caption death_date death_place religion birth_place nationality name birth_date spouse known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
portrait by george catlin -lrb- louisiana state museum -rrb- by frank schneider , based on a painting 15 june 1881 new orleans , louisiana roman catholic with voodoo roots french quarter , new orleans , louisiana american marie laveau 10 september 1794 jacques paris louisiana voodoo practitioner marielaveau -lrb- frank schneider -rrb- . png marie laveau
 marie catherine laveau voodoo queen of new orleans
marie laveau

marie catherine laveau -lrb- september 10 , 1794 -- june 15 , 1881 -rrb- was a louisiana creole practitioner of voodoo renowned in new orleans .
-lrb- as for the date of her birth , while popular sources often say 1794 , the records indicate 1801 . -rrb-
her daughter , marie laveau ii , -lrb- 1827 -- c. 1895 -rrb- also practiced voudoun , as well as voodoo .
she and her mother had great influence over their multiracial following .
`` in 1874 as many as twelve thousand spectators , both black and white , swarmed to the shores of lake pontchartrain to catch a glimpse of marie laveau ii performing her legendary rites on st. john 's eve -lrb- june 23 -- 24 -rrb- . ''
