I got a request for (70) Etienne family. This may not be complete. I have not review it in a while so Corrections, Comments & Questions welcome Notice daughter Anne who married Armand Melanson and is "The One We Left Behind" We do not know where the family was for awhile after arrival in Louisiana. One theory was they tried Southwest Louisiana before coming to the river. My other LeBlanc, on the River, (69) Joseph next email. ================== Modified Register for (70) ETIENNE LE BLANC Estevan First Generation 1. (70) ETIENNE LE BLANC Estevan[1,2,3] was born 11 Nov 1722 and was baptized[4] 15 Nov 1722 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand-Pre, Acadia. He died 9 Apr 1766/14 Sep 1769 in St James, LA. Baptism: spo Charles Dupuot & Marguerite LeBlanc Location: 1754-1755 Petitcoudiac: Etienne Leblanc, femme, 1 fils, 4 filles 1761 Caeaquet: Etienne Leblanc, femme, 3 fils, 3 filles 1766 Cabahannocer 1769 Cabahannocer vve 1770 Ascension . I had most of the information there but I've revamped to explain the discrepancies in numbers and provided the source documents. . The information, in conjuntion with sacramental records, should be useful in determining arrival dates in-between the various census records. For example, my ancestor Etienne LeBlanc wasn't with the February 1765 Acadians. Although, additional Acadians arrived in May, June, August, September and October 1765, I can reasonably determine that he wasn;t with these groups because 2 children were baptized on 12/2/1765 in New Orleans. This indicates very strongly that he arrived with the group that arrived in late Novemeber 1765 since the first thing Acadians did was to have their children baptized and marriages revalidated. . Stanley LeBlanc 1/6/2005 http://www.thecajuns.com . See my post re the letter dated November 26, 1765 which states that Acadians had arrived in May, June, August, September, October, a few days before the letter and more were expected in a few days. Since Etienne ahd children baptized in New Orleans on 12/2/1765, he most likely arrived with th alte November 1765 group. SAW recently pointed out that the first thing the Acadians did was to have their children Stanley LeBlanc 1/5/2005 . I agree with Stanley that most likely Etienne LeBlanc arrived in Louisiana with the November 1765 group from Halifax. . Here is what I have on the imprisonment of Etienne in Acadia: . Acadian Coast Census 9 Aug 1761 Estienne LeBlanc 8 members, 1 man, 1 woman, 3 boys, 3 girls . Fort Cumberland (Old Fort Beausejour) 24 August 1763 Etienne LeBlanc Yzabelle idem Simon Etienne Mathurin Joseph Anne Margueritte Magdelaine ------------9 . Joseph was born 19 Jul 1762. . As for Joseph LeBlanc married to Isabelle Gaudet, this is what I have for their imprisonment in Acadia: Ft. Edward 11 Oct 1761 Joseph LeBlanc 6 members . Ft. Edward 12 Jul 1762 Joseph LeBlanc 6 members [Joseph is noted as remaining after the men had been moved to Halifax as being too sick to move] . Ft. Edward 9 Aug 1762 Joseph LeBlanc 6 members [Joseph is noted as remaining after the men had been moved to Halifax as being too sick to move] . 11 Oct 1762 Joseph LeBlanc 6 members . There are several Joseph LeBlancs at Acadian Coast on 9 Aug 1761, but I haven't been able to pin them down yet. . Roger 1/6/2005 . There is still the question of "where" they arrived from. Since Joseph was born in 1762 and Marie-Marthe-Elisabeth was born April 15, 1765 and both bt on 12/2/1765 in New Orleans, they had to be in a location that didn't have a priest. . According to the Declarations at Belle-Ile-en-Mer in Feb. 1767 by Charles and Simon LeBlanc, Joseph & family had passed to the Mississippi. . I recall reading something [perhaps on the Pembroke list by Paul Delaney] that Joseph had joined his cousin Etienne in going to Louisiana. I'll check asap. . Stanley 1/6/2005 . ETIENNE married[1,2,3,5,6] (12e) ISABELLE BOUDROT Elisabeth Boudreau[1,2,3,6], daughter of (12) CLAUDE BOUDROT and (3f) CATHERINE HEBERT, on 1 Oct 1742 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia. ISABELLE was born 9 Feb 1722 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was baptized[7] 10 Feb 1722 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia . She died after 15 Apr 1777. Baptism: spo Francois Leblanc & Elisabeth Boudrot Disp 4-4 cons wit Claude Boudrot; Jean Terriot; Jacques Terriot; Joseph Boudrot sig Etienne Leblanc; Elizabet Boudrot ETIENNE and ISABELLE had the following children: 2 F i. Marie LeBlanc[6] was born 24 Jul 1743 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was baptized[8] 24 Jul 1743 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand Pre, Acadia. Baptism: spo Rene Teriot & Anne Leblanc 3 M ii. (186) SIMON-JOSEPH LE BLANC[6] was born 16 Dec 1744 and was baptized[9] 17 Dec 1744 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand-Pre, Acadia. He was buried[10] 14 Jul 1810 in Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. Baptism: spo Jean Baptiste LeBlanc & Marguerite Halen Location: 1763 Fort Beausejour 1766 Cabahannocer 22a 1769 Cabahannocer 24a 1770 Ascension 24a (sic) 1777 Ascension 22a (sic) SIMON-JOSEPH married[11] ELIZABETH LE BLANC Isabelle Madeleine[6,12], daughter of (69) JOSEPH LE BLANC and (6h) ISABELLE GAUDET Elizabeth Gode, on 21 Sep 1772 in Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. ELIZABETH was born 18 Apr 1753 in Port-Royal, Acadia and was baptized 19 Apr 1753 in Port-Royal, Acadia . She was buried[13] 24 May 1815 in Ascension Church Cemetery, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. BIRTH: other birth date 11 Jan 1754 Location: 1766 Cabahannocer 13a 1769 Cabahannocer 14a 1777 Ascension 22a wit Martin Prejean & Francois Duhon 4 F iii. (70c) Anne LeBlanc dite La Poule[6,14] was born 19 Jul 1746 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was baptized[15] 19 Jul 1746 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Acadia. She died 7 Oct 1836 in Digby, Clare, NS. Returned to Acadia Location: . 1763 Prisoner Ft Beausejour Baptism: spo Jean Boudrot & Marie LeBlanc DEATH: age 92 New Brunswick Courier Anne married[14] (34) Amand Melanson[14], son of (9) Ambroise Melanson and Marguerite Comeau, about 1766. Amand was born 2 May 1741 and was baptized 3 May 1741 in Port Royal, Acadia . He died before 1818. Location: . 5 Oct 1761 Prisoner Ft Edwards 11 Oct 1762 Prisoner Ft Edwards 1768 Kings County, NS 1 wife, 1 son, 1 daughter; willing to take an oath to the British crown 12 Jul 1768 Pisiquit 1769 Baie-Ste-Marie, NS 18 May 1775 Land grant 200 acres, lot # 34, Grosse Coques, NS; from the Bastarache Grant 5 F iv. Marguerite LeBlanc was born 22 Mar 1748 in Grand Pre, Acadia and was christened[16] 22 Mar 1748 in St-Charles-aux-Mines Catholic Church, Grand-Pre, Acadia. She died before 1786 in Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. Marguerite married[17] Joseph LeBlanc, son of (69) JOSEPH LE BLANC and (6h) ISABELLE GAUDET Elizabeth Gode, on 3 Feb 1771 in St James Catholic Church, St James, LA. Joseph was born 27 Sep 1750 in St-Jean-Baptiste Church, Port-Royal, Acadia. He died 22 Oct 1818 and was buried in St James Catholic Church, St James, LA. wit Joseph Blanchard & Francois Duhant 6 M v. (210) Etienne LeBlanc Estevan was born about 1751. Etienne married Osite LeBlanc, daughter of (58) Desire LeBlanc and (10j) Marie-Madeleine Landry. Osite was born 1758. She died 17 Jan 1808. Location: 1763 Oxford MD 7 F vi. LeBlanc was born[18] about 1754. 8 M vii. (212) VI.I.1.f Mathurin LeBlanc[19] was born about 1754 in Grand Pre, Acadia. He died about 1825 in Terrebonne, LA. Mathurin married[19,20] Rosalie Theriot[19], daughter of (47) Joseph Theriot and Magdaleine Bourgeois, on 4 May 1778 in St James Catholic Church, St James, LA. Rosalie was born about 1759. She died 27 Sep 1819 in Lafourche, LA. wit Estienne LeBlanc & Joseph Melanzon 9 F viii. Marie Magdeleine LeBlanc was born 1757. BIRTH: Other Date 7 Apr 1758 near Miramichi per N.F. Carnahan 21 Aug 2002 Marie married[21] (1) Joseph Landry Josef dit Dios, son of (49) ABRAHAM LANDRY dit Petit Abram and (1e) MARGUERITE FLAN, on 23 Feb 1778 in St James Catholic Church, St James, LA. Joseph was born 1757 in MD. He was buried[22] 8 Jan 1784 in Ascension Church Cemetery, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. wit Mathurin Savoy & Joseph LeBlanc Marie also married[23] (2) Henrique Robichaux Henri, son of Amable Robichaud Joseph and Anastasie Dugas Dugat, on 8 Sep 1787 in Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA USA. Henrique was born 1761 in Halifax, NS. He was buried 25 Apr 1799 in Assumption Church Cemetery, Plattenville, Assumption, LA USA. wit Jean LaForestry Marie also married[24] (3) Santiago Jacques Lamothe, son of Santiago Lamothe and Francisca Azera, on 31 Jan 1803 in Assumption Church, Plattenville, Assumption, LA. 10 M ix. Joseph LeBlanc was born 1762. He died before 1769. DEATH: Before census of 1769 11 F x. Marie Marthe Elizabeth LeBlanc was born 15 Apr 1765 and was baptized 8 Dec 1765 in New Orleans, Orleans, LA. Marie married[25] (1) Jean Baptiste Robichaud, son of Amable Robichaud Joseph and Anastasie Dugas Dugat, on 28 Aug 1787 in Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA. wit Jean LaForetry Marie also married[26] (2) Santiago LaConte, son of Nicholas LaConte and Marie Harrelle, on 22 Apr 1783 in Ascension Church, Donaldsonville, Ascension, LA USA. wit Francisco Mollere & Jerome LeBlanc Appendix A - Sources 1. Stephen A White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Familles Acadiennes 1636-1714 v1, p 203-204 Boudrot Claude (12). 2. Stephen A White, Histoire de la Famille de Michel Boudrot, p 19-21 Boudrot Claude (12). 3. Stephen A White, Dictionnaire Genealogique des Families Acadiennes (2) - unpublished, v L p 548 LeBlanc Rene (32). 4. Diocese of Baton Rouge Catholic Church Records, v 1a p 129 (SGA-2, 36). 5. DOBR, v 1a p 30, 131 (SGA-3, 17a). 6. Stephen A White, DGFA (2) - unpublished, v L p 606-607, ?74 Le Blanc Etienne (70). 7. DOBR, v 1a p 31 (SGA-2, 30). 8. DOBR, v 1a p 144 (SGA--3, 21a). 9. DOBR, v 1a p 152 (SGA-3, 30a). 10. DOBR, v 3 p 556 (ASC-4, 92). 11. DOBR, v 2 p 463-464 483 (ASC-1, 120). 12. Stephen A White, DGFA (2) - unpublished, v L p 606 Le Blanc Joseph (69). 13. DOBR, v 3 p 538 (ASC-4, 121). 14. Michael B Melanson, Melanson-Melancon The Genealogy of an Acadian and Cajun Family, p 73-74 Melanson (34). 15. DOBR, v 1a p 123 (SGA-3, 39a). 16. Diocese of Baton Rouge v 1aR, p 141 (SGA-3, 48b). 17. DOBR, v 2 p 474 (SJA-1, 13a). 18. Stephen A White, DGFA (2) - unpublished, vol L p 607. 19. Stephen A White, DGFA (2) - unpublished, v L p 786-787 LeBlanc Mathurin (212). 20. DOBR, v 2 p 479, 692 (SJA-1, 47a). 21. DOBR, v 2 p 429, 472 (SJA-1, 47). 22. DOBR, v 2 p 428 (ASC-1, 19b). 23. DOBR, v 2 p 472 (ASC-2, 9). 24. DOBR, v 2 p 414, 472 (ASM-2, 76). 25. DOBR, v 2 p 478 (ASC-2, 9). 26. DOBR, v 2 p 479 (ASC-1, 149).