Other Events and Attributes:

• Also Known As: Marie Esprit

Notes:

(Research):Marie's last names Lemelle and Esprit were used interchangeable. We know she lived on the Lemelle plantation. We believe (although not proven yet) that her father was Jacques Lemelle and her mother was a slave girl.

Family/Spouse: _____ _____. _____ and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Antoine Simien was born in 1786 in Louisiana, USA; and died.

Family/Spouse: Antoine deSimiane. Antoine (son of Etienne deSimiane and Marie Grenier) was born on 8 Dec 1753 in Marseille, France; died on 28 Jun 1811 in Louisiana, USA; was buried in St. Landry Church Cemetery, Opelousas, LA, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Antoine Simien was born in 1786 in Louisiana, USA; and died.
2. Louis Simien was born about 1789 in Louisiana, USA; was christened on 13 Apr 1790 in St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, LA, USA; died on 14 Aug 1868.
3. George Simien, Sr. was born in 1793 in Opelousas, St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, USA; died on 14 Aug 1868.
4. Baptiste Simien was born in 1796; and died.
5. Francois Panteleon Simien was born in 1799; died on 15 May 1876 in Mallet, St. Landry Parish, LA, USA.
6. Marie Louise Simien was born about 1804; and died.
7. Adelle Simien was born about 1810; died in 1873.