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Rosa Lea <I>Falgout</I> Chauvin

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Rosa Lea Falgout Chauvin

Birth
Houma, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
18 Sep 1945 (aged 74)
Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Leah, as she liked to be called, was the mother of 12 children, five sons and seven daughters. Two sons, John Washington and Serge (Sidney) Marcel, served in World War I and one son, Clifford Rex served during WWII. Her husband, Michel Merile Chauvin, died in an accident in Mulvay in July 1916. She was left with seven children under the age of 16 to take care of. The family moved from Gueydan to St. Martinville where some of her children had settled after marriage. For the rest of her life, she would call St. Martinville her home.

She loved to cook and passed her cooking skills including how to make gumbo down to her children and their spouses. It is said that after her death, some of her cooking pots were donated to the Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site where they can be seen in the kitchen area.

She shares her tomb with her son, Clifford Rex Chauvin, her grandson, Howard Martin and his wife, Mary.

The name plate at the top of her tomb is in reference to the fact that she was Merrill Chauvin's wife. Merrill is buried at Gueydan Cemetery, Gueydan, Louisiana.


Leah, as she liked to be called, was the mother of 12 children, five sons and seven daughters. Two sons, John Washington and Serge (Sidney) Marcel, served in World War I and one son, Clifford Rex served during WWII. Her husband, Michel Merile Chauvin, died in an accident in Mulvay in July 1916. She was left with seven children under the age of 16 to take care of. The family moved from Gueydan to St. Martinville where some of her children had settled after marriage. For the rest of her life, she would call St. Martinville her home.

She loved to cook and passed her cooking skills including how to make gumbo down to her children and their spouses. It is said that after her death, some of her cooking pots were donated to the Longfellow-Evangeline Historic Site where they can be seen in the kitchen area.

She shares her tomb with her son, Clifford Rex Chauvin, her grandson, Howard Martin and his wife, Mary.

The name plate at the top of her tomb is in reference to the fact that she was Merrill Chauvin's wife. Merrill is buried at Gueydan Cemetery, Gueydan, Louisiana.


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  • Created by: Gendiva922
  • Added: Aug 26, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15522171/rosa_lea-chauvin: accessed ), memorial page for Rosa Lea Falgout Chauvin (1 Aug 1871–18 Sep 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15522171, citing Saint Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Saint Martinville, St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA; Maintained by Gendiva922 (contributor 46626858).