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St. James Catholic Church Cemetery - Est. 1750/1757St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Cemetery - Est. 1809
St. Jacques de Cabahannoce Cemetery
(St. James Catholic Church Cemetery)
Present Day
During the contruction of the 1929 levee many plots were moved to this location. In the St. James Cemetery ici repose "here rests" many historic and colonial exiled Acadians who immigrated here between 1764 - 1768 after the "Le Grande Deportation" from Nova Scotia.
We investigated, looking for direct line ancestors, the St. James Catholic Church Cemetery located across the river from Convent, Louisiana. A few cousins and in-laws from the 1764 - 1890 period were found, however the ones we were looking for are either unmarked or have been lost to the river.
St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church Cemetery - Est. 1809
These cemeteries date from the mid 1700's and both have a mixture of originally laid graves with graves that have been moved to prevent loosing them to the river. In 1927 this area of the Acadian Coast along the Mississippi River experienced a "great flood" in which the river began shifting and moving. A new levee was constructed which, after completion, stood on land that was previously part of the site of the original St. Michael Cemetery.
Looking for direct line ancestors, we ventured into the St. Michael Cemetery located in Convent, Louisiana. A few cousins and in-laws from the 1764 - 1890 period were found, however the ones we were looking for are either unmarked or have been lost to the river.
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Ludivine Braud married into our family Etienne Melanson - a veteran of the American Revolution Click here for a full size image |
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Ludivine was born during Le Grand Dérangement in Maryland Click here for a full size image |
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| Ludivine BREAUX 52 Feb 1768 Natz, StG, StJ born c1762, probably MD; daughter of Jean-Charles BREAUX & Marie BENOIT; arrived LA 1768, age 6; in report on Acadians who settled at St.-Louis de Natchez, 1768, called Ludivin, age 6, with parents, siblings, & 2 orphans; moved to St.-Gabriel; in St.-Gabriel census, 1777, right bank ascending, unnamed, age 12[sic], with parents & siblings; married, age 18, (1)Étienne Mélançon, son of Alexandre Mélançon & his second wife Osite HEBERT, 14 Apr 1780, St.-Jacques; married, age 27, (2)Francois ARCENEAUX, son of Jean ARCENEAUX & Judith BERGERON, 20 Jan 1789, St.-Jacques.
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Many of the graves and tombs here are in near horrifying condition.
