(1821-1896) My Third Great-Grandmother Daughter of Ursin Patin and Marie Aspasie Guidry Wife of James H. Walker Mother of Ursin, Sylvanie Marie, Augustavus, William, Joseph, Aspasia, Fanili Alice, and Ameilia Cora All of us have four great-grandmothers, but few of us know who they are.* You have met three of Velma Carrow Provost’s great-grandmothers: Melanie…
Cecile Dupuis LeBlanc
(About 1697 to 1780) My Seventh Great-Grandmother Possible daughter of Martin Dupuis and Marie Landry Wife of Jacques LeBlanc Mother of Helen (1717), Marie Magdelaine (1720), Jean-Jacques (1723), Françoise (1726), Joseph (1729), Dominique (1731), Casimir (1734), and Marguerite Cecile (1736) Celebrate with me as a new ancestral mother has been found. Two weeks ago, I…
Marguerite LeBlanc Braud Templet
My Sixth Great-Grandmother Daughter of Jacques LeBlanc and Cecile Dupuis Wife of Charles Braud, first husband and André Templet, second husband Mother of Dominique and Jeanne-Francoise Braud (first husband) and, Elizabeth, Jean, Charles Casimir, Jacques Olivier, Marie Magdelaine, Pierre Dominique, Servan Francois, Hyacinthe, Francois Joseph, Olivier Mathurin, Andre-Joseph, and Francois-Marie (second husband) Ma chère, you…
Marie Magdelaine Templet Blanchard
My Fifth Great-Grandmother Daughter of André Templet and Marguerite Leblanc Wife of Joachim-Jacques Blanchard Mother of Jean Baptiste, Carlos Joaquin Juan, Augustin, Florentin, Ambrosio, Maria Abdella, Marie Emmee, and Adele Most of Marie Magdelaine Templet’s early life was spent moving from one town to another. Though she was born in Saint-Servan, France, she also lived…
Marie Emmee Blanchard Ordonot
My Fourth Great-Grandmother Daughter of Joachim-Jacques Blanchard and Marie-Madeleine Templet Wife of Etienne Ordonot (Ordonneaux) Mother of twins Marie Aimee and Marie Azema, Jean Guillome, Sylvanie, Adele, Eugene, Marie Louise, Alfred, and Abreaun Like Julie Marie Hebert Delaune, Marie Emmee Blanchard was in the first generation of her family to be born in Louisiana. Her…
Adele Ordonot Carrow
My Third Great-Grandmother Daughter of Etienne Ordonot (Ordonnaux) and Marie Emmee Blanchard Wife of John Carrow (Caro) Mother of Cyprien, Joseph, Henri Desire (died at 8 months), Olivia, Elfrida Adele, Octavie Aimee, John Mirebel, Emelie Flavie, Etienne Arthur, Louise Emma, Ferdinand Lee, J. Eugene, and Anna Eugenie My maternal grandmother, Velma Mary Carrow Provost, was…
Marie Hebert Henry
Parents unknown Wife of Jean Henry dit le Vieux Mother of Marie Joseph, Magdelena, Simon, François, Charles, Françoise, Anne Marie Hebert was the fifth great-grandmother of my maternal grandmother, Velma Mary Carrow Provost. Marie is the last mother in a direct line of mothers from Velma’s paternal grandmother, Louise Boudreaux that I can trace with…
Magdalena Henry Thibodeau – two of two
Bon Jour. Today is that last time you will hear from me, Julie Marie Hebert Delaune. Over the past weeks, I told you my life story, my mère’s, Marie-Victoire Thibadeau Hebert; and now I will complete the story of my grand-mère, Magdalena Henry Thibadeau. Magdalena is the Velma Carrow Provost’s fourth great-grandmother on her father’s…
Magdalena Henry Thibodeau – one of two
My Sixth Great-Grandmother Daughter of Jean Henry dit le Vieux and Marie Hebert Spouse of Charles Thibodeau Mother of Helene, Anastasie, Francois, Marguerite-Josephe, twins Jeanne-Tarsille and Pierre-Charles, Helene, and Marie-Victoire Welcome back dear reader, it is me again, Julie Marie Hebert Delaune. Over the last few weeks, I have told you my story and my…
Marie-Victoire Thibodeaux Hebert – two of two
My Fifth Great-Grandmother Bonne Année or Happy New Year. It is me, Julie Marie Hebert Delaune again. The last time we talked, it was last year but really, only a few weeks ago. I am Sindi’s fourth great-grandmother on her maternal side. I have returned to finish telling you the story of my mother, Marie-Victoire…