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JANICE BURKHART GILLES ROCK

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g a b Q e 4 Contents

THE GREAT F I R E OF 1 7 2 1 I N MONTREAL by L u c i l l e F o u r n i e r R o c k

THE F I N E ART OF "BALLOONING" by I r e n e A. P e l o q u i n

RECIPE - TETE DE FROMAGE

CLOUTIER GENEALOGY by P a u l P . D e l i s l e

HUGUENOT RESEARCH INFORMATION

CAPTIVES FROM HAVERHILL by A r m a n d L e t o u r n e a u

NATURALIZATION PAPERS - THE FRENCH REGIME by L u c i l l e F o u r n i e r R o c k

FRANCO-AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENTS - GOVERNOR ARAM J . POTHIER

A DESCENDING GENEALOGY OF THE POTHIER FAMILY

LIBRARIAN'S REPORT

MEMBERSHIP REPORT

CONTRIBUTIONS

QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

CHARTS

A.F.G.S. PUBLICATIONS & S U P P L I E S

Thes ident's d e s s a q e Another y e a r h a s come t o a n end and i t is time

once a g a i n t o a s s e s s what we have accompl ished d u r i n g t h e y e a r and t o make p l a n s f o r t h e coming y e a r .

We f i n i s h e d t h e y e a r w i t h a n Open House. It was a n o c c a s i o n f o r a r i b b o n c u t t i n g ceremony t o f o r m e r l y open o u r new l i b r a r y f a c i l i t i e s , b u t more i m p o r t a n t l y , i t was a n o c c a s i o n t o honor M r . Henr i Leblond, o u r f o u n d e r and f i rst p r e s i d e n t . The e v e n i n g opened w i t h a wine and c h e e s e r e c e p t i o n , af ter which o u r g u e s t s p e a k e r , Miss Ruth D e r r i c k , was i n t r o d u c e d . She is t h e new p u b l i c affairs c o n s u l a t t h e Canadian C o n s u l a t e i n Boston, and s h e was f o r m e r l y on t h e s t a f f o f ex-Prime M i n i s t e r P i e r r e Trudeau. The r i b b o n c u t t i n g ceremony fo l lowed Miss D e r r i c k ' s p r e s e n t a t i o n . The r i b b o n was c u t by o u r two p a s t p r e s i d e n t s , Mr. Henr i Leblond and Mr. R o b e r t Q u i n t i n . The c a b i n e t s were t h e n opened f o r a l l members i n a t t e n d a n c e and t h e i r g u e s t s t o examine. After a s h o r t i n t e r m i s s i o n a p l a q u e was p r e s e n t e d t o a v e r y s u r p r i s e d M r . Leblond, who b e l i e v e d he was s i t t i n g a t t h e head t a b l e o n l y as p a s t p r e s i d e n t . The p laque r e a d s , "The membership o f t h e American French G e n e a l o g i c a l S o c i e t y g r a t e f u l l y acknowledge t h e i r a p p r e c i a t i o n t o H e n r i Leblond, f o u n d e r and first p r e s i d e n t o f t h e s o c i e t y , f o r h i s i n s p i r i n g l e a d e r s h i p and c o n t i n u a l e f f o r t s toward promotion o f Franco American c u l t u r e 1 ' . Our s t u n n e d M r . Leblond groped f o r words f o r a few seconds , b u t t h e n d e l i v e r e d a b e a u t i f u l a c c e p t a n c e speech . After t h i s , sandwiches , c o f f e e and home made d e s s e r t s were s e r v e d . The e v e n i n g was a huge s u c c e s s w i t h 170 p e o p l e i n a t t e n d a n c e . Many o f u s f e l t t h a t t h e e v e n i n g marked t h e end t o a v e r y s u c c e s s f u l y e a r .

During t h e y e a r , we i n c r e a s e d o u r membership by 100 members. New committees were i n i t i a t e d and o t h e r s r e o r g a n i z e d f o r more e f f i c i e n c y . We b u i l t new s t o r a g e f a c i l i t i e s a t a c o s t o f n e a r l y $5,000.00 and s t i l l managed t o end t h e y e a r w i t h a s u r p l u s . We added many new books t o o u r e v e r growing l i b r a r y . We had p o s t e r s p r i n t e d and mai led them t o 500 l i b r a r i e s i n an e f f o r t t o make o u r s o c i e t y known and t o promote o u r r e s e a r c h f ac i l i t i e s . We added t h e R i v e s t Index t o o u r m i c r o f i l m c o l l e c t i o n . We p u b l i s h e d t h r e e I f reper- t o i r e s " , ( p l e a s e c o n s u l t t h e l i s t i n g o f ar t icles f o r sale by t h e A.F.G.S. i n t h i s i s s u e ) . We a l s o h e l d a r a f f l e f o r t h e Tanguay D i c t i o n a r y which was a huge s u c c e s s . It h a s been a banner y e a r and I would l i k e t o t a k e t h i s o p p o r t u n i t y t o thank a l l o f you f o r your c o o p e r a t i o n i n making i t s o .

Our e l e c t i o n s were h e l d a t t h e October meet ing. Mrs. P a u l i n e Lemire and M r . Will iam T h i b a u l t found i t n e c e s s a r y t o r e s i g n because o f p e r s o n a l r e a s o n s . To f i l l t h e v a c a n c i e s , t h e nomina t ing committee s u b m i t t e d t h e names o f Mrs. J a n i c e B u r k h a r t and M r . Henr i Leblond, who were s u b s e q u e n t l y e l e c t e d . They are n o t s t r a n g e r s t o t h e s o c i e t y . Although M r . Leblond h a s n o t been an a c t i v e member, he h a s k e p t i n touch w i t h t h e s o c i e t y . He is a d e d i c a t e d pe r son and w i l l be an asset on t h e board o f d i r e c t o r s . Mrs. Burkhar t i s o u r new l i b r a r i a n . From t h e time s h e j o i n e d t h e s o c i e t y , Mrs. Burkhar t h a s a lways g i v e n f r e e l y o f h e r time t o h e l p w i t h t h e l i b r a r y . S i n c e becoming l i b r a r i a n , s h e h a s formed a l i b r a r y committee. He lp ing h e r are M r . and M r s . Armand Letourneau and M r . and Mrs. C h a r l e s Gaude t t e . T h i s committee h a s s p e n t c o u n t l e s s h o u r s o r g a n i z i n g t h e l i b r a r y and t h e y are t o be commended f o r t h e work t h e y have done. The l i b r a r y is o r g a n i z e d t o the m i n u t e s t d e t a i l . To f i l l t h e v i c e - p r e s i d e n c y which was l e f t

open by t h e r e s i g n a t i o n o f Mrs. Lemire, t h e name o f F a t h e r Dennis Boudreau was s u b m i t t e d and he was d u l y e l e c t e d . F a t h e r Boudreau, e d i t o r o f JE ME SOUVIENS, i s a devoted g e n e a l o g i s t and we are p l e a s e d t o welcome him as o u r new v i c e - p r e s i d e n t .

With t h i s i s s u e , JE ME SOUVIENS, w i l l be p r e s e n t e d as a Winter and Summer i s s u e i n s t e a d o f a F a l l and S p r i n g . T h i s was dec ided because a Winter i s s u e w i l l co r respond b e t t e r w i t h o u r f i s c a l y e a r . S i n c e e l e c t i o n s are h e l d a t t h e end o f October , t h e l i s t i n g o f o f f i c e r s and members o f t h e board o f d i r e c t o r s are o b s o l e t e by t h e time members r e c e i v e t h e i r F a l l i s s u e . A Winter i s s u e w i l l s o l v e t h i s problem and w i l l a l s o g i v e u s t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o wish you a

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Left t o Right : Mrs. Lea Bera rd , S e c r e t a r y ; Mrs. Therese P o l i q u i n , T r e a s u r e r ; Mrs. L u c i l l e Rock, P r e s i d e n t ; M r . Henr i Leblond, F i r s t P r e s i d e n t and Founder; and Miss Ruth D e r r i c k , P u b l i c A f f a i r s Consul.

THE G R E A T m E OF 1721 - IN M O N T R E A L -

by Lucille Fournier Rock

On t h e 1 9 t h o f June , 1721, Montrea l e x p e r i e n c e d t h e w o r s t f i r e i n its h i s t o r y . When t h e h o l o c a u s t was o v e r , a t leas t 126 homes and b u i l d i n g s were p a r t i a l l y o r t o t a l l y d e s t r o y e d . According t o a l e t te r w r i t t e n by M. d e Ramesay, governor of Mont rea l , d a t e d t h e f o l l o w i n g J a n u a r y 2 1 s t , 138 homes had been i n v o l v e d i n t h e f i r e b e s i d e s o t h e r s t o r e s and b u i l d i n g s . However, documents w r i t t e n a t t h e time list 126.

The f i r e was s t a r t e d a c c i d e n t a l l y . It was a day of c e l e b r a t i o n . On t h e p r e v i o u s S a t u r d a y , t h e 1 2 t h of June which was t h e feast day o f Corpus C h r i s t i , t h e s k i e s opened and i t r a i n e d h e a v i l y t h u s c a n c e l l i n g a planned r e l i g i o u s p r o c e s s i o n . Seven d a y s later, on J u n e 1 9 , t h e S o e u r s H o s p i t a l i e r e s ( a n o r d e r o f nuns who work i n h o s p i t a l s ) , i n a n e f f o r t t o compensate f o r t h e l o s t h o l i d a y , d e c o r a t e d t h e c h a p e l p a i n s t a k i n g l y and l i t t h e u s u a l l y somber room w i t h t h e f l a m e s o f many c a n d l e s . A t t h e moment when t h e p r o c e s s i o n was l e a v i n g t h e c h a p e l b u t b e f o r e t h e B l e s s e d Sacrament was brough t i n t o t h e p a r i s h church , one o f t h e a r q u e b u s i e r s , i n s t e a d o f f i r i n g i n t h e a i r , f i r e d on t h e c h u r c h r o o f which q u i c k l y became e n g u l f e d i n f l a m e s .

The h i g h winds and t h e i n t e n s i t y o f t h e h e a t f o r c e d t h o s e who were t r y i n g t o e x t i n g u i s h t h e b l a z e t o retreat. The alarm was sounded. A l a r g e number of men came fo rward t o assist b u t a l l t h e i r e f f o r t s were t o no a v a i l . From t h e c h u r c h o f Hote l Dieu, t h e f i re s p r e a d t o t h e i n f i r m a r y , t h e n t o t h e nuns ' monastery . Although t h e r o o f s of t h e s e

The fire was uncontrollable.

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b u i l d i n g s were covered w i t h c e d a r s h i n g l e s , t h e y burned as i f t h e y were made o f straw. The n e i g h b o r i n g homes were soon consumed and many who had come forward t o h e l p t h e nuns , had t o l e a v e t o t r y t o s a v e t h e i r own homes. I n less t h a n t h r e e hours , t h e b u i l d i n g s owned by t h e nuns , which t o g e t h e r measured i n e x c e s s o f 350 f e e t , were reduced t o a s h e s .

The f i r e was u n c o n t r o l l a b l e . It s p r e a d l i k e a c o n t a g i o u s d i s e a s e from house t o house. There seemed t o b e no end t o its v o c i f e r o u s a p p e t i t e . Peop le were s c u r r y i n g a l l o v e r t h e p l a c e , t r y i n g t o s a v e what t h e y cou ld . They were y e l l i n g , sc reaming , c r y i n g and sobb ing . T h e i r h e a r t s ached as t h e y watched what t h e y owned reduced t o a s h e s . There were n o t enough b u c k e t s ; t h e r e were n o t enough a x e s ; and t h e r e were n o t enough l a d d e r s . They were power less . When t h e y had saved what t h e y c o u l d , t h e y watched t h e r e d f l a m e s devour t h e i r homes. The s k y was t h i c k and b l a c k w i t h smoke hanging l i k e a p a l l o v e r t h e s e t t e m e n t .

News o f t h e d i s a s t e r q u i c k l y s p r e a d th roughout t h e c o u n t r y . Measures were t a k e n t o h e l p t h e peop le o f Montreal who had l o s t t h e i r homes and most o f t h e i r p o s s e s s i o n s . I n t h i s d i s a s t e r , i t was t h e lower c i t y which was d e s t r o y e d . The f i r e ravaged t h i s s e c t i o n o f o l d Montreal which was s i t u a t e d between t h e Seminary, t h e r u e d e s Communes, t h e r u e S a i n t F r a n c o i s Xav ie r , and t h e r u e S a i n t Dez ie r . Mgr. de S a i n t Vallier, b i s h o p o f New F r a n c e , s e n t a l e t t e r t o a l l t h e p a r i s h e s i n t h e colony a s k i n g t h e f a i t h f u l t o " h e l p by t h e i r c h a r i t y , t h o s e o f t h e i r b r o t h e r s who s u f f e r e d from t h e l a c k o f even t h e most i n d i s p e n s a b l e o b j e c t s " .

S o c i a l behav io r d u r i n g t h e 1 8 t h c e n t u r y was n o t s o d i f f e r e n t from today. There were t h o s e then

as t h e r e are t h o s e today who p r o f i t from t h e m i s f o r t u n e o f o t h e r s . On J u l y 4 , 1721, I n t e n d a n t Michel Begon found i t n e c e s s a r y t o i s s u e an o r d i n a n c e i n which he s t a t e d t h a t he had been informed o f t h e many t h e f t s which had o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e d i s a s t e r . I n t h e c o n f u s i o n , f u r n i t u r e as w e l l as o t h e r p o s s e s s i o n s , had been f u r t i v e l y removed, and hidden s o t h a t t h e y cou ld be m i s a p p r o p r i a t e d . These t h e f t s , s a i d Begon, committed d u r i n g such a d e p l o r a b l e a c c i d e n t were an o u t r a g e and t h o s e c a u g h t would b e s e v e r e l y punished t o s e r v e as examples t o o t h e r s . Begon a l lowed a week f o r a l l p o s s e s s i o n s t o be r e t u r n e d t o t h e i r r i g h t f u l owners a f ter which time, t h o s e apprehended would be p rosecu ted .

T h i s was a d i f f i c u l t time f o r t h e r e s i d e n t s o f Montreal . They had t o mus te r t h e i r courage and r e b u i l d . S u r e l y , t h e y found comfor t i n t h e knowledge t h a t no l i v e s had been l o s t . Moreover, s u c h a c a t a s t r o p h e cou ld as e a s i l y have o c c u r r e d d u r i n g t h e c o l d w i n t e r months. A s p a i n f u l as i t seemed a t t h e moment, t h e r e was much t o b e g r a t e f u l f o r .

The f o l l o w i n g l i s t i n g was made s h o r t l y af ter t h e d i s a s t e r . After e a c h l i s t i n g is a n o t a t i o n made by E. Z . M a s s i c o t t e , n o t e d Canadian h i s t o r i a n , who a t t e m p t e d t o i d e n t i f y e a c h pe r son named.

( 1 ) The house o f d e l a S a f u e , o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 28 fee t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n wid th , one chimney. Could be J e a n d e l a Sal le o r d e l a Sague, d i t l e Basque, s o l d i e r o f M. de Lor imie r who mar r i ed Lou ise T o u s s e t , December 9 , 1698, i n Montreal .

( 2 ) The house o f t h e widow Laforme, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 32 fee t i n f r o n t a g e by 23 feet i n

width , one chimney. P robab ly Angel ique Boisseau , widow s i n c e 171 9 o f Guil laume L a s e r r e d i t Laforme, m a s t e r m i l l i n e r . She r e m a r r i e d i n 1723 t o J . B. Chaufour.

( 3 ) The house o f Dame Le Sueur , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 3 5 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 23 feet i n dep th , two chimneys. Could b e Marguer i t e Messier, wife o f P i e r r e C h a r l e s LeSueur d i t Dagenais , i n t e r p r e t o r .

( 4 ) The house o f S r . d e J o n q u i e r e s , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 40 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 3 2 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Lou i s Thomas d e J o n c a i r e o r J o n q u i e r e s , s i e u r d e C h a b e r t , i n t e r p r e t o r and l i e u t e n a n t , husband o f Madele ine Le Guay d e B e a u l i e u , d a u g h t e r o f J e a n Jerome Le Guay, who was a merchant i n Montreal .

( 5 ) The house o f Sr. d e B e l e s t r e , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 36 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 25 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. F r a n c o i s Marie P i c o t e d e B e l e s t r e , whose second w i f e was Marie C a t h e r i n e T r o t i e r .

( 6 ) The bakery and f a c t o r y o f t h e ' R e l i g i e u s e s H o s p i t a l i e r e s l o f t h i s c i t y , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 100 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys.

( 7 ) The house of F r a n c o i s Gacien, two s t o r i e s h i g h , one o f s t o n e , t h e o t h e r of wood, 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 21 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. F r a n c o i s Lucien Gacien, husband o f Agathe Leduc.

(8) The h o s p i t a l menager ie , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 36 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 9 ) The house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f S r Deprez, 60 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 30 feet i n d e p t h ,

two f i r e p l a c e s . J o s e p h Guyon Despres , husband o f Madele ine P e t i t d i t Boismorel .

( 1 0 ) The house o f S r . Rad i s son , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 3 6 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 36 feet i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. E t i e n n e B o l a n t , S r . d e Rad i s son , merchant .

( 1 1 ) The house o f Sr. P o u l i n , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f s t o n e , 41 fee t i n f r o n t a g e by 36 fee t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. F r a n c o i s P o u l i n d i t F r a n c h e v i l l e , husband o f T h e r e s e d e Couagne.

( 1 2 ) The house o f t h e ' R e l i g i e u s e s H o s p i t a l i e r e s ' , which c o m p r i s e s H o t e l Dieu and t h e church , 272 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 32 f e e t i n d e p t h . T h i s d o e s n o t i n c l u d e t h e f o u r wings o f t h e s a i d b u i l d i n g . 20 chimneys. S i t u a t e d a t t h e c o r n e r o f r u e S t . P a u l and S t . Joseph .

( 1 3 ) The house o f Dame Renaud, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 26 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 1 4 ) The house o f S r . P i e r r e Gar reau Xaintonge , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 40 fee t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 feet i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. P i e r r e Gareau, whose second w i f e was Mar ie Anne Maugue, d a u g h t e r o f Notary C laude Maugue.

( 1 5 ) The house o f Merceneau, o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e f i r e p l a c e s . P i e r r e Mercereau, husband o f L o u i s e Guilmot.

( 1 6 ) The house o f N i c o l a s P e r t h u i s , o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f ee t i n

d e p t h , two f i r e p l a c e s . N i c o l a s P e r t h u i s , husband o f M a r g u e r i t e C e l l e s .

( 1 7 ) The house o f J e a n Lalande, o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 26 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. J e a n Lalande, husband o f E l i z a b e t h Gareau.

(1 8 ) The house o f S r . d e Musseaux, o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 52 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. J e a n B a p t i s t e D a i l l e b o u s t d e s Musseaux, husband o f Anne P i c a r d .

(191 Two houses o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g t o t h e widow Pascaude, 210 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 26 feet i n d e p t h , s e v e n f i r e p l a c e s . M a r g u e r i t e Bouat , widow o f Antoine Pascaud, merchant .

( 2 0 ) The house o f S r . Alavoyne, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys. C h a r l e s Alavoine , merchant , former c a p t a i n .

(21 ) The house o f Sr. T e t r e a u , o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 14 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 60 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. Probably J e a n T e t r e a u , husband o f Jeanne T a i l h a n d i e r .

( 2 2 ) The s t o r e o f widow Dame Pascaud, o f wood, 20 s q u a r e f e e t . S e e no. 19.

( 2 3 ) The house of Sr. Hervieux, t w o s tories high, o f s t o n e , 61 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. S e e no. 90.

( 2 4 ) The house o f S r . d e S e n n e v i l l e , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 42 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 46 f e e t i n d e p t h , f i v e chimneys. J a c q u e s Leber d e S e n n e v i l l e , husband o f Marie Anne d e l a Cour d i t Mal to t . He was t h e s o n o f Jacques and Jeanne Lemoyne.

( 2 5 ) A de tached house o f s t o n e be long ing t o t h e s a i d S r . d e S e n n e v i l l e , 31 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. S e e no. 24.

( 2 6 ) The house o f t h e widow Dame Dupre, 1 8 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 21 feet i n d e p t h , one chimney. P robab ly F r a n c o i s e Marchand, widow o f J e a n Dupre.

( 2 7 ) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o Dame d e Tonty, 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , one f i r e p l a c e . Marie Anne d e La Marque, wife o f Alphonse d e Tonty, ba ron o f Paludy . ( 2 8 ) Another b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d Dame d e Tonty , o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

( 2 9 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o t h e s a i d Dame d e Tonty, 28 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

( 3 0 ) Another house o f wood, one s t o r y h igh , be long ing t o t h e s a i d Dame d e Tonty, 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , one f i r e p l a c e .

(31 The house of t h e widow Dame Dupre, o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 35 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 45 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. See no. 26.

( 3 2 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o M r . Raimbault ,

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p r o c u r o r t o t h e k i n g , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r f i r e p l a c e s . P i e r r e Raimbault was m a r r i e d i n P a r i s t o Jeanne F r a n c o i s e S imbl in . He r e m a r r i e d i n Montreal t o Louise Nafrechoux. He was a n o t a r y , a p r o c u r o r t o t h e k i n g , and a l s o a c i v i l and c r i m i n a l l i e u t e n a n t .

(33) Another house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o t h e s a i d s i e u r Raimbaul t , 63 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys.

( 3 4 ) Another house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 18 feet i n d e p t h , one chimney, be long ing t o t h e s a i d Raimbault .

( 3 5 ) Another house o f wood b e l o n g i n g to t h e s a i d Raimbaul t , 1 6 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 feet i n d e p t h , w i t h a s t a b l e and shed .

( 3 6 ) The house o f t h e s a i d widow d e l a Descouver te , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f s t o n e , s i t u a t e d on P l a c e dlArmes, 31 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two f i r e p l a c e s . Madele ine J u s t , widow o f P i e r r e You, S r . d e l a Decouver te .

( 3 7 ) The house o f S r . Char ly , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys, s i t u a t e d on P l a c e d'Armes. J. B. Char ly , widower o f Marie C h a r l o t t e Lecompte Dupre. He r e m a r r i e d t o C a t h e r i n e D a i l l e b o u s t d e Manthet i n 1722.

(38) The house o f Gagnier , o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 50 fee t i n d e p t h , t w o chimneys. Probably P i e r r e Gagnier , widower o f Marie Roanes. He r e m a r r i e d t o Madeleine Baudreau i n Montreal i n 1721 .

( 3 9 ) The house o f t h e widow Dame La M o r i l l e , two s t o r i e s h igh , o f wood, 29 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Probably M a r g u e r i t e P o u l a i n widow of F r a n c o i s LeMais t re d e l a M o r i l l e , who d i e d i n Montreal i n 1703.

( 4 0 ) A bakery be long ing t o t h e s a i d Dame, 18 f e e t s q u a r e , one chimney.

( 4 1 ) A shed b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d Dame, 15 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n dep th .

( 4 2 ) The house of M r . Bouat , l i e u t e n a n t g e n e r a l , o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 27 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , two f i r e p l a c e s . F r a n c o i s Marie Bouat , husband o f Madeleine Lambert Dumon t . ( 4 3 ) Another house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d S r . , 18 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

( 4 4 ) The house o f Raphael Beauva i s , i n n k e e p e r , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f wood, 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Raphael Beauva i s , husband o f E l i z a b e t h Turpin .

( 4 5 ) The house o f S r . Nafrechoux, two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f wood, 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys, s i t u a t e d on P l a c e dtArmes. Dominique Naf rechoux, husband o f C a t h e r i n e Leloup. I n Tanguay's d i c t i o n a r y , he is l i s t e d under Nafrechon.

(461 The house of Jacques Huber t , two s t o r i e s h igh , o f wood, 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 23 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys, s i t u a t e d on P l a c e dtArmes. J a c q u e s Huber t d i t Lacro ix , merchant and voyager ,

husband o f Marie C a r d i n a l .

( 4 7 ) The house o f Pau l Bouchard, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 1 0 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. Pau l Bouchard, husband o f Louise Leblanc.

( 4 8 ) Another house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h igh , be long ing t o t h e s a i d Bouchard, 36 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 2 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 4 9 ) A bakery , b e l o n g i n g to t h e s a i d Bouchard, o f wood, 1 6 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

( 5 0 ) The house o f Desermons, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 1 7 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. C h a r l e s Durnay o r Demers d i t Desermons, husband o f : 1 E l i z a b e t h Pap in , 1689; 2' C a t h e r i n e J e t t e , 1707; 3 O Madele ine Cauchon d i t B l e r y , 1707.

(51 ) The house o f Rober t L a n g l o i s , o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 12 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. Joseph Rober t d i t Watson and d i t Lang lo i s .

( 5 2 ) The house o f S r . L a c o s t e , o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 3 3 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 45 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. P i e r r e C o u r a u l t d i t Lacos te , husband o f Marie Anne Mace. He la ter r e m a r r i e d t o M a r g u e r i t e Aubuchon i n 1722.

( 5 3 ) The house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h igh , be long ing t o S r . Neveu, 1 8 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 70 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. J e a n Nepveu d e l a B r e t o n n i e r e , c o l o n e l i n t h e mi l i t ia , and S e i g n e u r d l A u t r a y and o f Lanoraye.

( 5 4 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o S r . P o t h i e r l a Verdure , 20 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 70 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r f i r e p l a c e s . J e a n P o t h i e r d i t Laverdure , edge- too l maker.

( 5 5 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o Morisseaux, 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. J e a n B a p t i s t e Morisseau, i n t e r p r e t o r f o r t h e k i n g i n t h e I r o q u o i s l anguage .

(56) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h igh , be long ing t o t h e h e i r s o f t h e l a t e S r . P e t i t , 1 2 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. The l a t e J e a n P e t i t d i t Boismorel , r o y a l b a i l i f f , f a t h e r - i n - l a w o f J e a n B a p t i s t e Morisseau, no. 55.

( 5 7 ) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o Dame Bondy, 28 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two f i r e p l a c e s . Madele ine Ga t ineau , widow o f Jacques Douaire d e Bondy.

( 5 8 ) A house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h and a g a r r e t b e l o n g i n g t o S r . d e Repent igny, 33 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. J e a n B a p t i s t e Rene Le Gardeur d e Repent igny, husband o f C a t h e r i n e J u c h e r e a u , k i l l e d i n 1755, d u r i n g t h e combat a t Lake Georges, under Dieskau.

( 5 9 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o t h e s a i d S r . , 20 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

(60) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e S r . d e Couagne, 20 feet s q u a r e , two chimneys. Rene d e Couagne, husband o f Louise P o t h i e r . There ex i s t two d r a f t s o f t h i s m a n u s c r i p t , t h e rough d r a f t and t h e f i n i s h e d copy. On t h e rough d r a f t ,

i t s t a t e s one chimney and on t h e f i n i s h e d copy, i t s t a t e s two chimneys.

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It should be noted that on the rough draft, names of streets are found here and there i n the margins. However, we have found that all the houses mentioned after the street notations were not necessarily on that particular street.

( 6 1 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o S r . Q u e s n e l , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. J a c q u e s F r a n c o i s Q u e s n e l , husband o f Marie Anne T r u i l l i e r .

( 6 2 ) A house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h igh , be long ing t o S r . d e Repent igny, 24 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney.

( 6 3 ) A small house o f s t o n e i n t h e y a r d o f t h e s a i d S r . d e Repent igny, 20 f e e t s q u a r e .

( 6 4 ) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e widow Bourdon, 36 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , one f i r e p l a c e . I n t h e Tanguay d i c t i o n a r y , no Dame Bourdon can b e found a t t h a t t ime.

( 6 5 ) A house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o J e a n B a p t i s t e Menard, 25 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 19 feet i n d e p t h , one chimney. There were two J e a n B a p t i s t e Menard d i t D e s l a u r i e r s ' , t h e f a t h e r and t h e s o n , r e s i d i n g i n Montreal a t t h i s t ime.

( 6 6 ) Another house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h igh , be long ing t o t h e s a i d Menard, 25 feet i n f r o n t a g e

by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. S e e no. 65.

( 6 7 ) The house o f L a f a t i g u e , o f wood, two s t o r i e s h igh , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. P i e r r e B i l l e r o n d i t La F a t i g u e , whose second w i f e was Jeanne De lgue l .

( 6 8 ) A house of wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o t h e s a i d La F a t i g u e , 26 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 21 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 6 9 ) A house be long ing t o L a f l e u r , of wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 30 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n dep th , two chimneys. Could p o s s i b l y b e P i e r r e Auge d i t L a f l e u r o r pe rhaps P i e r r e Lecompte d i t L a f l e u r , f a rmer f o r M.M. d e S t -Su lp ice .

( 7 0 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o M a r t e l , two s t o r i e s h i g h , b u i l t w i t h a g a r r e t , 37 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 52 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Probably E t i e n n e Joseph M a r t e l , i n n k e e p e r , whose second wife was Marie Anne Breban t d i t Lamotte.

(71 A supp ly house i n t h e y a r d o f t h e s a i d Martel, one chimney.

(72) A house o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e widow Dame La Source , 26 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 feet i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. P o s s i b l y Jeanne Prudhomme, widow o f Dominique Thaumur d e l a Source , su rgeon .

( 7 3 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d widow l a Source , 20 f e e t s q u a r e , two chimneys.

( 7 4 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing

t o S r . Amiot, 14 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. J e a n B a p t i s t e Amyot, wig maker, husband o f Genevieve Guilmot.

( 7 5 ) A house o f wood b e l o n g i n g t o La G i r o f l e e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 23 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. P robab ly F r a n c o i s S a i n t o n d i t l a G i r o f l e e , husband o f C a t h e r i n e LeBasque. He was a s o l d i e r i n t h e company o f M. Begon.

( 7 6 ) The house b e l o n g i n g t o St-Cosme, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 16 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 18 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. Probably P i e r r e Buisson d i t St-Cosme, husband o f Madeleine F r a n c o i s e Levasseur .

( 7 7 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o t h e c h i l d r e n o f t h e l a t e Louis Lebeau, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 25 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 25 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Lou i s Le Beau o r Bau d i t L a l o u e t t e , f i n i s h e d c a r p e n t e r , who was b u r i e d t h e 26 o f February i n 1713.

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(78 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o t h e widow C a t i n , 30 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Jeanne Brassard, widow o f Henr i C a t i n . On March 1 6 , 1722, s h e asked pe rmiss ion t o s e l l a house on r u e S t - Joseph which had been i n a f i r e .

( 7 9 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o Grandchamp, 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. J u l i e n Auger d i t Grandchamp, s o l d i e r f o r M. D e j o r d i . He was t h e husband o f Louise Therese

P e t i t d i t Boismorel .

( 8 0 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o Dame La Cro ix , 30 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Could b e Madeleine T r o t t i e r , w i f e o r widow o f Louis Joseph Huber t d i t Lacro ix .

(81) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o D e s r o s i e r s , 30 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. P o s s i b l y t h e widow and t h e c h i l d r e n o f J e a n B a p t i s t e D e s r o s i e r s , who d i e d i n 1719. H i s widow, Barbe Bousquet, l i v e d i n Montreal a t t h e t ime w i t h h e r f o u r c h i l d r e n .

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(82) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing t o d e l a Chaussee, 32 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 28 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Louis Leroux d i t La Chaussee, s e r g e a n t i n t h e company o f M. d e Longueuil . He was t h e husband o f C a t h e r i n e Madeleine Boiv in .

( 8 3 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g t o Viv ien , 28 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 21 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. I g n a c e J e a n d i t Vien o r Vlv ien , husband of Angel ique Dandonneau o r J e a n B a p t i s t e J e a n d i t Viv ien , husband o f Marie Jeanne Messaguier .

( 8 4 ) The house o f S r . Blondeau, o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 36 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Maurice Blondeau, n o t a b l e gent leman, husband of Suzanne Charbonnier d i t Lamoureux St-Germain.

( 8 5 ) A house of s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing

t o S r . Deson ie r , 52 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n dep th , f o u r chimneys. P i e r r e T r o t t i e r d i t D e s a u l n i e r s , husband o f C a t h e r i n e C h a r e s t .

( 8 6 ) Another house o f s t o n e , b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d S r . Deson ie r , one s t o r y h i g h , 5 2 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

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( 8 7 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h i g h , be long ing to S r . d e Musseaux, 42 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 28 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. S e e no. 18.

(88) A small house o f wood b e l o n g i n g t o t h e h e i r s o f t h e widow Ste-Marie , 17 f e e t s q u a r e , one chimney. Mathur ine Gouard, widow o f Louis Marie d i t Ste-Marie.

( 8 9 ) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o Depo in tes , 18 f e e t s q u a r e , one chimney. F r a n c o i s Hare1 d i t D e s p o i n t e s .

( 9 0 ) A house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e S i e u r Hervieux, 50 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Leonard J e a n B a p t i s t e Hervieux, a f f l u e n t merchant.

( 9 1 ) A house o f wood, two s t o r i e s h igh , be long ing t o t h e widow Dame C l e r i n , 38 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Jeanne C e l l e s d i t DuClos, widow of Denis dlEstienne du Bousquet , S i e u r d e C l e r i n .

( 9 2 ) A guard-house c o n s t r u c t e d o f wood, 49 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 9 3 ) An o l d b a k e r y b e l o n g i n g t o t h e k i n g , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o n e o f s t o n e and o n e o f wood, 40 f ee t i n f r o n t a g e by 28 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 9 4 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g t o S r . R o c b e r t , 40 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f ee t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. E t i e n n e Rocber t d e l a Morandiere , husband o f E l i s a b e t h Duverger. He was a c o u n s e l l o r t o t h e k i n g and a s t o r e k e e p e r , e tc .

( 9 5 ) Another house o f s t o n e , b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d S r . R o c b e r t , two s t o r i e s h i g h , s i t u a t e d n e a r t h e water, 20 fee t s q u a r e .

( 9 6 ) Another house o f s t o n e , t h r e e s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d S r . R o c b e r t , 55 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 22 feet i n d e p t h , e i g h t chimneys.

( 9 7 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o S r . Deprez, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 37 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 3 0 feet i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. On F e b r u a r y 8, 1722, C a t h e r i n e d e St -Georges , widow o f L o u i s Lecompte d i t Dupre, f o r m e r merchan t , r e q u e s t s f rom t h e t r i b u n a l , t h e a u t h o r i z a t i o n t o s e l l t h e l a n d and t h e r e m a i n s o f a house t h a t s h e owned which was s i t u a t e d a t P l a c e d1Armes and r u e S t - P a u l , and which had burned i n t h e f i r e o f 1721. On t h e o t h e r hand, r e s i d i n g i n Mont rea l was J e a n B a p t i s t e Lou i s Lecompte d i t Dupre , s o n o f t h i s same Lou i s . He was m a r r i e d t o J e a n n e D e s c l e v e s and h e was a merchan t a t t h e M a r t i n i q u e . He d i e d i n Mont rea l i n J u l y 1722.

( 9 8 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o S r . P o i s s e t , two stories h i g h , 41 fee t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 fee t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. F r a n c o i s Thomas P o i s s e t , merchan t .

( 9 9 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , b e l o n g i n g

t o S r . d e Repent igny, 18 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. See no. 58.

(1 0 0 ) A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o Masse, t h r e e s t o r i e s h i g h , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. Probably Michel Masse, husband o f Marguer i t e Couk d i t Laf l e u r . ( 1 01 A house o f s t o n e b e l o n g i n g t o Mallet, t h r e e s t o r i e s h i g h , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 34 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. J e a n B a p t i s t e M a l l e t o r Maillet, husband o f Barbe M i l l o t .

( 102) A house b e l o n g i n g t o M r . Majeux, o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 3 5 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

the remainder o f t h i s l i s t i n g i s t a k e n from t h e rough d r a f t .

( 7 0 3 ) - A house b e l o n g i n g t o M. Tonnancourt , o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 50 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys.

(1 0 4 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Made. DuVernay, o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. C h a r l o t t e Chore1 d e St-Romain, widow o f J e a n B a p t i s t e C r e v i e r , s i e u r Duvernay, merchant.

( 1 0 5 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Mr. Blondeau, o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h i g h , 3 5 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 28 f e e t i n d e p t h , t h r e e chimneys. S e e no. 84 .

(106) A house b e l o n g i n g t o M r . S a r a z i n , o f s t o n e ,

two s t o r i e s h igh , 47 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 3 f e e t i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. Thomas S a r a z i n , husband o f Agathe Choret . Note. The t h r e e f e e t i n d e p t h does n o t seem l o g i c a l . T h i s must be a n e r r o r .

( 1 0 7 ) Another house b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d Sr. S a r a z i n , one s t o r y h i g h , made o f s t o n e w i t h a g a r r e t , 28 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 37 f e e t i n dep th .

( 1 0 8 ) A house of wood b e l o n g i n g t o t h e widow Mai lho t , one s t o r y h i g h , 40 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two f i r e p l a c e s .

( 1 0 9 ) A house o f s t o n e be long ing t o M r . Blondeau i n h i s y a r d , 1 8 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 16 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. S e e no , 84.

( 1 1 0 ) A house o f s t o n e , two s t o r i e s h igh , b e l o n g i n g t o Jacques Campaut, 34 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 30 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. J a c q u e s Campaut, edge- too l maker, husband o f Jeanne C e c i l e C a t i n . From 1708 t o 1714 and a l s o from 1721 t o h i s d e a t h i n 1751, he r e s i d e d i n D e t r o i t .

( 1 11 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Jacques M i l l o t , o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 24 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 42 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. J a c q u e s M i l l o t , merchant , husband o f Helene Guenet. H i s house was s i t u a t e d between r u e S t -Pau l and St-Sacrement. I n 1721, a g u a r d i a n was named t o l o o k a f t e r him as he had become m e n t a l l y incompetent .

( 1 1 2 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Dudevoir , o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 23 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Claude Dudevoir d i t Bonvouloi r and d i t Lachene,

b a i l i f f , husband o f Barbe C a r d i n a l .

( 1 1 3 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Madame Bourbon, o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , 27 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 22 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. T h i s cou ld p o s s i b l y be a n a b b r e v i a t i o n o f Bourbonnois.

( 1 1 4 ) A house be long ing t o D e t a i l l i s , one s t o r y h i g h , o f wood, 26 feet i n f r o n t a g e by 21 f e e t i n d e p t h , one chimney. Probably Joseph Deneau d i t Destaillis, husband o f Marie Jeanne Adhemar.

(1 1 5 ) A bakery b e l o n g i n g t o t h e s a i d D e t a i l l i s , one chimney.

( 1 16) A house b u i l t o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e widow Dame d e Couagne, 90 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 24 feet i n d e p t h , f o u r chimneys. Marie Anne Huber t , widow o f Jacques C h a r l e s d e Couagne.

( 1 1 7 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o t h e widow d e Q u i l l e r i e r , two s t o r i e s h i g h , o f s t o n e , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 41 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Marie L u c a u l t , widow o f Rene C u i l l e r i e r , merchant .

( 1 1 8 ) A house o f wood be long ing t o Phe l ipeaux , one s t o r y h i g h , 30 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 8 i n d e p t h , one chimney. Louis P h i l i p a u x , t a i l o r .

(1 1 9 ) A s u p p l y house b u i l t o f l o g s be long ing t o Made d e Budt . , 20 f e e t s q u a r e , one chimney. Abbrev ia t ion f o r B~.demont.. Marie Gode, w i f e o f P i e r r e d e Rivon, S r . de Budemont, ' c h e v a l i e r 1 and c a p t a i n . He was made l i e u t e n a n t i n 1706. I n 1714, h i s s u p e r i o r s s a i d , "He is a v e r y good o f f i c e r t h a t

h a s s e r v e d f o r a l o n g time i n t h e 'Gardes du R o i t t t .

( 1 2 0 ) A l o g c a b i n b e l o n g i n g t o Madame d e Budemt., two s t o r i e s h i g h , 23 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 27. . . . . ( a l t h o u g h t h i s p a r t is m i s s i n g , we can assume i t i s f e e t i n d e p t h ) , two chimneys. S e e t h e a b b r e v i a t i o n f o r Budemont, no. 119.

(121 ) Another l o g c a b i n be long ing t o t h e s a i d Dame, two s t o r i e s h i g h , 21 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

(1 2 2 ) Another house o f wood, one s t o r y h i g h , be long ing t o t h e s a i d Dame, 1 2 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 40 feet i n d e p t h , two chimneys.

( 1 2 3 ) A house o f wcod be long ing t o M r . de L t I n c t o t , one s t o r y h i g h , 22 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 23 f e e t i n d e p t h . Probably Rene Godfroy, S r . de L i n c t o t , husband o f Madeleine Lemoyne.

(1 2 4 ) A house, two s t o r i e s h i g h , one c o n s t r u c t e d o f s t o n e and t h e o t h e r o f wood, 24 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 20 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys, be long ing t o S r . Moger . Probably Jacques Gadois d i t Mauger, go ldsmi th , husband o f Marie Madeleine Chorel .

( 1 2 5 ) A house b e l o n g i n g t o Made. de Budemt., c o n s t r u c t e d o f s t o n e , one s t o r y h i g h , 45 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 2 5 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Abbrev ia t ion o f Budemoct. See nos . 119 and 120.

( 1 26) A l o g c a b i n be long ing t o Mar t in Cursra, 35 f e e t i n f r o n t a g e by 1 6 f e e t i n d e p t h , two chimneys. Mar t in Curaux o r C u r o t , husband o f Madeleine Cauchois.

From " B u l l . d e s R e c h e r c h e s H i s t . " , V o l . 32 . 1926.

THE FINE ART OF "BALLOONING" ---- FOR THE AMATEUR GENEALOGIST --

by I r ene A. Peloquin

When I w a s a c h i l d , a summer Saturday meant a whole day a t Ol ivo ' s Beach on t h e Rhode I s l and shore, a beach t h a t was f o r m e a world of mystery and opportunity, where waves could bear t r e a s u r e s both common and wonderful. The t r e a s u r e I most hoped t o f i n d born upon t h e waves was a message i n a b o t t l e , f o r I loved t o fancy o the r shores, and o ther peoples, and longed f o r t h e adventure of l ea rn ing about them i n t h i s su rp r i s ing and exc i t ing way. Oddly enough, it never occurred t o me t o send a message of my own.

Five years ago, though, t h e idea of sending a message i n an unusual way d id occur t o some chi ld- r en a t a nearby school. Perhaps t h e ocean holds less mystery f o r these ch i ld ren r a i s e d on S ta r Wars f i lms than it d id f o r m e , but t h e sky i s another matter . Ins tead of cas t ing b o t t l e s upon t h e waves, they re leased helium bal loons, each containing a note and a r e t u r n address. (I assume they hoped any rep ly would a r r i v e by more conventional means). The bal loon r e l e a s e , a f e s t i v e and c o l o r f u l event , was repor ted by t h e e d i t o r of our l o c a l newspaper, who added, pess imis t i ca l ly , t h a t t h e wind was blow- ing s t r a i g h t out t o sea t h a t morning.

"No matter", I thought, " the k i d s have t h e r i g h t idea. "

It was an idea t h a t would prove h e l p f u l i n my search f o r maternal ances tors which, a t t h a t time, had apparently come t o a bad end. A second round of research i n t h e town h a l l had come t o naught and,

l i k e a shipwrecked mariner, I w a s s tuck. There w a s j u s t one chance t o f u r t h e r t h e p r o j e c t . See- ing t h a t my notes included t h e name of a town i n ups ta t e New York which - may have been t h e home town of my great-grandfather, I prepared two letters and addressed them i n t h e only way poss ib le : "Town Hal l , Churubusco , N ,Y . I ' and "Public Library, Churubusco, N.Y." I mailed t h e l e t t e r s i n t h e same s p i r i t t h a t t he chi ldren r e l eased t h e i r bal- loons, hopeful ly, but without g rea t expectat ion. Then I waited.

A month o r more l a t e r an envelope a r r ived , postmarked Churubusco. One of my l e t t e r s , d r i f t i n g , no doubt, through seve ra l hands, had found i ts way t o Ruth Whalen, then h i s t o r i a n f o r t h e town. Her family name had been Gagnier, t h e French-spelled vers ion of my mother's family name (Gonyea), and she had i n he r possession a family h i s t o r y com- p i l e d i n t h e 1930's by her great-uncle, Brother S tan i s l a s . From it she sent a l i s t of names in- cluding he r great-great-grandparents, t h e i r chi ld- r en and grandchildren. Among t h e grandchildren was my great-grandfather. For my p a r t , a b o t t l e f l o a t i n g upon t h e waves a t Olivo 's Beach could not have been more su rp r i s ing , nor the contents more exc i t ing !

This began a correspondence between Ruth and me, through which I was ab le t o complete my family c h a r t s and repay her generos i ty by supplementing her family h i s to ry . It l e d d i r e c t l y t o a de l ight - f u l pilgrimage t o Quebec i n 1980, and it has made me more w i l l i n g than ever t o send my message i n unusual and uncer ta in ways o r d i r e c t i o n s , s ince , more than once, I have been rewarded. I have come t o th ink of t h i s kind of l e t t e r wr i t ing a s "bal- looning", because, l i k e t h e ch i ld ren who sent

t h e i r notes i n t o t h e a i r , I lack p rec i se control of where it w i l l go o r what the r e s u l t s w i l l be.

"Ballooning" works bes t when you have done your homework i n the more usual ways, researching municipal records, r eper to i res , censuses, and gathering anecdotal mater ia l from known family members. It can be worth your time i f you seem t o have reached t h e l i m i t of your resources, and you would l i k e t o push t h e boundaries a l i t t l e b i t . I f it has never occurred t o you t o send such a message, here a r e some suggestions on "ballooning" f o r the amateur genealogist:

1. Check t h e membership l is ts of t h i s and other genealogical s o c i e t i e s t h a t appear somewhere i n your family t r e e . Prepare a l e t t e r t h a t i s b r ie f and t o t h e point concerning t h e nature and l i m i t s of your research ( t h i s w i l l show the re- c ip ien t t h a t you a r e r e a l l y working and not jus t begging information). Explain t h a t you a r e cur- ious t o know i f the two of you share common ances- t o r s . Even i f the re i s no c l e a r l i n k a t t h e pre- sent t i m e , ask t h e rec ip ien t t o keep you i n mind a s he o r she l e a r n s more. Offer t o do t h e same, and then, remember t o do it. I n your l e t t e r , be sure t o include any c h a r t s t h a t p e r t a i n d i r e c t l y t o t h e l i n e about which you a r e inquiring. Often, a person i n t h i s category w i l l reply with a copy of her generation char t . It is a good idea t o keep these i n a spec ia l loose l ea f binder o r f i l e which you can review per iodical ly .

2 . Examine telephone d i r e c t o r i e s f o r the towns where your ancestors l ived. (These are of ten avail- able a t l a rge public l i b r a r i e s , o r you can check them when you t r a v e l ) . I f you do wr i t e t o some- one whose name you have located i n a phone book,

remember t h a t t h i s indiv idual is probably not an amateur genealogist . He w i l l need t o know t h e na tu re of your p ro jec t , where you got h i s name, and why you seek information from him. When you ask f o r information, guide him with examples of what you a r e i n t e r e s t e d i n , but leave i t open- ended, while assur ing him t h a t you want only a s much information a s he i s happy t o give. When you reques t photos o r o ther ma te r i a l s , ask f o r copies r a t h e r than o r i g i n a l s , and expect t o pay t h e cos t of reproducing them. I f you must ask t o borrow something, t e l l him t o be su re t h a t he i s comfortable sending it, and as su re him t h a t it w i l l be handled c a r e f u l l y and re turned promptly. Always r e t u r n borrowed mate r i a l s a s soon a s pos- s i b l e . (Keep i n mind t h a t you cannot guarantee aga ins t damage o r l o s s i n t h e post!)

3 . Contact very d i s t a n t , known r e l a t i v e s . Don't fo rge t estranged r e l a t i v e s - you may f i n d they buried t h e ha tchet long ago. Follow t h e same guidel ines a s f o r "phone book" contac ts . Des- c r ib ing your work a s a p ro jec t with which they can he lp i s a way of making them f e e l involved. Be sure these people ge t copies of your work i f they show any i n t e r e s t . Sending pe r iod ic updates he lps them t o keep you i n mind. But, i f you f i n d t h e door i s closed, don't push it. Other doors w i l l open.

4 . Don't fo rge t t h e genuine "balloon shot"! I f a l l you know i s t h e name of t h e town someone was from, w r i t e anyway. Try t h e town c l e r k , t h e head l i b r a r i a n of t h e nea res t publ ic l i b r a r y , and any local historical soc ie t ies . You might also t r y V.F.W. and Foreign Legion Hal ls , a s wel l a s o ther c i v i c o r e t h n i c organizat ions.

Final ly , remember t h a t you a r e imposing on t h e r e c i p i e n t ' s t i m e . Your letter should be c leanly w r i t t e n o r typed, concise and courteous. Your chances of rece iv ing a response increase i f you include a self-addressed, stamped envelope. Should a f r i e n d l y correspondence develop from the i n i t i a l contac t , t h i s w i l l no t continue t o be ne- cessary, and even t h e cos t of m a t e r i a l s exchanges may balance out . Send thank-you notes f o r any in- formation o r he lp you rece ive , so t h e r e c i p i e n t w i l l be sure he r e f f o r t s a r e appreciated, and when appropriate , send updates on your progress. Shar- ing your own information f r e e l y is t h e bes t way t o ensure an equal ly informative response.

But do not th ink t h a t g e t t i n g information i s t h e only reason f o r these l e t t e r s . Each one is an adventure, an opportunity t o share a mutual in- terest and t o develop o r rekindle a f r i endsh ip ( t r u l y a t r e a s u r e both common and wonderful). No doubt, some of your message w i l l be blown out t o sea. No matter , though, f o r i n sending them, you w i l l have t h e r i g h t idea!

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CLOUTIER GENEALOGY

Compiled by: Paul P. D e l i s l e (0039L)

Denis CLOUTIER: m. t o Renee EKIERE. Parents of f i r s t co lon is t .

Zacharie CLOUTIER: Carpenter; b. ca1590, France; m. 18 Ju l y 1616 t o Xainte (Sainct) DUPONT a t S t . Jean-de-Mortagne (Orne), France; d. 17 September 1677 a t Chateau-Ri cher , Que.

CHILDREN: 1. Zacharie: b. 16 August 1617, S t .

Jean-de-Mortagne; m. ca1640 t o Madeleine-Barbe AYMARD (Jean & Marie BUREAU); d. 3 February 1708 a t Chateau-Richer.

2. Jean ( fo l l ows) 3. Xainte (Saincte): b. 1 November

1622, St. Jean-de-Martagne. 4. Charles: b. 3 May 1629, S t .

Jean-de-Mortagne; m. 20 A p r i l 1659 t o Louise MORIN (Noel & Helene DESPORTES) a t Quebec; d. 5 June 1709 a t Chateau-Richer.

5. Marie-Anne: b. 19 January 1626 a t S t . Jean-de-Mortagne; m. 12 Ju ly 1637 t o Robert DROUIN (Robert & Marie DUBOIS) a t Quebec ( F i r s t marriage i n New France); d. 3 February 1648 a t Quebec.

6. Louise: b. ca1631; m. (1) 26 October 1645 t o Francois MARGUERIE, a t Quebec, (2) 10 November 1648 t o Jean MIGNOT, a t Quebec, (3 ) 3 February 1684 t o Jean MATAUT, a t Chateau-Richer, d. 22 June 1699 a t Chateau-Richer.

Jean CLOUTIER: Carpenter, b. 13 May 1620 a t S t . Jean-de-Mortagne; m. 21 January 1648 t o Marie MARTIN (Abraham & Marguerite LANGLOIS) a t Quebec; d. 16 October 1690 a t Chateau-Richer.

CHILDREN : 1. Unnamed, b. Z< d. 7 October 1650 a t

Quebec. 2. Jean: b. 20 February 1652 a t

Quebec; m. 14 November 1679 t o Louise BELANGER (Francois & Marie GUION) a t Chateau-Richer.

3. Marie: b. 16 February 1655 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 17 November 1671 t o Jean-Francoi s BELANGER (Francoi s & Marie GUION) a t Chateau-Richer.

4. Marguerite: b. 15 February 1656 a t Quebec; m. 14 November 1674 t o Robert CARON (Robert & Mario CREVEL) a t Chateau-Richer.

5. Louise: b. ca1656; m. 24 October 1679 t o Antaine TOUPIN (Toussaint & Mar i e-Magdel e i ne BOUCHER) a t Chateau-Richer.

6. Anne: b. 29 June 1659 a t Quebec; m. (1) 11 November 1681 t o Paschal MERCIER (Ju l i en & Marie POULIN) a t Chateau-Richer, (2) ca 1697 t o Antoine BUTEAU.

7. Xainte: b. cal661; m. t o Thomas FORTIN.

8. Joseph: b. 15 August 1663 a t Chateau-Richer; d. 7 A p r i l 1671 a t Chateau-Ri cher .

9. Pierre-Paul: b. 19 September & d. 25 September 1665 a t Chateau-Richer.

10. Pier re : ( f 01 lows) 11. Francoise: b. 13 October 1669 a t

Chateau-Richer; m. (1) 11 February 1686 t o Antoine DOYON (Jean & Marie-Marthe GAGNON) a t Chateau-Richer, (2) 16 November 1711 t o Joseph PASQU I ER ( Isaac & E l i sabet h MUN IE a t Chateau-Ri cher .

12. Angel i que-Genevi eve: b. 19 January 1672 a t Chateau-Richer; d. 15 A p r i l 1699 a t Chateau-Richer.

13. Agnes: b. 18 November 1673 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 25 October 1691 t o Joseph FORTIN (Ju l i en & Genevieve GAMACHE) a t Chateau-Ri cher .

14. Marie-Madeleine: b. 7 May 1676 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 25 May 1693 t o Ju l i en MAUFILS (P ie r re b Madeleine POULIN) a t Chateau-Richer.

P ie r re CLOUTIER: b. 16 A p r i l 1667 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 27 February 1696 t o Jeanne VERREAU (Barthelemi & Marthe QUITEL) a t Chateau-Richer; d. ca1702.

CHILDREN: 1. Francois: b. 31 January $4 d. 1

February 1697 a t Chateau-Richer. 2. Pierre: ( fo l l ows)

P i e r r e CLOUTIER: b. 4 June 1698 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 4 October 1722 (Contrecoeur, marriage contract , Notary Rageot), t o Marie LACROIX (Louis & Marguerite CARRON); d. 5 May 1745 a t Chateau-Richer.

CHI LDREN: 1. Marie-Anne: b. 1 1 February 1725

a t Chateau-Richer; d. 13 November 1738 a t Chateau-Richer.

2 . Prisque: ( fo l l ows) 3. P ier re : b. 6 March 1727 a t

Chateau-Richer; m. 7 February 1752 t o Marie-Joseph POULIN a t St. Joachim.

4. Zacharie: b. 6 September 1728. 5. Augustin: b. 9 October 1730 a t

Chateau-Richer; m. 16 February 1762 t o Made1 e i ne MALBOEUF (Joseph & Made1 e i ne GAGNE) a t Chateau-Richer; d. 16 October 1769 a t Chateau-Richer.

6. Marie-Louise: b. 14 Ju ly 1753 a t Chateau-Richer.

7. Therese: b. 13 A p r i l 1735 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 25 October 1773 t o Louis CLOUTIER (Louis & Therese GOULET) a t Chateau-Richer.

8. Marguerite: b. 13 September 1737 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 3 February 1765 t o A lex is ELOT a t Chateau-Richer.

9. Marie-Angelique: b. 22 February 1740 a t Chateau-Hi cher .

10. Marie-Anne (2): b. 25 May 1742 a t Chateau-Richer; d. 9 October 1755 a t Chateau-Richer.

11. Helene: b. 17 June 1744 a t Ste. Anne.

Prisque CLOUTIER: Major of m i l i t i a , farmer, carpenter; b. 6 March 1727 a t Chateau-Richer; m. 7 January 176.3 t o Hose LEGARE (Jean & Therese ROUSSIN) a t Chateau-Richer; d. 28 December 1773 a t Chateau-Richer.

CHI LDHEN: 1. Joseph: ( fo l l ows) . 2. Prisque: b. 20 February 1765 a t

Ste. Famil le, 1.0. ; m. 1 May 1792 t o Marie-Josette TOUPIN (Francois &

Mar i e-Francoi se POULIN) a t Chateau-Hi cher . 3. P ier re : m. 22 January 1799 t o

Marguerite BLAIS (Andre & Marie LECOURS) a t Chateau-Richer.

4. Marie-Louise: m. 23 February 18O8 t o Joseph ELAINE a t Chateau-Richer.

IT 4. Marie: M. 29 January 1793 t o

Francois TOUPIN (Francois & Francoise POULIN) a t Chateau-Richer.

6. Angelique: m. 19 February 1810 t o Francois POULIN (Joseph & Marie-Josette FILION) a t Ange-Gardien.

Joseph CLOUTIER: m. 27 October 1801 t o Marguerite THEPANIER (Francois & Rose MAGEUX) a t Chateau- Richer.

CHILDREN : 1. Joseph: ( fo l l ows)

Joseph CLOUTIEH: Wagonmaker, blacksmith; m. 10 February 1834 t o Marguerite EILODEAU (Michel & Cec i le CROTEAU) a t St. Nicolas.

CH I LDREN : 1. Augustin: ( fo l l ows) . 2. Sauveur: m. 10 September 1865 t o

Luce L' ENSE I GNE (August i n & Loui se DESKUISSEAUX) a t St. Ferdinand d 'Hal i fax (Megantic) .

3. Louis: m. 7 January 1862 t o Mar i e-Adel i a AUGER (Loui s % Mar i e-Loui se GINGRAS) a t Ste. Sophi e-de-Megant i c.

4. V i rg in iee m. 12 M a y 1873 t o F lav ien CANTIN (P ie r re & Char lo t te BISSON) a t Ste. Sophie-de-Megantic.

Augustin CLOUTIEH: Blacksmith, merchant, Postmaster and Mayor of S t . Ferdinand d w a l i f a x ; b. 10 Ju ly 1834 (unver i f i ed ) ; m. 30 August 1859 t o Hose de Lima GAUVIN (01 i v i e r & Fermene DESAULNIERS) a t St. Ferdinand d9Hal i fax ; d. 22 Ju ly 1931 a t Woonsocket, H I (bur ied a t St. Ferdinand d9Ha l i fax ) .

CHILDREN : 1. Joseph-Anselme: b. ca1863, St.

Ferdinand; m. 15 February 1885 t o El isabeth BILODEAU (Charles tq Marie BLONDEAU) a t St. Ferdinand; d. ca 1892 a t St. Ferdinand.

2. Napoleon: ( fo l lows) 3. Marie-Amel ie-Zephirine: b. 8

January & d. 28 September 1869 a t St. Ferdinand.

4. Ludger-Jul i en: b. 18 November 1870 a t S t . Ferdinand; m. 11 January 1892 t o Lydia LAMBERT (Leon & Phelanise MICHEL) a t S t . Ferdinand; d. 8 August 1941 a t Woonsocket, R I .

5. Louis Oscar; b. 14 December 1874 a t St. Ferdinand; m. t o Marie-Louise GARNEAU.

6. Joseph-Samuel Ulder ic : b. 12 October 1876 a t S t . Ferdinand; m. (1) t o Marie DOUVILLE, (2) 18 May 1908 t o Marguerite-Gertrude DOUVILLE (Louis & Marie-Anne PIGEON) a t St. Ferdinand; d. 22 February 1959 a t Woonsocket, H I .

7. Marie-Celanire: m. (1) t o C ipr ien THIEEAULT, (2) t o Arthur TALROTTE.

8. Marie: m. t o Andrew KENNEDY 9. Albert-Leonidas: m. 26 February

1900 t o Amanda BEAUDOIN (Desire & O l i v i ne OUELLETTE) a t S t . Julien-de-Wolfeston.

10. Herman: m. t o A1 b e r t i ne DENOMME. 11. Edouard-Elzear: b. b October

1871 & d. 16 March 1872 at St. Ferdinand.

Napoleon-Augustin-Francois-Xavier CLOUTIER: Baker, millworker, storekeeper; b. 5 May 1867, St. Ferdinand$ m. 27 May 1895 to Rose-Alba GARNEAU (Joseph % Marie-Louise ROY) at St. Ferdinand; d. 29 October 1940 at Biddeford, ME.

CHILDREN : 1.

Mar i e-Rosa1 ba-Gabr i el 1 e-Annonci ade: b. 27 November 1896 at St. Ferdinand; m. 15 June 1926 to George LABELLE (Aime b Selphirine LETENDRE) at Woonsocket, HI; d. 15 March 1965 at Miami, FL.

2. Mar i e-Loui se-Augilst i ne-Isabel1 a: b. 1 0 June 1899 at St. Ferdinand; m. 1 0 August 1921 to Oscar LABELLE (Aime & Selphirine LETENDRE) at Biddeford, ME; d. 29 June 1964 at Saco, WE.

3. Anne-Marie-Blanche-Bruna: b. 13 October 1901 at St. Ferdinand; m. 30 November 1922 to Leo LACROIX at Woonsocket, RI; d. 6 February 1973 at Cumberland, RI

4. Georgiana-Amedine-Yvette: b. 3 December 1903 at St. Ferdinand3 m. 12 October 1926 to Eddy RICARD at Woonsocket, RI.

5. Joseph-Prudent-Di eudonne-F1 orenti n: b. 22 April 1908 & d. 8 February 1909 at Disraeli, Que.

6. Marie-Antoinette-Anita: b. 1 July 1910 at Disraeli; m. 14 November 1936 to Valmore Joseph DELISLE (Alphonse & Marie-Marguerite GINGHAS) at Old Orchard Beach, ME.

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CAPTIVES HAVERHILL

by Armand Le tourneau

Dur ing t h e l a t t e r p a r t o f t h e s e v e n t e e n t h c e n t u r y , t h e i n h a b i t a n t s a l o n g t h e l a r g e r i v e r s o f New England were c o n s t a n t l y on t h e a ler t f o r marauding bands o f I n d i a n s . These I n d i a n s , t r a v e l l i n g r a p i d l y by c a n o e s a l o n g t h e waterways o f t h e r e g i o n and f o r e v e r on t h e l o o k o u t f o r any o p p o r t u n i t y t o a t t a c k t h e se t t l e r s and small s e t t l e m e n t s , c a r r i e d on s a v a g e r a i d i n g p a r t i e s t h a t c r e a t e d d e e p fears i n t h e h e a r t s o f t h e p o p u l a t i o n .

The summer o f 1696 was t o w i t n e s s many s u c h r a i d s a l o n g t h e n o r t h e r n area o f t h e M a s s a c h u s e t t s Colony. On t h e 2 6 t h o f J u n e o f t h a t y e a r , a large p a r t y o f I n d i a n s f e l l upon Por t smouth , k i l l i n g twen ty - four i n h a b i t a n t s , s e v e r e l y wounding one and c a r r y i n g f o u r i n t o c a p t i v i t y . S e v e r a l days l a t e r , Amesbury s u f f e r e d t h e e f f e c t s o f a s i m i l a r r a i d when t h r e e p e r s o n s were k i l l e d , t h r e e houses were g u t t e d by f i r e and a c e r t a i n c a p t a i n named Samuel Foo t was p u t t o t h e t o r t u r e i n a most f i e n d i s h manner. I n J u l y , Dover a l s o e x p e r i e n c e d t h e same k i n d o f m i s f o r t u n e : h e r e , t h r e e p e r s o n s were murdered , t h r e e were wounded and t h r e e were t a k e n a s h o s t a g e s .

E l sewhere , smaller bands o f I n d i a n s s c o u t e d a l o n g the banks o f t h e Merrirnack R i v e r for o p p o r t u n i t i e s t o r a v a g e and t o k i l l . C i rcums tances f a v o r a b l e f o r s u c h a s i t u a t i o n became p o s s i b l e on t h e 1 3 t h o f August when a s m a l l g roup o f r e d men s u r p r i s e d a farmer named John Hoyt and a younger companion c a l l e d P e t e r , b o t h f rom Amesbury, who were t h e n h a u l i n g farm goods a l o n g t h e road between H a v e r h i l l and Andover. With arms r a i s e d , t h e I n d i a n s pounced upon them and q u i c k l y tomahawked them t o d e a t h .

Not f a r from t h e l a s t murder s c e n e , t h e r e l i v e d on a farm, i n t h e v i l l a g e o f H a v e r h i l l , a man named Jona than Haynes. Jona than , born i n England, was t h e son o f Will iam and o f S a r a h I n g e r s o l l . Sometime a f t e r h i s a r r i v a l i n t h e Massachuse t t s Colony, he had mar r ied Mary Moulton o f Hampton. But Mary d i e d s h o r t l y t h e r e a f t e r and s i x months a f t e r h e r d e a t h , Jona than mar r ied S a r a h , t h e s i s t e r o f Mary.

Jona than and S a r a h made t h e i r home i n t h e West P a r i s h , n e a r t h e Hawks Meadow Brook S e c t i o n o f H a v e r h i l l . It was h e r e t h a t t h e c h i l d r e n were born. They were:

Mary: born 14 November 1677. Thomas : born 1 4 May 1 680. Jonathan: born 3 September 1681 . Margaret: born 3 March 1687. Joseph: born 4 August 1689. Ruth: born 1 0 February 1692. E l i z a b e t h : born 22 March 1697.

On August 15, 1696, j u s t two days a f t e r t h e s u r p r i s e a t t a c k on t h e Haverhil l-Andover Road, t r a g e d y was t o b e f a l l t h e Haynes f a m i l y . On t h a t day, Jona than t o g e t h e r w i t h h i s daughte r Mary, h i s s o n s Thomas, Jona than Jr. and Joseph had gone t o a nearby f i e l d t o g a t h e r some beans when a small group o f I n d i a n s sudden ly appeared a s i f from nowhere, grabbed a l l f o u r o f them and dragged them t o w a i t i n g canoes . S e c u r e l y t i e d , t h e c a p t i v e s were then t aken n o r t h t o Pennacook (Concord, New Hamshire .

A t Pennacook, t h e p a r t y dec ided t o s p l i t i n t o two groups . One group was t o remain i n t h e a r e a f o r a w h i l e and t h e second group was t o head f o r Maine. Mary, Jona than Jr. and Joseph were t o

remain w i t h t h e Pennacook group, w h i l e Jona than S r . and Thomas were s e l e c t e d t o accompany t h e second band t o Maine.

T r a d i t i o n h a s i t t h a t t h e f i r s t band o f I n d i a n s remained i n Pennacook u n t i l w i n t e r when t h e y c a r r i e d t h e i r c a p t i v e s on s l e d s t o Canada and s o l d them t o t h e French. T r a d i t i o n h a s i t f u r t h e r t h a t Mary was redeemed a y e a r l a t e r f o r one hundred pounds o f tobacco.

Meanwhile, on t h e journey t o Maine, Jona than S r . and h i s s o n Thomas were f o r e v e r on t h e l o o k o u t f o r a chance t o e s c a p e t h e i r c a p t o r s . That chance came n o t l o n g a f t e r t h e i r d e p a r t u r e from Pennacook. Taking advan tage o f an oppor tune moment when t h e I n d i a n s were a l l a s l e e p , f a t h e r and son s u c c e s s f u l l y e f f e c t e d t h e i r e scape . Mus te r ing a l l t h e i r woodsmen knowledge, t h e y managed t o e l u d e p u r s u i t . Aware a l s o o f t h e I n d i a n ' s keen t r a c k i n g h a b i t s , t h e y knew t h a t t o i n c r e a s e t h e d i s t a n c e between themse lves and any p u r s u i n g p a r t y was o f t h e u tmost importance .

Due t o t h e f a s t pace fo rward and because o f t h e l a c k o f food and t h e energy s p e n t i n e s c a p i n g t h e enemy, f a t i g u e soon took its t o l l and t h e o l d e r Haynes f e l l t o t h e ground u t t e r l y exhaus ted . Unable t o encourage h i s f a t h e r t o go on , t h e son s t a r t e d onward and r e a c h i n g t h e t o p o f t h e h i l l , he proceeded t o c l imb a t a l l t r e e f o r t h e purpose o f d e t e c t i n g any s i g n o f c i v i l i z a t i o n w i t h i n h i s v i s u a l area. F i n d i n g none, he descended t h e tree i n g r e a t d iscouragement . When t h e f irst moment o f p a n i c had s u b s i d e d , h i s e a r s b rough t him t o r e a l i t y , f o r i n t h e d i s t a n c e , he cou ld h e a r a ve ry f a i n t sound. Aler t now and i n t e n s e l y a t t e n t i v e , he soon d i s t i n g u i s h e d t h e sound a s t h a t o f t h e w h i r r i n g o f a saw. Proceed ing c a u t i o u s l y toward t h e s o u r c e o f t h e sound, he d i s c o v e r e d t h a t indeed

t h e sound emanated f rom a s a w m i l l l o c a t e d i n t h e s e t t l e m e n t of Saco. A t t h e s e t t l e m e n t , h e was g i v e n m i l k and nour i shmen t . With t h e a s s i s t a n c e o f t h e sett lers, h e r e t u r n e d t o t h e s p o t where h e had l e f t h i s f a t h e r . The f r e s h m i l k and f o o d h e l p e d t o r e s t o r e some o f t h e o l d e r man 's s t r e n g t h . He was f u r t h e r r e v i v e d by t h e fac t t h a t h e n o l o n g e r f a c e d d e a t h .

The two Haynes remained i n Saco f o r a few d a y s t o r e c o u p t h e i r p h y s i c a l and m e n t a l f i t n e s s . A f t e r h a v i n g s u f f i c i e n t l y r e c r u i t e d t h e i r s t r e n g t h , t h e y d e p a r t e d f o r H a v e r h i l l where t h e y soon a r r i v e d w i t h o u t undue d i f f i c u l t y .

S e v e r a l months l a te r , on Februa ry 22, 1697, J o n a t h a n S r . and h i s s o n , Thomas, accompanied by a n e i g h b o r named Samuel Ladd and h i s s o n , D a n i e l , were h e a d i n g for home on wagons f i l l e d w i t h hay, when a l l o f a sudden , t h e y found themse lves su r rounded by two l i n e s o f I n d i a n s , one on e a c h s i d e o f t h e wagons. To resist would have been u s e l e s s and t o endeavor t o e s c a p e would have been e q u a l l y u s e l e s s , s o t h e f a t h e r s begged t h e I n d i a n s f o r q u a r t e r . Not r e l i s h i n g t h e i d e a o f b e i n g t a k e n p r i s o n e r , t h e young Ladd, d e s p i t e t h e u r g i n g o f h i s f a t h e r , managed t o u n h i t c h one o f t h e h o r s e s and made good h i s e s c a p e . Angered by t h e l o s s o f a p r i s o n e r , two o f t h e I n d i a n s sneaked beh ind t h e f a t h e r s and a d m i n i s t e r e d e a c h a heavy blow on t h e head. Mr. Haynes, who was q u i t e aged , i n s t a n t l y f e l l t o t h e g round , b u t n o t M r . Ladd. S e e i n g t h i s , one o f t h e I n d i a n s advanced toward him w i t h r a i s e d tomakawk t o s t r i k e a f a t a l blow. Ladd c l o s e d h i s e y e s i n f a t a l i s t i c a n t i c i p a t i o n . The blow n e v e r came. Samuel Ladd opened h i s e y e s w i t h an u n b e l i e v i n g e x p r e s s i o n o n l y t o f i n d t h e I n d i a n l a u g h i n g a t h i s fear. He d i d n o t however see t h e r e d man beh ind him raise h i s tomakawk t o s i n k i t

d e e p l y i n t o h i s s k u l l .

The I n d i a n s had k i l l e d J o n a t h a n Haynes b e c a u s e h e was Itso o l d h e n o g o w i t h usT1 meaning t h a t he was too o l d t o t r a v e l n o r t h w i t h them. As f o r t h e s t e r n l o o k i n g Mr. Ladd, t h e I n d i a n s k i l l e d him because h e was "so sour" .

Of t h e c a p t i v e s t a k e n i n t h e e a r l i e r r a i d i n H a v e r h i l l , J o s e p h and J o n a t h a n Jr. n e v e r r e t u r n e d home. Bo th were a s s i m i l a t e d i n t h e French Canadian way o f l i f e , b o t h l e a r n e d t h e F rench l a n g u a g e , b o t h embraced C a t h o l i c i s m , and b o t h m a r r i e d i n t o Canadian f a m i l i e s .

Thus i t was t h a t J o s e p h Haynes m a r r i e d Marie Pose ( P a u s e ) on Oc tobe r 3 , 1712 a t t h e c h u r c h o f S t . Thomas, i n Montmagny. T o g e t h e r , t h e y r a i s e d t e n c h i l d r e n , one o f whom named Marie J o s e t t e m a r r i e d a J o s e p h Gendron o n t h e 7 t h o f J a n u a r y , 1742 a t S t . Thomas. A d i r e c t d e s c e n d a n t o f t h i s u n i o n , a g i r l named C e c i l e Gendron, m a r r i e d on t h e I I t h o f August 1837, a man named P i e r r e Letourneau f rom S t . P i e r r e du Sud, Montmagny County. T h i s P i e r r e - -- Letourneau ---- i s my own -- g r e a t - g r a n d f a t h e r . --

The d e s c e n d a n t s o f J o s e p h Haynes and Marie Pose m u l t i p l i e d and s e t t l e d i n many areas o f Canada and t h e Un i t ed States. Today, t h o u s a n d s of them, s h a r e t h e same common a n c e s t r y . Noteworthy is t h e fac t t h a t i n t h i s c a s e t h e r e e x i s t s c o u s i n s o f F rench Canadian a n c e s t r y as w e l l as c o u s i n s o f En- g l i s h American a n c e s t r y who are a l l d e s c e n d a n t s o f J o n a t h a n Haynes and o f S a r a h Moulton. G e n e r a l l y , on t h e American s i d e , t h e name a p p e a r s i n p r i n t as Haynes, Ha ins o r Hayns. Whereas i n Canada, t h e v a r i a t i o n s o f t h e name have been g r e a t e r . Thus we see i n some g e n e a l o g i c a l r e c o r d s t h e name Ha ins , H ins , H inse , Hince , Aince , A inse and Ains. A l l

t h e s e names, however s p e l l e d , t r a c e t h e i r o r i g i n t o H a v e r h i l l , Massachuse t t s . Today one may v i s i t t h e o l d cemetery i n H a v e r h i l l and s e e t h e name Haynes on t h e tombstone o f Jona than and Sarah .

I n t r y i n g t o p i e c e t o g e t h e r t h e e v e n t s t h a t make up t h i s n a r r a t i v e , t h e t a s k h a s been a c h a l l e n g i n g one. The g e n e a l o g i c a l r e c o r d s c o n s u l t e d and t h e s t o r i e s t h a t c o v e r t h i s s u b j e c t o f f e r c o n f l i c t i n g v e r s i o n s a t t i m e s . For i n s t a n c e , t h e "Vital Records o f Haverh i l l l1 and Emma Lewis Coleman's "New England C a p t i v e s C a r r i e d t o Canadav show f o u r c h i l d r e n born o f Jona than Haynes and h i s wife S a r a h , w h i l e i n h i s " H i s t o r y o f H a v e r h i l l " , George Chase shows seven c h i l d r e n born o f t h e coup le .

Also , George Chase has Jona than S r . and h i s s o n , J o s e p h , g o i n g to Maine w i t h t h e second g roup o f I n d i a n s a f t e r t h e s e p a r a t i o n a t Pennacook, w h i l e Emma L. Coleman i n d i c a t e s t h a t i t was Jona than S r . and h i s o l d e s t s o n , namely, Thomas who went t o Maine. The l a t t e r a p p e a r s t o b e t h e c o r r e c t v e r s i o n s i n c e i t is s t a t e d by bo th a u t h o r s t h a t Joseph and J o n a t h a n Jr. n e v e r r e t u r n e d from Canada a f t e r t h e i r c a p t u r e by t h e I n d i a n s .

I n h i s "His to ry o f H a v e r h i l l " , George Chase r e c a l l s a l e g e n d , c a r r i e d on from earlier days , which s u g g e s t s t h a t i n one o f t h e companies i n t h e Canada e x p e d i t i o n o f 1757, t h e r e were t h r e e b r o t h e r s named Haynes and t h a t w h i l e campaining i n Canada, t h e b r o t h e r s were g r a n t e d l e a v e t o a l l o w them t o s e a r c h f o r t h e i r l o n g l o s t r e l a t i v e s . The l egend g o e s on t o a l l o w t h a t indeed t h e r e l a t i v e s were found b u t t h a t by now, t h e y had been t o t a l l y e s t r a n g e d from t h e E n g l i s h l anguage and t h a t an i n t e r p r e t e r was needed t o c o n v e r s e w i t h them. T h i s l egend can b e g i v e n c r e d e n c e by t h e f a c t t h a t one

o f t h e c a p t i v e b r o t h e r s remembered t h a t b e f o r e t h e r a i d s , h i s sister, Mary, had had a f i n g e r a c c i d e n t a l l y c u t o f f by a ne ighbor . T h i s was conf i rmed by t h e o t h e r s who now t r u l y b e l i e v e d i n t h e i d e n t i t y o f t h e i r l o n g l o s t r e l a t i v e s . No amount o f p e r s u a s i o n , however s t r o n g , cou ld induce t h e b r o t h e r s t o r e t u r n t o Massachuse t t s .

The f a c t s o f t h e c a s e n u l l i f y t h e l egend t o a great d e g r e e when one relies on Tanguay, who shows Joseph as hav ing d i e d a t Montmagny on t h e 2 9 t h o f March, 1745. A s t o Jona than Jr . , no r e c o r d s can b e found o f him i n Canada, e x c e p t pe rhaps , t o l i n k him t o t h e second Joseph mentioned i n Tanguay. To l e n d we igh t t o t h i s assumpt ion, Emma L. Coleman states t h a t i n t h e " N a t u r a l i z a t i o n Paper o f 1710" f o r H a v e r h i l l , t h e r e a p p e a r s t h e f o l l o w i n g n o t a t i o n : "Joseph h i n s l i v i n g a t Cap S t . Ignace , a n o t h e r Joseph h i n s , h i s b r o t h e r , l i v i n g a t Beaupre".

A f t e r r e a d i n g and r e r e a d i n g a l l a v a i l a b l e m a t e r i a l c o n c e r n i n g t h e Haynes b r o t h e r s , one can f i n d many more d i s c r e p a n c i e s o t h e r t h a n t h e ones a l r e a d y mentioned. S u f f i c e i t t o s a y t h a t a r e s e a r c h e r i n genealogy may e x e r c i s e conv inc ing l o g i c i n c e r t a i n c i r c u m s t a n c e s , b u t a t t h e end, t h e r e a r e a lways some l i n g e r i n g q u e s t i o n s . The o n l y p l a u s i b l e s o l u t i o n is t o p r e s e n t t h e f a c t s , even i f t h e y s u g g e s t a f i c t i o n a l s t a t u s and a l l o w t h e r e a d e r t h e b e n e f i t o f h i s o r h e r own c o n c l u s i o n s .

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N a t u r a l i z a t i o n p a p e r s were g i v e n t o p e r s o n s who were born i n c o u n t r i e s o t h e r t h a n F rance o r i ts c o l o n i e s . Only a f t e r t h e p a p e r s had been r e g i s t e r e d d i d t h e i n d i v i d u a l e n j o y t h e r i g h t s , p r i v i l e g e s and l i b e r t i e s a c c o r d e d t o French born r e s i d e n t s .

The r e g u l a t i o n s c o n c e r n i n g n a t u r a l i z e d i n d i v i d u a l s were s t r i n g e n t as can be s e e n by t h i s example. I n 1738, t h e c o u r t g a v e a widow t h e r i g h t o f s u c c e s s i o n t o h e r h u s b a n d ' s estate , a l t h o u g h h i s b r o t h e r , Lou i s F l a n d i o , had some claim on t h e estate. She was g i v e n p r e f e r e n c e o v e r t h e b r o t h e r f o r t h e s i m p l e r e a s o n t h a t L o u i s ' p a p e r s were n o t r e g i s t e r e d u n t i l a f t e r t h e d e a t h o f h e r husband.

Among t h e many r u l e s and r e g u l a t i o n s g o v e r n i n g n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i z e n s were: 1 . A n a t u r a l i z e d p e r s o n who d e c i d e d t o make h i s r e s i d e n c e i n a n o t h e r c o u n t r y l o s t h i s c i t i z e n s h i p and h i s c h i l d r e n who were b c r n e l s e w h e r e b u t i n F r a n c e o r i ts c o l o n i e s , l o s t t h e i r r i g h t s o f i n h e r i t a n c e . I n s u c h c a s e s , t h e k i n g became t h e i n h e r i t o r . 2. Only n a t u r a l i z e d p e r s o n s o r p e r s o n s born i n F r a n c e o r i t s c o l o n i e s c o u l d i n h e r i t from n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i z e n s . If t h i s q u a l i f i c a t i o n was n o t met, t h e k i n g became t h e i n h e r i t o r . 3 . In. Februa ry 1720 , a r o y a l d e c r e e revoked n a t u r a l i z a t i o n p a p e r s t o p e r s o n s i n v o l v e d i n maritime commerce, even if t h e y had k e p t t h e i r r e s i d e n c e i n F r a n c e o r i ts c o l o n i e s . Such p e r s o n s became s u b j e c t s o f t h e c o u n t r y i n which t h e y were

born. T h e r e f o r e , i t was mandatory f o r t h e n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i z e n t o keep a c o n s t a n t r e s i d e n c e i n F rance o r i ts c o l o n i e s t o remain a c i t i z e n .

It is a l s o i n t e r e s t i n g t o n o t e t h a t t h e c o s t o f becoming a c i t i z e n was c o n s i d e r a b l e . On September 29 , 1722, t h e rate was f i x e d a t one hundred " l i v r e s t f p e r g r a n t e e , t h a t is t o s a y , t h e f a t h e r , t h e mother , and e a c h o f t h e c h i l d r e n had t o pay one hundred " l i v r e s " . The c o s t can b e p u t i n t o p e r s p e c t i v e i f compared to t h e c o s t o f a small farm. I n t h i s era, a farm w i t h b u i l d i n g , two a c r e s o f c l e a r e d l a n d n o t c o u n t i n g t h e a c r e a g e t h a t was n o t c l e a r e d , cou ld be purchased f o r t h e same p r i c e , one hundred n l i v r e s w .

Fo l lowing is a list of p e r s o n s who became n a t u r a l i z e d c i t i z e n s d u r i n g t h e French Regime. The names a r e s p e l l e d as t h e y appeared on t h e o r i g i n a l document.

1 . S e b a s t i e n d e V i l l i e u . ( J u n e 1 6 6 8 ) . 2. J a c q u e s B i z a r d . (March 1 , 1687 1. 3. J e a n Thomas, n a t i v e o f B r i s t o l , England. He m a r r i e d a French woman from whom he had two c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 ) . 4. Abel Joseph Board, n a t i v e o f London, r e s i d i n g a t P o i n t e aux Trembles, m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 5. Guil laume J a m e s i e , from England, r e s i d i n g a t P o i n t e aux Trembles, m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 6. J e a n Laza, I r i s h , r e s i d e n t o f Montreal , mar r i ed t o an E n g l i s h woman and hav ing e i g h t c h i l d r e n . (May 1710) . 7 . R ichard N e i l s o n , from New England, r e s i d i n g i n S a i n t F r a n c o i s , m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 1 . 8. J e a n B a p t i s t e Ohe, I r i s h , r e s i d i n g i n Montreal ,

marr ied to a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 9 . J e a n B a p t i s t e o t i s , from New England, r e s i d e n t of t h e c o a s t o f Beaupre, m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 10. Pau l O t i s , s e t t l e d i n Villemarie ( M o n t r e a l ) . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 11 . P h i l i p p e Montass. (May 171 0 ) . 12. J e a n Uso, from England. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 13. Andre Fray. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 14. Guil laume T a i l o r , r e s i d i n g i n Villemarie. May 1 7 1 0 ) . 15. Math ias Claude Faremont. (May 171 0 ) . 16. G a b r i e l J o r d a n , r e s i d i n g i n Quebec. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 17 . Joseph H a s t i n g e r , from t h e c o a s t o f Beaupre. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 18. J o s e p h Kalogg. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 19. Thomas Huss. (May 171 0 ) . 20. P i e r r e August in L i t t l e f i v e r . (May 171 0 ) . 21 . Yvan Carter. (May 171 0 1 . 22. Lou i s P r i c e . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 23. J e a n Lou is Dicker . (May 171 0 ) . 24. Michel S c a v l e r . (May 17101. 25. Nicolas Hutchin . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 26. Germain Aubry d i t Larose , I r i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 27. Joseph Power. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 28. J e a n Crony d i t S a i n t J e a n , I r i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 29. Antoine N i c o l a s Huss. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 30. C h a r l e s Lemaire d i t S a i n t Germain, I r i s h , r e s i d i n g i n Lachine , m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 31. Louis P h i l l i p p e S e r g e a n t . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 32. Richard ........ ( n o l a s t name on document) , f o r m e r l y r e s i d i n g a t s i e u r d e L i n q u e t o t ( L i n c t o t ) , major o f Three R i v e r s . (May 171 0 ) . 33. J e a n B a p t i s t e ........ ( n o l as t name on document) , r e s i d e n t o f t h e c o a s t o f Beaupre n e a r Quebec, m a r r i e d t o a French woman, from whom he h a s

c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 ) . 34 . J a c q u e s C h a r l e s S tebbens . (May 171 0 . 35. Jean ........ ( n o l a s t name on document) , I r i s h , s e t t l e d a t P e t i t e R i v i e r e n e a r Quebec, mar r i ed t o a French woman, from whom he h a s c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 1. 36. J e a n ........ ( n o l as t name on document) d i t l l I r l a n d e , weaver by t r a d e a t Lachine. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 37. ........ ( n o first name on document) , Coal . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 3 8 . J e a n B a p t i s t e Caroo l , I r i s h , r e s i d i n g a t L a v a l t r i e , m a r r i e d t o a French woman and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 39 . Joseph Hind, r e s i d i n g at Cap S a i n t Ignace . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 40. Joseph Hind, ( b r o t h e r o f t h e p r e c e e d i n g ) , on t h e c o a s t o f Beaupre. (May 171 0 . 41. Joseph S l o u t z . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 42. Andre . . . . . . . . ( n o last name on document 1, l i v i n g a t Guil laume Lemieux's house i n B e l l e c h a s s e . (May 171 0 1. 43. Benjamin Messy. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 44. Hervey S t r o t o n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 45 . J e a n Rica rd , r e s i d i n g a t t h e seminary o f Quebec. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 46. Madeleine Warren, E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o P h i l i p p e R o b i t a i l l e , cooper , s e t t l e d a t V i l l e m a r i e . They have f o u r c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 ) . 47. Marie Washton, E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o J e a n Laska, I r i s h , s e t t l e d o n t h e Isle o f Mont rea l , hav ing t h r e e c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 48. M a r g u e r i t e Kerwin Kay, E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o a s e r g e a n o f t h e t r o u p s c a l l e d C h e v a l i e r . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 49. Marie F r a n c o i s e Urtozer, mar r i ed t o J e a n Berger , p a i n t e r , s e t t l e d i n Villemarie. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 50. Anne Lord, E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d to 8abaphton H o l e t d i t L a v i o l e t t e , weaver, s e t t l e d a t Villemarie. (May 1710) . 51. Marie Anne Louise C h r i s t i a s o n , born i n New

Hol land , where s h e m a r r i e d a Frenchman by t h e name of Moyse Dupuy and w i t h whom s h e came t o Canada t h e y e a r of peace. They r e s i d e i n L a p r a i r i e and have f i v e o r s i x c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 52. C h r i s t i n Otom, E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d , b rough t by h i s mother t o Canada, m a r r i e d t o Louis LeBran, c a r p e n t e r , s e t t l e d i n V i l l e m a r i e . (May 171 0 ) . 53 . E l i s a b e t h P r i s e r , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d to J e a n Fournavan, r e s i d i n g i n Villemarie, and hav ing two c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 ) . 5 4 . M a r g u e r i t e S t o b b e r e r , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o J e a n d e s Noyons, s e r g e a n t i n t h e t r o u p s , and hav ing c h i l d r e n . (May 171 0 ) . 55. Marie Ann . . . . . . . . , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 56. Madele ine Wilson, E n g l i s h , mar r i ed t o a man by t h e name o f C h e v a l i e r , wig maker, s e t t l e d a t Quebec and h a v i n g c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 57. Marie U r s u l e M i s t r o t , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o C h a r l e s B o i s b o i , r e s i d i n g i n S a i n t F r a n c o i s . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 58. Marie S h r u r e r , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d t o a Paquet , r e s i d i n g n e a r Quebec, and h a v i n g many c h i l d r e n . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 59. Marie Madeleine Wil l iam, E n g l i s h , mar r i ed t o a V i l d a i g r e , guard a t t h e p o r t o f Quebec. (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 60. Rosa O t i s , E n g l i s h , m a r r i e d . (May 171 0 ) . 61. Marie Jeanne G o f f u r i e r , E n g l i s h , widow o f Thomas L e f t . (May 1710) . 6 2 . Marie Louise Pilman, E n g l i s h , widow o f E t i e n n e W i l l i a m , r e s i d i n g i n Quebec. (May 1710) . 63. Marie Joseph S a y e r , E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 6 4 . C a t h e r i n e Dunkin, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 6 5 . Marie S t o z e , E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 6 6 . Louise Therese Stobbon, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 67. Louise G a b r i e l Brake, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 68. Marie F r a n c o i s e F u r i e , E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 69. Marie P r i s c i l l e S t o z e r , E n g l i s h . (May 171 0 1. 70. Marie E l i s a b e t h Waber, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) .

71. Marguer i t e Taybol, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 72. Martha F inn , E n g l i s h . (May 1710) . 73. E l i s a b e t h Hust , E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 74. Marie Louise Komball, E n g l i s h . (May 171 0 ) . 75. Madeleine Al leyn, E n g l i s h . (May 1710) . 76. Marie C h a r l o t t e Brojon, E n g l i s h . (May 1710) . 77. E l i s a b e t h Coss, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 78. Helene Davis , E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 79. Marie F r a n c o i s e Hammon, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 80. Anne Huss, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 81 . Marie Brook, Engl i sh . (May 171 0 1. 82. Madeleine Cout, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 83. Marie E l i s a b e t h Lamax, E n g l i s h . (May 1710) . 84 . Marie . . . . . . . . ( n o l a s t name on document) , I r i s h . (may 171 0 ) . 85. Marie Drody, E n g l i s h . (May 1 7 1 0 ) . 86. Jean O t i s . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 87. J e a n Arnold. ( J u n e 171 3 1 . 88. Jean W i l l e t . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 89. Edouard F l e c h i e r . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 90. Edouard Clements. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 91. Guillaume White. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 92. J a c q u e s P i l l s b u r g . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 93. Richard Taylor . ( J u n e 171 3 ) . 94. Thomas J e f f e r y s . ( J u n e 7713) . 95. Thomas S t i l l e t . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 96. J e a n S c o t h o i r . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 97. Richard Pearse . ( June 1 71 3 . 98. C h r i s t o p h e Wood. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 99. Jacques Lorey. ( J u n e 1713) . 100. C h a r l e s Steward. ( J u n e 171 3 ) . 101. C h a r l e s Tay lor . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 102. J a c q u e s L e i y t e r . ( J u n e 1 71 3 1 . 103. I s a a c Ruff. ( J u n e 1713) . 104. C h a r l e s David. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 105. Guillaume Wilding. ( J u n e 171 3 . 106. Rober t Dixon. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 107. Jean Deniss . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 108. Thomas Shoulder . ( J u n e 171 3 .

109. J e a n B a n i s t o c . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 1 1 0 . C h a r l e s Menning. ( J u n e 1 71 3 ) . 1 1 1 . Marie Loeman, widow o f Howe. ( J u n e 171 3 ) . 112. Marie Anne Drew. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 1 13. J o s e p h G r e c h i l l . ( J u n e 171 3 ) . 1 14. Guil laume P e r r i n n . ( J u n e 171 3) . 115. Thomas B u r a f f . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 116. J e a n Reed. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 11 7 . Jcseph Rober t . ( J u n e 171 3 1. 118. D a n i e l Maddox, E n g l i s h , n a t i v e o f England. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 119. J e a n n e Wardaway, E n g l i s h , n a t i v e o f England. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 120. D a n i e l F i s k . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 121 . Simon Lucas. ( J u n e 171 3) . 122. V i c t o r Thomas Dian. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 123. C a t h e r i n e Parsons , n a t i v e o f New England. ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 124. J e a n Holond, n a t i v e o f I r e l a n d . ( J u n e 171 3 . 125. Denis Byrne, n a t i v e o f I r e l a n d . ( J u n e 1 7 1 3 ) . 126. Claude Math ias Fanef , E n g l i s h , s e t t l e d i n Montreal . (March 171 4 ) . 127. Marie Willis, w i f e o f P i e r r e D e r i s y , merchant i n Quebec. ( J a n u a r y 27, 1 7 2 2 ) . 128. Thimothe S y l v a i n , n a t i v e o f I r e l a n d . (March 7 , 1 7 2 4 ) . 129. Abel, E n g l i s h . (March 22, 1 7 3 2 ) . 130. Marie Anne J o r d a n , E n g l i s h . ( A p r i l 1 3 , 1 7 4 0 ) . 131. Gilles S t r o u d s , n a t i v e o f London. ( A p r i l 30 , 1 7 4 9 ) . 132. Claude Thomas, E n g l i s h . ( J u n e 1 , 1753 . 133. C h a r l e s J o s e p h Alexandre Ferdinand F e l t z , German, su rgeon major o f t h e Montreal t r o u p s . ( F e b r u a r y 3 , 1758) .

BIBLIOGRAPHY

LE BULLETIN DES RECHERCHES HISTORIQUES . Vol . XXX , No. 8. Notre Dame d e Lev i s , Aug. 1924, pps. 225-232. A r t i c l e by P i e r r e George Roy.

It was a day of mourning throughout t h e S ta t e . Flags drooped a t ha l f - mast i n the r a i n t h a t f e l l s t e a d i l y . The s t r e e t s through which t h e [horse- drawn] cor tege passed from t h e Capitol t o t h e Cathedral were l i n e d with si- l e n t , reverent c i t i z e n s . Many business p laces and schools were closed during t h e hours of t h e fune ra l , while o t h e r s observed t h e i n t e r v a l of prayer d i r e c t - ed by Acting Governor Case. A t 12:15 PM, a b a t t e r y u n i t , discharged a 19 minute s a l u t e . I n Woonsocket, t h e Governor's home c i t y , business was suspended, [with] many of t h e people p a r t i c i p a t i n g i n memorial serv ices1 .

The o l d e s t of e igh t ch i ldren born t o Joseph- J u l e s and Mar ie-Domit i l l e (Dal la i re) Poth ier , Aram- J u l e s was born t h e 26th of Ju ly 1854 a t St-Jean- Chrysostome, Chateauguay County, Quebec. Some years l a t e r , t h e family removed back t o t h e i r n a t i v e Yamachiche, h i s f a t h e r ' s b i r thp lace . Joseph-Jules was a s i x t h generat ion descendant of Jean-Baptiste P o t t i e r , t h e renowned Royal Notary of Trois-Rivieres. Having been en ro l l ed by h i s pa ren t s f o r h i s primary education a t t h e College de Yamachiche, Aram emer- ged a very b r i l l i a n t and t a l e n t e d s tudent . A t t h e advice of h i s l o c a l pas to r , Pere Severe-Joseph- Nicolas Dumoulin, he entered the Seminaire de Nicolet t o pursue h i s secondary education. H i s f a t h e r had b e t t e r p lans f o r h i s family, but l i t t l e d id he r e a l i z e t h e importance of t h i s sudden move.

Finding l i t t l e chance of a successful f u t u r e i n h i s nat ive Canada, Joseph-Jules moved h i s family t o t h e United S ta tes towards 1869, s e t t l i n g i n t h e c i t y of Woonsocket, one of Rhode I s l and ' s g rea tes t t e x t i l e manufacturing centers . Here he pursued h i s t rade a s a shoemaker. H i s l a rge late-Victorian home, dat ing from about 1881, s t i l l stands a t 172 Pond S t ree t i n t h a t c i t y , and was t o l a t e r ecome the P home of h i s son, Governor Aram Pothier .

Although the r e s t of h i s family had moved t o the United S ta tes , Aram remained i n Canada t o f in - i s h h i s schooling. A year o r so l a t e r , he re jo ined h i s family. Upon h i s a r r i v a l i n Woonsocket, he secured himself a job a s a c l e r k a t a neighborhood grocery s t o r e , and i n 1875, took a pos i t ion with the Woonsocket I n s t i t u t i o n f o r Savings. Over a period of th i r ty- three years he f i l l e d every pos- i t i o n a man might f i l l i n a savings bank i n a c i t y of Woonsocket's s i z e , f i n a l l y a r r iv ing a t the pos- i t i o n of i t s presidency. So thoroughly was he i- den t i f i ed with it, t h a t t h e bank became known t o the Woonsocket c i t i z e n r y a s " M r . Pothier ' s ~ank"3. In 1912, he was t o become President of the Union Trust Company i n Providence.

Elected a member o f t h e Woonsocket Committee i n 1885, on which he served f o r a period of th ree years, he was l a t e r e l ec ted a representa t ive from t h a t c i t y t o the S t a t e General Assembly i n 1887 t o 1888. That year, Woonsocket was incorporated a s a c i t y . The following year he was e lec ted i t s c i t y audi tor , a pos i t ion he held u n t i l 1894, and was a l s o e lec ted t o the school committee from 1889 to 1890. Easily elected by h i s compatriots, the Franco-American population, he began h i s rapid r i s e i n the sphere of p o l i t i c s .

I n t h e Autumn of 1894, he was e l ec ted t h e c i t y of Woonsocket's f i r s t Franco-American mayor, which was c e r t a i n l y an achievement f o r t h e ~rench-canad- i a n s i n Rhode Is land. He was again e l e c t e d t o t h e pos i t ion t h e following year . During h i s o f f i c e a s mayor, he d i r ec ted t h e organiza t ion of publ ic c h a r i t i e s i n Woonsocket, t h a t period being one of except ional ly "hard times". For four months he worked almost incessant ly along these l i n e s , ac- complishing, i n a s soc ia t ion with a number of public- s p i r i t e d c i t i z e n s , an amount of good which b a f f l e s

4 computation . He a l s o served a s t r e a s u r e r of t h e Woonsocket Anti-Tuberculosis Association. Af ter two terms as mayor, he refused t o run a t h i r d term, y e t on Apr i l 7, 1897, he was e l e c t e d l i eu tenan t - Governor of t h e S t a t e by a p l u r a l i t y of 9,048 votes , t he l a r g e s t ever given t o a candidate f o r h i s posi- t i o n i n Rhode Is land.

Re t i r ing a t t h e end of a year i n o f f i c e , he was not ab le t o resume t h e joys of a p r i v a t e l i f e . I n 1900, he was appointed by Governor Dyer a s commis- s ioner and Rhode I s l and ' s o f f i c i a l r ep resen ta t ive t o t h e I n t e r n a t i o n a l Trade Exposition i n P a r i s , and while t h e r e , he was p a r t i c u l a r y a t t e n t i v e t o t h e i n t e r e s t s of v i s i t o r s from Rhode Is land. Having been such a r ep resen ta t ive before i n 1889, he once again made h i s r epor t on t h e event , which proved t o be a very va luable document i n t h e economic welfare of t h e S t a t e . N o doubt, i t was during t h i s t i m e too t h a t he met Marie-Francoise de Charmigny, who was t o l a t e r become h i s wife. An i n t e r e s t i n g anecdote, repor ted i n t h e Bridgeport Evening Pos t , was sent f o r inc lus ion i n t h i s a r t i c l e by Mr. Wilfr id Varieur, one of our members. We inc lude it here .

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EVERYBODY I N OFFICE STOPPED WORK

Mlle. de Charmigny Couldn't Speak English But Was To Wed Banker

Yesterday afternoon t h e a t t aches of the town c l e r k ' s o f f i c e and t h e o f f i c i a l s of t h e c i t y h a l l were thrown i n t o a f l u t t e r of excitement. It was a l l caused by a b e a u t i f u l woman.

A s soon a s she made her appearance i n t h e town c l e r k ' s o f f i c e , glanced over t h e inmates and f ixed he r luminous eyes on Ass is tant Clerk S.N. Lockwood, work w a s temporarily suspended.

She looked l i k e a v i s ion . Alderman J . W . Thompson dropped h i s t i t l e searching, Clerk Lockwood l o s t h i s brea th and it was some time before t h e ordinary t r a n q u i l i t y t h a t pervades t h e o f f i c e adjus ted i t s e l f .

The v i s i t o r was a French woman and t h e most b e a u t i f u l t h a t ever graced t h e do- mains of the c i t y h a l l . She was unable t o speak English.

She was accompanied by A r a m J. Poth ier , of Woonsocket, R . I . , a banker by occupa- t i o n . The l a t t e r requested a marriage l i cense . He gave h i s age a s 46. The prospect ive b r ide proved t o be Mlle.

Francoise de Charmigny, aged 26, r e s id ing i n P a r i s . Her b i r thp lace was given a s Nogent-sur-Seine, a suburb of P a r i s .

The prospect ive bridegroom was f l u e n t i n t h e French tongue, and answered a l l t h e ques t ions put t o him by t h e c l e r k a f t e r in t e r roga t ing h i s companion. Both were r i c h l y arrayed.

It w a s with t h e utmost d i f f i c u l t y t h a t Clerk Lockwood, who o r d i n a r i l y i s t h e pe r son i f i ca t ion of se l f -cont ro l , could f i l l out t h e l i c e n s e app l i ca t ion . The v i s i t i n g couple were t h e cooles t of t h e many i n t h e c l e r k ' s o f f i c e .

Af ter Mr. Pothier had secured the ne- cessary l i cense , he inqui red where he could f i n d Mayor Mulvihi l l . H e was d i r ec ted t o t h e executive o f f i c e i n t h e upper p a r t of t h e bui ld ing and the couple immediately repai red t o the o f f i c e , but t h e mayor had not re turned f o r t h e a f t e r - noon.

The prospect ive b r i d e and groom then l e f t t h e bui ld ing , en tered a limousine t h a t was wait ing, and drove o f f . The inc ident

5 crea ted much conjec ture and specula t ion . But t h a t wasn't a l l t he newspapers had t o r epor t , a s we l e a r n from a column i n t h e next day 's i ssue :

Beauteous Frenchwoman Weds Former Lieut . Governor of Rhode I s l and

BRIDGEPORT CLERGYMAN OFFICIATED

Groom Was Also Rhode I s l and ' s Representative t o P a r i s Exposition

Aram J. Pothier , of Woonsocket, R . I . , a banker, by occupation, and Mlle . Francoise de Charmigny of Nogent-sur-Seine, Pa r i s , who applied a t the town c l e r k ' s o f f i c e Wednesday f o r a marriage l i cense , were united i n marriage during t h e day by Rev. Father [Joseph L.] Desaulnier, of t h e French Catholic church [St . Anthony] i n the West End.

A s s t a t e d i n these columns l a s t evening, the dist inguished bearing of the couple and t h e remarkable beauty of t h e br ide caused a f l u t t e r of excitement i n the town c l e r k ' s o f f i c e when t h e groom made appl ica t ion f o r the l icense . That they were people of d i s t i n c t i o n was evident.

M r . Pothier i s former l ieutenant governor of t h e s t a t e of Rhode Island. He was a l s o t h e s t a t e ' s representa t ive t o the P a r i s exposit ion. H i s br ide is sa id t o be a member of the French n o b i l i t y of Pa r i s . The couple met during the exposit ion.

Mr. Pothier was obliged t o re tu rn because of business a f f a i r s some weeks ago and h i s b r ide crossed t h e ocean t o m e e t him two weeks ago, s ince which time she has been the guest of her [ r e a l l y Aram's f i r s t ] cousin, Rev. Father Desaulnier, of t h i s c i t y .

Bridgeport was se lec ted a s t h e place of re-union and the marriage. The couple made an e f f o r t t o pay t h e i r r e spec t s t o Mayor Mulvihil l and i t i s understood w i l l r e tu rn from New York i n a few days t o meet t h e mayor, when they w i l l r epa i r t o the home of the groom i n Woonsocket. Both the br ide and t h e groom a r e sa id t o

6 be i n a f f luen t circumstances .

I n October of 1908, Aram Pothier was nominated by the Republican Party f o r the post of Governor of the S t a t e of Rhode Island, winning t h i s pos i t ion by a p l u r a l i t y of 7,270 votes. I n 1909, he received t h e honor of a renomination and on t h e 2nd of Nov- ember of t h a t year, was ree lec ted by t h e l a r g e s t majori ty ever given t o a gubernatorial candidate i n t h e h i s t o r y of our s t a t e . More noteworthy was the f a c t t h a t t h a t year was an "off year" i n p o l i t i c a l c i r c l e s .

A s Governor, he enjoyed a g rea t p res t ige , which showed i t s e l f i n h i s becoming known a s a progressive reformer. During h i s six years i n o f f i c e , he admirably discerned t h e needs of t h e s t a t e and i t s c i t i z e n s . H i s speeches, always models of c l a r i t y and precision, gained him t h e support of both t h e people and t h e General Assembly.

During h i s term of o f f i c e , much was accomp- l i shed. Thanks t o h i s influence, the S t a t e con- s t i t u t i o n was amended, and e l e c t i o n s were changed t o biannually, r a the r than annually. He l ikewise created a more modern system f o r the imposition of taxes, c rea t ing a s t a t e o f f i c e of taxat ion. He a l s o es tabl ished a publ ic u t i l i t i e s commission, and

formed a commission, empowered t o hand-out c o n t r a c t s f o r t h e smoother operat ion of t h e d iverse departments of s t a t e management.

Another g rea t achievement which took p lace dur- ing t h e governorship of Aram Pothier was one which opened Rhode Is land t o t h e world of commerce. Un- der P o t h i e r ' s inf luence , a new wharf was constructed a t t h e por t of Providence f o r a cos t of two mi l l ion d o l l a r s . The f i r s t navigat ion company t o use t h i s new wharf f o r t h e t r anspor t of passengers and t r a d e was t h e French Fabre Line. Cyprien Fabre and Company of Marse i l les , which had been opera t ing small steam- ers i n the Mediterranean Sea s ince 1874, began a f t e r a couple of experimental voyages, a Marse i l les t o New York se rv ice , with t h e s a i l i n g of t h e 2,500 t o n steamer SCOTIA i n Apr i l of 1882.

A t t h e t u r n of t h e century, t h e Company com- missioned four new sh ips of l a r g e r s i z e and increas- ed accomodations, while t h r e e more were added p r i o r t o World War I, including t h e three-funnelled PATRIA. The Company's only l o s s was t h e SANT'ANNA, torpedoed during t h e War i n t h e Mediterranean. The following year , t h e VENEZIA was destroyed by f i r e i n t h e North A t l a n t i c during one of i t s voyages.

I n honor of t h e Governor, and t h e opening of the wharf here i n Rhode I s l and t o use by t h i s Comp- any, a s i s t e r sh ip t o t h e PATRIA was b u i l t and chr is tened t h e PROVIDENCE, launched i n August 1914. It made i t s maiden voyage t o North America on t h e 1 s t of June 1920. This sh ip s a i l e d f o r thir ty-one more years , being broken up a t La Spezia, I t a l y i n 1951.

Of p a r t i c u l a r i n t e r e s t t o M r . Wilfr id E. Varieur of Stamford, Connecticut, he wr i t e s :

1921 end of June (I was then 1 7 ) . Within a week a f t e r (high school) graduation from Central Fa l l s ' Sacred Heart Academy, I became t h e second apprentice h i red by t h e owner of Rhode I s l and ' s only (then) in- t e r n a t ional steamship represent a t ives , the Church Travel Agency of Providence. This was the rev iva l of ocean t r a v e l a f t e r World War I and a r e a l "dream world" f o r a mill-town boy l i k e me. My very f i r s t s igh t of s leek chauffeured limousines. My f i r s t h o t e l lobby v i s i t and dining room lunch, conversations with industry tycoons, government o f f i c i a l s , bankers, soc ia l e l i t e , e t c .

Banker Aram Pothier , then between gubern- a t o r i a l s t i n t s , was a V.I.P. c l i e n t of the agency and c lose f r i end of our M r . Church. He (Aram Pothier) had us appoint- ed Port Passenger Agents f o r the Fabre Line ships. Thanks t o my fluency i n French, I was made " ~ e Responsable8' f o r a l l the passengers' paperwork. 'Twas t r u l y emotional. Not only seeing my very f i r st "l ive" ocean l i n e r , but

7 "o f f i c ia l ly1 ' involved with i ts passengers.

On t h e 12th of Apri l 1910, when the Grand Trunk Railway decided t o construct a l i n e down in- t o Rhode Is land. Governor Pothier became an ardent champion of t h i s en te rp r i se , and signed a char ter fo r t h e Southern New England Railway Company on t h a t day. Unfortunately, the company went bank- rup t , and the dream was never r ea l i zed .

I n addi t ion t o h i s d u t i e s a s a f inanc ie r , the newly-appointed President of t h e Union Trust Comp- any of Providence was a l s o t r easure r of the follow- ing companies: the Guerin Spinning Company, t h e Alsace Worsted Company, the Rosemont Dyeing Company, and the Montrose Worsted Company. More than any other man i n Woonsocket, M r . Potheir was instrurnent- a 1 i n making t h e c i t y a center of new indus t r i e s . While abroad, he was ever on t h e a l e r t f o r opport- u n i t i e s t o advance t h e i n d u s t r i a l standing of h i s c i t y and S t a t e , and a s a r e s u l t , Woonsocket soon became one of t h e world's cen te r s f o r the manufac- t u r e of woolen and worsted yarns by the French and Belgian processes. H e was likewise instrumental i n obtaining fo r French concerns, an exemption from taxat ion which was o f t en a determining cause of t h e i r decision t o e s t a b l i s h here. It was ch ie f ly through h i s e f f o r t s t h a t the Lepoutre i n t e r e s t s were induced t o begin t h e Lafayette Worsted Company's l a r g e s t p lant i n Woonsocket, and the c i t y is in- debted t o him f o r the e rec t ion within i t s l i m i t s of the French Worsted Company's colossa l yar it owned by t h e Tiberghiens of Turcoing, France .

Aram Pothier was e lec ted Governor of t h e S ta te of Rhode Is land f o r another term i n 1925, and served i t s c i t i z e n s u n t i l h i s untimely death i n off i ce , on the 3rd of February 1928.

With Church and S t a t e uni t ing t o pay him honor, the funera l of Governor Aram J u l e s Pothier was held Wednesday morning [February 8,19281 i n the Cathedral [SS. Peter C Paul, Providence]. The great church was f i l l e d by an assem- blage representing a l l walks of l i f e and including nat ional , S t a t e and c i v i c

notables. Assist ing i n the sanctuary were f i f t y p r i e s t s .

Following a P o n t i f i c a l Mass of Requiem, sung by R t . Rev. Bishop Hickey, and a eulogy by R t . Rev. Msgr. Biassing, the body, escorted by S t a t e troopers, was borne through severa l towns t o i t s l a s t r e s t i n g place i n the Pothier family mausoleum. Prayers a t the grave i n t h e Precious Blood par ish cemetery, over t h e Massachusetts l i n e , were read by Rev. J.M.Leon Giroux, t h e Governor's

9 pas tor . It is without a doubt, t h a t t h e l i f e and ac-

complishments of t h i s man has earned him a place among t h e bes t of examples of Franco-American achievement. I n conclusion, perhaps the h ighes t words of t r i b u t e a r e those voiced by Bishop Hickey himself, when he sa id of the l a t e Governor:

I am very sorry t o l e a r n of t h e sudden death of Governor Aram J. Pothier . A long and honorable career has been brought t o an abrupt c lose . I f e e l sure he w i l l be long remembered a s a g rea t lover of peace and progress, always ready t o p lace himself a t the service of t h e people. The S ta te of Fthode Is land may well do him honor a s her foremost c i t i z e n of the hour. The Church too, pays him well-deserved homage a s a f a i t h f u l son who succeeded w e l l i n the fu l f i l lmen t of h i s d u t i e s t o God and t o his country. May he rest i n peace 10.

NOTES

'THE PROVIDENCE VISITOR, F n i d q , Febnuany 10,1928. p. 7 .

2~~~~~~~~~ HISTORIC PRESERVATION REPORT P-W- I . Woon~ockd, Rhode Inland. 1976, p. 3 0 .

3~hamacl W. ZZickndX. ffISTORY OF RffODE ISLAND AND PROVIDENCE PLANTATIONS ( l3.Loghapkica.t V o h e I Nw Yank: A m k c a n ffht0nica.t SocieAy, Inc, 1920. p. 377.

4&ickn&, 1 bid.

5 ~ ~ I V G ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EVENING POST, T h m d a y , A p U 3, 1902.

6 ~ ~ 1 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ EVENING POST, Fniday, A p h i e 4, 1902.

'~omespondence wiAh W i l d h i d E. VrvLie.uk 06 Standofid, CT., J u l y 24, 1984.

'gickndX, I M .

9 ~ f f ~ PROVIDENCE VISITOR, F a a y , Feb. 10, 1926.

"THE PROVIDENCE VISITOR, F u a y , Feb. 10, 1928.

cd. d o : John R. Veada . ARM-JULES POTtlPER AS GOVERNOR OF RHODE ISLAfitD. T h e s h on 4.iee at .the L i b m y 06 U n i v m L t y 0 6 Rhode I n h d .

A UESCENDlNG GENEALOGY Of THE POTfflER FAMILY - --

I. Jean-Baptiste POTTIER (16 -1711)" (Jean & Marguerite de ~zntes)

mg. 14/6/1688 - Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, PQ Marie-Etiennette BEAUVAIS

(Jacques & Jeanne Solde) * (Sm-BapLhte w a ~ a R o q d NoXuty at

T n o A - R i v i a a , P.Q. 1

Children :

1. Marie-Louise (1689-died young/unmarried)

2. Jean-Alexis (1690-1690)

3. Guillaume (1693-died younglunmarried)

4. Marie-Barbe (1694-1695)

5. Joseph-Marie (1696-1742) mg. 21/1/1718 - ~rois-~ivi=kres, PQ to Marie-Josette Mouet dit Morasse

6. Marie-Catherine (1698- /

mg. 28/2/1718 - Notre-Dame-de-Montreal, PQ to Joseph Perrin

7. Jean (1699-1760) c12/4/1728 - ~rois-~ivi\eres, PQ to Marie-Anne Crevier

8. Jeanne-Marguerite (1701-died young)

9. Marie-Louise (1703- mg. 23/11/1723 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ to Richard Fry

10. Unnamed Child (1706-1706)

11. Marie-Madeleine (1707- , mg. 28/7/1725 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ t o Jean-Baptiste P e t i t

12. Michel (twin) (1710-1719)

13. Marie-Fran~oise (twin) (1 710- mg. 16/2/1733 - Pointe-Claire, PQ t o Jacques Chamaillard

14. Jean-Baptiste (1712- mg. 3/11/1733 - Longue-Pointe, PQ t o Jud i th Lemaitre

11. Joseph-Marie POTHIER (1696-1742) (Jean-Baptiste & M-Etiennette Beauvais)

\ mg. 21/1/1718 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ Marie-Josette MOUET d i t MORASSE

(P ie r re & Elisabeth J u t r a s )

Children :

1. Marie-Josette (1718-1718)

2. Joseph (1719- mg. 9/11/1747 - ~ r o i s - ~ i v i \ e r e s , PQ t o Madeleine Her t e l d i t ~ a f r e n i z r e

3. Fran o i s (1721- &/I750 - Tro i s -~ iv iGres , PQ t o Mar ie-Anne-Louise Alavoine

4. Marie-Josette (1726-

5. ~arthilgmi (1728- \

mg. 21/1/1758 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ to ~enevi>ve Leclerc dit Blondin

6. Louis (1731- \ mg. 28/1/1754 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ

to Marie-Anne Belisle

7. Marie-Madeleine (1737- mg. 27/9/1762 - Pointe-du-Lac, PQ to Pierre Levasseur

111. Fransois POTHIER (1721- (Joseph-Marie & M-Josett: Mouet-Morasse)

mg. 12/1/1750 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ Marie-Anne-Louise ALAVOINE

(Charles & Marie-Anne Lefebvre)

Children :

1. Marie-Josette (1751-died young)

2. Joseph (1754-1847) 1st mg. 23/11/1795 - Yamachiche, PQ to Marie-Clothilde Girardin 2nd mg. 6/11/1810 - Yamachiche, PQ to Marie Bastarache

3. Marie-Louise (1755-1756)

4. Marie-Josette (1760- \

mg. 29/11/1781 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ to Joseph-Antoine ~gmgrise

5. Joseph-Antoine (1768-died young)

6. Marie-Louise (1757- \

mg. 16/8/1773,- Trois-Rivieres, PQ t o Fransois-Regis Girard

7. Marie-Anne ( mg. 25/1/1790 - ~ r o i s - ~ i v i \ e r e s , PQ -

t o Louis Pinard

8. F r a n ~ o i s ( 1st mg. 30/1/1792 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Marie Charbonneau

\ 2nd mg. 12/8/1798 - Trois-Rivieres, PQ t o J o s e t t e For t i e r

I V . Joseph POTHIER (1754-1847) (Fransois & M-Anne-Louise Alavoine)

1st mg. 23/11/1795 - Yamachiche, PQ Marie-Clothilde GIRARDIN ( -1810)

(August i n & ~ e n e v i k v e Rivard-Loranger) 2nd mg. 6/11/1810 - Yamachiche, PQ Marie BASTARACHE

(Joseph & F r a n ~ o i s e Lesieur)

Children of 1 s t Mg:

1. J u l i e (1797-1873) 1st mg. 3/2/1824 - St-Cuthbert, PQ t o Amable Lanoix 2nd mg. 27/4/1843 - St-Cuthbert, PQ t o P i e r r e Grignon

2. Pierre-ISAAC (1800-1875) mg. 23/4/1827 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Jose t t e Rivard d i t Be l l e feu i l l e

3. Joseph-Octave (1802- mg. 2/2/1824 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Elisabeth Richer d i t Lafleche

5. Marie-Marguerite (1807-1863) mg. 28/5/1827 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Fran5ois Lesieur d i t Desaulniers

6. Marie-Louise-Elmire (1809-1848) mg. 12/2/1833 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Godefroi Alary

Children of 2nd Mg:

1. Marie-s&aphine (1812-1876) mg. 11/5/1829 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Jean Audet d i t Lapointe

3. Thars i le (1815-1890) -11833 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Jean Hudon d i t Beaulieu

4. Edouard (1817-died young)

6. ~ e d n d r e (1820- mg. 19/4/1842 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Louise Bettez

7. Damase (1823-died young)

V. Joseph-Octave POTHIER (1802-1848) (Joseph & Marie-Clothilde Girardin)

mg. 2/2/1824 - Yamachiche, PQ Elisabeth RICHER d i t LAFLECHE ( -1855)

(Abraham & Elisabeth Bettez)

Children :

1. Emilie-Sophie (1824-died young)

/ 2. Marie-Adelaide (1825-

mg. 7/6/1847 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Michel Bettez

3. Caroline (1827-died young)

/ 4. Elise-Zoe (1828-died young)

5. Joseph-Jules (1829- mg. 3/10/1853 - St-Bernard-Lacolle, PQ t o Marie-Domitille Da l la i re

6. Marie-~loise* (1830- mg. 9/7/1861 - Yamachiche, PQ t o Louis Lesieur d i t Desaulniers

* (Pane& 06 Rev. Joneph De\la.uLnLm, who pmdomed wedding 06 A m n Poikim ;to Mnnie- f h a n ~ o h e de Chanmigny aX Bhidg epont, CT . I

/

7. Elzire-Zoe (1832-died young)

8. Marie-Olivine (1833-1861) unmarried

9. Mathilde (1834-died young)

10. Esther-Virginie (1836-died young)

11. ~hi loni>ne (1837-died young)

12. V i rg in i e (twin) (1838-died young)

13. Marie-Elisabeth (twin) (1838-died young)

14. Charles (1840- r e l i g i o u s profess ion: 12/4/1868- a s ~ r z r e S e r v i l l i e n , CFC

V I . Joseph-Jules POTHIER (1829- (Joseph-Octave & El i sabe th Richer-Lafleche)

mg. 3/10/1853 - St-Bernard-Lacolle, PQ Marie-Domitille DALLAIRE

(Charles & Marie-Louise P lan te)

Children :

1. ram-~ules* (1854-1928) mg. 3/4/1902 - Bridgeport , CT. (St.Anthony) t o Mar ie-Fransoise de Charmigny

*(Govehnon 06 Rhode l s h n d )

2. Marie-Louise (1856-1949) unmarried

3. Octave-Charles (1859-1945) mg. 22/2/1898 - Woonsocket, R I (Ste-Anne) t o Marie-Elizabeth ~ u & i n

4. Anna-Mar ie ( 186 1 - mg. 13/5/1885 - Woonsocket, R I (Prec.Blood) t o Wi l f r id Jarret

5. Georgiana (1863-1867)

6. Charles-Joseph (1865- mg. 11/6/1894 - Woonsocket, R I t o Louise Murphy

7. Marie-~os&hine (1867- mg. 13/2/1893 - Woonsocket, R I (Prec.Blood) t o Charles-E-A. ~ a f e r r i s r e , MD

8. Adam-Charles (1871-died young)

V I I . Octave-Charles POTHIER (1859-1945) (Joseph-Jules & M-Domitille D a l l a i r e )

mg. 22/2/1898 - Woo,nsocket, R I (Ste-Anne) Marie-Elizabeth GUERIN

(

Children :

1. Jules-Joseph (1901-1976) unmarried

2. Armand-Charles (1905-1965) mg . 6/7/1932 - Woonsocket , R I (Prec .Blood) t o R i t a I r ene Robidoux

Sources :

Desauln iers , F-X. VEILLES FAMILLES DE YAMACHICHE.

Reper to i res of Trois-Rivieres , Yamachiche, St-Jean County, Precious Blood Woonsocket,

Ulysse Forget , MD. Forget Files.

The Library Committee, composed of Armand Letourneau, Mary Letourneau, Charles Gaudet, Rachel Gaudet and Janice Burkhart, i s very pleased t o re- por t t h a t a l l A.F.G.S. ma te r i a l has been t r ans fe r - r ed t o t h e b e a u t i f u l new cabinets , so grac ious ly allowed by Le Foyer, and so generously supplied by t h e membership of t h e A.F.G.S. Anyone who sees these t r u l y magnificent cab ine t s w i l l quickly r ea l - i z e t h a t they a r e an a e s t h e i c improvement f o r Le Foyer, a s wel l a s a tremendous a s s e t f o r our Society. Because of t h e expanded s torage space, we a r e now a b l e t o house our complete Library holdings i n one place, r a t h e r than i n var ious c e l l a r s and a t t i c s throughout t h e s t a t e .

A s your new Library Committee becomes more in- volved with i t s work, our admiration and respect f o r our predecessors increases . We want t o public- l y compliment and thank a l l previous l i b r a r i a n s and l i b r a r y committees f o r the f i n e work they have ac- complished with such l imi t ed resources and space. Because of t h e f i rm foundation e s t ab l i shed by such dedicated people a s Jeannet te Menard, Robert Quint in and Theresa Poliquin, t he current committee f i n d s i t s e l f with a much more manageable job.

Your committee has been involved i n many pro- j e c t s . Some a r e now completed, some a r e nearing completion, and o t h e r s w i l l be on-going.

The f i r s t p ro jec t was t o organize your new li- brary and l a b e l t h e shelves. This p ro jec t is f i n i s h - ed and we th ink you w i l l be proud of t h e way t h e

l i b r a r y present ly looks. A char t showing the loca- t i o n of books is ava i l ab le a t Le Foyer and w i l l be given t o new members, a s they join. There is a l s o a copy a t the end of t h i s r epor t .

Our second projec t i s much more ambitious, a s we have undertaken the t a s k of cataloguing a l l of our mater ia l , which includes : r e p e r t o i r e s from Canada and the United S ta tes ; Acadian reference works; pe r iod ica l s and journals; d ic t ionar ies , maps, and a t l a s e s ; par ish h i s t o r i e s ; general h i s t o r i e s ; books about French-Canadians; reference books; ob i tua r ies ; the Lo i se l l e Index; the Rivest Index; the Forget F i l e ; and family h i s t o r i e s and genealo- g ies . Each piece of mater ia l has been assigned a code number and labeled with t h e i d e n t i f i c a t i o n , cabinet number, and shelf number. These numbers w i l l hopefully help members quickly loca te t h e mater ia l they want, and w i l l allow the Society t o keep an accurate inventory of what w e possess. This inventory w i l l a l s o be important f o r tax and insurance purposes. A s these numbers a r e assigned, a card catalogue i s a l s o being developed. This catalogue w i l l allow a researcher t o look up a town, par ish o r county, and then, using the assign- ed codes, e a s i l y f ind the appropriate mater ia l i n our l i b r a r y . A catalogue (pr in ted) , which l is ts a l l of our holdings, w i l l be offered f o r s a l e t o our membership. A l l t h i s should be of g rea t help t o ser ious researchers. Mr. Letourneau has de- voted many hours t o the typing of t h i s catalogue and t h e f in ished product i s presented i n a most professional format.

No t a s k of t h i s magnitude could be undertaken by jus t one person. The Library Committee would l i k e t o acknowledge the following donations of t i m e and mater ia ls : Robert Quintin fo r a l a rge box of

t h ree r i n g b inders and he lp t r a n s f e r r i n g books from t h e downstairs cabinet t o the new l i b r a r y ; Rev. Dennis Boudreau f o r a two-drawer card f i l e ; Violet G i a n e t t i f o r many hours of typing; Rachel and Charles Gaudet f o r a b e a u t i f u l a t l a s and many maps; Armand and Mary Letourneau f o r a French Dict ionary and maps; and Jan ice Burkhart f o r assor ted l i b r a r y suppl ies .

This committee has a l ready devoted more than 200 hours of work t o t h e l i b r a r y set-up, ye t much more needs t o be done.

The committee would l i k e t o acknowledge M r . Alfred Gaboury f o r t h e outstanding work he has done f o r t h e Society by c o l l e c t i n g and organizing t h e o b i t u a r i e s of l o c a l French-Canadians over t h e pas t few years . Obi tuar ies f o r more than 450 family names have been organized onto family shee t s with information about parents , b i r t h d a t e s , d a t e s and p laces of death, surv ivors , e t c . , and t h e name of t h e reference t o where t h e o r i g i n a l ma te r i a l may be found has been compiled by him. M r . Gaboury's work has been alphabetized and catagorized by Jan ice Burkhart and is now s to red i n 18 notebooks, which have been b e a u t i f u l l y covered by Armand and Mary Letourneau. New o b i t u a r i e s w i l l be added a s they a r e received.

The Library Committee would l i k e t o ask t h e membership ' s cooperat ion i n t h e following a r e a s :

1. NO BOOKS ARE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THE PREMISES. We ask your complete cooperation i n t h i s mat ter . Many of our books a r e now out-of-print, and i f they a r e l o s t o r taken, w e a r e not ab le t o re- p lace them. (As i t is, we a r e missing some on a weekly b a s i s . Compton County hasn't been seen i n near ly a year . Please r e t u r n it, whoever you a r e , who may have borrowed i t . )

. PLEASE TRY TO REPLACE BOOKS WHERE THEY WERE -- ---- FOUND. The code on the spine of the book should help you i n t h i s courteous and easy task , by t e l l i n g you t h e cabinet and shelf number. Also the shelves a r e labeled with the county names. Your thoughtfulness w i l l help t h e next person who wants t o use t h e book.

3 . I f you come across a book t h a t needs t o be REPAIRED, please bring i t t o t h e a t t e n t i o n of someone on t h e Library Committee, so we may see t o it immediately, t o preserve the l i f e of t h e volume .

4. We have t r i e d t o l a b e l t h e reper to i res with the correc t county name. W e have used various maps and a t l a s e s f o r t h i s purpose. I f you f e e l t h a t there i s a mistake, p lease bring it t o our a t - tent ion.

5. PLEASE LIMIT THE NUMBER OF VOLUMES YOU TAKE TO -- --- THREE PER PERSON. This will allow more people -- t o make use of the books, with l e s s running around from t a b l e t o t ab le .

6. I f you have th ree books a t your t ab le , and some- one i s waiting f o r a p a r t i c u l a r volume, p lease SHARE the book with them.

7. - BE CAREFUL NOT TO SPILL ANYTHING ON THE BOOKS!!! --- --

8. DO NOT FOLD BOOKS I N HALF!!! The bindings a r e ------ of ten f r a g i l e .

9 . PLEASE DO NOT WRITE I N THE BOOKS!!! Should you discover a discrepancy i n data , please contact Theresa Poliquin from- the ~ e s e a r c h Committee t o make a note of any e r r o r , o r e l s e another A.F.G. S. Off icer .

The Library Committee would welcome your com- ments and suggestions. You may leave them i n t h e suggestion box when you come t o the l i b r a r y o r you may mail them t o Janice Burkhart, c/o the Society, who i s the current l i b r a r i a n . This committee is dedicated t o making t h e l i b r a r y easy t o use and he lp fu l t o you. Your suggestions and comments w i l l be appreciated and acted upon.

Final ly , would you l i k e t o become involved with our l i b r a r y work? Perhaps, you could c o l l e c t Franco-American ob i tua r ies from your area , o r may- be donate a f a v o r i t e genealogy book o r family h i s to ry t o our l i b r a r y ? Maybe you would l i k e t o donate some old genealogical per iodicals . Perhaps you could copy and type records from your l o c a l town h a l l o r par ish church? We a r e a committee of f i v e people, but the l i b r a r y i s yours. Its growth depends f o r the most p a r t on your i n t e r e s t i n i t . Won't you help us t o f u r t h e r improve i t ? We w i l l be waiting t o hear from you.

Janice Burkhart, Librar ian f o r the A.F.G.S.

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MEMBERSHIP REPORT

We r e c e n t l y ended t h e 1983-1984 membership year w i t h c l o s e t o 700 a c t i v e members, f a r exceeding our goal. As t h i s i s be ing w r i t t e n , we a re l e s s than two months i n t o t h e new membership year and renewals have exceeded 60 percent. New member a p p l i c a t i o n s a re be ing rece ived a t n f a r g rea ter r a t e than ever before. O u r goal f o r 84-85 i s t o end t h e year w i t h over 800 a c t i v e members. A t our c u r r e n t r a t e o f growth, we should meet t h a t goal e a s i l y .

The L i f e Member r o s t e r i s a l s o growing. We now have 54 L i f e Memberships. The AFGS i s unique i n o f f e r i n g l i f e memberships by i ns ta l lmen ts . Many members cannot a f f o r d t o e n r o l l i n a L i f e Mem- bersh ip i n one lump sum, however by break ing t h e cos t down i n t o monthly pay- ments, L i f e Membership becomes eas ie r t o ob ta in . I urge you t o consider t h i s .

We now have members i n almost every s t a t e of t h e Union, as w e l l as severa l i n Canada and France. There i s a s u r p r i - s ing1 y l a r g e number o f members i n t h e t h r e e p a c i f ic -coast s t a t e s ( C a l i f o r n i a , Oregon, and Washington). The on l y r e g i o n o f t h e count ry t h a t does n o t have an AFGS member i s Hawaii and t h e P a c i f i c I s l ands Group .

I would l i k e t o thank those members who sent i n address changes w i t h t h e i r renewals. Keeping the Soc ie tyP s mai 1 i n g l i s t c u r r e n t i s a monumental task. The computer has made my job much eas ie r , b u t

I need your cooperation t o keep our mem- bership f i l e s error- f ree.

More than a dozen copies of the l a s t JMS were returned by the post o f f i c e a9 "undel iverable." These were immediately remailed. Only one was returned a second time. This leads me t o be l ieve t h a t the e r ro r was w i t h the Postal Service, and not w i th our ma i l i ng l i s t .

The U. S. Postal Servi ce has not i f i cd us t h a t we can r e a l i z e a considerable savings on t he cost of our bu lk mai l ings i f we use the new seven-digi t z i p codes. I f you know your new z i p code, I am asking t h a t you pass i t along t o us. Our com- puter i s already set up t o process t h i s information. A l l we need are the numbers. Your cooperation w i 11 be great1 y appre- c iated. The Society 's new z i p code i s 02861-U113.

Paul P. D e l i s l e (0039L) Membership D i rec to r

N E W MEMBERS

1063 R i t a A. Shane, 29 Coomes St., Sp r ing f ie ld , MA 01108 1064 Deborah Seif e r t , 16369 Spruce S t . , Fountain Valley, CA 92708 iO6S Geral d R. Meooi e r , 296 Eel a i r St. , New Bedford, MA 02745 1066 Harold A. Nelson, 401 E. Wisconsin Ave., S i l v e r Lake, W 1 53170 1067F Paul R. White, 145 Grove St . , F a l l River, MA 02720 1668F Robert 0. MacManus, 17 Empire St . ,

Pawtucket, R I 02861 1069 Bever ly M i t che l l , 57 Arizona St., Coventry, R I 02816 1070 Barbara Reed Davenport, 24895 Castlebrook Dr . , Sunnymead, CA 92388 1071 Nancy Hopkino, 3 Mulberry C t . , Coventry, R I 02816 1072 Carlen Blouin, 5011 SW 25 Ave., F t . Lauderdale, FL 33312 1073F Armand 0. Guert in Jr . , 10 Cedar Fond Dr . , Apt. 10, Warwick, R1 02886 1074F Dr. Archie R. Touchette, 21 Clark Rd . , Cumber 1 and, R I 02864 1075 Howard F. Fontaine, 1615 16th Ave. S., Escanaba, M I 49829 1076 Norman Clermont, 411 Mercury Way, R t . 36, F t . Myers, FL 33908 1077 Dorothy J. Drake, 6923 Mar i l yn Ave., NE, Albuquerque, NM 87109 1078 Denise C. Swiat, BOX 271, B u l l v i l l e , NY 10915 1079 Ma r j o r i e Blouin, 33 Gask i l l S t . , Woonsocket, R I 02895 1080 John F. Cote J r . , BOX 802, HFD 2, Brook1 yn, CT 06234 1081 Marcel R. Poyant, 17 Windlass Ln., Cen te rv i l l e , MA 02692 iO82F Robert M. Hol t, 1316 N. 5 t h St., Fargo, ND 58102 1083 L i l l i a n O'Brien, 43 Se i tz Ter., Poughkeepsie, NY 12603 1084 Joseph A. M i l o t t e , 1521 S. Wain St., Fa1 1 River , MA 02724 1085 Anna M. R i f i c i , 433 Maountain Ave., Westf i e l d , NJ 07090 1086 Robert L. Rio~rx , 101 12 Ranger Rd. , Fa i r fax , VA 22030 1087 W. Wesley Grol eacr, 110 Clarke, Syracuse, NY 13210 1088 G l o r i a J. Adams, 339 Oak St.,

Mansf i e l d, MA 02048 1089 Carol Dupras D i l l on , 6983 Wal l ing Ln., Dallas, TX 75231 1090 Robert R. O l iver , 708 Holmes Rd., N. Att leboro, MA 02760 1091 Susan Dyer Levin, 124 Edmond Dr . , Warwick, R I 02886 1092 James M. Holmeo, 78 E. Main St., Westborough, MA 01581 1093 Helen Goyette 119 Rock Ave., Pawtucket, k I 02861 1094 V io la B. Andrew, 807 West Ave., E l y r i a , OH 44035 1095 Robert E. Veasey, 26 Mercy St., Providence, R I 02909 1096 Dor i s C l a i r e Perry, 64 Marian S t . , Fa1 1 River, MA 02723 1097F Raymond Samson, 484 Walcott S t . , Pawtucket, R I 02861 1098 Jud i t y Gaudette Tesla, 118 Grey Rock Rd., Bridgeport, CT 06880 1099 Dennis Eyrnes, 1496 Narragansett Blvd., Cranston, R I 02905 1100 Thereoe Demers Gravel, 1967 Blvd. Rosemont, Montreal, P.Q. H2G 1S9 1101 Wi l l iam LaKue, P.0. Box 4886, Poughkeepsie, NY 12602 1102 Lawrence E. Lecours, Raceway Rd., Underh i l l , VT 05489 1103 Maurice A. Bourque, 591 Daggett Ave., Pawtucket, R I 02861 1104 Marcel F. C lou t ie r , 4647 E. Northern C i r . , Dayton, OH 45424 1105 Rev. Georges-Henr i Co~trnoyer , 26 rue Arpin, Sorel, P.Q. J3P 527 1106 Mary Ann Gingras, 304 E. 41ot St . , Apt. 7'03, N e w York, NV 10017 1107 Nora E. Meier, 815 S t . Marys Ave., Deer Lodge, MT 59722 1108 Dorothy Stef anik, P.D. Box 2538,

F a l l River, MA 02721 1109 Steven A. Lamontagne, 28 Maybury S t . , Cumber1 and, R I 02864 1 1 10 Normand k. Sylvestre, 196 Main Ave., Warwick, RI 02886 1 1 1 1 Joseph E. Cousineacc, 116 Maple Ave., Swaneea, MA 02777 1112 C l a i r e Melanson, 45 Niagara S t . , F a l l River, MA 02721 1113F L i l l i a n Contois, 4 Wing Ln., Acushnrt, MA 02743 1114 Raymond J. Pou l io t , 31 Whi t t i e r Rd., Pawtucket, R I 02861 1115 Lorra ine G. Harrison, 600 W. 22d, Odessa, TX 79761 1116 Capt. Joseph P. Commette, USN, 249 H Ave., Coronado, CA 92118 1117 Stephen Gagnon, 6 Whitford St . , Coventry, R I 02816 ilia Susan E. Clement, 2 Weaver S t . , Swansea, MA 02777 1119 Joan W, Bixby, 75 P h i l l i p Ave., Cumberland, R I 02864 1120 Richard E. Young, P.O. BOX 161, York, ME 03909 1121 Evelyn Lamothe Dodge, P.O. Box 68, P l a i n f i e l d , CT 06374 1122 P a t r i c i a King Davis, 9 Sherwood kd., Middletown, R1 02840 1123 Carol Huebner, 1003 Scott S t . , Midland, Mi 48640 1124 Robert Gaudet, 57 Tyler S t . , Naehua, NH 03060 1125 Louise Levasseur, 15 Home Farm Rd., Caribou, ME 04736 1126 Ani ta Sorensen, 1113 Jef ferson St . , Rac i ne, W I 53404 1127 Therese Bai ley, 34 Walnut Ln., Groton, CT 06340 1128 Sh i r l ey P. Bruso, 6508 103d St . ,

Court E, Puyal lup, WA 98373 1129 Dorothy Johnson, 8 Nevada-Wyoming Dr. , Holden, MA 01520 1130 Albina Bai ley, Hayden Fond Kd., RR #2, Box 491, Dudley, MA 01570 1131 Myr t l e Pletos, 33212 Sherwood Forest D r . , S t e r l i n g Hts, M I 48077 1132 Dawn D. Edwards, 60 Hammond St . , Acton, MA 01720 1153 R. Ma~ir ine Brunner, 610 W. Ottawa St., Apt. 311, Lansing, M I 48953 1134 Paul H. Phaneuf , 25 Greystone Rd., Malden, MA 02148 1135 Joseph Maxim S t . Amand, 255 Camari l lo Dr . , Camaril lo, CA 93010 ilS6 Yvonne C. Smith, 1934 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, I L 60640 1137 Edward W. Patterson Jr., 131 Walnut S t . , Saugur, MA 01906 1138 A l f r ed Yel le, S Wayside Dr. , Exeter, NH 03833 1139 Rebecca Gruber, 6410 Lotus C t . , Waterford, M I 48095 1140 Louise Santucci, 38 Carlos Dr. , F a i r f i c l d , NJ 07006 1141 Donald J. Roy, 112 E. Elm St. , Torrington, CT 06790 1142 Joyce Buckland, P.O. Box 1003, N. Highlands, CA 95660 1143 Jan Langevin, 269 Bridge St . , S t . Paul, MN 55112 1144 Adeline Cunningham, 608 Hannon, Dayton, WA 99328 1143 Rose Callaway, 9706 Fairv iew C t . , Spokane, WA 99206 1146 P h i l kevai r , 2809 S. Service Dr . , Red Wing, MN 55066 1147 Richard D. Cadicr, 46 Donald Dr., Hastings-on-Hudson, NY 10706 1148 Henri A. Paradis, 60 Maple S t . ,

Att leboro, MA 02703-4056 1149 Ernest A. Montigny, 94 Ridgecrest Rd., Wel l ingford, CT 06492 1150 Richard G. Pie t te , 500 Winter St . , Woonsocket, R I 02893 1151 Robert J. La r i v ie re , 20 Eldor Dr. , 3. Walpole, MA 02071 1152 Celeste Graves, P.O. Box 198, Maqnol i a, TX 77355 1153 Richard L. Provost, 709 N. Poplar, Creston, I A 50801 1154 Ernest Gagnon, 151 Ralph Rd., Manchester, CT 06040 1135 Joseph R. Bourgeois, P.O. Box 232, W. Chary, NY 12992 1136 Robert F. Provost, 39 Magnolia S t . , Malden, MA 02148 1157F Eugene E. Thibodeau, RFD #I, BOX 2, Mount Holy, VT 03758 1158 Mary Bond, Box 116, Hannawa Fa l l s , NY 13647 1159 Louis B e l l e v i l l e , 5117 W. Mountain St., Stone Mtn., GA 30083 1160 Dianne Seyler, 186 Skunk Hollow Rd., LaCreecent, MN 55947 lib1 M i l t o n E. Charbonneau, 9040 Far ley Rd., Pinckney, M I 48169 1162 M r s . Wi l l iam Vinehout, 109 N. Smith S t . , Aurora, I L 60SOS 1163 Michael Gaulin, 22 Goddard, Southbridge, MA 01530 1164 June P ra t t , 3055 F o o t h i l l Plvd., Grants Pass, OR 97526 1163 P h y l l i s Rav i l l e , 44 E. Main St., E a r l v i l l e , NY 13332 1166 Marie LaBrschr, 1419 Santa Hasa, Santa Barbara, CA 95109 1167 Ernest Michaud, 3014 Comanche Ave., F l i n t , M I 48507 lib8 Marie Anna Jourdenais, 59 Cottage

St., Cent ra l Fa1 l s , R I 02863 1169 Yvonne S. P i e t t e , 98 Rodman St., Woonsocket, H I 02895 1170 Paul M i l l e t t e , 8253 Mannix Dr., Hollywood, CA 90046 1171 James Beauchamp, 3835 25d Ave,, SW, Nap1 es, FL 33999 1172 David Courchane, 1301 3d St., NE, E. Wenatches, WA 98801 1173 Henry W. Fontaine, 9 Malverne St., Tyngsboro, MA 01879 1174 L u c i l l e H. But ts , 17700 S. Avalon Blvd, SP 75, Carson, CA 90746 1175 Edmond G. Chapdelaine, 55 Anderton Ave., Pawtucket, R I 02860 1 176 Susan Paquet t e, RR 1, Box 346, Br i ckya rd Rd., Woodstock, CT 06281 1177 Jean Bergman, 12350 But te rnu t , Sand Lake, M I 49343 1178F Frank C. LeDoux Jr . , 171 1st S t . , Pawtucket, R I 02861 1179 M. Pau l i ne Erskine, 323 S. 850 E., B o u n t i f u l , UT 84010 1180 R i t a B. Messier, 9 Bar t Dr., Pawtucket, R I 02861 1181 Dee Dupuis, P.O. Eox 562, Simsbury, CT 06070 1182 Judy Shovah, 1965 Fwlkner PI . , Oxnard, CA 93033 1183 Ernest A. Dur fee Jr., 101 Foster St . , Fa1 1 R iver , MA 02721 1184 Mary C. LaFreniere, 44 D i l l o n Ave., N. Kingstown, R I 02852 l18SF Roland Pepin, 710 Weeden St., Pawtucket, R I 02860 1186 . W i l l i a m P. Far r ing ton , 1657 Dufuseat St., New Orleans, LA 70115 1 187 Mar i l yn Humani k , 2690 Hi ggsvi 1 1 e Rd., Cheboygan, M I 49721 1188F Char l iece L. H i l l e r y , 3311 C i t r u s

Ave., Walnut Creek, CA 94598 li89F Raymond Desplaines, 75 Ave. CI Woonoocket, R I 02895 1190 M a r i l y n K. Maginnis 412 Adams, Kimbal l , NE 69145 1191 V.S. Hennessey, 488 Laurel S t . , E l g i n * I L 60120 1192 M a r i l y n Bellsville, 517 Covena Ave., Modesto, CA 95354

The f i s c a l year of t h e American French Genealogical Society runs from October 1 s t t o September 30 of t h e fol lowing year, but memberships are accepted as e a r l y as Ju ly 1 f o r the forthcoming year. Those members who j o i n i n Ju ly , August and September receive all t h e p r iv i l eges of o the r members except t h a t they are r e s t r i c t e d to two i s sues of J E ME SOUVIENS, which is t h e number issued during one f i s c a l year. There are no deductions allowed f o r members who j o i n a f t e r t h e f i s c a l year has begun. 6

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CONTRIBUTIONS

The f o l l o w i n g members have c o n t r i b u t e d t o t h e S o c i e t y ' s L i b r a r y Fund. The s o c i e t y wishes t o thank t h e s e members f o r t h e i r g e n e r o s i t y and con t inued s u p p o r t .

M/M Henr i Leblond M / M Howard J . G r i f f o r e Jr . Bernard J . Beary Mi ld red W . Rioux Robinson 0. B e l l i n C h a r l e s A. Fau teux Mary A. B r o u i l l e t t e Dorothy Prou lx Diane S e y l e r Ralph W. Michaud V i r g i n i a D. P i t t e l k o w A l i c e E . P a q u e t t e Armand Belhumeur Herman A s s e l i n George E. C h r i s t i a n Jr. Ruth Black L u c i l l e B. MacCoy Rober t G u e r t i n

189. Need p lace of o r i g i n o r marriage f o r Franfois POULIN t o Marie OLIVET, and f o r Louis LAVERGNE t o Marie AUBIN d i t CASSE (ST-AUBIN). Both married c i r c a 1780 and s e t t l e d i n D e t r o i t , M I . a rea . (Michele Beyer, 2660 Lei tersburg Rd., Waynesboro, PA. 17268).

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190. Seeking descendants of F r a n ~ o i s BEDARD (b. 14/12/1826-St-Antoine-Tilly, PQ and d. 6/3/1908-Warwick, RI) o r anyone i n t e r e s t e d i n t h i s l ineage . Willing t o share informa- t i o n . (Jocelyne Bedard, 114 Broadway Ave., Waaa, OW. POS-1KO).

191. Seeking e a r e n t s and marriage of Gonzague LALIBERTE t o Mary PHILINGE~FILLINGER. ( P a t r i c i a K. Davis, 9 Sherwood Rd., Middletown, R I 02840).

192. Seeking pa ren t s & marriage of David MONFAIT (MAUFAIT/MAUFAY/MONFETTE) and M-Anne FOUCHER. Their son ~ h r i s t o ~ h e - ~ n d r e / m. 91 101 1786 a t Yamachiche, PQ t o Louise Roy. (Howard F. Fontaine, 1615-16th Avenue South, Escanaba, M I . 49829).

193. Se,eking marriage & paren t s of Germain LESPERANCE (TALON?), s /o Germain & Ellen ?, m. ca. 1840-46 t o J u l i e ROBIDOUX, i n US o r Canada. (Paul R, Landrg, 260 Laurel Hill D r . , So. Burlington, TIT. 05401).

194. Seeking pa ren t s and marriage of Jean-Baptiste BOUCHARD t o ~ d e / l i n e GOBIEL, ca. 1860-63 i n R I o r MA. a rea . They s e t t l e d i n Smithfield, R I i n 1864. (Rev. Dennis M. Boudreau, 1253 Newport Ave., Pawtucket, R I 02861).

195. Seeking marriage & paren t s of,Jean RUEL-ST- JEAN t o Marie JEUNESSE (or GENEST). Their son Jean-Baptiste married M-Louise Favreau 4/11/1800-Contrecoeur, PQ. (Virginia Palombit)

196. Seeking pa ren t s & marriage of Louis TRUDEAU t o Josgphine DEMIEUTTE. Their daughter Alida Marie m. 3/9/1917-St Pa t r i ck ' s , Norwich, CT. t o Dennis V. Kerouack. Alida b. i n Warren,RI, Louis b. ca. 1863-Canada; ~ o s e ' ~ h i n e b. ca. 1864-Vermont. Perhaps married i n Warren? Had a l s o two sons, Walter & William. (c /o J.M.S.)

197. The v i t a l records of Wakefield, MA. give t h e mg. of Charles R. JEFFREY, 23, t o Frances A. DOUCETTE, 17, on 27/11/1892. Both were born i n Nova Scot ia ( s p e c i f i c a l l y B e l l e u i l l e , NS). He was s/o Freeman & Susan (Goodwin) Je f f r ey . She was d/o I s a i a h & Elizabeth (Tinkham) Doucette. Need marriages and pa ren t s f o r these sets of couples, and b i r t h da te s is ava i l ab le . (Stanley E. Moore, 26 Hazelwood T e r . , P i t t s - f i e l d , MA. 01201).

198. Need d a t e of b i r t h and pa ren t s names of James Carl Langi l l , b. ca. 1895-96 i n Pictou, NS. (Debra Lang i l l , 13 Dane St. , Peabody, MA. 01960).

199. Seeking t h e name of t h e mother of Benjamin DUQUETTE, 9. ca. March 1826, s /o Louis. He married Emelie ~ lg rnen t , and d. 31/8/1882 a t Warren, R I . (Gloria Maiorano, 25 Lyman H i l l Rd., Norwich, CT. 06360). Also needs i n f o on a Marie OSTROD of Cap-de-la-Madeleine area , c i r c a 1830's (Emelie's grandmother).

The following l ist of que r i e s was sen t t o u s by our regular correspondent from Montreal, M r . A 1 Berube. We a r e l i s t i n g t h e following i n a spec ia l s ec t ion , so t h a t i f any of our members have answers t o any of t h e following, we ask t h a t you send them d i r e c t l y t o him a t t h e following address:

2059 s t - ~ n d r 6 ~ o n t r g a l , P .Q. H2L 3V2 Canada

1. Parents and marriage of James REVERE (Riviere, Rivard, Rivere, e t c ) and Phoebe ? , mar- r i e d ca. 1850-54 (Boston, MA. a r ea )

2. Parents & marriage of ~ g o n DUROCHER t o Rosal ie POUTRE-BOUCHER, ca . 1860-Cohoes, NY a rea .

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3. Parents & marriage of Edouard BELANGER t o Elmire BOURDEAU, ca. 1870.

4 . Pa/rent s & marriage of G/eoff rey (Jeffrey) BELANGER and Edwidge BELANGER, ca . 1890- Manchester, NH area .

5. Parents & marriage of Joseph MAINVILLE and Vic to r i a BERNIER (BAUMIER), ca. 1860-Ellens- burg, NY a rea .

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6. Parents & Marriage of ~ e / o n BERUBE and Lec t i a LUDRICK-RODRIGUES, 1880's i n New York S ta t e .

/ / 7. Parents and marriage of Joseph-Ernest BERUBE

and Marie PIETTE, 1880's-Mapleville o r Valley Fa l l s , R I a rea .

8. Parents and marriage of E l i e LAMOTTE and Clara CADORETTE (CADOTTE) ca . 18 75.

Can anyone please f i l l i n the blanks on these mar- r iages , providing the mothers' maiden names?

~ u d ~ e r , L ~ V $ S ~ U E (P ie r j e & Victorine -----) Cora BERUBE (John & Melina------ 1

mg . 22/11 1900-Providence, R I

/ / ~ e / l i e n BERUBE (John & ~e/lina------ 1 Mary-Anna SOUCY (~e/mi & Marie----- 1

mg. 4/10/1897-Providence, R I

/ / Chyrles BERUBE ( F t a v e & ? ------- Lea PELLETIER (Felix & Louisa Blouin)

mg. 23/11/1885-Burrillville, R I

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Frank BERUBE (John & Margaret ------ 1 Nora HAMEL (Alfred & ~ 6 l i a ------ 1

mg. 16/6/1895-st-Mary, B r i s t o l , CT.

/ / ~ e o r ~ e s - ~ e / a s BERUBE ( ? & ? ~ e / l i a ST-PIERRE (? & ? ----- 1

mg . 511 1/1900- Woonsocket , R I / /

Louis BERUBE (George & Harr ie t ----- ) Louise MENARD (Louis & Louise ----- 1

mg. 27/8/1888-Burrillville, R I

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Louis BERUBE (Charles & Marie----) Jennie PLANTE (Toussaint & Emma ------ 1

mg. 25 /1 /1886-~ur r i l lv i l l e , R I

/ / Thomas BERUBE (Charles & Marie ----- Marie PELLETIER (Fel ix & M-Louise Blouin)

mg. 23/11/1885-Burrillville, R I

Paul PL,&NTE/ (Toussaint & Emma ----- Mary BERUBE ( ? & ? -----

mg. 24/1/1887 - B u r r i l l v i l l e , R I

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Francis, BERUBE ( Mary LEVESQUE (

mg. ca. 1900 - Harr i sv i l l e , R I o r Centredale,RI

The following answers t o quer ies from our l a s t two i s sues of J E ME SOWIENS were sent t o us by M r . ~ & b b We thank him f o r helping l o c a t e these f o r our members.

M154. (M. Good) Marguerite Faribeau's parents a r e not given i n her marriage ent ry . -

11158. (D. C i r i e l l o ) A p a r t i a l answer. Louis FORENT (Veuf de Marie Racine) 2nd mg. t o Marie COUPAL (Veuve dlAbraham Goyette) 30/8/1897- St-Athanase-d11bervi1le, PQ.

/ / 11167. (G. ~ l a n c h a r d ) Joseph MILLER (FredericA&

Marguerite Richard) m. F lo res t ine CLOUATRE ( ~ i n o n i & Sophie Langlois) 29/1/1877- St-Valent i n , PQ

/ #173.(D. Boudreau) F r a n ~ o i s ~ X a v i e r BOUCHER (Rene

& Cla i re For t in) m. Celina AUDET (Joseph & Mathilde Casavant) 8/11/1853-Ste-Rosalie,PQ.

#173. (D. Boudreau) Robert, SAILLANT (E l i e & Marie Simard) m. C la i r e TETREAU (Jean-Bapt i s t e & J o s e t t e Couture) 17/10/ 1843-~t-~6mi-~a~ierville.

i1176. ( J . P o l i t t e ) Jean-Marie BOUC,HARD (Jean & Ang61ique P e l l e t i e r ) m. Angelique LeBFETON- LALANCETTE (Pierre-Henri & Louise-Agnes Larchsveque) 21/10/1776-La ~ o c a t i k r e , PQ

#178. (T. Poliquin) P i e r r e THIBODEAU (Jean-Baptiste & ?----- ) m. M-Josette VERMETTE (Augustin &

M-Josette Juneau) con t ra t Jean-Baptiste Badeau a t ~ r o i s - ~ i v i > r e s 22/12/1779. (Wit- nesses were Joseph Landry (brother-in-law t o P i e r r e ) and Jean-Baptiste Thibodeau ( p i e r r e ' s b ro the r ) . Note: Joseph Landry probably m. ~ e n e v i i v e Vermet t e i n 1768-Contrat P ier re- F r a ~ o i s Rigaud a t Maskinongg, PQ.

11182. (I. Hague) ~me/d:e BAZILE-GORGETTE (Jean-Bte- Ame/de/e & ~le /onore Boutaline, of Ste-Marie, Diocese of Turin, I t a l y ) m. Marguerite BREILLY-Bacanal (Antoine & Marguerite Bourdet)-----------

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24 /11 /1758 l~or t St- Freder l c .

11181. ( I . 5ague)Nicolas ARES-Sanfa~on (Jean & Marie J e t t e ) m. M-Frangoise BRAY-Labonte (Guillaume & J o s e t t e B r o u i l l e t t e ) 9/10/1797-LongueuilJQ.

11184. (M. Aragosa) Re : P i e r r e THIMINEUR (QUEMELEUR, KEMENEUR d/it Laflamme) and J u l i e GENDREAU. Mr. ~ e / r u b e knows f o r sure t h a t some of t h e i r r e l a t i v e s married i n Vermont, around Highgate Fort, ca. 1830's. Perhaps they were married i n t h a t a r e a a l s o ?

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j1185. (M. Aragosa) Pasca l GREGOIRE-Nantois (Joseph

& ~ g s a n g e s B i l l e t ) m. J o v i t e POIRIER-Ladouceur ( F r a n ~ o i s & Marguerite Destrosses-Beziers) 18/1/1831-Longueuil, PQ.

17188. (D. Thibault )/ Joseph NOEL-~abont; LLaurent & Marguerite Reaume) m. M-Reine MAUGE-Lalande (Jacques & M-Fran~oise F y b o t t e ) 25/10/1779- St-Vicent-de-Paul, Montreal, PQ.

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I. HEBERT, August in (parentage unknown) DuVIVIER, Adr iane (parent age unknown) mg. circa 1646 - France /

11. HEBERT, Ignace (Augustin & Adriane DuVivier) CHOQUET, ~he/r\ese (Nicolas & Anne Julien) 2nd mg. 10/5/1700 - Varennes, PQ /

111. HEBERT, Jean-Baptiste (Ignace & ~hLr>se Choquet) BANLIER, Marie-Josette (~ean-~te. & Marie Neveu) 1st mg. 8/1/1753 - Varennes, PQ /

IV. HEBERT, Jean-B?ptiste (Jean-Bte & M-Josette Banlier) BRISSET, M-Angelique (~oseph & M-Anne Delage) mg. 17/8/1772 - Varennes, PQ / /

V. HEBERT, Antoine (Jean-Bte & M-Angelique Brisset) ROBERT, Sophie (Prime & Frangoise Girard) mg. 17/2/1817 - St-Marc-sur-Richelieu, PQ /

VI. HEBERT, Antoine (Antoine & Sophie Robert) DESMARAIS , ~dglaide (Joseph & Josette Bonin) 2nd mg. 22/2/1848 - St-Damase, PQ /

VII. HEBERT, Joseph (Antoine & ~dglaide Desmarais) BELISLE, ~Lloise (Norbert & ~ng\ele Roy) mg. 25/1/1879 - Precious Blood, Woonsocket, RI /

VIII. HEBFT, ~ g o n (Joseph & ~Lloise~~elisle) COTE, Emilia (Louis & Sara Cote) mg. 22/11/1909 - Holy Family, Woonsocket, RI

IX. H~BERT, Raoul Conrad (~ebn & Emilia cot<) GaLANT, M-Lilliane (Alfred & Rose-Anna Maillette) mg. 9/8/1941 - St. Cecilia, Pawtucket, RI

ffAcffE' di;t GALLANT

I. LARCHE, P i e r r e (Parentage Unknown) LANGLOIS, Adrienne (Parenatge Unknown)

of St-Pierre-Montdidier, Beauvais, Fr. /

11. HACHE-GALLANT,Michel (P ie r re & Adrienne Langlois) CORMIER, M-Anne (Thomas & Mad. Girouard) mg. 1690 - Beaubassin, Acadia

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111. HACHE-GALLANT, F r a n ~ o i s (Michel & M-Anne Cormier) BOUDROT, Anne ( F r a n ~ o i s & Jeanne Landry) mg. 201611735 - Port-Lajoie, (PEI)

I V . GALLANT, Sylves t re ( F r a n ~ o i s & Anne Boudrot) POIRIER, Marie (Ambroise & Marie Gaudet) mg. 1764 - Rustico, PEI

V. GALLPT, Marin (Sylves t re & Marie P o i r i e r ) HACHE, Marguerite (Michel & Anne Melancon) 1st mg. 1787 - Grande-Digue, N.B.

V I . GALLANT, Moise (Marin & Mgte. ache/) BOURGEOIS, s&aphique (Benj . & Anne ~ h & e a u ) mg. 2/10/1810 - Memramcook, N.B.

V I I . GALLANT, Phi l ippe (Moise & s&aphique Bourgeois) DAIGLE, Henr ie t t e (Antoine & Ursule Suret t e )

mg. 6/10/1845 - Grande-Digue, N.B.

V I I I . GALLANT, Eucher (Phil ippe & Henr ie t t e Daigle) POIRIER, ~hilom:ne ( ? mg. / 11876 - Grande-Digue, N.B.

I X . GALLANT, Alfred (Eucher & ~hi lom>ne ~ o i r i e r ) MAILLETTE, Rose-Anna (Jn-Bte. & Olive Turcotte) mg. 25/8/1902 - St-Antoine, New Bedford, MA.

X. GAJLANT, M-Lilliane (Alfred & Rose-$nna Mai l l e t t e ) HEBERT, Raoul C. (~e /on & Emilia Cote) mg. 9/8/1941 - St . Cec i l i a , Pawtucket, R I

LEBEAU

I. BEAU/BAU, P i e r r e (Paren tage Unknown) LAFORGE, Marie (Paren tage Unknown)

of ~ h g t e a u - 1 ' ~v&pe, Guyenne, France

11. B y , Et-Antoine ( P i e r r e & Marie Laforge) REMILLARD, M-Josette ( F r s . & F r s e . H e l i e )

mg. 17/1/1763 - St -Val ie r , PQ

111. LEBEAU, Jean-Bte. (Ant. & M-Jos. ~ g m i l l a r d ) THOMAS, M-Josette ( F r s . & M - ~ g t r o n i l l e Le

Boulanger) mg. 13/4/1795 - St-Cuthber t , PQ

I V . LEBEAU,Alexis-Olivier (JB & M-Jos. Thomas) BARRETTE, R o s a l i e ( G a b r i e l & M-Lse . ~ e / z i n a ) mg. 22/10/1838 - St-Cuthber t , PQ

V. LEBEAU, Joseph ( A l ~ O l i v . & R o s a l i e B a r r e t t e ) FALARDEAU . ~-Ce/l ina ( P i e r r e & R o s a l i e Ayot te) 1st mg. 12/2/1872 - St-Cuthber t , PQ

V I . LEBEAU, A l f r e d ( Jos . & M - ~ e / l i n a Fa la rdeau) LEFEBVRE, ~ a l e / d a (FX & ~ d e ( l i n e Roy) 1st mg. 6/2/1900 - St-Joseph, Na t ick , RI

V I I . LEBEAU, Raoul (Al f red & ~ a l e / d a Lefebvre) DEROUIN, L a u r e t t a (Alphonse & Anna Comtois)

1st mg. 5/7/1926 - St-Joseph, Na t ick , RI

V I I I . LEBEAU, J-Paul (Raoul & L a u r e t t a Derouin) BOUCHARD, Caro l E. (J-Amable & Martha Tiernan) mg. 28/4/1956 - SS.Peter & P a u l , Phenix , RI

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The Aherican French Genea log ica l S o c i e t y p roud ly p r e s e n t s its p u b l i c a t i o n s and g e n e a l o g i c a l s u p p l i e s . We are happy t o announce t h a t t h e r e have been no p r i c e i n c r e a s e s a g a i n t h i s y e a r . However, t h e p o s t a g e c h a r g e s on some items have been i n c r e a s e d t o reflect o u r a c t u a l c o s t s .

Our g o a l i s t o s h i p a l l o r d e r s t h e same week t h e y are r e c e i v e d . P l e a s e b e a r i n mind t h a t we must r e l y on v o l u n t e e r l a b o r and some d e l a y s are unavoidable . A d d i t i o n a l d e l a y s can a l s o b e encounte red d u r i n g t h e summer months because o f v a c a t i o n s . -- Your p a t i e n c e w i l l be a p p r e c i a t e d .

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