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BODIN Children Pennsylvania Photos Found

lauren_tyson — 2012-01-08 20:05:37Z

I found three old photos, circa 1860-74 of Stanley BODIN, Hattie BODIN and "Son of Eva S. BODIN" in an antique shop in Beaumont, CA. Please contact me if these are your ancestors.

Re: Was Nicholas Bodin "Miragoiune'" a grandson of Jean Bodin

redmondc132 — 2011-07-09 02:47:16Z

This information was taken from an article in the Deep South Genealogical Quarterly, February 1968, entitled "Spain and Mobile" by E. Herndon Smith, Mobile Public Library:
"Under Spanish rule much property changed hands. A few of the old French grants remained. Mon Louis Island remained in the possession of the heirs of Nicholas Baudin. He was neither interpreter, pilot or surveyor, but was awarded this estate for other reasons. He had married Francoise Pollet and Iberville had married Marie Pollet. Nicholas Baudin (Beaudoin) and his brother, Michael, the Jesuit who was excommunicated, were the sons of Gervais Beaudoin, a French physician who had settled Quebec.
"The colonists who came from Canada differed in some respects from those gathered from the towns and villages of France by the John Law Company. They loved the woods and the water and built their homes on the bayous or near the bay. Those from France preferred the sights and sounds of the streets of Mobile and New Orleans. They became shrewd in business transactions, more sophisticated in manners. The courier des bois roamed the wild lands, and far from civilization, mingled and mixed with the Indians."

Miles Womack has information (from Joan and Anabell Newman) stating that Gervais Beaudoin was a physician from France who settled in Quebec, Canada, then in Mobile, Ala.
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BODIN Allen J - Vietnam Wall section 6W

t42Vietnam_ParkerCoTX — 2011-05-14 12:39:44Z

BODIN Allen J - Vietnam Wall section 6W

Honor our Veterans. This is one of many photographs of the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Parker Co, TX. Feel free to use this picture for your personal records. This is one of the 220,676 photos free at http://teafor2.com where they are listed in order by state(Texas), county(Parker), cemetery(Vietnam) and Surname.

If you know more about this person please reply here instead of contacting me because this is not my family.

Re: looking for any informaton on Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin

lauleann — 2011-05-14 02:48:38Z

I connect to Nicholas through his son Luis and daughter Francoise Hypolita. What information have you found on this line? Who are Nicholas' parents? How did he come to get this huge grant of land in Mobile? I have that Nicholas was born in Tours in Lourraine, Dept. of Indre-et-Loire, France. Any information you could provide would be very helpful.

Audrey Louise Bodin

handschiegl — 2010-11-21 18:29:09Z

Am trying to find out anything about Audrey Louise Bodin. She was born August 1, 1932 in Los Angeles, California. Daughter of Jack Wilson Bodin and Barbara Grace Muller Bodin. Can anyone help?

Re: Bodins

ShiloahGarvin — 2010-10-22 00:11:05Z

Hello,

My parents visited with Clifford August Bodin years ago and I have a letter from him to them, as well as some handwritten family trees that he gave them. His mother Elisabet was my great grandmother's sister

I sure would love to find out more about that side of the family

Shiloah Garvin

Bodin

gardinere — 2010-09-10 10:26:14Z

I am looking for relatives of WALTER Bodin, went to India (Lucknow) in 1884 with the English army and stayed there, married to Caroline

Re: Nicolas Bodin "Miragouine"

bordoquy — 2010-06-29 03:21:29Z

My family is from Montlouis sur Loire, my mother who is 88 still lives there and I visit every two years. I presently live in Mexico but I went to the States in 1970 , to Mobile Alabama and got married in 71, you will not believe this, we rented a house in Bellefontaine Alabama on the Fowl river and were directly accross from the original settlement of Montlouis Island.
I met people there who spoke some type of old French since there was no dialect in that part of France, their dialect became the "king´s French.
In these days there was not internet so I never looked into the connetion between the two Montlouis. I will take that story with me to their city hall when I go back in May 2012.
Talking about a small world. The name Bodin is very comon in the area but I will try to see if any of the old families know anything about this story.
Fascinating.
By the way there are comedies produced in France called Les Bodins and one of my cousin is the set designer......
I never heard of Miragouine but again it is a word from the area and I will try to find something out.
Brigitte

Re: Bodin's from Sweden

KirkRansom51 — 2010-03-23 16:44:36Z

Anyone connected with this line?

Jonas Bodin , b. 3 Apr 1825
+Greta Carolina Eriksdoften , b. 1826, d. May 1873
Jonus Petter Bodin , b. 1849
Erik Olaf Bodin , b. 8 Feb 1852
Mathias Bodin , b. 17 Mar 1857
Anders August Bodin , b. 1862 in Sweden, d. 1944 in USA
+Christina Jomsson (or Persson) , b. 1864, d. 1950
Ernest August Bodin , b. 26 May 1887 in Sweden, d. 1968 Duluth MN
+Ida Marie Spence (Speuite?) , b. 20 Feb 1888 in Sweden, d. Duluth MN

This is my wife's line. Her father was one of six children of Ernest August and Ida Marie.

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

linaik — 2009-03-30 00:07:30Z

Kitty,

Nicolas and Francoise were my 8th great grandparents. I'm very interested in all of information you and others have provided in this thread.

I do have a question: Where did you get your information about Jean Lafitte and Pierre Lafitte being grandsons of Nicolas and Francoise? Do you know who Jean and Pierre's parents were. I'm very interested in the relationship between Jean Lafitte and the Bouttes.

Bodin,Beaudin,Bodie,Michigan

winnarae511 — 2008-12-13 16:44:01Z

I am searching for any relatives of the Bodin family,Sault Ste.Marie,Michigan.The parents were Louis Bodin and Margaret Laporte-St.George they had 11 children from 1868 to 1884 or so.My great grandmother was the youngest child Augusta.

Re: Bodin's from Sweden

dlmchild — 2008-06-20 01:13:49Z

Ty for responding to my post. I don't see any relatives with the last name Gustaf in my tree, other than a Anna Gustafsdotter back in the 1600's. Do you have any other Bodin's?? None of my older ancestors were from Stockholm. Some younger living relatives do live there today.

Any info on Bodin's in the U.S.?

Thanks

Re: Bodin's from Sweden

jnbrubow — 2008-06-19 05:42:31Z

My family from my fathers side is from Sweden. Carl Gustaf Jr. Is my father and Carl Gustaf from Stockholm Sweden is my grandfather. My Great grand father Carl Sigfrid Bodin owned a tobacco factory in Stockholm. Not sure if this helps...

Re: Is Gregoire Bodin a kinsmen of Nicholas Bodin "MIragoiune"

cyndiducote — 2008-05-28 23:54:36Z

Hi, I was perusing ancestry.com and came upon your question. Gregoire's parents were Jean Louis Bodin and Franciose Doiron. The farthest back that has been researched is to Pierre Bodin born in France in 1715. The Louisiana Bodins started with Jean Louis. My mother is a direct descendent of Pierre Bodin. I hope this helps. I will try to find out if there is a link between Pierre and Nicholas. My aunt has been very involved in researching her father's family.

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

SMITHHAN — 2008-02-27 09:31:07Z

I know that Fanchon was purchased from my 6x great grandmother Francoise Paille, but I have no knowledge of her ancestry. From the information I gathered, Fanchon was purchased in Mobile, Al. Anyway Francoise Paille Bodin came to Louisiana to help care for Andre and Marie Anne Josephe Boutte's children. Francoise Paille was the daughter of a Nobleman by the name of Francois Pollet de la Pocatiere. There is a town near Quebec,Canada that he founded. There is quite a bit of information about Pollet on the Wikipedia website. Anyway, Pollet married Marie Anne Juchereau who descended from Nicolas Juchereau Sieur of St. Denis and Marie Therese Giffard. Giffard was the daughter of Robert Giffard de Moncel. Also, her grandparents were nobleman Jean Juchereau du Maur and Marie Langlois. Anyway, these people were of Perche ancestry, and were the first settlers of Quebec. Due to My 3x grandparents being 1st cousins. I am related to these noblemen double time. Francois Paille's uncle Louis Juchereau was the founder of Natchitoches, La. and he was the owner of the famous slave Coin-Coin. She had obtained a massive amount of land along Cane river and was the foremother of the wealthy Metoyer clan. I really don't know how Francois Paille met my forefather Nicolas Baudin/ Bodin. But they really helped populate the Mobile area. Their son Louis married Marie Louise Laurendine. She was the daughter of Pierre Lorandini/Laurendine and Marie Anne Fourchet. I read an article in a local magazine that legend has it that every tenth person you meet on the streets of Mobile is a descended of Pierre. Anyway, you can find out about these prominent people on Wikipedia and Dictionary of Canadian Biography on line.

Sherri Smith

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

k_courts — 2008-02-24 20:44:49Z

Charity,
I know that Andre Claude Boutte purchased Fanchon from his mother in law, Francoise Paille Bodin, who was the widow of Nicolas Bodin dit Margouin, sometimes in the year of 1760 and at the time Francois Paille was residing in Point Coupee Parish. I think that the name of Fanchon was Francoise, and she was a slave of Francois Paille, who was the widow of Miragouin. Fanchon was the mother of five children of Andre Claude Boutte, Rosette Boutte Frilot, who was the wife of Claude Frilot and Claude Frilot was the son of Micheal Frilot, which surname fo Frilot was spelled Frilloux and the Frilloux family is from ST. Charles Parish, Louisiana, then there was Louis HIlaire, Pierre, Andre Claude, Junior and Phillpeau.
Try looking on google and searching French Canadians and you may find the website there or type in French Candian Genealogy websites and see what comes up.
Hope this helps,
kitty

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

cbfamu — 2008-02-24 07:16:40Z

Hi there,

I am a descendant of Andre Claude Boutte and Fanchon. I am wondering if it might be possible to find information about Fanchon through Francoise Paille and Nicolas Bodin. Perhaps there is information on where they obtained their slaves or their slaves origins. I believe that Andre bought Fanchon from Francoise Paille. Also, I would love to know the website that has the biographies of these prominent French Canadians.

Thanks,

Charity Boutte Murrell

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

k_courts — 2007-08-19 07:30:35Z

Sherri,
I am deepy appreciative for your answering my query and I am amazed at the information about Francois Paille, who was the wife of Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin. For years, I have been researching both, Nicholas and Francoise, and trying to connect Nicholas Bodin's Bodin family to the Bodin family of Gregoire Bodin, who lived in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. From my research, I find both, Nicholas and now Francoise, very, very amazing people. It is not wonder that one of their grandsons was Jean Lafitte, the pirate, and another grandson was Pierre Lafitte, who masterminded the whole masquarade and operation of the colorful brothers Lafitte. Actually, Nicholas and Francoise are some of the oldest settlers in Mobile. I know that by the year of 1760 that Francois Paille, who was then the widow of Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin, was living in Pointe Coupee Parish, Loiusiana, and ironically there is a little town called, Miragouin, located just over the I 10 spillway going towards Baton Rouge, La from Lafayette, La. I wonder if that is not the place of her plantation. Then probably after the death of her daughter, Marie Ann Josephe Bodin dit Miragouin, who was the wife of Andre Claude Boutte, Francoise Paille is found livinging in New Orleans in the French Quarter with her son in law, Andre Claude Boutte, and his five sons, I think it is very proable to say that Francoise Paille came to live with the Boutte family to help raise the youngest son, Jean baptiste, after the death of his mother and also to run the Boutte household. Also, in the year of 1760, Andre Claude Boutte purchases a slave woman from his mother in law, Francoise Paille, and that slave woman, who was named Fanchon, and the real name of the slave woman was Francoise, became the mistress of Andre Claude Boutte and bore him four sons, Claude, Hilaire, Pierre, and Phillpeaux, and one daughter, Rosette, who became the mistress of Claude Frilot.
Also, the Juchereau family, which I am also familar with is related to the first Spanish Governor, don Antiono Ulloa as Ulloa married one of the Ramon girls, whose sister was married to Louis Juchereau, and the Juchereau family also goes by the name of St. Denys. And the Juchereau family is also related to the DeBlanc family from New Iberia, Louisina and Nachitoches, Louisiana.
My name is Kitty Courts and I live between the towns of New Iberia and Jeanerette, Louisiana on a sugarcane plantation. I do research and write books, and this is how I got led on to all these people.
I will check out that web site on the Canadians, and I thank you so much for telling me about it.
Also, you might want to read this novel as it is about Louis Juchereau Saint Dennis, which is really spelled St. Denys, and his career and finding, meeting, and marrying Manuela Ramon, whose sister was married to Ulloa. YOu might find this novel very interesting, the title of the novel is "River Temptress" and the author is Myra Rowe, and it was published by zebra books, kensington publishing company, and it was copyrighted in 1987, and the ISBN # is ISBN 0-8217-2227-1. Hope that you enjoy the book!
Thank you so very much for answering my query, I sincerely appreciate it very much, thank you, kitty courts

Re: information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

SMITHHAN — 2007-08-18 07:39:40Z

My name is Sherri Smith,and I live in a suburb of Mobile. After researching my ancestry, I found out that Francoise Paille and Nicolas Bodin were my 6x great grandparents. After researching Francoise Paille, I was quite amazed. Francoise was the daughter of Marie Anne Juchereau who was the sister of Louis Juchereau (French Canadian Explorer who founded Nachitoches, La.). Also, Their grandfather Jean Juchereau Sieur de Maure help found Quebec, Canada. Francoise Paille was born in Brittany, France. I think Francois Pollet de la combe Pocatier was her father. There is a website that has the biographies of these prominent French Canadians.

Bodin

LuellaBodinBroussard — 2007-07-24 00:43:39Z

Looking for Earl Bodin married to Mildred Trouard
still doing Genealogy on Bodin's.could be from Louisianna Or
Jefferson co.Texas

where are the sons of Nicolaas Bodin dit Miragouine

k_courts — 2007-06-01 20:37:33Z

does anyone know any information about the sons of Nicolas Bodin dit Miragouin, did they stay in the Mobile area or did they move westward when Mobile became English territory in 1764, did they settle in New Orleans or St. Charles parish, Louisiana, I know that one son was named Jean Baptiste Bodin, any information would be greatly appreaciated, thank you very much

information on the wife of nicolas bodin dit miragouin, francoise paille

k_courts — 2007-06-01 20:35:21Z

does anyone know any information on the wife of nicholas bodon dit miragouin, who was francoise paille, and they were married before they came to Mobile, ala. I know that nicholas bodin dit miragouin had a French land grant on land comprising present day Bellingrath Gardens and owned Mons Louis Island off the Ala coast, and that he and his wife had several children, one daughter, Marie Anne Jospehe married Andre Claude Boutte, and another daughter married a Mr. Alexander, and several sons. I have seen that Francoise Paille was from the area of Alsac Lorraine, but I know no more. any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much

looking for bodin's from mobile, ala

k_courts — 2007-06-01 16:26:52Z

does anyone know that if it is possible that nicholas bodin dit miragouin grandfather was Jean Bodin and if this family might not be originally from Germany, I have heard that there is Jewish blood in the veins of this Bodin family and that they migrated to Mons Louis, France from spain to escape persecution by the Spanish Inquisition and is it possible that they left Germany went to Spain and then left for France, Mons Louis looks like on the map that it could be leading on the roadway from Spain, and does anyone know who the father of Nicolas Bodin dit miragouin was? any information would be greatly appreciated, thank you very much

Is Gregoire Bodin a kinsmen of Nicholas Bodin "MIragoiune"

k_courts — 2007-05-29 19:48:30Z

Is Gregorie Bodin, who settled in St. Mary Parish, Louisinaa, and the owner of Vacharie Plantation in the Cypremort Prarie, a kinsmen of Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin? I know that Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin had some sons but I have never found any information on where they settled or what happened to them. any information would be appreciated.

Was Nicholas Bodin "Miragoiune'" a grandson of Jean Bodin

k_courts — 2007-05-29 19:44:55Z

Was nicholas Bodin "Miragouine" a grandson of Jean Bodin, who was the famed French economist and one time couselor to the KIng of France? I know that Nicholas Bodin "Miragouin" was referred to as Sieur Miragouin and the name Miragouin means musketeer, and his plantation, which comprise lands of present day Bellingrath Gardens was referred to as Musketeer Plantation and was this a reference to Nicholas Bodin serving as a musketeer or a member of the household calvary of the KIng of France prior to coming to the Province of Louisiana. That may be the true reason why Nicholas Bodin was granted such a vast land grant of 14,000 arpents of land and Mons Louis Island, which is situated off the Coast of Alabama. And does anyone know if Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouine family was of the Jewish faith and migrated from Spain to France to escape persecution by the Spanish Inquistion. Any information would be very appreciated. thank you, kitty courts

Re: Nicolas Bodin "Miragouine"

k_courts — 2007-05-29 19:39:08Z

do you know if Nicholas Bodin "Miragouine" served in the musketters of the King of France prior to coming to the Province of Louisiana? that might be the reason why he received such a large land grant of 14,000 aprents which comprie present day Bellingrath Gardens and Mons Louis Island off the Alabama Coast. Have you ever heard that Nicholas Bodin was a gradson of Jean Bodin, the famed French economist and one time counselor to the King of France? Are have you ever heard that the ascendants of Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouine were of the Jewish faith and they came to France from Spain, where they were persecuted during the Spanish Inquestion?

Re: Nicolas Bodin "Miragouine"

k_courts — 2007-05-29 19:34:55Z

Was Nicholas Bodin "MIragoiune" a grandson of Jean Bodin, who was the famed French economist and counselor to the King of France.

looking for any informaton on Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin

k_courts — 2007-05-29 19:32:03Z

I am searching for the names of the parents of Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin, who was an early settler of Mobile, Ala, and he received a French land grant of 14,000 arpents of land which comprise present day Bellingrath Gardens and he was the husband of Francois Paille, and the father of Marie Anne Jospehe Bodin who was the wife of Andre Claude Boutte. I know that Nichoals Bodin claimed he was from Mons Louis, France. Is Nichoals Bodin dit Miragouin a grandson of Jean Bodin?
The name Miragouin, means musketter and the name of his plantation was called Musketter Plantation, prior to coming to the Province of Louisiana did Nicholas Bodin dit Miragouin serve as a musketter to the King of France? And that was the reason why he was given such as large land grant of 14,00 arpents of land then he owned Mons Louis island off the Alabama coast, were these French land grants as a thank you gift for being in the household calvary of the King of France? Please help

Re: Bodin's from Sweden

dmchild1 — 2007-04-07 05:13:03Z

I don't know if anyone will reply to this since it is now 2007, but my father's family were Bodin's from Sweden.
My grandfather is John Erik BODIN born 3-24-1885. His father was Erik Johan BODIN from Sume, Sweden born 12-8-1852.
His mother was Brita C. JONSDOTTER

LorettaPitreSwafford — 2003-07-04 23:42:25Z

Our paths keeping crossing.I am looking for info on John George Broussard Other names is Eric & Lucille Derouen.Have you come acros this info?