Rita Louise GUERTIN, RSM (1913-2011)

Rita Louise GUERTIN

(Sr. George, RSM)

daughter of

Jean-Baptiste GUERTIN

Angéline BOURQUE/BURKE

died Wedneday, December 7, 2011 at the age of 98 years.

The niece of George Albert GUERTIN, the 3rd Roman Catholic Bishop of Manchester, NH, Rita had been a member of the Sisters of Mercy for 72 years. She was known in religion as Sr. George. A graduate of Mount St. Mary College in Hooksett, NH, she obtained an M.A. in French from Boston College & did further studies in French at the "Institut Catholique" in Paris, FRANCE.

Sr. George taught languages (principally French & Spanish) for 35 years at the high school and; college levels. She was a teacher at St. Joseph High School for Girls in Manchester, NH and at Mount Saint Mary Seminary in Nashua and Mount St. Mary College in Hooksett. From 1957 until 1978 she taught French, Spanish, and Latin, and was head of the department of modern languages at Mount Saint Mary College. After the school closed in 1978, Sr. George worked at Catholic Medical Center in Manchester, NH where she was an assistant to the chaplain, making pastoral visits to patients. For 5 years she volunteered as a tutor at the Hillsborough House of Correction in Manchester, where she taught English to French- and Spanish-speaking men. She also tutored local students in French. In 1989, she moved to Warde Health Center in Windham, N.H. There she helped in the center’s gift shop, and visited and prayed with the residents.

Sr. George died 2011-12-07 at the Warde Health Center, 21 Searles Rd., Windham, NH. Burial was at St. Joseph Cemetery, Bedford, NH.

 Learn more about the

Sisters of Mercy

and the

Searles Castle,

where their novitiate was located,

by clicking on the title above.

Also, check out the link below to read an article about the "Going Away" party that was given for Rita Louise GUERTIN before she entered the convent of the Sisters of Mercy and became Sr. George. Very interesting considering that it was 72 years ago

.http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2209&dat=19390117&id=Dm5AAAAAIBAJ&sjid=paQMAAAAIBAJ&pg=2379%2C5155340

C'est la vie radio program re: Franco-Americans & others

C'est la vie

by

Connie LEMONDE

Each week, Connie summarizes the biography of a local individual, whom she has interviewed &  who has accepter to share the story of a part of his or her life with the listeners. Oftentimes, these are persons of Franco-American descent since WOON 1240 is a Rhode Island station, a state to which many people from Québec immigrated to find work in the mills. The 5 minute biography is in English, of course, and, thus far, many listeners have found it interesting. You may even find a long-lost relative. A new program is available each week from Saturday to Saturday, 

CLICK on the title above

and then

CLICK on C'est la vie

and

Enjoy!

Bishop George GUERTIN (1869-1931)

George GUERTIN

was born 

1869-02-17

in 

Nashua, NH, 

the son of 

Georges GUERTIN and Louise LEFEBVRE. 

He undertook his Classical Studies in Sherbrooke, QC and entered St. John’s Seminary in Brighton, MA. In 1892-12-17 he was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood. In 1907-03-19 he was appointed by Pope Pius X as the 3^rd Bishop of the diocese of Manchester, NH, thus becoming the first alumnus of St. John’s Seminary to be named a Bishop. He died 1931-08-06.

GUERTIN

(1)

Louis GUERTIN

Georgette OR Georgine LEDUC

Anjou (Maine-et-Loire), FRANCE

(2)

Louis GUERTIN

Élisabeth LECAMUS/CAMUS

1659-10-26

Montréal, QC

(3)

Louis GUERTIN

Marie-Magdeleine CHICOINE

1688-08-06

Montréal, QC

(4)

François-Xavier GUERTIN

Élisabeth OR Isabelle CHARON

1734-06-07

St-François-Xavier-de-Verchères, Verchères County, QC

(5)

Michel GUERTIN

Élisabeth OR Isabelle GOYET or  GOGUET

1769-11-06

St-Sulpice, l'Assomption County, QC

(6)

Louis GUERTIN

Catherine TRUDEAU

1797-07-31

St-Fran

(7)

Toussaint Augustin GUERTIN

Adélaïde DUPONT

1834-02-04

St-Antoine-sur-Richelieu, Verchères County, QC

(8)

Georges GUERTIN

Louise LEFEBVRE

1866-10-08

St-Hugues, Bagot County, QC

Mgr. René AUDET (1920-20-11)

René AUDET

was born in Montréal, QC

January 18, 1920

the son of

Louis-Napoléon AUDET

Marie-Louise BLAIS

After having completed the required Classical and Theological studies in Montréal, he was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood on May 30, 1948.

As his first assignment, René AUDET was named assistant pastor at St-Paul parish in Rouyn, QC from 1948 to 1951. Thereafter, he accepted several other activities and studies. He was eventually ordained Bishop on July 31, 1963. On February 22, 1968, he became the 4^th Bishop of  the diocese of Joliette, QC where he remained till retirement.

Msgr. AUDET died at the Ignace-Bourget Residence in Montréal, QC on  June 12, 2011 and will be buried in Joliette, QC.

René also has a brother, Maurice, who is a Roman Catholic priest in Montréal, QC

AUDET

Innocent AUDET

Vincente REINE

Poitiers, Poitou (Vienne), FRANCE

(1)

Nicolas AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Madeleine DESPRÉS

1670-09-15

Ste-Famille, Île d’Orléans, Montmorency Cty, QC

(2)

François AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Marguerite BERNARD

1709-06-03

St-Laurent, Île d’Orléans, Montmorency Cty, QC

(3)

François AUDET

Madeleine BAILLARGEON

1736-11-19

St-Laurent, Île d’Orléans, Montmorency Cty, QC

(4)

Augustin AUDET

Marie NADEAU

1773-10-24

St-Charles, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(5)

Jean AUDET dit LAPOINTE

Louise DALLAIRE

1805-01-28

St-Gervais, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(6)

Ferdinand AUDET

Marie-Louise NADEAU

1841-05-11

St-Anselme, Dorchester Cty, QC

(7)

Ludger AUDET

Virginie BAILLARGEON

1876-09-19

St-Anselme, Dorchester Cty, QC

(8)

Louis-Napoléon AUDET

Marie-Louise BLAIS

1915-01-07

Immaculée-Conception church, Montréal, QC

St. Paul church, Aylmer, Gatineau region, QC

St. Paul church

1840-2011

The first church was built in 1840 and was replaced by a larger one in 1878. A considerable increase in the Roman Catholic population led to its replacement by a 3rd church in 1894, but it was damaged by fire in 1895. Repairs on the church were completed in 1905. Yet another fire, this one suspicious, ravaged the church in 2009.

 Despite the community's desire to rebuild the church once again, the parish's present finances are insufficient. Therefore, the church will be completely demolished this year...2011.

Albert GUAY killed his wife, Rita MOREL

Born in 1918,

the son of Joseph Arthur GUAY  and Marie Éva LANDRY, 

Albert married Rita MOREL (Wilfrid+Imelda DIONNE) 

on 1941-08-30 in St-Roch parish, Québec City, QC. 

Albert earned a living as a jeweler in the city and all went well with the marriage, or so it seemed.

Eventually, Albert met Marie-Ange ROBITAILLE, a 17 year old, with whom he fell in love. In order to continue legally with this relationship, Albert decided that he had to get rid of his wife, Rita. If she died, he would be the beneficiary of her $10,000 life insurance. This would cover his debts and he would be free to marry Marie-Ange.

Having contrived of a plan, Albert talked about it to Marguerite RUEST-PITRE, who, in turn, requested the help of Généreux RUEST. The latter had access to sticks of dynamite; therefore, he made a bomb using the sticks and a timer. Albert then planted the bomb in a suitcase that would be placed in the baggage compartment of a plane that his wife, Rita, would be taking to go to Baie Comeau, QC.

On September 9, 1949, Rita MOREL and 17 other passengers boarded the DC-3 plane of Quebec Airways left from Ancienne Lorette, QC heading for Baie Comeau. The plane blew up in mid-air above Sault-au-Cochon, about 70 km north of Québec City, QC.

On Septembre 23, 1949 Albert GUAY was arrested for these murders and sentenced to death in February 1950. He was hanged January 19, 1951 at Bordeaux prison in Montréal, QC. Généreux RUEST, who helped Albert make the bomb, was hanged at the same prison on July 25, 1952 as was the 3rd accomplice, Marguerite RUEST PITRE. She was the last woman to be hhanged in CANADA.

GUAY

(1)

Jean GUAY

Marie DUMONT

Saintes, Saintonge (Charente-Maritime), FRANCE

(2)

Jean (GUYET) GUAY

Jeanne MIGNON

1652-11-10

Québec City, QC

(3)

Jacques GUAY

Marguerite CHAUVEAU

1693-11-26

Lauzon, QC

(4)

Jean-Baptiste GUAY

Angélique PLASSAN

1730-02-06

St-Étienne-de-Beaumont, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(5)

Pierre GUAY

Marthe FILTEAU

1754-09-09

St-Étienne-de-Beauamont, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(6)

Charles GUAY

Marie Barbe PICARD DESTROISMAISONS

1794-10-28

St-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Montmagny Cty, QC

(7)

Joseph GUAY

Julie DUBORD

1843-02-21

St-Gervais, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(8)

François-Xavier GUAY

Mathilde LEBLOND

1872-02-12

St-Gervais, Bellechasse Cty, QC

(9)

Joseph Arthur GUAY

Marie Éva LANDRY

1911-11-28

Ste-Marguerite, Dorchester Cty, QC

C'est la vie" on WOON 1240

"C'est la vie"

hosted by

CONNIE LEMONDE

on Woonsocket, RI radio starion WOON 1240

"C'est la vie" is a 5 minute ENGLISH radio program during which Connie LEMONDE reads the biography of a local resident of Rhode Island. She interviews the person and then writes-up the bio for radio transmission. The French title of the program is due to the fact that many interviewees are of French-Canadian descent, as is Connie. Some of the subjects are identified at the end of the program while others have asked to remain anonymous since all are living in the area and their stories are quite personal.

By sharing these biographies, Connie wishes to show that adversities as well as good times are part of everyone's life, and that we can benefit from them eventually, at least with hind-sight.

"C'est la vie" may be heard twice a week, every week:

Friday at 9:05 a.m. (09h05)

Saturday at 8:00 a.m. (08h00)

To be brought to the radio station

via the Internet,

just CLICK on the title above.

The programs are archived; therefore, you may listen to them at your convenience. This is a great opportunity to get to know New Englanders who have lived through life-changing experiences, and who are willing to share them.

Jérôme LEMAY (1933-3-2011), Jacqueline LEMAY (1937- )

Guitarist, song writer, composer, singer, comedian,

Jérôme LEMAY

was born 1933-04-20

in Bearn, Témiscamingue County, QC

He died

2011-04-20

in Cité de la Santé Hospital, Laval, QC.

His sister

Jacqueline LEMAY

is also a

guitarist, song writer, composer and singer,

born 1937-05-23 

in Guérin, Témiscamingue County, QC.

For more information about these wellknown Québecers,

do a Google search.

LEMAY

(1)

François LEMAY

Marie GASCHET

Angers, Anjou, FRANCE

(2)

Michl LEMEY/LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Marie DUTAUT/DUTOS/DUTEAU

1659-06-15

Trois-Rivières, QC

(3)

Ignace LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Anne GIRDRD/GRARD

1687-11-24

Charlesbourg, suburb of Québec City, QC

(4)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Geneviève FRÉCHET

1728-11-15

Saint-Nicolas-de-Lévis, QC

(5)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Geneviève AUGER

1752-07-24

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(6)

Joseph LEMAY dit POUDRIER

Madeleine LEVASSEUR

1791-03-07

Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC

(7)

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY

Marie-Claire LECLERC

1818-03-31

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(8)

Léonard LEMAY

Philomène LEMAY

1855-07-10

St-Louis parish, Lotbinière, Lotbinière County, QC

(9)

Jean-Baptiste LEMAY

Aimée BEaUDET

1885-10-13

Les Becquets, Nicolet County, QC

(10)

Léonard LEMAY

Angéline PROVENCHER

1918-01-14

Gentilly (Bécancour), Nicolet County, QC

MEMORIAL CARDS

In addition to the above Memorial Cards, I have the following:

ALBANI, James J., d. 1981-01-10 (Toomey-O'Brien Funeral Home;

AUBERTIN, Rev. Albert A., Ordained to Roman Catholic priesthood: 1922, Silver Jubilee: 1947-06-10, pastor of St. Joseph parish, Springfield, MA;

BENOIIT, Joseph Basile 1915-07-26-27, souvenir of his ordination & first mass;

BOUCHER, Norman G., b. 1929-05-13, d. 2006-01-21 (Rice Funeral Home, Worcester, MA);

DUCHARME, OMI, Édouard, b. 1897-05-04, d. 1989-05-17, ordained to the RC priesthood 1924-07-06;

GEMME, MSOLA, Sr. Marguerite, b. 1928-06-10, d. 2004,10-08, (Dillon Funeral Home inc. ((413) 532-0691);

HOURIHAN, Francis X., b. 1926-12-02, d. 2002-08-13 (St. Pierre-Phaneuf Funeral Homes);

MATHEWS, Anastasios M., b. 1925-12-23, d. 2003-08-10 (St. Pierre-Phaneuf Funeral Chapels);

RACICOT, Napoléon A., b. 1899-05-16 in Springfield, MA, d. 1980-06-15 in Mesa, AZ, Requiem Mass: 1980-06-18 at Queen of Peace Church,  Internment: Mesa Cemetery, Mesa, AZ;

ROSSINI, Raymond J., b. 1916-01-17, d. 2003-06-14 (St. Pierre-Phaneuf Funeral Chapels);<

SÉVIGNY, Marc W., d. 2002-07-14 (Simpsons Family Chapel);

STEINER, Mary C., b. 1921-01-06, d. 1983-12-01;

ST-PIERRE, Claire, d. 1984-02-18 (St. Pierre and Son Funral Home, Inc., Springfield, MA)

Anyone who would like a

scanned copy

of the above Memorial Cards,

just leave a COMMENT and EM address

so that I may send it to you.

Dominican Monastery, Québec City, QC

Dominican Monastery

Plains of Abraham

Québec City, QC

Another Roman Catholic monument 

will be demolished in 2011. 

Located near the Québec Art Museum, the city has purchased the Monastery. The demolition will begin on March 21 & should be concluded by July of this year. The city intends to build an addition to the Museum by using this property.

Benedictine Convent in Mont-Laurier, QC

Built in 1950,

the Benedictine Monastery 

in Mont-Laurier, QC

will be demolished.

The Benedictine Sisters arrived in Mont-Laurier in 1934. Today they number 15 women, who will be relocated, although their destination has not yet been disclosed. There are few, if any, vocations; therefore, the only solution is the destruction of their present monastery. The sale of the bluiding & its grounds began in November 2010. The sisters must vacate the monastery by April 2011.

LECLAIR surname & variations in RHODE ISLAND

Looking for info re: 

LECLAIR - LECLAIRE - LECLERC families, 

who lived in Woonsocket, RI 

in the 1940's. 

One couple may have lived on Front St or in that area. Anyone willing to share family genealogy re: these surnames would be welcome. Thanks!

Query re: St-Philippe church in Trois-Rivières, QC

I was recently asked about St-Philippe church, located near the port in Trois-Rivières, QC. This church is slated to be sold and/or destroyed.
There was a site that was created for this church, but I have been unable to find it. 

You may see photos of some of the paintings 

that lwere located in the church, 

by clicking on the title above. 

Hopefully, the article will remain online for awhile.

Partial survey of church sales in QC

In the Brome-Missisquoi region, the following churches have been sold (date within parentheses):

1)   East Farnham Anglican Church (1984),

2)   Brome Church (1985),

3)   Brill United Church (circa 1987),

4)   St-Andrew's Anglican Church (1994),

5)   Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc (1998),

6)   Church of the Good Shepperd (1999),

7)   Brigham United Church (2003),

8)   Sainte-Sabine (2006),

9)   St. John Anglican Church (2006),

10)  Saint-Pierre-de-Véronne (2007),

11)  Saint-Ignace de Stanbridge (2008),

12)  Saint-Fabien (2008),

13)  Emmanuel United Church (2010).

Among these churches, 18 now belong to private citizens.

In the Haut-Richelieu region, Saints-Martyrs-Canadiens church in enise-en-Québec was sold to the city in 2009, but masses are still held in the building for the faithful.

In the Haute-Yamaska area, the city of Granby purchased
Assomption church in 2004 et Saint-Benoît church in  2008. Both are used as Community Centers. Saint-Joseph church now belong to the  CSSS (Social Services Agency) of the Haute-Yamaska since 2005, but masses are still being celebrated in that building.

St. Isaac-Jogues church

St-Isaac-Jogues church

Mountainview Blvd.

St-Huber, QC

Built in 1950

Since the year 2000, St-Isaac-Jogues is the 19th Roman Catholic church to have been closed in the Diocese of Saint-Jean-Longueuil, QC. The sale to Rodin Construction of Sainte-Julie, QC was finalized in november 2010. The city then changed the zoning of the area; therefore, the church will be destroyed in a few days (February 2011) and will be replaced by 6 apartment buildings.

The closing of so many churches is destroying our ancestral heritage and is making our genealogical research all the more complicated. So, where do the church records go? I don't have the answer...

Édouard (Edward) DUCHARME

Born 1897-05-04 in Worcester, MA

Ordained to the RC priesthood as a member of the

Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)

1924-07-06

Died 1989-05-17 in Lowell, MA

Son of Napoléon DUCHARME+Amélie BEAUDOIN

Adélard DUCHARME

Born 1891-09-13 in Worcester, MA

Ordained to the RC priesthood in Montréal, QC 1917-12-11

Died 1925-12-13 in Worcester, MA

Son of Napoléon DUCHARME+Amélie BEAUDOIN

 

Abbé Jean DUCHARME (1858-1922)

Born 1858-09-19 in Contrecoeur, Verchères County, QC
Ordained 1883-05-09 to the RC priesthood
Died 1922-10-31 in Contrecoeur, Verchères Coutny, QC
Buried in the crypt of the parish church in
Contrecoeur, QC
Son of
Joseph Ambroise CHARRON dit DUCHARME
+
Marie Élisabeth ROY
Vicaire à Longueuil (1883-1891)
Curé d'Hemmingford (1891-1897)
Curé de Rigaud (1897-1898)
Aumonier des Soeurs de la Miséricorde à Montréal (1898-1900)
Curé de Contrecoeur (1900-1920)
Retiré à Contrecoeur (1920-1922)

Dans sa lettre de démission, envoyée à Mgr Bruchesi, le 3 juin 1920,
Monsieur Ducharme disait "Jaimerais, Monseigneur, à mourir près de mon berceau, près de l'église ou j'ai reçu le saint Baptême, ou j'ai été curé plus de vingt ans.  Monseigneur, c'est une favour que je demande à Votre Grandeur comme récompense de mes travaux.  Un modeste logis abritera ma vieillesse, que je passerai dans la prière et la solitude pour préparer mes
années éternelles."
Dans sa réponse (8 juin), Mgr Bruchesi éprouvant un vif regret d'être dans la nécessité d'accepter sa démission à cause de ses infirmités:  "J'ai toujours eu en vous, lui disait-il, un de mes prêtres les plus zélés et les plus sincèrement dévoués.  Vous semblez avoir pris comme règle de conduite, dès le début de votre sacerdoce, le mot de S. Paul a Timothée:  LABORA SICUT BONUS MILES CHRISTI JESU, et il ne me coîte pas de vous rendre le temoignage que vous y avez été fidèle.  Vous avez eu cette joie rare d'être le pasteur de la paroisse qui vous a vu naître.  Je comprends le désir que vous m'exprimez de ne pas vous éloigner d'eux, mais de prendre parmi eux votre retraite et je m'y rends bien volontiers.  Ma bénédiction vous suivra partout; croyez à mon amitié sincère et à mon entier dévouement en Notre-Seigneur.

Our QC heritage is disappearing

It's with great sadness that I've just received the news of the closure of 2 more Québec, French, Roman Catholic churches. If we don't continue researching our QC ancestry and taking pictures, very few ancestral buildings will be left for us to discover.

St-Antoine-de-Padoue church (1878))

Lennoxville, QC

&

St-Joseph church (1946)

Belvédère St.

Sherbrooke, QC

are the most recent closures due to lack of funds because of a  decreasing number of parishioners.

A little part of me seems to be disappearing with each closure, part of my French-Canadian heritage. I guess, like our ancestors, it's the disappearance of something or someone that makes them memorable...

2 more QC churches will disappear

Ste-Jeanne-d'Arc church

1922

Lefebvre, QC

will be sold to the municipality for $1.00 & it will be turned into a multifunctional center for the use of the citizens. Mass will continue to be celebrated for the Catholics of the area.

St-Sauveur  church

1865

Montréal, QC

An historic building located at the corner of Viger & St-Denis Streets in the city, the church will be demolished to make way for the new hospital (Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal: CHUM). We are told that the bell and steeple will be kept as will be the stained glass windows.

For more news of interest to Roman Catholics,

click on the title above.

QC churches to be demolished

Parish administrators have recently voted for the demolition of 2 Trois-Rivières, QC Roman Catholic churches pending the approval of the local Archbishop.
St-Philippe parish was founded in 1909 & St-François-d'Assise parish  in 1927 since there is no longer sufficient attendance to warrant their upkeep. It is possible that the land on which they stand will be sold & the churches will be replaced by apartment buildings or condominiums.
If you have ancestors from these parishes & you want to visit them, you should plan the trip for no later than mid 2011... It's always nice to be able to sit in the church pews where your distant relatives sat, where part of your history was lived...

Paul THÉRIAULT

Paul THÉRIAULT,

a descendant of

Claude THÉRIAULT

(son of JEHAN)

+

Marie-Louise GAUTEROT/GAUDROT

has recently decided to branch out on his own. You may wish to discover just who Paul THÉRIAULT is by checking out his FACEBOOK page, which is a good start. You just may discover that you're related...

Click on the title above

to learn more about his new business.

Connie LEMONDE's book for meditation

I'm amazed at all the work Connie is getting done in such a short period of time. Here's her first coffee-table book consisting of her paintings of the Virgin, which are complemented by her poetry. A must for anyone interested in subjects for meditation.

Click onthe title above

for more information about

"When the Angel Came

she was just a teenage girl."

Connie LEMONDE from Rhode Island

I have just received a message from CONNIE telling me about her recent activities. I thought you'd be interested in knowing that she is still being creative by writing, publishing & painting. Read about them in her own words:

I just finished a new minibook (5" x 3.5"). I updated and changed the info in the little one that I made all my myself years ago (called Adapting to Living Alone), whi...ch was directed mostly to women. The new one, for both women and men, is called Surviving Living Alone and it is published by Viovio, a photo-book publisher.I never expected to be able to do this because POD publishers don't do color--and I never found one that made the mini size that I wanted. I have no idea what it will look like, but it's being printed this week.

Now I'm working on a painting called From heaven to earth, through FAMILY. This is my third attempt! Hope to get it done before September and bring it to the art exhibit in Bellingham, Mass.

Pauline TURMEL (1920-2010)

Pauline TURMEL

b. 1920-03-30

d. 2010-05-13

To see pictures of the TURMEL ancestors,

click on the title above

and go to their photo album.

TURMEL

Jean Turmel

Louise Vincent

Pleurtruit, Basse Bretagne, Saint-Malo, FRANCE

(2)

Jean-François Turmel

Marie-Françoise Bisson

1762.05.10

  Sainte-Foy, QC

(3)

Louis Gaspard Turmel

Marie-Véronique Ferland

1790.07.20 

Sainte-Marie, Beauce County, QC

(4)

Ignace Turmel

Marie-Ursule Grégoire

1824.11.09 

Sainte-Marie, Beauce County, QC

(5)

Jean-Ignace Turmel

Césarie Lessard

1849.10.29

Saint-Elzéar, Beauce County, QC

(6)

Jean Turmel

Rébecca Thivierge

1880.06.30 

Saints-Anges, Beauce County, QC

(7)

Jean-Paul “Burt” TURMEL

Marie-Anna BOILY

1913-04-01 

Saints-Anges de Beauce, QC

 (8)

Pauline TURMEL

Rock MOISAN

1945.06.25 

Québec City, QC

DUCHARME+HICKS couple

Looking for parents of

Maxime DUCHARME+Ann HICKS

married 1845-12-07 

Anglican church, Clarendon, Portage-du-Fort, Pontiac Cty, QC, 

marriage  rehabilitated 1858-02-16

in RC church, Portage-du-Fort, Pontiac County, QC. 

Portage-du-Fort was locally known as Clarendon.

Help appreciated

DELADURANTAYE=LADURANTAYE=DURANT

Anyone researching the LADURANTAYE or DELADURANTAYE surname, please leave a message of comment. Am stuck at marriage of Joseph CAOUETTE DelADURANTAYE with Lucie BEAUGRAND-CHAMPAGNE in 1834 in Ste-Geneviève parish, Berthier, QC. In the marriage registry, the groom's parents are not listed; hence, can't go further back b......eyound him. Any help would be appreciated.

Alice MAUVIEL-PILOTTE (1919-2004)

The daughter of Henri MAUVIEL & Carmella HALDE, Alice was born 1927-09-22 in Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH. She died 2010-01-30 in Farmington. In 1949-12-31, she married Henry PILOTTE in St. Augustin church, Manchester, NH. Henry was the son of Oscar PILOTTE & Claudia VAILLANCOURT, who had 12 children.

PILOTE/PILOTTE

 (1)

Léonard PILOTE

Denise GAUTHIER

1644-05-26

Ste-Marguerite, LaRochelle, Aunis, FRANCE

 (2)

Jean PILOTE

Françoise GAUDRY de la BOURBONNIÈRE

1678-06-27

Québec City, QC

 (3)

Charles PILOTE

Ursule TREMBLAY

1730-10-22

Québec City, QC

 (4)

Félix Philémon PILOTE

Marie-Louise MARIER

1772-06-01

Île-aux-Coudres, Charlevoix County, QC

Marie-Luce SIMARD

1787-05-01

Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix County, QC

(5)

 Félix PILOTE

Antoinette ALLARD

1827-11-27

Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix County, QC

(6)

Théophile PILOTE

Marie TREMBLAY

1867-02-26

Baie-Saint-Paul, Charlevoix County, QC

 (7)

 Napoléon PI'LOTTE

Emma MORIN

1898-06-20

Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH

 (8)

Oscar PILOTTE

Claudia VAILLANCOURT

1918-04-30

Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH
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members of the PILOTTE lineage. 

Talbot PAPINEAU (1883-1917)

Talbot PAPINEAU

b. 1883-03-25

Montébello (La Petite Patrie), Papineau County, QC

son of 

Louis-Joseph PAPINEAU and Caroline PITKINS ROGERS.

Talbot received a degree in law from McGill University in Montréal, QC where he began practicing his profession in 1908. In August of 1914, he enlisted in the Canadian military service. He died in BELGIUM in 1917.

Much has been written about Talbot PAPINEAU; therefore, there's no need to add to his biography here. In 2007, there was also a CBC movie produced, THE GREAT WAR, in which Justin TRUDEAU played the part of Talbot PAPINEAU.

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about Talbot PAPINEAU

TALBOT PAPINEAU's Ancestry

 (1)

Samuel PAPINEAU

Marie DELAIN

Montigny, Poitiers, Poitou, FRANCE

 (2)

Samuel PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY

Catherine QUÉVILLON

1704-06-16

Rivière-des-Pairies (Montréal), QC

(3)

Joseph PAPINEAU

Marie-Josèphte BEAUDRY

1749-02-17

Longue-Pointe (Montréal), QC

 (4)

Joseph PAPINEAU

Rosalie CHEWIER/CHERRIER

1779-08-23

Montréal, QC

(5)

Louis-Joseph PAPINEAU

Julie BRUNEAU

1818-04-29

Québec City, QC

(6)

Amédée PAPINEAU dit MONTIGNY

Eleonore WESTCOTT

1846-05-25

Saratoga Spring, NY

(7)

Louis-Joseph PAPINEAU

Caroline PITKIN ROGERS

1880-08-18

Philadelphia, PA

Franco-American Population in New England

Maps of New England cities

showing the 1900 population of Franco-American residents

are available

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Founding Families of BEAUPORT, QC

Jacques TREMPE

of the

TREMBLAY

lineage

has uploaded photos of locations where the founding families of BEAUPORT, QC settled.

You may view them on Webshots

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Jacques' genealogy HOMEPAGE
may be found at
http://www3.sympatico.ca/jacquest/index.htm

The ST-GELAIS Families of North America

Those of you, who are really into French-Canadian & Franco-American genealogy, would profit from checking out Bob ST-GELAIS site. As of today, he has 262,239 individuals in his files & he's always available to help out.

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Jacques GILBERT

Jacques GILBERT

is a Québec amateur artist, who was born in Shawinigan, QC. We are finally able to view his work  on Webshot.

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to enjoy his paintings.

NELLY ARCAN (born: Isabelle FORTIER)

According to news reports, NELLY ARCAN's body was found by her live-in boyfriend in her home on St. Dominick St., in Montréal, QC Friday, September 24, 2009. The first police report that I heard over the radio noted that she was 37 years old & that she had committed suicide. Subsequent newspaper articles have given her age as 35 & her funeral home obituary notes that she was 36 years old but her birth year was not indicated. One article lists her DOB as 1973-03-05 but I have no proof of this.

Nelly's birth name was Isabelle FORTIER, the daughter of Germain FORTIER & Jacinthe MERCIER, who were married in Notre-Dame-de-Fatima parish, in Lac-Mégantic, Frontenac County, QC. Her obituary notes that  they had 2 children: Isabelle & her brother, Érik.

Apparently, Isabelle left her hometown of Lac-Mégantic in her early twenties to settle in Montréal, where she became a Call Girl. The people, who knew her, claim that she was mentally unstable & suicidal, having attempted to kill herself on several occasions. As a result of these attempts, she was hospitalized now & then.

Isabelle wrote her first book, PUTAIN, under the pen name of NELLY ARCAN. Although a novel, PUTAIN (published 2002) was based upon her experience as a prostitute. It immediately became a bestseller and Nelly's name made the headlines. She was interviewed on radio & television, which brought her more popularity. Some say that the topic of SEX appealed to her readers. Successive novels by Nelly ARCAN were published: Folie (2004), L'enfant dans le miroir (2007), À ciel ouvert (2007) & her most recent novel, Paradis, clés en main (which was scheduled to be published in November 2009). The publisher intends to bring out the book at that date despite Nelly's suicide.

At the time of her death, Nelly was a chronicler on a Montréal television variety show, ICI, on channel VOX. Her co-workers were dismayed by the news of her death, but some commented not being surprised. Youth and good looks were important to Nelly and she was pushing 40 years of age, which seemed to be a problem for her. She had always been a beautiful blond woman and still was, and her physical beauty preoccupied her.

All of NELLY ARCAN's novels seem to be based upon her life experiences, both physical & emotional. I have not yet read any of her books, but I will do so shortly.

FORTIER

(1)

Noël FORTIER

Marthe GOLLE

1638-05-26

St-Rémi, Dieppe (Seine-Maritime), FRANCE

 (2)

Antoine FORTIER

Marie-Madeleine CADIEU/CADIEUX

1677-11-21

Beauport, suburb of Québec City, QC

 (3)

Jean-Baptiste FORTIER

Marie-Madeleine RUEL

1708-10-15

St-Laurent parish, Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC

 (4)

Basile FORTIER

Madeleine DELAGE

1751-10-11

St-Jean parish, Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC

(5)

Joseph FORTIER

Marie-Pélagie CLOUTIER

1785-02-07

Saint-Henri, Lévis County, QC

 (6)

Michel FORTIER

Cécile ROI/ROY

1820-07-25

Saint-Henri, Lévis County, QC

 (7)

Thomas FORTIER

Philomène BERNIER

1861-02-04

St-Vital parish, Lambton, Frontenac County, QC

 (8)

Arthur FORTIER

Albertine BERNIER

1901-07-22

St-Vital parish, Lambton, Frontenac County, QC

 (9)

Élie FORTIER

Amanda GRENIER

1938-09-22

St-Zénon parish, Piopolis, Frontenac County, QC

BÉDARD half-brothers: Rolland & Paul

Rolland & Paul BÉDARD,

well-known QC actors,

shared the same father,

Alonzo "Bozo" BÉDARD

who married Adèle "Addie" BOURQUE (Alexis+Olivine FUGÈRE) in  1912 in Montréal, QC. Addie gave birth to her only child, Rolland, in November 1913. In January 1915, she died of Meningitis.

Three years after the death of Addie, Alonzo married Marguerite AUDET (Alexis+Virginie BOUTHILLIER) in February 1918, who bore 7 children: Jean-Jacques, Marielle, Joseph-Charles, miscarriage, Paul, Marie-Anne, Joseph-Robert-Lucien. Alonzo died in 1945; therefore, Marguerite remarried & died in 1973.

Although born of the same father, Rolland & Paul were not close, nor did the former have much contact with his father's second family. Rolland felt that he was put aside by his step-mother, Marguerite, who, according to Rolland, treated him like a "slave" in that, being the eldest, he had to tend to most of the family chores. Rolland seems to have resented his step-mother to whom he did not speak for several years. He moved out of the family home at a young age & set out on his own.

Rolland's first job was as a tailor's assistant thinking he would eventually learn the trade & open his own shop. He was soon discouraged & went to work for Lasnier's Candle Shop where he made candles by hand-dipping them. This job lasted 4 years. He survived the Depression by doing odd jobs (painting, hanging wallpaper, moving helper, truck driver). From age 17, though, he also had small acting parts in radio plays and continued his career part-time by singing, acting & being a comedian till it became a fulltime job.

Paul, known in the family as "Ti-Paulo," was born in 1924 in Longueuil, QC. He had an easier life than his half-brother, Rolland, whom he admired because of his acting career, which he hoped to emulate. But, already having a BÉDARD actor in the family, Paul was advised to take on a stage name so as not to be confused or compared with Rolland. Paul decided to take the stage name of PAUL BERVAL, the name by which he became known for the rest of his life.

I have recently read the biography of each of the half-brothers and found it fascinating to discover that each, having lived in the same household, had experienced vastly different emotions despite similar surroundings.

1) ROLLAND BÉDARD, COMÉDIEN by André BOULANGER, published in 1984, gives us an intimate look into the psychological effects that living with a step-mother had on Rolland. This aspect of family life was not discussed in his brother's biography.

2) VIVRE POUR LE RIRE, biographie de PAUL BERVAL  by Pierre DAY, published in 2004, relates the daily life of a typical blue-collar Québec family living on the south shore of Montréal, QC.

BÉDARD

(1)

 Isaac BÉDARD

Marie GIRARD

1644-03-10

Calvinist Temple, LaRochelle, Aunis, FRANCE

 (2)

Jacques BÉDARD

Élisabeth DOUCINET

1666-10-04

Québec City, QC

 (3)

Jacques BÉDARD

Jeanne Élisabeth RENAULT/RENAUD

1702-11-27

Charlesbourg, QC

 (4)

Joseph BÉDARD

Marguerite LABERGE

1760-02-18

Charlesbourg, QC

 (5)

Jacques BÉDARD

Marie-Angélique DUMAIS/DEMERS

1788-11-17

Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Rouville County, QC

 (6)

Alexis BÉDARD

Catherine SÉGUIN dite LADÉROUTE

1815-01-10

 Marieville, Rouville County, QC

 (7)

Zéphirin BÉDARD

Edwidge LASNIER dite BELLEHUMEUR

1844-10-29

Marieville, Rouville County, QC

 (8)

Amédée BÉDARD

Philomène GARCEAU

1887-07-25

St-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu County, QC 

 (9)

Alonzo BÉDARD

Adèle BOURQUE

1912-09-30

Immaculée-Conception parish, Montréal, QC

 Marguerite AUDET

1918-02-09

St-Antoine-de-Pade, Longueuil, Chambly Coutny, QC