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

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

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.

Jeanne "Jane" BOISVERT (1918-2008)

Born 1918-01-03, Jane BOISVERT died 2008-01-17. She married Walter HÉBERT (Joseph+Mary Esther BAILEY) in 1940-05-30 in St-Jean-Baptiste parish, Manchester, Hillsborough County, NH.

To read her obituary,

under the name of Jane L. HÉBERT,

click on the ORANGE title above,

which will bring you to the website of

Lambert Funeral Home

Manchester, NH

Descendants of Guillaume LABELLE

Born around 1649 in Saint-Éloi-de-Tontuit, (today known asi Saint-Benoît-d'Hébertot, Calvados, Normandie, FRANCE), Guillaume came to New France around 1667. In 1671, he married Anne CHARBONNEAU in Montréal, QC.
The January 2008 edition of the Sainte-Anne Shrine publication (Vol. 136, No. 1) has a 4 page article giving the history of the LABELLE's in Québec. There's a drawing of Guillaume LABELLE, and 3 pictures of his descendants:

1) Isidore LABELLE and Zoé GASCON,

2) Louis LABELLE and Marguerite GASCON,

who married in 1839 in St-Jérôme, QC,

3) Urgel LABELLE and Herméline LACROIX.

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to be brought to the website of

Sainte-Anne Shrine, QC

The Search for Cousin PIERRE CHOLET

I have just found an article on the Internet, published by Gregory Gerard SHOLETTE , 1998/2002, in which he describes his trip in search of whether the family lore about PIERRE CHOLET was true or imaginary.

Click on the title above

to read about Gregory SHOLETTE's discoveries

and relive the adventures of his cousin, Pierre CHOLET.

Pierre CHOLET/CHOLETTE, kidnapped in 1845 in QUÉBEC

Born in 1840,

the son of

Hyacinthe CHOLET & Angélique ANDRÉ dite ST-AMAND

Pierre & his brother, Toussaint CHOLET & their cousin, Pierre DOUCET were kidnapped in 1845-07-07 by a traveling merchant, who showed his wares to the two mothers. When they didn't purchase anything, he left saying: "You won't forget me." in an angry tone. On the way out of the village, he met the three boys, whom he enticed toward his wagon & pushed them in. Only Pierre survived the adventure that lasted many years.

A new translation of the biography of Pierre CHOLET,

"l'Enfant perdu et retrouvé ou Pierre Cholet" by J.-B. Proulx,

was published by

J.R. Koenig (July 30, 2007)

under the title

LOST AND FOUND AGAIN or PIERRE CHOLET

The book contains new maps, notes and illustrations that will prove of great interest to anyone researching the CHOLET- CHOLETTE surname.

The PREFACE of this book

may be found

by clicking on the ORANGE title above.

Éléonore CHARRON (1826-1912)

Éléonore CHARRON (François+Marie-Angélique AYOTTE) founded the Roman Catholic religious community of women known as the Sisters of Sainte-Martha (Soeurs Ste-Marthe) in St-Hyacinthe, QC in 1883. The community's main purpose was to serve priests and seminarians by cooking, sewing and housekeeping. Nowadays, the sisters are also involved in pastoral work and the making of hosts to be used (consecrated) during the celebration of the Eucharist.

For more information about Éléonore and the community,

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CHARRON Ancestry

(1)

Pierre CHARRON

Judith MARTIN

1632

St-Martin-de-Meaux, Champagne, (Seine et Marne) FRANCE

(2)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON dit DUCHARME

Catherine PILLAT^/PILLARD

1665-10-19

Montréal, QC

(3)

Jean-Baptiste CHARRON

Marie-Madeleine GUERTIN

1711-01-08

Contrecoeur-Verchères County, QC

(4)

Michel CHARRON

Angélique MARIER

1749-02-03

St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(5)

Louis-Eustache CHARRON

Marie-Judith HOGUE

1777-09-29

St-Charles-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(6)

François CHARRON

Marie-Angélique AYOTTE

1807-08-03

St-Denis-sur-Richelieu, St-Hyacinthe County, QC

(7)

Éléonore CHARRON

(Mère Marie Sainte-Marthe)

Gilles LAUZON

The November 2007 (Vol 135, No. 10) issue
of the Sainte-Anne Shrine publication
contains a history of the lineage of

GILLES LAUZON

The article displays a drawing of Gilles LAUZON as well as an 1885 picture of 4 generations of LAUZON: Roger, Paul-Émile, Josaphat and Cyrille-Marie. A 3rd photograph of Paul-Émile LAUZON + Hélène RACINE and their family is also included. The couple was married in 1930 in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, Terrebonne County, QC

For more information, you may go to the website of
Sainte-Anne Shrine
by clicking on the ORANGE title above.

Father Jean-Louis BOURBON (1916-2007)

Born 1916-11-02, the son of J. A. Camille BOURDON and Albertine DUPUY, died 2007-10-21 at Charles-Lemoyne Hospital in Longueuil, QC. Funeral presided by Msgr. Jacques BERTHELET, C.S.V. at the Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in LaPrairie on October 26, 2007.
Father BOURDON was ordained to the Roman Catholic priesthood in 1941-03-09 by Msgr. Atanase FORGET at Nativity parish in LaPrairie, QC. He was the oldest priest in the Saint-Jean-Longueuil diocese.
Among other activities, he taught at the Seminary in St-Jean from 1941-1953. He also served as assistant pastor at Ste-Famille parish in Boucherville, QC (1959) & was pastor of Ste-Louise-de-Marillac parish in Longueui, QC (1960) & of St-Edmond parish in St-Jean, QC (1966), pastor of Très-St-Coeur-de-Marie parish in Chambly, QC (1978), as well as assistant pastor at St-Joseph-de-Chambly parish (1985).
Father BOURDON leaves behind his grieving sisters, Camille, Louise, Françoise, Thérèse and Andrée as well as his brother, Gilles.Burial will be at Côte-des-Neiges Cemetery in Montréal, QC

Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, QC

The history of the Roman Catholic Church in Saint-Georges-de-Beauce, QC is explored through beautifu pictures in the October 2007(Vol. 135, No. 9) issue of the Revue Saint-Anne monthly publication. The first chapel dates back to 1820. The architect, Denis OUELLET, drew the plans for the present-day church building in 1900. The Church was blessed in 1902 by Cardinal BÉGIN. Seven photographs grace the article.

For more information
click on the ORANGE title above
that will bring you to the official site of
Sainte-Anne Shrine.

Délia TÉTREAULT (1865-1941)

Délia TÉTREAULT
b. 1865-02-05
Marieville, Rouville County, QC
d. 1941-10-09
Montréal, QC

She was the foundress of the Québec Roman Catholic religious community of the
Missionaries of the Immaculate Conception

Known in religious life as
Soeur Marie du Saint-Esprit, MIC
For more information about Délia TÉTREALT
and the Sisters,
just click on the ORANGE title above
to be brought to their official ENGLISH site

MARTEL History in Québec

The September 2007 edition (Vol. 135 - No. 6) of the Sainte-Anne Shrine publication contains the story of

Honoré MARTEL dit LAMONTAGNE

and his descendants in Québec.

The picture of two famous Québec MARTEL's are included:

Renée MARTEL, a popular singer,

and

Roland MARTEL, a trumpetist.

For more information,

click on the ORANGE title above

to be brought to the official site of

Sainte-Anne Shrine,

Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, QC

LAFRENIÈRE Lineage & photo

The ancestry and photo of the LAFRENIÈRE sisters, daughters of Charles+Émilie POULIN, may be found in album # 7 on our Webshots site. They are the 4th cousins, once removed, of Ernestine LAFRENIÈRE, daughter of Michel+Marie RITCHOT, who married Raoul DUCHARME in 1922 in Manchester, NH.

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tp be brought to our Webshots site.
You may find photos of some of your
French-Canadian & Franco-American
relatives there.

Cardinal Édouard GAGNON (1918-2007)

Édouard GAGNON

born 1918.01.15

in Port-Daniel, Bonaventure County, QC

died 2007.08.25

in Montréal, QC

He was a member of the Roman Catholic Priests of Saint-Sulpice (Sulpicians), having been ordained 1940-08-15.

For more information about his life,

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Sister Réjeanne ROUSSEL

Réjeanne ROUSSEL

originally from Chapleau, Ontario

is the first Canadian to be elected Superior General of the Roman Catholic community of the Sisters of Saint Mary or Namur (Soeurs de Sainte-Marie de Namur) that was founded in Belgium.

For more information about the Sisters,

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and you will be brought

to their official site.

Mayor of Québec City died

Andrée PLAMONDON-BOUCHER

mayor of the city of Québec since 2005 and previous mayor of Sainte-Foy, a susburb of Québec City, died 2008-08-24 at her home of a massive infarctus. Born 1937-01-30 in Québec City, the daughter of Louis PLAMONDON and Alice MONTMINY, she obtained her degree in Education from Laval University.

In 1985, she was elected mayor of Sainte-Foy, a job that she retained for 15 years. In 2005, she was elected mayor of Québec City.

Andrée PLAMONDON married Marc BOUCHER (Gabriel & Thérèse PAQUET) on 1959-08-10 in Notre-Dame-de-Foy parish, Sainte-Foy, QC. The couple had 3 children: Bernard, Denis and France.

Residents of Québec City and the City Council were taken aback by their mayor's unexpected death since her husband had failing health, but she was energetic and seemed tireless. Andrée's priorities were always based upon the welfare of the residents of the city. Concern for them was the basis of all her decisions, and she even intervened personally on their behalf when normal channels proved fruitless. All were welcome, and everyone knew her home address, where, today, there are countless flowers on the lawn as well as in front of the City Hall.

The family has accepted a public funeral. Arrangements are in the offing.

BISSONNET/BISSONNETTE Descendants

The descendants of PIERRE BISSONNET are well described in two consecutive editions of the REVUE SAINTE-ANNE (Vol. 235, Nos. 6 & 7.
The June publication contains 3 pictures:
1) Bernard BISSONNETTE, b. 1898.01.15 in Saint-Esprit-de-Moncalm , QC. He married Jacqueline MASSON in 1935.
2) Louis-Georges BISSONNETTE, b. 1893.09.04 in Côteau-du-Lac, Soulanges County, QC. He marriage Juliette DANSEREAU in 1927.
3) Lise BISSONNETTE, former director of the LE DEVOIR newspaper. In 2005, she was appointed director of the National Library of Montréal, QC.
The July/August edition contains a photo of Pierre-André BISSONNETTE, who died in Ottawa in 1989.12.23at the age of 65 two days after having been honored with the Order of Canada.

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to be brought to the official site of the

Sainte-Anne Shrine

where is published the

REVUE SAINTE_ANNE

The forced assimilation of Aboriginal children in Canada

Suzanne FOURNIER and Ernie GREY relate the truth about the “abduction” of native children in Canada by the State & Church as a result of the Indian Act of 1876 that gave the Minister of Indian & Northern Affairs intrusive rights. To discover more about the waning of Aboriginal culture in this country due to "lawful abduction" of children, who were forced into Residential Schools or put into Foster homes, read STOLEN FROM OUR EMBRACE, the abduction of First Nations children and the restoration of Aboriginal communities (ISBN: 978-1-55054-661-3). Published in June 1998, the authors share their experiences and that of their community members along with the effect that such forced assimilation had on them, and their search for their identiry, for their culture.

Learn more about the

Indian Act of 1876

by clicking on the ORANGE title above.

The Franco-American Connection BLOG

Jacques L'Heureux

from

Columbia, MD

has a BLOG that should be of interest to everyone researching French-Canadian and Franco-American ancestors. It would be well worth your time to

click on the ORANGE TITLE above

to be brought to his BLOG.