Francois Marie Babin

Brief Life History of Francois Marie

When Francois Marie Babin was born about 1766, in Normandy, France, his father, Simon Babin, was 32 and his mother, Marie Anastasie Theriot, was 26. He married Anne Marie Use on 31 December 1786, in Saint Gabriel, Iberville, Louisiana, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Raceland, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States in 1793. He died about 1809, in Lafourche Crossing, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States, at the age of 45, and was buried in Raceland, Lafourche, Louisiana, United States.

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Family Time Line

Francois Marie Babin
1766–1809
Anne Marie Use
1764–1810
Marriage: 31 December 1786
Marie Madeleine Babin
1787–1823
Emelie Anne Babin
1789–1832
Francois Auguste Babin
1792–1872
Marie Scholastique Babin
1793–1817
Jean Baptiste Babin I
1797–1833
Francois Babin
1799–
Raphael Edouard Babin
1803–0181

Sources (18)

  • Anne Emelie Babin, "Louisiana, Births and Christenings, 1811-1830; 1854-1934"
  • Francoise Babin, "Louisiana, Parish Marriages, 1787-1958"
  • François Babin in entry for François Babin, "France, Vienne, Civil Registration, 1792-1913"

World Events (8)

1776

Thomas Jefferson's American Declaration of Independence endorsed by Congress. Colonies declare independence.

1776 · The Declaration to the King

"""At the end of the Second Continental Congress the 13 colonies came together to petition independence from King George III. With no opposing votes, the Declaration of Independence was drafted and ready for all delegates to sign on the Fourth of July 1776. While many think the Declaration was to tell the King that they were becoming independent, its true purpose was to be a formal explanation of why the Congress voted together to declare their independence from Britain. The Declaration also is home to one of the best-known sentences in the English language, stating, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."""""""

1778 · Treaty of Alliance with American Colonies

After the battle of Saratoga France realized that America might be worth backing. They formed an alliance with the colonies and sent naval fleets to help with the war.

Name Meaning

Some characteristic forenames: French Emile, Alcide, Andre, Colette, Lucien, Alcee, Amede, Amedee, Ancil, Angelle, Aurele, Benoit.

French: nickname derived from bab-, an onomatopoeic root indicating pouting or stuttering. This surname is found mainly in LA and TX. Compare Babine and Burbine .

Jewish (from Belarus): metronymic from the personal name Babe , formed with the Slavic possessive suffix -in.

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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Le Bon Papa

In 1785 Francois Babin arrived in Louisiana from France on the shhip Le Bon Papa with his sister Marie who married Louis Stievens.

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