Saturday, June 13, 2009

RC churches in QC open to visitors during the summer 2009

From June 7 to September 7, 2009

the historic churches of the

Montérégie region of QC

will be open to the public.

This is a unique opportunity to follow in the footsteps of your ancestors, whose life centered around their parish church.


The following is a list of churches open to visitors:


Beauharnois, Hinchinbrooke, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Philipsburg, Rigaud, Sainte-Marthe, Vaudreuil-Dorion

RICHELIEU RIVER

Beloeil, Chambly, Lacolle, Mont-Saint-Grégoire, Mont-Saint-Hilaire, Saint-Alexandre, Saint-Blaise, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville, Saint-Jean-Baptiste-de-Rouville, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (secteurs Iberville, Saint-Jean et l'Acadie), Saint-Marc-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Ours, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel, Sorel

SOUTH SHORE OF MONTRÉAL

Boucherville, Châteauguay, Contrecoeur, Kahnawake, LaPrairie, Longueuil, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Lambert, Varennes

MONTÉRÉGIE EAST

Acton Vale, Bromont, Farnham, Granby, La Présentation, Marieville, Roxton Falls, Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu, Saint-Théodore-d’Acton

For more information
click on the ORANGE title above.

Saturday, April 18, 2009

Connie LEMONDE's latest book

Our favorite Franco-American author published "Changing Winds and Seasons" in April 2009. As usual, Connie bases her novels upon real-life experiences of which she is aware, not only in her personal life, but in that of people around her. This time, ALZHEIMER is the topic of Connie's novel. Anyone having been in touch with this disease will appreciate Connie's view of how a patient with Alzheimer, relatives and friends may all be affected by the condition.
To take a peek inside
"Changing Winds and Seasons,"
click on the title above,
which will bring you to
Connie's HIDEAWAY.

Saturday, March 14, 2009

Eugène RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE (1871-1925)

Born April 17, 1871 in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, Richmond County, QC, Eugène RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE was the son of Jean-Baptiste & Julie GUIMONT/GUIMOND. In 1913, he founded the "Mission de l'Esprit-Saint" (Mission of the Holy Spirit). The word MISSION meaning MESSAGE since it was Eugène's self-proclaimed work to spread the messages of the Holy-Spirit, which, to him, included the teachings of EUGENICS, that became popular in Nazi Germany.
The group took hold in the province of Québec and soon spread to francophone areas in Canada and the U.S. A house in Westport, MA was purchased and members settled in the area during the mid-1920's; but, they have since dispersed.
At the beginning of March 2009, a former member of the mission came forth and divulged her experience of 30 or so years as a member of the MISSION, which is now considered a sect and which is still flourishing in Québec. The Québec government has been "watching" the MIssion for several years because of their unauthorized schooling of members' children, but nothing seems to have been done thus far to shut down these schools.
(1)
Jean RICHER
Marie GALARDE
Anjou (maine et Loire) FRANCE
(2)
Pierre RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Dorothée BRASSARD
1671-10-05
Québec City, QC
(3)
Pierre RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Marguerite HUBERT
1716-10-12
Québec City, QC
(4)
Pierre RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Charlotte NORMANDEAU
1749-10-27
Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade, Richelieu County, QC
(5)
Athanase RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Marie BONIN
1785-08-04
Saint-Ours, Richelieu County, QC
(6)
Augustin RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Céleste LAGRAVE
1824-11-16
Saint-Pierre-de-Sorel, Richelieu County, QC
(7)
Jean-Baptiste RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Julie GUMOND
1854-10-05
Wotton, Wolfe County, QC
(8)
Eugène RICHER dit LAFLÈCHE
Marie-Louise Adéla DAVID
1895-02-25
Montréal, QC
For more information about the
Mission de l'Esprit-Saint
click on the title above
to be brought to their homepage.
A search on Google for
the Mission of the Holy Spirit
in Westport, MA
will bring you to the website of the
Westport, MA Historical Society
where you'll find an interesting story about the Mission.

Sunday, March 08, 2009

Daniel (SUIRE) PERRON

Daniel SUIRE PERRON
born 1638-11-25 in LaRochelle, FRANCE
was the illigitimate son of
François (PERON) PERRON
and
Jeanne SUIRE
In return for an amount of money, his father, François, demanded that Daniel bear his mother's surname, SUIRE, that he be baptized in the Calvinist church & that he, the father, be given charge of Daniel at 8 years of age.
After his arrival in New France in 1662, Daniel relized that if he wanted to work in Catholic Québec & marry Louise GARGOTIN, he would have to denounce his religion, which he did in Notre-Dame church on December 6, 1663. He then married Louise (Jacques GARGOTIN+Françoise BERNARD) on February 26, 1664 in Château-Richer, Montmorency County, QC.
Daniel's father, François PERRON, was upset by his denunciation of the Calvinist religion; and he rejected him as his son, thus cutting off all ties as well as his inheritance. This resulted in Daniel's loss of the land his father owned in L'Ange-Gardien, Montmorency County, QC when he died. Nonetheless, in 1674, the court gave François' land in L'Ange-Gardien, to Daniel in return for unpaid work that he had done for his father. On the other hand, François' property on rue Sur-le-Cap in Lower Québec City, was turned over to his creditors. The PERRON family property in L'Ange-Gardien eventually became the inheritance of Daniel's 5 sons:
ANTOINE
b. 1664-11-29 in L'Ange-Gardien,
bapt. in Château-Richer under the surname of SUIRE,
m. 1691-01-15 in L'Angue-Gardien
Jeanne TREMBLAY
(Pierre+Ozanne ACHON);
FRANÇOIS
b. 1666-02-22 in L'Ange-Gardien,
bapt. in Château-Richer under the surname of SUIRE,
d. 1666-04;
MARIE
b. & bapt. unknown
m. 1691-11-27 in L'Ange-Gardien
Louis TREMBLAY
(Pierre+Ozanne ACHON);
MAGDELEINE
b. 1670-04-05 in L'Ange-Gardien
baptized under the surname PERRON
m. 1689-10-17 in L'Ange-Gardien
Charles GODIN
(Charles+Marie BOUCHER);
JEAN
b. 1672-08-10 in L'Ange-Gardien
baptized under the surname of LESUIRE
1st m. 1698-11-10 in L'Ange-Gardien
Anne GODIN
2nd m. 1706-01-25 in L'Ange-Gardien
Suzanne TOUCHET
(Simon+Marie GAGNARD)
For more information about the SUIRE-PERRON descendants
click on the title above
and you will be brought to the
Ste-Anne-de-Beaupré site
where the Revue Sainte-Anne is published.
This ancestry appears in the January 2009 edition
Vol. 136. No. 11

Friday, February 27, 2009

CHARON/CHARRON dit DUCHARME dit DUSHARM

What a wonderful surprise to find relatives in NY state, persons whom I would never have found were it not for our photos of ancestors on Webshots, since there was a surname change from DUCHARME to DUSHARM. Below is their ancestral migration from QC to NY. Maybe you'll find some DUCHARME relatives among their descendants as I have.
(1)
Pierre CHARRON
Judith MARTIN
Champagne, FRANCE
(2)
PIERRE "Le Jeune" Nicolas CHARRON dit DUCHARME
b. 1635.10.21 in Saint-Martin-de-Meaux (Seine-et-Marne), Champagne, FRANCE
m. 1665-10-19 om Mptre-Dame parish, Montréal, QC
CATHERINE Marie PILAT (PILARD)
(3)
François CHARRON dit DUCHARME
m. 1701-01-30 in Sorel, Richlieu County, QC
Marguerite TREMPE PIET (PIETTE)
(4)
FRANÇOIS Jean CHARRON dit DUCHARME
2nd m. 1747-08-06 in Contrecoeur, Verchères County, QC
FRANÇOISE Marie JARED POLOUFF
(5)
MARC Antoine CHARON dit DUCHARME
m. 1785-09-12 in Contrecoeur, Verchères County, QC
Marie-Angélique BERTHIAUME
(6)
FRANÇOIS Xavier CHARON dit DUCHARME
1st m. 1818-07-13 in Contrecoeur, Verchères County, QC
Marie RIEL (dite MAURICE, dite L'IRLANDE)
10 children were born in QC,
2 in NY state
(as far as I know)
(7)
John DUSHARM
b. 1834-06-15 in Plattsburg, NY
m. 1857-10-04 in the Methodist church, Gouverneur, NY
Catherine COMMAND
(8)
CHARLES Augustin DUSHARM
b. 1860.08.01 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, NY
married
DELIA Rose ELLIOT

To see pictures of our DUCHARME ancestors,
click on the title above.

Thursday, February 26, 2009

A CANADIAN FAMILY: THÉRIAULT

Evelyn Yvonne THÉRIAULT
Teacher in the province of QUÉBEC
created A CANADIAN FAMILY blog a few months ago. Evelyn's 2 great interests are genealogy & history; therefore, anyone interested in THÉRIAULT ancestry should take a serious look at all the information she has posted in just a few months.
Click on the title above
to be brought to Evelyn's Blog

Sunday, February 01, 2009

Connie LEMONDE, a favorite Franco-American

Connie LEMONDE
from
Woonsocket, RI
is a prolific Franco-American, who is at it again... An author, poet, playwright, song writer, composer, Connie now has a homepage.
Like many people in Rhode Island, Connie is of Québec ancestry and proud of it. Among her many activities, she continues to promote the French language via various Franco-American organizations. The French caption on Québec license plates,
"Je me souviens" is part of the core of her life.
Check out Connie's activities & interests
by clicking on the
title above
and you'll be brought to her website.
Enjoy!

Friday, January 16, 2009

Since 2005, 6 new parishes in Nicolet, QC diocese

For those of you, who are interested in genealogical research, it may be important to know that 6 parishes have been founded in the diocese of Nicolet, QC since 2005.
In Bois-Francs: Ste-Marguerite Bourgeois (2008)
In Drummond: Notre-Dame de la Paix (2008)
In Drummondville: St-François-d'Assise (2008),
St-Jean-de-Brébeuf (2005),
Bon Pasteur (2006)
In Victoriaville: Ste-Trinité (2005)
For more information, click on the ORANGE title above to be brought to the official website of the diocese of Nicolet, QCAlign Left


Sunday, October 19, 2008

Délia TÉTREAULT (1865-1941)

On February 4, 1865, twins, Délia and Roch were born to Alexis TÉTREAULT (Alexis+Esther BOULAIS) and Célina PONTON (Pierre+Céleste GIRARD) in Marieville, Rouville County, QC. Although Délia was the more frail of the two, it was Roch, who died at age 7 months. In 1867, Délia’s mother died; therefore, her uncle, Jean ALIX, and his wife, Julie PONTON (her mother's sister), adopted her.
Délia studied at the convent school of the Sisters of the Presentation of Mary in Marieville. Once she had learned to read, she spent much time perusing the religious magazines that were available at the time. It was thus that she began dreaming of becoming a missionary in distant lands.
At 18, she asked to be admitted to the Carmelite convent in Montréal but she was refused. In October 1883, the Sisters of Charity of St-Hyacinthe, QC accepted her as a Postulant. It was during this period that she heard “the call of God” to found a missionary religious community. She became ill and was sent home where she spent a couple of years caring for her “mother,” Julie. Afterward, she volunteered to help Father PICHON, who worked with immigrants and the destitute in Montréal, QC.
In 1902, Délia began to plan for her missionary future. Msgr. BRUCHÉSI helped her found a training school for missionaries. In 1904, Pope Pius X officially approved the school and transformed it into a religious community known as the Société des Soeurs Missionnaires de l'Immaculée-Conception. In religions, Délia was known as Mère Marie du Saint-Esprit.
In 1933, Délia fell ill and was paralyzed for 8 years. She died on October 1, 1941, leaving behind missionary sisters, who were working in 13 different countries.

For more information about
the Missionary Sisters of the Immaculate Conception,
click on the title above.

Wednesday, October 15, 2008

More info about PINEL

Bob ST-GELAIS wrote: I have the marriages of Notre Dame de Québec in Québec City... here is some info I did not see in the review you sent.
PIERRE PINEL married Charlotte FOUGERAT, daughter of Madelain & Marie DAVID of France M Nov 30 1662, Notre-Dame-de-Québec. Pierre married second to Marie-Barbe DUPONT, daughter of Gilles and Françoise MICHEL. M Nov 27 1692, Notre-Dame-de-Québec. Pierre died July 1707, Ste. Foye, Québec, P.Q
GILLES PINELmarried Anne LÉODET, daughter of Nicolas & Isabelle PINAU Sept 2 1657, Notre-Dame-de-Québec. Gilles PINEL died Jan 1700 Neuville, Portneuf, P. Q. was buried 15 Jan 1700 Neuville, Portneuf., P.Q.
Click on the ORANGE title above
to be brough to the
SAINT_GELAIS FAMILIES of NORTH AMERICA
where you'll find more than 249,000 entries.

Tuesday, October 14, 2008

Nicolas PINEL (1605-1655)

In the October 2008 issue (Vol. 136, No. 9)
of the
Revue Sainte-Anne
you'll find an interesting article about the ancestor of the PINEL's in QUÉBEC.
Born in Campagnolles, Normandie, FRANCE, Nicolas PINEL married Madeleine MARANDA dit MARAULT in 1630 in Ste-Marguerite-de-LaRochelle. The couple had 5 children:
Antoine,
Pierre (1-died very young)
&
Gilles (twin) married Anne LÉODET in 1657,
Pierre (2) married Charlotte FOUCHERAT in 1662,
2nd marriage to Barbe (Anne) DUPONT in 1692,
Isaac.
Gilles is the only child to have assure the survival of the PINEL surname, although some of his children took on the name of LAFRANCE. In 1729, the PINEL's had 276 descendants.
For more information,
click on the title above
to be brought to the Ste-Anne website.

Saturday, September 27, 2008

Sainte-Brigide-de-Kildare parish

Ste-Brigide-de-Kildare parish in Montréal, QC, will be closing.
As early as 1850, the Irish population of Montréal was petitioning for an English-speaking parish. Msgr. Ignace BOURGET, bishop of the city, acquiesced and the parish was established in 1867.
The church will be turned into a Community Center. There will be an open-house at the parish on Sunday, October 5, 2008 before renovations begin. Like many Roman Catholic parishes, the building will be used for other purposes.
Although there are still many persons in Québec, who claim to be Catholic, few attend church services regularly, other than for the traditional ceremonies of Baptism, Confirmation, Marriage & Funerals. For this reason, many parishes have merged & others have closed, such as will Sainte-Brigide-de-Kildare since expenses may not be met.
For more information about the parish,
click on the ORANGE title above.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

LEMONDE's in ENGLAND

Trying to find the ancestry of
William Bruce LEMONDE
who married
Margaret Alice BIRCH,
probably in ENGLAND. Their son,
Frederick Bruce LEMONDE
was born 1903-07-25 in Islington, London, ENGLAND.
He married
Margaret Louisa BAILEY.
Their son,
Bruce Edmond LEMONDE
was born & married in ENGLAND
and served in the British Royal Navy.
From what Bruce remembers, he was on the East Coast of the U.S. on a British naval ship when he received a letter from a U.S. relatives; but, he doesn't recall the name of this female relative, who had recognized his photo in the local newspaper. Also, he doesn't recall whether this stopover was in MA or PA or elsewhere on the East Coast of the U.S.
Any help in researching these LEMONDE's would be appreciated.
To see pictures of the above-mentioned,
click on the ORANGE title above.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

Richard SÉVIGNY


Thanks to Richard SÉVIGNY's son, John, I've d
iscovered the artwork of this talented and prolific Franco-American. Like many of our Québec ancestors, Richard inherited their artistic capabilities that bring us such pleasure when relatives accept to share them with us, as has done John.

Richard was born in 1947 in Hingham, MA, the son of Harold SÉVIGNY and Mary Ernestine STEVENS.

To view Richard's artwork,
CLICK on the title above.
This will lead you to John's BLOG
where you'll discover the state of mind
and environment that gave birth
to such creativity.
Enjoy!

Thursday, September 04, 2008

Brother Amédée DUCHARME (1892-1982)

The son of David DUCHARME+Clérina HÉON, Amédée was born 1892-01-15 in Saint-Sylvère, Nicolet County, QC. In 1908, he entered the Juniorat of Mont-de-La-Salle in Maisonneuve, a suburb of the city of Montréal, on the island of Montréal, QC. Known in religious life as Brother Gustave, Amédée taught in various schools of the community. He died 1982-05-04 in Laval, QC.
PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME

Unknown ancestry
according to the JETTÉ Dictionary
(1)
Sébastien PROVENCHER
Marguerite /MANCHON
Marriage Contract
1663-01-22
Notary Laurent du Portail
(2)
Jean-François PROVENCHER
Marguerite MOREAU
1701-11-15
Batiscan, Champlain County, QC
(3)
Joseph-François PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME
Marie-Pélagie PINET BELLEFEUILLE
1760
(4)
François PROVENCHER dit DUCHARME
Josèphte DAVID LACOURSE
1785-04-04
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(5)
Étienne DUCHARME
Charlotte LABARRE GENEST
1820-02-14
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(6)
Onésime DUCHARME
Marie DESHAYES
1860-04-23
Bécancour, Nicolet County, QC
(7)
David DUCHARME
Clarina/CLérina HÉON
1884-07-15
Saint-Maurice, Champlain County, QC
For more biographical information
and a picture of Brother Amédée DUCHARME,
click on the ORANGE title above.

Monday, August 04, 2008

LAMBERT Genealogy

Aubin LAMBERT
born 1632-06-30 in
Saint-Aubin village, Tourouvre, Perche, FRANCE.
son of
Odouard LAMBERT
and
Jacqueline FEILLARD
Aubin LAMBERT arrived in Nouvelle-France around 1660 with the Carignan-Salières Regiment that was under the command of Lieutenant General, Alexander de PROUVILLE.
As Sieur of Tracy, Aubin was listed as LAMBERT dit CHAMPAGNE. He married a "Daughter of the King" (Fille du Roi), Élisabeth AUBERT, the daughter of defunct Michel AUBERT and Jeanne AUBERT, in the parish of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, Québec City in 1670-12-29. Aubin was 38 years of age, his wife, Élisabeth, was 34. According to parish registries, the couple had 10 children:
Catherine (1671)
Françoise (1673)
Jean-Baptiste (1675)
François (1676)
Marie-Florence (1678)
Catherine-Élisabeth (1682)
Anne (1685)
Louise (1687)
Pierre-François (1689)
Michel (?)
More information about the LAMBERT lineage may be found in an elaborate article printed in the July/August 2008 issue, Vol. 136, No. 7, of LA REVUE SAINTE-ANNE. Three pictures are illustrated:
Omer LAMBERT and his wife, Anne ROY,
Ludger/Léger LAMBERT and his wife, Célina BERGERON,
Hector LAMBERT and his wife, Georgette RITCHOT
Click on the ORANGE TITLE above to be brought to the official site of the Shrine in Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC to inquire about the article.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Joséphine MARCHAND (1861-1925)


Joséphine was born into what could be considered the “privileged” class for French-Canadians of the day. Her father was a lawyer and well-known journalist; but she, as a female born in 1861, was expected to become a wife and mother. Yet, inheriting a love of literature and the ability to write from her father, she did not allow this talent go to waste. She married Raoul DANDURAND (lawyer, politician) and gave free reign to her capabilities under the name of Joséphine DANDURAND. She became a journalist, writer, lecturer as well as a feminist and activist. She died at a young age (1925-03-02) in Montréal and is buried at Notre-Dame-des-neiges Cemetery in that city.
MARCHAND
(1)
Jean MARCHAND
Mathurine CHAURAY
(aka Catherine CHORAIS)
1630-03-03
LaRochelle, Aunis (Charente-Maritime), FRANCE
(2)
Jean MARCHAND
Marie-Madeleine HAYOT
1681-04-14
Québec City, QC
(3)
Étienne MARCHAND
Marie-Anne DURAND
1707-02-21
Québec City, QC
(4)
Nicolas MARCHAND
Geneviève JÉRÉMIE DEFOY
1749-01-28
Québec City, QC
(5)
Louis MARCHAND
Françoise ROUSSEL
1778-09-15
Québec City, QC
(6)
Gabriel MARCHAND
Mary McNIDER
1810-10-06
Holy Trinity Anglican church, Québec City, QC
(7)
Félix-Gabriel MARCHAND
Hersélie TURGEON
1854-09-12
Terrebonne, Terrebonne County, QC
(8)
Joséphine MARCHAND
Raoul DANDURAND
1886-01-12
St-Jean-sur-Richelieu, St-Jean County, QC
For more information about
Joséphine MARCHAND-DANDURAND
click on the ORANGE title above.

Saturday, April 19, 2008

The Honorable Jean CHRÉTIEN

I became particularly interested in Jean CHRÉTIEN, the former Prime Minister of Canada for 3 terms, when I heard him interviewed on the radio one night last month. He happened to mention that his dad, WILLIE/WELLIE, had spent a portion of his childhood in Manchester, NH. In researching this fact, I discovered that his grandfather, François CHRÉTIEN, had married Olivine LAFORME (Godfroi+Aurélie GARCEAU) in St. Augustin parish, Manchester, NH.
More information about
Jean CHRÉTIEN
may be found by clicking on the title above.
(1)
Vincent CHRÉTIEN
Anne LECLERC
Circa 1668
Île-d'Orléans, Montmorency County, QC
(2)
Jacques dit VINCENT, dit LESOURD, CHRÉTIEN
Marie-Josèphte BEAUDON
1713.02.20
Saint-François (Île-d'Orléans), Montmorency County, QC
(3)
François CHRÉTIEN
Charlotte LABÉCOSSE BONNEAU
1738-10-14
Trois-Rivières, Saint-Maurice County, QC
(4)
François CHRÉTIEN
Marguerite BERGERON
1773-08-09
Louiseville, Maskinongé County, QC
(5)
François CHRÉTIEN
Amable LORANGER RIVARD
1797-02-20
Yamachiche, Saint-Maurice County, QC
(6)
François-Régis CHRÉTIEN
Marie-Louise MARCOTTE
1831-08-29
Louiseville, Maskinongé County, QC
(7)
François CHRÉTIEN
Élisabeth BLAIS
1865-01-10
Saint-Barnabé-nord, Saint-Maurice County, QC
(8)
François CHRÉTIEN
Olivine LAFORME
1885-10-06
Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH
(9)
Willie/Wellie CHRÉTIEN
Marie BOISVERT
1909-05-27
Baie-de-Shawinigan, Saint-Maurice County, QC
(10)
Jean CHRÉTIEN
Aline CHAINÉ
1957-09-10
Baie-de-Shawinigan, Saint-Maurice County, QC

Friday, March 28, 2008

Another book by Connie LEMONDE


Our favorite Franco-American author has published another pocket book for men and women, who find solitude a bore, a challenge or just plain hard to handle.
Connie was born in Woonsocket, RI, the child of parents, who were lured to New England to work, as were countless French-Canadians of their day. She is one of many descendants of "Quebecers," who enjoy sharing their heritage through their artistic and literary endeavors.
For more information about and pictures of
Connie LEMONDE and her ancestors
click on the ORANGE title above
and go to the album entitled
LEMONDE+BADEAU

Saturday, February 09, 2008

Louis RIEL (1844-1885) hanged for High Treason

Louis RIEL was born 1844-10-22 in the Red River Settlement of Rupert's Land, now known as the province of MANITOBA. He was the eldest of 11 Metis children. He was hanged in 1885-11-16 for High Treason against the Queen of England and the Dominion of Canada for having led the Northwest Revolution against the government.
Although sincere in his life-long efforts for the rights of the Metis people, he was misunderstood by the clergy of the Roman Catholic church, said to have been mentally deranged, and was feared by the Canadian governments for his influence among the half-breeds and the Metis of Rupert's Land.
He married in the state of MONTANA where he was living in exile for fear of his life. His wife, Marguerite MONET dite BELLEHUMEUR was a Cree woman. They had 3 children, all having died young. The eldest, Jean, married Laura CASAULT in March 1908 in Québec City, QC where Jean had studied to become an engineer. Wanting to return to western Canada, Jean found a job with the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway where he worked on a construction site 12 miles from his home in Saint-Vital, MB. One day, on his way home from work, his cart overturned and some ribs were fratured. Although the accident was not considered serious, Jean died from his injuries in July of 1908. He and his wife had no children; therefore, LOUIS RIEL has no direct descendants.
RIEL
(1)
Jean-Baptiste RIE dit L’IRLANDE
Louise LAFONTAINE
Limerick, IRELAND
(2)
Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit L’IRLANDE
Louise COTTU
1704-01-21
Sorel, Richelieu County, QC
(3)
Jacques Michel RIEL dit L’IRLANDE
Élisabeth DEGANNE
1730.05.08
Saint-Sulpice, l’Assomption County, QC
(4)
Jean-Baptiste RIE dit L’IRLANDE
Charlotte SYLVESTRE
1755-01-27
St-Antoine-de-Lavaltrie, Berthier County, QC
(5)
Jean-Baptiste RIEL
Marie-Antoinette HÉNAULT dite DELORME
1783-01-20
Ste-Geneviève-de-Berthier, Berthier County, QC
(6)
Jean-Baptiste RIEL dit l’IRLANDE
Marguerite BOUCHER
1812
Île à la Crosse, SK
(7)
Jean-Louis RIEL
Julie LAGIMODIÈRE
1844-01-21
St-Boniface, MB
(8)
Louis RIEL
Marguerite MONET dite BELLEHUMEUR
1882-03-09
Montana, USA
(9)
Jean RIEL (1882-1908)
Marie-Angélique RIEL (1883-1897)
Male RIEL (1885-1885)
For more information about LOUIS RIEL,
click on the title above.