1 - American-French Genealogical Society

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gable 06 Contents
Editorial and Holiday Message
Important Notices
Marin Chauvin, Jacques Bertault, and Gillette Baune
by Lucille F. Rock
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Garneau Genealogy
by Paul Delisle
Cordelia
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by Helen ( ~ o u i e Murray
An Essential New Reference For French-Canadian
Genealogists
by Rev. J e r o m e Weber
42
The "Grande Recruit" of 1653
by Lucille F. Rock
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by L o r e t t a (Duclos) Blouin and Mary Blouin
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Antoine Descomptes-Labadie
by Claire Vadnais and Border Cities Star
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Getting Out From Under
by Irene Peloquin
A Family Curse - An Oral Tradition
by Rev. George Christian, O.P.
L a Cuisine d e m a Grandmere
82
Librarian's Report
83
Research Services
94
A Word t o All French and Huguenot Researchers
95
Questions and Answers
Items For Sale
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MARIN CHAUVIN, JACQUES BERTAULT
AND GILLETTE BAUNE
A l a r g e group of F r e n c h m e n f r o m t h e s m a l l
province of Perche, France, i m m i g r a t e d t o C a n a d a in
t h e f i r s t half of t h e s e v e n t e e n t h century.
Among
t h e s e immigrants w a s Marin Chauvin who hailed f r o m
St. Mard d e Reno, a parish in t h e d i s t r i c t of
Tourouvre, s i t u a t e d 9 kilometers f r o m t h e village of
Tourouvre and 3 kilometers f r o m Feings.
On March 8, 1648, h e obligated himself t o work in
C a n a d a by t h e following c o n t r a c t :
"Were present Marin Chauvin, laborer, residing
in t h e a r e a of Mesny, parish of Saint Mard d e
Reno, who has voluntarily promised and
obligated himself of body and goods, t o and
towards M a i t r e Noel Juchereau, sieur d e s
C h a s t e l l e e s residing in Quebec, in New France,
absent, stipulating and a c c e p t i n g f o r him is
P i e r r e Juchereau, sieur d e s Moulineaux residing
in Tourouvre, h e r e present. It is understood by
t h e said Chauvin, t h a t h e will l e a v e t o s e r v e
t h e said sieur d e s C h a s t e l l e e s in New France,
otherwise called Canada, during t h e t i m e of
t h r e e y e a r s t o begin t h e d a y of embarkation
t h a t will b e m a d e this y e a r in L a Rochelle and
ending t h e d a y of debarkation t h a t will b e
m a d e in F r a n c e at t h e end of t h e said t i m e ,
with t h e stipulation t h a t his passage b e paid t o
and from Canada, including his sustenance
during t h e said time. This was a g r e e d t o in
consideration of t h e yearly sum of f o r t y 'livres
tournois' t h a t t h e said Juchereau, in t h e said
name, h a s promised t o pay or have paid t o t h e
said Chauvin by t h e said sieur d e s Chatillees,
on which sum t h e said Chauvin has recognized
having received t h i s day from t h e said
Juchereau, t h e sum of 10 'livres' of which h e
considers himself satisfied. Made in presence
of Nicolas l e Saize, residing in t h e parish of
Lignerolles, parish of Monchauvel (sic), a n d
Francois Massard, residing in Tourouvre,
witnesses who h a v e with t h e said Juchereau
and w e notaries, signed, t h e said Chauvin has
declared unable t o sign of this interpellation
etc."
Chauvin t h e r e f o r e arrived in Q u e b e c in 1648. Was
h e a young man o r a n older man? A record of birth of
a Marin Chauvin was found in Saint Mard and reads:
"The year 1609, t h e 24th d a y of February, was
baptized Marin Chauvin, son of Jehan, his
godparents Monsieur Me (sic) Marin Le Saisy,
priest pastor of Saint Mard d e Reno, and
monsieur Desnos Denisot, lawyer, a n d Michelle
Fresnelle, wife of Simon Esnault.
However, in t h e next parish, t h e following record
of birth was found:
"March 16, 1625: 'Marin, son of Nicolas
Chauvin and of C a t h e r i n e Piedgars, his wife,
was baptized by me, pastor, t h e godfather,
Philibert
Racheux
and
the
godmother
C a t h e r i n e Piedgars, a l l of this parish, e x c e p t
for t h e said Phillebert who is from Feings and
t h e said C a t h e r i n e who is from t h e parish of
Saint Victor (de Reno)."
T h e Canadian Chauvin could easily have been
e i t h e r o n e of t h e s e two.
Until another pertinent
document is uncovered in s o m e archive, his parentage
remains debatable.
Chauvin had been in Canada only a short t i m e
when h e married G i l l e t t e Baune, daughter of Marin
Baune and Isabelle Boire f r o m Argences, Normandy,
France.
Although t h e record of marriage has been
lost, t h e year is e i t h e r 1648 o r 1649, because a child
was born from their union on September 8, 1650.
The young couple s e t t l e d in Three Rivers where
Chauvin had t o fulfill his obligation t o Juchereau. The
work c o n t r a c t expired in 1651 and from t h e
termination of his contract, Chauvin was f r e e t o
choose between remaining in Canada a s a tenant o r
returning t o France.
Although his passage was
guaranteed, t h e passage of his wife and child were not.
In t h e seventeenth century, not unlike t h e present
time, crossing t h e ocean was a n expensive proposition.
There also were o t h e r considerations t h a t certainly
influenced Chauvin t o remain in t h e new land. In
Canada as in France, people w e r e bound by t h e feudal
system. In t h e colony, t h e new t e n a n t usually received
between 8 0 t o 100 a c r e s of land for a modest yearly
rent. However, in t h e mother country, t h e r e n t and
t h e t a x e s were high.
Moreover, Chauvin and his
family were settled in t h e community. They had made
new friends and new alliances.
Chauvin's d r e a m s and ambitions in t h e new world
never saw fruition. He died prematurely before July,
1653, d a t e of his widow's marriage c o n t r a c t t o Jacques
Bertault.
Marin Chauvin and Gillette Baune had one child:
Marie: b. 8 September 1650, Three Rivers (TR); 1°m.
25 November 1664 (TR) t o Rolin Langlois, son of
J e r o m e Langlois and Marguerite Chamberlan from
Notre Dame du Havre, Normandy, France; 2"m. 20
July 1665 (TR) t o J e a n De Noyon dit Desnoyers, son
of J e a n D e Noyon and Jeanne Francfort from St.
P i e r r e d e Rouen, Normandy, France.
Chauvin's widow married Jacques Bertault in 1653.
They had signed their marriage c o n t r a c t before Notary
Ameau on July 27 of t h e s a m e year. Bertault hailed
f r o m E s s a r t s , d i o c e s e of Lucon, Poitou, F r a n c e , a n d
w a s t h e s o n of T h o m a s B e r t a u l t , m e r c h a n t , a n d
C a t h e r i n e Coulonne.
B e r t a u l t , e s t a b l i s h e d his r e s i d e n c e in t h e T h r e e
Rivers area.
On M a r c h 9, 1655, h e a c q u i r e d
one-seventh of Ile a u Milieu, t h e l a r g e s t island in t h e
a r e a . C h r i s t o p h e C r e v i e r o w n e d two-sevenths a n d t h e
r e m a i n d e r w a s o w n e d in e q u a l s h a r e s by J e a n P a c a u d ,
Michel L e m a y , P i e r r e Dandonneau d i t Lajeunesse, a n d
J a c q u e s Brisset.
In t h e following f i v e years, C r e v i e r
would buy his neighbors' s h a r e s a n d would b e c o m e s o l e
proprietor.
T h e island w a s t h e n r e n a m e d Ile d e St.
C h r i s t o p h e , a f t e r i t s n e w owner.
Bertault also
a c q u i r e d ano;her p r o p e r t y f r o m F a t h e r D e l a p l a c e o n
J u n e 4, 1656. T h e r e w a s a l s o a t h i r d p a r c e l which h a d
b e e n c o n c e d e d t o his w i f e by G o v e r n o r d'Ailleboust o n
J u n e 7, 1650. In 1668, B e r t a u l t d e c i d e d t o build o n
t h i s l a s t p a r c e l , t h e l o c a t i o n of which w a s d e s c r i b e d as
being b e t w e e n t h e h e i r s of S e b a s t i e n Dodier o n t h e
s o u t h w e s t a n d by t h e palisade o n t h e n o r t h e a s t .
I t d o e s n o t s e e m as if B e r t a u l t s p e n t m u c h t i m e
f a r m i n g f o r himself. T w o r e c o r d s in N o t a r y A m e a u ' s
m i n u t e s s e e m t o c o n f i r m t h i s theory. O n August 16,
1656, h e bought g r a i n f r o m J e a n Pacaud. Had h e b e e n
c u l t i v a t i n g his o w n f a r m , t h e r e would n o t h a v e b e e n a
n e e d f o r t h i s purchase. T h e o t h e r c o n t r a c t d a t e d April
26, 1662, w a s f o r t h e s e t t l e m e n t , by a r b i t r a l judgment,
of d i f f e r e n c e s h e w a s having w i t h Michel Leneuf du
Herisson, f o r whom h e w a s working as a f a r m e r ,
B e r t a u l t was a l s o a locksmith a n d i t s e e m s unlikely
t h a t h e could work t w o f a r m s a n d a l s o work a t his
trade.
H e w a s a h a r d working individual w h o provided
well f o r his f a m i l y b e c a u s e t h e y s e e m e d to h a v e lived
quite comfortably.
B e r t a u l t a n d his w i f e h a d s i x children:
Jacques: b. 25 November 1654, T h r e e R i v e r s (TR); d.
before 1666.
Marguerite: b. 21 December 1655 (TR); m. 6 January
1668, c o n t r a c t Notary Ameau t o Denis Veronneau, son
of Louis Veronneau and Perine Bary from Poitou,
France; d. 21 November 1687, Boucherville (B).
Suzanne: b. 18 December 1657 (TR); 1°m. 24
September 1671 (TR) t o J e a n Hiesse, from Grand
Bosc-Benard, diocese of Rouen, Normandy, France;
2"m. 24 November 1677 (B) t o Jacques Brunel, son of
J e a n Brunel and Anne Madry from St. Remy d e
Dieppe, Normandy, France; d. 2 May 1739, Chambly.
Isabelle (Elisabeth Therese); b. 22 January 1659 (TR);
1°m. 12 August 1671. t o Julien Latouche, f r o m L a
,
2"m. 6 November 1673 (B) t o
Rochelle, A U ~ France;
Noel Laurence dit Lorange, son of Noel Laurence and
Marie Biat from P a r c dlAnxtot, diocese of Rouen,
Normandy, France; 3"m. 1 March 1688 Repentigny, to
J e a n Baptiste Pilon d i t 1-afortune- son of J e a n Baptiste
Pilon and Marie Roussel from St. Eustache, Paris,
Ile d e France, France.
Jeanne: b. 27 March 1660 (TR); 1°m. 1 September
1680 C a p d e la Madeleine, t o Vincent Verdon, son of
Jacques Verdon and Jeanne Brunelle, from St. Martin
d e Sanzay, Deux Sevres, France; 2"m. 5 December
1688 (B) t o Mathurin Richard d i t Des Sablons, son of
Charles Richard and Marie Herault, from St. Andre d e
Niort, Poitou, France; 3Om. 18 August 1698 (B) t o
Nicolas Vinet d i t Laliberte, sergeant, son of J e a n
Vinet, merchant, and Anne Moreau, from Nantes,
Brittany, France; d. 20 December 1698 (B).
Nicolas: b. 26 February 1662 (TR); destiny unknown.
T h e Bertaults, who had seemingly lived a quiet,
uneventful life rearing their children and tending t o
daily obligations, w e r e t o end their days in t h e most
t r a g i c manner imaginable. Their names would brush
t h e lips of e v e r y F r e n c h m a n in t h e colony.
T h e s t o r y r e v o l v e s a r o u n d t h e i r f o u r t h child,
E l i s a b e t h T h e r e s e , m o r e c o m m o n l y c a l l e d Isabelle. A t
t h e a g e of t e n , s h e w a s promised t o C h a r l e s D e n a r t d i t
~ a ~ l u m son
e , of Simon D e n a r t a n d S i m o n e
T h e c o n t r a c t , d r a w n u p on F e b r u a r y 14, 1669, w a s
D e n a r t m o s t likely
annulled o n August 1, 1670.
returned t o F r a n c e because t h e r e exists no further
m e n t i o n of h i s n a m e in a n y documents.
What is
perplexing a n d t a u n t i n g t o t h e i m a g i n a t i o n is why
B e r t a u l t w a s s o anxious t o m a r r y his d a u g h t e r at s u c h
a n e a r l y age. Although a g i r l of t w e l v e w a s of l e g a l
a g e t o m a r r y during t h i s e r a , n o t m a n y did. Moreover,
t h e r e w e r e m o r e young m e n t h a n young w o m e n in t h e
colony.
This w a s t h e t i m e w h e n c o n t i n g e n c i e s of
young girls w e r e being b r o u g h t o v e r f r o m F r a n c e t o
help b a l a n c e t h e inequity of t h e population.
B u t t h e n , B e r t a u l t believed in e a r l y m a r r i a g e s f o r
his d a u g h t e r s ; M a r g u e r i t e w a s m a r r i e d at t w e l v e a n d
Another daughter, Jeanne,
Suzanne at fourteen.
m a r r i e d at t w e n t y , m o s t likely b e c a u s e s h e h a d a
c h o i c e in t h e m a t t e r , s i n c e h e r p a r e n t s had b o t h d i e d
soon a f t e r h e r t w e l f t h birthday.
A f t e r t h e a n n u l m e n t of Isabelle's m a r r i a g e
c o n t r a c t , B e r t a u l t w a s t e d n o t i m e in looking f o r
a n o t h e r husband f o r his daughter.
Madame Bertault
had b e e n c a l l e d a w a y , w i t h h e r husband's permission,
t o h e l p w i t h t h e d e l i v e r y of a n e w baby at t h e h o m e
of Sieur Aube, w h e n h e r husband w a s a p p r o a c h e d f o r
his d a u g h t e r ' s hand.
T h e young m a n in q u e s t i o n w a s
t w e n t y - n i n e y e a r old J u l i e n L a t o u c h e , s i e u r d e
C h a m p l a i n , n a t i v e of L a Rochelle, Aunis, F r a n c e . H e
had a r r i v e d in t h e colony w i t h t h e C a r i g n a n R e g i m e n t
in t h e C o m p a n y of C r a n d f o n t a i n e . B e r t a u l t f e l t t h a t
L a t o u c h e h a d a promising f u t u r e a n d would b e a b l e t o
provide a c o m f o r t a b l e l i f e f o r his d a u g h t e r . H e h a d
b e e n working as a f a r m e r f o r M a d a m e d e L a f o n t a i n e ,
w i t h whom h e h a d o b l i g a t e d himself f o r a period of
five years, giving him ample t i m e t o e a r n enough
money t o purchase a f a r m of his own.
Isabelle protested against t h e marriage a s much as
a young, obedient child could. She pleaded with her
f a t h e r t o change his decision, confessing t h a t she did
not like this man, but Bertault held firm; he knew
best. Isabelle's only hope was t h a t her mother could
intercede in her behalf.
When Madame Bertault returned home, t h e news
of t h e impending marriage was broken t o her. As she
glanced across t h e room at her daughter's red and
swollen eyes, she knew t h a t all was not well at home.
At t h e f i r s t opportune moment, Madame Bertault
approached her husband t o voice her diaspproval of
this union, affirming t h a t s h e could never consent t o
this marriage. Bertault was not pleased t h a t his wife
disagreed with his good judgment.
They quarrelled,
but neither could change t h e other's mind. In t h e end,
Bertault shouted t h a t h e was t h e master of t h e house
and t h a t t h e marriage would t a k e place as h e had
planned.
It was not a blissful union from t h e onset.
Latouche proved himself t o b e lazy, domineering,
uncaring, abusive, and addicted t o alcohol. Bertault
soon had t o admit t h a t h e had e r r e d when h e had
forced his daughter t o marry this man. Not having a
f a r m of his own, Latouche had undertaken t o work t h e
f a r m of Lafontaine Poulin and later, t h e one of J u t r a
Lavallee. H e lost them both, either through laziness
or drunkenness.
Bertault concluded t h a t he and his
wife could accomplish m o r e work with a pickaxe t h a n
Latouche could with t w o bulls and a plough. Besides
not working, Latouche did not even provide f o r t h e
everyday necessities of his child bride, including food.
Very often, Bertault would send over eggs, bread, and
meat, t o his daughter's home, or e l s e h e would invite
her f o r dinner.
Not having enough t o eat was t h e
more merciful p a r t of Isabelle's existence, t h e more
t r a g i c and m o r e heartbreaking p a r t was t h a t h e r
husband b e a t h e r frequently, s o m e t i m e s until s h e w a s
bloodied.
A child of t w e l v e could not defend herself
against a twenty-nine year old man, much less o n e who
had b e e n trained in t h e military. When h e b e a t her,
s h e would s c r e a m at him, "I wish t h a t you w e r e dead".
L i t t l e Isabelle cried many t i m e s on her mother's
shoulder a n d her mother cried with her.
Isabelle
begged and pleaded with her m o t h e r t o find a way t o
g e t h e r o u t of this marriage. T h e poor child could not
b e a r h e r intolerable existence. On several occasions,
her f a t h e r had t r i e d t o reason with Latouche, t o have
m o r e p a t i e n c e with his young wife, but all pleas fell
on deaf ears.
T h e days, t h e weeks and t h e months w e n t by and
t h e B e r t a u l t s agonized a s t h e y watched their child in
such d i r e misery.
T h e pain of guilt added t o t h e i r
burden, because Isabelle had been f o r c e d into this
brutal, loveless union.
They helped their child in
w h a t e v e r fashion o r manner possible, but this did not
a l l e v i a t e t h e pain t h a t s h e w e n t through.
To the
Bertaults, t h e r e s e e m e d t o be no end, n o way o u t of
t h i s tragedy. Although t h e B e r t a u l t s had difficulty in
finding a solution t o their problem, t h e r e w e r e
d i f f e r e n t avenues open t o them. They had recourse t o
t h e c o u r t s and if, f o r s o m e reason, this had not proven
s a t i s f a c t o r y , t h e y could h a v e t a k e n t h e i r daughter
home. Unfortunately, t h e y did neither.
On Sunday afternoon, May 15, 1672, Bertault, his
wife, a n d Isabelle crossed t h e river by c a n o e t o g o t o
work on t h e family farm. A t t h e s a m e t i m e , L a t o u c h e
a n d J e a n Gauthier w e r e leading c a t t l e a c r o s s t h e river,
during which time, L a t o u c h e told t h e family t h a t h e
would m e e t t h e m t h e following day.
L a t o u c h e k e p t his word and m e t t h e m on Monday.
By t h i s t i m e , a plan had been contrived by Bertault,
his wife, and t h e i r daughter, Isabelle. T h e r e was a
poisonous plant known t o t h e s e t t l e r s t h a t killed their
hogs.
Madame Bertault f e l t t h a t t h e s e tiny leaves,
half t h e length of a finger, could resolve all their
problems and they could live in peace once again.
There had t o b e a plan, one t h a t would not fail. They
decided t h a t in soup, which already had s o many o t h e r
ingredients in it, t h e leaves would go unnoticed.
Madame Bertault prepared t h e soup and when i t c a m e
t i m e t o add t h e poisonous herb, s h e decided t h a t four
or five leaves would b e sufficient. When i t was t i m e
t o eat, t h e potion was served t o Latouche.
What went through their minds as they watched
him eat t h e soup? Were they nervous? Could they
f e e l their h e a r t s pounding frantically? Isabelle, at a g e
thirteen knew right from wrong, but was s h e m a t u r e
enough not t o b e influenced by h e r parents? What
kind of people w e r e t h e Bertaults? The f a t h e r had
forced his daughter into a n early marriage, y e t h e had
shown compassion toward his child in her t i m e of need.
T h e question remains, what kind of people resort t o
murder t o resolve any problem?
When t h e soup was served, Latouche ate heartily.
They watched for a sign. Perhaps h e would bend over
with stomach cramps, o r gasp in pain, or perhaps his
color would t u r n t o a sickly green. Latouche finished
his soup and t o their astonishment, h e did not show
any ill e f f e c t s whatsoever. The plan had failed.
T h e following day, one hour a f t e r sunset, Madame
Bertault went t o s e e her son-in-law who was in t h e
barn.
As s h e entered, she said t o him mockingly,
Latouche snarled
"Now there's a nice son-in-law!"
back, "Why aren't I very nice?" They continued t o
scream insults at e a c h other until Madame Bertault,
who could no longer stand t h e sight of her son-in-law,
picked up a hoe, which w a s leaning against a barrel
and struck him. The blow had no e f f e c t on him. He
lunged forward and grabbed her. As they scuffled,
Latouche bit her fingers. Madame Bertault could not
overcome his strength. She yelled, "Isabelle, Isabelle,
c o m e and help me." T h e young girl wanted t o help h e r
mother, but s h e could n o t find t h e courage within
herself. T o poison someone is o n e thing, but t o b e a t
someone t o death, is another. Monsieur Bertault heard
t h e commotion and ran t o t h e barn. As h e entered, h e
saw L a t o u c h e and his wife struggling.
He tried t o
s e p a r a t e t h e m a n d a s h e did, L a t o u c h e grabbed him by
t h e hair, pulled i t and yanked at it. In t h e melee,
L a t o u c h e grabbed Madame Bertault by t h e collar,
a t t e m p t e d t o kick her, but Monsieur Bertault managed
t o s t o p him.
Madame B e r t a u l t
grabbed t h e hoe,
swung i t a second t i m e hitting L a t o u c h e on t h e head.
T h e blood s t r e a m e d down his f a c e and h e fell.
B e r t a u l t grabbed t h e hoe away from his wife, believing
s h e did n o t h a v e sufficient s t r e n g t h t o s t r i k e t h e
blows. Isabelle closed h e r eyes; s h e could not w a t c h
this.
As Bertault lifted t h e hoe t o s t r i k e a n o t h e r
blow, L a t o u c h e s c r e a m e d , "Help! You're killing me!"
T h e hoe f e l l on i t s t a r g e t and t h e r e was m o r e blood.
L a t o u c h e f e l t weak. H e grabbed his father-in-law, but
was easily repelled.
L a t o u c h e continued t o scream.
T h e tension was mounting and Madame Bertault did
n o t want her husband t o reconsider because of
Latouche's
incessant screaming.
She yelled, "Kill
him! Kill him!" Bertault s t r u c k his son-in-law again
and again. With e a c h blow t h e r e was m o r e blood. It
w a s everywhere.
Bertault w e n t t o hit him again,
stopped in mid-air, and t h r e w t h e hoe down. T h e deed
L a t o u c h e lay dead.
Bertault wiped his
w a s done.
blood covered hands on his blood soaked c l o t h e s a n d
winced in disdain. I t was t i m e t o g o home.
A t night, t h e r e is a stillness in t h e air, a silence
t h a t m a k e s e v e r y sound r e v e r b e r a t e for a long
distance. It was because of t h e quiet of t h e spring
evening t h a t someone heard t h e commotion e m a n a t i n g
from t h e Bertault barn.
J e a n Gautier was with his brother-in-law, Louis
P e t i t , on t h e o t h e r side of t h e river t h a t evening.
Gautier and P e t i t knew Latouche well.
In f a c t ,
Gautier had spent t h e previous Sunday in his company.
They heard a voice, which to t h e m sounded like
Latouche's screaming, "Oh my God, I a m dead! You're
killing me! You'll b e hanged!" For a n hour and a half,
they listened t o t h e s e repeated cries and they could
even hear t h e blows as Latouche was being struck.
When t h e Bertaults c a m e o u t of t h e barn, Gautier
shouted at Monsieur Bertault, "Go, wretch t h a t you
are! You killed your son-in-law, you'll b e hanged.
There a r e enough witnesses."
Bertault turned t o his
wife and said, "Haven't I always told you t h a t this
would happen!"
Madame Bertault was surprised and
shocked t h a t they had been witnessed, s o much s o t h a t
s h e remained speechless.
The family went home.
They w e r e in trouble.
A f t e r some thought, they
returned t o t h e barn.
There was always a slight
chance t h a t Latouche was alive. As they entered t h e
blood splattered barn, they saw t h a t i t had been
wishful thinking. What t o do? The body could not
remain in t h e barn.
It was l a t e and i t was dark.
Isabelle, who had passively watched her mother and
f a t h e r kill her husband, now had t o help them. The
t h r e e of them grabbed Latouche's lifeless and bloodied
body and dragged i t t o t h e nearby river, where they
disposed of i t by throwing i t into t h e water.
If t h e
body w e r e e v e r recovered, no one would ever know
how Latouche had died.
The following day, Gautier and P e t i t decided t o
cross t h e river in a n a t t e m p t t o find Latouche's body.
Perhaps i t was o u t of fright t h a t they brought along
P i e r r e Pepin and J e a n Herou d i t Bourgainville, or
perhaps their friends insisted on accompanying them,
having learned t h a t Latouche had possibly been
murdered t h e previous evening. The foursome found
nothing but saw Bertault entering his house and
decided t o pay him a visit. Bertault c a m e out of t h e
house with his musket, removed i t from i t s case,
checked t o s e e if i t w e r e loaded, and cocked it. To
their questions, h e answered t h a t t h e y would not find
Latouche. T h e young men said, "Then, you have killed
him!" B e r t a u l t told t h e m t h a t h e had not s e e n him
since Monday because Latouche had gone t o New
England.
T h e following day, Thursday, May 19, Gautier and
P e t i t m a d e t h e i r way t o t h e Bertault barn t o s e e w h a t
t h e y could find. As t h e y looked inside t h e barn, t h e y
gasped in horror. T h e r e w a s blood everywhere, o n t h e
ground, on barrels, on a hoe, and on a n iron bar. They
even found s o m e stockings and s o m e t e e t h which t h e y
believed t o h a v e belonged t o t h e deceased. If t h e y
had a n y doubts in t h e i r minds about what t h e y had
heard t h e previous evening, t h e sight of what laid
before t h e m eliminated all doubt. They f e l t ill and
needed f r e s h air.
They walked o u t of t h e barn,
stunned and a l i t t l e afraid. They drew in d e e p b r e a t h s
in a n e f f o r t t o r e v i t a l i z e themselves and stood t h e r e
f o r a m o m e n t motionless, in disbelief.
The night
before, i t had been a nightmare; but today, i t was a
reality.
T h e young men l e f t and w e n t t o t h e authorities t o
r e p o r t t h e i r suspicions based on w h a t t h e y had heard
and w h a t t h e y had seen. Their depositions w e r e t a k e n
which led t o t h e a r r e s t of Jacques B e r t a u l t on t h e
very s a m e day. His wife a n d daughter had fled into
t h e woods and could not b e found.
Jean G a u t i e r was t h e son o f G a b r i e l G a u t i e r and Jeanne
Chardavouenne.
L o u i s P e t i t was
t h e son o f N i c o l a s P e t i t and M a r i e
Pornponnelle.
Jean Herou d i t B o u r g a i n v i l l e was t h e son o f Jean and Marie
Boyer.
P i e r r e Pepin was t h e son o f Guillaume Pepin and Jeanne Mechin.
T h e r e was more damaging evidence. Bourgainville
testified t h a t on t h e previous Sunday, Bertault had said
t o him t h a t Latouche would die, "by no other hand
than my own".
Their own son, t e n year old Nicolas,
also testified against them.
He related t h a t his
parents had l e f t on t h e preceeding Sunday t o g o t o
their f a r m and t h a t they had subsequently returned.
H e added t h a t his mother and sister had fled into t h e
woods on Wednesday, but t h a t his f a t h e r had been
arrested by t w o soldiers who had bound his f e e t in
irons.
H e claimed t h a t h e had recently heard his
mother say t h a t she would kill Latouche some day and
t h a t h e had also heard his sister say t h a t she wished
her husband w e r e dead.
The official report reads as follows:
"The year one thousand, six hundred and
seventy-two, t h e nineteenth day of May, I,
Severin Ameau, undersigned scribe in Three
Rivers c e r t i f y having been told t h a t last
Sunday afternoon, Julien d e la Tousche
accompanied by his wife l e f t with his
father-in-law
and mother-in-law,
Jacques
Bertault and G i l e t t e Baune, his wife, t o g o t o
their f a r m situated on t h e other side of t h e
river of T h r e e Rivers, facing their said home
t o plant their garden.
And t h e foIlowing
Tuesday, t h e said Julien de la Tousche was
heard screaming, 'Help, they're killing me',
and a woman was heard saying, 'Kill him,
throw him into t h e river', a f t e r which t h e
said Jacques Bertault would have returned t o
his house in Three Rivers, but t h e said d e l a
Tousche did not return. Someone had crossed
t h e river of Three Rivers in a canoe and
having transported himself t o t h e place from
which h e had heard t h e screams, saw t h e said
Jacques Bertault holding a gun. W e believe
t h a t i t was t h e said Bertault who killed t h e
said d e la Tousche, in view t h a t h e had
T h e r e was more damaging evidence. Bourgainville
testified t h a t on t h e previous Sunday, Bertault had said
t o him t h a t Latouche would die, "by no other hand
than my own".
Their own son, t e n year old Nicolas,
also testified against them.
He related t h a t his
parents had l e f t on t h e preceeding Sunday t o g o t o
their f a r m and t h a t they had subsequently returned.
H e added t h a t his mother and sister had fled into t h e
woods on Wednesday, but t h a t his f a t h e r had been
arrested by t w o soldiers who had bound his f e e t in
irons.
H e claimed t h a t h e had recently heard his
mother say t h a t she would kill Latouche some day and
t h a t h e had also heard his sister say t h a t s h e wished
her husband w e r e dead.
T h e official report reads as follows:
"The year one thousand, six hundred and
seventy-two, t h e nineteenth day of May, I,
Severin Ameau, undersigned scribe in Three
Rivers c e r t i f y having been told t h a t last
Sunday afternoon, Julien d e la Tousche
accompanied by his wife l e f t with his
father-in-law
and mother-in-law,
Jacques
Bertault and G i l e t t e Baune, his wife, t o g o t o
their f a r m situated on t h e o t h e r side of t h e
river of Three Rivers, facing their said home
t o plant their garden.
And t h e following
Tuesday, t h e said Julien d e l a Tousche was
heard screaming, 'Help, they're killing me',
and a woman was heard saying, 'Kill him,
throw him into t h e river', a f t e r which t h e
said Jacques Bertault would have returned t o
his house in Three Rivers, but t h e said d e la
Tousche did not return. Someone had crossed
t h e river of Three Rivers in a c a n o e and
having transported himself t o t h e place from
which h e had heard t h e screams, saw t h e said
Jacques Bertault holding a gun. W e believe
t h a t i t was t h e said Bertault who killed t h e
said d e l a Tousche, in view t h a t h e had
formerly t h r e a t e n e d him.
Based on t h e s e
assumptions,
Sieur J a c q u e s d e Labadie,
commandant of t h e said T h r e e Rivers, had t h e
said B e r t a u l t incarcerated. T h e said G i l e t t e
Baune and her daughter, wife of t h e said d e
la Tousche, have fled.
W e have gone into
their home where w e have seized t h e i r
possesssions and have t a k e n a n inventory
thereof in presence of Nicolas Bertault, son
of t h e said Bertault, about t e n y e a r s of a g e
..."
T h e n e x t day, Friday, May 20, J a c q u e s Bertault
appeared b e f o r e Louis d e Godef roy, sieur d e
Normandville, fiscal procuror of T h r e e Rivers, f o r
questioning. A t t h i s particular time, t h e judge's bench
may have been v a c a n t o r t h e judge may have been
absent.
For o n e of t h e s e t w o reasons, t h e case w a s
handled by t h e fiscal procuror.
When questioned,
B e r t a u l t claimed t h a t h e had not killed his son-in-law
and t h a t h e did n o t know w h e r e h e was. When asked
about t h e blood a l l over t h e barn, h e answered t h a t
t h a t was t h e blood of t h r e e sturgeons which h e had
c a u g h t on t h e line of sieur d e l a Valliere. When asked
if h e had t h r e a t e n e d t o kill Latouche, h e answered no
and did n o t w a n t t o c o m m e n t further. A f t e r B e r t a u l t
was questioned, h e was confronted by e a c h person who
had t e s t i f i e d against him, o n e at a time. In e a c h case,
he was asked if h e knew t h e m , if h e believed t h e m t o
b e honest men, and if t h e r e existed any animosity
between them.
In e a c h case, e x c e p t for his son,
Bertault answered t h a t h e .knew t h e m and t h a t e a c h of
t h e m m e a n t him harm.
T h e following day, C i l l e t t e Baune and Isabelle
B e r t a u l t w e r e found in t h e woods and arrested. They
w e r e brought b e f o r e Louis d e Godefroy f o r questioning.
Madame B e r t a u l t t e s t i f i e d t h a t Latouche had
b e a t e n his wife, t h a t s h e and her husband had c o m e t o
their daughter's rescue, and t h a t a s c u f f l e had ensued,
whereby s h e had hit L a t o u c h e with a hoe in order t o
help her husband and w i t h ' t h e intention of stopping t h e
fight. She said Latouche fell on t h e spot. She added
t h a t during t h e melee both s h e and her husband w e r e
bitten by Latouche and showed her fingers a s proof.
Believing t h a t Latouche was but shaken, they returned
t o their home. Half a n hour later, they returned t o
t h e barn and found him dead and dragged his body t o
t h e river.
Isabelle's testimony was essentially t h e s a m e as
her mother's.
There was but one discrepancy in t h e
testimonies.
Madame Bertault had sworn t h a t t h e
death occurred inside t h e barn, while Isabelle
maintained t h a t i t had occurred outside.
Later in t h e day, Bertault and his wife w e r e
confronted and her deposition was read before both of
them. Bertault was asked why his testimony differed
s o sharply with t h a t of his wife's. H e answered t h a t
h e had not wanted t o say anything until a f t e r his wife
had been questioned and f o r this reason, h e had denied
all t h e testimony brought f o r t h by t h e witnesses. He
further avowed t h a t her testimony was true.
A f t e r this preliminary investigation, t h e t h r e e
prisoners w e r e s e n t t o Quebec, where they could
The c a s e was
undergo a fair and equitable trial.
turned over t o Intendant Talon, who gave copies of t h e
sworn testimonies t o Monsieur Penseret, fiscal
procuror. He, inturn, made a requisition t o swear in
and interrogate t h e prisoners o n c e again.
To.
accomplish this, Talon turned t h e case over t o sieur
Chartier, lieutenant general, civil and criminal, on
June 1.
T h e s a m e day, Monsieur Chartier began t h e interrogations of t h e prisoners. T h e f i r s t one t o b e sworn
in was Isabelle. She repeated more or less what s h e
had testified t o in Three Rivers concerning t h e
murder, t h a t i t was in self defense.
Among t h e
questions asked and t h e answers given were:
Q. "When
you
husband?"
were
married,
did
you
love your
A. "Not at all".
Q. "Why didn't you love him?"
A. "My f a t h e r m a d e m e m a r r y him without my
consent, because h e had a n i c e p l a c e on t h e f a r m
of Madame d e Lafontaine, f o r whom h e was a
f a r m e r f o r f i v e years, during which t i m e h e could
e a r n enough money t o buy himself a nice farm.
T h e w i f e of sieur Aube was ready t o have her baby
a n d h e asked my f a t h e r t o send my mother t o help
and s h e went.
During t h i s time, my f a t h e r
a r r a n g e d t h e marriage. My m o t h e r did n o t want t o
consent t o t h e union, but my f a t h e r said, h e was
t h e m a s t e r a n d t h e wedding took place."
Q. "Why did you not t e l l t h e priest (during t h e
m a r r i a g e ceremony) t h a t you did not w a n t
L a t o u c h e f o r your husband?"
A. "My f a t h e r w a s there, but my mother wasn't. If
s h e had been t h e r e , I would h a v e declared it."
Q. "Did your m o t h e r like L a t o u c h e at t h e t i m e you
married him?"
A. "Yes."
Q. "Are you happy your husband is dead?"
A. "No, and I wish I w e r e dead instead of him."
Q. "Why did you hit your husband a n d why did you
help your f a t h e r t o kill him?"
A. "I did not help."
Q. "Why did your f a t h e r a n d m o t h e r t h r e a t e n your
husband of ten?"
A. "They have n o t t h r e a t e n e d him, neither o n e nor t h e
other."
Q. "Why did your brother s a y t o your mother t h a t t h e y
had killed his brother-in-law?"
A. "He did not s a y that."
Q. "Why did your f a t h e r s a y t h a t t h e deceased was in
New England a f t e r h e had murdered him?"
A. "You will excuse m e sir, h e did not say that."
Q. "Wasn't your husband's voice heard in Three Rivers
while h e was being murdered?"
A. "It was my f a t h e r who was screaming like that."
As Isabelle was questioned further, she maintained
t h e innocence of her parents and insisted t h a t her
husband was killed in self defense.
The second one t o b e questioned was Jacques
Bertault. By this time, h e had serious doubts a s t o
whether o r not their story of self defense would hold
and h e was alsa very a w a r e of what t h e punishment
was for murder. H e may have worked hard t o provide
a comfortable living for his family, but he was weak
and spineless. When h e was questioned, h e a t t e m p t e d
t o shift t h e blame o n t o his wife. He related how his
wife had tried t o poison Latouche and when this plot
had failed, s h e had struck Latouche with a hoe t h e
following day.
"How did you plan t o kill your son-in-law?"
"My wife said t o me, 'Let's g o t o t h e farm.' Once
w e w e r e there, s h e implored m e many t i m e s until
w e killed our son-in-law. Our daughter never spoke
to m e about her problems, but spoke t o her mother
about getting rid of her husband. Sometimes I was
even forced t o leave t h e house because my wife
was s o relentless about getting rid of our
son-in-law. I delayed hoping s h e would change her
mind."
"How many t i m e s did you strike him?"
"I don't remember t h e number, but I believe i t was
less than t e n when h e died."
As Bertault was being interrogated, h e said t h a t
h e knew t h a t his daughter had w a t c h e d her husband
being murdered, but t h a t h e didn't know if s h e had
s t r u c k him. T o p r o t e c t himself f u r t h e r , h e added, "I
never m e a n t my son-in-law a n y harm.
What I have
done w a s but in obedience t o my wife."
G i l l e t t e Baune was interrogated next.
She
a d m i t t e d t o having t r i e d t o poison Latouche and g a v e
explicit d e t a i l s of t h e murder.
"What kind of plant 'did you use t o t r y t o poison
your son-in-law, Julien L a Touche?"
"I don't know w h a t kind of plant i t is, but i t isn't
a n y bigger t h a n half t h e length of a finger. I only
used f o u r o r f i v e leaves which didn't d o him any
harm."
Did you g o into t h e barn t o see your son-in-law o n e
hour a f t e r sunset, w h e r e you said t o him, 'Now
t h e r e ' s a nice son-in-law.'?
"Yes, and h e answered me, 'Why a r e n ' t I very
nice?"'
"Did you n o t t a k e a hoe t h a t was n e x t t o a barrel
and use i t t o s t r i k e your son-in-law?"
"That is true."
"Did your husband c o m e in at t h e s a m e t i m e t o
t a k e t h e h o e t o finish killing your son-in-law?"
"That is true."
"Did you c a l l
Latouche?"
your
daughter
t o help you kill
"Yes, but I don't know if my daughter s t r u c k him."
"How many t i m e s did you s t r i k e t h e deceased?"
"I g a v e t h e f i r s t blow, but i t did not draw blood.
Then I h i t him again on t h e head and h e fell t o t h e
ground. My husband c a m e in at t h e s a m e time. I
don't know how many t i m e s h e s t r u c k him but
a f t e r many blows, h e died."
"After you killed your son-in-law, what did you do?"
"When w e knew h e w a s dead, t h e t h r e e of us t h r e w
him into t h e river."
A t t h e e n d of her interrogation, G i l l e t t e Baune
a d m i t t e d t h a t t h e y had maliciously
killed Julien
Latouche. She said t h a t t h e y had thought about i t f o r
a long t i m e , because t h e y never had any p e a c e of mind
since t h e m a r r i a g e of L a t o u c h e to t h e i r daughter. She
added t h a t t h e y discussed g e t t i n g rid of him because
h e m i s t r e a t e d their daughter and because h e was
worthless.
On t h e 8 t h of June, t h e fiscal procuror rendered
his verdict.
He asked t h a t t h e t h r e e prisoners b e
e x e c u t e d and t h a t no allowance b e made for Isabelle
because of her age, a s s h e a l s o had been involved in
t h e murder. Sitting on Monsieur Chartier's c o u r t w e r e
Juchereau d e l a F e r t e , R u e t t e Dauteuil, d e Bermen,
Duquet, Morin d e Rochebelle, a n d Simon Denis. They
showed no pity for J a c q u e s Bertault and G i l l e t t e
Baune, but in s p i t e of t h e petition of t h e fiscal
procuror, t h e y w e r e merciful t o Isabelle because of her
age. T h e official verdict reads:
"...we
have declared t h e said Jacques
Bertault, G i l l e t t e Baune, hi's wife, and Isabelle
Bertault, t h e i r daughter, t r i e d and convicted
of t h e said c r i m e s of imprisonment and
murder c o m m i t t e d against t h e person of t h e
said Julien d e l a Tousche. For reparation of
which, w e condemned and a r e condemning t h e
said Bertault, Baune, his wife, and their
daughter, t o b e t a k e n from and removed from
t h e prisons of this jurisdiction by t h e executor
of high justice, led with a rope around their
necks, a n a r d e n t t o r c h in their hands, before
t h e door of t h e parish church of this city.
T h e r e , t h e s a i d B e r t a u l t , b a r e h e a d e d a n d in
his s h i r t , a n d t h e s a i d women, d r e s s e d in t h e i r
s h i r t s t o t h e waist, will k n e e l a n d a s k
f o r g i v e n e s s of God, t h e king, a n d justice, f o r
the
s a i d c r i m e s by t h e m
committed.
T h e r e a f t e r , t h e y will b e l e d by t h e s a i d
e x e c u t i o n e r t o t h e s c a f f o l d t h a t will b e
e r e c t e d f o r t h i s p u r p o s e in t h e public s q u a r e
of t h e ' h a u t e ville'. T h e r e , will b e a c r o s s
of St. A n d r e o n which J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t will
b e lain t o r e c e i v e a s w i f t blow o n t h e r i g h t
a r m , t h e n s t r a n g l e d . A f t e r his d e a t h , a n o t h e r
blow will b e s t r u c k o n his l e f t a r m a n d a blow
on e a c h of his thighs.
The said Gillette
B a u n e will b e hanged a n d s t r a n g l e d o n a
s c a f f o l d which will b e e r e c t e d f o r t h i s
purpose at t h e s a i d p l a c e a n d t h e s a i d Isabelle
B e r t a u l t will w i t n e s s t h e s a i d e x e c u t i o n s w i t h
a r o p e t i e d a r o u n d h e r n e c k as previously
s t a t e d . A f t e r t h e e x e c u t i o n s , t h e body of t h e
said J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t will b e p l a c e d on a
w h e e l at C a p a u x D i a m a n t s , t h e usual s i t e , t o
r e m a i n a n d s e r v e as a n e x a m p l e . We f u r t h e r
c o n d e m n t h e said B e r t a u l t , his w i f e a n d his
d a u g h t e r , t o a o n e hundred 'livres' f i n e
p a y a b l e t o t h e s e i g n e u r s of t h i s r e g i o n a n d t o
c o u r t costs. T h e r e m a i n d e r of t h e i r p r o p e r t y
will r e m a i n s e c u r e d a n d c o n f i s c a t e d a n d
d i s t r i b u t e d t o w h o m e v e r i t should belong."
B e r t a u l t a n d his w i f e a p p e a l e d t h e i r s e n t e n c e s t o
t h e Sovereign Council.
On J u n e 9, t h e Council,
presided o v e r b y Governor d e C o u r c e l l e s a n d a s s i s t e d
by d e Tilly, Damours, d e l a Tesserie, Dupont,
Bonamour, Roussel a n d t h e f i s c a l p r x u r o r , r e n d e r e d
t h e i r v e r d i c t . T h e y upheld t h e v e r d i c t of t h e lower
c o u r t a n d only modified t h e judgment as t o t h e fine.
B e r t a u l t a n d his w i f e w e r e f i n e d 60 "livres" t o b e
divided thus: o n e half t o t h e R e c o l l e t s F a t h e r s t o p r a y
God f o r t h e r e p o s e of t h e soul of J u l i e n L a t o u c h e a n d
t o c o u r t c o s t s ; t h e o t h e r half a n d t h e surplus of t h e i r
estate t o Nicolas a n d J e a n n e B e r t a u l t , t h e minor
c h i l d r e n of J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t a n d G i l l e t t e Baune.
T h e cost of t h e t r i a l c a m e u p to a b o u t 139
"livres". This included t h e s a l a r i e s of t h e judges, t h e
f i s c a l procuror, t h e scribe, t h e bailiffs, a n d t h e
executioner.
Included in t h i s s u m w a s 15 "livres'' f o r
t h e n o u r i s h m e n t of t h e t h r e e prisoners f o r o v e r a
month.
T h e s e n t e n c e w a s r e n d e r e d in t h e morning a n d
i m m e d i a t e l y d e l i v e r e d t o t h e prisoners.
Only o n e
a p p e a l w a s g r a n t e d t o prisoners a n d judgment w a s
r e n d e r e d swiftly. O n t h e s a m e day, J u n e 9, 1672, at
four o'clock in t h e a f t e r n o o n , J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t a n d
Gillette Baune w e r e executed.
J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t had b e e n c o n d e m n e d t o t h e
punishment of t h e wheel.
This punishment is of
G e r m a n origin a n d d a t e s b a c k in F r a n c e t o 1534, w h e n
i t w a s i n t r o d u c e d by a n e d i c t of F r a n c o i s I. It w a s
r e s e r v e d f o r p a r t i c u l a r l y s e r i o u s c r i m e s s u c h as
murders, poisonnings, n i g h t t i m e t h e f t s in h o m e s when
violence o c c u r r e d , a n d highway robbery.
F o r t h i s procedure, a s c a f f o l d w a s e r e c t e d , usually
in t h e t o w n square. A c r o s s of St. A n d r e w a s built o n
t h e c e n t e r of t h e scaffold, laying f l a t .
It was
c o n s t r u c t e d of wood w i t h t w o joists s e c u r e d in t h e
c e n t e r w h e r e t h e y join, f o r m i n g a n oblique cross.
G r o o v e s h a d b e e n c a r v e d i n t o t h e wood t o a d m i t t h e
thighs, t h e legs, a n d t h e upper a n d lower a r m s of t h e
convicted.
T h e c r i m i n a l w a s usually c l a d in a long s h i r t which
t h e e x e c u t i o n e r r a i s e d at t h e s l e e v e s a n d at t h e h e m
up t o t h e thighs, to s e c u r e t h e prisoner at e a c h joint
o n t o t h e cross.
His h e a d w a s lain o n a s t o n e a n d
t u r n e d t o w a r d t h e heavens.
T h e f i r s t p h a s e of t h e punishment w a s a b e a t i n g
t o break t h e extremities.
The executioner a r m e d
himself w i t h a m e t a l pipe, o n e a n d one-half inch in
d i a m e t e r , w i t h a ball o n o n e e n d which s e r v e d as a
handle. With t h i s weapon, h e would s t r i k e a n a r m a n d
a l e g t w o t i m e s each.
T h e n s t r i d i n g t h e body, h e
would b r e a k t h e t w o r e m a i n i n g e x t r e m i t i e s w i t h t w o
blows e a c h . Lastly, h e would g i v e t h r e e m o r e blows
on t h e c h e s t . T h e c o n d e m n e d w a s t h u s s t r u c k a t o t a l
of e l e v e n t i m e s w i t h t h e bar.
It w a s impossible t o
b r e a k t h e spinal colunm, as i t w a s p r o t e c t e d by t h e
b a c k of t h e cross.
T h e s e c o n d p h a s e of t h e punishment w a s t h e
e x p o s u r e o n t h e wheel.
T h e c r i m i n a l ' s body w a s
c a r r i e d t o a s m a l l c a r r i a g e w h e e l which had b e e n
p r e p a r e d b y removing t h e hub o r nave. I t w a s t h e n
placed horizontally o n a pivot. T h e e x e c u t i o n e r , a f t e r
having b e n t t h e c r i m i n a l ' s t h i g h s u n d e r n e a t h , in s u c h a
fashion t h a t his h e e l s would t o u c h t h e b a c k of his
head, t i e d him t o t h e r i m of t h e wheel.
The
c o n d e m n e d r e m a i n e d exposed in t h i s fashion f o r a
s p e c i f i e d a m o u n t of t i m e .
T h e punishment of t h e w h e e l w a s n e v e r applied t o
w o m e n "because of t h e d e c e n c y d u e t o t h e i r sex".
I t w a s o f t e n i n d i c a t e d by a c l a u s e o r proviso t h a t
t h e c o n d e m n e d would b e s e c r e t l y s t r a n g l e d as soon as
h e w a s p l a c e d on t h e wheel. T o t h i s e n d , a winch w a s
a f f i x e d at t h e t o p of t h e s c a f f o l d f r o m which a r o p e
r a n down, c i r c l e d a r o u n d t h e v i c t i m ' s neck, a n d r a n u p
a g a i n t o t h e winch. With t h e h e l p of l e v e r s o p e r a t e d
by t w o men, t h e r o p e rolled a r o u n d t h e winch,
t i g h t e n e d a n d s t r a n g l e d t h e victim.
J a c q u e s B e r t a u l t w a s f o r t u n a t e t h a t h e had f a c e d
a group of m e n on t h e Sovereign Council w h o w e r e
merciful.
H e w a s s e n t e n c e d t o b e hanged f i r s t ,
t h e r e f o r e t h e t o r t u r e w a s purely symbolic.
Isabelle had t o w a t c h t h i s m e d i e v a l b r u t a l i t y as
p a r t of her punishment. S h e cried and s h e sobbed. I t
t o r e at h e r h e a r t t o s e e her f a t h e r ' s body mangled and
mutilated. He had been very s t r i c t and h e had forced
her t o marry Latouche, but at t h e s a m e time, h e had
been kind t o her. She knew t h a t h e had loved her and
s h e had loved him too. She wished Latouche w e r e
alive. It was not worth it. But her husband was dead
and now was t h e present.
The clock could not be
turned back. Her f a t h e r w a s gone and now s h e must
bid a last farewell t o her mother, her beloved mother,
with whom s h e had been s o close and had shared s o
much.
She cried, "Maman, maman, d o you have t o
leave me. What will I do? I need you." The t e a r s
s t r e a m e d down her face. She remembered how her
mother had always p r o t e c t e d her and c a r e d for her.
She remembered how h e r mother had listened t o her
problems, oh s o attentively, and had always been s o
sympathetic t o her situation.
She remembered t h e
w a r m t h and t h e touch of her mother's a r m s around
her.
It s e e m e d her mother had always been t h e r e
when s h e needed her. As s h e wiped t h e t e a r s away,
s h e s a w them putting t h a t rough rope, t h a t awful
noose, around her mother's throat.
How could this
have happened, s h e thought. She blamed herself f o r
complaining t o o much and wondered why s h e had n o t
suffered silently. She f e l t guilty. She was losing t h e
most wonderful friend s h e e v e r had and i t was her
fault. She wiped her t e a r filled e y e s o n c e m o r e and
looked up o n t o t h e scaffold.
She shrieked in pain,
"Maman! Maman!" But i t was over; her mother w a s
dead.
During her trial, Isabelle had said s h e wished
s h e w e r e dead. She had m e a n t i t when s h e had said it,
but today s h e wished i t m o r e t h a n e v e r before. She
f e l t empty, alone and abandoned.
Young Isabelle did n o t know t h a t t h i s day was only
t h e beginning of her punishment. She would wish s h e
w e r e dead many t i m e s during her lifetime.
At
thirteen, s h e was unaware of how very cruel people
c a n be.
This p a r t of her life could not b e neatly
tucked away in a back c o r n e r of a bureau drawer
n e v e r to s u r f a c e again. S h e h a d b e e n a p a r t of t h i s
t r a g e d y a n d s h e would b e r e m i n d e d of i t a g a i n a n d
again. S h e would l e a r n t h e m e a n i n g of o s t r a c i s m a n d
t h e h e a r t a c h e of h e a r i n g whispers a n d pointed f i n g e r s
as s h e walked down t h e road. T h e m o s t d e v a s t a t i n g
pain would b e t h e c r u e l t i e s h e r children would b e
f o r c e d t o e n d u r e b e c a u s e of w h a t s h e h a d done.
Where Isabelle w e n t t o l i v e a f t e r h e r p a r e n t s '
e x e c u t i o n s r e m a i n s a mystery. I t is possible t h a t o n e
of h e r o l d e r s i s t e r s c o u l d h a v e t a k e n h e r i n t o h e r
home, b u t t h e n , t h e s i s t e r s could h a v e b e e n u p s e t o v e r
t h e s h a m e t h e y f e l t t h a t s h e had brought upon t h e
family name.
Isabelle could h a v e r e t u r n e d t o h e r
p a r e n t s ' h o m e t o h e l p h e r younger b r o t h e r a n d s i s t e r ,
a g e d t e n a n d twelve. R e g a r d l e s s as t o w h e r e s h e w e n t
a n d w h a t s h e did f o r t h e n e x t f e w months, i t h a d t o b e
a t r y i n g a n d d i f f i c u l t t i m e f o r her.
Was Isabelle p r e g n a n t w i t h h e r husband's child at
t h i s t i m e t o compound h e r problems? During t h e t r i a l ,
Isabelle w a s a s k e d if s h e w e r e p r e g n a n t a n d s h e
a n s w e r e d t h a t s h e w a s not, t h a t s h e h a d h a d r e l a t i o n s
w i t h h e r husband, b u t n o t as o f t e n as h e wished
b e c a u s e s h e d i d n o t l o v e him. Was Isabelle telling t h e
t r u t h o r w a s s h e c o n c e a l i n g t h e t r u t h as s h e did a b o u t
e v e r t h i n g e l s e t o t h e v e r y e n d ? Isabelle w a s t e l l i n g
t h e t r u t h . T h e r e c o r d of d e a t h of a T h e r e s e L a t o u c h e
C h a m p l a i n is found in t h e parish r e g i s t e r of t h e c h u r c h
of I m m a c u l e e C o n c e p t i o n in T h r e e Rivers. I t w a s l e f t
unsigned by t h e p r i e s t a n d r e a d s simply, " A f t e r m a n y
m o n t h s of illness t h a t r e d u c e d h e r t o s u c h a n e x t r e m e
state, t h a t s h e t h r e w herself i n t o t h e r i v e r w i t h o u t a n y
a w a r e n e s s of w h a t s h e w a s doing, t h a t is why w e h a v e
not attributed her with a n y blame for this c r i m e and
h a v e r e n d e r e d h e r w i t h a l l t h e f u n e r e a l honors t h a t w e
r e n d e r to persons of h e r rank". Mgr. C y p r i e n Tanguay
in his "Dictionnaire G e n e a l o g i q u e d e s F a m i l l e s
Canadiennes" a t t r i b u t e d a child t o Isabelle. His only
s o u r c e w a s t h i s vaguely w r i t t e n record.
A few
historians copied this reference without further
investigation.
Research proves t h a t Isabelle never had
In t h e first place, t h e record of death
does not mention t h e parents, nor t h e spouse if t h e r e
w e r e one, nor even t h e a g e of t h e deceased. The
priest implies t h a t s h e was not a child, but a n adult.
Trying t o find t h e record of birth for Therese
Latouche proved fruitless. All t h e births registered
under t h a t name a r e d a t e d in t h e l a t e 1690's making
these particular individuals t o o young t o b e t h e person
in question. In t h e 1667 census, Champlain is called
Latouche Champlain. Among t h e inhabitants of this
s e t t l e m e n t is a person called sieur d e L a Touche. Who
was this person?
Could t h e Therese in t h e death
record have been his daughter? I t is not only very
possible but very likely.
Champlain like other
s e t t l e m e n t s was a seigneury and i t was owned by
Etienne Pezard, who had adopted t h e sobriquet of L a
Touche dit Champlain.
Sobriquets a r e simply
nicknames which t h e French w e r e very fond of using.
It was t h e s t y l e t o use a sobriquet and most of t h e
forefathers added a second n a m e t o t h e family name.
The sobriquet used did not necessarily have any
meaningful connotation, but r a t h e r was chosen at t h e
whim of t h e individual. Very o f t e n t h e family name
was eliminated and t h e sobriquet used in i t s place.
Etienne Pezard was known a s sieur d e la Touche d i t
Champlain. In 1664, h e married Madeleine Mullois and
they had a sizable family. Upon examination of t h e
census of 1681, t h e r e is listed among t h e children of
Etienne Pezard, a daughter by t h e name of Therese
who would have been born in 1672. Isabelle Bertault,
on t h e other hand, does not have a daughter by t h a t
n a m e living with her, nor does t h e census make
mention of any other Therese Latouche. Trying t o
l o c a t e a record of marriage o r a record of death for a
Therese Pezard, Therese Latouche, or Therese
Champlain, e x c e p t for t h e above mentioned record,
proved fruitless. There exists proof t h a t sieur d e la
Touche dit Champlain had a daughter by t h e name of
Therese, but t h e r e is not even one document t o
substantiate t h a t Isabelle had a daughter by t h a t name.
a daughter.
Moreover, t h e priest w r o t e "of h e r rank", which s e e m s
t o signify t h a t s h e w a s not of t h e lower class, but of
t h e upper echelon.
A t t h e t i m e , suicide was
comparable t o murder as indicated in t h e record of
death. Did t h e priest t r y t o hide t h e f a c t t h a t s h e
w a s P e z a r d ' s daughter by o m i t t i n g her parents' n a m e s
because h e was a seigneur? Social rank w a s i m p o r t a n t
at t h e t i m e and t h e seigneur was a n influential person.
As customary, Therese could have used any of t h e
family n a m e s o r a combination thereof, t h e r e f o r e
Therese Latouche Champlain.
Isabelle found t h e following f e w months difficult.
She n o longer had her m o t h e r t o run t o with her
problems and s h e f e l t q u i t e alone. Then, o n e day, s h e
m e t Noel Laurence, widower of Marie Limoges, and
son of Noel Laurence a n d Marie Biat, from P a r c
d1Anxtot, diocese of Rouen, Normandy, France. They
w e r e a t t r a c t e d t o e a c h o t h e r and found t h e y had a lot
in common.
L a u r e n c e c e r t a i n l y knew of Isabelle's
past.
With t h e population of C a n a d a at just a f e w
thousand people, a sensational t r i a l of t h a t kind could
not h a v e escaped anyone.
It g a v e t h e populace
something t o gossip about f o r a long time. Evidently,
Isabelle did not h a v e t o agonize on how s h e would t e l l
L a u r e n c e of her past. On t h e o t h e r hand, t h e man had
t o b e a very compassionate, understanding, a n d
forgiving person. T h e courtship led t o m a r r i a g e and
t h e vows w e r e pronounced on November 6, 1673, in
Boucherville.
T h e couple resided in t h e a r e a of Sorel for a s h o r t
t i m e t h e n moved a c r o s s t h e river w h e r e t h e y m a d e
t h e i r home in t h e Repentigny area.
From t h i s union, six children w e r e born:
Catherine: b. 3 November 1676, Sorel 6 ) ; m. 11
January 1705, Repentigny (R) t o Francois Vignau, son
of Gabriel Vignau a n d Francoise Bernard from St.
Michel, diocese of Limoges, Limousin, France.
Pierre: b. 1 3 March 1678 (S).
Jean: b. 1680.
Nicolas: b. 1 December 1682 (R); m. 24 January 1708
St. Sulpice t o Marie Migneron, daughter of Abraham
J e a n Migneron and Catherine Delpesche.
Noel: b. 5 April 1684 (R).
Marie: b. 22 May 1687 (R).
Laurence died on November 4, 1687, six months
a f t e r t h e birth of their daughter, Marie, and t w o days
before their fourteenth wedding anniversary. Isabelle
was now twenty-eight years old. She was alone again
and sole support of her family. Her growing children
w e r e a lot of help and comfort t o her. In this era,
children matured quickly and learned responsibilities at
a very early age.
Isabelle was not destined t o remain alone for t o o
long.
A f e w months a f t e r her husband died, she
married J e a n Baptiste Pilon d i t Lafortune, son of Jean
Baptiste Pilon and Marie Roussel from St. Eustache,
Paris, France. The marriage ceremony took place on
March 1, 1688, in Repentigny.
Soon a f t e r , t h e couple removed t o Boucherville,
where they remained for about t e n years, then
relocated in Varennes.
Five children w e r e born from this union:
Mathurin: b. 19 January 1691 Boucherville (B); m. 20
January 1726 Sore1 (5) t o Marie Charlotte Laniel d i t e
Desrosiers, daughter of Julien Lanier and Marie Anne
Fafard.
Ignace: b. 28 February 1693 (B).
Pierre: b. 10 April 1695 (B); d. 16 May 1699 Varennes
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.
Marie Anne: b. 22 February 1699 (v); d. 23 February
1699 (V).
Marie Genevieve: b. 7 November
November 1700 (V).
1700 (v); d. 1 1
by Lucille Fournier Rock
GARNEAU GENEALOGY
Compiled by:
Paul P.
D e l i s l e (0039L)
P i e r r e GARNEAUD:
m. t o Jeanne BARREAULT;
parents of f i r s t colonist.
L o u i s GARNEAU:
F i r s t C o l o n i s t ; b. ca1641
a t P o i t i e r s (Vieones), France; m. 23 J u l y
1663 t o Marie MASQUE ( E t i e n n e & Marie
MERAUD) a t Quebec.
CHILDREN:
1.
Francois:
(follows).
2.
Louis (1):
b. 2 A p r i l 1670 a t
m.
( 1 ) 14 A p r i l 1692 t o
Ange-Gardien;
Marie-Anne HUOT (Mathieu & Marie LETARTE)
a t Ange-Gardien,
( 2 ) 25 June 1705 t o
M a r g u e r i t e SOULARD a t Ange-Gardien;
d. 6
October 1750 a t Ange-Gardi en.
3.
Unnamed:
b. % d . 29 January 1671
a t Chateau-Richer.
4.
Charles:
b. 9 August 1671 a t
Ange-Gardien.
5.
Unnamed:
b. & d. 7 October 1673
a t Anqe-Gardi en.
6.
Jean:
b. 9 October 1676 a t
Ange-Gardien; m. ( 1 ) 8 A p r i l 1698 t o Louise
HUOT (Mathieu & Marie LETARTE) a t
Ange-Gardien,
( 2 ) 7 March 1698 t o U r s u l e
MARTIN a t Charlesbourg; d. 27 November 1749
a t Ange-Gardi en.
b. 23 March 1678 a t
7.
Louis (2):
Ange-Gardi en.
8.
Jacques:
b.
1 M a y 1679 a t
Ange-Gardien; m. 6 February 1701 t a
Angel ique TRUDEL ( P i e r r e & Francoi 5e
LEFRANCOIS) at Ange-Gardi en.
Francois GARNEAU: b. 28 September 1665 at
Ange-Gardien; m. 7 February 1689 t o Louise
CARREAU (Louis .?( Jeanne LEROUGE) at
Ange-Gardi en.
CHI LDHEN:
1.
Anne:
b . 15 February 1691 at
Ange-Gardien; m. 8 November 1706 t o Rene
LETAHTE ( Charles $4 Marie MAHEU) at
Ange-Gardien; d. 13 March 1720 at Neuville.
2. Marie: b. 22 September 1693 at
Ange-Gardien; m. 1 February 1712 t o Charles
LETARTE (Charles .?< Marie MAHEU) at
Ange-Gardien; d. 4 July 1748 at Neuville.
.
Francois:
( f ol lows).
4. Marie-Anne:
b . 22 November 1698
at Ange-Gardi en.
5. Claudine: b. 20 March 1704 at
Ange-Gardien.
6. Marie-Angelique:
b. 11 October
1706 at Ange-Gardien; m. 19 May 1744 t o
Charles LACASSE at Ange-Gardien.
7.
Louise: m. 11 October 1728 t o
Nicolas HUOT (Mathurin & Marie LETARTE) at
Ange-Gardi en.
8. Clothide: m. 2 August 1737 t o
Gabriel MAHEU at Ange-Gardien; d. 10 March
1751 a t Ange-Gardi en.
7
.-
Francois GARNEAU: b . 1 May 1696 at
Ange-Gardien; m. 7 November 1718 to Marie
QUENTIN (Louis $4 Marie MATHIEU) at
Ange-Gardien: d. 19 October 1763 at
Neuvi 11 e.
CHILDREN :
1.
Marie-Madeleine:
b. 18 A p r i l 1726
m. 4 J u l y 1740 t o P i e r r e
a t Ange-Gardien;
THIBEAULT (Jean-Bapti s t e b Mari e-Francoi se
A M I O T ) a t Ange-Gardien.
2.
Francoise:
b. 25 October 1721 a t
Ange-Gardien.
3.
Pierre:
b. 29 September 1723 a t
Ange-Gardien; m. 3 June 1748 t o C a t h e r i n e
d. 22
MAILLOT a t S t . Jean-Deschaillons;
December 1748 a t S t . Pierre-les-Bequets.
4.
Charles:
b. 23 March 1725 a t
Ange-Gardien:
m. 20 January 1766 t o
Mari e-Anne DELISLE a t Neuvi 11e.
5.
Louis:
b. 2 May 1726 a t
m. 10 January 1746 t o
Ange-Gardien;
Marie-Joseph BELAND a t S t . Augustin.
6.
Jacques:
b. 13 A p r i l 1728 a t
m. 36 January 1751 t o
Ange-Gardien;
Mari e-Char1 o t t e LARUE (Jean $4 Jacquel ine
PAIN) a t N e u v i l l e .
7.
Anqe-Gabriel:
b. 16 October 1730
a t Ange-Gardien;
m. 7 January 1756 to
Made1e i ne MERCURE a t Neuvi 11e.
b. 25 November 1732 a t
8.
Catherine:
Ange-Gardien;
m. 7 January 1755 t o Joseph
GRENON a t Neuvi 11e.
9. Jean-Baptiste:
b. 11 September
1737 a t Ange-Gardien; m. 23 January 1775 t o
M a r i e - C h a r l o t t e DELISLE a t N e u v i l l e .
10.
Frisque:
(follows).
11.
Genevieve:
b. 7 A p r i l 1742 a t
Ange-Gardien; d. 13 September 1749 at
Neuvi 11e.
12.
Guillaume:
b. ca1743; m. 15 June
1772 t o Marie-Anne PARANT ( F r a n c o i s $4
Marie-Anne LEGRIS) a t Quebec; d. 16 October
1797 a t Quebec.
Prisque GARNEAU: b . 1 June 1740 at
Ange-Gardien; m. 12 January 1767 to
Marie-Genevi eve LARUE (Jean-Baptiste ??
Genevieve HUGUET) at Neuvi 1 1 e.
CHILDREN:
1.
Mar i e-Genevi eve: b. 24 November
1767 a t Neuville.
2. Mari e-Catheri ne: b. 24 August
1769 at Neuville; m. 7 November 1796 to
Raphael MONIEH at St. Antoi ne-de-Ti 1 1 y.
3. Prisque: b. 27 May 1771 at
Neuville; m. 7 November 1796 to
Mari e-Anqel ique MARTINEAU (Joseph ?(
Marie-Angelique DUBOIS) at St.
Antoine-de-Ti 1 1 y.
4. Jean-Baptiste ( 1 ) : b. 2 October
1772 at Neuvi 1 1 e.
5. Marie-Therese:
b. 7 August 1773
at Ecureuils; m. 24 February 1794 to
Jacques ROGNON (Louis t( Mari e-Josette
HOUDE) at St. Antoine-de-Tilly.
6. Jean-Baptiste ( 2 ) : b . 9 October
1775 a t Neuville; d. 9 August 1777 at
Neuville.
7. Augustin:
(follows).
8.
Francois: m. 1 1 February 1805 to
Flavie GIRARD (Jean-Baptiste Z( Moni que
COTE) at St. Antoine-de-Ti 1 ly.
9. Francoise:
m. 15 February 1813 to
Francois HOUDE at St. Antoine-de-Tilly.
10.
Joseph: m. 23 November 1813 to
Genevieve SEVIGNY at St. Antoine-de-Tilly.
11.
Josette: m. 18 October 1831 to
Ambroi se DAIGLE (Joseph %
. R o s a 1 i e MARION)
at St. Antoi ne-de-Ti 1 1 y.
Augustin GARNEAU: m. 14 June 1803 to
Mar i e-Loui se BERGERON (Pierre S(
Mari e-Loui se GINGRAS) at St.
Antoine-de-Ti 1 ly.
CHILDREN:
1.
Joseph:
(follows).
2. Augustin: m. 24 August 1830 to
Marie SEVIGNY (Antoine
Louise HOUDE) at
St. Antoine-de-Ti 1 ly.
3. Emile: m. 13 November 1838 to
Isaie DEMERS (Andre 84 Marguerite EOUCHER)
at St. Antoine-de-Ti 1 ly.
4. Germain: m. 14 February 1825 to
Marie-Charlotte GENEST (A1 ex is $4
Marie-Charlotte AUBIN) at St.
Antoine-de-Ti 1 ly.
5. Margcteri te: m. 3 A C ~ ~ L I183C)
S ~ to
Gaspard DEMERS at St. Antoine-de-Tilly.
6. Nathalie: m. 8 February 1831 to
Joseph MOREAU (Joseph $4 Fel i ci te RDUSSEAU)
at St. Antoi ne-de-Ti 1 1 y.
7. Sophie: m. 12 October 1836 to
Louis ROUSSEAU (Jean-Baptiste $< Barbe
DAIGLE) at St. Antoine-de-Tilly.
Joseph GARNEAU: b . 28 July 1815 at St.
Antoine-de-Tilly; m. 7 November 1837 to
Emilie GINGRAS (Jean & Rose DAIGLE) at St.
Antoine-de-Tilly; d. ca1895.
CHILDREN:
1.
Joseph:
(follows).
2. Philomene: b. 30 May 1848 at St.
Antoine-de-Tilly; d. 3 May 1934 at
Woonsocket, RI.
3. Ernestine: b . 18 July 1859 at St.
Antoine-de-Tilly; m. 2 October 1880 to
Joseph BISSONEAU; d. 21 December 1890.
Joseph GAHNEAU: b . St. Antoine-de-Tilly;
29 April 1872 to Marie-Louise ROY
(Pierre & Marie-Louise LIZEE) at
Sherbrooke; d. 29 May 1914 at Disraeli.
CHILDREN :
1. Rose-Alba: b. 9 February 1873 at
Sherbrooke; m. 27 May 1895 to
Napoleon-Augustin CLOUTIER (Augustin k
Rose-de-Lima GAUVIN) at St. Ferdinand
d'Halifax (Megantic); d. 28 July 1949 at
Old Orchard Beach, ME.
2. J~sephine: b . 30 October 1875 at
Windsor Mills, Que.; m. June 1918 to Alire
MOKIN; d. 3 March 1935 at Woonsocket, RI.
3. Ida: b . August 1877; m. to
Prudent HIVON: d. 26 December 1921 at
Victoriaville, Que.
m.
My great-grandmother, C o r d e l i a Chatel-Duhamel
was born on t h e 2 4 t h of May 1856 a t St-Remi-Napierv i l l e , Quebec, t h e daughter of F r a n c o i s and Sophie
( T r o t t i e r ) C h a t e l . On t h e day f o l l o w i n g h e r b i r t h ,
a s w a s t h e custom throughout much of Canada, s h e
was brought t o t h e p a r i s h church and w a s b a p t i z e d
by P e r e Eugene Desmarais. Her godparents, C h a r l e s
Bedard and Marie Gagne, gave h e r t h e name MarieD e l i l a C h a t e l , b u t s h e w a s always c a l l e d C o r d e l i a .
The t h i r d c h i l d and f i r s t daughter of t h e fami l y , she was preceded by two e l d e r b r o t h e r s , Moise,
born t h e 7 t h of March 1848, and Leon, t h e 5 t h of
August 1849. C o r d e l i a o f t e n spoke of a s i s t e r
named Marie, b u t no r e c o r d of h e r b i r t h h a s y e t
been found.
L i t t l e i s known of C o r d e l i a ' s family except
t h a t which h a s come t o u s from t h e church r e c o r d s .
Her b r o t h e r , Leon, d i e d on t h e 8 t h of March 1851,
when h e was j u s t two y e a r s o l d . F r a n c o i s , t h e i r
f a t h e r , worked a s a l a b o r e r . He was k i l l e d t r a g i c c a l l y on t h e 1 6 t h of September 1863, when a t r e n c h
h e w a s d i g g i n g c o l l a p s e d and t r a p p e d him beneath.
C o r d e l i a was t h e n o n l y seven when h e r f a t h e r passed
away. A t some p o i n t a f t e r h i s d e a t h , t h i n g s became
v e r y d i f f i c u l t f o r t h e f a m i l y , and C o r d e l i a was
p l a c e d i n a C a t h o l i c orphanage. Two y e a r s l a t e r ,
church r e g i s t e r s show t h a t on t h e 1 4 t h of November
1865, C o r d e l i a ' s mother r e m a r r i e d an Antoine Rouleau
from t h e neighboring p a r i s h of St-Jean-Chrysostome.
From this d a t e , t h e r e i s no f u r h t e r t r a c e of both
C o r d e l i a ' s mother o r of h e r o l d e r b r o t h e r , Moise.
I . W T E L , C h r i s t o p h e ( p a r e n t a g e unknown)
DUPRE, T h o i n e t t e ( p a r e n t a g e unknown)
of S t - S u l p i c e , P a r i s , FRANCE
11. CHATEL, H e n r i ( C h r i s t o p h e & T h o i n e t t e Dupre)
LARUE, Genevieve ( J e a n & J a c q u e l i n e P a i n )
mg. 8/1/1684 - C o n t r a t N o t a i r e Duquet
111. CHATEL, F r a n c o i s (Henri & Genevieve Larue)
BELLEAU, Angelique ( B l a i s e & Helene C a i l l e )
mg. 22/11/1718 - Ste-Foye, PQ
I V . CHATEL, F r a n c o i s ( F r a n c o i s & Angelique B e l l e a u )
LAVIMODIERE, M-Anne (Joseph & Madeleine J a c q u e s )
mg. 20/1/1755 - Contrecoeur, PQ
V. CHATEL, Joseph ( F r s . & M-Anne Lavimodiere)
BISSON, M-Anne
(Vve. F r a n c o i s C a i l l e )
PQ
mg. 221811785-St-Philippe-Laprairie,
V I . CHATEL, Joseph (Joseph & M-Anne Bisson)
ALEXANDRE, M-Appoline ( J a c q u e s & F r s e . Daragon)
mg. 23/5/1808-St-Philippe-Laprairie, PQ
V I I . CHATEL, F r a n c o i s (Joseph & Appoline Alexandre)
TROTTIER, Sophie ( T o u s s a i n t & Mgte. Paquet)
2nd mg. 25/11/1839-St-Isidore-Laprairie, PQ
VIII.
CKATEL, Cordelia ( F r a n c o i s & Sophie T r o t t i e r )
DUHAMEL, P i e r r e (Andre & J o s e p h i n e St-Onge)
mgMoosup, CT
-
.
Cordelia o f t e n spoke about h e r l e a v i n g t h e
.orphanage i n h e r e a r l y t e e n s t o work i n t h e homes
of t h e l o c a l wealthy English r e s i d e n t s . She was
r e s p o n s i b l e f o r such chores a s making beds, sweeping f l o o r s , h e l p i n g i n t h e k i t c h e n , and c a r i n g f o r
t h e c h i l d r e n . It was a t t h i s time, t h a t she heard
of t h e m i l l s i n New England, and t h e seemingly
good pays t h a t they provided. A t t h a t t i m e too,
t h e m i l l s were a c t i v e l y r e c r u i t i n g workers from
Canada. Thus i t was, a t t h e age of f i f t e e n , she
l e f t w i t h another g i r l from t h e orphanage t o f i n d
employment i n t h e S t a t e s . It i s believed t h a t h e r
f i r s t job was a t t h e c o t t o n m i l l i n Moosup, Connecticut
.
It was while working t h a t she m e t P i e r r e Duhamel,
r e c e n t l y a r r i v e d from Canada, and t h e son of Andre
and Josephine (St-Onge) Duhamel of St-Michel-d'
- Yamaska. P i e r r e was born t h e r e t h e 1st of May 1846,
and was t e n y e a r s h e r s e n i o r .
Oral h i s t o r y of our family s t a t e s t h a t they were
married when Cordelia was seventeen, a f t e r which t h e
couple r e t u r n e d t o Canada, where P i e r r e had bought
a farm on t h e 5eme rang of St-Cyrille-de-Windhover.
While t h e r e , P i e r r e and Cordelia had twelve c h i l d r e n , t h e following f i v e of whom d i e d a s i n f a n t s :
Elexina, Yvonne, Marianne* Helene and Urbain. One
of t h e i r sons, Andre, survived t o t h e age of f o u r
y e a r s o l d . In h e r l a t e r y e a r s , my great-grandmother
recounted holding t h e s i c k c h i l d i n h e r arms. Although t h e c h i l d count not t e l l t i m e , h e s a i d t o
h e r , "Quatre heure".
Throughout t h e n i g h t , she s a t
t h e r e with t h e c h i l d i n h e r arms, u n t i l h e r husband
took him from h e r towards t h e e a r l y morning.
Of t h e s u r v i v i n g c h i l d r e n were: Cordelia (Mrs.
Desire Roy), Rose-Anna (Mrs. A l b e r i c Proulx),
Pierre-Nolasque
(married t o Emma B l a n c h e t t e ) ,
B e a t r i c e and Annette (both unmarried), and t h e
youngest, my grandmother, F e l i c i t e (Mrs. A l b e r t
Derycke)
.
F a r m l i f e was n o t e a s y . P i e r r e worked h a r d on
h i s f i e l d s , and a l s o k e p t cows, h o r s e s , c h i c k e n s
and sheep. One day a week, produce and home-made
b u t t e r was t a k e n i n t o town and s o l d . It i s s a i d
t h a t C o r d e l i a ' s home-made b u t t e r was e s p e c i a l l y
t h i c k and r i c h , and t h a t a l o c a l d o c t o r u s u a l l y
bought up a l l t h e e x t r a she had.
C o r d e l i a concerned h e r s e l f w i t h r a i s i n g h e r
c h i l d r e n and d i d a l l t h e u s u a l c h o r e s .
She made
a l l h e r c h i l d r e n ' s c l o t h i n g , and P i e r r e made t h e i r
s h o e s from h i d e o b t a i n e d when a cow was s l a u g h t e r e d .
She a l s o found time t o weave h e r own b l a n k e t s and
r u g s from t h e t h r e a d she had spun. We have a l s o
been t o l d t h a t P i e r r e grew f l a x , so i t i s p o s s i b l e
t h a t s h e used t h i s a s w e l l a s wool from t h e i r sheep.
C o r d e l i a made h e r own soap.
She used a primit i v e washing machine t h a t s a t on t h e r o o f l e s s porch.
When i t r a i n e d , t h e bucket would f i l l w i t h w a t e r .
Then a f u n n e l - l i k e arrangement was pumped t o g e t
t h e c l o t h e s c l e a n . Once hand-wrung and l i n e - d r i e d ,
t h e c l o t h e s were i r o n e d w i t h heavy c a s t i r o n s ,
which were h e a t e d on t h e wood s t o v e .
Farm c h o r e s and c h i l d c a r e were n o t t h e o n l y
t a s k s which occupied C o r d e l i a ' s time.
She was
o f t e n c a l l e d t o a s s i s t h e r n e i g h b o r s , a s a midwife,
a t t h e t i m e of c h i l d b i r t h .
It seems t h a t a r e a
women took g r e a t comfort i n h e r p r e s e n c e , perhaps
keeping i n mind t h a t she had given b i r t h t o a dozen
c h i l d r e n h e r s e l f . C o r d e l i a a l s o r e c a l l e d having t o
h e l p p r e p a r e b o d i e s f o r b u r i a l , when t h e r e were no
undertakers i n t h e area.
P i m e and C a h d d i a (ChaXel) Duhamd!
For t h e same r e a s o n which had brought P i e r r e and
C o r d e l i a t o t h e United S t a t e s o r i g i n a l l y , t o s e e k a
b e t t e r l i f e , they returned, s e t t l i n g i n Franklin,
Massachusetts f o r a t i m e , where my grandmother,
F e l i c i t e began f i r s t g r a d e . P i e r r e and s e v e r a l of
t h e o l d e r c h i l d r e n worked i n t h e m i l l s , w h i l e
C o r d e l i a k e p t house. Again, t h e f a m i l y d e c i d e d t o
r e t u r n t o Canada, buying a n o t h e r farm n e a r S t Hyacinthe. R e a l i z i n g t h a t farm l i f e was much more
d i f f i c u l t t h a n t h a t of work i n t h e t e x t i l e m i l l s ,
t h e f a m i l y uprooted once more, permanently s e t t l i n g
a t Wosnsocket, Rhode I s l a n d .
P i e r r e s i g n e d n a t u r a l i z a t i o n p a p e r s i n 1920.
H i s d e s c r i p t i o n a t t h a t time, and a t an age of 7 3 ,
was a s f o l l o w s : f a i r complexion, 5'3" t a l l , 1 2 7 l b s .
w i t h g r e y h a i r and g r e y e y e s . C o r d e l i a l i k e w i s e
s i g n e d p a p e r s i n 1925 t o become a n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i zen. She was d e s c r i b e d a s 5'5", 135 l b s . , l i g h t
brown h a i r and b l a c k e y e s . The f o l l o w i n g y e a r was
a t r a g i c one f o r t h e couple. P i e r r e Duhamel was
k i l l e d i n a n e l e v a t o r a c c i d e n t i n t h e Glenark M i l l
i n Woonsocket on t h e 1 5 t h of August 1921. He was
going t o u s e a f l i g h t of s t a i r s , when a young emp l o y e e s a i d t o him, "Come on, Pepere, d o n ' t walk.
W e ' l l u s e t h e e l e v a t o r . " A f t e r t h e e l e v a t o r began
i t s a s c e n d i n g , t h e c a b l e b r o k e , and h e f e l l t o h i s
death.
Following t h e d e a t h of h e r husband, C o r d e l i a
went t o l i v e w i t h h e r youngest daughter and son-inl a w , w h e r e she h e l p e d t o c a r e f o r h e r granddaughters
Margaret and Helen Derycke. Her o t h e r d a u g h t e r s ,
Annette and B e a t r i c e moved n e x t door, when t h e extended f a m i l y moved t o Blackstone, Massachusetts.
I n September of 1938, C o r d e l i a was diagnosed
w i t h pneumonia. On Monday, September 1 2 t h , s h e
could n o t answer h e r f a m i l y when t h e y spoke t o h e r ,
b u t moaned f r e q u e n t l y , "I1 m o u i l l e ! I1 mouille!".
She moaned about a l l t h e r a i n , t h e wind, and
tress b e i n g uprooted. These words were h e a r d by
a t l e a s t six f a m i l y members.
C o r d e l i a d i e d and was b u r i e d on Thursday, t h e
1 5 t h of September 1938. The f o l l o w i n g Wednesday,
September 2 1 s t , t h e g r e a t h u r r i c a n e of 1938 s t r u c k
t h e Woonsocket a r e a , d e v a s t a t i n g i t . H u r r i c a n e s
were unknown a t t h e time, and i t i s f e l t by h e r
f a m i l y t h a t C o r d e l i a must have had a premonition
of what was t o t a k e p l a c e . Thus, were t h e l i f e
and t i m e s of my great-grandmother, C o r d e l i a .
WE'RE STILL WAITING! !!
During o u r p a s t membership y e a r a q u e s t i o n n a i r e
was mailed t o each p e r s o n i n t h e American-French
Genealogical S o c i e t y announcing p l a n s f o r t h e publ i c a t i o n of an A.F.G.S. WHO'S WHO, a s k i n g f o r b i o g r a p h i c a l d a t a on o u r membership, a photograph of
y o u r s e l f , and two a n c e s t r a l c h a r t s (5 g e n e r a t i o n ) ,
one beginning w i t h your f a t h e r , t h e o t h e r w i t h your
mother. Did you f o r g e t t o send u s one of t h e s e
items, o r a l l of them, s o t h a t we might g e t t h i s
p r o j e c t underway?
I f you d i d , t h e r e ' s s t i l l t i m e t o m a i l i n t o
t h e S o c i e t y any o r a l l of t h e s e i t e m s . We thank
a l l t h o s e who have responded s o f a r , and from t h e
l o o k s of t h e m a t e r i a l r e c e i v e d , i t should be q u i t e
a volumn of v i a b l e i n f o r m a t i o n t o be s h a r e d . For
t h o s e who have f o r g o t t e n something o r who h a v e n ' t
responded y e t , we're s t i l l waiting!!!
AN ESSENTIAL NE(U REFERENCE FOR
FRENCH-CANADIAN GENEALOGISTS
by Rev. Jmome F. Webm
Anyone who is sitting back contemplating
a family tree laboriously put together over
the years should now be prepared to reopen
the file. A major new reference has been
published which will delight the Alexanders
who weep for no more worlds to conquer.
A Dictionnaire Ginhalogique des Familles
du Qudbec (MontrCal, University Press, 1983)
has been compiled by Ren6 Jett6. This huge
single volume of 1,176 pages in fine print
would seem to duplicate Cyprien Tanguay's
work from 1608 to 1730. Actually it starts
with Tanguay, corrects his errors, fills in
his omissions, incorporates the vast amount
of research published in Quebec in the past
century, and cleans up the whole record.
My experience may be indicative of what
the average researcher can expect. A few
years ago I tackled my mother's lineage,
which I knew to be entirely French-Canadian.
I had family records back to 1850; then two
genealogists used the marriage repertoires to
get back to 1760 and finished the lineage
back to the first colonists by consulting
Tanguay, J. Arthur Leboeufts additions and
corrections to Tanguay, and Gabriel Drouin's
more accurate list of marriages.
Next I went to the Library of Congress
to check the last three sources. There the
open shelves of the Local History and Genealogy reading room held not only these three
basic references but also Bona Arsenault's
seven volumes and Adrien Bergeron's eight
volumes on the Acadian families (which record
part of the ancestry of one of my mother's
great-grandparents but are filled with inconsistencies) as well as books by Archange
Godbout and other researchers. By copying
all the data onto a uniform set of fivegeneration charts and rechecking it, I even
managed to correct a number of errors and
omissions.
I had barely finished all of this when
Jett6 appeared on the library shelf this
spring! It was a simple, if tedious, matter
to check each name, for Jett6 uses Tanguayts
basic layout, with surnames in alphabetical
order, families in order of marriage date,
and children listed under each marriage. I
used a colored pencil to distinguish the new
information from the old.
Before consulting Jett6, I had about
1,225 different names, as well as several
hundred additional spaces duplicating the
same names. Even though my charts were substantially complete in every branch as far
back as the French immigrants, the most obvious gain from one pass through Jett6's book
was an additional 175 names. On the other
hand, the more accurate data leave a few
doubtful entries on my charts which need to
be checked out further. Among the additional
names, the largest single group was a list of
68 ancestors of Catherine Baillon (wife of
Jacques Miville) going back to the reign of
John I1 in the 14th century.
Beyond that, Jette' added an enormous
number of dates of birth, marriage, and death
which I didn't have. He corrected many
others, especially where the older sources
simply listed baptism and burial dates. He
identified the places of origin in France
more accurately, specifying the arrondissement as well as the diocese. He added known
chains of ancestry from published sources,
one such list going back a century further
than Catherine Baillon's. Finally, he determined the correct spelling of each proper
name, making every citation consistent.
I had just finished covering a map of
France with adhesive colored dots, identifying towns mentioned by Tanguay or Drouin,
but Jett6 made it possible to locate many
more. I used a large (1:1,700,000) road map
for convenience, supplemented by reference to
an even larger map which showed many more
place names, and it now has 99 adhesive dots.
But because many hamlets are too closely
crowded at that scale to leave room for separate dots, the dots represent 173 localities
which are cited as the place of origin of 536
surnames.
Hardly a score of these names originate
east of a line which might be drawn from
Li 1le to Toulouse (bisecting modern France),
but the dots are distributed evenly throughout the area west of that line. Even so,
there are 50 names from Paris, 70 from the
immediate vicinity of Mortagne, and almost
100 names from the vicinity of La Rochelle.
The same distribution would likely be true of
most present-day French-Canadians' ancestors.
I had just returned from France, not my
first visit, but the first in which I had
driven to La Rochelle and found the Archambault house in ltArdil16re (St-Xandre) and
his church in Dompierre-sur-Mer. I had a
more than ordinary interest in my mother's
family name, for her ancestors include four
of Jacques Archambaultls children, two on
each side, and I had enrolled her in the
newly formed association Les Archambault
d1Am6rique.
In a more symmetrically charted pattern,
her four grandparents are descended from four
of Abraham Martin's daughters (the only four
who left progeny).
She is also descended in
four lines from three of the elder Zacharie
Cloutierls children.
In her father's line
alone, she is descended from four of Jean
Guyon's children. Yet she has 128 different
fifth great-grandparents, French or FrenchCanadian except for two of English stock who
died in Quebec.
JettB1s work, computer-typeset, far surpasses Tanguay not only in accuracy but in
beauty and legibility. At a price of $200 it
will be a bargain to those who stand to gain
the most from its use.
If it's true that
Jett6 is continuing his work beyond 1730, the
next volume will be eagerly anticipated. The
principal lacunae in my present charts are
the dates of birth and death from 1760 to
1850, a problem for which I havenlt yet found
the solution.
THE "GRANDE RECRUIT" OF 1653
T o understand why i t was necessary t o enlist a n
a r m y in F r a n c e t o p r o t e c t Montreal, w e must f i r s t
touch on t h e history of t h e s e t t l e m e n t and study t h e
precarious situation t h a t existed on t h e island a t t h a t
time.
Montreal w a s founded in 1642 by Paul d e
Chomedey, b e t t e r known as M. d e Maisonneuve, a t
t h e expense of t h e Company of Montreal, a n
organization f o r m e d by wealthy Frenchmen, whose
aim was t o establish a s e t t l e m e n t on t h e island in
order t o civilize t h e Indians and c o n v e r t t h e m i n t o
t h e c a t h o l i c faith. This company in no way involved
itself in c o m m e r c i a l a f f a i r s and e x i s t e d solely through
t h e contributions of i t s members.
The t w o leading personages chosen by t h e
company w e r e M. d e Maisonneuve, who was appointed
governor of
Montreal, a n d J e a n n e Mance, a
thirty-four year old spinster who was given substantial
a m o u n t s of money by Madame d e Bullion, a wealthy
woman who p r e f e r r e d t o r e m a i n a n anonymous
benefactress, t o establish a hospital on t h e island.
T h e s e t t l e m e n t was d e d i c a t e d t o t h e Blessed Virgin
Mary and soon b e c a m e a f f e c t i o n a t e l y known a s
Villemarie in Her honor.
T h r e e ships w e r e destined t o l e a v e F r a n c e in
1641 to f u l f i l l this noble endeavor, o n e from Dieppe
and t h e o t h e r t w o from L a Rochelle. The founder
and his p a r t y of twenty-five hired m e n l e f t L a
Rochelle in o n e ship accompanied by J e a n n e Mance
and t w e l v e f u t u r e colonists in t h e other.
The ship
from Dieppe had among i t s passengers t e n men a n d
t h r e e women who had volunteered t o s e t t l e in
Montreal. I t l e f t f i r s t a n d was t h e f i r s t t o a r r i v e in
Quebec.
J e a n n e Mance and her p a r t y arrived on
August 28, while t h e o t h e r ship lagged behind, having
experienced numerous difficulties which forced i t t o
return t o port t h r e e times.
When M. d e Maisonneuve arrived in Canada, h e
realized i t was t o o l a t e in t h e season t o establish a
s e t t l e m e n t in Montreal, s o h e arranged t o winter t h e
group in Quebec.
However, along with M. d e
Montmagny, governor of New France, F a t h e r Vimont,
and a f e w others, h e made a short t r i p t o Montreal t o
officially t a k e possession of t h e island in October.
The following spring, t h e group of about fifty left
Quebec on May 8 and arrived in Montreal on t h e 18th,
and a second group of twelve men recruited by M. d e
Repentigny arrived l a t e r in t h e year, possibly in
August.
Who t h e s e colonists w e r e has not been
documented but through t h e painstaking e f f o r t s of E.
2 . Massicotte and a f e w collaborators, a list of people
known t o have lived
in Montreal in 1642 was
compiled. They were: M. d e Maisonneuve; Madame d e
la Peltrie; C h a r l o t t e Barre; J e a n n e Mance; Gilbert
Barbier d i t le Minime, who arrived on t h e island in
August and married Catherine d e la Vaux in 1650;
J e a n Caillot, from Lyon; Antoine Damien and his
wife, Marie Joly; Charles Jacques Huault, sieur d e
Montmagny, governor; P i e r r e De Puiseaux, sieur d e
Mont Renault, who l a t e r returned t o France; Father
Joseph Imbert Duperon, who arrived in November;
Francois Gode with his wife, Francoise Gadois and
their children, Francois, Francoise, Mathurine, and
Nicolas; J e a n Gory and his wife, Isabeau Panie;
Augustin Hebert dit Jolicoeur, who married Adrienne
Du Vivier around 1646; P i e r r e Laimery; F a t h e r Joseph
Antoine Poncet; J e a n Robelin, from Paris; and Father
Barthelemy Vimont.
T h e s e t t l e m e n t remained unknown t o t h e dreaded
Iroquois for a time, giving t h e s e t t l e r s a chance t o
chop down trees, build a palisade, dig a wide and d e e p
trench around it, e r e c t a f o r t , and plant for t h e
following year.
T h e Iroquois w e r e warriors a n d they w e r e f e a r e d
because they w e r e s o powerful. They w e r e composed
a league of
f i v e nations:
the
Seneca
of
(Tsonnontouans);
the
Cayuga (Goyogouins); t h e
Onondaga (Onnontagues); t h e Oneida (Onneyouts); and
t h e Mohawk (Agniers). Formed in t h e mid-sixteenth
century, t h e league had a strong c e n t r a l government.
Each t r i b e was represented unequally in t h e council:
t h e Mohawk and t h e Oneida e a c h had nine chiefs; t h e
Onondaga, fourteen; t h e Cayuga and t h e Seneca, eight
each. The Cayuga and Oneida, and t h e Seneca and
t h e Mohawk, caucused as s e p a r a t e units, while t h e
Onondaga sat a s impartial chairmen. Although t h e
votes of t h e tribes w e r e unequal, e a c h t r i b e had t o
v o t e in unanimity and in one block, t h e r e f o r e no t r i b e
or group of tribes could dominate t h e league. Chiefs
wishing t o wage war required permission from t h e
council.
It was this union t h a t g a v e t h e m strength.
Disputes between league t r i b e s w e r e s e t t l e d by
arbitration, thus protecting league members from w a r
between e a c h other. This rule actually encouraged
war on outsiders.
And they did wage war. Shortly a f t e r t h e f i r s t
q u a r t e r of t h e seventeenth century, t h e Iroquois
quickly subdued t h e neighboring tribes of New York,
New England, and Pennsylvania. With t h e s e victories
behind them, t h e y turned their a t t e n t i o n on o t h e r
tribes and through t h e years managed t o conquer t h e
Algonquin,
Huron,
Tionontati, Neutral, Ottawa,
Illinois, Erie, Susquehanna, Tutelo, and Catawba, but
w e r e unable t o conquer t h e Cherokee in t h e South and
t h e Ojibway in t h e West.
T h e Iroquois gave t h e people of Villemarie p e a c e
and tranquility f o r just over twelve months. I t was
most likely because t h e y did not know t h a t t h e y
existed. In t h e early p a r t of J u n e 1643, t h e Mohawks
struck furtively killing t h r e e men and taking t h r e e
o t h e r s prisoners, as t h e y w e r e working outside t h e
fort. Two of them w e r e brutally tortured then put t o
death, but t h e third o n e escaped.
From this day forward, t h e colonists w e r e advised
not t o leave t h e confines of t h e f o r t without their
arms. The ringing of t h e bell at t h e f o r t would signal
danger commanding their prompt return. Precaution
would become t h e t e r m of survival from which t h e r e
would seem t o b e no escape.
Except for a f e w instances, history has n o t l e f t
us t h e reasons why t h e s e Frenchmen l e f t civilization
to f a c e t h e perils of a n undeveloped and Indian
threatened colony.
M. d e Maisonneuve and Jeanne
Mance immigrated for t h e love of God, t o convert
and civilize t h e Indians. M. d'Ailleboust, who arrived
with his wife in 1643, had t h e s a m e noble endeavor.
His wife had been ill f o r a number of years, which
prompted her t o make a vow, t h a t if s h e regained her
health, s h e would immigrate t o t h e colony with her
husband and fulfill his dream. Certainly some young
men c a m e t o t h e colony o u t of curiosity, t o s e e f o r
themselves who these Indians w e r e t h a t all of F r a n c e
was speaking about. There had t o b e some who w e r e
adventurous spirits and c a m e just t o fulfill a n inner
passion.
And o t h e r s certainly l e f t France f o r t h e
simple reason t h a t they w e r e offered work in Canada.
There had t o b e many diverse personal reasons f o r
leaving t h e mother country. Those t h a t found t i m e s
hard in F r a n c e and immigrated because Canada held a
promise of a b e t t e r future, discovered quickly t h a t
nothing in life is free. The g r e a t majority of those
t h a t signed work c o n t r a c t s returned t o France a f t e r
fulfilling their obligation. Those t h a t remained w e r e
willing to pay t h e price of sacrifice, of brutal, bitter
winters in Canada, and of Indian a t t a c k s at any given
moment. But then, was t h e price worth t h e reward?
I t was n o t until 1645 t h a t t h e colony would enjoy
some semblance of peace.
T h a t summer a peace
t r e a t y w a s signed in Trois Rivieres with t h e Mohawk.
Although t h e a g r e e m e n t w a s with only o n e of t h e f i v e
Indian nations, i t w a s with t h e o n e s i t u a t e d closest t o
them. T h e Mohawks w e r e t h e most dreaded a n d t h e
most f e a r e d n o t only b e c a u s e of their proximity t o
them, but a l s o because i t was known t h a t t h e y had
cannibilistic tendencies.
This p e a c e a g r e e m e n t w a s s h o r t lived. Renegade
bands of Mohawks who refused t o a b i d e by t h e t r e a t y
still t h r e a t e n e d t h e s e t t l e r s , a n d of course, t h e r e
w e r e t h e o t h e r four nations who w e r e not bound by
t r e a t y . Sparodic a t t a c k s w e r e n o t e d h e r e a n d t h e r e
in t h e colony and with t h e f l a g r a n t breach of t h e
p e a c e t r e a t y in t h e f a l l of 1646, when t h e Mohawks
murdered
F a t h e r Jogues, a l l hope for p e a c e
disintegrated.
Indian a t t a c k s g r e w m o r e f r e q u e n t a n d s o m e
discouraged s e t t l e r s l e f t f o r France.
Although
Villemarie had struggled t o increase i t s population
with e a c h succeeding y e a r a f t e r i t s foundation, i t had
not gained a n y ground.
A t t h e close of t h e y e a r
1650, o n e hundred and thirty-six Frenchmen had lived
on t h e island at s o m e t i m e o r other, including
f o u r t e e n children who w e r e born there. Undoubtedly,
t h e number of s e t t l e r s w a s larger, but t h e r e w e r e
some who l e f t n o t r a c e of their s t a y and o t h e r s whose
n a m e s d o not a p p e a r in d o c u m e n t s until a l a t e r date.
On t h e o t h e r hand, t h o s e t h a t died a n d t h o s e t h a t l e f t
t h e s e t t l e m e n t should b e t a k e n i n t o consideration. A t
t h e t i m e , F a t h e r Ragueneau w r o t e t h a t t h e r e w e r e
only about sixty people in t h e s e t t l e m e n t , plus t w e n t y
o r s o Hurons, a f e w Algonquins, a n d t w o missionaries.
If this f i g u r e was close t o a c c u r a t e , t h e small
s e t t l e m e n t had n o t progressed s i n c e i t s foundation.
T h e year 1651 was particularly bloody. By this
time, t h e Iroquois had d e f e a t e d t h e Huron, dispersed
t h e Algonquin, a n d w e r e now venting their conquering
w r a t h on t h e French. Many times, t e n o r f e w e r men
of Villemarie, f a c e d f i f t y to eighty Iroquois. The
hospital, "Hotel Dieu", was converted into a fortress
and t h e chapel into a s t o r a g e room for munitions. On
May 5, J e a n Boudard was killed and his wife taken
prisoner, later t o r t u r e d and murdered. On t h e s a m e
day, J e a n Chicot was scalped and l e f t for dead.
Jeanne Mance nursed him back t o health and h e
survived fourteen m o r e years.
On May 18, five
Frenchmen w e r e wounded and o n e killed. On July 26,
t h e hospital was besieged. Sixteen Frenchmen headed
by Lambert Closse waged a b a t t l e against t w o
hundred Iroquois from six in t h e morning until six in
t h e evening.
The French lost but one man, Denis
Archambault.
Fil. d e Maisonneuve f e a r e d t h a t they could n o t
sustain t h e s e b a t t l e s much longer.
Jeanne Mance
offered him 22,000 "livres" of t h e hospital fund t o
help him recruit a n a r m y in France. In return, h e
gave t h e hospital half of t h e "Seigneur's Domain". M.
d e Maisonneuve l e f t in t h e fall with t h e promise t h a t
h e would return t h e following year with at least one
hundred men and if h e could not achieve his goal, h e
would send word t o abandon Villemarie.
On his arrival in Quebec, M. d e Maisonneuve,
asked J e a n d e Lauzon, t h e newly appointed governor
of New France, if h e could n o t s p a r e a f e w men t o
help fortify Villemarie during his absence.
There
existed a lot of animosity and jealousy against t h e
Montreal settlement, because M. d e Maisonneuve and
Jeanne Mance w e r e receiving s o much monetary
assistance from private individuals in France. M. d e
Lauzon finally acquiesced t o sending t e n soldiers t o
Villemarie. M. d e Maisonneuve, a worried gentleman,
l e f t for France on November 5 , 1651.
M. d e Maisonneuve found it impossible to return
t h e following year. Jeanne Mance had travelled t o
Quebec t o m e e t his ship, anxious t o hear some news.
Instead of greeting t h e founder a s s h e had expected,
s h e received a l e t t e r f r o m him, telling h e r h e would
r e t u r n t h e following y e a r w i t h his recruit. S h e l e f t
for Villemarie wondering if t h e y could survive a n o t h e r
year.
It was a long w a r filled year. T h e a t t a c k s w e r e
numerous. Although t h e i r losses remained small, t h e
d e a t h of e a c h m a n w a s a t e r r i b l e blow, n o t only
because of his personal identity but a l s o because t h e y
had s o f e w men t o lose. They waged b a t t l e a f t e r
Their confidence, drive and f a i t h in survival
battle.
w e r e k e p t alive by t h e good f a t h e r s who led t h e s e
deeply religious people in daily prayers.
On J u n e 26, 1653, sixty Onondagas a n d a f e w
Oneidas a r r i v e d at Villemarie with t h e i r traditional
porcelain necklaces, t o ask f o r peace. They w e r e
received by Charles dtAilleboust d e s Musseaux,
interim commander, who a c c e p t e d t h e i r offer,
although h e was apprehensive as t o t h e i r good faith.
T h e s e r e p r e s e n t e d only t w o of t h e f i v e Iroquois
nations, would t h e o t h e r s r e s p e c t t h e t r e a t y a n d allow
Villemarie t o enjoy a r e s p i t e f r o m war?
T h r e e weeks l a t e r , six hundred Mohawks marched
on t h e s e t t l e m e n t resolute t o destroy it.
The
Frenchmen a n d t h e i r allied Indians fought bravely,
valiantly, a n d desperately. As t h e y felled t h e enemy,
m o r e s e e m e d t o r i s e in t h e i r stead. T h e sounds of
t h e muskets and t h e cannons firing
resounded
everywhere. People w e r e running within t h e f o r t t o
a n d fro, f e t c h i n g w a t e r t o extinguish fires, g e t t i n g
m o r e ammunition f o r t h e soldiers, and taking c a r e of
t h e wounded.
T h e smaller children c r i e d in f e a r , a
f e a r t h e y did n o t q u i t e understand.
T h e r e w a s no
t i m e t o c o m f o r t o r console t h e m ; everyone had to d o
his share. This was a b a t t l e of survival a n d God had
t o b e on t h e i r side.
T h e r e w e r e s o many Indians
against s o f e w of them. T h e b a t t l e w e n t on hour
a f t e r hour. They could not f e e l t h e i r weariness; t h e y
could only think of survival. The yells, t h e screams,
and t h e c r i e s w e r e heard from e v e r y direction. These
Frenchmen w e r e good marksmen; t h e y had been well
trained. Their reputation had spread from t h e colony
into France. But t h e y w e r e not super heroes, t h e y
w e r e men, ordinary men who w e r e terrified and
surrounded by Mohawks who wished t h e m dead. Their
f e a r did not choke their courage nor their
determination t o win. Each man found new strength
in seeing t h e soldier next t o him alive and well, f o r
they had not lost o n e man. Some prayed silently as
they fired their muskets.
Would t h e b a t t l e never
end? Suddenly and unexpectedly, t h e Mohawks g a v e
t h e signal t o retreat. They picked up their wounded
and their dead a s was their custom, and they left.
T h e people of Villemarie rejoiced in their victory and
prayed t o give thanks. When t h e confusion was over,
they realized t h a t although n o lives had been lost
within t h e fortifications, a f e w Frenchmen who had
been caught on t h e outside had been killed. The loss
of t h e s e men was painful, but t h a t a n y of them had
survived was almost miraculous.
Meanwhile, M. d e Maisonneuve, had managed t o
raise enough money t o recruit his small army. It was
his aim t o enlist healthy, strong, courageous, young
men, e a c h skilled in a profession t h a t would b e useful
t o t h e colony and e a c h prepared f o r warfare. With
t h e help of M. d e l a Dauversiere, a Frenchman
sympathetic t o t h e cause, M. d e Maisonneuve w a s
able t o recruit 152 men.
During t h e months of
March, April, and May, 1653, t h e men signed their
c o n t r a c t s before notaries. The c o n t r a c t s ranged from
t h r e e t o five years and t h e salaries w e r e
commensurate t o their skills. Their passages t o and
from t h e colony w e r e at t h e expense of t h e Company
of Montreal.
Each promised t o m e e t at Maitre
Charles Lecoq, sieur d e l a Boussonniere, proprietor of
t h e ship, "St. Nicolas d e Nantes", o n t h e last day of
April in St. Nazaire. The ship would leave under t h e
command of Captain P i e r r e l e Besson.
T h e St. Nicolas l e f t on J u n e 20, 1653, with i t s
precious human cargo. Of t h e m e n recruited, e x a c t l y
f i f t y had a c h a n g e of h e a r t and never showed up at
St. Nazaire.
This l e f t M. d e Maisonneuve with 102
men.
Also on t h e ship w e r e eighteen o t h e r
passengers, a m o n g whom w a s Marguerite Bourgeoys, a
thirty-three year old non-resident nun of t h e order of
t h e Congregation of Our Lady, who had longed t o
i m m i g r a t e t o t h e colony.
When M. d e Maisonneuve
had asked h e r if s h e would b e willing t o r e t u r n t o
Villemarie with him t o i n s t r u c t t h e children, s h e had
gratefully a c c e p t e d , a f t e r having received permission
from her superiors,
T h e crossing was n o t without difficulty. M. d e
Maisonneuve had struggled f o r over a year t o find
enough money f o r t h i s project. Then t h e r e had been
t h e painstaking e f f o r t t o find a n d enlist enough men,
of whom o n e third had broken t h e i r contracts. When
h e had e m b a r k e d on t h e ship, h e had probably thanked
Cod t h a t his problems w e r e over.
L i t t l e did h e
r e a l i z e t h a t t h e y w e r e n o t over a n d would n o t b e over
until h e reached Montreal.
They w e r e n o t o u t at s e a very long b e f o r e i t
b e c a m e a p p a r e n t t h a t t h e ship was in e x t r e m e l y poor
condition a n d leaking on a l l sides. With a hundred
a b l e bodied m e n aboard t o bail i t o u t and k e e p i t dry,
t h e y continued t h e journey.
The men worked
diligently, but in s p i t e of t h e i r e f f o r t s , t h e w a t e r w a s
gaining t h e b a t t l e a n d i t soon t h r e a t e n e d t o d a m a g e
their provisions. By this time, t h e y w e r e 350 leagues
(875 miles) out at sea.
The journey had t o be
aborted, because if t h e y continued t h e y would all
perish, but if t h e y returned t o port, t h e r e w a s a
chance.
They did r e a c h safety. Sister Bourgeoys l a t e r
wrote, "As w e neared land, w e a l l would have
perished without t h e help t h a t w e received, by t h e
g r a c e of God, from t h e inhabitants of t h a t area".
The men had panicked and w e r e afraid of what they
w e r e being led into.
They r e g r e t t e d signing t h e
c o n t r a c t s and wanted t o go home. In order t o avoid
desertions,
M.
d e Maisonneuve had t h e men
transported t o a n island, because without this
precaution, h e would have lost a l l his recruits. A few
refused t o b e contained and leaped into t h e s e a t o t r y
t o reach t h e s a f e t y of t h e mainland.
I t took a month t o find and prepare another ship,
t h e n a m e of which has not been l e f t for posterity.
They sailed from F r a n c e on July 20.
During t h e crossing, many became ill and eight
died. Sister Bourgeoys nursed t h e sick and led them
in prayer. Two months later, on September 22, they
arrived at Quebec.
The ship had just managed t o
bring them t o their destination. It began t o sink and
i t became impossible t o k e e p i t afloat. T o dispose of
it, i t was s e t on fire.
A f t e r such experiences with crossing t h e ocean,
t h e men certainly had t o e v a l u a t e seriously t h e pros
and cons of remaining in t h e colony when their
c o n t r a c t s expired against embarking on another ship.
It had not been a pleasant experience from beginning
t o end.
T h e r e was much rejoicing in Quebec upon their
arrival.
The e n t i r e colony had been engulfed with
fear, s o much s o t h a t Governor d e Lauzon had
proclaimed a n e d i c t t h a t n o o n e could leave t h e
colony, as h e had f e a r e d mass desertion.
When i t c a m e t i m e t o leave Quebec, M. d e
Maisonneuve found himself at odds once again with
t h e governor who was trying desperately t o keep t h e
new recruits in Quebec. M. d e Maisonneuve told him
firmly t h a t t o defend a post in as dangerous a
location a s Villemarie, h e needed all his men and
besides i t had c o s t t h e Company of Montreal too
much money f o r him t o consider e v e n leaving o n e
M. d e Maisonneuve w a s n o t a f r a i d t o
man behind.
speak up t o t h e governor b e c a u s e h e had in his
possession a l e t t e r f r o m Louis XIV, d a t e d April 8,
1653, in which t h e king d e c l a r e d h e approved of him
as governor of Montreal a n d g a v e him unlimited
power t o o v e r s e e t h e s e t t l e m e n t of Villemarie. M. d e
Lauzon finally yeilded but refused him a n y help in
providing him w i t h t r a n s p o r t a t i o n f o r his people t o
Villemarie. It took t h e governor of Montreal s o m e
t i m e t o find t h e necessary ships t o c a r r y a l l of t h e s e
people.
He refused t o l e a v e Q u e b e c until a f t e r t h e
l a s t m a n had embarked.
They had arrived in t h e
colony o n September 22, but did n o t r e a c h Villemarie
until November 16.
Of t h e 102 recruits, 10 of t h e m never reached
Quebec; t h e y e i t h e r d e s e r t e d o r died during t h e
crossing.
T h e number of t h o s e t h a t arrived in
Villemarie is t h u s 92. Of this number, 24 w e r e killed
by t h e Iroquois, 4 accidentally drowned, 1 died in a
f i r e t h a t destroyed his home, a n d 9 returned t o
France. T h e r e w e r e 49 who l e f t posterity.
by Lucille Fournier Rock
Since 1956, family r e u n i o n s of I l e d l O r l e a n s '
29 o r i g i n a l s e t t l e r s have been c e l e b r a t e d , 19 of
which h e l d t h e i r r e u n i o n s d u r i n g 1979, on t h e occ a s i o n of t h e t r i c e n t e n n i a l y e a r of i t s f o u r f i r s t
p a r i s h e s . Of a l l t h e s e f a m i l i e s , 23 have e r e c t e d
monuments t o t h e memory of t h e i r founding a n c e s t o r s .
One of t h e s e monuments i s t o my husband's a n c e s t o r ,
~ e / d & i c Blouin and h i s w i f e , Marie Carreau, t h e
f i r s t Blouin t o s e t t l e upon Canadian s o i l , and
who l e f t a v a s t descendance on t h e c o n t i n e n t of
North America.
Research made i n France p e r m i t s u s t o b e l i e v e
t h a t t h e Blouin family was o r i g i n a l l y from t h e
a n c i e n t province of Anjou, s i t u a t e d t o t h e west.,
and which forms t h e a c t u a l departments of Mainee t - L o i r e , and i n p a r t , Indre-et-Loire, La Mayenne,
and La S a r t h e . It touches t h e P a r i s i a n Basin t o
t h e e a s t and B r i t t a n y t o t h e west. I t s l a r g e
v a l l i e s e n j o y a mild c l i m a t e , and i t s h i l l s i d e s ,
g a r n i s h e d w i t h v i n e s , f u r n i s h a r e p u t a b l e wine.
I t s c a p i t a l was Angers. From t h i s a r e a came t h e
following:
J e a n Blouyn [ B l o u i n ] , a c o u n s e l l o r a t
Parliament of P a r i s i n 1344.
(Cf. Les p r e s i d e n t s au Mortier du
Parlement de P a r i s , by F r a n c o i s
Blanchard, P a r i s , 1637).
From t h e n o t e s of Marennes, t h e 1 9 t h of A p r i l
1694, t h e r e was c e l e b r a t e d a t St-Sauveur Church i n
Puisaye t h e marriage of a Louis Blouin t o Suzanne
Moyeux, daughter of t h e a n c i e n t b a i l l i f of St-
Sauveur. Louis Blouin, a s i n d i c a t e d i n . t h e c o n t r a c t
of m a r r i a g e , was from t h e p a r i s h of St-Martin-Lars
i n P o i t o u . He i s c a l l e d e s q u i r e and s e i g n e u r de
Bourgneuf, t h e son of P i e r r e Blouin and Jeanne
Himbert. He i s a g a i n l a t e r found i n N i v e r n a i s , t h e
a n c i e n t French p r o v i n c e , which today forms t h e de\
partment of Nievre, w i t h i t s c a p i t a l Nevers, as a
l i e u t e n a n t of t h e Cavalry Company of King Louis
X I V , under t h e o r d e r s of Monsieur P a r a b e l l e , who
was a t t h e moment a t St-Sauveur, i n t h e p r e s e n t
department of Yonne, n e a r Auxerre. L o u i s Blouin,
born i n 1655, d i e d a t St-Sauveur t h e 1 7 t h of August
1694, f o u r months, c o n s e q u e n t l y , a f t e r h i s m a r r i a g e
t o Suzanne Moyeux.
Documents conserved i n t h e T i t l e s Cabinet of t h e
N a t i o n a l L i b r a r y [ p i e c e s o r i g i n a l e s 374, d o s s i e r
8154; d o s s i e r s b l e u s 103; d o s s i e r 24951 make mention
l
son of Maurice Blouin,
of a ~ e n g - ~ i c h eBlouin,
merchant, and Renee deVl;n, who was appointed head
c l e r k of t h e Conseil d l E t a t ( p r i v a t e Council of
S t a t e ) t o King L o u i s X I V , e s q u i r e and c i t y p l a n n e r
of P a r i s i n 1693, and alderman i n 1708, and was
g i v e n n o b i l i t y p r i v i l e g e s f o r t h i s l a s t p o s t . He
w a s a l s o made a d m i n i s t r a t o r of the l t H o t e l - ~ i e u and
l e s Incurables.
Rene-Michel Blouin d i e d a t h i s home on r u e SteAvoye, and was b u r i e d t h e 26th of August 1720. He
had married f i r s t , Denise de Chaufour, and secondly,
h g g l i q u e - ~ l i s a b e t h Rousseau, daughter of Denis
Rousseau, s e c r e t a r y t o King L o u i s X I V , and Marie~n~e/li~
LeBrun.
ue
It i s n o t known i f ~ e n e / - ~ i c h e l
had c h i l d r e n , however, h e had two b r o t h e r s and a
s i s t e r , who were: Claude Blouin, d o c t o r a t t h e
Sorbonne and canon of P a r i s ; Y v e s - F r a n ~ o i s Blouin,
merchant and head of h a b e r d a s h e r s , commissioner of
t h e poor, and t r u s t e e of St-Eustache p a r i s h ; and
Anne Blouin, w i f e of Jacques Meusnier, d r a p e r y mer-
h a n t . Y v e s - F r a n ~ o i s Blouin, d i e d i n November
e
1736, having married ~ e n e v i h e - ~ o u i s deLouan
T h i s c o u p l e had t h r e e c h i l d r e n : ~ e n e Blouin,
/
doct o r a t t h e Sorbonne and p a s t o r of ~ t e - ~ e n e v i b v e des-Ardents; F r a n ~ o i s e ,w i f e of Jacques L e s c a l i e r ,
money a g e n t ; and ~ e n e v i & v e . I n P a r i s , t h e name
Blouin e x i s t s t o t h i s day.
.
A f t e r such g e n e r a l c o n s i d e r a t i o n s on t h e
Blouin f a m i l y i n France, we now t u r n our study t o
t h e Blouin family of Canada. It i s from P o i t o u
t h a t t h e Blouin f a m i l y i s s u e d . We know t h a t o n l y
two B l o u i n ' s emigrated t o New France $n,the e a r l y
days of c o l o n i z a t i o n . One i n 1664, Mederic Blouin,
probably a farmer, aged 23 y e a r s . The second,
J e a n - B a p t i s t e Blouin, son of Andre Blouin and
Jeanne Bonnelle, from M o n t p e l l i e r , Diocese of La
Rochelle, who married a t ~ r o i s - ~ i v i k r etsh e 29th
of September 1760 t o Louise B e r n i e r . Of t h i s marr i a g e w a s born one daughter, Marie-Louise, who
l i v e d o n l y 10 days i n October 1761. There w a s no
o t h e r descendance from t h i s couple.
Our a n c e s t o r , ~ e / d g r i cBlouin was born, accordi n g t o t h e census of 1 6 8 5 i n t h e y e a r 1641 and was
b a p t i z e d a t St-Pierre-d'Etusson, i n t h e department
of Deux-Sevres.
T h i s hamlet, s i t u a t e d t o t h e n o r t h
of t h e department forms p a r t of t h e commune of
Argenton-Chateau, seven k i l o m e t e r s from d' &usson,
i s p a r t of t h e Diocese of Lucon, a s u f f r o g a n t dioc e s e of t h e a r c h d i o c e s e of Bordeaux. The d e p a r t ments of Deux-Sevres, ~ e n d e ' eand Vienne p r e s e n t l y
form what was t h e n t h e o l d p r o v i n c e of P o i t o u .
Mederic Blouin a r r i v e d i n New France, a t . ~ u e / b e c ,
on tlje 25th of August 1664, t h e son of t h e l a t e
Andre Blouin & F r a n ~ o i s eBounin. Following a s h o r t
s t a y a t ~u:b:c
C i t y , he s e t t l e d a t St-Jean p a r i s h
on I l e d ' o r l e a n s , which was s p a r s e l y populated a t
t h a t t i m e . S h o r t l y a f t e r h i s a r r i v a l i n 1664, h e
f u l f i l l e d h i s o b l i g a t i o n , and r e c e i v e d from Bishop
de Lava1 h i s f i r s t concession a t St-Jean, followed
on t h e 2nd of June 1667, by a second concession of
t h r e e a r p e n t s of f r o n t a g e , between t h a t l a n d which
he a l r e a d y possessed and t h e l a n d owned by Guy
Boidin-St-Martin [ g r e f f e Vachon].
The 30th of November 1669, ~ & d & i cm a r r i e d i n
t h e c h a p e l a t 1'Ange-Gardien t o Marie Carreau, aged
14 y e a r s , t h e daughter of Louis Carreau and Jeanne
Lerouge. The marriage was c e l e b r a t e d by
F i l l i o n , and recorded i n t h e r e g i s t e r s of ~ h 2 t e a u Richer. T h e i r c o n t r a c t of marriage was passed on
t h e 5 t h of November 1669 b e f o r e t h e n o t a r y Vachon,
w i t h Louis Carreau, S i e u r LaFraicheur and Jeanne
Lerouge, s t i p u l a t i n g f o r t h e i r minor daughter M?rie,
and Mery B e s l o i n , S i e u r L a v i o l e t t e , son of Andre
B e s l o i n and t h e l a t e F r a n ~ o i s eBounin, of t h e p a r i s h
of S t - P i e r r e de Tusson (Etusson, Deux-Sevres) i n
P o i t o u , d i o c e s e of Lufon.
ere
I n 1681, d u r i n g t h e c e n s u s , i t i s s t a t e d t h a t
he had on h i s l a n d , seven cows, 15 a r p e n t s of l a n d ,
and a r i f l e . H i s f a m i l y w a s made up of t h e follow~
(Blouin o r B e s l o i n ) ,40
i n g members: ~ m &Blouard
y r s . ; Marie Carreau, 26 y r s . ; J e a n , 9 y r s . ; Marie,
8 y r s . ; J a c q u e s , 5 y r s . ; Anne, 3 y r s . ; and C a t h e r i n e ,
1 r . The census does n o t mention h i s o l d e s t son,
Emery, 11 y r s . ; nor M a r i e - F r a n ~ o i s e , t h e i r second
c h i l d , who d i e d young.
H i s n e i g h b o r s w e r e t o t h e n o r t h e a s t , Jean
Greffard-Le P o i t e v i n , and t o t h e s o u t h e a s t , Vincent
Boissonneau-Saintonge (cf P l a n V i l l e n e u v e , # I I ) .
He a c q u i r e d more l a n d from Ignace Guay, t h e 1 6 t h of
A p r i l 1689 [ g r e f f e Rageot], and t h r e e more a r p e n t s
of f r o n t a g e on t h e St-Lawrence between J e a n Brochu
and Vincent Boissonneau.
.
On t h e 1 8 t h of March 1693 and t h e 18th of January 1696 [ g r e f f e J a c o b ] , Mederic s o l d h i s w i f e ' s
s h a r e of h e r p a r e n t s ' i n h e r i t a n c e t o h i s b r o t h e r in-law, Joseph Carreau. d i v i d i n g t h e remainder up
between h i s sons-in-law, C h a r l e s Campagna (on 22
J u l y 1700 [ g r e f f e Jacob]) and Claude Guyon (15
March 1701 [ g r e f f e J a c o b ] ) . From t h i s l a n d of s i x
a r p e n t s of f r o n t a g e , two a r p e n t s were given a l s o t o
h i s son, Jacques, on t h e 1 6 t h of November 1705
[ g r e f f e Chambalon])
.
When Me/d&ic Blouin a r r i v e d i n New France, communication between I l e d l O r l e a n s and t h e towns on
t h e s h o r e of t h e St-Lawrence were made s t r i c t l y by
s l o o p o r o t h e r small b o a t s . Nor were t h e r e r o a d s
nor h o r s e s on t h e I s l a n d u n t i l t h e f i r s t s e t t l e r s
a r r i v e d t h e r e i n 1665 and i n 1668.
Many c o l o n i s t s i n h a b i t e d t h e n o r t h e r n p o r t i o n
of t h e I s l a n d , where t h e m i s s i o n of Ste-Famille
was e s t a b l i s h e d i n 1666, b u t remained without a
r e s i d e n t p r i e s t . The p a r i s h of St-Jean, t o t h e
s o u t h , was e s t a b l i s h e d a f t e r 1669, about t h e same
t i m e a s t h a t of S t - P i e r r e and St-Laurent p a r i s h e s .
T h i s p e r h a p s e x p l a i n s why among t h e f i r s t c h i l d r e n
of Me/d&ic and Marie, some were b a p t i z e d a t Quebec
C i t y , and a t Ste-Famille, and t h e r e s t a t St-Jean.
~ e / d & r i cand Marie (Carreau) Blouin were b l e s s e d
w i t h f i f t e e n c h i l d r e n from t h e i r marriage, of whom
were t h e f o l l o w i n g :
/
1. Emery, b. 1670; d. 20/2/.1700-Ste-Famille,
1.0.
2. Marie-Fransoise, bp. 8/1/1671-Ste-Famille,
I .O. ; d i e d young.
3. Jean-Baptiste, bp.16/7/1672-~ukbec;
1st mg. 10/11/1700-~ontmagny(St-Thomas)
to: Madeleine Langlois
2nd mg. 22/7/1715-1'Ange-Gardien
to: Catherine Trudel
3rd mg. 21/5/1721-1'Ange-Gardien
to: Marie-Louise Garnier
4. Marie-Madeleine, bp .14/5/1674-~ue/bec;
mg. 22/9/1692-St-Jean, 1.0.
to: Charles Carnpagna
5. Jacques, bp.8/4/1676-Ste-Famille,
1.0.;
1st mg. 5/11/1708-~te-~nne-~eau~re/
to : ~enevi=kveRacine
2nd mg. to ~enevpevePlante
6. Anne, bp. 7/4/1678-Ste-Famille, 1.0.;
mg. 19/5/1696-st-Jean, 1.0.
to : Louis ~grourneau
7. Catherine, b p . 27/10/1680-St-Jean, 1.0.;
mg. 13/1/1700-st-~ean,1.0.
to: Claude Guyon
8. Stillborn Child, bp.
&
d. 281211683St-Jean, 1.0.
10. Marguerite, bp.12/8/>685-St-Jean, 1.0.;
mg. to Jacques Letourneau
12. Gabriel, bp.16/5/1691-St-Jean, 1.0.;
mg. 27/11/1713-St-Jean, 1.0.
to: Catherine Jahan-Laviolette
Text of the BLOUIN Monument at St-Jean,
Ile dlOrleans, Quebec
\
13. Genevieve, bp. 4 / 1 2 / 1 6 9 3 - s t - ~ e a n , I . O . ;
1st mg. 12/11/1714-St-Jean, 1.0.
t o : Jean L e t a r t r e
2nd mg. 16/11/1722-1'Ange-Gardien
t o : P i e r r e Tardif
14. Marie-Madeleine,
bp. 3/1/1696-St-Jean,I.O.
mg. 221611722-St-Jean,
1.0.
t o : Antoine pgpin-Lachance
15. P a u l , bp. 281811699-St-Jean, 1.0.;
1st mg. 291711724-Pte-aux-Trembles,Mtl.
t o : Marie-Jeanne Baudry
2nd mg. 1 / 7 / 1 7 4 3 - ~ a v a l t r i e
t o : Marguerite Lesi\ege
P r i o r t o t h e a r r i v a l of oxen, h o r s e s and wagons,
~ e / d & i c c o n s t r u c t e d h i s house of s t o n e , d e s p i t e t h e
d i f f i c u l t i e s which t h a t supposed. Stone, t h e most
r e a d i l y a v a i l a b l e b u i l d i n g m a t e r i a l , was c a r r i e d ,
by hand, t o complete t h e i r f i r s t d w e l l i n g , which
t r a d i t i o n s a y s was l o c a t e d , n o t f a r from t h e p a r i s h
church of St-Jean, on an e l e v a t i o n of l a n d , overlooking t h e St-Lawrence R i v e r . The house was l a t e r
demolished. ~ e / d g r i cwas a farmer by o c c u p a t i o n , a s
were many of h i s descendants a f t e r him. Also among
h i s many descendants both i n Canada and t h e United
S t a t e s were c a r p e n t e r s , masons, t r a d e r s , goldsmiths,
s a i l o r s , schooner c a p t a i n s , s h i p b u i l d e r s , p i l o t s ,
m i l i t a r y people and s o l d i e r s , p r i e s t s , and r e l i g i o u s
b r o t h e r s and s i s t e r s .
On September 2 , 1973, a t t h e Blouin family reunion, a monument was e r e c t e d t o honor t h e i r ancest o r on t h e l o t where t h r e e hundred and s i x y e a r s
e a r l i e r , h i s t o r y s a y s he b u i l t h i s house of s t o n e .
It i s p r e s e n t l y l o c a t e d e a s t of t h e H i r o n d e l l e
R e s t a u r a n t , 3190 avenue Royale, St-Jean, I l e d '
0rl&s.
We a r e proud of our a n c e s t o r .
A BLOUlN GENEALOGY
I. ~ndr(BLoU1N
& Fryyoise BOUNIN~BONIN
of St-Pierre d' Etusson, Poitou, FR.
11. ~ehe/ricBLOUIN & Marie CARREAU
mg 30111/ 1669-~h&eau-~icher
.
,
PQ
111. Jacques BLOUIN & ~enev&ve RACINE
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s i d e of t h e r i v e r an impetus i n p o p u l a t i o n and indust r y t h a t i t h a d n ' t seen b e f o r e , and may never s e e
a g a i n . He was t h e f a t h e r of 33 c h i l d r e n .
The Labadies i n t h e United S t a t e s and Canada who
can trace t h e i r a n c e s t r y back t o Antoine a r e thousands i n number. H i s descendants i n t h e Border
C i t i e s a l o n e , where members of t h e f o u r t h , f i f t h ,
s i x t h , and seventh g e n e r a t i o n s a r e l i v i n g , r u n i n t o t h e hundreds.
RELATIVES GALORE
Some of t h e most prominent f a m i l i e s h e r e and i n
D e t r o i t e i t h e r b e a r h i s name o r can c l a i m r e l a t i o n s h i p w i t h him.
Antoine was n o t t h e f i r s t Labadie t o come t o
t h e New World o r t o t h i s s e c t i o n of i t . H e , howe v e r , was t h e f i r s t t o s e t t l e i n t h e p r e s e n t
Border C i t i e s . He was born i n Quebec about 1734,
and when 13 y e a r s o l d accompanied h i s p a r e n t s ,
b r o t h e r s , and s i s t e r t o D e t r o i t . H i s f a t h e r
P i e r r e was born i n France i n 1702, and, coming t o
Canada, married Angelique de L a c e l l e i n Quebec i n
1727.
MARRIED I N 1759
P i e r r e was a f a r m e r , and followed t h i s occupat i o n a f t e r moving t o D e t r o i t . There, Antoine,
l e a r n e d t h e l o r e of t h e s o i l , and t h e r e h e m a r r i e d
Angelique Campeau, daughter of N i c o l a s Campeau i n
1759.
Ten y e a r s l a t e r , Antoine decided t o s t e p o u t
f o r h i m s e l f , so he c r o s s e d t h e r i v e r and took a
farm through which t h e Walkerville-East Windsor
boundary e x t e n d s today. P a r t of t h e Walker d i s t i l l e r y i s l o c a t e d on t h e w e s t e r l y s e c t i o n of t h i s
farm.
Antoine, i t may be s a i d h e r e , had more t h a n
h i s s h a r e of d o m e s t i c i t y . When h i s f i r s t w i f e d i e d
about 1767, l e a v i n g seven c h i l d r e n , h e married t h e
daughter of a Sioux c h i e f , and of t h i s union 17
c h i l d r e n were born i n 17 y e a r s .
I n 1784 h e m a r r i e d t h e former C h a r l o t t e Barthe,
daughter of a French army surgeon, and young widow
of a B r i t i s h s o l d i e r , L i e u t e n a n t Louis Rheaume.
V i t a l s t a t i s t i c s subsequent t o t h i s e v e n t show
t h a t t h e s t o r k made n i n e more v i s i t s t o t h e
Labadie household. The grand t o t a l f o r Antoine's
t h r e e m a r r i a g e s was 33 [ c h i l d r e n ] .
HAD GRIST MILL
Antoine d i d n o t e x c l u s i v e l y s t i c k t o farming
a f t e r moving t o t h i s s i d e of t h e r i v e r . H e operat e d two m i l l s - a h o r s e g r i s t m i l l and a windmill.
The l a t t e r , b u i l t about 1770, was a landmark on
t h e r i v e r f r o n t f o r more t h a n a c e n t u r y . I t was
n o t d i s m a n t l e d u n t i l 1874.
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h i s , h e c a r r i e d on a n e x t e n s i v e
t r a d e w i t h t h e I n d i a n s , w i t h whom h e was p o p u l a r .
They c a l l e d him "Badishon", and t h e o r i g i n of t h i s
name p r e s e n t s an i n t e r e s t i n g s i d e l i g h t .
The I n d i a n s were unable t o pronounce "Labadie",
The "shon" was
so t h e y s h o r t e n e d i t t o "Badi".
added, b u t i t s meaning i s o b s c u r e . The name
Badishon seemed t o c a t c h p o p u l a r fancy among t h e
French s e t t l e r s , and i n time t h e y t o o began t o
use it.
T h i s name even a p p e a r s on o f f i c i a l documents.
Antoine Descomptes, o b v i o u s l y , d i d n o t o b j e c t t o
i t . Perhaps he was k e p t t o o busy walking t h e
f l o o r w i t h t h e horde of young Labadies.
KEPT SLAVES
Antoine k e p t s l a v e s , b u t whether h e k e p t them
i n D e t r o i t o r on t h i s s i d e of t h e r i v e r i s a m a t t e r
of c o n j e c t u r e . Elsewhere on t h i s page i s a f a c s i m i l e of a c e r t i f i c a t e c o v e r i n g t h e purchase of a
s l a v e by him f o r 80 b u s h e l s of wheat.
A f r e e t r a n s l a t i o n of t h i s c e r t i f i c a t e i s g i v e n
below:
"I c e r t i f y having s o l d and d e l i v e r e d
t o S i e u r Badishon Labadie a n I n d i a n
s l a v e named Mannon f o r a c o n s i d e r a -
t i o n of 80 b u s h e l s of wheat, t h a t
h e can pay me a s h e h a s i t between
now o r n e x t s p r i n g . Given i n De-.
t r o i t , t h e 1 0 t h day of October,
1775".
The c e r t i f i c a t e was signed by James S t e r l i n g ,
with John P o r t e o u s a s w i t n e s s .
A Reproduction of t h e
S l a v e r y Document
A s t h i s s i d e of t h e r i v e r was a l s o c a l l e d Det r o i t i n t h o s e days, t h e c e r t i f i c a t e does n o t defi n i t e l y l i n k s l a v e r y w i t h e a r l y development i n t h e
f u t u r e County of Essex. However, t h e r e i s s t r o n g
s u s p i c i o n t h a t Antoine d i d u s e s l a v e l a b o r on h i s
Sandwich Township farm.
S l a v e r y was a b o l i s h e d i n Upper Canada by t h e
L e g i s l a t i v e Council i n 1793. And g o s s i p a t t h a t
time had i t t h a t t h i s l e g i s l a t i o n was aimed a t
Antoine Descomptes Labadie, who owned a l a r g e numb e r of negro and I n d i a n s l a v e s .
D I E D I N 1806
Antoine d i e d i n 1806, and a f t e r t h i s d a t e most
of h i s family moved t o t h e g a r r i s o n s i d e of t h e
r i v e r . H i s widow and son, L o u i s , however, c o n t i n ued h i s b u s i n e s s h e r e . That i s , t h e y conducted
t h e b u s i n e s s w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n of t h e wind-propelled grist m i l l .
I n accordance w i t h t h e terms of
h e r husband's w i l l , i t was s o l d t o one L a s s a l i n e
i n o r about 1806.
I n some d e t a i l s , d a t e s g i v e n i n r e c o r d s of t h e
Labadie f a m i l y do n o t conform w i t h t h o s e l i s t e d on
o r i g i n a l documents t h a t have been handed down from
generation t o generation.
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REALTOR
For i n s t a n c e , family t r a d i t i o n i s t h a t Antoine
moved from D e t r o i t t o llAssumption i n 1759, and
s e t t l e d on t h e p r e s e n t s i t e of t h e Walker d i s t i l l e r y . The deed f o r t h i s farm, however, shows t h a t
it w a s conveyed by P o n t i a c and a n o t h e r Ottawa c h i e f
t o A l e x i s M a i s o n v i l l e , a s a f r e e g i f t , on September
18, 1765. P o n t i a c had e v i d e n t l y decided t o go o u t
of t h e c o n s p i r a c y b u s i n e s s and do some d a b b l i n g i n
real e s t a t e .
The o r i g i n a l deed, b e a r i n g P o n t i a c ' s s c r a w l , i s
owned by M r s . V.E. M a r e n t e t t e , of 831 O u e l l e t t e Avenue, a great-granddaughter of Antoine. The deed i s
f o r farm l o t No. 97, p a r t of which i s now i n Walkerv i l l e and p a r t i n East Windsor. L a b a d i e ' s windmill,
i n c i d e n t a l l y , i s presumed t o have s t o o d on what i s
now t h e d i v i d i n g l i n e between East Windsor and
Walkerville
.
S i g n a t u r e s of P o n t i a c and Ocquichion
from t h e O r i g i n a l Deed of S a l e
I n 1769, A l e x i s M a i s o n v i l l e conveyed t h i s farm
l o t t o 1'Aventure Rheaume, who i n t u r n s o l d i t t o
Labadie, presumably i n t h e same y e a r . From t h i s
it w i l l appear t h a t t h e d a t e on which Antoine moved
t o t h i s s i d e of t h e r i v e r w a s 1769, and n o t 1759.
RECORDS HAZY
S i m i l a r l y , f a m i l y r e c o r d s s t a t e t h a t Antoine
was born i n 1744 and went t o t h e a l t a r w i t h Angeli q u e Rheaume i n 1759. According t o t h o s e d a t e s ,
h e would have been o n l y 15 y e a r s o l d a t t h e time
of h i s marriage. It i s r e a s o n a b l e t o assume t h e r e -
f o r e , t h a t h e was born about 1734.
Again, t r a d i t i o n h o l d s t h a t h e e r e c t e d t h e
windmill on h i s farm i n 1760. A s t h e l a n d was
s t i l l I n d i a n p r o p e r t y a t t h a t t i m e , and was owned
by M a i s o n v i l l e and Rheaume up t o 1769, t h e assumpt i o n i s t h a t t h i s m i l l was n o t b u i l t u n t i l 1770,
at the e a r l i e s t .
Louis Labadie, who took over t h e o l d homestead,
was t h e e l d e s t son of A n t o i n e l s t h i r d m a r r i a g e .
L i t t l e i s known about him, o t h e r t h a n t h e f a c t t h a t
h e was one of Antoine f a m i l y of 3 3 , and was hims e l f t h e f a t h e r of 11 c h i l d r e n . One of L o u i s ' 11
c h i l d r e n was C h a r l e s F r e d e r i c k Labadie, f a t h e r of
M r s . Marentette.
Another of A n t o i n e l s d e s c e n d a n t s was Moise
Labadie, f a t h e r of Dan Labadie, well-known Borderi t e who l i v e s a t 249 Sandwich S t r e e t , E a s t Windsor,
and of M r s . Noe P a r e n t , mother of M r s . E.V.
J o i n v i l l e , of 281 Sandwich S t r e e t , E a s t Windsor.
Moise and C h a r l e s F. Labadie were f i r s t c o u s i n s .
ADVENTUROUS SPIRITS
L o u i s f s o n s were adventurous s p i r i t s . Three of
them s t a c k e d t h e i r b e l o n g i n g s i n a covered wagon
and headed f o r C a l i f o r n i a , where t h e y a r e l i s t e d
among t h e e a r l i e s t s e t t l e r s i n Yuba County.
L o u i s ' b r o t h e r , N i c h o l a s D., was t h e youngest
of A n t o i n e ' s 33 c h i l d r e n . He s t u d i e d medicine and
made h i s home i n Galveston, Texas, where h e was a
surgeon i n t h e American army i n t h e w a r w i t h Mexico,
and saw o t h e r a c t i v e s e r v i c e . Louis went t o Texas
t o v i s i t him, and n e v e r r e t u r n e d . He was drowned
w h i l e on a f i s h i n g e x p e d i t i o n a t D a l l a s .
C h a r l e s F. was born on t h e o l d homestead, and
a s h e grew up h e developed a m b i t i o n s t o b e somet h i n g more t h a n a farmer. When t h e P a t r i o t ' s War
broke o u t i n 1837, h e was a p r i v a t e i n Col. P r i n c e ' s
regiment, b u t h e d i d n o t remain i n t h e r a n k s . He
won a c a p t a i n ' s commission f o r "valorous conduct".
I n 1844, h e was appointed deputy i n s p e c t o r and
c o l l e c t o r of i n l a n d revenue f o r t h i s d i s t r i c t . I n
t h e f o l l o w i n g y e a r h e m a r r i e d Susan J a n i s s e , daughter of Camille J a n i s s e , one of t h e r i v e r f r o n t ' s
earliest settlers.
MRS. V. E. MARENTETTE
C h a r l e s F r e d e r i c k ' s d a u g h t e r , Susan Delphine
(Mrs. V.E. M a r e n t e t t e ) was born i n Sandwich, on
t h e farm j u s t west of Huron l i n e , 75 y e a r s ago.
The Ambassador Bridge e x t e n d s over p a r t of t h i s
farm.
M r s . M a r e n t e t t e , whose husband o p e r a t e d Marent e t t e ' s bookstore on O u e l l e t t e Avenue p r i o r t o h i s
d e a t h a few y e a r s ago, a b u s i n e s s t h a t i s s t i l l
b e i n g c a r r i e d on by members of t h e f a m i l y , was t h e
mother of 11 c h i l d r e n .
Two of h e r d a u g h t e r s , S i s t e r Mary of Mercy and
S i s t e r C a t h e r i n e of J e s u s , a r e members of t h e Domi n i c a n Order, Menlo Park, C a l i f o r n i a . Other members
of t h e f a m i l y , l i v i n g , a r e E r n e s t V., Amanda, M r s .
Louis J a n i s s e , and M r s . Rose M a r e n t e t t e .
M r s . V.E. M a r e n t e t t e i s a member of t h e f o u r t h
g e n e r a t i o n of t h e Labadie f a m i l y on t h i s s i d e of
the river.
[Ed. Note. Although t h e t e x t c o n t i n u e s a b i t more,
i t w i l l be d i s c o n t i n u e d h e r e . ]
GETTING OUT FROM UNDER
(flow To Chooae CompuZa So&tiame)
Papers a r e p i l e d on your desk l i k e d r i f t s of
autumn l e a v e s . A n c e s t r a l c h a r t s and family group
s h e e t s obscure t h e s u r f a c e of your d i n i n g room
t a b l e , and you h a v e n ' t seen your f a v o r i t e pen i n
six months, though you know i t ' s under there somewhere. If you own a home computer, you're beginning t o wonder i f genealogy software might g e t you
(not t o mention your f a v o r i t e pen) out from under.
I know what i t ' s l i k e .
I n January of 1984, I took one look a t t h e
tumbling c o n t e n t s from t h r e e boxes of genealogy
" s t u f f ' I , and one look a t a 5Yt floppy d i s k and
knew immediately what I wanted. That n e a t , compact
l i t t l e d i s k o f f e r e d p r e c i s e l o c a t i o n of information
on hundreds of a n c e s t o r s , a s w e l l a s i n s t a n t comp i l a t i o n of c h a r t s a t t h e touch of a b u t t o n . The
prospect was i r r e s i s t i b l e . The q u e s t i o n s were where
t o f i n d t h e software and how t o e v a l u a t e t h e c h o i c e s ?
What I l e a r n e d may be h e l p f u l t o you.
You a r e u n l i k e l y t o f i n d something a s s p e c i a l i z e d a s genealogy software i n your l o c a l computer
software s t o r e . I n f a c t , many s t o r e s a r e t o t a l l y
unaware that genealogy programs e x i s t .
The b e s t
way t o l o c a t e them i s through t h e same s a l e s p e r s o n
who s o l d you your computer. This i s t r u e f o r seve r a l reasons. The small computer b u s i n e s s e s a r e
very competitive and wish t o promote t h e b e s t possi b l e s e r v i c e image. Also, t h e i r s a l e s p e o p l e , who
make commissions on each s a l e , hope t h a t when you
a r e ready t o " t r a d e up" o r "add on" t o your pres e n t computer system, you w i l l remember them and
r e t u r n t o them f o r t h i s new purchase. They have
a c c e s s t o a c a t a l o g of software s u i t a b l e t o t h e
computer you own. The c a t a l o g i t s e l f can c o s t
$25.00, b u t i f you speak with your s a l e s p e r s o n ,
i t w i l l be i n h i s / h e r i n t e r e s t t o look i t up f o r
you. It saves you t h e c o s t of t h e c a t a l o g and i t
' s a v e s you from examining advertisements i n comput e r magazines. The purchase, however, w i l l be made
d i r e c t l y from t h e company which o f f e r s t h e software,
n o t through t h e computer d e a l e r .
My d e a l e r t o l d me about two companies which a t
t h e t i m e o f f e r e d software compatible with my Kaypro
I1 computer ( t h e s e were a l s o comp'atible w i t h t h e
Apple I1 s e r i e s and some o t h e r systems). I c a l l e d
both companies asking f o r b a s i c information, l i k e
"What does i t do?" and "How much does i t cost?".
You can p r e p a r e y o u r s e l f t o e v a l u a t e t h e software
even b e f o r e you a s k t h e s e i n i t i a l q u e s t i o n s .
Try t o t h i n k i n terms of what you r e a l l y need
t h e program t o do f o r you. I f you want h e l p s t o r i n g p r i m a r i l y family h i s t o r i e s and background
m a t e r i a l , then you w i l l want a program with extens i v e space f o r n o t e s . O r maybe a word processing
program would do j u s t a s w e l l . What kind of c h a r t s
and l i s t s do you need t o g e n e r a t e ? Perhaps you
could do with a p a r t i a l program ( a t p a r t i a l c o s t )
o f f e r e d by one of t h e s e companies ( c f . Resource
L i s t a t end of t h i s a r t i c l e ) . Besides knowing- what
you need, know what your system can handle. Your
u s e r ' s guide w i l l t e l l you how much memory your
computer h a s , t h e s i z e i n columns and l i n e s of
your s c r e e n , how many d i s k d r i v e s it h a s , and t h e
columns c a p a b i l i t y of your p r i n t e r .
Knowing what you need and what your computer
system can handle w i l l h e l p you t o b e t t e r judge
c o s t , a major c o n s i d e r a t i o n f o r most of us. While
important, it should n o t t a k e precedence over eve r y t h i n g e l s e . Keep i n mind t h a t i t i s n o t uncom-
mon f o r good s o f t w a r e t o c o s t $200 - $500, and
t h a t y o u ' l l want t o a v o i d paying l a t e r i n aggravat i o n what you saved i n i t i a l l y i n d o l l a r s .
Function and c o s t a r e good q u e s t i o n s t o s t a r t
w i t h , b u t you can and should a s k more t o h e l p you
e v a l u a t e t h e q u a l i t y of a program. Ask, f o r ins t a n c e , about u p d a t e s . Updates a r e o f f e r e d
p e r i o d i c a l l y t o r e g i s t e r e d u s e r s of a given s o f t ware program. They a r e c o p i e s of t h e most up-tod a t e v e r s i o n of t h a t s o f t w a r e , p r i m a r i l y i n c o r p o r a t i n g improvements t h a t make i t e a s i e r t o u s e o r
s u p p l y i n g expanded u t i l i t i e s , e t c . Occassionaly,
a "bug" w i l l b e d i s c o v e r e d t h a t w i l l cause t h e program t o m i s f u n c t i o n o r f a i l ( i t ' s c a l l e d c r a s h i n g ) .
C o r r e c t i o n s f o r t h e s e e r r o r s should b e i n c o r p o r a t e d
i n t o a f u t u r e u p d a t e . Find o u t how o f t e n u p d a t e s
a r e o f f e r e d . Ask i f t h e y a r e p r i m a r i l y changes
i n t h e program o r " f i x e s " f o r e r r o r s i n t h e program. Ask how o f t e n "bugs" have appeared and
whether t h e y were d i s c o v e r e d by customers o r by t h e
company.
Ask about t h e company i t s e l f . What k i n d of
s u p p o r t do t h e y o f f e r i s you have a problem? Is
t h e program w r i t e r a v a i l a b l e on a d a i l y b a s i s t o
r e c e i v e q u e s t i o n s ? I f a "crash" o c c u r s , c a n d a t a
be r e t r i e v e d and i s t h e r e a c h a r g e f o r t h i s ? What
i s t h e most common problem t h e i r customer e n c o u n t e r ?
Find o u t , t o o , i f t h e r e i s a n a c t i v e u s e r group and
whether t h e y have a p u b l i c a t i o n . These a r e f o l k s
who r e a l l y u s e t h e program, s h a r i n g i n f o r m a t i o n on
i t s b e s t u s e s and l i m i t a t i o n s .
I f you a r e a comp u t e r n o v i c e , a s k how much you need t o know i n
o r d e r t o u s e t h e genealogy program s u c c e s s f u l l y .
F i n a l l y , a s k i f t h e r e i s a money-back g u a r a n t e e and
how long a f t e r purchase it w i l l be honored.
T h i s i s a l o t t o remember, b u t posing t h e s e and
o t h e r q u e s t i o n s you may have b e f o r e y o u m a d e a pur-
chase w i l l p r o v i d e you w i t h t h e c r i t i c a l informat i o n about t h e s o f t w a r e and a n i n d i c a t i o n of t h e
company's w i l l i n g n e s s t o a d d r e s s your concerns. I f
t h e q u e s t i o n s have been answered t o your s a t i s f a c t i o n , have t h e company send t h e i r l i t e r a t u r e t o you.
T h e i r packet should i n c l u d e sample p r i n t - o u t s and
a b a s i c d e s c r i p t i o n , i n w r i t i n g , of t h e p r o d u c t ' s
f u n c t i o n s . Some s o f t w a r e h a s been reviewed by
computer o r o t h e r s p e c i a l t y magazines. (Quinsept,
I n c . c l a i m s t h a t i t s "Family Roots" program rec e i v e d a n A r a t i n g from t h e Book of Apple Software).
You w i l l want t o i n v e s t i g a t e t h e s e reviews. Do
c o n s i d e r a n investment i n a manual o r demonstration
d i s k b e f o r e purchasing your program, a s i t may prev e n t you from making a more c o s t l y e r r o r .
One f i n a l t h i n g you should know: Once you have
conquered t h e monumental t a s k of o r g a n i z i n g your
paperwork i n o r d e r t o e n t e r d a t a on t h a t i n v i t i n g l y compact f l o p p y d i s k , you w i l l most l i k e l y d i s c o v e r
t h a t you cannot t h e n d i s c a r d t h o s e boxes of genealogy " s t u f f " .
Things l i k e power s u r g e s , magnetic
f i e l d s , and o t h e r g l i t c h e s and g r e m l i n s t h a t haunt
t h e l i v e s of computer h a c k e r s can t h r e a t e n your
f i l e s . While you can t a k e r e a s o n a b l e p r e c a u t i o n s
a g a i n s t t h e s e f o e s , i f t h e worst happens, o n l y
t h o s e boxes of hand-written n o t e s and c h a r t s can
h e l p you r e - e n t e r l o s t d a t a . That was almost a s
d i s a p p o i n t i n g t o me a s t h e s o f t w a r e I chose b e f o r e
I knew a l l t h i s . N e v e r t h e l e s s , a good program may
h e l p you immeasurably, by s w i f t l y o r g a n i z i n g your
d a t a , a l l o w i n g f o r e a s y s e a r c h e s d e f i n e d by your
own c r i t e r i o n , and g e n e r a t i n g t h e a p p r o p r i a t e c h a r t s
needed. A t l e a s t you w i l l s e e t h e t o p of your dini n g room t a b l e a g a i n . And you w i l l f i n d your favo r i t e pen, b u t y o u ' l l have t o t h i n k of something
new t o do w i t h i t !
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A FAMZLY CURSE - An Oltae TmdiA;ion
by Geatrge Chnin;tian, O.P.
You may c a l l i t what you want, b u t when Granny
(Delphine C h r i s t i a n ) t o l d t h e s t o r y , she c a l l e d i t
a c u r s e . Yes, t h e c u r s e h a s t o do w i t h blood- nose-b l e e d s , t o be s p e c i f i c . Grandpa ( h e r husband,
Casimir) had v e r y s e r i o u s n o s e b l e e d s t h a t l a s t e d a
long time and were d i f f i c u l t t o s t o p . Three of h i s
d a u g h t e r s and umpteen of my c o u s i n s ( i n c l u d i n g mys e l f ) have a l s o been s u b j e c t t o nosebleeds on and
o f f i n our l i f e t i m e s . Medical a t t e n t i o n i n c l u d e d
f r e q u e n t c a u t e r i z a t i o n , b u t a t l e a s t two of my a u n t s
one one c o u s i n took what were t h e n e x t r a o r d i n a r y
measures: long and f r e q u e n t l y - r e p e a t e d t r i p s from
Woonsocket, R . I . t o Columbus, Ohio. There, a s u r g e o n - s p e c i a l i s t s t r i p p e d t h e v e i n s i n t h e i r noses,
t o reduce t h e b l e e d i n g . Of c o u r s e , a s o t h e r v e i n s
and c a p i l l a r i e s took o v e r , t h e p r e c a r i o u s c o n d i t i o n
reasserted i t s e l f .
I do n o t know i f t h i s malady f a l l s under t h e l a b e l of "hemophilia" [ u n c o n t r o l l e d b l e e d i n g from any
i n j u r y ] , s i n c e i t was (and i s ) r e s t r i c t e d t o t h e nose.
Be t h a t a s i t may, t h e s t o r y - a s Granny t o l d iti s t h i s . It seems t h a t o u r g r e a t - g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r ,
i n a f i t of p a s s i o n and i n d e s c r e t i o n , f a t h e r e d a
c h i l d by h i s maid. The son, born of t h i s union, was
a c c e p t e d i n t o t h e family and g i v e n h i s f a t h e r ' s name.
T h i s was o u r g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r , Jean-Baptiste
C h r e t i e n [ C h r i s t i a n ] . And w i t h J e a n - B a p t i s t e ' s subsequent o f f s p r i n g , s t a r t i n g with Grandpa Casimir
(and a p p a r e n t l y , some of h i s s i b l i n g s ) , t h e c u r s e
e n e t e r e d t h e f a m i l y and a f f e c t e d both males and f e males, though mostly t h e l a t t e r .
Whoever u t t e r e d t h e c u r s e ( i f i n f a c t one was
u t t e r e d ) , t r a d i t i o n h a s n o t r e p o r t e d . The f a c t r e mains however t h a t many d e s c e n d a n t s of J e a n - B a p t i s t e
have been a f f l i c t e d w i t h n o s e b l e e d s , t o a t l e a s t
f o u r g e n e r a t i o n s (and perhaps now t o a f i f t h o n e ) .
Granny a d m i t t e d t h a t i f she had known of Grandpa
C a s i m i r ' s b l e e d i n g b e f o r e t h e i r m a r r i a g e , she
would n o t have gone through w i t h i t .
You can c a l l t h i s what you w i l l .
Granny c a l l e d
i t -a curse.
MAPLE SUGAR PIE
2 cups light brown sugar
1 tsp. o a t m e a l
4 tsp. b u t t e r
t
c u p m a p l e syrup
1 tsp. e v a p o r a t e d milk
Line pie p l a t e with pie crust.
Mix brown sugar, b u t t e r ,
maple syrup, e v a p o r a t e d milk and o a t m e a l together.
Pour i n t o pie crust.
Bake in p r e h e a t e d oven at 370°F
for 30 minutes.
Makes o n e pie.
This is a r e c i p e f o r a t r a d i t i o n a l
served o f t e n in Canadian homes.
many variations of this recipe.
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LIBRARIAN'S
REPOW
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Greetings from your L i b r a r y C a m i t t e e
Jan,
Armand, Mary, C h a r l i e and Rachel. E x c i t i n g t h i n g s are
happening and I ' d l i k e t o share them w i t h you.
F i r s t I want t o thank everyone who responded t o
our request f o r d o n a t i o n s t o the L i b r a r y Fund. As you
w i l l see by the l i s t o f donations a t the *end o f t h i s
r e p o r t , the response was e x c e l l e n t ! Money donations
were used t o purchase new books. We a l s o r e c e i v e d many
fami 1y genealogies, p a r i s h h i s t o r i e s , magazines, and
l o c a l h i s t o r i e s . THANK-YOU WE AND ALL!
While c a n p i l i n g a l i s t o f donations t o AFGS, i t
has become apparent t h a t several members have been
v e r y generous t o the S o c i e t y over the years. I would
l i k e t o mention t h r e e o f these people. F i r s t , Mrs.
Susan Hudgins f r o m Mount Vernon, Washington. Susan
sent u s 120 pounds o f genealogy magazines, books and
r e p e r t o i r e s . These m a t e r i a l s make a f i n e a d d i t i o n t o
our l i b r a r y . Next I would l i k e t o mention Jack V a l o i s .
Over the years Jack has made many c o n t r i b u t i o n s t o the
l i b r a r y i n c l u d i n g most o f our s e t o f Memoirs. Jack's
con tr i bu t i ons were i n v a l u a b l e espec i a1 1y when the
S o c i e t y was new.
A l f r e d Gaboury must a l s o be
mentioned. Over the y e a r s A1 has donated many books t o
the S o c i e t y , i n c l u d i n g 22 volumes o f o b i t u a r i e s which
he c a t a l o g e d and organized. A s p e c i a l thanks t o these
t h r e e people who have been e x t r a supportive o f the
e f f o r t s o f AFGS.
Next, I would l i k e t o t e l l you about two
i n t e r e s t i n g p r o j e c t s . Rosemary Benson f r a n Duluth,
Minnesota has c o p i e d the 1900 census from St. L o u i s
County, Minnesota and sent i t t o us. Once i t i s typed
out
it will
p r o v i d e the members w i t h
important
i n f o r m a t i o n . Another member, Helen B e r t r a n d from
Marquette, Michigan, copied e a r l y marriage r e c o r d s
from St. John the B a p t i s t Church i n Marquette f o r
Nov.1982-Jan.
1898. Armand and Mary have done a
b e a u t i f u l j o b of o r g a n i z i n g and t y p i n g the m a t e r i a l
which Helen sent t o us and n w we have another f i n e
volume f o r our 1 i b r a r y .
How about you? Can you send us church records,
census i nformat ion, or v i t a l s t a t i s t i c s from your
area? Every 1 i t t l e b i t helps! I f the e f f o r t s of
Rosemary and Helen c o u l d be duplicated by even 20 o f
our members, our 1 i b r a r y would be g r e a t l y enhanced.
The L i b r a r y Comni t t e e continues t o c o l l e c t
o b i t u a r i e s . The f o l l w i n g people send them t o us
faithfully:
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Dana from Vermont
Paul Tal bot from Connecticut
Therese Jean from Fa11 River, flass.
D o r i s Greer from New Jersey
M r . R.H. Bernier f r a n Connecticut
R i t a Chochiere f r a n Chicopee, Mass.
T e r r y LeBl anc
Romeo Levreault fran Fa11 River, flass.
A1 Gaboury, N o e l l a Boulianne and Charles Gaudet
continue t o organize a l l the material t h a t i s sent t o
us. Wouldn't some of you l i k e t o j o i n us i n t h i s
e f f o r t ? How about c l i p p i n g same o b i t u a r i e s , wedding
announcements,
or
fiftieth
wedding
anniversary
not ices? I t won't take long and i t w i l l r e a l l y help,
JOIN US ! ! I'd 1 ike t o l i s t 10 more
COME ON
c o n t r i b u t o r s i n our Spring '86 issue. Won't you be one
of them ?
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Armand and Mary continue t h e i r d i l i g e n t work.
They are c a t a l o g i n g and inventorying our l i b r a r y . They
have done about 3/5's of our holdings. I n addition,
they have l o v i n g l y r e p a i r e d and restored each volume
as they procede through the shelves. Those uho use the
1 i b r a r y on Tuesdays know that we cannot thank these
two hard working people enough. Their u n s e l f i s h
time
and energy
are
without
contributions
of
precedent. Since r e t i r i n g from the jobs they were p a i d
t o do, Armand and Nary spend about 60 hours a week
working on our l i b r a r y ! Their only pay i s a Thank-You
and personal l ~I ,
cannot say i t enough.
We have added b u l l e t i n board space t o our l i b r a r y
cabinet doors. These a t t r a c t i v e b u l l e t i n boards were
made f o r us by Ebrard Pol iquin. Rachel has made sane
very n i c e signs f o r the b u l l e t i n boards. Please read
the m a t e r i a l t h a t i s posted there, We t h i n k you w i l l
f i n d i t h e l p f u l . I f you have a n o t i c e that you would
l i k e us t o post on the b u l l e t i n boards, please send i t
t o us. A thank you t o Ecbard and Rachel f o r h e l p i n g us
with t h i s project.
.
I n a d d i t i o n t o t h e i r regular l i b r a r y duties,
Armand and Mary have a1 so been re-typ i n g a number of
repertoires.
These
repertoires
were
listed
c h r o n o l o g i c a l l ~w i t h no index. I n order t o use them, a
researcher would have been obliged t o go through each
e n t r y page by page. They have rearranged the names i n
alphabetical order by the male's name and have added
an index o f women. The new product i s a j o y t o use.
They have c u r r e n t l y completed three volumes but there
are about 21 t o go!!
Katherine Sharp and Therese Jean have taken on an
important p r o j e c t f o r the L i b r a r y Camni ttee. They are
making an index f o r Je Me Souviens. T h i s task w i l l
r e q u i r e a great deal o f t i n e and e f f o r t . When i t i s
completed, however,
i t w i l l c e r t a i n l y be a very
h e l p f u l t o o l . Many useful and i n t e r e s t i n g a r t i c l e s
have appeared i n our journal. Ue have a complete set
a t the l i b r a r y and back issues are a v a i l a b l e from the
Society. These 1 i t t l e books are a valuable a d d i t i o n t o
your own 1 i b r a r y .Katherine and Therese are t o be
cawtended f o r t h i s e f f o r t .
The L i b r a r y Comnittee i s also p u t t i n g together a
new c a t a l o g o f 1 i b r a r y holdings. T h i s new c a t a l o g i s a
much improved volume. A1 1 parishes which we have f o r
each county are arranged alphabetical 1y thus a1 lowing
, f o r much q u i c k e r
access when
searching f o r
a
p a r t i c u l a r parish.
I t a l s o contains l i s t i n g s o f
general h i s t o r i es, 1 ocal h i s t o r i e s , school and par i sh
h i s t o r i e s , maps, f a m i l y genealogies, b i o g r a p h i e s and
r e f e r e n c e books. T h i s c a t a l o g w i l l be completed e a r l y
i n 1986 and I know t h a t i t w i l l q u i c k l y become a very
h e l p f u l t o o l t o a l l our researchers.
Please note the 1 i s t of new purchases a t the end
o f t h i s r e p o r t . Your S o c i e t y continues t o be c m i t t c d
t o purchasing a l l new r e p e r t o i r e s and f a m i l y h i s t o r i e s
as they becme a v a i l a b l e . I f you have a p a r t i c u l a r
book t h a t you would l i k e the l i b r a r y t o purchase,
please l e t me know. I would be happy t o purchase i t i f
I can. THIS I S YOUR L ~ B R A R Y .
Your L i b r a r y C m i t t e e needs your h e l p and t h r i v e s
on your c o n s t r u c t i ve c r i t i c i sm. We apprec i a t e the
co-operation
of
the o f f i c e r s and the Board o f
D i r e c t o r s who have always been so s u p p o r t i v e o f our
e f f o r t s . T h i s l i b r a r y , however, belongs t o the e n t i r e
membership o f AFGS. We want t o serve your needs b u t
please remember t h a t we are o n l y f iue i n d i v i d u a l s .
Won't you w r i t e t o us and l e t us know what you are
w i l l i n g t o do t o h e l p us ?
Jan BurKhart
Librarian
La Funille Lonquipre en Acadie, en France, en Lwisiane, a
1 'Ile-du-Pr i nce-Edouard, aux Iles de 1 a Madeleine, donated by Edgar
Dupu i s
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Volume 1 Acadian Records (1707-1769), h a t e d by Elaine hith and
Cecile Deselets
Har i a w s et Sepultures de 1 'Annonc iation de Pointe-aux-Roches
1867-1983 donated by Margaret Abbott, Joyce Buckland, and Charles
A, Fauteux.
Repertoire des Mar iaaes de
donated by Robinson Bi 1len
St-Al~honw (Berthier)
Baie Des Chalcurs Parish Reqistres by Jmet Jehn
V i r g i n i a D. P i t t e l k w
,
1842-1983
donated by
Ancestry of Early S e t t l e r s ;n Alberta donated by Louis Vertifeui l l e
and Albina Bai l y
t l a r r i a q ~ sof Montpelier, Vt. 1791-1852 by U i l l i w Dewey, donated by
Echond La1 iber te
Marriape Records of Barre 1793-1850 aAd of Berl in, Washinpton
County, Vt. 1791-1876 by William Dewey et J a s Dewey, donated by
Rose Fitzgerald
St-hlphonse de Baqotville 1858-1984
1953-1984 donated by Donald Antaya
et Sti"larc
de Baaotville
The Kina's Dauphters donated by Alfred A. Yerbury
Savoy's of Acadia by Francois Savoy and Catherine Lejeune, donated
by Louis 6ermain Savoy
The Acadian Ex i 1es i n Pennsylvan ia donated by June Yrkoubek
tlarr iaaes o f Notre Dame, Spr inwale, Maine, 1887-1981: St-tlichael ,
So, Berwick, thine, 3886-1982; Our Lady, Queen of Peace, Bcrwick,
Maine, 1927-1982; donated by Patricia #l&um and flaurice Labelle
R e ~ e r t o i r c de Stdlexis-&-&an&-hie
1841-1983: St-Gabriel &
Ferl and et Ste-Bernade t te-de-Boi leau 1935-1983donated by Dorothy L.
Proul x
f h t Highroad t o Zion by Hathias P, Harpin, domted by Armand 0.
Guertin, Jr.
R t c u t i l 6 Genealoqits des Cantts de Charlevoix et Saquenay 15 by
Frere Eloi-Gerard, donated by Paulette Guache
tlar ia w s e t S e ~ utures
l
de 1 'Annonc i at ion de Poi nt-rux-Roches
,1867-1983 donated by Margaret Abbott, Joyce Buckland, and Charles
A.Fauteux
S t i l a t h i e u De Central F a l l s donated by Lea Berard
Crusaders of New France by W i 11 i am Bennett Munro,' donated by Rev.
Dennis Bwdreau
Jacputs B t r n i t r D i t Jean De Paris 1633-1713 by C y r i l Bernitr,
donated by C y r i l Bernier
Hoisson De Bernier Tames 2, 3, e t 4 by C y r i l B t r n i t r , donated by
Crr i1 Bern itr
Andre B t r n i t r dt N i o r t 1663-1729 by C y r i l Bernier, donated by C y r i l
&rnier
B c r n i t r from Paris by C y r i l Bcrnitr, donated by C y r i l Bernier
Mwl i n a Ferine e t a ~ a r d e sBernier by C y r i l Bernier, donated by
Cyril Btrnitr
C l w i s E. Paw
C y r i l Bernitr
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N o t r i r c Royal r St-Eohrta dc Trinq donated by
Hap of Paris donated by the French Cultural W i t t y
Our French Canadian Chcestars Vol
by Mr. Laforest
.3
by Thamas Laforest, donated
Jean V e i l l e t t e Situr de l a Plante (c. 1660-1741) by Paul V c i l l e t t t ,
donated by Paul V r i l l e t t e
Driftways i n t o the Past donated by Captain Marcus L. Whitford
Funk and Waanal I s Canprehensive Standard Dictionary donated by
Charles and Rachael Baudet
Family Encyclo~edia of Pmerican History donated by Charles and
Rachael Gaude t
Gabriel's Grandchildren by L.G. Harrison, donated by L.G. Harrison
Rock Family History 1807-1969. From Ireland t o the U.S.A.
Margaret fl. Wagner, donated by Margaret H. Wagner
.by
Marriape Reqister of St. John B a ~ t i s tChurch, Harauette, Hichipan
donated by Helen V. Bertrand
Histoire des Franco-hericains by Robert h i l y , donated by Robert
R. Charpent ier
The Charpentier Family donated by Robert R. Charpentier
Les Allcnands Au Quebec by Jean-Pierre Idilhelny donated by Richard
Leon Provost
Armorial Du Canada Francais by E.Z.
Richard Leon Provost
k s s i c o t t e , donated by tk.
Acadian Church Records 1679-1757 danattd by Ronald Herwx
Boutel 1's Heraldry donated by Ronald Heroux
Historical Outline of the Ransan Family of P w r i c a h a t e d by
Charles Poi t r a s
Genealo~ical Record of the Colchester, Conn. Branch by U r l l y s C.
Ransan, donated by Charles Poitras
Guide Canadien-Francais, Fa11 River, Mass. 17 January 1888 t o 4
A ~ r1 i 1888 donated by Romeo Levrault
The French i n R.I.
Albert Aubin
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History Edited by Albert Aubin, donated by
La F a m i l i e A l i x du Mesnil; 6 e n c a I o ~ i e D'Une F a m i l l e
Canadienne-Francais par L'Abbe E. A1 ix, donated by Charles St.
George
Hi s t o i r e des Canadiens-Francais
donated by Helen V. Bertrand
lo cat in^ Ywr Ismigrant Ancestor
par
1608-1800
Benjamin Sul te,
James C. and L i l a Lee Neagles,
donated by Helen V. Bertrand
Tracins, Chartins and Writins your Fanrily History by Lois Martin
Skolka, donated by Helen V. Bertraad
St. James Church, Manville,
'R.I. M a t e d by the Parish
Trois-Riuieres 11 lustree donated by Rita (do Tonnancwrt) Guertin
Marriases of St. Francois Xavicr Church i n Wateruille,
1865-1979 donated by Maurice R. Labelle
Haine
Sacred Heart Parish, Lebanon, New W s h i r r donated by the Parish
Van Buren History by Martine A. P e l l e t i e r and tlonica Dionne
Ferrette, donated by Margot McCain, Maine Historical Society
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Donated by Father Boudreau.
Key
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L u c i l l e Rocheleau.
The French k c u p a t i o n of the Champlain Valley 1609-1759, Donated by
Robert G. MacManus.
1900 Census of St. Louis County, Hinnesota
by Rosemary Benson
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Repertoire des Naissances et Marirws de St-EQlond de Grantham, by
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Hariapps du floyen Nord Ontarien Clo1.4 (No.57). Donated by Ralph
Hichaud and A, Maureen D u f w r .
W.
A Lot of Bunkum Uol. 4, Nos. 3,4,5,6,7,R,9,10,11
and index; Vo1.5,
Nos. 1,2,3,4,5,9,and
index. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
Genealwical Helper Val .37 No.2; Val. 38, Nos.l,2,3,4,and
Nos. 1,2,and 3. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
6; Uo1.39
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Seventeen Seventy-Six Vol 1 Nos. 1,2,3,and 4; %I
Vol 3 Nos. 1,2,3 and 4; Vo1.4 Nos. 1 and 2. Donated by Susan
Hudgins.
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Sane V i r s i n i a Marriapes Vol .I-25. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
Scottish-CLnerican Genealoqy'Vo1.9-20
Hudgins.
The Tradinp Post
Hudgins.
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and 25-28.
Donated by Susan
New Hexico 1982 5 Volumes. Donated by Susan
The Indiana Genealoaical Informer Vol ,l Nos.1-12;
and 8 and 12. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
Vo1.2 Nos, 1-3
Wisconsin State Genealopy Society Vol. 28 Nos. 1,2 and 4; Vol. 29
Nos. 1,2,3 and 4; Vo1.30 Nos. 1,2,3 and 4; Vol.31 Nos.l,2,3 and 4.
Donated b y Susan Hudgins.
The Second Boat Vol. 2 Nos.1,2,3 and 4; Vo1.3 Nos.2,3 m d 4; Vo1.4
NOS.^,^ and 4; Vol 5 Nos. 1,2 and 4; Vol.6 No.1. Donated by Susan
Hudgins.
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Piednont Genealo~y Society Vo1.2 No.1; Uo1.3 Nos.1 and 4; Vo1.4
Nos.1,2,3 and 4; Vol.5 Nos. 2,3 and 4; Vol.6 Nos. 1 and 3. Donated
by Susan Hudgins.
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b ~ e rEast Tennessee
Vol .llNos.1 and 2; Vol '12 Nos. land 2. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
Kentucky Ancestors Vol.11 Nos.1-4;
Vol. 12 Nos. 1-4.
Donated by
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Kentucky Pioneer 6 e n e a l w and Records Vol. 1 Nos.1-4 and index;
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The Kentucky Genealoaist Vol. 6 Nos. 1-4; Vo1.15 Nos. 1-4; Vo1. 17
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Darneast Ancestry Vo1.2 Nos.1-6; Uo1.3 Nos. 1-6;
Uo1.4 Nos.1-6; Vo1.5 Nos. 1-6; Vo1.6 Nos. 1-6;
Donated by Susan Hudgins.
b 1 . 7 Nos.
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Vo1.3 Nos.1-4; Vo1.5 May; Vo1.6 Aug.; Vo1.7 Nou.; Vol.8 May; Vd ,9
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Nos. 1.2 and 4. Donated br Susan Hudgins.
Seattle Genealoaical Society Quarterly BuI I e t i n Uol . l ? No.4; Vo1.21
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Nos.l,2 and 4; Vol 34 No. 2. Donated by Susan hdgins.
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La Crosse County Historical Society Quarterly U01.4 No.4; Vo1.5
Nos.1-3. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
Marriapes of P i t t s r l v a n i a County, Virainia,
Susan Hudgi ns.
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Scme Pioneer Famil ies of Wisconsin
Spouses. Donated by Susan Hudgins.
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by Susan Hudgins.
Mariases du Moyen Nord Ontarien Vol.
Haureen Dufour and Ralph W. Michaud.
4 (No. 57). Donated by A.
Propranme Souvenir du Jubile D'Or de l a Paroisse
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St-Joseph,
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Baie 1967-1984,by Y. Linda Gagne.
Index Ononastiaue Des Menoires De La Societe Genealoaiaue
Canadienne-Francaise, 1944-1975, by M. Benoit Pontbriand.
Baptemes de Stdupustin des Deuxflonta~nes 1838-1983,
Maisonneuve
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by Jaelrne
M a r i a w s de S t d u ~ u s in
t des Deuxilontacmes 1838-1983, by Jocelrne
Mai sonneuve.
S r ~ u ltures de Stauaust in des Deuxflonta~nes 1838-1983,
Mai sonneuve.
by
Jocel m e
Bavtmes, Mariaaes rt Seoul tures de St-Sulvice 1706-1980.
tlariaws du Moyen Nord Ontarien Vo1.5 No.58, Vo1.6 No. 59, Uo1.7
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Repertoire des Naissancts, Mariaws, et Se~ulturesck Vinat-et-une
Paroisses Protestants de Montreal Hetroool itain, by Alfred Berubc.
La Population Des Forts Francitis D'hrique
Les Reoistres de Carleton 1900-1982 Vol.2,by
(XVlIle Siecle) Vol. 2.
Bona Arsenaul t.
b i r Concernino French Settlements and French Settlers in the
Colony of R.I.
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&om ;the A. F. G.S. R u e a r t c h C o m m i t t e e
L a t e l y , t h e American-French G e n e a l o g i c a l
S o c i e t y h a s r e c e i v e d much correspondence from res e a r c h e r s l o o k i n g f o r i n f o r m a t i o n concerning t h e i r
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a h i g h v e l o c i t y almost weekly.
Although we would l i k e t o e x p r e s s o u r t h a n k s t o
a l l who have w r i t t e n t o u s , we must u n f o r t u n a t e l y
e x p r e s s t h a t we cannot be of h e l p t o you. Perhaps
t h e name of o u r S o c i e t y , t h e American-French Geneal o g i c a l S o c i e t y , i s somewhat m i s l e a d i n g , a s o u r
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g i v i n g t h e names and a d d r e s s e s of t h e French Embassy
i n New York, and t h e Archives N a t i o n a l e s i n P a r i s .
Also a v a i l a b l e from u s , upon r e q u e s t , i s a complete
l i s t of t h e a d d r e s s e s of t h e v a r i o u s Departmental
Archives s c a t t e r e d throughout France; and a l i s t of
books and a d d r e s s e s f o r Huguenot r e s e a r c h . A l l of
t h i s m a t e r i a l h a s been p u b l i s h e d i n e a r l i e r i s s u e s
JE ME SOUVIENS.
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from w r i t i n g , u n l e s s t o o b t a i n t h e o u t l i n e d m a t e r i a l
above, a s we a r e u n a b l e t o h e l p you r e s e a r c h i n
t h e s e aforementioned a r e a s . Our l i b r a r y and s t a f f
can o n l y r e s e a r c h q u e s t i o n s of Canadian, Acadian and
New England Franco-American n a t u r e . Thank you.
The f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s were r e c e i v e d from o u r correspondence,
researched without success, y e t
a c c o r d i n g t o o u r p o l i c y , we i n c l u d e them i n t h i s i s s u e . Maybe
some of you o u t t h e r e can h e l p
locate these i l l u s i v e ancestors?
Q U E S T I O N S
216. Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of John Octave B e l i s l e
[b. 27/10/1833-Canada] t o Modeste (Modestine)
S i r o i s [ b . c a . 18431, b o t h emigrated t o
Kankakee, IL. btwn. 1850 and 1862. (Mildred
E . G a u t h i e r , 14102 E . L i n v a l e P l a c e , #311,
Aurora, CO. 80014).
217. Seeking p a r e n t s & mg. of Richard Lane & Marie
C a r d i n a l . T h e i r d a u g h t e r , Eleonore m a r r i e d
P i e r r e L a r i v i e r e 18/4/1842-N.D. de Montreal.
(Albina B a i l e y #1130)
218.
Seeking p a r e n t & mg. of I s a a c S e r v a i s and
Rebecca Hebert. T h e i r daughter Rebecca marr i e d H y p p o l i t e Trembaly 21/10/1850-Napierville.
(Therese Ashey- #805)
.
219. Wish t o correspond with r e l a t i v e s of t h e brot h e r s and s i s t e r s of my g r a n d f a t h e r , Dominique
S. Lague and h i s w i f e , J u l i e Smith, a s l i s t e d
i n my s t o r y "Pepere 6 the Gold Rush", J E ME
SOUVIENS, Summer 1985. (James Lague, P.O. Box
421, B r o w n s v i l l e , CA. 95919).
220. Searching f o r a n c e s t o r s of Joseph Damm (Damme)
[ b . 51511836-Quebec], s / o Laurent Dame; mother
unknown, m a r r i e d t o F e l i c i t y J a n e Robertjeanne
c a . 1860-Detroit, M I . d l o John Moses
Robertjeanne & Archange F r e t o n ( P a t r i c i a
Meldrum, 167 W. Washington S t . , Romeo, M I .
48065).
221.
Want p a r e n t s of Fred and E l i s a b e t h (Adamson)
V i n c e n t . T h e i r s o n Aberdeen L. V i n c e n t marr i e d M-Irene L e g a u l t 27/9/1948 a t Penetangu i s h e n e , P e r k i n s f i e l d , ONT. ( J e a n - F r a n c o i s
V i n c e n t , 7220 T u r n e r , B r o s s a r d , PQ J4W-2H2).
222.
Want p a r e n t s of J o n a t h a n Vincent & C a t h e r i n e
V i n c e n t , whose son M a r s h a l l m a r r i e d Mary
Patenaude on 261611886-Penetanguishene, ONT.
(Jean-Francois Vincent).
223.
Want p a r e n t s of Robert Vincent and Rose Towers
whose son E r n e s t m a r r i e d G e r t r u d e Q u e s n e l l e
on 23/9/1942-Penetanguishene, ONT. (JeanFrancois Vincnet).
224.
Want p a r e n t s of Damase Vincent & E l i s a b e t h
C l o u t i e r , whose s o n H i l d e g e m a r r i e d Mary Shine
on 27/6/1905 a t P e n e t a n g u i s h e n e , ONT. (JeanFrancois Vincent).
225.
Seeking m a r r i a g e and p a r e n t s o f L o u i s Tremblay
t o Marie-Thecle Lavoie; L o u i s r e m a r r i e d a t S t P h i l i p p e - L a p r a i r i e , t o J o s e t t e Primeau on
2/6/1783.
( C l a i r e V a d n a i s , 324 Grand Ave.,
Pawtucket, R I 02861).
226.
Seeking m a r r i a g e and p a r e n t s of J o s e p h B r o u i l l e t
and Madeleine Laforme-Parent.
Their daughter,
Phebee m a r r i e d P i e r r e B e n o i t 2/3/1840-St-Luc, PQ.
(Grace C o l p i t t s ?/635).
227.
Seeking p a r e n t s and m a r r i a g e of P e t e r TuperTupaw and J e a n n e Ladouceur, c a . 1833 i n Chateauguay a r e a . (Grace C o l p i t t s #635)
.
228.
Seeking p a r e n t s and m a r r i a g e of P i e r r e - A l f r e d
L e b l a n c , b . 1848, m a r r i e d t o Marie-Azilde
D a i g n a u l t - L a p r i s e , d / o Thomas & L u c i e Gendron.
P i e r r e - A l f r e d ' s f i r s t w i f e was Marie R o b e r t .
(Grace C o l p i t t s 11635).
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229.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of J e a n Belanger and
Anne G r a v e l i n e (Beaudreau). T h e i r daughter
Philomene m a r r i e d Joseph-Eugene B l a i s on t h e
12/7/1909-Ogdensburg, NY. (Michael F. G u i l l e t
if12 13).
230.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Joseph Lepage and
E l i a Lemieux. T h e i r son Joseph m a r r i e d
V i r g i n i e Dumas 10/4/1887-Webster, MA.
(Michael F. G u i l l e t /I12 13)
231.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Jean-Bte-Desire
P r o v o s t and M a r c e l l i n e Monast. T h e i r d a u g h t e r
V a l e r i e m a r r i e d C h a r l e s Catudal 21/10/1902St-Pie-Bagot. ( J o a n Coats, E. Bridgewater, MA.)
232.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Antoine LefebvreF a b e r t and Anne D a i g n a u l t . T h e i r daughter
Anne m a r r i e d Joseph Lavoie 9/11/1790-Chambly.
( E l a i n e Smith 1004)
233.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of John Daigneau and
D e l i a Patenaude, c a . 1875-1876. (Joan
Daigneau-Moussaw)
.
234.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of C o l b e r t Grandchamp
and Delima Dubois. T h e i r daughter Louise was
C o l b e r t was born on
born 21/3/1882-Canada.
71611846-Ontario; Delima Dubois was born on
81211842-Ontario. (W. Wesley Groleau #1087).
235.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of C h a r l e s Groleau
and Philomene Gagnon. T h e i r son Adolphus
m a r r i e d Marie P a r e , d a t e and p l a c e unknown.
Adolphus was born 3 0 / 8 / 1 8 6 2 - V a l l e y f i e l d , PQ
(W. Wesley Groleau /\1087)
.
236.
Seeking name and p a r e n t s of Marie-Genevieve ?
m a r r i e d 11/11/1805-Kamouraska t o P a s c a l Landry.
(Deane Vinehout !I1 162).
237.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Francois-Xavier
Genest t o Eva-M. Tanguay. T h e i r daughter
V i c t o r i a m a r r i e d John McMullen 241411892Megantic, PQ. T h e i r son A l b e r t married MAnne Bourque 17/1/1921-Waterville, ME.(Sacred
Heart Ch.) (Connie A l l e n Ziko, 304 P l a z a D r . ,
Apt. L1, Dover, NH 03820).
238.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Joseph Cousineau
and Alexandrine Santenne ( S a n t e r r e ) . J o s e p h ' s
f a t h e r V i t a l married J u l i e Beaumont. Joseph
was born 61111855-Ste-Brigitte ( B r i g i d e ? ) I b e r v i l l e ? ( J . S. Cousineau /I11 11)
.
.
239.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Michel D e c e l l e s
(Duclos married t o V a l e r i e Benoit. Son
Magloire, b. 10/5/1875-St-Damase married t o
Anna Marie B a i l i n Holyoke, MA. (Dr. Denis
R. B a i l l a r g e o n ) .
240.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Antoine Cournoyer
and Anne C o t n o i r . Son Joseph married J u d i t h
S a l v a s 71211824-Yamaska.
(Robert Richer)
241.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Augustin Galarneau
and Therese Laroche. Son F r a n c o i s married t o
Marguerite L a u z i e r e 10/2/1812-St-Francois-duLac. (Robert Richer)
242.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Joseph Rondeau and
M-Agathe D a l c o u r t . T h e i r son F r a n c o i s married
Amable Charron, who d i e d 19/2/1816-Ste-Elisabeth.
(Robert Richer)
243.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Joseph Rouleau and
Aimee O u e l l e t . T h e i r son A l b e r t married Yvette
Dubuc a t P i o p o l i s , Frontenac 7/8/1933; a n o t h e r
son, Rodolphe married Jeannette Gaudreau on
17/9/1928-Stanstead.
(R. F i t z g e r a l d #889).
244.
(from o u r correspondence)
Seeking t h e d e a t h r e c o r d of J e a n (John)
L a f f o r g u e , born 1845 i n France, d i e d i n
March 1905 i n C i n c i n n a t i , Ohio (presumably)
A t t h e time of h i s d e a t h , i t was r e c o r d e d i n
many French newspapers, t h a t h e l e f t a f o r t u n e of $11 m i l l i o n . without any known h e i r s .
He i s t h e g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r of Mme. 0 . L o b j o i t ,
6 , ave. de l l E u r o p e , 51100 Reims, FR. Any
i n f o r m a t i o n o r c e r t i f i c a t e f o r him w i l l be
a p p r e c i a t e d . The correspondent i s n o t t r y i n g
t o c l a i m t h e i n h e r i t a n c e , i f t h e r e i s one, b u t
i s c u r i o u s t o augment h e r family t r e e . P l e a s e
a d d r e s s a l l correspondence t o t h e E d i t o r of
t h i s j o u r n a l f o r t r a n s l a t i o n i n t o French, a s
she does n o t u n d e r s t a l d E n g l i s h . Thank you.
.
245.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of Guillaume Talbot
and Louisa L a f i t t e (M-Louise T a l b o t ) c a . 17801800, Canada o r Rhode I s l a n d . T h e i r son LouisAndre, born ca.1791-93 was i n Assumption, LA.
Would a p p r e c i a t e any i n f o r m a t i o n . (Konrad
T a l b o t , 12484 Queensbury Avenue, Baton Rouge,
LA. 70815).
246.
Seeking p a r e n t s and mg. of O l i v i e r B o i s c l a i r ,
b . 1847-Canada, married t o J u l i a B e s s e t t e .
S i b l i n g s were l o c a t e d i n New Bedford, MA.
Also s e e k i n g l o c a t i o n of New England FrancoAmerican newspapers: e . g . Le Messager, L ' E t o i l e ,
l l I n d e p e n d e n t , Le N a t i o n a l , l l O p i n i o n Publique,
La Tribune, 1'Avenir N a t i o n a l , 1'Echo de
l l O u e s t , Le C o u r r i e r Franco-Americain. (Joan
B o i s c l a i r , 2446 B a r t l e t t S t . , Oakland, CA.
94601).
247.
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t o s e e i f any of t h e membership can l o c a t e any
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Seeklng parents and marriage of Alexandre Ross
and M. Josephte Ayotte. Their son J e a n Baptiste
married M. Anne Giguere (Gregoire) 30 September
181 1, Ste. Anne d e L a Pocatiere. Send answer t o
A.F.G.S.
249.
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Lemay and M. Anne Guerin. Their son Joseph
married Catherine Beauchesne 30 March 1818, St.
Anicet. (Joan Revis Megie).
250.
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Mlchael
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daughter
Catherine
married
Joseph
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Revis Megie).
251.
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and Mary Melancon. Son J e a n Baptiste marrled
Marguerite L a P o r t e 1 3 February 1809, Mascouche,
L'Assomption. (William Therrien).
252.
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Laporte and Sophie Maheu. Daughter Marguerite
marrled J e a n Baptiste Lusignan 1 3 February 1809,
Mascouche. (William Therrien).
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Pariseau and Nancy Renaud. Daughter Marguerite
married Mathias Blals 2 November 1868, Polnte
G a t ~ n e a u .(Patricia M. Olson #1252).
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Desrosiers and Alphonsine Gaumond. P a r e n t s of
Alphonsine a r e LOUIS Honore and M. Aglae J a l b e r t
married 1859 LtIslet. (Nancy N. Fitch).
255.
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Paul-Hus and Marie Anne Cournoyer. Son Basil
marrled J o s e t t e Letendre 26 October 1824, St.
Pierre, Sorel. (Doris Sylvestre).
256.
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and Rebecca Hebert. Daughter Rebecca m a r r ~ e d
Hypolite Tremblay 2 1 October 1850, Napierville.
(Therese Ashey JI805).
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Att: Research Committee. Thank you.
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Herlin, Mederic d e Bourduceau, Jacques Gourdeau d e
Beaulieu, J e a n Gloria, Michel Fillion, P i e r r e Duquet,
Guillaume d e Larue, Nicolas Mouchy, Romain Becquet.
Paperbound, 280 pages.
Price: $15.00 plus $1.00
postage. Stock No. 30013.
VOLUME 111, originally published in 1943. Notaries:
Paperbound,
Romain Becquet (cont.), Gilles Rageot.
301 pages. Price: $16.00 plus $1.00 postage. Stock No.
300 14.
VOLUME IV, originally published in 1943. Notary Gilles
Rageot (cont.). Paperbound, 255 pages. Price: $15.00
plus $1.00 postage. Stock No. 30015.
VOLUME V, originally published in 1944.
Paperbound, 335 pages.
Antoine Adhemar.
$20.00 plus $1.00 postage. Stock No. 30016.
Notary
Price:
VOLUME VI, originally published in 1945.
Notary
Antoine Adhemar (cont.).
Paperbound,
3 12 pages.
Price: $18.00 plus $1.00 postage. Stock No. 30017.
VOLUME VII, originally published in 1946. Notaries:
Francois Genaple, Etienne Jacob.
Paperbound, 300
pages.
Price: $18.00 plus $1.00 postage. Stock No.
300 18.
VOLUME IX, originaily published in 1947.
Notary
Claude Maugue.
Paperbound, 328 pages with index.
Price: $19.00 plus $1.00 postage. Stock No. 30020.
VOLUME XIII, originally published in 1949. Notaries:
Jean Baptiste Tatro, Jean Baptiste Fleuricourt, Simon
Sanguinet (father). Paperbound, 2 12 pages with index.
Price: $12.00 plus $.75 postage. Stock No. 30024.
INDEXES
INDEX OF REPERTOIRES AND REFERENCE ITEMS.
Complete listing of all items in t h e A.F.G.S. Library.
Also includes diagrams showing each item's location
within t h e cabinets. Available unbound, paper bound, or
in a plastic 3-ring binder. Published by t h e A.F.G.S.
Stock No. 40001, Unbound.
Price: $3.50 plus $ 3 0
postage.
Stock No. 40002, Paper bound. Price: $4.00 plus $.75
postage.
Stock No. 40003, Plastic binder.
Price: $5.00 plus
$1.25 postage.
CHARTS
FIVE-GENERATION CHART - 84" x Ill', standard
pedigree c h a r t , punched for 3-ring binder.
This
improved version is designed t o be e i t h e r handwritten
or typed. Minimum order, 100. Price: $3.00 per 100
Stock No.
plus $.90 postage. Published by t h e A.F.G.S.
50003.
FOUR-GENERATION PHOTO CHART - 8 2 ' x ll",
punched f o r 3-ring binder. Space for small photos of
four generations plus pertinent data. Printed on c a r d
stock. Price: $1.00 f o r 6; postage: $.65. Sold in lots of
6 only. Published by t h e A.F.G.S.
Stock No. 50005.
EIGHT GENERATION FAMILY TREE CHART - 23" x
28", printed on heavy parchment like stock. Designed
exclusively f o r t h e A.F.G.S. by Nancy Kinder. Shipped
$4.00
plus
$1.25
rolled in a mailing tube. Price:
postage. Published by t h e A.F.G.S.
Stock No. 50001.
SEVEN-GENERATION FAN CHART - 10" x 16", folded
and punched f o r 3-ring binder. This f o r m is designed t o
b e used a s a worksheet in conjunction with t h e f i v e
generation c h a r t a n d ives you a n overall view of seven
generations. Price: .SO each; postage: $ 3 0 minimum
up t o 50 charts, $.25 for e a c h additional 2 5 charts.
Published by t h e A.F.G.S.
Stock No. 50004.
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COUNTY AND TOWN MAP OF QUEBEC PROVINCE 22" x 34", folded t o 17" x 22". Shows a l l counties a n d
most c i t i e s a n d towns (by county) in t h e Province of
Also gives county populations; contains m a p
Quebec.
location index. An indispensable research aid. Shipped
rolled in mailing tube. Price: $3.50 plus $1.25 postage.
Stock No. 50006.
TEN GENERATION FAN CHART - 25" x 36+", printed
in t w o colors on heavy paper, suitable f o r framing.
Space f o r 1,023 a n c e s t r a l names. Shipped rolled in a
mailing tube. Price: $6.00 plus $1.50 postage. Stock
No. 50007.
STRAIGHT LINE CHART - 12" x 18". All new design
created exclusively for t h e A.F.G.S.
by Gina
Bartolomucci. Handsomely decorated borders printed in
brown ink on 24 pound Aged Tan Antiqua Parch-Bond.
Also suitable f o r uses other than genealogy. Shipped
rolled in a mailing tube.
Price: $2.00 plus $1.25
postage. Published by t h e A.F.G.S. Stock No. 50002.
MISCELLANEOUS FORMS
STANDARD FAMILY CROUP SHEET - 84" x ll",
punched for 3-ring binder. Places t o record pertinent
d a t a for a couple and 10 of their children. Reverse
side blank for notes and references. Minimum order,
100. Price: $3.00 per 100 plus $.75 postage. Published
by A.F.G.S.
S t o ~ kNo. 60001.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS
STATIONERY - Choice of four designs and colors on
e l e g a n t classic laid paper measuring 6;" x 8;".
Packaged 20 s h e e t s with matching envelopes. Designed
exclusively f o r t h e A.F.G.S.
by J e a n n e Theberge.
Price: $3.00 per package plus $.75 postage. Matching
notepads 4;" x 43". C h o i c e of s a m e designs and colors
a s stationery.
100 s h e e t s per pad.
P r i c e $.75 per
notepad plus $.25 postage.
P l e a s e order by s t o c k
number:
A.F.C.S. Logo on Continental Blue
70001 - Stationery
70002 - Memo P a d
F r o g Up A T r e e o n Antique Gray
70003 - S t a t i o n e r y
70004 - Memo P a d
Family Book T r e e on C h a t h a m Tan
70005 - Stationery
70006 - Memo Pad
Family T r e e on Baronial Ivory
70007 - Stationery
70008 - Memo Pad
THE GENEALOGIST'S PRAYER. By Reverend Dennis
M. Boudreau.
Originally published in t h e Spring 1982
issue of JE ME SOUVIENS, a n d on t h e back of our
membership applications. Because of a large number of
requests from our members, w e a r e now offering THE
Antiqua
GENEALOGIST'S
PRAYER
on
heavy
Parch-Bond, brown ink on Aged Tan paper, suitable f o r
framing. Border designed exclusively for t h e AFGS by
Lynda Symynkywicz. Size: 64" x 11". Price: $1.50 plus
$.50 postage. Published by AFGS. Stock No.'70009.
FACTS FOR PRESS RELEASE OR BOOK REVIEW
OUR FRENCH CANADIAN ANCESTORS, Volume Three, 1985, by Thomas J. Laforest.
Paperback, s t i f f cover, 6x9, x i v + 296 pages, i l l u s t r a t i o n s , nlaps,
references, bibliography, index o f names. ISBN 0914163-03-5.
Distributed
by The L I S I Press, P.O. Box 1063, Palm Harbor, FL 34273. P r i c e $12.00
postpaid.
This i s the t h i r d o f a continuing series, t r a n s l a t e d from the French
version e n t i t l e d , NOS ANCETRES, by Gerard Lebel. Chapters 3 - 26 of
Vol ume Three contain 24 biographies o f the f o l l owing ancestors and t h e i r
f a m i l i e s : Francois Allard, Guillaume Bauche d i t Morency, Claude Bouchard,
Mathias and P i e r r e Campagna, Etienne Charles d i t Lajeunesse, Jean Crete,
P i e r r e Oagenais d i t Lepine, P i e r r e Duguay d i t Lafranchise, Joseph-Mace
Gravel d i t B r i n d e l l i e r e , Jacques Gueret d i t Dumont, Jean Lalonde d i t
Lesperance, Jean-Eaptise Legendre, Clement Lerige d i t Laplante, Simeon
Le Roy d i t Audy, David Letourneau, Laurent Levasseur, Jacques and Nicolas
Marcotte, J u l ien Merci er, Louis- Auguste-Frederic Parrot, Isaac Pasquier
d i t Lavallee, P h i l i p p e Plamondon d i t Lafleur, Jean Prou, Nicolas Quentin
d i t Lafontaine and P i e r r e Tremblay.
Chapter 1 continues t o provide background information on L i f e i n New
France. Whereas Volume 1 discussed the Structure o f Society and Volume 2
t r e a t e d the Seigneurial System, Volume 3 considers the Role of the Church.
Chapter 2 continues t o f e a t u r e m a t e r i a l p e c u l i a r t o the s o c i a l s t r u c t u r e .
I n Volume 1, the Kings Daughters were explained. I n Volume 2, The Role
of the Carignan Regiment was discussed, w h i l e i n Volume 3, the O r i g i n of
Family Names and the use o f the " d i t " surnames are developed.
Appendix A, contains a lengthy l i s t o f names i n support o f Chapter 2.
Not only are the o r i g i n s o f names brought out, but, most i m p o r t a n t l y
f o r Americans o f French Canadian descent, the Americanization of these
names i s i n t e r p r e t e d .
Volume 3 a l s o features i l l u s t r a t i o n s o f coats of arms, p o r t r a i t s o f the
ancestors, maps o f t h e i r l a n d holdings and sketches o f t h e i r homes.
The book concludes w i t h an annotated bibliography f o r each ancestor plus
a comprehensive index o f names.
This s e r i e s i s intended, n o t only f o r those French Canadians seeking
t h e i r f a m i l y roots, b u t a l s o f o r those who would l i k e an a p p r e c i a t i o n
o f t h e i r North American heritage.