Marie Laveau

Marie Catherine Laveau (September 10, 1801 – June 15, 1881) was a Louisiana practitioner of voodoo, herbalism and midwifery. She was well-known in 19th-century New Orleans.^[1]

Marie Laveau
Born	Marie Catherine Laveau (1801-09-10)September 10, 1801 New Orleans, Louisiana (New France)
Died	June 15, 1881(1881-06-15) (aged 79) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation(s)	Occultist, voodoo priestess, midwife, nurse, herbalist
Known for	Voodoo Queen of New Orleans
Spouse(s)	Jacques Paris, Christophe Glapion
Parent(s)	Charles LaVeau and Marguerite Henry (known as D'Arcantel)

Her daughter, Marie Laveau II, (1827–c. 1862) also practiced rootwork, conjuring, Native American and African spiritualism, and Louisiana voodoo.

An alternate spelling of her name, Laveaux, may be from the original French spelling.

Related pages

• Voodoo
• West African Vodun
• Spiritualism