In a message dated 10/20/03 9:00:15 AM Central Daylight Time, cajun@thecajuns.com writes: << Firmin had 3 children with his first wife, Elisabeth-Francoise Thibodeaux: Joseph, Helene and Marie-Madeleine. Marie-Madeleine married Rene Broussard 6/12/1775 and died abt. 1778. Rene Broussard then married Anne-Barbe Gaudin [Godin], the daughter of Bonadventure Gaudin and Theotiste Thibodeaux and the step-daughter of Firmin Landry. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com Stanley: Firmin was deported to Maryland in 1755 with his wife and two children, Joseph age 5 years and Saturin , an infant not yet 1 year old. "..... Firmin Landry and his first wife, Françoise Thibodeau, were enumerated among the Acadians at Oxford, Maryland, in the census of 7 July 1763. "LANDRY Firmin, Elizabeth his wife, Joseph and Saturin Landry, Eleine and Magdne. Landry" ("THE FRENCH PRESENCE IN MARYLAND p. 193 - "Acadians in the 1763 Census - Oxford") In this record Françoise is called Elizabeth, but this is the only mention of her under that given name, and may simply be an error. Sometime between 1763 and 1771, the family emigrated to the French colony of Louisiana (probably around 1767 or 1768).(Stephen A. White ) Firmin Landry died 4 Feb 1801 at age 76 years (SM ch.: v.4, #231) (Hebert vol 1 p.). That means that if Firmin was 76 years old in Feb 1801, then he would have been born ca 1724-25. His oldest son Joseph died 3 June 1797 at age 47 years. This means that Joseph was born ca 1750 and was deported with his father, mother and brother Saturin at age 5 years. Saturin's birth date is mentioned as 1755. This means that he was an infant not yet 1 tear old when he was deported Don Landry
Don, My apologies. I keep forgetting about Saturin who was born about 1755. He apparently died shortly after arriving in Louisiana. Stanley LeBlanc -----Original Message----- From: Don2717@aol.com [mailto:Don2717@aol.com] Sent: Monday, October 20, 2003 10:19 AM To: cajun@thecajuns.com; ACADIAN-CAJUN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ACADIAN-CAJUN] Re: More Landrys? In a message dated 10/20/03 9:00:15 AM Central Daylight Time, cajun@thecajuns.com writes: << Firmin had 3 children with his first wife, Elisabeth-Francoise Thibodeaux: Joseph, Helene and Marie-Madeleine. Marie-Madeleine married Rene Broussard 6/12/1775 and died abt. 1778. Rene Broussard then married Anne-Barbe Gaudin [Godin], the daughter of Bonadventure Gaudin and Theotiste Thibodeaux and the step-daughter of Firmin Landry. Stanley LeBlanc http://www.thecajuns.com Stanley: Firmin was deported to Maryland in 1755 with his wife and two children, Joseph age 5 years and Saturin , an infant not yet 1 year old. "..... Firmin Landry and his first wife, Françoise Thibodeau, were enumerated among the Acadians at Oxford, Maryland, in the census of 7 July 1763. "LANDRY Firmin, Elizabeth his wife, Joseph and Saturin Landry, Eleine and Magdne. Landry" ("THE FRENCH PRESENCE IN MARYLAND p. 193 - "Acadians in the 1763 Census - Oxford") In this record Françoise is called Elizabeth, but this is the only mention of her under that given name, and may simply be an error. Sometime between 1763 and 1771, the family emigrated to the French colony of Louisiana (probably around 1767 or 1768).(Stephen A. White ) Firmin Landry died 4 Feb 1801 at age 76 years (SM ch.: v.4, #231) (Hebert vol 1 p.). That means that if Firmin was 76 years old in Feb 1801, then he would have been born ca 1724-25. His oldest son Joseph died 3 June 1797 at age 47 years. This means that Joseph was born ca 1750 and was deported with his father, mother and brother Saturin at age 5 years. Saturin's birth date is mentioned as 1755. This means that he was an infant not yet 1 tear old when he was deported Don Landry