Elisa Marie Thibodeau[1]
1906 - 1998 (92 years)
Has more than 100 ancestors but no descendants in this family tree.
1872 - 1963 (25 years)-
Name Elisa Marie Thibodeau Relationship 
with Therese Nadeau Birth 8 Feb 1906 St François, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada 
Gender Female Death 15 Mar 1998 Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA Patriarch & Matriarch 
Mathias Thibodeau, b. 1872 d. Between 1897 and 1963 (Age 25 years) (Father)
Catherine Boucher (3 x Great Grandmother)Siblings4 brothers and 5 sisters Notes - Elisa was born in St. Francis, NB Canada, the ninth generation on this continent, the eighth child of Mathias and Susanne (Nadeau) Thibodeau. Her ancestor, Pierre Thibodeau arrived in Acadia in 1654 from France. At the time of the grand derangement, her ancestors came to the St. John's river valley.
Elisa was five years old when the family crossed the river St. John by canoe to St. Francis Maine in the United States. Her father Mathias farmed during the summers and was a woodsman winters when he would spend the entire season in the forest. Elisa and her sisters and younger brothers were delegated to feed the animals and do the barn chores. In addition to this washer indoor work of cooking, fetching water, cleaning and doing laundry, while her mother spun yarn and wove clothing and blankets.
Her first years in an American school which taught English were her most rigorous as she had to absorb the language while learning the courses given. When she was twelve, she began to hire out as an au pair and housekeeper. She started at three dollars a week.
She married Henry Stanislaus Sylvain on December 26, 1922 in Van Buren Maine at the age of sixteen. The two had seven children and moved frequently to wherever Henry could find work. In 1939, Henry found a job in Winslow Maine where he remained until retirement.
Elisa was diligent in teaching her children French/Canadian traditions, encouraging the language, presenting handed down rituals and relating family histories. Elisa survived her husband of sixty-two years, leaving this world at the age of ninety-two.
Gertrude Rutherford
Whon, Texas 2004
Person ID I21991 Antoine_Roy Last Modified 9 Oct 2011
Father Mathias Thibodeau, b. 1872 d. Between 1897 and 1963 (Age 25 years) Mother 
Suzanne Nadeau, b. Between 1862 and 1878 d. Between 1895 and 1949 (Age 33 years) Marriage 13 Jul 1891 St. Charles, St Francis, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Age at Marriage He : ~ 19 years and 7 months - She : ~ 29 years and 7 months. Family ID F8585 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Husband (Henri) John Stanislaus Henry Sylvain, b. 11 Feb 1901, Connors, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada d. 28 Sep 1984, Waterville, Kennebec County, Maine, USA (Age 83 years)
Marriage 26 Dec 1922 St Francis, Aroostook County, Maine, USA [2, 3] Age at Marriage She : 16 years and 10 months - He : 21 years and 10 months. Family ID F8587 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Elisa was born in St. Francis, NB Canada, the ninth generation on this continent, the eighth child of Mathias and Susanne (Nadeau) Thibodeau. Her ancestor, Pierre Thibodeau arrived in Acadia in 1654 from France. At the time of the grand derangement, her ancestors came to the St. John's river valley.
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Birth - 8 Feb 1906 - St François, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada 
Marriage - 26 Dec 1922 - St Francis, Aroostook County, Maine, USA 
Death - 15 Mar 1998 - Winslow, Kennebec County, Maine, USA = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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