Marie Magdalene Lemelle

Abt 1770 -

• Name	Marie Magdalene Lemelle
  Birth	Abt 1770	Louisiana, USA
  Gender	Female
  Also Known As	Marie Esprit
  Death	Louisiana, USA
  Burial	Louisiana, USA
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Esprit Lemelle,   b. Abt 1745   d. Yes, date unknown  (Father)  Jacqueline Du Suau,   b. Abt 1730   d. Abt 1790  (Age 60 years)  (Grandmother)
  Person ID	I197	Amling
  Last Modified	12 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Esprit Lemelle,   b. Abt 1745   d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Magdalene Lemelle,   b. Abt 1745   d. Abt 1790 (Age 45 years)
  Family ID	F4092	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	_____ _____   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Antoine Simien,   b. 1786, Louisiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Euphrosyne Decuir  m. 13 May 1806
  Family ID	F4090	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Aug 2023

  
  

  Family 2	Antoine deSimiane,   b. 8 Dec 1753, Marseille, France d. 28 Jun 1811, Louisiana, USA (Age 57 years)
  Children	5 sons and 2 daughters
  	1. Antoine Simien,   b. 1786, Louisiana, USA d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Euphrosyne Decuir  m. 13 May 1806   2. Louis Simien,   b. Abt 1789, Louisiana, USA d. 14 Aug 1868 (Age 79 years)   3. George Simien, Sr.,   b. 1793, Opelousas, St Landry`Parish, Louisiana, USA d. 14 Aug 1868 (Age 75 years) ▻ Marie Josephe Provost  m. 13 Nov 1810;   Marguerita Carabaye;   Francoise Collins  m. 24 Oct 1838   4. Baptiste Simien,   b. 1796   d. Yes, date unknown   5. Francois Panteleon Simien,   b. 1799   d. 15 May 1876, Mallet, St. Landry Parish, LA, USA (Age 77 years) ▻ Marguerite Provost  m. 19 May 1821   6. Marie Louise Simien,   b. Abt 1804   d. Yes, date unknown ▻ Antoine Valentin LeDee  m. 15 Feb 1831   7. Adelle Simien,   b. Abt 1810   d. 1873 (Age 63 years) ▻ Joseph Provost  m. 26 May 1829
  Family ID	F128	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 May 2025

  
  

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  Birth - Abt 1770 - Louisiana, USA Death - - Louisiana, USA Burial - - Louisiana, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		1850 Census Marie Simien - detail
  		1850 Census Marie Simien - full sheet

  
  

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  Marie Magdalena Esprit Lemelle Simien (that's how she might have looked)

  
  

• 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.