Biography: Andre ODSAN
(c.1707-1755)

Andre Odsan was born about 1707 (age around 48 at date of death) possibly at Thiville (a small hamlet south of Chateaudun) the son of Jacques Odsan and his wife Perrine Jarry.

He married (by which date both his parents had died) on the 9th February 1733 at St Valerien, Chateaudun, Marie Oudin (alias Houdin) the daughter of Marin Oudin and his wife Elizabeth Chartrain. Present at the wedding were Jacques and Louis his brothers, Jacques Odsan (who signed Haudessant) his first cousin and Pierre Rousseau his brother-in-law.

Of their marriage there was issue of 6 known children, Marie Andree Dauphine (1733-1738), Marie Renee (1735-1748), Andre Mathurin (1737-?), Marie (1740-?), Jean Baptiste Pierre (1742-1751), and Jacques (1751-1814). Generally described as a dayworker (Journalier) one entry states Vigneron (presumably he was hired as a worker assisting in the vineyards).

Andre died aged around 48 years old on the 31st March 1755, and was buried in the local cemetery of St Valerien, Chateaudun the following day in the presence of his eldest son Andre, Jacques his brother, Anthoine Houdin his brother-in-law and Jacques Auxens (would be the son 1832-1863 of Jacques his brother - dba), Vincent Houdin and Anthoine Houdin his nephews (Note interestingly both a Vincent and an Antoine Houdin were brothers to Marie the wife of Andre's brother Jacques, yet here the same names but indicating that they were Andre's nephews, or the sons of Andre's brother-in-law, as the brother-in-law Anthoine Houdin is mentioned, it is probable that they were his two sons - dba).

DOCUMENTATION:

(1) Certificate of Marriage dated 9th February 1733, being No 726 in the Registers of St Valerien held at Chateaudun reads: "L'an mil sept cent trente trois le lundy neuvieme jour de fevrier apres les francailles et la publication des trois bans de mariage faites par trois jours de dimanches ou festes fait dans cette eglise qu'en celle de Thyville, sans quil se soit trouve d'opposition ny decouvert d'empedhiment entre Andre Odsan fils de feu jacques, et de feue perrine Ne a tean (Nea..an ends in n or u - seems funny) d'une part de la susditte paroisse de Thyville; et Marie Oudin fille de Marin et d'Elizabeth Chartrain de cette paroisse d'autre part, vu le certificat du sieur cure de Thyville en datte de lejour'huy, signe Girard cure de Thyville, j'ai vicaire sousssigne fait la celebraticen du dit mariage en recevant des dittes parties leur mutuel consentement par parolles de present selon la forme et les ceremonies prescribes en le diocese en presence de jacques et louis odsan freres de l'epoux de jacques odsan son cousin germain, de pierre Rousseau son Beau frere, en presence aussi et du consentement de Marin oudin et d'Elizabeth chartrain pere et mere de l'epouse, de vincent et d'Antoine oudin ses freres qui ont tous declare ne scavoir signer de ceregnis a l'exception de Jacques odsan qui a signe avec nous et le Sieur Mathieu Boucher Cavalier de la Marechausse." Document signed by parties indicated, Jacques Odsan signed himself 'Jacques haudessant'.

(2) Certificate of Death of the Parish St Valerien, Chateaudun being no. 1218 for the 1 April 1955 held at the Mairie Chateaudun which reads: "Le premier jour d'avril de l'an mil sept cent cinquante cinq par moi vicaire soussigne ete inhume dans le cimeture de cete eglise le corps de Andre Auxen decede hier a l'age d'environ quarante huit ans apres avoid recu les ... Sacremens de penitence en d'extreme unction; ont ettes presens andre auxens son fils, jacques auxens son frere, anthoine houdin son Beau frere, jacques auxens, vincent houdin, anthoine houdin ses neveaux qui ont tous declares ne savoir signes le Requis suivant l'Ordonnance".

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