Individual Details
John Abraham B. RABIDEAU
(Abt 1823 - 2 Sep 1899)
Birth record of Moses Rabideau refers to him as half-Indian, indicating that John Rabideau was probably Métis.
Obituary of John Rabideau from Ancestry.com -- originally submitted by KenTyler44 on 1 Nov 2012.
Events
Families
| Spouse | Margaret Mary CHAMPOUX (1818 - 1891) |
| Child | Celina or Lucinda RABIDEAU (1843 - ) |
| Child | Mary Margaret RABIDEAU (1843 - ) |
| Child | May or Mary RABIDEAU (1845 - ) |
| Child | Olive Philomene RABIDEAU (1848 - ) |
| Child | Moses RABIDEAU (1850 - 1906) |
| Child | Ann Mary RABIDEAU (1851 - ) |
| Child | Emmanuel RABIDEAU (1852 - ) |
| Child | Julieanne "Julia" RABIDEAU (1854 - 1912) |
| Child | Abraham "Abram" RABIDEAU (1857 - 1937) |
Notes
Birth
Age 47 in 1870. Age 57 in 1880.Census (family)
John Robido was the head of the household, which consisted of one male and three females, for a total of four persons.Census (family)
Lived next door to Felix Champeau (Shampo) and family.Enumerated with this family are John B. Robedau, a farmer, age 30; his wife, Margaret, age 30; and children: Mary, age 5; Lucinda, age 7; and Philomen (a male?), age 2.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/8054/4191531_00114?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d8054%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing#?imageId=4191531_00122
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family are John Rabideau, age 38, a farmer born in Canada; his wife, Margaret, age 42, born in Canada;and children, all born in Wisconsin: Celina, age 17; May, age 15; Olive, age 12; Moses, age 9; Manuelle, age 8; Julien (m), age 5; and Abram, age 3.The family lived next to that of Manuel Champeau.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7667/4298895_00096/36015072?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.aspx%3fdbid%3d2442%26path%3d&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnBrowsing
Census (family)
The Rabideaus lived just down the road from Manuel Champeau's family.Enumerated with this family are John Rabedeau, age 47, a farmer born in Canada; his wife, Margaret, age 50, born in Canada, and their children, all born in Wisconsin: Moses, age 19; Manuel, age 16; Julia, age 14; and Abram, age 12.
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7163/4268441_00538?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord#?imageId=4268441_00539
Census (family)
Enumerated with this family are John Rabidos, farmer, age 57, born in Canada; his wife, Mary, age 60, born in Canada; Abram, age 23, born in Wisconsin,, and also Frank Languedos, age 10, born in Wisconsin (both parents born in Wis), a boarder. Note: Joseph Languedos, age 13, is staying with the family next door: Medor and Aulive Dumas. Would this be Olive Rabidos, daughter of John and Margaret? The age fits (31 in 1880). And were the Languedos boys grandsons of Antoine and Elmire Languedoc (Longdo)?http://interactive.ancestry.com/6742/4244703-00387?backurl=&ssrc=&backlabel=ReturnRecord
Death
Obituary from Brown County Democrat -- see Mediahttp://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&db=wideath1820&rank=1&new=1&MSAV=1&msT=1&gss=angs-d&gsfn=John&gsln=Rabideau&msydy=1899&msypn__ftp=Brown+County%2c+Wisconsin%2c+USA&msypn=393&msypn_PInfo=7-|0|1652393|0|2|3247|52|0|393|0|0|&dbOnly=_F0002798|_F0002798_x%2c_F0002799|_F0002799_x%2c_F0002784|_F0002784_x%2c_F00027FE|_F00027FE_x%2c_F000277A|_F000277A_x%2c_F0002C04|_F0002C04_x%2c_F000277F|_F000277F_x%2c_F00031B1|_F00031B1_x%2c_F00027C3|_F00027C3_x&_F000277A=0330&_F0002C04=006&_F000277F=2774&uidh=9s7&_F00027FE=03&pcat=34&fh=0&h=310862&recoff=9+10+40+41+46
Endnotes
1. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, p. 25-26, dwelling 181, family 187, lines 38-40 and 1-3: John Rabedeau and family.
2. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, ed 12, p. 21, dwelling 192, family 202, lines 13-16: family of John Rabidos.
3. 1846 Wisconsin Territorial Census, Brown County, population, Howard, p. 13, John Robido; FHL microfilm 1293920.
4. 1850 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, District 12, sheet 60 (Ancestry.com image 9), lines 30-34: John B. Robedau and family.
5. 1860 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, page 28, dwelling 201, family 201, lines 18-26: family of John Rabideau.
6. 1870 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, p. 25-26, dwelling 181, family 187, lines 38-40 and 1-3: John Rabedeau and family.
7. 1880 U.S. Federal Census, Wisconsin, Brown, Howard, ed 12, p. 21, dwelling 192, family 202, lines 13-16: family of John Rabidos.
8. "Wisconsin Deaths, 1820-1907," database online, Ancestry.com (http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4984 : accessed ), John Rabideau; Wisconsin Health and Family Services Vital Records Division; Vol. 03, page 0330, Reel 006, image 2774, index vol. 01, image no. 104279, sequence #310860.
9. Wisconsin, Registration of Deaths, ca. 1862-1907, 1310173, item 3, Brown County, Vol. 3: p. 330, #2777, no. 562, John Rabedeau.
10. Wisconsin, Registration of Deaths, ca. 1862-1907, 1310173, item 3, Brown County, Vol. 3: p. 330, #2777, no. 562, John Rabedeau.

