| Name |
Marie Mathilde McLean |
Relationship | with Gustave Jean Baptiste Pitard
|
| Born |
Sep 1861 |
Louisiana  |
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| Gender |
Female |
| Census |
1900 |
1919 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana |
- aged 38 (born Sept. 1861); born in Louisiana as with both parents; married 6 years; has had 5 children, 4 still living
|
| Obituary |
Obituary, State Times Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA), p4:
Mathilde LeDoux Succumbs Today at New Orleans
New Orleans, March 9 (AP)—Mrs. Mathilde McLean LeDoux granddaughter of the late Justice Edward Simon of the Louisiana supreme court who was credited with giving Longfellow the “tip” on the poem Evangeline, died here today after a brief illness. She was for many years prominent in New Orleans society.
Her grandfather, Judge Simon, was a pupil of Longfellow’s at Harvard, and according to the story handed down in the Simon family, later wrote the poet about teh wanderings of Evangeline from his home in St. Martinville, La. where now stands the revered Evangeline Memorial oak. Longfellow, who never saw Louisiana, subsequently wrote the poem which contains the most moving and accurate descriptions of the Louisiana scene. |
| Died |
9 Mar 1934 |
New Orleans, Louisiana [1] |
| Notes |
- She is named “divorced wife of Dr. Jules Janin” on the her marriage license to Lucien Ledoux. According to the 1900 census, she'd had 5 children, 4 still living.
There is a Mathilde McLean on the 1870 census, aged 10, with Sidoline McLean (f), aged 30, as the head of household.
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| Person ID |
I1040 |
lansdalepitard |
| Last Modified |
17 Aug 2022 |
1861 - 1934 (72 years)
Language
1856 - 1902 (45 years)
