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  1. BornMarie Catherine Laveau · September 10, 1801 · New Orleans, Louisiana
    DiedJune 15, 1881 (aged 79) · New Orleans, Louisiana
    Occupation(s)Occultist, voodoo priestess, midwife, nurse, herbalist
    SpouseJacques Paris · (m. 1819; died 1823)
    Overview

    Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana Creole practitioner of Voodoo, herbalist and midwife who was renowned in New Orleans. Her daughter, Marie Laveau II (1827 – c. 1862), also … See more

    Early life

    Historical records state that Marie Catherine Laveau was born a free woman of color in New Orleans's French Quarter, Louisiana, on Thursday, September 10, 1801. At the time of her birth, Louisiana was still adminis… See more

    Personal life

    Following the reported death of her husband Jacques Paris, she entered a domestic partnership with Christophe Dominick Duminy de Glapion, a nobleman of French descent, with whom she lived until his de… See more

    Career

    Marie Laveau was a dedicated practitioner of Voodoo, a healer, an herbalist, and an entrepreneur. Laveau was also known as a prominent female religious leader and community activist.
    Laveau sta… See more

     
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