Dr. Marion John LeDoux

1916 - 1991  (74 years)

Capt. Zenon le Doux

1776 - 1817  (41 years)

Birth	1776
Christened	18 Aug 1776	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Died	1 Feb 1817	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Family	Marie Felicite Adelaide Armant           b. 9 Nov 1779, Natchez, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Married	Aug 1794	Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Zenon le Doux, Jr.           b. 26 Apr 1796, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana

Marie Gournier

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	François Le Mercier Duquesnay           b. 15 Nov 1734, Paroisse Sainte-Croix, Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, Pays de la Loire, France
Children	+ 1. Marie Isabel Elizabeth Le Mercier Duquesnay           b. 1 Oct 1764, Cap-Français, Saint-Domingue

Dr. Alexandre LeDoux, Sr.

1869 - 1930  (61 years)

Birth	12 Mar 1869	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	23 Dec 1930	2007 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Lucien Amaron le Doux           b. 8 Sep 1845, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Marie Ann Payan           b. 15 Mar 1849, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	24 Apr 1867	New Orleans, Louisiana
Divorced	Bef 1887
Family	Ines Marie Pitard           b. 9 Apr 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	12 Nov 1907	St. Augustine Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Alexandre François "Alex" LeDoux, Jr.           b. 12 Sep 1908, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Gustave Pitard LeDoux           b. 1910   3. Edwin Joseph LeDoux           b. 1911 + 4. Dr. Marion John LeDoux           b. 4 Jul 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana

Ines Marie Pitard

1881 - 1965  (83 years)

Birth	9 Apr 1881	New Orleans, Louisiana
Died	28 Mar 1965
Buried	31 Mar 1965	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Gustave Pitard, Sr.           b. 12 Jan 1838, New Orleans, Louisiana
Mother	Cecilia Marie "Cecile" Maupay           b. 1 Aug 1848
Married	12 Feb 1867
Family	Dr. Alexandre LeDoux, Sr.           b. 12 Mar 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	12 Nov 1907	St. Augustine Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
Children	+ 1. Alexandre François "Alex" LeDoux, Jr.           b. 12 Sep 1908, New Orleans, Louisiana   2. Gustave Pitard LeDoux           b. 1910   3. Edwin Joseph LeDoux           b. 1911 + 4. Dr. Marion John LeDoux           b. 4 Jul 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana

Dorothy Hunter

1918 - 1993  (75 years)

Birth	18 Aug 1918	London, Madison Co., Ohio
Died	9 Sep 1993	Harrison Co., Mississippi
Buried	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana
Father	Dr. Matthew Charles Hunter           b. 1 Feb 1890
Mother	Catherine Foody           b. 19 Feb 1895
Family	Dr. Marion John LeDoux           b. 4 Jul 1916, New Orleans, Louisiana
Married	6 Feb 1943	St. Francis Xavier Church, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana

• Name	Marion John LeDoux
  Prefix	Dr.
  Birth	4 Jul 1916	New Orleans, Louisiana   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 13
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 39 104 Alex Ledoux Head Male White 1869 61 Married Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Physician, own account Esplanade Ave 40 104 Ines Ledoux Wife Female White 1882 48 Married Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Esplanade Ave 41 104 Alex Ledoux Son Male White 1909 21 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Backer, wholesale merchants Esplanade Ave 42 104 Marion Ledoux Son Male White 1917 13 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Esplanade Ave 43 104 Anna Mishe Housekeeper Female White 1874 56 Single Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana House Keeper, private family Esplanade Ave  Page:  6A  ED:  Dist. 0108  Enumerated:  7 Apr. 1930
  Census	1940	2007 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana
  aged 23, single, 3 years college, born in Louisiana; same home 5 years ago
  Image Transcript Ln Hhold Given Surname Relation Gender Race BirthDate Age Status BirthPlace BirthPlace of Father BirthPlace of Mother Immigration Year Occupation Veteran Street 51 146 Inez Ledoux Head Female White 1882 58 Widowed Louisiana Manager Esplanade Avenue 52 146 Alexander Ledoux Son Male White 1909 31 Single Louisiana Bookkeeper Esplanade Avenue 53 146 Marion Ledoux Son Male White 1917 23 Single Louisiana Esplanade Avenue 54 146 Gustave Pitard Brother Male White 1871 69 Married Louisiana Manufacturer Agent-Hand Esplanade Avenue 55 146 Lucie Pitard Sister-in-law Female White 1873 67 Married Louisiana Louisiana Louisiana Esplanade Avenue 56 146 Anna Mische Housekeeper Female White 1874 66 Single Louisiana Housekeeper Esplanade Avenue  NARA Pub:  T627  Roll:  01424  Page:  8b  ED:  36-180  Enumerated:  10 April
  Military Service	He enlisted in the Army in 1940, and served as a Dr. in WW2 in the Pacific. See his obituary for details.
  Obituary	Obituary, Times-Picayune, 25 JUne 1991: Dr. Marion John LeDoux, an internist who retired as medical director of Pan American Life Insurance Co., died Friday of a heart attack in Gulfport, Miss. He was 74. Dr. LeDoux was born in New Orleans and lived in Gulfport for 17 years. He graduated from the Louisiana State University School of Medicine in 1940. He served in the Army Medical Corps during World War II as a lieutenant colonel and was awarded the Bronze Star. He entered the private practice of internal medicine in 1949 and held staff appointments at Hotel Dieu, Touro Infirmary, Charity and DePaul hospitals. He held the rank of clinical professor of medicine of Tulane Medical School. He joined Pan American Life Insurance Co. in New Orleans in 1960 as medical director and in 1977 become senior vice president. He was a past president of the New Orleans Graduate Medical Assembly. He was active in several Carnival, social and heritage organizations and was a member of Orleans Parish Medical Society. He is survived by his wife, Dorothy Hunter LeDoux. A Mass was said Monday in Gulfport, Miss. Burial was in Metairie Cemetery.
  Death	21 Jun 1991	Gulfport, Harrison Co., Mississippi
  Burial	Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   [2]
  	http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=96073080
  Origins
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Capt. Zenon le Doux           b. 1776             d. 1 Feb 1817, Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana  (Age 41 years)  (2 x Great Grandfather)  Marie Gournier             d. Yes, date unknown  (4 x Great Grandmother)
  Notes	A medical doctor. He was a Dr. and a major in the army when he got married. I take his vital information from his entry in the Register of the General Society of the War of 1812. He was a member tracing his line back to Zenon Le Doux Sr., m. Adelaide Armand, and Zenon Le Doux Jr., who m. Mathilde Vignes. This is his full biographical entry: LeDoux, Marion John, M.D. Gen. No. 3408, La. No. 445. Elected 1 May 1968. B. New Orleans, La. 4 Jul 1916, m. Metairie, La, 6 Feb. 1943, Dorothy Marie Hunter, b. London, Ohio 18 Aug. 1918. Military: Lt. Col., U.S. Army Medical Corps. W.W. II in Pacific and Japan, received Bronze Star Medal. Lt. Col. Medical Corps, La. National Guard recalled during Berlin crisis into active service. Holds title of Assoc. Prof., Clinical Medicine, Tulane U. Sch. of Medicine, New Orleans. Occup: Vice Pres. and Med. Dir., Pan-American Life Ins. Co., New Orleans. Address: 208 Betz Pl., Metairie, La. 70005. He had no children, according to family notes. [1]
  Person ID	I3035
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

  Father	Dr. Alexandre LeDoux, Sr.           b. 12 Mar 1869, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 23 Dec 1930, 2007 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Ines Marie Pitard           b. 9 Apr 1881, New Orleans, Louisiana           d. 28 Mar 1965 (Age 83 years)
  Marriage	12 Nov 1907	St. Augustine Church, New Orleans, Louisiana

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Dorothy Hunter           b. 18 Aug 1918, London, Madison Co., Ohio           d. 9 Sep 1993, Harrison Co., Mississippi (Age 75 years)
  Marriage	6 Feb 1943	St. Francis Xavier Church, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana
  Family ID	F2093	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2025

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 4 Jul 1916 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1930 - New Orleans, Louisiana  Census - 1940 - 2007 Esplanade Ave., New Orleans, Louisiana  Marriage - 6 Feb 1943 - St. Francis Xavier Church, Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana  Death - 21 Jun 1991 - Gulfport, Harrison Co., Mississippi  Burial - - Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, Louisiana   = Link to Google Earth
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• Reference

  Pitard, D. "Dr. Marion John LeDoux". Genealogy at Pitard.net. https://ancestors.pitard.net/getperson.php?personID=I3035&tree=1sttree (accessed March 16, 2025).