Warren Swaine's Family Tree:Information about Marie Rose Carvallo
Marie Rose Carvallo (b. Abt. 1751, d. 30 Oct 1815)
Notes for Marie Rose Carvallo:
Born in Macau and after living in Mauritius for years, she and her husband Jean-Baptiste moved to the Seychelles with her family around 1790. It appears they may have lost property in a shipwreck soon after, forcing Jean-Baptiste to return to Mauritius to sort out affairs. It was while he was there that she wrote the letters which give a wonderful glimpse into the lives of settlers in the Seychelles at the time.
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Around 1771 Marie Rose Corvailho moved to the Seychelles. The family settled as Anse La Mouche, but Jean-Baptiste was obliged to return to Mauritius soon after because of some sort of personal crisis, (maybe a shipwreck).
We learn that in her husbands absence she was left to manage the family plantation. Part of the produce was pumpkin and eggs which were supplied to visiting ships. It was not an easy job and in one letter she complains about drought which ruined many crops and of thieves stealing from the plantations.
during this period, many items were in short supply in the Seychelles and in one letter she tells her husband, "do not forget my dear friend, when you come to bring us one or two pieces of white cloth for us to make shirts as we don't have any at all, and some soap as we only have two bars left, and bring also some plates and shoes. Don't forget some coffee, as I haven't tasted any since you left."
The letters reveal some of the settlers were prone to petty squabbling. Corvailho was especially insulting about Mr de St Jorre who she says ridiculed and gossiped about her husband behind his back.
Jean-Baptiste appears to have died in Mauritius and in November 1797, Corvailho married another settler named Antoine Dutant. She died on October 30, 1815 at her home at Anse Aux Courbes near Pointe Au Sel.
More About Marie Rose Carvallo and Antoine Dutant:
Marriage: Nov 1797
Children of Marie Rose Carvallo and Jean Baptist Morel du Boil are:
- +Jean Baptist Marcel Morel du Boil, b. Abt. 1781, Flacq, Mauritius, Indian Ocean,d.,.