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From: "Shirley T. LeBlanc" <>
Subject: Re: [LOUISIANA-SPANISH] LOUISIANA-SPANISH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 16:23:44 -0500
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Alexis Thibodeau born abt. 1723 & Marie-Anne Blanchard died abt Feb. 17
1762. (SJO-3, 25 &26 also SJO-85, 5)

Orphaned at an early age and was adopted by General Phillip Schuyler of New
York and raised by this family. Henri was allowed to maintain his family
name with the spelling of Thibodaux.

In about 1793 Henri arrived in Louisiana from New York, settled near St.
James Parish, where he married Felicite Bonvillain and they had 2 sons.

In 1800 following the death of his wife Felicite, Henri married Brigitte
Belanger and they produced 3 sons. Henri and Brigitte moved to Lafourche
Parish, to an area that would eventually bear his name.

At this new home Henri would build his "Sainte Brigitte" sugar plantation,
located 5 miles south of then Thibodauxville; this plantation eventually
comprised of 1,720 acres on both sides of the upper Terrebonne Bayou. In
1860 this plantation was worked by 177 slaves under the supervision of
Henri's sons.

Henri was very successful in politics, serving as Provisional Governor of
Louisiana.

Shirley Thibodeaux LeBlanc

----- Original Message -----
From: "Stanley LeBlanc" <>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 4:04 PM
Subject: Re: [LOUISIANA-SPANISH] LOUISIANA-SPANISH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1


> Genia,
>
> I provided the names because someone may have a relative buried in the
> Cemetery. Some names are descendants of the Spanish who settled New
> Iberia.
>
> We had a similar situation at the St. Nicholas Cemetery at Patoutville, LA
> and were able to find relatives who restored the tombs - see
> http://www.thecajuns.com/pvcnames.htm
>
> Many persons don't realize that burial places aren't provided in
> perpetuity
> and that the owners of the spaces are responsible for maintenance of the
> tombs.
>
> Stanley LeBlanc
> http://www.thecajuns.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> [mailto:] On Behalf Of GENIA EDMONDS
> Sent: Wednesday, May 28, 2008 7:31 AM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [LOUISIANA-SPANISH] LOUISIANA-SPANISH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1
>
> So what does this mean? What do we need to do?
> ----- Original Message -----
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> Subject: LOUISIANA-SPANISH Digest, Vol 2, Issue 1
>
>
>>
>>
>> Today's Topics:
>>
>> 1. Another Historic Cemetery to REPOSSESS Cemetery Spaces
>> (Stanley LeBlanc)
>>
>>
>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Message: 1
>> Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 11:59:27 -0500
>> From: "Stanley LeBlanc" <>
>> Subject: [LOUISIANA-SPANISH] Another Historic Cemetery to REPOSSESS
>> Cemetery Spaces
>> To: <>
>> Message-ID: <001801c8c01b$06150530$>
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>>
>> A Public Notice was posted in the Teche News on May 7, 14 & 20 that St.
>> Martin de Tours Church plans to REPOSSESS Cemtery Spaces in St. Michael
>> Cemetery. The notice was sent to me by Terry Dupuis, Acadian Memorial.
>> I've
>> created a web page at the url below [I'll clean it up asap] for the
>> notices
>> with the names and locations that will be repossessed!
>>
>> Once again the need to have a major reform in the responsibility for
>> final
>> resting places is being highlighted!
>>
>> Stanley LeBlanc
>>
>> http://www.thecajuns.com/stmichael.htm
>>
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