 1816.  Their daughters married into the Haydon and Lesassier families.  Simon remarried to first cousin Marie Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Isaac LeBlanc and Félicité Melançon, his uncle and aunt, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in August 1818; they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Célestin was born near St. Gabriel in May 1819, Jules in April 1824, and Théodore in February 1830.  Their daughter married into the Boissac and Pritchard families.  Simon died near St. Gabriel in January 1854; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Simon died at "age 74 years."

2a

Joseph, by his father's first wife, married cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Grégoire Babin and Marie LeBlanc, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in March 1833.  Did the family line survive? 

2b

Achille Ursin, by his father's first wife, died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in April 1833, age 27.  He probably did not marry. 

2c

Hermogène, by his father's first wife, married Mary Azélie, daughter of Marguerite Simone of "Valense County, Mississippi," in a civil ceremony there, and sanctified the marriage at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in December 1839.  Their son John William was baptized at the St. Gabriel church, age unrecorded, the same day his parents were married there.  (One wonders where Valense County may have been; there is no such county in the State of Mississippi today, nor is it among the hand full of counties the state has abolished since 1817, when Mississippi became a state of the Union.)

2d

Célestin, by his father's second wife, married cousin Desoline, Théodile, or Zéolide, daughter of fellow Acadians Placide LeBlanc and his Creole wife Lotetia Dodd, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1840.  Their son Célestin Lucien was born in Iberville Parish in January 1841 but died at age 1 1/2 in July 1842, Aristide Taylor was born in March 1848, Ignace in January 1850 but died at age 1 1/2 in July 1851, Joseph Simon was born in December 1852, and Gabriel Achille in October 1863.  Their daughter married into the Boissac family. 

2e

Jules, by his father's second wife, married Domitille, daughter of fellow Acadian Paul Hébert and his Anglo wife Marie Eugènie Hamilton, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1849; Domitille was a sister of Paul Octave Hébert, who served as governor of Louisiana during the early 1850s and as a Confederate general during the War of 1861-65; another witness to their marriage was Domitille's first cousin, Louis Hébert, who, like her brother Paul Octave, was a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point and served as a Confederate general.  Jules's and Domitille's son Jules Octave was born in Iberville Parish in February 1850, Robert Célestin in July 1851 but died at age 1 1/2 in November 1852, Paul Hébert was born in January 1853, and Simon le jeune in January 1856.  Jules died in Iberville Parish in September 1859, age 35. 

2f

Théodore, by his father's second wife, died in Iberville Parish in February 1854, age 24, a month after his father died.  Théodore does not seem to have married. 

3

Jean-Baptiste-Joseph, called Joseph, born near St.-Gabriel in February 1785, married Marie Céleste, called Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Hébert and Marie Boudreaux, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1810.  Their son Amand Balthazar was born near St. Gabriel in August 1811 but died at age 3 in September 1814, and Joseph Hermogène was born in September 1813.  Their daughter married into the Walsh family.  Joseph may have been the Jean Baptiste LeBlanc who died near St. Gabriel, age 54, in September 1839. 

4

Youngest son Étienne-Édouard, called Édouard, born near St.-Gabriel in July 1794, married first cousin Marie Adélaïde, called Adélaïde, another daughter of Isaac LeBlanc and Félicité Melançon, his uncle and aunt, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in August 1818; they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Édouard, called Édouard, fils, was born near St. Gabriel in September 1819, a son, name unrecorded, died at age 2 in August 1823, and Jules Édouard was born in February 1824.  Their daughters married into the Hébert and Landry families.  Édouard, père may have died near St. Gabriel in July 1828; the priest who recorded Édouard's burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give his age at the time of his death; this Édouard would have been age 34; a daughter was born a few days before he died.  

4a

Édouard, fils married Lucille, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Allain and Carmelite Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1841.  Their son Joseph Arnaud was born in Iberville Parish in November 1846 but died at age 1 in November 1847.   Their daughters married into the Babin, Mather, and Weston families.  Except for its blood, did the family line survive? 

4b

Jules Édouard married Delphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Dupuy and his Creole wife Delphine Gareuil, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1857.  Their son Édouard le jeune was born in Iberville Parish in January 1858. 

Descendants of Isaac LEBLANC (c1763-1826; Daniel, ?)

Isaac, younger son of Bonaventure LeBlanc and Marie Thériot, born probably at Baltimore, Maryland, in c1763, followed his family to Louisiana in 1767 and settled with them at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville, where he married Félicité, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Melançon and Anne Babin, in November 1786.  Their daughters married into the Allain, Babin, Blanchard, Chiasson, Delaune, LeBlanc, Roth, and Tusson families.  Isaac died near St. Gabriel in September 1826, age 63.  Neither of his sons seems to have married, so this line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

1

Older son Clotin, born near St.-Gabriel in December 1788, may have died young. 

2

Younger son Maximilien, called Maxille, born near St.-Gabriel in February 1791, died in Iberville Parish, "a bachelor," in August 1848, age 57.  One wonders why he did not marry. 

Descendants of Jean-Baptiste dit Agros LEBLANC (c1757-; Daniel, Antoine, Joseph dit Le Maigre)

Jean-Baptiste dit Agros, eldest son of Jean-Charles LeBlanc and Judith-Marguerite Landry, born probably in Maryland in c1757, was counted with them at Baltimore in July 1763.  He followed them to Louisiana in 1767 and settled at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville, where he married Madeleine-Marthe, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Foret and Marguerite Richard, in April 1782.  Their daughters married into the Hébert and Landry families and perhaps into the Dupuis family as well.  Only one of his many sons married but may not have fathered a son of his own, so this family line, except for its blood, may not have survived 

1

Oldest son Gabriel, born near St.-Gabriel in April 1786, died there in February 1808, age 21.  He did not marry. 

2

Hippolyte, born near St.-Gabriel in December 1792, may have died young. 

3

Placide, born probably near St. Gabriel in c1789, married Letitia, daughter of Jean Dodd and Letitia Hall, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1817.  Their daughters married into the Alexandrie, Landry, and LeBlanc families.  Placide may have died near St. Gabriel in February 1824; if so, he would have been age 35.  Except for its blood, his line of the family probably died with him. 

4

Laurent, born near St.-Gabriel in December 1794, may have died there in November 1820.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give Laurent's parents' names or mention a wife, said that Laurent was "age 30 yrs." when he died.  If this was Laurent, son of Jean Baptiste dit Agros, he would have been age 25.  He evidently did not marry. 

5

Youngest son Édouard, born in c1807, died near St. Gabriel at age 5 in July 1812. 

Descendants of Joseph dit Agros LEBLANC (1758-1811; Daniel, Antoine, Joseph dit Le Maigre)

Joseph dit Agros, second son of Jean-Charles LeBlanc and Judith-Marguerite Landry, born and baptized at Baltimore, Maryland, in December 1758, likely was the Joseph LeBlan counted with his widowed mother and two sisters at Baltimore in July 1763.  He followed them to Louisiana in 1767 and settled at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville.  He married Anne-Julie or Julie-Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians Chrysostôme Trahan and Anne-Françoise Granger of Ascension, at nearby Ascension in October 1787.  Anne-Julie had come to Louisiana from France in 1785 aboard L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships.  They settled at Manchac, between St.-Gabriel and Baton Rouge.  One of their daughters was baptized at New Orleans in November 1790, so they may have lived in the city before returning to Manchac.  In the early 1800s, they crossed the river and settled in what became West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their daughters married into the Guidry, Landry, Reboul, and Serrette families.  Joseph dit Agros died probably in West Baton Rouge Parish in March 1811, in his early 50s.  Only his oldest son seems to have created a family of his own. 

1

Oldest son Joseph, fils, born at Manchac in August 1788, married cousin Marie, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Marie Trahan and his Creole wife Adélaïde Tullier of Baton Rouge, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in April 1817.  Their son Joseph Colombe was born near Baton Rouge in December 1833. 

2

Jean-Baptiste, born at Manchac in January 1792, probably died young. 

3

Another Jean-Baptiste, born at Manchac in October 1798, also may have died young. 

4

Youngest son Pierre, born at Manchac in January 1803, also may have died young. 

Descendants of Joseph-Michel LEBLANC (1758-1833; Daniel, Jacques, Jean)

Joseph-Michel, also called Michel-Joseph, son of Michel dit Michaud LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Trahan, born at Baltimore, Maryland, in December 1758, followed his widowed mother to Louisiana in 1767 and settled at St.-Gabriel d'Iberville, where Spanish officials counted them on the "right bank, ascending," or east side of the river, in 1777.  Joseph-Michel married Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Augustin Landry and his second wife Marie-Madeleine Babin, at St.-Gabriel in June 1781.  Their daughters married into the Babin and LeBlanc families and perhaps into the Dupuis family as well.  (Their daughter Marie Rosalie, wife of her cousin Auguste LeBlanc, died at Barataria, south of New Orleans in c1814 or 1815, in her late 20s, and was reinterred at St. Gabriel in January 1816; one wonders what she was doing at Barataria, which in the 1810s was a noted smugglers' lair.)  Joseph Michel's baptismal record was recertified by the St. Gabriel priest in January 1819, when he was age 60.  He died near St. Gabriel in October 1833; the priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph was age 81 when he died, but he was 74.  Only his younger sons seem to have created families of their own.  Two of them married sisters. 

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Oldest son Augustin or Auguste, born near St.-Gabriel in May 1783, died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in February 1834.  The priest who recorded his burial said that Auguste was age 52 when he died; he was 50.  Did he marry? 

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Joseph, fils, born near St.-Gabriel in February 1785, may have died young, unless he was the Jean Baptiste, "single, brother of Élie and Isaie LeBlanc," who died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in December 1843.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Jean Baptiste died at "age 59 years," hence the possibility that he was the Joseph, son of Joseph LeBlanc and Marguerite Landry, born at St.-Gabriel in February 1785.  One wonders why Jean Baptiste never married. 

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François-Xavier, born near St.-Gabriel in April 1789, may have died young. 

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Élie, born near St.-Gabriel in April 1793, married Marie Victoire or Victorine, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Chiasson and Marie Madeleine Blanchard, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1814.  Their son Élie, fils, also called Leche, was born probably in Iberville Parish in c1814, and Lucien in January 1818.  Their daughter married into the Landry family.  Élie, père remarried to Irène, daughter of Jacques dit Santiago Hernandez and his Acadian wife Anne dite Manette Rivet, at the St. Gabriel church in June 1825, on the same day and at the same place his younger brother Isaac married Irène's sister Céleste.  Élie and Irène's son Hermogène was born in Iberville Parish in May 1829, Adolphe in April 1833, Jean Baptiste in August 1838, and Auguste in January 1841.  Their daughter married into the Blanchard family.  Élie, père died in Iberville Parish in February 1849; the St. Gabriel priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Élie, Sr., as he called him, died at "age 57 years."  He was 55.  His sons settled near Plaquemine on the west side of the river. 

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Élie, fils, by his father's first wife, married Marie Joséphine, Séraphine, or Serasine, daughter of Joseph Vincent Desmoulet or Demoulette and Marie Marguerite Barkouss, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1838.  They settled near Plaquemine on the west bank of the river.  Their daughters married into the Brown, Marrionneaux, and Martinez families.  Élie, fils died at Plaquemine in November 1853, age 39.  Was he a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that struck South Louisiana during the summer and fall of 1853?  Did he father any sons? 

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Lucien, by his father's first wife, married cousin Marguerite Aloisia, Aloysia, Alouisia, or Alouisine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Élie Hébert and Marguerite Eugénie LeBlanc, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1850.  The settled near Plaquemine.  Their son Amédée was born in December 1850, Théodulus in November 1854, Aristides in September 1856, Amilcar in June 1858, Élie le jeune in December 1861, and Antoine in June 1865. 

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Hermogène, by his father's second wife, married Cécile Aurelia, called Aurelia, daughter of fellow Acadian Théodore Orillion and his Creole wife Victoire Roland, at the Plaquemine church, Iberville Parish, in May 1852.  Their son Peter Adolph was born near Plaquemine in March 1853, and Joseph Frederick in January 1858. 

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Adolphe, by his father's second wife, married Marie Ophelia, called Ophelia, daughter of fellow Acadian Louis Rosémond Orillion and his Creole wife Mary Antoinette Blake, at the Plaquemine church, Iberville Parish, in May 1856.  Their son Louis Adolphe was born near Plaquemine in December 1861, and Louis Paul, a twin, was baptized at the Plaquemine church, age unrecorded, in May 1869. 

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Narcisse, born near St.-Gabriel in September 1795, married cousin Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Olivier Brasset and Marine Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1817.  Their infant, name unrecorded, died near St. Gabriel nine days after its birth in July 1819.  Their daughter married into the Rils family.  Narcisse died near St. Gabriel in September 1819, age 24.  His line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

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Youngest son Aimé-Isaac-Michel, called Isaac and Isaie, born near St.-Gabriel in December 1800, married Céleste, another daughter of Jacques Hernandez and Anne Rivet, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1825, on the same day and at the same place his older brother Élie married Céleste's sister Irène.  Isaac and Céleste's son Isaac, fils had been born near St. Gabriel in May 1825 but died at age 8 in April 1833, Joseph Y., perhaps Joseph Isaac, was born in February 1828, and Zénon in April 1832 but died at age 4 in February 1836.  Their daughter married into the Danos family.  Isaac remarried to Marie Domitille, daughter of Joseph Hernandez and his Acadian wife Françoise Chiasson, at the St. Gabriel church in April 1836.  They lived on the river near the boundary between Iberville and Ascension parishes.  Their son Ysari, also called Isaie, fils, was born in February 1837 but died at age 7 1/2 in October 1844, and Charles died 8 days after his birth in August 1843. 

Joseph Y., by his father's first wife, married Marie Elmire, called Elmire, daughter of Louis Voisin and Gertrude Lopez, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in January 1850.  They settled near Plaquemine.  Their son Célestis Bastilla was born in June 1854, Joseph Isaie in September 1860, Louis Beauregard in February 1864, and Émile in September 1866. 

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In early 1768, a LeBlanc wife came to Louisiana from Maryland with the large party from Port Tobacco led by brothers Alexis and Honoré Breau of Pigiguit.  Spanish governor Ulloa forced them to settle at Fort San Luìs de Natchez, far upriver and across from present-day Natchez, Mississippi, but they did not remain:

Marguerite LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 62, widow of Pierre Cloistre dit Clouâtre, came with four grown, unmarried children, ages 27 to 18.  After the Spanish released them from Fort San Luìs de Natchez, Marguerite moved down to St.-Gabriel, where she died in April 1782, in her late 70s. 

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The arrival dates of at least two LeBlancs who came to Louisiana in the 1760s and settled on the river are difficult to determine:

Marie-Rose LeBlanc married François, son of fellow Acadian Charles Landry, at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques in May 1768. 

Jean-Charles LEBLANC (?-; Daniel, ?)

Jean-Charles, son of Jean LeBlanc and Marie Thériot, perhaps of Minas, came to Louisiana perhaps from Maryland before August 1770, when he married Anne-Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Landry and Marie-Josèphe Theriot, at St.-Jacques de Cabahannocer.  Anne-Madeleine had come to Louisiana from Maryland in 1768 with six of her siblings and followed them to Fort San Luìs de Natchez.  One wonders if Jean-Charles also had come to Louisiana from Maryland that year and followed his fellow exiles to Fort San Luìs.  One also wonders if Jean-Charles and Anne-Madeleine had any children. 

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The largest contingent of LeBlancs who emigrated to Louisiana--at least 73 of them, including 20 families--arrived aboard every one of the Seven Ships from France in 1785.  These were LeBlancs from Minas whom the British had exiled to Virginia in the fall of 1755, had deported to England the following year, and repatriated to France in 1763, many of them settling on Belle-Île-en-Mer off the southern coast of Brittany; and also LeBlancs from Pigiguit, Cobeguit, and Île St.-Jean whom the British had deported to France in 1758-59.  In the early 1780s, most of the Acadians still in France took up the Spanish government's offer to start a new life in faraway Louisiana.  Most of the LeBlancs who crossed on the Seven Ships chose to go to upper Bayou Lafourche, but some of them settled on the river near their many cousins already there: 

Simon LeBlanc, age 62, crossed on Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in late July.  With him were second wife Marie Trahan, age 51, and three children--Joseph, age 20; Marie-Anne, age 15; and Jacques-Pierre-Marie, age 14.  They followed most of their fellow passengers to the Manchac area, south of Baton Rouge.  From Manchac, they moved to upper Bayou Lafourche, where Simon died in February 1802, age 77.  Daughter Marie-Anne married into the Landry and LeBlanc families and settled on Bayou Lafourche; she died in Ascension Parish in September 1831, in her early 60s.  Most of Simon's sons remained at Manchac, south of Baton Rouge.  Son Jacques moved to Bayou Teche in the early 1800s. 

Jean LeBlanc, age 36, Simon's son by his first wife, crossed with wife Thérèse Hébert, age 35, and daughter Marie-Rose, age 1 1/2.  They remained on the river. 

Joseph dit Jambo LeBlanc, age 54, crossed on Le Bon Papa with second wife Anne Hébert, age 49, and four children--Marguerite-Blanche-Ian, age 19; Marie-Françoise, age 18; Joseph-Marie, age 17; and Simon-Louis-Marie, age 14.  Theirs was the first family to step off the first of the Seven Ships.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux and LeBlanc families and remained on the river.  Their sons also remained on the river, but neither of them seems to have married.  Daughter Marguerite died probably at Manchac in August 1798; the priest who recorded her burial said that she was "age 30 years" when she died; she was 32.  Daughter Marie Françoise also died at Manchac, in September 1814, a widow, age 48. 

Marguerite LeBlanc, age 48, crossed on Le Bon Papa with second husband André Templé, age 57, and eight children, ages 25 to 7.  Hers was the second family to step off the ship.  They moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche, where Marguerite died in Assumption Parish in May 1815, a widow, in her late 70s. 

Pierre LeBlanc, age 41, crossed on Le Bon Papa with wife Anne-Josèphe Lebert, age 41, and four sons--Joseph-Olivier, age 17; Pierre-Paul, age 15; Jean-Cléandre, age 13; and Victor-Charles, age 10.  They remained at Manchac, where Pierre remarried.  Pierre died at Manchac in August 1815, in his early 70s, a widower again.

Charles-Jean LeBlanc, age 23, crossed on Le Bon Papa with wife Brigitte-Josèphe Hébert, age 19, and no children.  In c1790, they moved from Manchac to upper Bayou Lafourche, where his father and stepmother, who had taken a later ship, had settled.  Charles-Jean and Brigitte lived for a time in New Orleans during the late 1790s and had many children, at least five of whom died in a yellow fever epidemic in the city in the late summer and early fall of 1799.

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Claude LeBlanc, age 62, crossed on La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in August.  With him was third wife Dorothée Richard, age 50, and Claire Landry, her 80-year-old mother-in-law from her first marriage.  They did not follow most of their fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche but settled instead on the river at Ascension.  In June 1788, Claude and cousin Jérôme LeBlanc clashed with Ascension Commandant Louis Judice over levee maintenance, a dispute that they won.  Claude died at Ascension in August 1800, age 77.  The stories he could have told! 

Élisabeth dite Maillet LeBlanc, age 42, Pierre of Le Bon Papa's older sister, crossed on La Bergère with husband Honoré Breau, age 50, and six children, ages 16 to infant.  They, too, were among the few passengers from their ship who did not go to upper Bayou Lafourche.  They went, instead, to Manchac, south of Baton Rouge.  Élisabeth died at Manchac in January 1808; the priest who recorded her burial said that she was age 60 when she died; she was closer to 65. 

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Marie LeBlanc, age 55, crossed on Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in August.  With her were husband Jean Guédry dit Gravois, age 57, two sons, ages 27 and 17, and a 19-year-old cousin.  They went to St.-Jacques before moving on to upper Bayou Lafourche. 

Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, LeBlanc, age 54, widow of Pierre-Isidore Trahan, crossed on Le Beaumont with five children, ages 21 to 9.  They went to Manchac, but not all of them remained there.  Madeleine and at least two of her children settled on the western prairies, where Madeleine died in November 1804, in her early 70s.   

Marie LeBlanc, age 45, crossed on Le Beaumont with third husband Charles Henry, age 53, and four children from two of her marriages, ages 23 to 17.  Marie was pregnant on the voyage and gave birth to a son at Baton Rouge in October. 

Paul LeBlanc, age 41, crossed on Le Beaumont with wife Anne Boudrot, age 38, two daughters--Adélaïde-Marguerite, age 3; and infant Rose or Rosalie--and 23-year-old niece Rose Trahan.  They went to Baton Rouge before moving on to upper Bayou Lafourche. 

Élisabeth or Isabelle LeBlanc of Pigiguit, age 32, crossed on Le Beaumont with husband Joseph Caillouet, age 31, a Canadian she married in France, and an infant son.  They went to St.-Jacques.  Isabelle died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1816, in her early 60s. 

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Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc of Rivière-aux-Canards, age 44, crossed on L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in November.  With him were wife Élisabeth, or Isabelle, Aucoin, age 50, and 19-year-old niece Marie-Marguerite Semer.  They went to San Bernardo, an Isleños settlement on the river below New Orleans, before moving on to the Opelousas District, where Élisabeth remarried in 1797. 

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Marguerite LeBlanc of Rivière-aux-Canards, age 40, crossed on La Ville d'Archangel, the sixth of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in early December.  With her was husband Charles Bourg of Cobeguit, age 51.  They brought no children with them to the colony.  They followed most of their fellow passengers to the new Acadian community of Bayou des Écores, north of Baton Rouge, but moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche by the 1790s. 

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LeBlancs from France who settled on the Acadian Coast created only two new family lines that survived there: 

Descendants of Pierre LEBLANC (c1744-1815; Daniel, Antoine, Pierre dit Pinou)

Pierre, oldest son of Victor LeBlanc and Marie Aucoin, born probably at Minas in c1744, followed his mother, stepfather Grégoire Maillet, and their family to Île St.-Jean after 1752 and was deported with them to St.-Malo, France, in 1758.  Pierre married Anne-Josèphe, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Lebert and Anne Robichaud of Rivière-aux-Canards, at Plouër-sur-Rance near St.-Malo in February 1767; she was the sister of his younger brother Olivier's future wife.  Pierre and his family sailed to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed most of their fellow passengers to Manchac.  Pierre remarried to Geneviève, daughter of fellow Acadian Charles Richard and his first wife Catherine-Josèphe Gautrot and widow of Simon dit Pierre Pitre and Victor Boudreaux, probably at Manchac in September 1787.  She gave him another daughter, who married into the Guidry family and settled near Baton Rouge.  Every one of Pierre's four sons, all from his first wife and all born in France, may have died young, so only the blood of this family line seems to have survived in the Bayou State. 

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Oldest son Joseph-Olivier, by his father's first wife, born at Plouër, France, in May 1768, may have died young. 

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Pierre-Paul, by his father's first wife, born at Plouër, France, in February 1770, may have died young. 

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Jean-Cléandre, by his father's first wife, born at Plouër, France, in September 1771, may have died young. 

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François-Joseph-Marc, by his father's first wife, born at Plouër, France, in March 1773, died in Poitou in September 1774, age 1 1/2.

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Victor-Charles, by his father's first wife, born at Nantes, France, in March 1776, also may have died young. 

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Charles-François, by his father's first wife, baptized in St.-Léonard Parish, Nantes, in October 1777, died there in May 1779, age 1 1/2. 

Descendants of Jean LEBLANC (1746-?; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Jean, oldest son of Simon LeBlanc and his first wife Marguerite Bourg, born at Grand-Pré in October 1746, followed his family to Virginia and England and to Morlaix and Belle-Île-en-Mer, France.  He left Belle-Île-en-Mer in the late 1770s or early 1780s and married cousin Thérèse, also called Bertille or Tarsille, daughter of fellow Acadians François Hébert and Élisabeth Bourg of Cobeguit, at St.-Martin de Chantenay near Nantes, France, in April 1782.  They and their infant daughter sailed to Louisiana with his father's family aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to Manchac.  Their daughter married into the Longuépée family.  Jean and Bertille may have had no sons.

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC (1764-?; Daniel, René, Jacques)

Joseph, fourth son of Simon LeBlanc, from his second wife Marie Trahan, born at Morlaix, France, in November 1764, became a sailor in the mother country.  He followed his family to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them at Manchac, where he married cousin Marguerite-Blanche-Ian, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph LeBlanc and his second wife Anne Hébert, in February 1787.  Marguerite also had come to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa and probably had known Joseph since their childhood together on Belle-Île-en-Mer.  Their daughters married into the Danos family, and perhaps into the Rivet family as well.  Joseph, in his mid-30s, remarried to Marie- or Laurentine-Urienne, called Corentine, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Longuépée and Marie-Françoise Bourg, at Manchac in July 1799.  Corentine had come to Louisiana aboard La Ville d'Archangel, the sixth of the Seven Ships.  Their daughters married into the Berret, Hernandez, Melançon, and Rivet families. 

Jérôme, by his first wife, born at Manchac in April 1790, married Clémence, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Charles Comeaux and his Creole wife Catherine Bouch, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1814.  They settled near Bayou Goula, Iberville Parish, on the west side of the river.  Their son Derosin or Drauzin was born in November 1817, Timoléon, called Moléon, in November 1818, Jean Trasimond in September 1820, Jean Valsin, called Valsin, in August 1821, and Jean Rosémond in May 1823.  Their daughter married into the Daigre family.  Jérôme died near Bayou Goula in September 1847, age 57. 

Drauzin died in Iberville Parish in February 1849, age 31.  He does not seem to have married. 

Valsin married Marie Euphrosine, Euphrosie, or Euphrasie, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Henry and Séraphine Breaux and widow of Edmond Trahan, at the St. Gabriel church in November 1849.  They lived briefly on upper Bayou Lafourche before returning to Iberville Parish.  Their son Joseph Edgard was born near Plaquemine on the west bank of the river in July 1854, and Armant in February 1858.  Valsin remarried to Athanaise, daughter of French Creole Rosémond Lambremont and his Acadian wife Christine Clémentine Breaux and widow of Adolphe Breaux, at the St. Gabriel church in February 1865. 

Jean Rosémond died in Iberville Parish in July 1850, age 27.  Like older brother Drauzin, he does not seem to have married. 

Timoléon married Élisabeth, called Élise, daughter of fellow Acadians Firmin Davat Landry and Mélissère Breaux, at the St. Gabriel church in February 1851.  Their son Joseph Alvar was born in Iberville Parish in March 1853, and Roman in February 1858 but died at age 1 in April 1859 and was buried in St. Raphaël Cemetery on the west side of the river near Bayou Goula. 

Jean Trasimond died in Iberville Parish in December 1857, age 37.  He probably did not marry. 

Descendants of Jean-Baptiste LEBLANC (1768-1820; Daniel, Antoine, Jacques dit Petit Jacques)

Jean-Baptiste, second son of Jean-Jacques LeBlanc, from his second wife Nathalie Pitre, born at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, near St. Malo, France, in March 1768, followed his parents to Poitou in the early 1770s, witnessed his father's leadership of the Acadians who questioned the viability of the Poitou venture, retreated with his family to Nantes after the venture failed, and worked as a sailor.  Still a teenager, he crossed to Louisiana with his widowed mother and a sister aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he was counted in 1788 working as an engagé with the family of French Creole Jean Licaire.  Unlike his younger sister, Jean-Baptiste did not remain on the upper bayou.  He married Marie-Henriette, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Boudreaux and Monique Dupuis, at St.-Jacques on the river in January 1795.  Jean Baptiste died in St. James Parish in April 1820, age 51.  Only one of his four sons married; he remained on the old Acadian Coast. 

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Oldest son Jean-Baptiste-Lucien, born at St.-Jacques in July 1802, died in St. James Parish, age 12, in September 1814. 

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Joseph Casimir, called Casimir, born in St. James Parish in July 1807, married, at age 37, Orellia, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Sonnier and his Creole wife Josette Percle, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in February 1845.  At age 44, Casimir remarried to cousin Cidalise, daughter of fellow Acadians Olivier Boudreaux and Susanne Breaux, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in June 1852.  They settled in nearby St. Landry Parish. 

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Simon Eugène, called Eugène, born in St. James Parish in December 1810, died at "age about 16 yrs." in March 1826. 

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Youngest son Jean Jacques le jeune, born in St. James Parish in December 1812, married Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Éloi Landry and Madeleine Melançon, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1835.  They lived on the river near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Joseph Éloi or Éloi Joseph was born in December 1835, Jean Elphége, called Elphége, in March 1839, Joseph Oscar in August 1843 but died at age 2 1/2 in July 1846, Joseph Prosper was born in July 1845, a "newly born child," name unrecorded, after being "privately baptised," died in July 1849, Joseph Clément was born in May 1851 but died the following October, and Pierre Jean Baptiste was born in June 1853 but died the following November.  Their daughter married a Melançon cousin.  Jean Jacques le jeune, at age 44, remarried to Florestine, Florestille, or Forestine, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Melançon and Éloise Arceneaux and widow of Drosin Bertaud, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in January 1857.  One of his sons by his first marriage may have married one of his stepdaughters. 

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Joseph Éloi, by his father's first wife, married Madeleine Adèle, called Adèle, daughter of Laurent Dongieux and his Acadian wife Caroline Bourg, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1857.  Their son Joseph Éloi, fils was baptized at the St. James church, age unrecorded, in September 1859.  They were living near Convent a year later.

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Jean Elphége, called John Elphége by the recording priest, from his father's first wife, married M. Amelia, called Amelia, Bertaud at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in December 1863; the priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names; if Amelia's father was Drosin Bertaud, she would have been Jean Elphége's stepsister.  Elphége and Amelia settled in St. James parishes, first on the west bank and then on the east bank of the river.  Their son Joseph Élie was born in September 1865, Joseph Vincent in January 1867, and Louis Ulrie in April 1868. 

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Joseph Prosper "of St. James Parish," from his father's first wife, married Maria Anna Buquoi at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, December 1869. 

Joseph-Marie LEBLANC (1768-; Daniel, Jacques, René)

Joseph-Marie, second son of Joseph dit Jambo LeBlanc and his second wife Anne Hébert, born at Kleban, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in April 1768, followed his family to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them at Manchac.  One wonders what became of him. 

Simon-Louis-Marie LEBLANC (1771-1798; Daniel, Jacques, René)

Simon-Louis-Marie, third son of Joseph dit Jambo LeBlanc and his second wife Anne Hébert, born at Sauzon, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in April 1771, followed his family to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them at Manchac.  Simon died at Manchac in January 1798; the priest who recorded his burial said that Simon was age 25 when he died, but he was 26.  One wonders if he married.   

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A LeBlanc widow was among the last Acadians to come to Louisiana:

Marine LeBlanc of Grand-Pré, age 52, widow of Joseph Babin, also of Grand-Pré, came to Louisiana aboard the schooner Brigite, owned and piloted by fellow Acadian Joseph Gravois, in Dec 1788.  With her were five children, ages 25 to 15.  They had left Île St.-Pierre, off the southern coast of Newfoundland, in mid-October and reached New Orleans two months later.  Marine died at Ascension in September 1789, age 53. 

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In a reversal of the usual Acadian settlement pattern, LeBlancs from upper Bayou Lafourche, including an exile from France, "returned" to the river beginning in the late colonial period and created new family lines in what became Iberville, East and West Baton Rouge, and Ascension parishes.  The line near Baton Rouge may not have survived:  

Descendants of Olivier LEBLANC (c1747-1808; Daniel, Antoine, Pierre dit Pinou)

Olivier, third and youngest son of Victor LeBlanc and Marie Aucoin and brother of Pierre of Baton Rouge, was born probably at Minas in c1747.  He followed his mother, stepfather Grégoire Maillet, and their family to Île St.-Jean after 1752 and was deported with them to St.-Malo, France, in 1758.  Olivier settled with them at nearby Plouër-sur-Rance, but he did not remain there.  He married Marie-Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Lebert and Anne Robichaud, at Nantes, France, in June 1781; she was the sister of his older brother Pierre's wife.  They sailed to Louisiana aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, in 1785, and followed most of their fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche.  They had more children in Louisiana.  Their daughter married into the Bourg family.  Olivier remarried to Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Richard and Marguerite Landry, at Lafourche in November 1790.  Unlike his older brother, who settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, Olivier took his family upriver to the Manchac area, where he died in January 1808; the priest who recorded the burial said that Olivier was age 72 when he died, but he was closer to 62.  His burial record also noted that at the time of his death he was "unmarried."  Rose did not die until October 1822, so one wonders what the notation meant.  One of his grandsons settled for a time on the western prairies. 

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Oldest son Pierre-Olivier, by his father's first wife, baptized at Chantenay, France, age unrecorded, in April 1784, probably died young. 

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Charles-Marie, by his father's first wife, born at Lafourche in October 1785, married Modeste Aimée or Emerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jacques Blanchard and Aimée Modeste Bourg, at Baton Rouge in February 1806.  Their son Charles, fils was born at Manchac in November 1808.  Their daughter married into the Dupuis family.  Charles Marie remarried to Élisabeth, daughter of fellow Acadians Bénoni Hébert and Marie Madeleine Allain, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in March 1813.  They settled in West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their son Magloire Charles was born in July 1817, and Victorin in January 1822.  Their daughters married into the Anger and Babin families.  Charles Marie, in his early 50s, remarried again--his third marriage--to Anne Marine, called Marine, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Hébert and Marguerite Gautreaux and widow of Jean Louis Landry, at the Baton Rouge church in May 1837.  Charles Marie died probably in West Baton Rouge Parish in August 1854; the Baton Rouge priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Charles "of West Baton Rouge Parish" died at "age 70 years;" he was 69.  His oldest son settled on the western prairies but may have returned to the Baton Rouge area. 

2a

Charles, fils, by his father's first wife, married Élisabeth Tarsile or Tarsile Élisabeth, daughter of Jean Marie Tullier and his Acadian wife Élisabeth Dupuis of West Baton Rouge Parish, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in May 1833.  They remained on Bayou Teche.  A daughter was baptized at Baton Rouge in August 1860, so they may have returned to the area by then. 

2b

Magloire Charles, by his father's second wife, likely married fellow Acadian Pauline or Apolline Richard in West Baton Rouge Parish in the late 1830s.  Their son Charles Wilfred was born near Brusly in February 1848, Paul Joseph in July 1855, and Augustin in July 1857.  Their daughters married into the Broussard family. 

3

Youngest son Magloire-Henri, by his father's first wife, born probably at Manchac in October 1787, married Marie Modeste, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Blanchard and Élisabeth Mouton, at Baton Rouge in August 1810.  They settled in what became West Baton Rouge Parish.  Their son Sylvère or Sylvain, perhaps also called Silbert, was born in July 1811.  Their daughter married into the Allain (French Creole, not Acadian) family.  Magloire "of West Baton Rouge Parish" died there in November 1860, age 73. 

Sylvère may have married fellow Acadian Joséphine Broussard and settled near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, on the west bank of the river, by the early 1840s.   Their son Roman Émile was born in April 1849, and Alcée Oliviée in March 1853.  Their daughter married into the Hébert family. 

Descendants of André-Amable LEBLANC (1794-; Daniel, André, Claude-André, Charles)

Amable-André or André-Amable, second son of Charles-Jean LeBlanc and Brigitte-Josèphe Hébert, born at Assumption on upper Bayou Lafourche in February 1794, married Marguerite Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Breaux and Rosalie Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in November 1818, and remarried to Adélaïde, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Allain and Marguerite Babin and widow of Joseph Hébert, at the St. Gabriel church in June 1828.  Their daughters married into the Danos and Mire families. 

1

Oldest son Charles, by his father's first wife, born near St. Gabriel in August 1819, married Euphrasie, daughter of Georges Troxler and Anne Ménard, at the St. Gabriel church in February 1844.  Their son Charles, fils was born near St. Gabriel in January 1846 but died at age 6 1/2 in July 1852, and André Bernard or Bertrand was born in June 1847 but died at age 4 in June 1851.  Their daughter married into the Dupuy family.  Charles died in Iberville Parish in August 1848, age 29.  His line of the family, except for its blood, probably did not survive. 

2

Jean, by his father's first wife, died near St. Gabriel at age 2 in November 1824. 

3

Youngest son André Théodule, by his father's first wife, born near St. Gabriel in October 1826, also may have died young. 

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC le jeune (1820-1849?; Daniel, Antoine, René le jeune, Étienne, Simon, Joseph)

Joseph le jeune, son of Joseph Narcisse LeBlanc and his first wife Joséphine Senette, born in Assumption Parish in July 1820, married Sarah Élizabeth or Élizabeth Sarah, daughter of Anthony Monget and his Acadian wife Rosalie Longuépée, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in September 1843.  They remained in the Baton Rouge area.  Was Joseph le jeune the Joseph LeBlanc who died near Baton Rouge in May 1849?  The Baton Rouge priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph died at "age 30 years"; Joseph le jeune would have been two months shy of 29.  Joseph, fils, perhaps Joseph's son (the recording priest called the boy son of Widow Joseph LeBlanc), died near Baton Rouge at age 20 months in November 1849. 

Abner Joseph, perhaps called Joseph, born near Baton Rouge in June 1848, may have died near Baton Rouge in November 1849.  The Baton Rouge priest who recorded the boy's burial called him the son of "Widow Joseph LeBlanc" and said he died at "age 20 months"; Abner Joseph would have been 17 or 18 months old at the time. 

Descendants of Joseph Prudent LEBLANC (1824-?; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Jacques, fils, Paul, Marcel le jeune)

Joseph Prudent, eldest son of Augustin dit Justin LeBlanc and Marie Azélie Duhon, born in Assumption Parish in April 1824, married Carmélite, daughter of Mathias Rodriguez and Theresa Hernandez, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1843.  They settled in Assumption on the upper Lafourche. 

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In the 1790s, a LeBlanc, perhaps an Acadian, left his home on the upper St. Lawrence in Canada, made his way down to Spanish Louisiana, and settled on the Acadian Coast: 

Descendants of Andrés LEBLANC (?-?; Daniel?)

Andrés, son of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc and Thérèse Benoit of Contrecoeur, Canada, married Marine or Marianne, daughter of Acadians Pierre Lanoux and Catherine LeBlanc, at St.-Jacques in May 1797.  Contrecoeur, on the south side of the upper St. Lawrence between Sorel and Montréal, was the home of a LeBlanc family from Rivières-aux-Canards, Minas.  After being held in Massachusetts for over a decade, they resettled in Canada after 1766, so one wonders if Andrés was an Acadian who left his home in the 1790s and made his way down to Spanish Louisiana, as did a handful of other Acadians, evidently via the upper Mississippi.  Daughter Carmélite married into the Melançon and Rouillier families.  Most of Andres's sons and grandsons also settled on the Acadian Coast, and most of them also married Acadians.  Andrés's youngest son may have settled on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

1

Oldest son Andrés, fils, born at St.-Jacques in July 1797, married Marie Louise, called Louise, Éloise, and Héloise, daughter of Acadians Jean Baptiste Bourgeois and Marguerite Saunier, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in February 1818.  They lived on the river near the boundary of Ascension and St. James parishes.  Their son Eugène was born in November 1818, Augustin in October 1825, André Bélisaire or Bélisaire André in March 1830, and Joseph Hulyeo, perhaps Joseph Julius, in August 1837.  They also had a son named René.  Their daughters married into the Bourgeois and Brown families.  Andrés, fils may have died in Ascension Parish in September 1865; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Rodez, as he called him, died at "age 65 years"; Andrés, fils would have been age 68. 

1a

Eugène married Pauline, daughter of Acadians Pierre Babin and Marine Chiasson, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1846.  Their son Alfred was born in Iberville Parish in November 1848 but died at age 4 1/2 in August 1853, and Arman was born in April 1855. 

1b

Augustin married Telcide, daughter of Acadian Pierre Paul LeBlanc and his Anglo wife Loetitia Dodd, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in December 1848.  Their son Octave was baptized at the Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, age 6 months, in March 1854, Paul Albert was born in May 1858, and Augustin, fils in August 1860. 

1c

René married Marie Caroline, called Caroline, daughter of Anglo American John Terrell and his Creole wife Eugénie Lambremont, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1854.  Their son André René was born in Iberville Parish in December 1859, and Étienne Alphonse in April 1866. 

1d

Bélisaire André married Marguerite Adèle, called Adèle, another daughter of John Terrell and Eugénie Lambremont, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in June 1858.  They settled near Plaquemine on the west side of the river.  Their son Joseph Omer was born in January 1861, Henri Philippe in December 1864, Eugène, a twin, in October 1867, and James Raymond in March 1870. 

1e

Joseph Julius, perhaps Joseph Hulyeo, married Marie Augustine Théodore, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Julius, fils was born in St. James Parish in July 1867. 

2

Valéry, born at St.-Jacques in January 1801, married Marie Sidalise, called Sidalise, 15-year-old daughter of Acadians Luc Gaudin and Henriette Landry, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in May 1820.  Their son Victor was born near Convent in July 1821, and Joseph Isidore, called Isidore, in September 1826.  Valéry died near Convent in September 1857; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not bother to give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Valéry died at "age 56 yrs.," so this was him. 

Isidore married cousin Marie Telcide, called Telcide, daughter of Acadian Augustin Lanoux and his Creole wife Céleste Anger, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1852.  Their son Joseph Victor, perhaps called Victor, was born in Ascension Parish in May 1857 but may have died at age 11 1/2 in November 1869, François D. Kenner born in April 1859, Isidore, fils, a "small infant," died in Jun 1866, and twins Jean René, called René, and Joseph Renaux born in May 1867 but Joseph died the following October and René died at age 1 in June 1868. 

3

Édouard, born at St.-Jacques in July 1802, died near Convent, St. James Parish, age 9, in September 1811. 

4

Youngest son Élisée, born at St. James in July 1806, also may have died young, unless he was the Mélisé, Mélisée, or Mélizé, also called Mélissère, Élisée, and Élizée, LeBlanc who married Marie Dalferes and settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, probably near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes, by the late 1840s, before moving down bayou; evidently they returned to the upper bayou by the late 1860s.  Their daughter Léontine was born in Assumption Parish in January 1849, son Damas in September 1850 but died at age 1 in September 1851, Joseph François born in November 1852 but died at age 1 1/2 in September 1854, Joseph Narcisse, called Narcisse, born near Raceland, Lafourche Parish, in April 1861 but died near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, age 7 1/2, in October 1868, Charles André born near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in November 1864, Octave in Ascension Parish in October 1866 but died in Assumption Parish, age 1 1/2, in August 1868, James André born in Ascension Parish in April 1868 but died in Assumption Parish, age 1 1/2, in July 1869, and Paul Antony born in November 1870.  Their daughter married into the Landry family at Donaldsonville. 

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Other LEBLANCs on the River

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link many LeBlancs on the river with known Acadian lines of the family there.  The priests at Convent, St. Gabriel, Baton Rouge, and especially Donaldsonville, were often negligent in their recordkeeping.  One suspects that many of the marriages on this list were civil unions unsanctified by the church.  One also suspects that some of the LeBlancs living on the river during the immediate post-war period were Afro Creoles once owned by "white" members of the family:

Joseph LeBlanc married Marguerite Blanchard, place and date unrecorded, and settled near St.-Gabriel by the early 1780s. 

Michel LeBlanc died at Ascension in August 1786.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Michel's parents' names, mention a wife, or give his age at the time of his death. 

Alexandre LeBlanc married Anne Trahan, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph was baptized at Ascension, age unrecorded, in May 1787. 

Joseph LeBlanc married Marguerite Favre, place and date unrecorded, and settled at Ascension by the early 1790s. 

Joseph LeBlanc married Marguerite or Marie Boudreaux, place and date unrecorded, and settled near St.-Gabriel by the early 1790s.  Daughter Marine was born in c1791, perhaps at St.-Gabriel, and died there at age 12 in April 1803, and Adeline died eight days after her birth there in June 1802. 

Rose LeBlanc died near St.-Gabriel in December 1794.  The priest who recorded her burial did not give her parents' names, mention a husband, or give her age at the time of her death.  One wonders if she was an immigrant or a native of Louisiana. 

Augustin LeBlanc, described as "native of Cabanocé," died near St.-Jean-Baptiste des Allemands on the Upper German Coast in January 1801.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Augustin's parents' names, mention a wife, or give his age at the time of his death. 

Isaac LeBlanc married Marie Theriot, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter Geneviève married into the Thibodeaux family at St.-Jacques in August 1802, and into the Price family in Lafourche Interior Parish in October 1829. 

Joseph dit Maza LeBlanc died at Ascension in August 1804.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Joseph's parents' names, mention a wife, or record Joseph's age at the time of his death. 

Joseph dit Lave LeBlanc died at Ascension in November 1804.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Joseph's parents' names, mention a wife, or record Joseph's age at the time of his death.  Was he the same fellow as Joseph dit Maza?

Omer or Homer, son of Joseph LeBlanc, died at Ascension in July 1805.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Omer was nine months old when he died.  Since the priest did not list the boy's mother's name, one can only guess which of the many Joseph LeBlancs at Ascension was his father. 

Colin LeBlanc married Marie Constance Breaux, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Nicolas was born at St. James in November 1805. 

Jean LeBlanc, "former school teacher," died near St. Gabriel in February 1806.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean was age 50 when he died.  Considering his profession, one wonders if Jean was Acadian. 

Richard LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in June 1808.  The Donaldson priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Richard was age 28 when he died. 

André LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1814.  The priest who recorded the burial called André "an Acadian" but did not give any parents' names or mention a wife.  The priest also said that André died at "age 45." 

Dorville LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in February 1815.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Dorville was age 16 when he died but did not give his parents' names. 

Moïse LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in May 1815.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Moïse was age 23 when he died. 

Valeno LeBlanc was born in Ascension Parish in May 1816.  The Donaldson priest who recorded the boy's baptism called his parents Canto LeBlanc and Margarita Landry.  Who were they? 

Jean Baptiste LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in June 1816.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who but did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Baptiste died at "age 77 yrs."  One wonders which Jean Baptiste this was. 

Charles LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in October 1817.  The Donaldson priest who recorded the burial said that Charles was married and age 45 when he died, but the good father did not give any parents' names or the name of his wife. 

Joseph dit Atout LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in October 1817.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph, "called Atout," was "age 34" when he died but did not give his parents' names or mention a wife. 

Jean Barthélémy LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel, age 2, in September 1821.  The priest who recorded the boy's burial did not give his parents' names. 

Jean LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in April 1822.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean was age 35 when he died. 

Jean LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel in September 1822.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial said that Jean was age 66 when he died but did not give his parents' names or mention a wife. 

Auguste, son of Levi LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish, age 1, in April 1833.  The priest who recorded the boy's burial did not list his mother's name, and one wonders if the good father recorded the correct given name for the boy's father. 

Benjamin Hermogène LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in July 1833.  The priest who recorded the burial, but who did not give his parents' names or mention a wife, said that Benjamin was "age 38 yrs." when he died. 

Pierre Alexis, called Alexis, LeBlanc married Spanish Creole Martine or Joséphine Sanchez, Sanches, or Sans, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter Émilie was born near Baton Rouge in July 1838 and son Alexis Pierre in May 1841. 

Alexis LeBlanc married Anglo American Joséphine Tompkins, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Catherine was born near Baton Rouge in June 1840, and Marie Joséphine, perhaps theirs, in March 1843 and may have been the Joséphine LeBlanc who died near Baton Rouge at age 6 in May 1849.   

François, fils, son of François LeBlanc and Joulye Brunteaux, married Yrène, daughter of Acadian Paul Hébert, at the Brusly church, West  Baton Rouge Parish, in January 1842.  Were François, père and François, fils Acadians, or were they descendants of French Creole Paul-Louis LeBlanc de Villeneuve? 

Émile LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in March 1843.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Émile died at "age 23 years." 

Casimire, probably Casimir, LeBlanc, son of Marguerite David, "died ... at Isaac LeBlanc's Place" near Convent, St. James Parish, in September 1843.  Casimir was age 21 when he died; the priest who recorded the burial did not give the father's name.  Which Isaac LeBlanc was this?  Was Marguerite an Acadian David? 

Evariste LeBlanc married French Creole Mathilde Capdevielle, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Anne Louise was born in Ascension Parish in November 1843. 

Théophile, son of Narcisse LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish in March 1845.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Théophile died at "age 18 years."  Which Narcisse LeBlanc was his father? 

Joseph LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, in March 1846.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Joseph died at "age 35 yrs." 

Eugène LeBlanc married Pauline Babin, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marguerite Stella was born in Iberville Parish in July 1846, son Alfred in November 1848, and daughter Adile Louise near Plaquemine in October 1850. 

Elmire, son of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish, at age 2, in January 1849.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the boy's burial did not give the mother's name, so one wonders which of the many Jean Baptiste LeBlancs in the area this may have been. 

Denae Restival LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in February 1849.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Denae died at "age 19 years." 

J. J. LeBlanc's "newly born child," name unrecorded, died in St. James Parish in July 1849 after being "privately baptized."  

Ishae LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in November 1849.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Ishae died at "age 30 years." 

Carmélite, daughter of Neuville LeBlanc and Émelie Terninon, married Joseph, fils, son of Joseph Digne, at the Donaldsonville church,  Ascension Parish, in September 1850.   One wonders if Neuville was Acadian. 

Célestine, daughter of Joseph LeBlanc, died in St. James Parish in May 1851, age 3 months.  The St. James priest who recorded the girl's burial did not give her mother's name, so one wonders which of the many Joseph LeBlancs there was her father. 

Joseph, son of Joseph Léon LeBlanc, died a newborn in Ascension Parish in December 1851.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial did not give Joseph's mother's name. 

Armentine LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish, age 14 months, in September 1852.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial did not give the girl's parents' names. 

Joseph François LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, in September 1852.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did give the parents' names, said that Joseph François died at "age 12 yrs."

Modeste LeBlanc "of West Baton Rouge Parish," wife of Magloire LeBlanc, died probably in West Baton Rouge Parish in November 1853.  The Baton Rouge priest who recorded her burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Modeste died at "age 58 years."  Who was Magloire LeBlanc?  Was he Acadian? 

Marie Anaïs LeBlanc, wife of Baptiste Sentz, died near Convent, age 25, in May 1854.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Marie Anaïs's parents' names. 

Désiré LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, in May 1854.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the parents' names, said that Désiré died at "age 3 mos." 

Simon LeBlanc married Émilia Gautreaux, place and date unrecorded, and settled on the river near the boundary between Ascension and Iberville parishes.  Daughter Marie Laura was born there in September 1854, and Marie Corine in June 1857. 

Jean Armand, son of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish in November 1854.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Jean Armand died at "age 2 years."  Which Jean Baptiste LeBlanc was his father? 

Lucien, son of Marcellus LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish in December 1854.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Lucien died at "age 3 months."  Was his father the Marcellus LeBlanc who died in Ascension Parish in March 1855?  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Marcellus died at "age 29 years." 

Aglaé LeBlanc died "at her grandmother['s] following a short illness, fortified with all the rites," in St. James Parish, age unrecorded, in June 1855.  The St. James priest who recorded the burial did not name the grandmother or give the young woman's parents' names. 

James LeBlanc married Mathilda LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Isaiah James was born near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, in August 1855.

Julie LeBlanc, wife of Élie Landry, died near Brusly, West Baton Rouge Parish, age 59, in September 1855.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give Julie's parents' names. 

Duminy, probably Domini, also called Dumenil, son of Sylvany LeBlanc and Azélie LeBlanc, married Julienne Élisabeth, called Élisabeth, daughter of Acadian Trasimond Babin and widow of Valentin LeBlanc, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in March 1856.  Daughter Marie Émilia was born in Ascention Parish in January 1857, and son Joseph A. in November 1858.  Domini remarried to fellow Acadian Herminie Babin at the Donaldsonville church in April 1862; they had to secure a dispensation for first degree of affinity in order to marry, so Herminie probably was another daughter of Trasimond Babin.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the second marriage, and who spelled the groom's name Dumini, did not give the couple's parents' names.  Domini and Herminie settled at La Prairie near Gonzales.  Daughter Ursula was born there in June 1864 but, called Ursule, died at age 1 in August 1865, Marie Eve was born in June 1867, and son Edgard Octave in August 1869.  Were Domini's parents Acadian? 

Émelie LeBlanc, "widow of John Robert," died in Ascension Parish, age 37, in March 1856.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names. 

Marie Euphémie, daughter of Euphémie LeBlanc, was born near Convent, St. James Parish, in October 1858.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the girl's father's name.  Euphémie LeBlanc died near Convent in February 1859, age 24.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a husband.  Was she the mother of Marie Euphémie?  If so, did the young mother die from the rigors of childbirth? 

Maximilien LeBlanc married Sara L. Navy, probably an Anglo American, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in April 1859.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Daughter Marie Eliska was born in Iberville Parish in September 1863, and son Thomas Winthrop  in January 1866.  The spouse of Maximilien LeBlanc, unnamed, died near St. Gabriel in November 1866.  Was this Sara Navy? 

Edward LeBlanc married Lucile LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Hanna was born near St. Gabriel in August 1859. 

____ LeBlanc married Julis Anne Delouce, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Émile Antoine was born in Ascension Parish in June 1860. 

Marie Donat LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish, "age 74 1/2 years," in September 1860.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

Valéry S. LeBlanc married Clémence LeBlanc, also called Melançon, place and date unreorded.  Their daughter Pauline Julia was born in Ascension Parish in June 1861, and son Joseph Ozémé in March 1863. 

Camille LeBlanc married Élise or Éliza, called Lise Gautreaux, probably a fellow Acadian, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in July 1861.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  They settled near Gonzales.  Daughter Marie Cécile was born there in October 1862 but, called Marie Cécilia, died in March 1863, Marie Julia born in January 1864 but died the following July, and Eve Ursule born in October 1866 but, called Eve, died at age 2 in November 1868. 

Joseph LeBlanc married cousin Marie Osea or Ozea, also called Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadian Evariste Bourque, at the Donaldsonville church in January 1862; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  They settled near Gonzales.  Their son Jean Evariste was born in July 1864, and Joseph Arthur in May 1866. 

Julia LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish, age 38, in July 1862.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

Adolphe LeBlanc died in Iberville Parish in October 1862.  The Plaquemine priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Adolphe's age at the time of his death.  One wonders if his death was war-related. 

Euphémon LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in May 1863.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, again, did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Euphémon's age at the time of his death.  One wonders if his death was war-related. 

Joseph, son of Pacanie LeBlanc, died in Ascension Parish in May 1863, "age 10 years."  Was Pacanie the mother?  If so, who was the boy's father?

Marie Clorvina, daughter of Malvina LeBlanc, was born in Ascension Parish in August 1863.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the baptism did not give the girl's father's name nor the mother's parents' names.   

Marie Louise LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, age 12, in November 1863.  The priest who recorded the girl's burial did not give her parents' names. 

Joseph Élie LeBlanc died "at La. Grande Rivière," Iberville Parish, in February 1864.  The Plaquemine priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Joseph's age at the time of his death.  Grand River is in the Atchafalaya Basin west of Plaquemine. 

Estelle, daughter of Désiré LeBlanc, died near Convent, St. James Parish, age 2, in June 1864.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the girl's mother's name, so one wonders which of the many Désiré LeBlancs was the father. 

"Mrs. Narcisse LeBlanc" died in Ascension Parish, age 54, in October 1864.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial did not specifiy which Narcisse LeBlanc her husband may have been or even gave her given name. 

Félécie LeBlanc married Spanish Creole Mathias Gonzales at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in October 1864.  The priest who recorded the marriage, true to form, did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Marcellite LeBlanc married German Creole Norbert Ory at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1865.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Victor LeBlanc married Henriette Fagan, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Fagan was born in Ascension Parish in May 1865.  Was Victor Acadian? 

Ysabelle, or Isabelle, LeBlanc gave birth to son William Joseph in Ascension Parish in June 1865.  The Donalsonville priest who recorded the boy's baptism the following month did not give the boy's father's name nor the mother's parents' names.  Was Ysabelle Acadian? 

Melina Soffia LeBlanc married Robert L. Gautraux, perhaps a fellow Acadian, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in September 1865.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Sylvanie, son of Azélie LeBlanc, married Sulvina, daughter of Acadian Anselme Landry, at the Gonzales church, Ascension Parish, in February 1866.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the groom's father's name.  One wonders who Azélie's parents might have been and what was Sylvanie's paternal lineage. 

Louis Lodoiska LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish, age 17 months, in August 1866.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give the parents' names. 

"Mrs. Joséphine LeBlanc" died "yesterday at Grand River" near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish, in September 1866.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her parents' names, nor the name of her husband, nor her age at the time of her passing. 

Rosa LeBlanc died near Convent, St. James Parish, age 7, in January 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names. 

Célestine LeBlanc married Joseph Alfred Blouin at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1867.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

"Mrs. ____ LeBlanc" died near Baton Rouge in February 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her given name, mention a husband, or give her age at the time of her passing. 

Célestin LeBlanc, "res. Ascension Parish," married Marie Tureaud (she signed Thureaud) at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in April 1867.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Was Célestin Acadian?

H., son of Hermogène LeBlanc, died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in June 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the mother's name or H.'s age at the time of his passing. 

Augustine LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish, age 65, in June 1867.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

____ LeBlanc, "spouse of Eugène LeBlanc," died near St. Gabriel in July 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her given name nor her age at the time of her passing.  One wonders which Eugène LeBlanc was her husband. 

____ LeBlanc, "widow of Marcel LeBlanc," died near Convent, age 65, in August 1867.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her given name.  One wonders which Marcel LeBlanc was her husband. 

Maximilien LeBlanc married Sarah Marie LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Valéry Benoit was born near St. Gabriel in March 1868, and daughter Marie Hélène in February 1870.  Was Maximilien Acadian? 

Jean Baptiste LeBlanc died in Iberville Parish in August 1868.  The St. Gabriel priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that "Jean Bte." died at "age 6 years."  So who were the boy's parents?

Octave LeBlanc died in Ascension Parish in August 1868.  The Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Octave died at "age 28 years." 

Dilia LeBlanc died "in Port Barre," St. Landry Parish, age 8, in August 1868.  The Opelousas priest who recorded the girl's burial did not give her parents' names. 

Adèle LeBlanc married Guillaume Garrison at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in October 1868.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Dominique LeBlanc married Florenca ____, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Dominique was born in Ascension Parish in October 1868.  Was Dominique Acadian? 

Jo LeBlanc married Augustine Johnson, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Désiré was born in Ascension Parish in January 1870.  Was Jo Acadian? 

Joseph LeBlanc married Ethelvina Bruyere at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1870.  The priest who recorded the marriage, true to form, did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Irma LeBlanc married C. Dalferes, Jr. at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1870.  True to form, the priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

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A LeBlanc family that settled in Iberville Parish cannot be linked by local church records to any of the other Acadian LeBlancs in the area:

Descendants of Joseph LE BLANC (?-; ?)

Joseph LeBlanc married Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, Landry, place and date unrecorded.  One wonders if Joseph was an Acadian immigrant or if he was native to Louisiana. 

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Older son Joseph, fils died near St.-Gabriel 10 days after his birth in April 1786. 

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Younger son Joseph-Bénoni or Béloni, called Bénoni, born probably at St.-Gabriel in c1788, married Euphrosine, daughter of French Creole Antoine Lanclos and widow of Vital Rivet, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in December 1811.  Béloni took his family to the western prairies by May 1824, when he remarried at Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish. 

LOUISIANA:  LAFOURCHE VALLEY SETTLEMENTS

Most of the LeBlancs who came to Louisiana from France in 1785 chose to go to upper Bayou Lafourche: 

Ursule Breau, age 65, widow of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, her second husband, crossed on La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in mid-August.  With her were son Simon, age 23; and granddaughter Madeleine-Françoise LeBlanc, age 11.  Madeleine-Françoise married into the Giroir family and died near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, a widow, in November 1842, age 68.  Simon married at Lafourche but probably died soon after. 

Marthe LeBlanc, age 51, crossed on La Bergère with husband Pierre Landry, age 49, and four children, ages 19 to 9.   Marthe died in Assumption Parish in June 1822, a widow.  The priest who recorded her burial said that Marthe was age 95 when she died; she was 87. 

Nathalie Pitre, age 50, second wife and widow of Jean-Jacques LeBlanc, crossed on La Bergère with two children--Jean-Baptiste, age 17; and Marie-Geneviève, called Geneviève, age 15.  Evidently Nathalie did not remarry.  One wonders is she remained on the Lafourche.  During the late 1780s or early 1790s, son Jean-Baptiste left the upper bayou and settled among his cousins on the river at St.-Jacques.  Daughter Geneviève also moved to St.-Jacques, married into the Bourgeois family, lived briefly on upper Bayou Lafourche before returning to St.-Jacques, and died near Convent, St. James Parish, a widow, in August 1844; the priest who recorded her burial said that she died at "age 64 yrs.," but she was 74. 

Marie Aucoin, age 48, wife of Michel LeBlanc, crossed on La Bergère with two daughters--Marie-Josèphe, age 25; and Apolline-Eulalie, age 13.  One wonders why Marie went to France without her husband (she was listed on the passenger list as his wife, not his widow).  Marie-Josèphe married into the Gaudet family and died by August 1794, when her husband remarried at St.-Jacques on the river.  One wonders what happened to daughter Apolline-Eulalie. 

Marie-Blanche LeBlanc, age 43, crossed on La Bergère with husband Pierre Richard, a 30-year-old female cousin of his, and two children, ages 19 and 16. 

Olivier LeBlanc, age 38, crossed on La Bergère with wife Marie-Madeleine Lebert, age 24, and two children--Marie-Anne, age 3; and Pierre-Olivier, age 1.  Olivier remarried at Lafourche before removing his family to the Manchac area south of Baton Rouge.   

Étienne LeBlanc, age 36, crossed on La Bergère alone.  He did not marry, settled on the upper Lafourche, and died at New Orleans in August 1799, age 50.  

Élisabeth, or Isabelle, LeBlanc of Île St.-Jean, age 29, Étienne's sister, crossed on La Bergère with husband Louis-François Le Tollierec, a Frenchman, and two children, ages 4 and 1. 

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Moïse LeBlanc, age 24, crossed on Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in August.  With him were wife Angélique-Madeleine-Marie De La Forestrie, age 24, and two children--Marie-Josèphe, age 3, and Jean-Martin, age 1.  They did not follow the majority of their fellow passengers to the Baton Rouge/Bayou Manchac area but chose to go to upper Bayou Lafourche, where five of his younger siblings also settled.  Moïse remarried to Madeleine-Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Eustache Bertrand and Marguerite Landry, at Lafourche in April 1786.  He fathered another daughter by his second wife but no more sons.  Neither of his daughters seems to have married.  His one son settled on the upper bayou and created a vigorous line. 

Joseph LeBlanc, age 19, Moïse's younger brother, crossed on Le Beaumont with four younger siblings--Jacques-Hippolyte, age 17; François-Marie, age 15; Marie-Madeleine, age 12; and Anne-Geneviève, age 9.  They followed Moïse to upper Bayou Lafourche.  Anne-Geneviève married an Achée at Lafourche and followed him to the western prairies.  The others remained on the upper bayou.  Marie Madeleine, widow of Jean-Joseph Hébert and Pierre Gerbaut or Jerbeaux, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in May 1837, in her early 60s; her succession was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse in June. 

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Charles LeBlanc, age 68, crossed on Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in September.  With him were second wife Marie-Madeleine, called Madeleine, Gautrot, age 66, and daughter Marguerite-Geneviève, age 20.  Charles and Marie-Madeleine, if they survived the crossing from France, went probably to upper Bayou Lafourche, but their daughter, who married a Duhon soon after they reached New Orleans, followed her husband to San Bernardo, below the city. 

Marie LeBlanc, age 58, crossed on Le St.-Rémi with second husband Eustache Trahan of Pigiguit, age 40, and no children.  One wonders what happened to them in Louisiana, or even if they survived the crossing from France.

Another Charles LeBlanc, age 52, crossed on Le St.-Rémi with second wife Rosalie Trahan, age 40, and six children--Marie-Rose, age 21; Pierre-Honoré, age 19; André-Marie, age 18; Marie-Françoise, age 16; Barbe-Anne, age 12; and infant Jean-Baptiste.  Charles's oldest son by his first wife, Charles-Jean, had crossed with his wife on Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, and gone to Manchac on the river, but they joined his family on upper Bayou Lafourche by the mid-1790s.  Despite their ages, Charles and Rosalie had more children on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Daughter Marie Rose, wife of Théodore Bourg, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in December 1832, in her late 60s; her succession was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse in January. 

Pierre LeBlanc, age 51, crossed on Le St.-Rémi with wife Françoise Trahan, age 47, and four children--Marie, age 22; Geneviève, age 21; Simon, age 9; and infant Mathurine-Françoise.  They had no more children in Louisiana.  Mathurine-Françoise probably died young.  Their older daughters married into the Michel family.  Most of their children settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, where Pierre may have remarried to an Acadian Hébert in 1790. 

Rose or Rosalie LeBlanc of Pigiguit, age 43, crossed on Le St.-Rémi with husband Pierre Dugas, age 53, and two daughters, age 3 and an infant. 

Bibianne LeBlanc, age 40, crossed on Le St.-Rémi with husband Augustin Trahan, age 50, and a 12-year-old daughter.  Bibianne died by December 1795, when her husband remarried at Lafourche. 

Thomas LeBlanc, age 39, crossed on Le St.-Rémi alone and died at Lafourche in December 1786, still unmarried, a year after his arrival. 

Joseph LeBlanc, age 31, also crossed on Le St.-Rémi alone.  He married twice on the upper bayou and created a vigorous line there. 

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Pierre LeBlanc, age 49, crossed on L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in early November.  With him was wife Marie-Blanche Landry, age 52, and daughter Marguerite-Anne, age 16.  Marguerite-Anne married into the Boudreaux family.  Pierre may have remarried on upper Bayou Lafourche. 

Marie LeBlanc, age 25, Pierre's oldest daughter and wife of Jean-Baptiste Daigle, crossed on L'Amitié with two infant daughters.  Marie's husband, age 25, appears on the ship's debarkation but not on its embarkation list, so he may have been a stowaway.  Marie died by April 1786, when Jean-Baptiste remarried at Lafourche.  He took his daughters to upper Bayou Lafourche, but they did not survive childhood. 

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Claude-Marie LeBlanc, age 20, crossed alone on La Caroline, the last of the Seven Ships, which reached New Orleans in late December.  He married to an Acadian Comeaux on the bayou.   

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The LeBlancs from France who remained on Bayou Lafourche created a third center of family settlement there:

Descendants of Charles LEBLANC (1734-?; Daniel, André)

Charles, son of Claude-André LeBlanc and Madeleine Boudrot, born at Grand-Pré in April 1734, married Anne Benoit probably on one of the Maritime islands in c1758, just before the British deported them to France.  They survived the crossing aboard the transport Tamerlan, which reached St.-Malo in January 1759.  Charles worked as a day laborer and a sawyer in France.  Anne died from giving birth to son Charles-Jean at Châteauneuf, on the river south of St.-Malo, in September 1761.  Charles remarried to Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Claude Trahan and Marie Tillard, at St.-Servan-sur-Mer, near St.-Malo, in February 1763.  She gave him many more children, including at least half a dozen sons.  They were among the hundreds of Acadians from the St.-Malo area who went to the interior of Poitou in the early 1770s as part of a settlement scheme.  After the settlement failed, they retreated with most of the Poitou Acadians to Nantes in late 1775.  They sailed to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, a decade later and followed most of their fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche, where they had more children.  Charles was in his mid-60s and Rosalie in her early 50s when Spanish officials counted them on their six arpents along the upper bayou in January 1798; typical of the Acadians in the area at that time, they held no slaves.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux, Bourg, and Hébert families.  Three of Charles's eight sons died young in France, and three of them created families of their own, but only one, possibly two, of their lines survived, one of them on the river.  Charles's daughter Barbe Anne, widow of Olivier Hébert, died in Terrebonne Parish in January 1858, age 85--one of the last Acadian immigrants in Louisiana to join our ancestors. 

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Oldest son Charles-Jean, also called Jean-Charles, from his father's first wife, born at Châteauneuf, near St.-Malo, France, in September 1761, married Brigitte-Josèphe, daughter of fellow Acadians Amable Hébert and Marie-Anne Richard, probably at Nantes, France, in the early 1780s.  They sailed to Louisiana aboard Le Bon Papa, the first of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and went first to Baton Rouge before moving to upper Bayou Lafourche, where his family had settled.  They lived at New Orleans during the late 1790s, where they buried five of their children, ages 14 to infant, in September and October 1799--victims, most likely, of a yellow fever epidemic that struck the city.  Their son Jean-Charles, fils, called Charles, was born at Manchac in April 1788, Amable-André or André-Amable, called André, at Assumption in February 1794, Augustin in c1796 but died at New Orleans, age 3, in October 1799, Charles, described by the priest who buried him as a "very young child," died at New Orleans in September 1799, and Alexandre was baptized at New Orleans, age 2 months, in January 1801.  In a reversal of the usual Acadian settlement pattern, their only married son "returned" to the river and settled in Iberville Parish. 

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André Amable married Marguerite Joséphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Breaux and Rosalie Landry, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in November 1818.  They remained on the river, where André remarried. 

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Jean Charles, fils may have died in Lafourche Interior Parish in January 1824.  If so, he would have been age 36, not age 26 as recorded by the priest, who did not give Jean Charles's parents names or mention a wife. 

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Pierre-Honoré, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Servan, France, in July 1765, married Anne-Henriette, daughter of fellows Acadian Étienne Boudreaux and Marguerite Thibodeaux, at Lafourche in February 1792.  Anne had come to Louisiana aboard L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships from France.  Their daughters married into the Guidry and Prejean families.  Pierre-Honoré died at St.-Jacques on the river in August 1796, age 31; his succession was filed at what became the Thibodauxville courthouse, Lafourche Interior Parish, in January 1797.  His line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

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André-Marie, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Servan, France, in November 1766, married Marie-Louise, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Hébert and Marguerite-Louise Valet, at Assumption in October 1793.  Marie-Louise had come to Louisiana aboard La Caroline, the last of the Seven Ships from France with a brother and half-brother.  They were still childless five years later.  André Marie died in Lafourche Interior Parish in July 1848, age 81; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that André Marie was married to "Maxie Pitre," probably a confusion in surnames with Marie-Louise's half-brother Martin Bénoni Pitre.  Marie-Anne died in Lafourche Parish in January 1851, his her late 70s--one of the last Acadian immigrants in Louisiana to join her ancestors. 

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Grégoire-Charles, by his father's second wife, born at St.-Servan, France, in May 1771, died at St.-Servan, age 1, in July 1772. 

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Jean-Baptiste, by his father's second wife, baptized at St.-Jean L'Evangeliste, Châtellerault, France, age unrecorded, in June 1774, died at Châtellerault in mid-July, age 1 month. 

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Louis-René, by his father's second wife, baptized at Ste.-Croix, Nantes, France, age unrecorded, in April 1779, died at Ste.-Croix, age 2 1/2, in September 1781. 

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Jean-Baptiste, by his father's second wife, the second with the name, born at Nantes, France, in October 1784, was still living with his parents on upper Bayou Lafourche in January 1798, age 14.  Did he ever marry?  He may have been the Jean Baptiste LeBlanc who died in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1850; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Baptiste died "at age 70 yrs.," but this Jean Baptiste would have been age 65. 

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Youngest son Honoré, by his father's second wife, born likely at Lafourche in c1792 or 1793, was age 4 when he appeared in the Valenzuela District census of April 1797 with the rest of his family, but he does not appear with them in the January 1798 census, so he probably died young. 

Thomas LEBLANC (c1746-1786; Daniel, ?)

Thomas LeBlanc, born in Acadia in c1746, was deported to France probably in the late 1750s.  He became a tailor in the mother country and sailed to Louisiana alone aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, in 1785.  He followed fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he died in December 1786, age 40.  He does not seem to have married. 

Étienne LEBLANC (c1749-1799; Daniel, René, Claude)

Étienne, son of probably Félix LeBlanc and his first wife Marie-Josèphe Thériot, born perhaps at Pigiguit in c1749, was deported to France probably from Île St.-Jean in 1758-59.  In 1764, he followed his family from St.-Malo to Boulogne but returned to the St.-Malo area, where he lived at St.-Servan-sur-Mer and nearby Plelo.  He became a plowman in France.  Still a bachelor, he followed his younger sister Élisabeth's family to Louisiana aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them on upper Bayou Lafourche.  He was living with his sister's family on the upper bayou in 1795, still a bachelor.  Two years later, Spanish officials counted him again on the upper bayou; he was still unmarried and owned three slaves.  He died at New Orleans in August 1799, age 50.  Evidently he did not marry.     

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC (c1753-1836; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune)

Joseph, son of Honoré LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Trahan, born at l'Assomption, Pigiguit, in c1753, followed his family into exile to Virginia in 1755 and then on to Liverpool, England, the following year.  He was still a child when his family was repatriated to France in May 1763.  They landed at Morlaix and then, two years later, moved on to Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, off the southern coast of Brittany.  Joseph, while in his early 30s, sailed to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, in 1785; according to the ship's passenger list, he was still a bachelor.  He followed fellow passengers to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Marguerite, daughter of perhaps fellow Acadian Charles Foret in the late 1780s, although the baptism of Joseph, fils, son of Joseph LeBlanc and Marguerite Foret, at Lafourche in December 1785, three months after Le St.-Rémi reached New Orleans, hints that Joseph and Marguerite may have been married when they reached the colony despite Joseph's being listed as single on the ship's passenger list and in the Valenzuela District census of 1788.  Joseph remarried to Marie-Rose, called Rose, daughter of fellow Acadians François Landry and Marie-Rose Dugas, at Lafourche in November 1793.  Joseph held two slaves on the upper bayou in 1797.  Their daughters married into the Girot, Landry, LeBlanc, and Mollere families.  Joseph died in Assumption Parish in August 1836; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph died at "age ca. 87 yrs.," but he probably was a few years younger.  Four of his sons created families of their own and remained on Bayou Lafourche. 

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Joseph, fils, perhaps the oldest son by his father's first wife, baptized at Lafourche, age unrecorded, in December 1785, may have died young. 

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Pierre-Urbin, -Lubin, or -Aubin, from his father's first wife, born probably at Lafourche in c1787, married Marie Mélanie, called Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Aucoin and Marie Marguerite Noël, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1810.  Their son Laurent Thomas, called Thomassin, was born in Assumption Parish in November 1814, Evariste Anaclet in September 1816, and Germain Valéry in May 1820.  Their daughters married into the Achée, Landry, LeBlanc, Rivet, and Suarez families.  Pierre Urbin remarried to Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Landry and Osite Landry and widow of Étienne Daigle, at the Plattenville church in January 1827.  Pierre Urbin died in Assumption Parish in October 1832, age 45. 

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Thomassin, by his father's first wife, married cousin Adelina or Delina, daughter of fellow Acadians Hermogène LeBlanc and Marie Melançon of St. James Parish, at the Plattenville church in May 1833.  Their son Hubert Rosémond was born in Assumption Parish in January 1835 but died at age 3 weeks in February.  Adelina died in Assumption Parish in September 1836, age 20.  Thomassin remarried to Marie Céleste, daughter of Louis Hobe, Hope, Hoppe, Ope, or Opes and his Acadian wife Basilise Pitre, at the Plattenville church in October 1837.  Their son Valsin Amédée, called Amédée, was born in Assumption Parish in October 1838 but died at age 10 1/2 in July 1849, Michel Camille was born in September 1840 but died 6 days after his birth, and Jules Joseph Augustin was born near Paincourtville in August 1849.  Their daughter married into the Ducasse family at Pierre Part.  Thomassin died in Assumption Parish in November 1850, age 36. 

Hubert Rosémond, by his father's first wife, married Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Dugas and Adeline Babin, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1859.  Their son Joseph Armogène, called Armogène, was born near Paincourtville in December 1860 but died at age 1 1/2 in May 1862.

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Evariste Anaclet, by his father's first wife, married Edesie or Elesie, also called Desie and Daisie, daughter of fellow Acadians Guillaume Jean Bourg and Clarisse Breaux, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in August 1834.  Their son Evariste Désiré, called Désiré, was born in Assumption Parish in July 1838 but died at age 10 1/2 in March 1849, Joachim Joseph was born in November 1839, Émile Urbain in December 1841, Septiene Augustin, called Augustin, in August 1846 but died at age 1 1/2 in November 1847, and Paulin Eusilien was born in January 1854.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux, Oncale, and Vallet families.  Evariste likely died in Assumption Parish in April 1865; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Evariste died at "age 50 years"; this Evariste would have been age 48, so this probably was him.  One wonders if his death was war-related. 

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Germain, by his father's first wife, married Helena, Elina, or Eldia, daughter of fellow Acadians Eugène Landry and Françoise Landry, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1839.  Their son Joseph was born near Plattenville in April 1842, Joseph Eugène, called Eugène, near Paincourtville in March 1847, another Joseph in November 1849 but may have died at age 5 1/2 in August 1855, Joseph Ulysse was born in December 1856, Joseph Albert near Labadieville in July 1861, and Joseph Émile near Paincourtville in May 1864. They also had an older son named Alcée, unless he was the first Joseph.  Germain who died near Paincourtville in September 1868; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names nor mention a wife, said that Germain died at "age 49 years"; Germain Valéry was 48. 

Alcée married cousin Virginie, daughter of fellow Acadians Bernard François Alfred LeBlanc and Pélagie LeBlanc, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1867.  They settled on the upper Lafourche between Paincourtville and Plattenville.  Their son Joseph Alfrede, also called Alfred Joseph, was born in September 1868 but died at age 1 in August 1869, and Joseph Arthur was born in July 1870. 

Joseph, called Joseph E. by the recording priest, married cousin Camille, daughter of fellow Acadians Xavier Dugas and Armalise Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in November 1867; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Robert Edmond was born near Paincourtville in November1870. 

Eugène married Félicia, daughter of fellow Acadians Neuville Blanchard and Félicie Savoie, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1870. 

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Joseph-Ursin, by his father's first wife, born at Lafourche in July 1792, died at age 10 months in May 1793. 

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Ursin, by his father's second wife, born at Lafourche in October 1794, married Marie Sidalise or Zolide, daughter of fellow Acadians Hippolyte Breaux and Adélaïde Dugas of Ascension, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1819.  Their son Désiré was born in Assumption Parish in March 1822, Joseph Ignace, called Ignace, in August 1823, Joseph Hippolyte, called Hippolyte, in January 1830, and Jean Baptiste Amédée in June 1832.  Their daughters married into the Dugas, Gautreaux, Landry, and Verret families.  Ursin died in Assumption Parish in September 1856; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Ursin died at "age 62 years." 

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Ignace married Azéma, also called Emma, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Landry and Rosalie Giroir, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1847.  Their son Pierre Hortimer was born near Paincourtville in February 1849, Augustin Asée in September 1850, Léonard Stephen in November 1852, Joseph Numa in November 1855, Joseph Paul in February 1861, and a son, name unrecorded, perhaps theirs, died "at birth" in October 1869. 

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Hippolyte, at age 38, married Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Daigle and his Creole wife Mathilde Simoneaux, at the Paincourtville church in November 1868; one wonders if this was his first marriage. 

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Valéry-Cyprien, by his father's second wife, baptized at Assumption, age unrecorded, in October 1796, married cousin Marie Hortense, called Hortense, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Raphaël Landry and Marie Marguerite Richard and widow of Julien Martin, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1821.  They settled on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their son Léon Désiré or Désiré Léon was born in October 1822, Séverin in February 1826 but died in late March, Eusèbe Alcide, called Alcide, was born in August 1829, Valéry Louis François, called Louis, in August 1831 but died at age 3 in September 1834, Casimir died at age 1 month in April 1836, Aubin Aristide, called Aristide, was born in March 1837, Joseph Raphaël in June 1840, Eulisse, probably Ulysse, died at at age 2 in August 1846, and Jule Adrien was born in March 1848.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Clément (Foreign French, not Acadian), Delaville, Garot, Gaudin, LeBlanc, and Schomer families; one of them, Joséphine, married three times in three years!  Valéry died in Assumption Parish in December 1861; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Valéry died at "age 65 years." 

5a

Léon Désiré married Marguerite Amélie or Armelise, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Hébert and his first wife Faralie Aucoin, probably in Assumption Parish in the early 1840s.  Their son Joseph Wilbrode was born near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, in December 1843, Romain Théophile, called Théophile, was baptized at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, age unrecorded, in March 1845, and Joseph Jules was born in December 1848.  Léon Désiré renewed "marriage vows" with Marie Émilie, called Amélie, daughter of Pierre Stout, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1853, so they probably had married civilly.  Their son Désiré was born near Paincourtville in May 1855, and Joseph Alcide in July 1857.  They were living near Pierre Part, north of Lake Verret, by 1861. 

5b

Alcide married Marie, daughter of Lorence Rodrigue, Rodrigues, or Rodriguez and Marie Vegue, at the Paincourtville church in January 1853.  They lived near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Alcide, fils died at age 8 days in September 1865, and Joseph Alcide was born in November 1868.  

5c

Joseph Raphaël married Cécilia, daughter of Amand Henderson and Elisa Bercegeay, at the Paincourtville church in June 1858.  Joseph Raphaël died in Assumption Parish in May 1870; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph Raphaël died at "age 30 years."  Did he father any sons? 

5d

Aristide died near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in August 1865, age 28.  One wonders if he married and if his death was war-related. 

6

Youngest son Rosémond, by his father's second wife, born in Assumption Parish in May 1807, married Clarisse, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Aucoin and Rose Bourg, at the Plattenville church in December 1825.  They on the upper Lafourche settled near the boundary of Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Adrien Eusilien was born in October 1826, Hippolyte Numa, perhaps called Numa, in February 1828, Pierre William in October 1830, Joseph Rosémond in October 1833, Clairville Guillettre in November 1834, Jean Baptiste Amédée in February 1838, Charles Octave in December 1839, and Gustave in 1842.  Their daughters married into the Mollere, Streck, and Triche families.  Rosémond died in Assumption Parish in November 1852, age 45. 

6a

Adrien Eusilien may have married fellow Acadian Élise, Elisa, or Eliza, also called Laisa and Laiza, Landry and settled in Assumption Parish by the late 1840s.  Their son André Placide was born near Plattenville in October 1853, Louis Joseph, called Joseph, in September 1855 but died at age 8 1/2 in April 1864, Louis Achille was born in February 1859, Camille Alcée in October 1860, and René in October 1862.  Their daughter married a Landry cousin. 

6b

Numa likely married Augustine Larousse or Larose, place and date unrecorded.  They settled in Assumption Parish before moving down bayou to Lafourche Parish.  Their son Joseph died in Assumption Parish the day of his birth in December 1853, Louis Numa Augustin was born in July 1855, René Laurent Victor in August 1857, Ernest Joseph in April 1860, and Auguste Anatole near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in March 1867.  They also had an older son named Camille. 

Camille married cousin Amanda, daughter of fellow Acadians Adolphe LeBlanc and Malvina LeBlanc, at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, in April 1870. 

6c

Joseph Rosémond married Eveline, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Barrilleaux and Adèle Theriot, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1855.  Their son Rosémond Vileor was born near Plattenville in December 1855, Cyprien in May 1863, Hornes Octave near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in September 1865, and Théodore in February 1868. 

6d

Clairville Guillettre married Elmire, daughter of fellow Acadians Narcisse Templet and Irène Melançon, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1866.  Their son Ernest Joseph was born near Plattenville in April 1868, and a newborn child, name unrecorded, died in November 1869. 

Descendants of Simon LEBLANC (1761-c1789?; Daniel, René, Pierre)

Simon, son of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc and his second wife Ursule Breau, born in England in October 1761, followed his family to France in 1763, where he worked as a day laborer.  He was still a bachelor when he sailed to Louisiana with his widowed mother and a niece aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships, in 1785.  He followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he may have married Anne-Marie, called Annette, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean-Baptiste Daigle and Luce-Perpétué Bourg, in April 1788.  Annette had come to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships.  Simon died by January 1790, when his wife remarried at Lafourche. 

Joseph, born at Lafourche in August 1789, may have died young.  If so, his family line died with him. 

Descendants of Claude-Marie LEBLANC (1765-c1816; Daniel, René, Jacques, Honoré)

Claude-Marie, son of Charles LeBlanc and Anne dite Annette Landry, born at Morlaix, France, in May 1765, sailed to Louisiana alone aboard La Caroline, the last of the Seven Ships, in 1785.  He went to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Marguerite-Anastasie, called Anastasie, daughter of fellow Acadians Benoît Comeaux and Anne Blanchard of Chepoudy and Petitcoudiac, at Assumption in June 1794.  Marguerite was a native of Cherbourg, France, and had come to Louisiana aboard L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships.  Their daughters married into the Bruce, Ledet, Picou, and Poché families.  Claude Marie's succession inventory was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse, Lafourche Interior Parish, in February 1816; he would have been age 51 that year.  Two of his four sons created family lines; most of them remained in Lafourche Interior Parish. 

1

Oldest son Joseph-Rosémond, called Rosémond, born at Assumption in March 1794, married Carmélite, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Bergeron and Marie Babin of Lafourche, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1817.  Their son Joseph Rosémond, fils, called Rosémond and also Jean Baptiste, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in April 1820, Auguste Drosin in February 1824 but died at age 2 in March 1826, Onésime or Olésime Cleopha was born in February 1830, Eugène Émile, called Émile, in May 1833, and Augustin Lovincy or Lovincy Augustin, in June 1839.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux, Hébert, Madere, Sevin, and Toups families, and perhaps into the Mouton family as well.  Joseph Rosémond, père died in Lafourche Parish in September 1851; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph Rosémond died "at age 56 yrs."; he was 57; a petition for family meeting in his name was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse in October 1855.  Four of his five sons created families of their own and remained in Lafourche Parish. 

1a

Joseph Rosémond, fils married Aglaé, daughter of fellow Acadians Aubin Bénoni Thibodaux, son of the former governor, and Eugénie Hébert, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1848.  Their son Justin Washington was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in December 1849, Eugène Hampton in October 1851, Joseph Thomas, called Thomas, in January 1856 but died at age 10 1/2 in December 1866, and Joseph Abdon was born in October 1863. 

1b

Onésime Cléopha married Jeanne Ophelia, called Ophelia, daughter of fellow Acadians Mathurin Pitre and Félicité Esther Thibodeaux, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1849.  They lived on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes.  Their son Joseph Louis was born in August 1856, Paul Johnson in July 1863, and Albert Henri in December 1866.

1c

Émile married Cécilia, daughter of Thomas Hargis or Kargis and Felonise Caillouet, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in November 1856.  Their son Philippe Émile was born in Lafourche Parish in August 1857. 

1d

Lovincy Augustin married Letitia Eléonore, daughter of Pierre Lagarde and Élise Baudoin, at the Thibodaux church in January 1861.

2

Auguste, born at Assumption in February 1798, may have died young. 

3

Simon-Pierre or Pierre-Simon, born at Assumption in September 1800, married Marie Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Foret and Marguerite Foret, at the Thibodauxville church in April 1822.  Their son Paul Olivier died in Lafourche Interior Parish, age 8 days, in May 1823.  Simon Pierre remarried to Julie, 18-year-old daughter of Pierre Langer, Langes, Lansé, Lanzee, Lause, Lausee, Lauze, Lauzet, Louzet, Loze, Lozy, Rosa, Sauser, or Savise and Marguerite Coque of Assumption Parish, at the Thibodauxville church in December 1828.  Their son Edmond Pierre was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in November 1831, Pierre Prosper or Prosper Pierre in January 1834, Jules Valfroi in March 1838, E. Claude in February 1844, and Jean Arthur in January 1846.  Their daughters married into the Hébert and Picou families. 

3a

Edmond Pierre, by his father's second wife, married Marie Enezile called Nezile, daughter of fellow Acadians Basile Marie Richard and his second wife Henriette Bourgeois, at the Thibodaux church in July 1849.  They lived on the lower Lafourche near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Terrebonne parishes and then near Montegut in the Terrebonne marshes.  Their son Edmond Jules was born in August 1850, Léo Arthur in May 1860, Erneste Myrtille in July 1862, twins Edgard Justilien and Oscar in June 1863, and Savinien Ademar in October 1870. 

3b

Prosper Pierre, by his father's second wife, married Elfreda or Elfrida, daughter of fellow Acadian Eusilien Gautreaux and his Creole wife Céleste Boyer, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1857; the marriage was registered also in Terrebonne Parish.  They settled at Chacahoula, near the boundary between Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes.  Their son Louis Arnold was born in October 1859, Joseph Alcide in March 1861, Joseph Charles in January 1863, and Léonie Constant in September 1864. 

4

Youngest son Jean Marie, born in Assumption Parish in February 1809, died in Lafourche Parish in September 1853.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Jean Marie died "at age 45 yrs."; this Jean Marie would have been 44, so it probably was him.  Was he a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that struck South Louisiana during the summer and fall of 1853?  His succession inventory was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse in February 1854.  Did Jean Marie ever marry? 

Descendants of Pierre-Honoré LEBLANC (1765-1796; Daniel, André, Claude-André)

Pierre-Honoré, second son of Charles LeBlanc, from his second wife Rosalie Trahan, born at St.-Servan, France, in July 1765, followed his father, stepmother, and siblings to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and settled with them on upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Anne-Henriette, daughter of fellow Acadian Étienne Boudreaux, in February 1792.  Anne had come to Louisiana aboard L'Amitié, the fifth of the Seven Ships.  Their daughters married into the Guidry and Prejean families.  Pierre-Honoré died at St.-Jacques on the river in August 1796, age 31.  His line of the family, except for its blood, probably died with him. 

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC (1766-1829; Daniel, René, François)

Joseph, fifth son of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, from his second wife Marguerite Célestin dit Bellemère, born at Le Palais, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in March 1766, became a sailor in France.  He sailed to Louisiana with an older married brother and four younger siblings aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and went to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Marie-Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Charles Gautreaux and Anne-Pélagie Trahan, in May 1788.  Marie-Madeleine had come to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships.  They were living at New Orleans in May 1801, when a daughter was baptized there.  They returned to the Lafourche.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux family.  Joseph died in Lafourche Interior Parish in July 1829; the priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph was age 65 when he died; he was 63; his succession inventory was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse later that month. 

1

Oldest son Charles-Joseph-Procopio, also called Joseph-Charles, born at Assumption in April 1794, married Marie Madeleine, daughter of Joseph Malbrough and Agélique Couturier of Lafourche, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1819.  Their son Joseph Philagon, Filogouis, or Philogène was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in December 1819, Auguste or Augustin Pierre in April 1821, and Guillaume Rémond Charles in January 1823.  Charles Joseph Procopio died by March 1842, when he was listed as deceased in his mother's succession inventory. 

1a

Auguste Pierre married Irma Cléonise or Éloise, daughter of fellow Acadians Louis Jean Baptiste Hébert and Émelie Cécile Boudreaux of Terrebonne Parish, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in April 1843.  Their son Auguste Alces, called Alces, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in November or December 1844, and Adam Alphonse in April 1854. 

1b

Joseph Philogène, while a resident of Terrebonne Parish, married Rosalie Anne or Anne Rosalie, another daughter of Louis Jean Baptiste Hébert and Émelie Cécile Boudreaux, at the Thibodaux church in May 1843.  Their son Homère Conelius was baptized at the Thibodaux church, age unrecorded, in September 1845, Ernest René was born in November 1847, Jean Baptiste Ovile near Chacahoula, Terrebonne Parish, in October 1849, and Vileor Prosper in Lafourche Parish in January 1854.  A "renunciation" in Joseph Philagon's name was filed at the Houma courthouse, Terrebonne Parish, in January 1850; one wonders for what purpose.

Homère C., as he was called, married Rosa Angélique, daughter of Augustin Authement and his Acadian wife Adeline Foret, at the Montegut church, Terrebonne Parish, in November 1865.

1c

Guillaume married Marie Zulema or Zulma, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Molaison and Marie Azélie Bourgeois, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in July 1854.  They settled at Chacahoula near the boundaries between Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes.  Their son Adam Arthur was born in October 1856, Armand in November 1860, and Joseph Edgard in May 1863. 

2

Joseph-Simon, called Simon and Simon Jude, born at Assumption in October 1799, married Marie Élisabeth, 17-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Boudreaux and Marie Rose Benoit, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1824.  Their son Joseph Grégoire was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1825, Gratien le jeune in February 1830, Apollinaire Zéphirin in July 1833, Florant H. in October 1835, Simon Lucien Cleopha in March 1838, Hubert Théodule in May 1840, Jean Michel in September 1842, and Aubuc Maximin in March 1845.  Their daughter married a Boudreaux cousin. 

3

Pierre-Gratien, called Gratien, born at Assumption in December 1802, married Victoire, 17-year-old daughter of fellow Acadian Joseph Boudreaux and Marguerite Ludivine Pitre of Terrebonne Parish, at the Thibodauxville church in November 1825.  Their son Eugène Basile was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in June 1836.  They may have settled in Terrebonne Parish.  Their daughter married into the Thorton family.

4

Youngest son Auguste Magloire, born in Assumption Parish in October 1809, married 21-year-old Rosalie Théotiste, another daughter of Jean Baptiste Boudreaux and Marie Rose Benoit, at the Thibodauxville church in May 1832.  Their son Joseph Étienne was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in April 1833, Simonette Félix or Félix Simonette in November 1834, François Prosper, perhaps called Prosper, in March 1837, Ovile Bernard in May 1839, Jean Baptiste Oleus, called Oleus, in March 1842, and Théodule Ulger in October 1849.  Their daughters married into the Picou and Richaux or Richoux families. 

4a

François Prosper may have married French Creole Arthémise Duplantis, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Baker Joseph was born in Terrebonne Parish in January 1855. 

4b

Joseph Étienne married Joséphine Théotiste, daughter of fellow Acadian Barthélémy Thibodeaux and his Creole wife Marie Josèphe Clémence Duroche, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in May 1858; the marriage was recorded also in Terrebonne Parish, where they settled.  Their son Jean Marie was born near Montegut in August 1868.  Joseph Étienne may have died near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in July 1870; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph died "at age 38 yrs."; Joseph Étienne would have been age 37. 

4c

During the War of 1861-65, Ovile Bernard served in Company D of the 26th Regiment Louisiana Infantry, raised in Lafourche Parish, which fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Oville was "severely wounded" on 26 June 1863, during the final days of the Siege of Vicksburg.  While waiting for his unit to be exchanged after its surrender at Vicksburg, Ovile died in Lafourche Parish in April 1864, probably from his wounds.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Ovile died "at age 22 yrs.," but he was a month shy of 25.  Did he marry? 

4d

Oleus died near Montegut, Terrebonne Parish, in August 1866.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Oleus's age at the time of his death.  He would have been age 24.  Did he marry? 

4e

Félix Simonette, at age 35, married Amelia, daughter of Valéry Berthelot and Mathilde Malbrough,, at the Montegut church, Terrebonne Parish, in August 1870; one wonders if this was his first marriage. 

Descendants of Jacques-Hippolyte LEBLANC (1768-1844; Daniel, René, François)

Jacques-Hippolyte, called Hippolyte, sixth son of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, from his second wife Marguerite Célestin dit Bellemère, born at Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in March 1768, became a carpenter in France.  He sailed to Louisiana with five siblings aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche.  Still a bachelor, he was living with two younger siblings on the upper bayou in 1797.  He married Marie-Marguerite, called Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Gaudet and his first wife Marguerite Bourgeois of St.-Jacques, probably at Assumption in the 1790s.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary of what became Assumption and Interior, later Lafourche Interior, parishes.  Their daughters married into the Aucoin, Boudreaux, Bourg, Breaux, Broussard, and Lamoureaux families.  Jacques Hippolyte died in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1844; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Jacques Hyppolite, as he called him, died "at age 78 yrs."; he was 76. 

1

Oldest son Joseph-Henri, born at Assumption in January 1803, may have died young. 

2

Joseph Rosémond, called Rosémond, born at Assumption in August 1804, married Émilie Élise, Lise, or Mélisé, called Mélite, 16-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Boudreaux and Marie Rose Benoit, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1827; the marriage was recorded also in Lafourche Interior Parish.  They lived on the upper Lafourche probably near the boundary between Assumption and Lafourche Interior parishes.  Their son Joseph Zéphirin, called Zéphirin, was born in January 1828, Joseph Eugène in January 1829, and Sylvain Walker in October 1837.  Their daughter married into the Lafontaine family.  Rosémond died in Lafourche Parish in February 1856; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Rosémond died "at age 50 yrs."; he was 51; a petition for a family meeting in his name was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse the following August. 

2a

Zéphirin married Adèle Auderestine, daughter of French Creole Marceline Baudoin, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in April 1858; Adèle's father likely was an Hébert.  She and Zéphirin settled at Chacahoula near the boundaries between Assumption, Lafourche, and Terrebonne parishes.  Their son Oscar Savinien was born in October 1859, Léon Alcide in June 1862, and Albert Clovis in March 1870. 

2b

Sylvain Walker married Marie, daughter of Eugène Maronge and Marcelline LeLoreque, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in July 1859.  They lived on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche and Assumption parishes.  Their child, name unrecorded, perhaps a son, died 2 days after its birth in November 1869. 

3

Joseph Daniel, called Daniel, born in Assumption Parish in September 1811, married Marguerite, daughter of François Lelorec or Leloret and his Acadian wife Marie Augustine Richard, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in September 1840.  Their son Joseph Armogène or Hermogène was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in March 1841 but died at age 14 1/2 in October 1855, Louis Émile, called Émile, was born in November 1842 but died at age 10 1/2 in October 1853 (perhaps a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that struck South Louisiana that summer and fall), Amédée Masuro was born in November 1844, Jules Marcellus in April 1851, Prosper in June 1855, J., perhaps a son, died at age 6 in March 1865, and Édouard Joseph was born in March 1863.  Daniel, in his 50s, may have remarried to cousin Azélie LeBlanc in the mid-1860s, place unrecorded. 

4

Jean Baptiste Marcellus, born in Lafourche Interior Parish in August 1814, may have died young. 

5

Youngest son Paul, born in Assumption Parish in October 1816, also may have died young. 

Descendants of François-Marie LEBLANC (1770-1849; Daniel, René, François)

François-Marie, seventh and youngest son of Jean-Baptiste LeBlanc, from his second wife Marguerite Célestin dit Bellemère, born at Bangor, Belle-Île-en-Mer, France, in May 1770, became a rope maker in France.  He sailed to Louisiana with five siblings aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, in 1785 and followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Marie-Françoise, daughter of fellow Acadians Ambroise Pitre and Isabelle Dugas of St.-Jacques, at Assumption in September 1800.  Marie-Françoise had come to Louisiana aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships.  Their daughters married into the Bernard, Dupré, and Levron families.  François Marie died in Lafourche Interior Parish in June 1849, age 79.  Only one of his sons seems to have fathered sons of his own; he settled in Terrebonne Parish. 

1

Oldest son Joseph-Benjamin, born at Assumption in November 1800, married Marie Rose, daughter of fellow Acadian Michel Martin and his Creole wife Marguerite Grebe or Grimberk, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1832; the marriage was recorded also in Terrebonne Parish.  Their daughters married into the Moore and Porche families.  Did Joseph Benjamin father any sons? 

2

Jean-Valentin, also called Jean-François, Joseph-François, and François, born at Assumption in October 1802, married Marguerite Celeonare, 20-year-old daughter of Jacques LeBoeuf and Marie Jeanne Linet, at the Thibodauxville church in January 1826.  Their son Joseph Marcellin was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in March 1830, Jean Marie in September 1832, Ulysse Augustin, called Augustin, in December 1838, Jean Baptiste François, called François, in March 1844, and Jean Baptiste in Terrebonne Parish in December 1852.  Their daughters married into the Buquet and Lucke or Luke families. 

2a

Joseph Marcellin married cousin Melina Marie or Marie Melina, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Saturnin Levron and Céleste LeBlanc, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in July 1854.  Their son Joseph Dominique was born in Terrebonne Parish in August 1855, Hilaire Bernard in May 1858, and Ludovic Zénon in July 1861. 

2b

Jean Marie married Marie Aglaé, called Aglaé, daughter of fellow Acadian Florentin Janvier Boudreaux and his Creole wife Marie Anne Durocher, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in March 1855.  Their son Léopold Franklin was born in Terrebonne Parish in December 1859, Jean Baptiste Florentin in October 1861, Arthur Hortaire or Ultère in September 1863, and Edgard Félix in September 1867. 

2c

Augustin married Mélasie, daughter of Jacques Labit or Labie and his Acadian wife Henriette Roger, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in May 1860.  Their son Philippe Augustave was born in Terrebonne Parish in June 1863, and Louis Joseph in September 1869. 

2d

François married cousin Aglaé M., daughter of fellow Acadians Edmond Bernard and Marie LeBlanc, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in July 1866.  Their son Jean Zacharie was born in Lafourche Parish in May 1867. 

3

Pierre Alexandre, born at Assumption in May 1804, may have died young. 

4

Youngest son Valentin Joseph, born in Assumption Parish in November 1808, died in Lafourche Parish in October 1860, a month shy of age 52.  Did he marry?   

Descendants of Jean-Martin LEBLANC (1783-1826; Daniel, René, François, Jean-Baptiste)

Jean-Martin, son of Moïse LeBlanc and his first wife Angélique De La Forestrie and nephew of Joseph, Jacques-Hippolyte, and François-Marie, was baptized at St.-Martin de Chantenay, near Nantes, France, age unrecorded, in November 1783.  He crossed to Louisiana with his family aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, in 1785, and followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Céleste, daughter of fellow Acadians Ambroise Pitre and Isabelle Dugas of St. James, at Assumption in February 1804.  Céleste was a native of Louisiana, but her family had come to the colony aboard La Bergère, the second of the Seven Ships.  Her and Jean Martin's daughters married into the Blanchard, Hébert, Lejeune, and Naquin families.  Jean Martin remarried to Clémence, daughter of fellow Acadians Jacques Joseph Nicolas Thibodeaux and Adélaide Vincent of Lafourche, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1818.  Clémence also was a native of Louisiana whose parents had immigrated from France.  They settled in Lafourche Interior Parish.  Their daughter married into the Pichoff family.  Jean Martin died probably in Lafourche Interior Parish in April 1826, age 42; his succession inventory and petitions for the tutelage of his minor children were filed at the Houma courthouse, Terrebonne Parish, in February and April 1836, so his widow and their children probably settled in that parish. 

1

Oldest son Joseph dit Moïse, by his father's first wife, born at Ascension in July 1806, married Marie, 18-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Alexis Lejeune and Barbe Trahan, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in January 1826.  Their son Alexis Joseph was born in Assumption Parish in December 1826, twins Adam Alexis and Baptiste Adam in Lafourche Interior Parish in August 1831 but Adam Alexis died at age 7 days, Adam François or François Adam was born in September 1834, Joseph Hilaire, called Hilaire, in June 1837, Harrison Ulysse, perhaps also called Alexandre, in August 1839, Michel Adam in November 1841, Théodule Théophile in January 1844, and Adrien Joseph in May 1850.  Their daughters married into the Babin and Breaux families.  An "application for administration" was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse, Lafourche Interior Parish, for child Joseph Adrien (probably Adrien Joseph) in May 1850; one wonders why.  Joseph dit Moïse died in Lafourche Parish in August 1866; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph Moïse died "at age 67 yrs."  He was 60.  A succession inventory and tutorship request, naming his wife and surviving children, was filed at the Houma courthouse the following October. 

1a

François Adam married cousin Azéma Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Evariste Louvière and Nicolette dite Collette LeBlanc of Assumption and Lafourche parishes, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in October 1859.  They settled near Montegut.  Their son Sylvain Joseph was born in October 1860, Pierre Charles Silvestre in January 1865, Joseph Camille in January 1867 but died the following July, and Aleces in November 1869. 

1b

Michel "from Terrebonne Parish" married cousin Aglie, Agladie, or Azélie, another daughter of Evariste Louvière and Nicolette LeBlanc, at the Houma church in May 1864.  They lived on the lower bayou near the boundary between Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes.  Their son Joseph Auxiliade Odreci was born in September 1865, and Pierre Calixste in October 1870. 

1c

Harrison Ulysse married Zulma, also called Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Evariste Molaison and Julie Arthémise Pitre, in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in August 1864.  Their son Émile Abel was born in Lafourche Parish in March 1869, and Joseph Ernest in December 1870. 

1d

Théodule "of Terrebonne" married Ernestine, daughter of Terence Toups and his Acadian wife Euphrosine Breaux "of Lafourche," in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in January 1867, and sanctified the marriage at the Vacherie church, St. James Parish, in February.  Their son Pierre Théophile was born in Lafourche Parish in December 1868.

1e

Hilaire married Dovidia or Dovilia, another daughter of Evariste Molaison and Julie Arthémise Pitre, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in March 1867.  Their son Joseph Migues was born in Lafourche Parish in December 1867.  Hilaire remarried to Lea, daughter of fellow Acadian Martial Usé and his Creole wife Marie Sanches, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in December 1868; the marriage was recorded also in Terrebonne Parish.  Hilaire died in Lafourche Parish in July 1870; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that Joseph Hilaire, as he called him, died "at age 36 yrs."; he was 33; a petition for inventory in his name, listing his only surviving child, was filed at the Houma courthouse in August. 

1f

Adrien Joseph married Aglae, daughter of Laurent Pelegrin and Delphine Malbrough, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in January 1870. 

2

Jean or Joseph Napoléon, called Napoléon, from his father's first wife, born in Assumption Parish in February 1811, married Marie Céline or Célina, daughter of Justin Pontiff and his Acadian wife Marie Madeleine Lejeune, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in November 1837.  They lived near the boundaries between Assumption, Lafourche Interior, and Terrebonne parishes, at Chacahoula.  Their son Napoléon, fils was born in January 1839, Olésiphore Eubert or Hubert, called Hubert, in September 1841, Joseph Martial in June 1848, Augustin in February 1854, Ulysse Maxilien in December 1855, Ulysse Édouard in May 1858, Jean in October 1861, and Charles Odressi in August 1864.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux and Ordoneaux families. 

Hubert "from Terrebonne Parish" married Philomène, daughter of fellow Acadians Ursin Barrilleaux and Cléonise Potier of Assumption Parish, at the Houma church, Terrebonne Parish, in December 1861.  They settled at Chacahoula.  Their son Joseph Camila, probably a twin, was born in September 1866, and Jean Félicien in February 1870. 

3

Ambroise Félicien or Félicien Ambroise, by his farher's second wife, born in Assumption Parish in July 1819, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1839, age 19.  He probably did not marry. 

4

Michel Nicolas, perhaps called Nicolas, from his father's second wife, born in Lafourche Interior Parish in November 1823, may have died near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, in October 1853.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Nicolas died at "age 29 years"; Michel Nicolas would have been a few weeks shy of age 30. 

5

Youngest son Sylvain Benjamin, called Benjamin, from his father's second wife, born in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1825, married Eléonore Nathalie, 16-year-old daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Joseph Thibodeaux and his Creole wife Agathe Biron, in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in November 1846, and sanctified the marriage at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1847.  Their child, name unrecorded, died in Lafourche Interior Parish at birth in August 1848, son Désiré Maurice was born perhaps on Bayou Petit Caillou, Terrebonne Parish, in May 1858, and Neuville Alexis in September 1863.  Their daughter married into the Blanchard family.

Descendants of Simon LEBLANC (c1776-1860?; Daniel, André, Jean, Jean dit Dérico)

Simon, also called Simon Louis, Amand, and perhaps Louis Simon, third son of Pierre LeBlanc and Françoise Trahan of Minas, born at Nantes, France, in c1776, sailed with his family to Louisiana aboard Le St.-Rémi, the fourth of the Seven Ships, in 1785, and followed them to upper Bayou Lafourche, where he married Julienne-Perrine, daughter of fellow Acadians Pierre Hébert and his second wife Luce-Perpétué Bourg, at Assumption in February 1802.  Julienne, born near St.-Malo, France, had come to Louisiana aboard La Ville d'Archangel, the sixth of the Seven Ships, with her widowed mother.  Their daughters married into the Berthelot, Boudreaux, Bourg, Brez, and Louvière families.  Simon may have died in Assumption Parish in March 1860; the Labadieville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Louis Simon, as he called him, died at "age 86 years"; Simon would have been been in his early 80s.  If this was Simon, he would have been one of the last of the Acadian immigrants in Louisiana to join our ancestors. 

1

Oldest son Louis-Lubin, born at Assumption in February 1803, may have died young. 

2

Bélonie or Bénoni Simon or Simon Bélonie, called Simonet and Simonette, born at Assumption in May 1805, married Adèle Élise, also called Rosalie and Adeline, daughter of fellow Acadian Jean Pierre Bourg and his Creole wife Mérante Berthelot, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in October 1827.  They settled on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes.  Their son Trasimond Faustin was born in February 1834, Théodule Jean Baptiste in December 1835, Augustin or Auguste in July 1841, and Osémé in January 1844.  Their daughters married into the Lasseigne and Vicknair families.  Simonette's sons also may have settled near the boundary between Lafourche and Assumption parishes. 

2a

Trasimond Faustin married Azélie, daughter of fellow Acadian Germain Doiron and his Creole wife Marguerite Fremin, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1857.  Their son Trasimond Teola was born near Labadieville in April 1863.

2b

Auguste married Philomène, daughter of Jean Berthelot and Louise Rousseau, at the Labadieville church in January 1868. 

2c

Théodule Jean Baptiste married Octavie, daughter of fellow Acadians Hubert Aucoin and Élize Daigle, at the Labadieville in February 1868. 

3

Célestin Faustin, born in Assumption Parish in August 1808, married Armelise, Ermelise, Carmélite, or Hermeline, daughter of fellow Acadians Antoine Boudreaux and Marie Josèphe Michel, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in April 1837.  They settled on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes.  Their son Gustave was born in May 1842, François Orville in April 1844, and Thomas Eusilien Lovinsky in November 1846 but died at age 1 in November 1847.  Their daughters married Berthelot and Boudreaux cousins.

3a

Gustave married Uranie, daughter of fellow Acadian Ferdinand Firmin Thibodeaux and his Creole wife Catherine Célesie Faite, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1868, two days before his brother François married at the same church. 

3b

François Orville married Rosa, daughter of fellow Acadians Étienne Doiron and Marie Louise Trahan, at the Labadieville church in January 1868, two days after his brother Gustave married at the same church. 

4

Étienne Théodule, born in Assumption Parish in July 1813, may have died young. 

5

Pierre Hermogène, called Hermogène, born in Assumption Parish in March 1815, married fellow Acadian Marie Angèle, called Angèle and Angela, Landry, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Édouard Hermogène was born near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, in October 1838, Joseph Maximin in May 1842, Joachim Joseph in May 1851, and Louis Baumin in September 1855.  They also had an older son named Augustin, who moved to the lower Atchafalaya River.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux and LeBoeuf families at Chacahoula. 

Augustin married Odilia, daughter of fellow Acadians Rosémond Hébert and Marie Templet, at the Attakapas Canal church, Assumption Parish, in November 1860.  They settled near Brashear, now Morgan, City, St. Mary Parish, on the lower Atchafalaya.  Their son Ulysse Beauregard was born there in October 1862. 

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Onésime or Olésime Carville, born in Assumption Parish in November 1818, married fellow Acadian Carmélite Marguerite Landry probably in Assumption Parish, date unrecorded.  Their son Trasimond Joseph was baptized at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, age unrecorded, in August 1841, Étienne Carville, called Carville and Clairville, was born in December 1842, Helisiphore Nume in December 1849, Augustin Oscar in October 1853, and Charles died 8 days after his birth in June 1855.  Their daughters married into the Serville and Toustenau or Toustaneau families in St. Mary Parish.  One of Onésime Carville's sons and at least two of his daughters settled on the lower Atchafalaya after the War of 1861-65. 

Carville, called Clairville by the recording priest, married Joséphine Eveline, called Eveline, daughter of fellow Acadians Valsin Templet and Joséphine Boudreaux, in a civil ceremony in St. Mary Parish in December 1866, and sanctified the marriage at the Brashear, now Morgan, City church, St. Mary Parish, in January.  Onésime Eugénie, perhaps a son, was born near Brashear City in November 1867. 

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Youngest son Auguste, born in Assumption Parish probably in c1820, married Adeline or Adèle, daughter of Édouard Peltier or Pelletier and Marcelline Berthelot of Assumption Parish, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in July 1845.  They settled on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes.  Their son Bernard Bictorin was born in February 1850.  Their daughters married into the Arcement, Boudreaux, and Dubois families.  Auguste died near Labadieville, Assumption Parish, in September 1855, age 35. 

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During the late colonial period, LeBlancs from France who had gone to river communities moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche, but no new lasting family lines came of it: 

The succession of Marie LeBlanc, wife of Jean Guidry dit Grivois, was filed at what became the Houma courthouse, Terrebonne Parish, in September 1807.  She would have been in her late 70s that year. 

Adélaïde Marguerite, called Marguerite, LeBlanc, wife of François Roger, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in June 1827.  The Thibodauxville priest who recorded her burial said that Marguerite was age 55 when she died, but she was 45.  Her succession was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse in July. 

Rosalie LeBlanc, wife of Noël Victor Boudreaux, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in October 1836, in her early 50s. 

Descendants of Paul LEBLANC (c1743-?; Daniel, André)

Paul, fourth son of Claude-André LeBlanc and Madeleine Boudrot, born probably at Minas in c1743, followed his widowered father to Île St.-Jean and was counted with him, three sisters, and a brother-in-law at Anse-au-Matelot on the island's southern coast in August 1752.  The British deported them to Boulogne-sur-Mer, France, in 1758.  Paul did not remain there.  In July 1766, he moved on to St.-Malo, France, and settled at nearby St.-Servan-sur-Mer, where he married cousin Anne, daughter of fellow Acadians François Boudrot and Anne-Marie Thibodeau of Minas, in May 1770.  They sailed to Louisiana aboard Le Beaumont, the third of the Seven Ships, in 1785, and followed their fellow passengers to Baton Rouge, where Spanish officials counted them in 1792.  They had more children at Baton Rouge.  By the mid-1790s, however, they had moved on to upper Bayou Lafourche.  Their daughters married into the Bergeron, Boudreaux, Roger, and Rousseau families.  Paul's remaining son married but may not have fathered sons of his own, so this line of the family, except for its blood, probably did not survive. 

Joseph-Marie, baptized by a Pointe Coupée priest probably at Baton Rouge, age unrecorded, in August 1790, married cousin Madeleine Constance, daughter of fellow Acadians Théodore Bourg and Marie Rose LeBlanc, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1816.  Joseph's succession inventory and estimation was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse, Lafourche Interior Parish, in February 1820.  He would have been age 30 that year.  Did he father any sons? 

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Beginning in the late colonial and continuing well into the antebellum period, LeBlancs from Halifax, Maryland, and France, or their descendants, including several sets of brothers, moved from the river to Bayou Lafourche, adding substantially to that center of family settlement: 

Marie LeBlanc, wife of Pierre LeBlanc, died on upper Bayou Lafourche in September 1796, age 50. 

Marie Marguerite, called Marguerite, LeBlanc, wife of Joseph Gaudet, died on the upper bayou in March 1805, in her mid-50s. 

Anne LeBlanc, widow of Jean Duhon, died in Assumption Parish in February 1831, in her early 80s. 

A succession inventory for Marie Madeleine, called Madeleine, LeBlanc, widow of third husband Jacques Lamothe, was filed at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in July 1842.  She would have been in her mid-80s that year. 

Descendants of Mathurin LEBLANC (c1759-c1825; Daniel, Antoine, René)

Mathurin, third son of Étienne LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle Boudrot, born in greater Acadia during exile in c1759 may have been counted with his family at Fort Edward, formerly Pigiguit, Nova Scotia, in the early 1760s.  He followed his family from Halifax to Louisiana in 1765 and settled with them at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques and then at Ascension, where Spanish officials counted him with his widowed mother and siblings on the right, or west, bank of the river in 1770 and 1777.  Mathurin married Marie-Rose or -Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Theriot and Madeleine Bourgeois, at St.-Jacques in May 1778.  By the early 1790s, they had moved to upper Bayou Lafourche.  Their daughters married into the Bergeron, Chauvin, Hébert, and Terrebonne families.  Mathurin's succession was filed at the Houma courthouse, Terrebonne Parish, in December 1825; he would have been age 66 that year.  In a reversal of the usual Acadian settlement pattern, at least two of his daughters returned to the river.  His only son remained on Bayou Lafourche and had many sons of his own.  Two of Mathurin's LeBlanc nephews followed him to upper Bayou Lafourche. 

Charles-Mathurin or -Étienne, called Étienne, born at St.-Jacques in May 1788, married cousin Marguerite, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Melançon and Osite LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in August 1809.  Their son Étienne, fils was born in Ascension Parish in May 1810, Narcisse Toussaint or Toussaint Narcisse in November 1811, Pierre Paul, called Paul, in Assumption Parish in October 1816, Charles, also called Clarke, in August 1819, Jacques Delphin, called Delphin, J. Delphin, and Delphine, in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1821, and Ursin in October 1823.  Their daughters married into the Bertrand and Richard families.  Étienne, père died in Lafourche Interior Parish in October 1828; the priest who recorded the burial said that Charles Étienne, as he called him, died "at age 40 yrs."; his succession inventory, which called him Étienne, was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse in November.  All six of his sons created families of their own and settled in Lafourche Interior Parish; half of them married Robichauxs. 

Étienne, fils married Azélie Rosalie, 15-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Bertrand and Henriette Rassicot, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in August 1830.  Their son Étienne III was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in April 1833, and Joseph Émile, called Émile, in April 1845.  Their daughters married into the Breaux, Chauvin, and Foret families. 

Étienne III may have died near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in October 1853.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Étienne died at "age 23 years."  Étienne III would have been age 20.  Did he marry?  Was he a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that struck South Louisiana during the summer and fall of 1853? 

Émile married Élodie, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Lejeune and Théotiste Dugas, at the Thibodaux church in January 1867.

Narcisse Toussaint married Célina, Célima, Élina, Estina, Melina, Tellina, or Zélima, 17-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Robichaux and Rosalie Rassicot, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in August 1831.  Their son Narcisse, fils was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in October 1832, Joseph in October 1837, Prosper in October 1839, Eugène in June 1845, Joseph Narcisse, called Narcisse, in August 1849 but died at age 5 1/2 in June 1855, Joseph Lovinsy, called Lovinsy, was born in July 1851, and Pierre near Raceland in March 1856.  They were living near Lockport a year or so later.  They also had an older son name J. Étienne and a younger son named Jean.  Their daughters married into the Foret and Marks families.  Narcisse Toussaint died near Lockport in April 1867; the priest who recorded the burial said that Toussaint Narcisse, as he called him, died "at age 54 yrs. & 4 mths.," but he was 55; a "letter of executorship" in Narcisse Toussaint's name, listing his wife and minor children, was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse in February 1868.  Strangely, a burial record at the Lockport church says that Narcisse LeBlanc died in July 1867 "at age 69 yrs."; the priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, so one wonders if this Narcisse was Narcisse Toussaint; if it was, the priest missed the dead man's age by 14 years! 

J. Étienne married cousin Odalie or Ordalie, perhaps also called Nathalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Narcisse LeBlanc and Séraphine Daigle, at the Raceland church, Lafourche Parish, in August 1855.  They settled near Lockport.  Their son Coplin von was born in March 1858, Joseph Elphise in February 1861, Jean le jeune in February 1864, and Joseph Cléopha in November 1866. 

Joseph married Célestine, also called Justine Celesta, daughter of Joseph Toups and his Acadian wife Mélissaire Bourgeois, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in April 1858.  Their son Étienne le jeune was born near Lockport in April 1859, Albert in January 1865, and Émile in March 1869. 

Eugène married cousin Louisa, daughter of John Dalferes and his Acadian wife Anaïse LeBlanc, at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, in April 1866.

Paul married 18-year-old Melite, also called Émelia, another daughter of Joseph Robichaux and Rosalie Rassicot, at the Thibodauxville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1837.  Their son Joseph Paul, called Paul, fils, was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in July 1838, Charles A. in March 1840, Joseph Étienne in July 1847, and Joseph Cleopha, called Cleopha, in May 1850 but died at age 2 in 1/2 in October 1852. 

Joseph Paul married Philomène Daunis or Dannis at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in August 1864.

Charles married Elisa, Elida, or Eliza, also called Lisa, 17-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Valéry Breaux and Roger, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1845.  Their son Louis Oscar, called Oscar, was born near Lockport in November 1851, Alidor in May 1855, Charles, fils in August 1863, and Joseph Wakour in November 1864.  They also had a son named Ozémé, unless he was Alidor.  Their daughters married into the Bourgeois and Gonzales families. 

Oscar married Marie, daughter of fellow Acadian Marcellus Daigle and his Creole wife Marie Hernandez, at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, in August 1869. 

Ozémé married Celina, daughter of Sosthène Folse and Marcelline Verret, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in June 1870.

Ursin married Nesida, also called Elesida, Elezida, Lezida, Eliside, and Eliza, daughter of fellow Acadians Paul Part and Marguerite Robichaux, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in July 1847.  They settled near Lockport and Raceland.  Their son André Léon, called Léo, was born in November 1848, Pierre Marie in October 1851, Albert in November 1854, Paul Edgar in February 1857, Augustin Camille in April 1859, and Thomas in July 1863. 

Léo married Marie Louise, daughter of Honoré Beranger and Louise Guidroz, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in March 1867.  Their son Louis was born near Raceland in August 1869. 

Jacques Delphin married Émelia, daughter of fellow Acadians Marcellin Robichaux and Tarzile Bertrand, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in November 1854.  Their son Jacques Philippe died at age 2 years, 4 months, in June 1857, twins Joseph Anathole and Philippe Émile were born in September 1855 but Joseph Anathole died the following December, a second Jacques Philippe was born in March 1857, and Joseph Delphin posthumously in April 1868.  Although Jacques Delphin was listed as deceased in a June 1857 burial record of a son, he did not die until September 1867; the Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial said that J. D., as he called him, died "at age 47 yrs."; he was 46; his youngest son was born seven months later. 

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC (c1773-1829; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne)

Joseph, eldest son of Simon LeBlanc and Élisabeth or Isabelle LeBlanc and nephew of Mathurin, was born probably at Ascension in c1773.  Joseph married Apolline, daughter of fellow Acadians François Dugas and Isabelle Gaudet, at Ascension in February 1797.  Their daughter married into the Simoneaux family.  Joseph remarried to Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Babin and Anastasie Landry and widow of Noël Michel Dugas, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in June 1810, and remarried again--his third marriage--to first cousin Julie Clothilde, called Clothilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Michel Dugas and Sophie Foret, at the Donaldson church in May 1812; they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their daughters married into the Dugas and Marroy families.  Joseph moved his family to upper Bayou Lafourche by the mid-1820s and died in Assumption Parish in March 1829, age 56.  Only three of his seven sons seem to have produced family lines that survived, one of them on the river. 

1

Oldest son Joseph Narcisse, called Narcisse, from his father's first wife, born probably at Ascension in the late 1790s, married Joséphine, daughter of Alphonse Senette and Claire Barbet, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in September 1819.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their son Joseph le jeune was born in July 1820, a son, name unrecorded, died 3 days after his birth in September 1821, Narcisse, fils was born in June 1826, Honoré died at age 6 weeks in September 1833, and Honoré Joseph died 8 days after his birth in October 1834.  Their daughters married into the Boudreaux, Dalferes, and LeBlanc families.  Narcisse, père remarried to cousin Séraphine, also called Marcellite, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Daigle and Madeleine LeBlanc, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1835.  They also lived near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Joseph Leufroi, called Leufroi, was born in November 1835 but died at age 1 1/2 in July 1837, and Marcellin, also called Marcel and Marcellus, was born in January 1838.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc cousin in Lafourche Parish.  Narcisse's oldest son left the bayou and settled near Baton Rouge; his youngest son moved down bayou to lower Lafourche Parish.

1a

Joseph le jeune, by his father's first wife, married Sarah Élizabeth, daughter of Anthony Monget and his Acadian wife Rosalie Longuépée, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in September 1843.  They remained on the river. 

1b

Marcellin, by his father's second wife, married Marcelline, daughter of fellow Acadians Valéry Breaux and Marguerite Breaux, at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, in August 1865.  Their son Joseph Holdon was born near Lockport in March 1867, and Eusèbe Abel in August 1869 but died at age 1 in November 1870. 

2

Hippolyte-Eugène, called Eugène, from his father's first wife, born at Ascension in June 1800, married Céleste Adeline, called Adeline or Aline, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon Boudreaux and Céleste Babin, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in February 1822.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their son Eugène Adolphe, called Adolphe, was born in April 1823, Joseph Casimir, called Casimir, in April 1832 but died at age 8 1/2 in September 1840, Nicolas Vileor was born in December 1825, and another Joseph Casimir in August 1840 but died at age 11 months in July 1841.  Their daughters married into the Dalferes and Placencia families. 

Adolphe married cousin Malvina, also called Mulsina, daughter of fellow Acadians Narcisse LeBlanc and his Creole wife Joséphine Senette, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1844.  They lived near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes before moving down bayou.  Their son Joseph Israël was born in October 1843, Victor Édouard in December 1851, and Charles Adolphe near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in April 1861.  Their daughters married into the Barker and LeBlanc families. 

Joseph Israël married Célina, daughter of Isleño Creole Ramon Barrios and his Acadian wife Séraphine Arceneaux, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in March 1866, and sanctified the marriage at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, in April.  Their son Joseph Désiré was born near Lockport in February 1867 but died the following May. 

3

François-Masil or -Alexis, by his father's first wife, born at Ascension in March 1802, died there the following August.

4

Pierre Onésime, called Onésime, from his father's first wife, born at Ascension in May 1805, married cousin Eulalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Lubin LeBlanc and Mélanie Aucoin, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1833.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Joseph Mizaël was born in March 1838, Joseph Gesnet or Gesner, called Gesner, in September 1843 but died at age 1 in September 1844, and a son, name unrecorded, died at age 1 month in March 1850.  Their daughters married into the Daigle and Rodriguez families in Assumption Parish. 

5

Narcisse Leufroi, called Leufroi, from his father's first wife, born at Ascension in September 1807, married cousin Phelonise, daughter of fellow Acadians Simon LeBlanc and Marie Bathilde Babin, at the Plattenville church in February 1830.  Joseph, perhaps their son, was born in c1838.  Phelonise died in Assumption Parish in October 1853, age 41; one wonders if she was a victim of the yellow fever epidemic that struck South Louisiana during the summer and fall of 1853.  Leufroi, at age 46, remarried to cousin Coralie, daughter of fellow Acadians Valéry LeBlanc and Hortense Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1854.  They settled on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Jacques Édouard was born in July 1864. 

Joseph, perhaps by his father's first wife, died in Assumption Parish in November 1867.  The Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who gave the father's but not the mother's name, said that Joseph died at "age 29 years."  One wonders if he married. 

6

Treville, a twin, by his father's third wife, born in Ascension Parish in April 1817, may have died young. 

7

Youngest son Joseph Valéry, called Valéry, from his father's third wife, born in Assumption Parish in February 1826, married cousin Clementine or Clémence, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Melançon and Séraphine Daigle, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1845; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  They lived in Ascension Parish perhaps near the boundary with Assumption.  Their son Joseph Clairbone, probably Claiborne, was born in July 1868, and François Sidney in October 1870.  Their daughter married a Daigle cousin at Donaldsonville. 

Descendants of Étienne LEBLANC le jeune (1789-1852; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne)

Étienne le jeune, sixth son of Simon LeBlanc and Élisabeth, or Isabelle, LeBlanc and another nephew of Mathurin, was born at Ascension in November 1789.  Étienne married cousin Euphrosine, daughter of fellow Acadians Marcel LeBlanc and Madeleine Bourgeois, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in February 1813.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their daughter married into the Theriot family.  Wife Euphrosine died in Assumption Parish in November 1833, age 40.  Étienne, at age 44, remarried to cousin Marie Eulalie, called Eulalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph LeBlanc and Marie Rose Landry, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in July 1834.  He died in Assumption Parish in November 1852, age 63.  Widow Eulalie died in Assumption Parish in February 1858, "age ca. 58 years."  Étienne's oldest surviving son moved to Bayou Teche after the War of 1861-65. 

1

Oldest son Étienne Jean Baptiste, by his father's first wife, born in Ascension Parish in December 1815, died there at age 1 1/2 in October 1817.

2

Octave, by his father's first wife, born in Ascension Parish in August 1817, married cousin Marie Doralise, called Doralise, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Richard and Hortense LeBlanc of Terrebonne Parish, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1841.  They settled near Pierre Part, north of Lake Verret, before moving to lower Bayou Teche after the War of 1861-65.  Their son Joseph Osémé le jeune was born in February 1850, Étienne in February 1856, Paul in March 1860, and Jean Baptiste Désiré in St. Martin Parish in January 1867.  Their daughter married into the Weont or Owen family at Pierre Part and remarried into the Borel family on lower Bayou Teche. 

3

Alexandre, by his father's first wife was born in Ascension Parish in February 1823 and evidently died young. 

4

Félix Asigna, by his father's first wife, born in Ascension Parish in November 1829, married cousin Marguerite Aimée, called Aimée, daughter of Anselme Mollère and his Acadian wife Asema LeBlanc, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1856.  Their son Jean Camille was born near Paincourtville in February 1857, Pierre Marcel in November 1858, and Joseph Nicolas in December 1863.

5

Joseph Osémé, called Osémé, from his father's second wife, born in Assumption Parish in May 1835, died in Assumption Parish in May 1848.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the boy's mother's name, said that Osémé died at "age 10 years," but Joseph Osémé would have been age 13. 

6

Youngest son Joseph Ignace, also called Ignace E., from his father's second wife, born in Assumption Parish in February 1841, married Ophelia, daughter of Honoré Simoneaux and Arselli Simoneaux, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1863.  Their son Edmond Honoré was born near Paincourtville in November 1866, and a son, name unrecorded, perhaps theirs, died "at birth" in October 1869.   

Descendants of Paul-Olivier LEBLANC (1776-1847; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Jacques, fils)

Paul-Olivier, called Olivier, second son of Marcel LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Breau, baptized at St.-Jacques, age unrecorded, in September 1776, married Émilie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Lalande and Pélagie Doiron, at St.-Jacques in August 1797.  Émilie had come to Louisiana from France in 1785.  Their daughters married into the Blouin, Melançon, and Richard families.  Olivier, in his early 40s, remarried to cousin Marie Madeleine, called Madeleine, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Gabriel Breaux and Marguerite Templet of Assumption Parish, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in June 1818.  They settled on the river near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their daughters married into the Allain, Babin, and Landry families.  Judging by the marriages of his younger sons, during the early 1830s Olivier and his second wife moved to upper Bayou Lafourche, settling perhaps near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Olivier died in Assumption Parish in September 1847; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Olivier died at "age 73 yrs.," so this likely was him.  His oldest son remained on the river, though one of his grandsons by that son settled on Bayou Lafourche.  Olivier's five other married sons and some of his daughters remained on the Lafourche.

1

Oldest son Joseph, by his father's first wife, born at St.-Jacques in August 1798, married cousin Marie Josèphe, perhaps also called Marie Amelie, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Melançon and Marie Josèphe LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in December 1815.  They lived near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes.  Their son Joseph Adrien, called Adrien and J. Adrien, was born in March 1817, Lazare Marcellin in July 1819 but died at age 3 in July 1822, Marcel Bienvenu was born in February 1827, and Théodore Telesphore in January 1829.  Their daughters married into the Landry family, and perhaps into the Cherot family as well, on Bayou Lafourche. 

Joseph Adrien married Marie Célina, daughter of fellow Acadian Henry Michel Thibodaux, a son of the former governor, and Marie Rosalie Hymel at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1845, though they may have married civilly a few years earlier.  Their son Joseph Henry was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in March 1844, 15 months before his parents' church wedding.  Joseph Adrien remarried to Brigitte Elselina or Uzelina, daughter of Evariste Poché and his Acadian wife Elmire Thibodaux, at the Thibodaux church in September 1847; Brigitte's mother was a daughter of the former governor and Adrien's first wife's paternal aunt.  Adrien and Brigitte may have lived on the upper bayou near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes before moving to Terrebonne Parish.  Their son Jean Evariste was born in June 1848, and Adrien, fils died at age 1 1/2 in August 1855.  Their daughter married into the Bourgeois family.  Joseph Adrien likely died in Terrebonne Parish in February 1856; the Houma priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Adrien died "at age 35 yrs."; Joseph Adrien would have been age 39; his succession inventory was filed at the Houma courthouse in February. 

2

Hermogène-Marcellin or Marcellin-Hermogène, by his father's first wife, born at St.-Jacques in July 1800, married Cléonise, Eléonise, Eléonide, or Léonise, 17-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Éloi Landry and Marie-Madeleine Melançon, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in August 1819.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes.  Their daughters married into the Blanchard and Dugas families.  Their son Victor Marcellin was born in July 1821, Paul Landry, called Landry, in July 1827, Paul Bélisaire, called Bélisaire, in June 1830 but died in Assumption Parish at age 14 in June 1830, and Basile Numa, called Numa, was born in Assumption Parish in January 1836.  Hermogène Marcellin died on upper Bayou Lafourche in September 1860; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Armogène, as he called him, died at "age 62 or 63 years"; Hermogène Marcellin would have been age 60, so this probably was him.  His three surviving sons married Richard cousins and remained on the upper bayou. 

2a

Victor Marcellin likely married fellow Acadian Amélie or Émelie Richard in the 1840s.  Their son Joseph Sosthène, called Sosthène, born perhaps in St. Martin Parish, west of the Atchafalaya Basin, in November 1846, was baptized at Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, the following March, Joseph Elphége, called Elphége, was born probably near Paincourtville in August 1849, François Xavier in December 1855, and Jean Marcel in December 1857.  Victor died in Assumption Parish in November 1867; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Victor died at "age 47 years"; Victor Marcellin would have been age 46, so this probably was him. 

Sosthène, whom the recording priest called a "native of St. Martin Parish," married Élisabette, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Ozelet and Henriette Guillot, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1867.  Sosthène remarried to Elesima, daughter of Joseph Rodrigue and his Acadian wife Nisa Landry, at the Paincourtville church in July 1869. 

Elphége married cousin Émelie, daughter of fellow Acadians Achille LeBlanc and Hortense Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1869; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry. 

2b

Paul Landry married first cousin Aglaé, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Richard and Hortense LeBlanc, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1852.  Their son Paul Amédée, called Amédée, was born near Paincourtville in March 1853 but died at age 11 1/2 in August 1864, Joseph Adolphe was born in December 1855, Basile Germain in November 1857, Pierre Flegi in June 1859, Paul Amadéo in March 1863, Jean Alphred in January 1867, and Paul Alcée in January 1868. 

2c

Numa married first cousin Marie, another daughter of Jean Baptiste Richard and Hortense LeBlanc, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1858; they, too, had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Camille was born near Paincourtville in September 1860, Joseph Alfred, called Alfred, in February 1862 but died the following June, Joseph Émile, a twin, was born in January 1864, Jean Baptiste near Plattenville in November 1866, and Pierre Albert in April 1869. 

3

Paul Achille, called Achille, from his father's first wife, born at St.-Jacques in February 1807, married Marie Hortense, called Hortense, another daughter of Éloi Landry and Marie-Madeleine Melançon, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1834.  They lived on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.   Their son Paul Ernest was born in December 1835, Leufroi Barthélémy in June 1837 but died at age 6 in September 1843, Joseph Jules, called Jules, was born in February 1839 but died at age 1 in February 1840, Paul Lusinian was born in November 1844, and Joseph Alceste or Alcée in January 1847 but died at age 8 1/2 in September 1855.  Their daughters married into the Beaugrez and LeBlanc families.  Achille died near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in January 1863; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Achille died at "age 56 years," so this was him. 

Paul Ernest died near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in November 1855, age 19.  He probably did not marry. 

4

Désiré, also called Désiré A., from his father's first wife, born in St. James Parish in August 1809, married Marie Domitille or Mathilde, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Dugas and Marie Landry, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1836.  Their son Joseph Livaudais, called Livaudais, was born in Assumption Parish in February 1838, Joseph Camille in February 1840, Joseph Désiré in May 1842, Joseph in February 1844, Joseph Achille in March 1851, and Arture in August 1853.  They also had a son named Émile, who may have been Joseph.  Their daughters married into the Crochet and Giroir families.  Désiré, called Désiré A. by the recording priest, remarried, at age 47, to Justine, daughter of fellow Acadians Baptiste Guidry and Reine Dugas, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in December 1856.  They settled at Bruslé St. Martin, Assumption Parish, near that parish's boundaries with Iberville and Ascension parishes.  Their son Paul Olivier was born in October 1857, Joseph Leufroi in March 1861, and Joseph Jesner in October 1862. 

4a

Livaudais, who signed himself Livodé, from his father's first wife, married cousin Renette, daughter of fellow Acadian Sosthène Dugas and his Creole wife Aglaé Renée Langlois, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in August 1861.  Their son Joseph Livaudais, fils was born near Paincourtville in June 1862. 

4b

Émile, by his father's first wife, died near Paincourtville in February 1864.  The priest who recorded the burial said that Émile died at age 20.  Did he marry?  Was his death war-related?  Judging by the estimated birth year from his burial record--c1844--one wonders if Émile's first name was Joseph. 

4c

Joseph A., probably Joseph Désiré, by his father's first wife, married cousin Amelia, daughter of fellow Acadians Hermogène Giroir and Marie Dupuis, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in November 1865; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son François Camille was born near Paincourtville in October 1866. 

5

Joseph Arsène, also called Sarasin, a twin, from his father's second wife, born on the river near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes in July 1823, married Eliza, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Babin and Phelonise Babin, at the Paincourtville church in January 1854.  Their son Joseph Vileor was born near Paincourtville in January 1856, and Paul Ernest, perhaps called Ernest, in November 1857 but may have died at age 4 in October 1861. 

6

Joseph Marcel, by his father's second wife, Joseph Arsène's twin, died at age 3 in October 1826. 

7

Lazare, by his father's second wife, born near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes in July 1827, married Séraphine, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Dugas and Adeline Babin, at the Paincourtville church in August 1847.  Lazare died near Paincourtville in September 1855, age 28.  Did his family line die with him? 

8

Youngest son Paul, by his father's second wife, was born on the river near the boundary between St. James and Ascension parishes in March 1831. 

Descendants of Simon LEBLANC (1788-1858; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Joseph)

Simon, fourth son of Joseph LeBlanc, fils, from his second wife Pélagie Doiron, born at St.-Jacques in October 1788, married Marie Bathilde, Mathilde, or Basille, daughter of fellow Acadians Amand Babin and Anastasie Landry, at Ascension in November 1806.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche by the early 1830s.  Their daughters married into the Comeaux and LeBlanc families.  Simon died in Assumption Parish in September 1858, a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday. 

1

Oldest son Lusignan, born in Ascension Parish in May 1809, may have died young. 

2

Sosthène, born in Ascension Parish in September 1814, also may have died young. 

3

Augustin Veton, Villebaud, Vileon, or Vileor, born in Ascension Parish in July 1816, married cousin Joséphine Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadian Benjamin LeBlanc and his Creole wife Félicité Marois, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1833.  Their son Simon Vileor was born in Assumption Parish in December 1834, Lusignan or Lusinian Benjamin in January 1839 but died at age 16 in October 1855, Césaire Adea was born near Paincourtville in August 1843, Mathais Alcibiade in September 1846, and Ives Nicholas, called Nicholas, in May 1848 but died at age 10 months in March 1849.  Their daughter married into the Treille family.  Arthémise died in Assumption Parish in August 1849, age 34.  Vileor remarried to French Creole Amelie Simoneaux, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Casimir Augustin, called Augustin, was born posthumously near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in March 1854 but died at age 2 1/2 in February 1857.  Vileor died in Assumption Parish in November 1853, age 37. 

3a

Simon Vileor, by his father's first wife, married Élisabeth, daughter of fellow Acadians Élie Comeaux and Constance Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1854.  Simon Vileor died in Assumption Parish in April 1861; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Simon Vileor died at "age 27 years."  He was 26.  Did his family line die with him? 

3b

Mathais, called M. Alcibiade "of Assumption Parish" by the recording priest, from his first wife, married Marie Michaelle, daughter of Adélard Dicharry and his Acadian wife Carmélite Poirier, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in January 1868. 

4

Joseph Lusignon, born in Ascension Parish in July 1820, died in Assumption Parish in February 1840, age 19.  He probably did not marry. 

5

Terence, born in Ascension Parish in November 1822, may have married French Creole Elina Simoneaux, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Aristide or Aristide Joseph, was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in August 1843, and Simon Demophon in October 1845.  Their daughter married a Comeaux first cousin.  Terence died in Assumption Parish in November 1852; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Terence died at "age 29 years"; he was 30.  His older son settled in Ascension Parish, perhaps on the upper bayou. 

During the War of 1861-65, Aristide Joseph, called Aristide J. in Confederate records, likely served in Company H of the 29th (Thomas's) Regiment Louisiana Infantry, raised in Assumption Parish, which fought at Vicksburg, Mississippi.  Aristide Joseph, called Aristide J. "of Assumption Parish" by the recording priest, married Virginie or Virginia, daughter of John F. Ayraud and Virginie Hatkinson, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in April 1866.  They settled on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Ascension and Assumption parishes. 

6

Youngest son Joseph Osémé, born in Ascension Parish in June 1825, died there at age 1 in October 1826. 

Descendants of Narcisse-Hermogène LEBLANC (1795-?; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Joseph)

Narcisse-Hermogène, called Hermogène, younger son of Joseph LeBlanc, fils and his second wife Pélagie Doiron, born at St.-Jacques in October 1795, married cousin Marie or Marine Josette, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Melançon and Apollonie LeBlanc, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in May 1814.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche by the early 1830s.  Their daughters married into the Babin, Landry, LeBlanc, and Neitzerroff families.  Their older sons married sisters who also were their cousins.  Hermogène died by January 1867, when he was listed as deceased in two of his children's marriage records. 

1

Oldest son Émile, perhaps also called Narcisse, born in St. James Parish in February 1815, married cousin Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Gravois and Rosalie LeBlanc of Ascension Parish, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in October 1833.  Their son Philippe Charles, called Charles, was born in Assumption Parish in October 1837 but died at age 1 in September 1838, Lucien Gesned or Gervais was born in November 1842 but died at age 1 in November 1843, Joseph Adam was born in April 1844 but died at age 1 1/2 in June 1845, Bernardin was born near Paincourtville in May 1845 but died at age 2 1/2 in December 1847, Joseph was born in July 1848 but died at age 7 in November 1855, Joseph Émile was born in July 1852, and Étienne F. in March 1854.  Their daughters married into the Aucoin, Barbier, Daigle, and Falcon families. 

2

Éloi, also called Édouard, born in Ascension Parish in February 1819, married cousin Émilie, called Émelite and Mélite, another daughter of Joseph Gravois and Rosalie LeBlanc, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1838.  They lived near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Bersyet, perhaps Jean Bercegere, was born in March 1843 but died perhaps at age 6 in June 1849, Joseph was born in April 1845, Émile Vincent, a twin, in April 1847, Joseph or Michel René in November 1849 but died at age 2 1/2 in July 1852, and Joseph Winfield Scott was baptized at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, age unrecorded, in December 1852.  They also had a son named Mélezie.  Their daughters married into the Denoux and Rougeau families.  Éloi died in April 1853; the Donaldsonville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Éloi died at "age 40 years"; he was 34.  One of his sons moved to the St. Landry prairies after the War of 1861-65.  Another moved to St. James Parish on the river. 

2a

Joseph married cousin Marie Leticia, daughter of fellow Acadians Donat LeBlanc and Irma Melançon of St. James Parish, at the Opelousas church, St. Landry Parish, in August 1867.  Their son Paul Rigobert was born in St. Landry Parish in January 1869. 

2b

Mélézie married Marcelline, daughter of fellow Acadians Valsin Melançon and Carmélite Landry, at the Convent church, St. James Parish, in February 1869. 

3

Youngest son Joseph Erones or Ernest, called Ernest, born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in December 1843, married cousin Aureline, daughter of fellow Acadians Marcellin Rivet and Dulsine LeBlanc, at the Paincourtville church in January 1867. 

Descendants of André-Étienne LEBLANC (1791-1857; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne)

André-Étienne, second son of Étienne LeBlanc, fils and Osite LeBlanc of St.-Jacques, born at New Orleans in August 1791, married Marguerite Luce, daughter of fellow Acadian Pierre Landry and Marie Landry and widow of Joachim Zeringue, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1812.  Their daughters married into the Bazillac, Gilet, Mollere, Nicolas, and Valdes families.  At age 64, André remarried to Marie Esther, called Esther, 58-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Louis Bernard and Eulalie Blanchard of St. James Parish and widow of Jean Baptiste Bernard of Lafourche Parish, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in June 1856; his two married sons were among the witnesses; Esther's first husband had died in the yellow fever epidemic of 1853.  André and Esther lived on the upper bayou near the boundary between Assumption and Lafourche parishes.  André died near Plattenville in November 1857; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that André died at "age 64 years"; he was 66; his succession inventory was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse, Lafourche Parish, in November.  Only one of his two sons created a family line that survived. 

1

Older son Joseph Désiré, called Désiré, from his father's first wife, born in Assumption Parish in May 1818, may have married fellow Acadian Egladie Comeaux.  Their son Joseph Prosper was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in November 1849, and Philippe André near Plattenville in August 1858.  Their daughter married into the Hébert family. 

2

Younger son André Aristide, called Aristide, from his father's first wife, born in Assumption Parish in May 1827, married Hélène, called Élena, daughter of fellow Acadian Paul Savoy and his Creole wife Félicie Marois, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1849.  Aristide died in Assumption Parish in February 1867; the Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Aristide died at "age 40 years"; André Aristide would have been a few months shy of that age, so it probably was him.  Did his family line die with him? 

Descendants of Joseph LEBLANC (1792-1834; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Jacques, fils, Paul)

Joseph, second son of Marcel LeBlanc le jeune and his first wife Madeleine Bourgeois, born at St.-Jacques in April 1792, married Marie Célanie, called Célanie, daughter of fellow Acadian Hippolyte Breaux and Sophie Adélaïde Dugas, at the St. James church, St. James Parish, in January 1813.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche later in the decade.  Their daughters married into the Chiasson, Davis, Molaison, Roussi or Rossi, and Savoie families.  Joseph died in Lafourche Interior Parish in September 1834; the priest who recorded his burial said that Joseph was age 45 when he died; he was 42; his succession inventory was filed at the Thibodauxville courthouse in October. 

1

Older son Joseph Edmond, born in Assumption Parish in November 1817, may have died young. 

2

Younger son Joseph Valéry, called Valéry, born in Lafourche Interior Parish in June 1822, may have died in Lafourche Parish in August 1860.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Valéry died "at age 35 yrs."; Joseph Valéry would have been age 32.   If this was him, his succession inventory was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse four days after his death.  Did he marry? 

Descendants of Augustin dit Justin LEBLANC (1801-1838; Daniel, René, Jacques le jeune, Jacques, fils, Paul)

Augustin dit Justin, fourth and youngest son of Marcel LeBlanc and his first wife Madeleine Bourgeois, born at St.-Jacques in August 1801, married Marie Azélie, called Azélie, 21-year-old daughter of fellow Acadians Joseph Duhon and Adélaïde Landry, at the Donaldson church, Ascension Parish, in November 1822.  They settled on upper Bayou Lafourche.  Their daughter married into the Landry family.  Augustin died in Assumption Parish in June 1838, age 36. 

1

Oldest son Joseph Prudent, also called Joseph Douradour or Douradon, born in Assumption Parish in April 1824, married Carmélite, daughter of Mathias Rodriguez and Theresa Hernandez, at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in May 1843.  They settled in Assumption Parish.  Their daughter married into the Ayraud family.  Joseph Douradon died near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, in September 1857; the priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Joseph Douradon died at "age 34 years"; he was 33.  Did he father any sons? 

2

Bernard François Alfred, called Alfred and Alfred Édouard, born in Assumption Parish in August 1826, married cousin Pélagie, daughter of fellow Acadians Hermogène LeBlanc and Marie Melançon, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1849.  Their son Augustin was born near Paincourtville in October 1856, and Joseph Alfred, called Alfred, in October 1858 but died at age 5 in October 1863.  Their daughters married into the LeBlanc and Ronquille families.  Alfred, père died by October 1863, when his wife was called a widow in a son's burial record.  One wonders if his death was war-related. 

3

Alcide was born probably in Assumption Parish in c1833 but died at age 14 in December 1847. 

4

Joseph died in Assumption Parish, age 18 days, in May 1836. 

5

Their youngest son, name unrecorded, died in Assumption Parish, age 1 month, in September 1837.

Descendants of Simon-Maximilien LEBLANC (1803-; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne, Simon)

Simon-Maximilien or -Maxille, called Maxille, eldest son of Simon dit Simonette LeBlanc and Françoise Landry and nephew of Étienne, was born at Ascension in February 1803.  He married cousin Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Armand Landry and Marguerite Le Borgne de Belisle, at the Plattenville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in January 1822.  They remained on the bayou.  Their daughters married into the Bloomfild, probably Bloomfield, Comeaux, Doucet, Lagreze, and Lanoix families; two of them married Foreign-French brothers. 

1

Oldest son Rosémond Uneirile or Neuville, called Neuville, born in Assumption Parish in January 1826, married Eugénie, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Blanchard and Clairisse Pauline Guillot, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1859.  Their son Joseph Camille was born near Paincourtville in February 1860, Erneste Gervais in September 1863, and Félix Robert in July 1867. 

2

Eugène Émile, called Émile, born in Assumption Parish in April 1828, married Eveline, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Baptiste Dugas and Clémentine Hébert, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1861.  Their son Charles Alphonse was born near Paincourtville in November 1866, and Jean Baptiste Alcée in February 1870.

3

Jules died in Assumption Parish, age 18 months, in September 1839. 

4

Joseph Léon was born in Assumption Parish in April 1840. 

5

Youngest son Joseph was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in December 1844. 

Descendants of Joseph Hermogène LE BLANC (1807-; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne, Simon)

Joseph Hermogène, second son of Simon dit Simonette LeBlanc and Françoise Landry and another nephew of Étienne, was born in Ascension Parish in July 1807.  At age 50, he married Marie Julienne, called Julienne, daughter of fellow Acadian Elisa Breaux, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1858.  They remained on the bayou and had no children. 

Descendants of Hippolyte Rosémond LEBLANC (1809-1865; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne, Simon)

Hippolyte Rosémond, called Rosémond, third and youngest son of Simon dit Simonette LeBlanc and Françoise Landry and yet another nephew of Étienne, was born in Ascension Parish in December 1809.  He married cousin Mélanie, daughter of fellow Acadians Benjamin Landry and Denise Duhon, at the Plattenville church, Lafourche Interior Parish, in June 1837.  They remained on the bayou and lived near the boundary between Lafourche Interior and Assumption parishes.  Rosémond, at age 53, remarried to Rosalie, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Marie Richard and Elisa Breaux, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in April 1863.  He died in Assumption Parish in December 1865; the Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Rosémond died at "age 56 years," so this was him.  His youngest son was born three months later. 

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Oldest son Joseph or Simon Félix, called Félix, from his father's first wife, born in Assumption Parish in June 1838, married double cousin Marie Emma, called Emma, daughter of fellow Acadians Alcide Landry and Colette Landry, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in September 1859.  Their son Louis Philippe was born near Paincourtville in July 1860, Alphonse in August 1862, and Samuel in August 1868. 

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Joseph Désiré, by his father's first wife, born in Assumption Parish in June 1840, died the following September. 

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Youngest son Joseph Albert, by his father's second wife, was born posthumously near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in March 1866. 

Descendants of Étienne Marcellin LEBLANC (1811-; Daniel, Antoine, René, Étienne, Simon)

Étienne Marcellin, called Marcellin, younger son of Benjamin LeBlanc and Félicité Marois, born in Ascension Parish in September 1811, married Marguerite Arthémise, called Arthémise, daughter of fellow Acadians Jean Dugas and Marguerite Duhon of St. James Parish, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1830.  The remained on the upper bayou.  Their daughters married into the Daigle, Landry, and LeBlanc families. 

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Oldest son Joseph died in Assumption Parish, age 2 months, in March 1836. 

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Joseph Benjamin, born in Assumption Parish in February 1837, likely married Aurore or Aurora, daughter of fellow Acadians Alexandre Babin and Felonise Babin, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1855.  They settled on the upper Lafourche near the boundary between Assumption and Ascension parishes.  Their son Nicolas Nicolse was born in December 1859, Joseph Léonce in February 1862, and a son, name unrecorded, died "right after birth" in August 1870. 

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Joseph Jules, called Jules, born in Assumption Parish in December 1838, married first cousin Coralie, daughter of fellow Acadians Murville Landry and Marie Fidelise Dugas, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1858; Coralie's mother was Jules's maternal aunt, so they had to secure a dispensation for second degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son, name unrecorded, died near Plattenville, age 1, in September 1859, and Joseph Alphred was born near Paincourtville in March 1861.

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Désiré Joseph, also called Désiré R., born in Assumption Parish in March 1841, married Marie, daughter of fellow Acadians Trasimond Trahan and Clémentine Savoy, at the Paincourtville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1860.  Their son Désiré Clément was born near Paincourtville in November 1867. 

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Joseph Jean Octave, born in Assumption Parish in November 1842, died at age 1 1/2 in February 1844. 

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Joseph Eftroy, also called Leufroi B., born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in June 1848, married cousin Célestine, daughter of fellow Acadians Gédéon Guidry and Armelise Landry, at the Paincourtville church in February 1867; they had to secure a dispensation for fourth degree of consanguinity in order to marry.  Their son Joseph Ferdinand was born near Paincourtville in October 1868. 

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Joseph Marcellus or Marcel, called Marcel, born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in December 1849, married Elvania, daughter of fellow Acadians Eugène Landry and Aselima Daigle, at the Paincourtville church in August 1870. 

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Youngest son Joseph Gustave was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in January 1855. 

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Other LEBLANCs in the Lafourche/Terrebonne Valley

Area church and civil records make it difficult to link many LeBlancs in the Bayou Lafourche/Bayou Terrebonne valley with known Acadian lines of the family there:

The succession inventory of Charles LeBlanc, husband of Barbe LeBlanc, was filed at what became the Thibodauxville courthouse, Interior Parish, in December 1805.  Was Charles Acadian? 

Marcellin Adam LeBlanc married Acadian Marcellite Hébert, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marguerite Carmélite was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in July 1823.  Was Marcellin Adam an Acadian?

Eusèbe LeBlanc married Acadian Félice Breaux, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Élisabeth was born in Assumption Parish in August 1838. 

Onésime Carville LeBlanc married Carmélite Marguerite Landry, place and date unrecorded.  Son Trasimon Joseph was baptized, date unrecorded, in Assumption Parish in August 1841, Étienne Carville born in December 1842, and daughter Julia Léodi in July 1845. 

Lusinian LeBlanc died near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in December 1844.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Lusinian died at "age 1 month 25 days." 

D'ourandou, probably Douradou, LeBlanc fathered a daughter, Dolora, in Assumption Parish in October 1845, but the girl died eight days after her birth.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial did not give the girl's mother's name.  One wonders who her paternal grandfather may have been. 

Élise LeBlanc gave birth to son Joseph in Lafourche Interior Parish in November 1846.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the boy's baptism did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

André Marie LeBlanc, married to Maxie Pitre, died in Lafourche Interior Parish in July 1848, "at age 82 yrs."  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial did not give André, perhaps Andrée, Marie's parents' names, so one wonders if she was Acadian. 

Rosémond, fils, son of Rosémond LeBlanc, died in Assumption Parish in June 1849.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the boy's mother's name, said that Rosémond, fils died at "age 6 years, 6 months."  So which of the many Rosémond LeBlancs in Assumption Parish was the boy's father? 

Joseph LeBlanc married Anglo American Rebecca Williams at the Episcopal church in Thibodaux, Lafourche Interior Parish, in May 1850.  The minister who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Did Joseph convert to the Protestant faith, or did he simply agree to marry in his wife's parish church? 

François LeBlanc married German Creole Séverine Malbrough, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Malvina Rosa was born in Lafourche Interior Parish in February 1852. 

Elfreche, perhaps Elphége, LeBlanc died in Assumption Parish in July 1852.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Elfreche's age at the time of his death. 

Nicolas LeBlanc married French Creole Claire Verret, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Onésime Nicolas was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in March 1853.  Which Nicolas LeBlanc was this? 

Désiré LeBlanc married Clémentine Hébert, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marie Victoria Amelia was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in August 1853, son Ludovic da Sylva in January 1856, daughter Marie Céleste in October 1858, and Marie Félicité in May 1862.  . 

Joseph LeBlanc died near Paincourtville in October 1853.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names, said that Joseph died at "age 8 years." 

Marguerite LeBlanc, wife of James Millon, died near Raceland, Lafourche Parish, in May 1854, age 20.  The priest who recorded her burial did not give her parents' names. 

Célestin, son of Désiré LeBlanc, died near Plattenville, Assumption Parish, in December 1854.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Désiré died at "age 5 years."  Which Désiré LeBlanc was the boy's father? 

Villier or Villiers, also called Willy, LeBlanc married Acadian Ophelia Giroir, place and date unrecorded, and settled in Assumption Parish by the early 1850s.  Daughter Odilia Ludivine was born in Assumption Parish in December 1854, Marie Azelide near Brashear, now Morgan, City, St. Mary Parish, on the lower Atchafalaya, in November 1862, and son Ludovic Joseph Augusté in September 1866.  They were living again near Brashear City in 1870. 

Joseph, fils, son of Joseph LeBlanc, died near Paincourtville in September 1855.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Joseph, fils died at "age 9 months."  Which Joseph LeBlanc was the boy's father?

Marie, "son" of Joseph LeBlanc, died at "age 5 days" near Paincourtville in October 1855.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the infant's mother's name.  One wonders which Joseph LeBlanc was the father and if Marie was actually his daughter. 

Étienne LeBlanc "from Lafourche Parish" married cousin Marie Louise or Louisa Besson at the Donaldsonville church, Ascension Parish, in November 1855; they had to secure a dispensation for third degree of consanguinity in order to marry; the marriage was recorded also in Lafourche Parish.  Both the priest and the parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Étienne and Louise's daughter Marie Louise Étiennette was born in Ascension Parish in October 1856, son Étienne Félix in Lafourche Parish in February 1858, and Joseph in February 1861. 

Émelie LeBlanc married Jean Fonseca in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in September 1856.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Marie, daughter of Joseph LeBlanc, died at "age 6 days" near Paincourtville in October 1856.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give the infant's mother's name.  One wonders which Joseph LeBlanc was the father. 

"Mr. ____ LeBlanc" died in Assumption Parish in March 1858.  The Plattenville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that LeBlanc died at "age ca. 30 years," so it is anyone's guess who this may have been. 

Sarrasin LeBlanc died in Assumption Parish in November 1858.  The Paincourtville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Sarrasin died at "age 25 years." 

Napoléon LeBlanc married Acadian Zéomie, Iséomie, or Théomire Trahan at the Chacahoula church, Terrebonne Parish, in March 1859.  Both the parish clerk and the priest who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Their son Eugène Sylvain was born in Terrebonne Parish in July 1862, and daughter Evelia near Chacahoula in September 1869. 

Désiré LeBlanc married Justine Daigle, probably a fellow Acadian, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Justin Elphége was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in May 1859. 

Valéry LeBlanc died in Lafourche Parish, age 35, in August 1860.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a wife.  Valéry's succession inventory was filed at the Thibodaux courthouse a few days after his passing, giving no clue as to who his parents may have been. 

J. A. LeBlanc married cousin Marie Marguerite LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded, and settled in Terrebonne Parish by the early 1860s.  Marie Marguerite died in July 1862, age 28, soon after giving birth to a daughter. 

Louis LeBlanc married cousin Adèlie LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph was born near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in January 1860. 

Émile LeBlanc died near Paincourtville in October 1860.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give the age of the deceased. 

Onésime, also called Ozémé, LeBlanc married Rose, daughter of fellow Acadian Magloire Barrilleaux, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in June 1861.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Their son Salvador Hippolyte was born near Raceland in August 1862, Oscar Else near Lockport in June 1866, and Paul Léon in January 1868. 

Sylvanie LeBlanc married Léonard, son of fellow Acadian Narcisse André Guillot, in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in February 1862.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

A child of Jean Baptiste LeBlanc, name unrecorded, died at age 2 days in Lafourche Parish in November 1862.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial did not give the infant's mother's name.  One wonders which Jean Baptiste LeBlanc the father may have been. 

Jean LeBlanc died near Lockport, Lafourche Parish, in 1863.  Damage to the burial record gives no more details, including Jean's parents' names, age, or if he had a wife.  One wonders who he was and if his death was war-related. 

Jean LeBlanc married Lastie[sic] Harang, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Jean, fils was baptized at the Lockport church, Lafourche Parish, age unrecorded, in August 1864.  One wonders if Jean, père was the Jean LeBlanc who died in 1863 and was buried by the Lockport priest. 

Marie Emma LeBlanc, wife of Émilien Webre, died in Lafourche Parish, age 31, in April 1863.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give Marie Emma's parents' names. 

Melina LeBlanc, widow of François Breene or Breen, remarried to fellow Acadian Evariste Richard in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in May 1863.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Célestin LeBlanc died near Lockport, age 22, in February 1864.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give her parents' names or mention a husband. 

Philomène LeBlanc died near Lockport, age 19, in February 1864.  The priest who recorded the burial, true to form, did not give her parents' names or mention a husband. 

Mathilde LeBlanc married Leufroi, son of perhaps Joachim Breaux, a fellow Acadian, in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in March 1864.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Hermogène LeBlanc married Julienne Blomfile, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Joseph Simon was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in October 1864. 

Louise Emma, called Emma, LeBlanc died in Terrebonne Parish in November 1865, age 23.  The parish clerk who recorded the burial did not give her parents' names or mention a husband.  A "Petition for administration" was filed in her name at the Houma courthouse in December. 

Zéphirin LeBlanc married fellow Acadian Adelina Hébert, place and date unrecorded, and settled in Lafourche Parish by the late 1860s. 

Exelina LeBlanc married François Onésime Labit in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in March 1866.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Ozémé, son of Valéry LeBlanc, died near Paincourtville church in June 1866.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the mother's name, said that Ozémé died at "age 3 years."  Which Valéry was his father? 

David or Davis, son of Coseiur LeBlanc and Marguerite David, married Marie Zulma, called Zulma, daughter of French Creole Furey or Fursi Porche and his Acadian wife Augustine Anne Aucoin, at the Thibodaux church, Lafourche Parish, in September 1866; the marriage was recorded also in Terrebonne Parish.  The couple's son Wilfried was born in Terrebonne Parish in December 1867. 

Telvina Louisa, daughter of Cyprien LeBlanc, died in Lafourche Parish at age 10 days in August 1867.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial did not give the girl's mother's name. 

Eugène, son of Joseph LeBlanc and Victoire Seinturier, married Perone or Peronne, daughter of Foreign Frenchman Louis David, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in January 1868.  Their son Virgil Uzer was born near Labadieville in December 1868.  Were Joseph and Eugène Acadian? 

Adoliska, daughter of Alexandre LeBlanc, died in Lafourche Parish, age 10 months, in February 1868.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the girl's burial did not give her mother's name. 

Désiré LeBlanc, son of Elizabeth Ayou, married Marie, daughter of Spanish Creole Antoine Martinez, at the Plattenville church, Assumption Parish, in May 1868.  Who was Désiré's father.  Was he Acadian?

Rosalie LeBlanc died near Raceland, Lafourche Parish, age 52, in October 1868.  The priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names or mention a husband. 

Jules, son of Désirée, perhaps Désiré, LeBlanc, died near Plattenville in October 1868.  The priest who recorded the burial, and who did not give the boy's father's, or perhaps mother's, name, said that Jules died at "age 11 months."  If the father's name was Désiré, one wonders which one it might have been. 

Ozémé LeBlanc married French Creole Marie Mathilde Gaspard in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in March 1869, and sanctified the marriage at the Chacahoula church, Terrebonne Parish, in June 1870.  Neither the parish clerk nor the priest who recorded the marriage gave the couple's parents' names.  Their son Jean Augustin was born near Chacahoula in May 1870. 

Orvile LeBlanc married Octavie Trosclair in a civil ceremony in Terrebonne Parish in November 1869.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names.  Daughter Eve Rourenza was born near Chacahoula in November 1870. 

A child of Sylvain LeBlanc, name unrecorded, died at age 2 days in Lafourche Parish in November 1869.  The Thibodaux priest who recorded the burial did not give the infant's mother's name.  One wonders which Sylvain LeBlanc the father may have been. 

David LeBlanc married Marie Zulma Porche, place and date unrecorded.  Daughter Marguerite Augustine was born in Terrebonne Parish in January 1870. 

Marie LeBlanc married Joseph Pontiff in a civil ceremony in Lafourche Parish in January 1870.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

Julie, daughter of Simonette LeBlanc, married C. Oscar, son of Ferdinand Lasseigne and his Acadian wife Victorine Saulnier, at the Labadieville church, Assumption Parish, in February 1870.  The priest who recorded the marriage did not give the bride's mother's name, unless Simonette was the name of the mother; in that case, the priest did not give the bride's father's name.  If the father was Simonette, one wonders which of the many Simonette LeBlancs he may have been. 

Séraphine, probably Séraphin, LeBlanc married cousin Ozélina, perhaps Azélima Séraphina, daughter of Auguste LeBlanc, place and date unrecorded.  Their son Ernest Augustin was born near Montegut, Terrebonne Parish, in October 1870.  Who were Séraphin's parents, and was this his actual name? 

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A LeBlanc family living on Bayou Lafourche during the antebellum and post-war periods cannot be linked by area church records with other members of the family in the area: 

Descendants of Désiré LEBLANC (?-; Daniel?)

Désiré LeBlanc married Clémentine Hébert, perhaps a fellow Acadian, place and date unrecorded.  They settled in Assumption Parish. 

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Oldest son Joseph Nices was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in September 1844. 

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Joseph Anatole, called Anatole, born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in October 1846, married cousin Arcelie, daughter of Acadians Étienne Marcellin LeBlanc and Arthémise Dugas, at the Paincourtville church in January 1870. 

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Evariste Arthur was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in October 1848.

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Adrien was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in March 1851. 

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Ludovic da Sylva, perhaps the youngest son, was born near Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, in January 1856. 

NON-ACADIAN FAMILIES in LOUISIANA

LeBlanc is a common surname in France and other parts of Europe, as well as in French Canada.  Although the great majority of LeBlancs who settled in South Louisiana were Acadians, non-Acadian LeBlancs settled there, too, some of them early in the colonial period.  A few of the early settlers, in fact, were colonial officials, and one was a naval officer.  During the late colonial period, two non-Acadian LeBlancs settled among Acadians on Bayou Teche and two others on the Acadian Coast:

One of the upriver settlements in French Louisiana during the 1720s, located near present-day Yazoo, Mississippi, was called the Dasfeld-LeBlanc concession.  The fort there, St.-Claude, built in 1722, was the site of an Indian massacre in 1729 that occurred about the same time that the Natchez Indians killed the French settlers at Fort Rosalie, farther downriver at present-day Natchez, Mississippi. 

Cécile LeBlanc was the wife of a colonial councilor at New Orleans in the 1720s. 

In 1723, a Captain LeBlanc, "acting as major," an officer in the garrison at New Orleans, precipitated a dispute with Capuchin Father Raphaël de Luxemburg, pastor of the city's St.-Louis church, over the placement of the lectern in the church sanctuary.  The reverend father "won" the dispute. 

Marianne, daughter of Henry LeBlanc, former custodian of the colonial magazine, and Seruanne Le Marie of St. Laurent, near St.-Malo, France, married Claude, son of Jean-Baptiste Jousset de la Loire of Montréal, at New Orleans in February 1725. 

Marianne LeBlanc's sister Françoise-Laurence married Joseph Chauvin Delery of Montréal, widower of Hypolite Mercier, at New Orleans in May 1726. 

Marianne and Françoise-Laurence's sister Seruanne-Perrine-Laurence LeBlanc married Bernard-Alexandre or Alexandre-Bernard, son of Pierre Vielle, burgher of Paris, and Élisabeth LeBlanc, at New Orleans in June 1726.  Alexandre-Bernard was head surgeon at New Orleans. 

Pierre LeBlanc was a victim of the massacre at Natchez on 28 November 1729. 

Catherine-Élisabeth, daughter of André LeBlanc and Catherine Renaud of Chouat, Saxe, France, and widow of Nicolas Alexandre of Natchez, married Nicolas Joseph, son of Pierre Larquet of Reims, France, at New Orleans in June 1730.  Catherine-Élisabeth's first husband probably was one of the victims of the Natchez War of 1729. 

A Monsieur LeBlanc served as witness to the marriage of Christophe-Athanase-Fortuna de Mézières of Paris and Marie-Petronille-Félicienne St.-Denis, daughter of the former commandant of the Poste des Natchitoches, at Natchitoches in April 1746. 

Charles, also called Joseph, son of Jacques LeBlanc and Marie-Rose ______ of Bruges, Flanders, married Marie-Josèphe, called Josèphe, daughter of Philippe Veuvre, surnamed Adam, at New Orleans in April 1763.  Marie-Josèphe was a native of the city.  Joseph was a master tailor.  Their son Joseph, fils was born at New Orleans in April 1764. 

Barthélémi, son of Simon LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Landry, was baptized on 6 Dec 1766 in St.-Louis church, New Orleans, the day after his birth.  His godmother was Pélagie Landry.  The parents, judging by their names and the date of their son's birth, seem to be Acadian, but no such couple appears in any other record, church or civil, in Spanish Louisiana.  Pélagie Landry of Pigiguit came to Louisiana from Maryland with four siblings in September 1766, but none of them were named Marie-Josèphe.  Her siblings, in fact, were four brothers.  Another Pélagie Landry, also of Pigiguit, came to the colony from Maryland at that time with her widowed father, but, she, too, had only brothers in the colony.  Moreover, at least five Marie-Josèphe Landrys came to the colony from Maryland in September 1766, July 1767, and February 1768, but none were married to Simon LeBlanc or any LeBlanc for that matter.  One cannot help but wonder, then, if Simon was a LeBlanc. 

Michel LeBlanc, "native of Germany," died at "the hospital for the poor," probably Charity Hospital, at New Orleans in August 1773, age 45. 

Charles, son of Thomas and Perrine LeBlanc, "natives of Pennsylvania," married Geneviève, daughter of Jacques Fayard, at New Orleans in September 1773.  Geneviève was a native of the city.  One wonders if Charles was an Acadian who came to Louisiana in the late 1760s.  If he was Acadian, the birthplace of his parents makes little sense. 

Louis, son of Guillaume LeBlanc and Marie Schmit "of Carolina," married Catherine, daughter of André Olivaux, at Pointe Coupée in December 1778.  Their son Louis, fils was baptized at Pointe Coupée, age 15 months, in July 1781. 

Antoine-Louis, son of Manuel LeBlanc and Isabelle Vincent of Marseille, France, married Louise, daughter of Jean-Baptiste Govin of Poitiers, France, probably at New Orleans.  Louise was a native of the city.  Their son François-Arsène was born at New Orleans in December 1791.  François-Arsène died probably in the city in August 1841, age 49. 

Georges LeBlanc married Marie Touranchen or Turangena and settled at St.-Jean-Baptiste des Allemands on the Upper German Coast by the early 1790s   Their son Jean was born probably at St.-Jean-Baptiste in June 1794. 

Archival LeBlanc married Marguerite Montanary, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter Marie-Archival, native of New Orleans, married into the Piquery family in the city in November 1798. 

Céleste LeBlanc gave birth to a daughter at New Orleans in October 1799.  The priest who recorded the girl's baptism did not give the father's name or the mother's parents' names. 

Anne LeBlanc married Domingue Bouligni of the Louisiana regiment.  Their marriage was recorded at New Orleans in May 1803.  One wonders if Anne was Acadian. 

Louis LeBlanc married ____ Cheval probably at New Orleans during the late colonial period. 

Jean LeBlanc married Catherine Dubois, place and date unrecorded.  Their daughter Marguerite died at New Orleans in November 1801, age unrecorded. 

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A young French naval officer came to the colony in the 1750s, married a fellow native of France, and established a large family.  His descendants settled in the Pointe Coupée/West Baton Rouge area as well as at New Orleans.  Typical of upper-caste Creoles, few, if any of them, married Acadians:

Descendants of Paul-Louis LEBLANC de Villeneuve (?-?)

Paul-Louis, called Louis, son of Balthazar-Alese LeBlanc de Villeneuve of Craye, Dauphiné Province, in southeastern France, came to the colony as a young navy lieutenant in c1750.  The de in his surname was no colonial affectation; his family was of the lesser French nobility.  Paul-Louis married Marie-Jeanne-Robert Avart probably at New Orleans in the 1750s.  After he left the naval service, he served as major in the New Orleans militia.  He was brevetted lieutenant colonel "of the royal armies" and served as adjutant major of the Louisiana regiment.  He also was the author of a play, The Festival of the Young Corn, or the Heroism of Poucha-Houmma, which was first performed in New Orleans in 1809.  He and his wife had many sons, at least five of whom also served as officers in the Louisiana regiment or the colonial militia.  One, perhaps two, of their sons moved to Pointe Coupée. 

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Oldest son Louis-Alexandre-Balthazar, called Alexandre, born at New Orleans in March 1759, married Charlotte, daughter of French Creole Augustin Allain, at Pointe Coupée in August 1785.  Louis served as captain of militia at Pointe Coupée.  His son Augustin-Marie was baptized at Pointe Coupée, age unrecorded, in January 1791, Paulin was born in November 1791 but died at age 6 1/2, in July 1798, Joseph-Villeneuve, called Villeneuve, was born in November 1794, Terence le jeune was baptized, age 4 months, in September 1797, Valérien le jeune was born in December 1799, and Octave le jeune in August 1803.  Their daughter married into the Jarreau family.  Alexandre died in Pointe Coupee Parish in November 1842; the Pointe Coupee priest who recorded his burial said that Alexandre died at "age 86 years."  He was 83.  His descendants settled in Pointe Coupee Parish and at Baton Rouge. 

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Augustin Marie married Eusèbie, daughter of French Creole Jean Baptiste Tournoir, at the Pointe Coupee church, Pointe Coupee Parish, in February 1812.  Their son Joseph Thelisma died in Pointe Coupee Parish, age 1, in October 1820.  They also had a son named Augustin, fils.  Their daughters married into the Decoux, Gorham, and Lacour families.  Augustin died in Pointe Coupee Parish in February 1847; the Pointe Coupee priest who recorded the burial said that Augustin died at "age 58 yrs."

Augustin, fils married first cousin Anne Virginie, called Virginie, daughter of his uncle Joseph Villeneuve LeBlanc, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in December 1842.  They lived on the west bank of the river near the boundary between West Baton Rouge and Pointe Coupee parishes and near Plaquemine, Iberville Parish.  Their son Henry Clay Eusèbe was born in September 1845, Augustin Jarreau in May 1851 but died at age 1 in April 1852, Valérien Villeneuve was born in Auguste 1857, Joseph Edgar near Plaquemine in March 1862, and Alexandre D. B. in November 1864.  Augustin, fils's daughter married a Jarreau first cousin at Plaquemine. 

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Joseph Villeneuve, called Villeneuve, married Désirée, another daughter of Jean Baptiste Tournoir, at the Pointe Coupee church, Pointe Coupee Parish, in August 1814.  They settled near Baton Rouge. Their son Angèl died 8 days after his birth in January 1815, Alexandre le jeune was born in January 1820, a son, who was a twin, name and age unrecorded, died in July 1823 (his twin sister also died that month), Martin Octave was born in August 1829, and a newborn, name unrecorded, died in June 1831.  Their daughter married a LeBlanc first cousin.  Villeneuve likely remarried to German Creole Rose or Rosa Mayer, Mahier, or Maillard in the 1830s.  They had sons named Adolphe, Gustave, and Joseph Léon.  Their daughters married into the Beauregard and L'Official families.  Villeneuve died in Pointe Coupee Parish in October 1852, a month shy of age 58. 

Alexandre le jeune, by his father's first wife, died in Pointe Coupee Parish in April 1841.  The Pointe Coupee priest who recorded his burial said that Alexandre died at "age 19 yrs."; he was 21.  He probably did not marry. 

Gustave, by his father's second wife, married Amelia or Milia, daughter of Anglo American John Duncan, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in October 1855.  Their son Anselme Gustave was born near Baton Rouge in April 1856, Joseph Alexander in March 1861 but died at age 3 1/2 in January 1865, and John Duncan was baptized at the Baton Rouge church, age unrecorded, in October 1867. 

Adolphe, by his father's second wife, married Irène Pauline Élizée, daughter of Théophile Bertrand, Creole or Foreign French, not Acadian, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in December 1855.  Their son Adolphe Villeneuve Simon was born near Baton Rouge in March 1860, George Octave in April 1862, and Joseph Arthur in January 1865. 

Joseph Léon, by his father's second wife, married Marie Louise or Louisa, daughter of Jefferson French, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in August 1863.   Their son Théophile Léon was born near Baton Rouge in September 1864, and William Gustave in February 1868. 

1c

Octave le jeune married Julie, daughter of French Creole Pascal Vt. Bouis, at the Pointe Coupee church, Pointe Coupee Parish, in October 1830.  Their son, name unrecorded, was stillborn in Pointe Coupee Parish in August 1836.  Octave le jeune died "at A. Bondy's," Pointe Coupee Parish, in May 1865; the Pointe Coupee priest who recorded the burial, and who did not bother to give any parents' names or mention a wife, said that Octave died at "age 65 years"; he was 61.  Did his family line survive?

2

Joseph, born at New Orleans in June 1760, served as captain and adjutant major of the Louisiana regiment and also was "permanent regidor of the government."  He married Adélaïde Yung or Bernoudy of New Orleans probably in the city by the early 1790s.  Their son Louis-Joseph-Neree was born at New Orleans in May 1797, and Joseph-Terence-Albin in January 1800 

3

Valentin-Valérien, called Valérien, born at New Orleans in November 1762, served as lieutenant in the Louisiana regiment.  He married Marie-Anne, called Nanette, daughter of François Bernoudy, probably at New Orleans in the 1780s.  Their son Valérien, fils was born at New Orleans in November 1788 and baptized at Pointe-Coupée in January 1792, and a son, name unrecorded, died in the city five days after his birth in January 1790.  Either Valérien, père or Valérien, fils died at Pointe Coupée in October 1792; if it was père, he would have been age 29. 

4

Joseph-Frédéric was baptized at New Orleans, age unrecorded, in October 1765.

5

Alexandre-Victor was born at New Orleans in September 1765. 

6

Joseph-Terence, called Terence, a twin, born at New Orleans in August 1775, served as second lieutenant of the Louisiana regiment.  He married Joséphine Foucher of New Orleans probably in the city by the early 1800s. 

7

Valentin-Evariste was Terence's twin. 

8

Youngest son Octave, born at New Orleans in September 1781, served as lieutenant in the New Orleans militia and may have married fellow French Creole Marie Daunoy.  If so, they had a son named Octave, fils, born in New Orleans. 

Octave, fils married cousin Marie Octavie, called Octavie, daughter of his first cousin Joseph Villeneuve LeBlanc, at the Baton Rouge church, East Baton Rouge Parish, in September 1844.  Wife Octavie died only four days after their marriage, age 18.  One wonders if Octave, fils remarried to Julie LeBlanc, perhaps another cousin.  If so, she died in Pointe Coupee Parish, across from Baton Rouge, "age 39 yrs., 7 mos., 7 days," in April 1850.  Octave, fils may have died near Baton Rouge in September 1866; the priest who recorded the burial did not give any parents' names, mention a wife, or give Octave's age at the time of his death.  Did his family line survive? 

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During the late colonial period, two LeBlancs, one of them from Canada, settled on the western prairies and along the Acadian Coast among their Acadian namesakes already there.  They and many of their descendants married Acadians. 

Descendants of Pierre LEBLANC (c1727-1830)

Pierre, son of Jacob LeBlanc and Marie-Josèphe Ruleau, born probably at Montréal, Canada, in c1727, married Anastasie, daughter of Acadian Jean-Baptiste Damours de Louvière of Rivière St.-Jean, at St.-Jacques on the river in January 1775; Pierre may have been in his late 40s at the time of the wedding.  They moved to the western prairies and may have lived in the Opelousas District during the late 1770s and early 1780s before settling at Île-aux-Cannes on Bayou Teche, near present-day New Iberia.  Their daughter married into the Broussard and Lion families.  Pierre, called by the recording priest a "native of Canada," died "at the home of [son-in-law] Raphaël Broussard at ile aux cannes" in March 1830; the St. Martinville priest noted that Pierre died "at age about 103 years."  Only one of Pierre's four sons created a family line that endured.

1

Oldest son Jean-Baptiste, baptized at Attakapas, age unrecorded, in May 1776, may have died young.

2

Charles, baptized at Opelousas, age unrecorded, in November 1779, may have died young. 

3

Pierre, fils, born at Attakapas in October 1788, married Marie, daughter of Mr. Guyale of Baton Rouge, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in March 1815. 

4

Youngest son Louis, born at Attakapas in October 1792, married Aspasie or Anastasie, daughter of Acadians Cosme LeBlanc and Élisabeth Broussard, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in January 1814.  They settled at Fausse Pointe and at Côte-aux-Puces, or the Flea Coast, near New Iberia.  Their son Louis, fils, called Don Louis, was born in December 1814, a son, name unrecorded, died at age 3 weeks in July 1818, Placide was born in January 1822, Pierre in January 1831, Jean in June 1833, and Joseph Onésime, called Onésime, in September 1836.  Louis's daughters married into the Broussard, Delcambre, Landry, Leleux, and Martin families, and perhaps into the Leger family as well.  Wife Aspasie's succession was filed at the Opelousas courthouse, St. Landry Parish, in August 1850.  Her sons also moved to St. Landry Parish, probably following their parents there. 

4a

Don Louis married Joséphine, daughter of Acadian Édouard Broussard, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in May 1838; the marriage was recorded also in St. Mary Parish; Don Louis's sister Lisemène married Joséphine's brother Frédéric.  Don Louis and Joséphine's son Joseph was born near New Iberia in March 1844, Eusèbe in August 1847, Léon near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in July 1850, Dolse in July 1853, and Raphaël in December 1857. 

4b

Placide married Marguerite, perhaps also called Odile and Adèle, daughter of French Creole Louis Leleux, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in July 1843 (the parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names), and sanctified that marriage at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in August 1845.  Their son Alcide was born near New Iberia, in March 1846.  Placide remarried to cousin Odile, also called Adèle, daughter of Acadians Leufroi Landry and Louise LeBlanc, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in May 1848, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, the following month.  Their son Alfred was born in St. Landry Parish in September 1855, and Alexis in August 1857.  Strangely, the Opelousas priest or priests who recorded the boys' baptisms called the family Oblanc, not LeBlanc. 

4c

Pierre may have married Élodie or Odile, daughter of Acadian François Landry, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in August 1857, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in June 1858.  Their son Pierre Dulva was born near Grand Coteau in October 1861. 

4d

Jean married Rosalie, perhaps Marie Rosalie, daughter of Acadian Pierre Édouard Blanchard, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in March 1858, and sanctified the marriage at the Grand Coteau church, St. Landry Parish, in March 1860; the Grand Coteau priest who recorded the marriage called Jean an Oblanc, not a LeBlanc.

4e

Joseph Onésime may have married Carmélite Oblanc, probably an Acadian LeBlanc, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in September 1859, and certainly did marry Amélie or Amelia, daughter of Charles Delcambre and his Acadian wife Arthémise Broussard, at the New Iberia church, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in January 1862. 

Descendants of Charles LEBLANC (c1762-1812)

Charles, son of Jean or Charles LeBlanc and Marie _____, born at New Orleans in c1762, married Marie, daughter of Spanish Creole Manuel Quintero and his Acadian wife Marie Granger, at Opelousas in August 1791.  They moved south to the old Attakapas District by the early 1810s.  Their daughters married into the Caruthers, Gasswood, and Lafosse families, and one of them had several "natural" children.  Charles died in St. Landry Parish in September 1812, age 50.

1

Oldest son Charles, fils, born at Opelousas in December 1793, probably died young. 

2

Louis-Valéry, born at Opelousas in April 1797, married Marie Phelonise, called Phelonise, daughter of French Canadian Augustin Royer of Illinois and Carencro, at the St. Martinville church, St. Martin Parish, in October 1818.  They had a son named Louis, fils, also called Terville and Deterville, born probably in St. Martin Parish in c1819.  Louis Valéry took up with Marie Caroline, called Caroline, daughter of Frenchman Louis Henry Racca of Brest (perhaps also called Lacasse, Lascasse, and Jaccore) and his Acadian wife Rosalie Trahan, and settled in Lafayette Parish by the mid-1830s; they registered the marriage civilly at the Vermilionville courthouse, and sanctified the marriage at the Church Point church, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in July 1869, when Louis Valéry would have been age 72 and Caroline 53.  Their son Valière was baptized at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, age 2 months, in September 1838, Noël was born in December 1840, daughter Mélaïde near Grand Coteau in May 1845, son Charles Clarval in January 1852, Adam in August 1853, and Joseph Levenste in November 1857, when his father was age 60.  Louis Valéry and Caroline's daughter married into the Caruthers family.  

2a

Louis, fils, also called Deterville, from his father's first wife, married Jeanne, called Jeannette, daughter of Spanish Creole Antoine Domingue of Ascension Parish, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in July 1839.  They settled probably near Carencro.  Their son Louis Jude was born in September 1840, Louis François, called François, in October 1840[sic], twins Armand and Valéry in October 1843, and Valérien, also called Elizé and Vezé, in December 1845.  Louis, fils may have died in Lafayette Parish in February 1849; the Vermilionville priest who recorded the burial, and who did not bother to give any parents' names or even mention a wife, said that Louis died "at age over 30 yrs." 

François married Louise or Louisa, daughter of perhaps Acadian Baptiste Guidry, fils, in a civil ceremony in Lafayette Parish in September 1864, and sanctified the marriage at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in December 1865.  Their son Jean Edraste was born in Lafayette Parish in March 1866. 

Valérien married Elzina, also called Élodie, daughter of Don Louis Lafenetre, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in September 1865; the marriage evidently was recorded civilly in St. Landry Parish in January 1870; Elzina's mother was a Richard.  They settled probably near Carencro.  Their son Joseph Don Louis was born in December 1868. 

2b

Noël, by his father's second wife, married Marguerite, daughter of French Canadian Alexis Istre, at the Church Point church, then in St. Landry but now in Acadia Parish, in July 1869; Marguerite's mother was a Louvière.  Their son Jean Dupré was born near Church Point in October 1868. 

3

Alexandre, baptized at Opelousas, age 2, in September 1801, may have married French Creole Irène Dotreville in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in March 1838, and remarried to Joséphine, daughter of a Spanish Creole named Garic, Garigues, or Gary, in another civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in August 1839.  Their son Alcide was born near New Iberia, then in St. Martin but now in Iberia Parish, in May 1843, Joseph near Grand Coteau, St. Landry Parish, in March 1846, and Pierre Izabe in November 1848. 

Pierre Isabel, by his father's second wife, married Françoise Advelia, daughter of Bohemian Creole Achille Touchet, at the New Iberia church, Iberia Parish, in February 1868. 

4

Youngest son Denis Édouard, called Édouard, born in St. Martin Parish in October 1810, died "at the home of Ursin Bernard" in Lafayette Parish in August 1830, age 19.  He probably did not marry. 

5

Daughter Célesie or Silesie, born in c1807 or 1808 and baptized at Opelousas, age 2, in February 1810, gave birth to son Jean Simon, perhaps also called Jean dit David or Durio, a "natural child," in Lafayette Parish in July 1828.  Célesie also had given birth to a "natural dgtr.," Marie Aspasie, who died at age 2 months in April 1826, and to Basiline in October 1831, and Marguerite Zélide in August 1832 but died the following February.  One wonders who the childrens' father(s) may have been.

Jean Simon dit David, Duriau, or Durioz called himself a LeBlanc and married Marie, daughter of Acadian Charles Hébert and widow of Cyprien Leger, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in November 1850.  Their son Alexandre Durioz was born in Lafayette Parish in November 1855, and Eugène in February 1858. 

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During the early antebellum period, a French-Canadian LeBlanc married an Acadian on the river and settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, but his family line did not endure.  Another French-Canadian LeBlanc settled on the Acadian Coast but may not have married:

François-Xavier, son of André LeBlanc and Charlotte or Marie Catherine Dupont dit Deshotels of St.-Antoine Parish, Montréal, born in c1785, married Marguerite Élisabeth, also called Marie Madeleine, daughter of Acadian François Marie Babin, at the St. Gabriel church, Iberville Parish, in February 1808.  They moved to upper Bayou Lafourche.  François died in Assumption Parish in September 1839; the priest who recorded the burial said that François, "nat. of Canada," died at "age 54 yrs.," but the good father did not give François's parents' names or mention a wife.  One wonders if François and his Acadian wife had any children. 

Valsain, son of André LeBlanc and Mélania Labiche, was born in Assumption Parish in March 1816.  Was Valsain's father an Acadian?  Despite the Evangeline myth, his mother was not. 

Victor LeBlanc died near St. Gabriel, Iberville Parish, in April 1837.  The priest who recorded his burial said that Victor, "bn. in Canada," died at "age 67."  The good father said nothing about Victor's parents, however, nor did he mention a wife. 

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During the antebellum period, more LeBlancs, called Foreign French by native Louisianians, emigrated to New Orleans from France and the Caribbean Basin.  One LeBlanc in the New Iberia area actually was an Anglo-American White: 

John B. LeBlanc, a 31-year-old former soldier from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Otho out of Le Havre, France, in August 1820. 

Benoît LeBlanc, a 28-year-old native of France, "attached to theater," reached New Orleans aboard the ship Ariane out of Le Havre in January 1825. 

J. LeBlanc, a 28-year-old mechanic from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship R. H. Douglass out of Havana, Cuba, in January 1826. 

Claire LeBlanc, widow of Joseph Delabarre, died near Convent, St. James Parish, in November 1827.  The priest who recorded her burial said that she was "age 73 yrs." when she died (which meant she was born in c1754) and "nat. of France," but did not give her parents' names.  One wonders where she was born in France and when she came to Louisiana. 

Josh LeBlanc, a 28-year-old merchant from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Opulence out of Vera Cruz, Mexico, in June 1835. 

Joseph LeBlanc, a 38-year-old grocer from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Ann Penhallon out of Bordeaux, France, in January 1838. 

Mme. LeBlanc, a 25-year-old native of France, occupation unrecorded, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Ville de Bordeaux out of Bordeaux in November 1838.  With her was a child, age and gender unrecorded. 

N. LeBlanc, a turner from France, age unrecorded, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Therese Louise out of Vera Cruz in January 1839. 

Jules LeBlanc, a 25-year-old merchant from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Columbiana out of Le Havre in March 1843. 

Eusèb LeBlanc, a 22-year-old farmer from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Ancona out of Le Havre in October 1847. 

According to a history of Iberia Parish, "Asiatic cholera struck several plantations along the Teche in 1848.  One of these places was the plantation of Mrs. Dubuclet.  When the manager of the plantation, Simonette LeBlanc, noticed the disease among the slaves, he tried to escape the plague by going to Lake Simonette.  The plague, however, struck his family after he was at Lake Simonette.  When Dr. Wells went to care for the family, the doctor contracted the disease."  A footnote reads:  "After Simon White, a northerner, settled here [in Iberia Parish] and married an Acadian[,] his name was translated to LeBlanc.  Lake Simonette near Jefferson Island bears the name of his son, Simonette."  Lake Simonette is today's Lake Peigneur, where Antoine-Alexandre LeBlanc, an Acadian from St. James Parish on the river, settled during the early antebellum period. 

Whilheim LeBlanc, a 25-year-old farmer from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Moselle out of Le Havre in July 1848.  Also aboard that ship was Agnaise LeBlanc, a 30-year-old farmer from France, who may have been Whilheim's wife or sister. 

_____ LeBlanc, a 24-year-old merchant from France, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Nerée out of Marseille, France, in March 1849.  With him was his 23-year-old wife, her first name also unrecorded. 

Usile LeBlanc, a 25-year-old native of France, occupation unrecorded, reached New Orleans aboard the ship Buena Vista out of Le Havre in December 1849.  On the same ship was Cécile LeBlanc, age 25, probably Usile's wife. 

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Some LeBlancs who lived in South Louisiana during the antebellum and post-war periods came from the family's participation in the South's peculiar institution, but not all Afro-Creole LeBlancs were slaves and freedmen.  At least one of them, living in Lafayette Parish during the late antebellum period, was an homme de couleur libre or free man of color:

Terence, son of Mary, "slave of Mr. Étienne Mathurin LeBlanc," was baptized at the Raceland church, Lafourche Parish, age 7 months, in October 1854. 

Alexandre, son of Rose, "slave of Mr. LeBlanc," was born near Raceland, Lafourche Parish, in December 1859.  Which Mr. LeBlanc owned Rose?

St. Ville LeBlanc, free man of color, married Marie Jean Louis, free woman of color, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in September 1862.  Their son Ambroise was born in Lafayette Parish in November 1864. 

Marie Azéma LeBlanc, "slave," daughter of Marie Chinese, "belonging to the wid. A. LeBlanc," was born in Terrebonne Parish in August 1864. 

Pierre LeBlanc, freedman, married Élodie Bourque, freedwoman, in a civil ceremony in St. Landry Parish in June 1866.  The parish clerk who recorded the marriage did not give the couple's parents' names. 

A succession for Paulin LeBland, a freedman, was filed at the St. Martinville courthouse, St. Martin Parish, in May 1868. 

Victor LeBlanc, freedman, son of Catherine Pierre, married Eméritha or Merida Broussard, freedwoman, daughter of Clarisse Mathias, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in January 1869. 

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Descendants of Charles LEBLANC (?-)

Charles LeBlanc married Lucide Suky, place and date unrecorded.  The "family" name of Charles's wife, as well as the surname of a son's mother-in-law, hints strongly that this family was Afro Creole. 

1

Antoine married Azéma, daughter of Charles Padilleaud, also called Padiot, and Marie Louise Sinigal, probably Senegal, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1870, three days before his brother Don Louis married at the same church. 

2

Don Louis married Irma, daughter of Antoine Delafosse, at the Vermilionville church, Lafayette Parish, in February 1870, three days after his brother Antoine married at the same church. 

CONCLUSION

LeBlancs were among the first families of Acadia (according to Acadian genealogist Stephen A. White, himself a LeBlanc descendant, they became, in fact, the largest family in greater Acadia), and they were some of the earliest Acadians to find refuge in Louisiana.  The first of them came to the colony in February 1765 with the Broussard dit Beausoleil party from Halifax via Cap-Français, St.-Domingue.  They followed the Broussards to the Bayou Teche valley that spring and remained there.  Later that year, even more LeBlancs from the prison compounds of Nova Scotia came to Louisiana.  They settled at Cabanocé/St.-Jacques on what soon became known as the Acadian Coast.  Dozens more LeBlancs came to the colony from Maryland in the late 1760s, and they, too, settled on the Acadian Coast, at Cabanocé and St.-Gabriel d'Iberville.  A few of their sons joined their cousins on the western prairies later in the colonial period, but the great majority of the Maryland exiles remained on the Acadian Coast and settled in what became St. James, Ascension, Iberville, and West Baton Rouge parishes.  Even more LeBlancs came to Louisiana in 1785.  Some of these refugees from France joined their cousins on the river, but most of them settled on upper Bayou Lafourche, which became a third center of family settlement.  During the late colonial period and continuing well into the antebellum years, LeBlancs migrated from the river parishes to the upper Lafourche and added substantially to the family lines already there.  During the antebellum period, a few LeBlancs from upper Bayou Lafourche reversed the usual Acadian migration pattern and "returned" to the old Acadian Coast, while others drifted down bayou into Lafourche Interior and Terrebonne parishes.  Meanwhile, on the western prairies, LeBlancs spread out from their base along Bayou Teche and settled in what became St. Martin, St. Mary, Lafayette, St. Landry, Vermilion, and Iberia parishes.  During the late antebellum and immediate post-war periods, LeBlancs from the river and the Lafourche/Terrebonne valley moved to the lower Atchafalaya, to Bayou Teche, and even out to the St. Landry prairies.  But, despite all this moving about, the old Acadian Coast, especially Ascension Parish, remained the largest center of family settlement. 

Non-Acadian LeBlancs came to Louisiana as early as the 1720s.  Some of them were colonial officials, most of them remained at New Orleans, and, until 1775, none of them married Acadians.  A young naval officer from southeastern France with the aristocratic surname LeBlanc de Villeneuve, married a local girl and fathered at least eight sons.  His oldest son moved to Pointe Coupée and established a prominent family there and in the Baton Rouge area; his other sons remained at New Orleans.  Like their father, the LeBlanc de Villeneuve sons served as officers in the Louisiana regiment, under Spain; they also served as officers in the colonial militia.  During the late colonial and early antebellum periods, two non-Acadian LeBlancs, one of them probably a French Creole, the other a French Canadian, settled among their Acadian namesakes on the western prairies, and two more French-Canadian LeBlancs settled on the Acadian Coast.  One of the French Canadians on the river moved to upper Bayou Lafourche later in the antebellum period, but his line did not survive there.  Living in predominantly-Acadian communities, most of these relative late-comers did marry Acadians.  Throughout the antebellum period, Foreign-French LeBlancs emigrated to Louisiana from France and the Caribbean Basin; most of them remained in the New Orleans area.  At least one non-Acadian LeBlanc living in Lafayette Parish during the late antebellum period was a free man of color. 

Despite the impressive numbers of non-Acadian LeBlancs who settled in South Louisiana, the great majority of LeBlancs in the Bayou State are Acadians.  In fact, no Acadian family other than the Landrys brought more individuals to Louisiana than the LeBlancs.  By the late antebellum period, the descendants of Daniel LeBlanc emulated their Acadian forebears by settling in nearly every community of South Louisiana.  ...

The family's name also is spelled Leblan, Leblance, LeBlanche, and Oblanc.  [For the Acadian family's Louisiana "begats," see Book Ten]

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