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and 355. Marie Angélique Boisvert.

Child of Paul-Joseph Martel and Geneviève Denevers is:

88 i. Alexandre Martel, married Therese Daigle 20 Feb 1821 in St-Louis de Lotbinière (Lotbinière) Qc.

178. Jacques Daigle He was the son of 356. Jean François Daigle and 357. Marguerite Boucher. He married 179. Charlotte Côté 14 Feb 1791 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly (Lotbinière) Qc48.

179. Charlotte Côté She was the daughter of 358. François Côté and 359. Marie Louise Croteau.

Child of Jacques Daigle and Charlotte Côté is:

89 i. Therese Daigle, married Alexandre Martel 20 Feb 1821 in St-Louis de Lotbinière (Lotbinière) Qc.

180. Laurent Labrecque He was the son of 360. Laurent Labrecque and 361. Marguerite Dumas. He married 181. Geneviève Dufresne 17 Jan 1785 in St-Laurent I.O. (Montmorency) Qc48.

181. Geneviève Dufresne She was the daughter of 362. Joseph Dufresne and 363. Marie Josephte Leclerc Leclaire.

Child of Laurent Labrecque and Geneviève Dufresne is:

90 i. Laurent Labrecque, married Marie Basilide Thivierge Thibierge 24 Jul 1815 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

182. Gabriel Thivierge Thibierge He was the son of 364. Jean Marie Thibierge and 365. Madeleine Lefebvre Boulanger. He married 183. Marguerite Morin 06 Aug 1792 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc48.

183. Marguerite Morin She was the daughter of 366. Charles Morin and 367. Geneviève Maurice.

Child of Gabriel Thivierge and Marguerite Morin is:

91 i. Marie Basilide Thivierge Thibierge, married Laurent Labrecque 24 Jul 1815 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

Generation No. 9

256. François Semme He married 257. Marie Cellier Bef. 1749 in Rouen (Normandie) France.

257. Marie Cellier

Child of François Semme and Marie Cellier is:

128 i. François Semme Siroux St-François, born in Rouen (Normandie) France; died 29 Jan 1791 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Élisabeth / Isabelle Comeau, [A] 24 Sep 1772 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

258. Augustin Comeau, [A] He was the son of 516. Jean Comeau L'Ainé and 517. Françoise Hébert, [A]. He married 259. Jeanne Levron, [A] 12 Feb 1714 in Port-Royal (Acadie).

259. Jeanne Levron, [A] She was the daughter of 518. François Joseph Pierre Levron Lantois and 519. Catherine Agnès Savoie, [A].

Child of Augustin Comeau and Jeanne Levron is:

129 i. Élisabeth / Isabelle Comeau, [A], born 06 Aug 1728 in Port-Royal (Acadie); died 25 Dec 1806 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married François Semme Siroux St-François 24 Sep 1772 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

260. Antoine Hébert He married 261. Angélique Chaput.

261. Angélique Chaput

Child of Antoine Hébert and Angélique Chaput is:

130 i. Joseph Hébert Larose, born in St-Jean de Perpignan (Roussillon) France; died 28 Sep 1822 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Marie Charles / Charlotte Dame Adam 23 Aug 1762 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc.

262. Pierre Dame, born in St-Martin de Cambray; died 03 Nov 1774 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc49. He

was the son of 524. Antoine Dame and 525. Elisabeth Lefrançois. He married 263. Marie Reine Blain Habelin 29 Aug 1740 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc50.

263. Marie Reine Blain Habelin, died 13 Apr 1750 in Boucherville (Chambly) Qc50. She was the daughter of 526. Louis Blain and 527. Marie Marguerite Mineau Lumina.

Child of Pierre Dame and Marie Blain is:

131 i. Marie Charles / Charlotte Dame Adam, died 07 Nov 1815 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Joseph Hébert Larose 23 Aug 1762 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc.

264. Antoine Lacombe He married 265. Perrette Charles.

265. Perrette Charles

Child of Antoine Lacombe and Perrette Charles is:

132 i. Raymond Jean Lacombe Filion / Sanspitié, born 1711 in Grussel (Cahors) Quercy; died 16 Jan 1789 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Jeanne Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier 06 Feb 1758 in Fort St-Frederic (Beauharnois) Qc.

266. Jean Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier He was the son of 532. Laurent Bouy Lebuis Lavergne and 533. Marie Denise Anthoine St-Antoine. He married 267. Marie Jeanne Olivier Perrier 04 Dec 1721 in La Prairie (Laprairie) Qc51.

267. Marie Jeanne Olivier Perrier, born 10 Apr 1696 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc; died 05 Jul 1755 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc. She was the daughter of 534. Laurent Olivier Perrier and 535. Marie Bessette.

Child of Jean Lebuis and Marie Olivier is:

133 i. Jeanne Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier, born 03 Jun 1733 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc; died 01 Feb 1768 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Raymond Jean Lacombe Filion / Sanspitié 06 Feb 1758 in Fort St-Frederic (Beauharnois) Qc.

268. Jean Balthazar He married 269. Marguerite Daille in Lorraine, France.

269. Marguerite Daille

Child of Jean Balthazar and Marguerite Daille is:

134 i. Martin Balthazar St-Martin, born in St-Morice (Metz) Lorraine; died 29 Sep 1797 in St-Mathias de la Pointe-aux-Oliviers (Rouville) Qc; married Marie Marguerite Joubert 30 Jun 1761 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

270. Pierre Joubert He was the son of 540. Pierre Joubert and 541. Marie Madeleine Beaumier. He married 271. Marie Agathe Jarry Henrichon 17 Nov 1727 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc52.

271. Marie Agathe Jarry Henrichon She was the daughter of 542. Henri Jarry Henrichon and 543. Agathe L'Écuyer.

Child of Pierre Joubert and Marie Jarry is:

135 i. Marie Marguerite Joubert, died 16 Apr 1809 in St-Mathias de la Pointe-aux-Oliviers (Rouville) Qc; married Martin Balthazar St-Martin 30 Jun 1761 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

272. Alexis Coulombe, died 30 Oct 1773 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc53. He was the son of 544. Jean Baptiste Coulombe and 545. Marie Jeanne Balan Lacombe. He married 273. Marie Madeleine Grosard 26 Jan 1733 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc54.

273. Marie Madeleine Grosard, died 10 May 1783 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc55. She was the daughter of 546. Jean Grosard Croisard and 547. Jeanne Guignard.

Child of Alexis Coulombe and Marie Grosard is:

136 i. Augustin Alexis Coulombe, died 06 May 1826 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc; married Geneviève Guinard 05 Nov 1776 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc.

274. Jean Baptiste Guignard He married 275. Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Nadeau.

275. Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Nadeau

Child of Jean Guignard and Marie Nadeau is:

137 i. Geneviève Guinard, died 08 May 1829 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc; married Augustin Alexis Coulombe 05 Nov 1776 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc.

280. Antoine Charbonnier St-Laurent He was the son of 560. Pierre / André Charbonnier Blain/ St-Laurent and 561. Marguerite Lecours. He married 281. Marie Charlotte Philippe Belhumeur 17 Jun 1734 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc56,57.

281. Marie Charlotte Philippe Belhumeur, born 08 May 1712 in Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc; died 27 Jul 1780 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc57. She was the daughter of 562. Bernard Philippe Belhumeur and 563. Marie Anne Galien.

Child of Antoine Charbonnier and Marie Philippe is:

140 i. Philippe Charbonnier St-Laurent, born 06 Feb 1741 in St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc; died 22 Nov 1800 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc; married Marie Agathe Velle Sansoucy 03 Nov 1771 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc / Notary Menard.

282. François Velle Sansoucy, born 15 Jul 1704 in St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc. He was the son of 564. Jean Vel Sansoucy and 565. Jeanne Raimbault. He married 283. Marie Josette Chapdelaine Larivière 01 Mar 1734 in Immaculée-Conception de St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc58.

283. Marie Josette Chapdelaine Larivière She was the daughter of 566. André Chapdelaine Larivière and 567. Anne Chevrefils.

Child of François Velle and Marie Chapdelaine is:

141 i. Marie Agathe Velle Sansoucy, died 25 Sep 1839 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc; married Philippe Charbonnier St-Laurent 03 Nov 1771 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc / Notary Menard.

284. Charles François Pinel Lafrance He was the son of 568. Charles François Pinel Lafrance and 569. Marie Anne Ouellet. He married 285. Angélique Plourde 11 Feb 1754 in Notre-Dame-de-Liesse de Rivière-Ouelle (Kamouraska) Qc59.

285. Angélique Plourde She was the daughter of 570. Augustin Plourde and 571. Marie Madeleine Lévesque.

Child of Charles Pinel and Angélique Plourde is:

142 i. Augustin Pinel Lafrance, married Elisabeth Chagnon, [A] 24 Jul 1785 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

286. Christophe Chagnon, [A], born 11 Dec 1729 in St-Sulpice (L'Assomption) Qc60. He was the son of 572. Louis Chagnon, [A] and 573. Madeleine Foisy. He married 287. Marie Françoise Jarret Beauregard 15 Jan 1758 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc60.

287. Marie Françoise Jarret Beauregard She was the daughter of 574. Vincent Jarret Beauregard and 575. Catherine Pineau.

Child of Christophe Chagnon and Marie Jarret is:

143 i. Elisabeth Chagnon, [A], married Augustin Pinel Lafrance 24 Jul 1785 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

288. Jean Baptiste Hogue, born 17 Feb 1709 in Rivière-des-Praries (Ile Montréal) Qc. He was the son of 576. Jean Baptiste Hogue and 577. Barbe Coiteux. He married 289. Marguerite Brazeau 15 Feb 1734 in Rivière-des-Praries (Ile Montréal) Qc.

289. Marguerite Brazeau, born 16 Dec 1718 in Rivière-des-Praries (Ile Montréal) Qc. She was the daughter of 578. Gabriel Brazeau and 579. Marie Angélique Handgrave.

Child of Jean Hogue and Marguerite Brazeau is:

144 i. François Hogue, married Brigitte Alain, [A] 16 Jan 1769 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

290. François Alain He was the son of 580. Noël Alain and 581. Marie Anne Hamel. He married 291. Françoise Petitclerc, [A] 27 Nov 1741 in St-Augustin-de-Desmaures (Portneuf) Qc.

291. Françoise Petitclerc, [A] She was the daughter of 582. Charles Petitclerc and 583. Marie Catherine/Jacqueline ProvostPrévost,[A].

Child of François Alain and Françoise Petitclerc is:

145 i. Brigitte Alain, [A], married François Hogue 16 Jan 1769 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

304. Jacques Philippe Vêtu Bélair He married 305. Marie Anne Laroche 26 Feb 1724 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc61.

305. Marie Anne Laroche She was the daughter of 610. Jean Laroche Roche and 611. Marie Magdeleine Lereau L'Heureux.

Child of Jacques Vêtu and Marie Laroche is:

152 i. Jean-Marie Joseph Vêtu Bélair, married Marie Catherine Boisselle 27 Jul 1750 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

306. Charles Boisselle He married 307. Marie Thérèse Daudelin.

307. Marie Thérèse Daudelin

Child of Charles Boisselle and Marie Daudelin is:

153 i. Marie Catherine Boisselle, married Jean-Marie Joseph Vêtu Bélair 27 Jul 1750 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

308. Jean Casavant LaDébauche, born 23 Mar 1698 in Québec (Québec) Qc62. He was the son of 616. Jean Casavant LaDébauche and 617. Jeanne Charpentier. He married 309. Marie Magdeleine Pépin 22 May 1718 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc.

309. Marie Magdeleine Pépin She was the daughter of 618. Jean Pépin DesCardonnets and 619. Marie Magdeleine Loiseau.

Child of Jean Casavant and Marie Pépin is:

154 i. Louis Casavant, born 04 Nov 1727 in Verchères (Verchères) Qc; married Marie Charlotte Bertrand 24 Jan 1752 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

310. Pierre Bertrand He married 311. Catherine Lemoyne.

311. Catherine Lemoyne

Child of Pierre Bertrand and Catherine Lemoyne is:

155 i. Marie Charlotte Bertrand, married Louis Casavant 24 Jan 1752 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

312. Jean / François Cadieux, [A], born Mar 1671 in Boucherville (Chambly) Qc; died May 1709 in Petit-Rocher de la Montagne-Montagne/Grand Calumet Islands. He was the son of 624. Jean Cadieux and 625. Marie Valade. He married 313. Marie / Catherine MehwattaBourdon, [A] 30 May 1695 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc63,64.

313. Marie / Catherine MehwattaBourdon, [A], born 08 Aug 1675 in Longueuil (Chambly) Qc65. She was the daughter of 626. Jacques Bourdon and 627. Marie Ménard.

Notes for Jean / François Cadieux, [A]:

10 days before his marriage to Marie Bourdon, Jean Cadieux signed a contract as a Voyageur heading West. It stands to reason that he was planning to travel with his new wife. Which was rather unusual for a "white" woman to do. The Cadieux, Bourdon and Menard families are all heavily involved in the fur trade, and are known to be highly "indianized".

Jean Cadieux was apparently adopted by the Algonquin tribe he was working with, and respected all their customs and traditions, as did his wife. As a matter of fact, history is very well documentated on his subject, and particularly on how he died saving his Algonquin brothers from the Iroquois. See:

http://aquapontiac.ca/anglais/legende_cadieux_a.htm

http://www.fortcoulonge.qc.ca/en/dossiers/dossier_suite_8_5_1701-1800.html

More About Jean / François Cadieux, [A]:

Baptism: 12 Mar 1671, Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc

Nationality: Algonquin by Adoption

Occupation: Bet. 20 May 1695 - 28 Jul 1704, "Engagé Ouest" = Voyageur = Fur trader

More About Marie / Catherine Mehwatta Bourdon, [A]:

Nationality: Algonquin by blood or Adoption

Child of Jean Cadieux and Marie Bourdon, [A] is:

156 i. Augustin Cadieux, [A], born 19 Jan 1708 in Longueuil (Chambly) Qc; married Catherine Lebeau 03 Feb 1739 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

314. Mathurin Lebeau He married 315. Marie Lesueur.

315. Marie Lesueur

Child of Mathurin Lebeau and Marie Lesueur is:

157 i. Catherine Lebeau, married Augustin Cadieux, [A] 03 Feb 1739 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

320. René Ethier He was the son of 640. Léonard Ethier and 641. Elisabeth Godillon. He married 321. Marie Madeleine Regeas Laprade 03 May 1706 in St-François de l'Ile Jésus (Laval) Qc66.

321. Marie Madeleine Regeas Laprade She was the daughter of 642. Jean Regeas Laprade and 643. Marie Jasmin.

Child of René Ethier and Marie Laprade is:

160 i. Louis Ethier, born 09 Nov 1720 in St-Sulpice (L'Assomption) Qc; married Geneviève Martin St-Martin 18 Apr 1746 in Lanoraie (Berthier) Qc.

322. Jean Martin St-Martin He was the son of 644. Jean Martin and 645. Marie Louise Jeanval. He married 323. Marie Anne Banlier Laperle 26 Feb 1709 in Ste-Trinité de Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc66.

323. Marie Anne Banlier Laperle She was the daughter of 646. Mathurin Banlier and 647. Françoise Vernin.

Child of Jean St-Martin and Marie Laperle is:

161 i. Geneviève Martin St-Martin, born 25 Aug 1721 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Louis Ethier 18 Apr 1746 in Lanoraie (Berthier) Qc.

324. François Vandal He was the son of 648. François Vandal and 649. Marie Madeleine Pinel. He married 325. Marie Antoinette Ripault Rolet 10 Feb 1716 in Grondines (Portneuf) Qc66.

325. Marie Antoinette Ripault Rolet She was the daughter of 650. Roch Ripault Rolet and 651. Marie Aubert.

Child of François Vandal and Marie Ripault is:

162 i. Jacques Vandal, married Marie Thérèse Venne 14 Feb 1757 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

326. Louis Venne He married 327. Louise Desautels.

327. Louise Desautels

Child of Louis Venne and Louise Desautels is:

163 i. Marie Thérèse Venne, married Jacques Vandal 14 Feb 1757 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

328. Jean Baptiste Hus Cournoyer, died 12 Jan 1782 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc67. He was the son of 332. Pierre Hus Cournoyer and 333. Jeanne Vanet Parisien. He married 329. Marie Geneviève Pelletier Antaya 14 Jan 1732 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc68.

329. Marie Geneviève Pelletier Antaya, died 16 Jan 1785 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc69. She was the daughter of 658. Michel Pelletier Antaya and 659. Françoise Meneu Chateauneuf.

Child of Jean Cournoyer and Marie Antaya is:

164 i. Joseph Hus Cournoyer, died 27 Jan 1830 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Agathe Thibert 16 Aug 1769 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

330. Jean Marie Thibert, born in St-Jean (Bourgogne) France. He was the son of 660. Joachim Thibert and 661. Marie Guillemin. He married 331. Marie Louise Pelissier Lafeuillade 17 Feb 1744 in St-Michel de Yamaska (Yamaska) Qc.

331. Marie Louise Pelissier Lafeuillade, died 05 Oct 1792 in Yamaska (Yamaska) Qc69. She was the daughter of 662. Pierre Pelissier Lafeuillade and 663. Marie Clémence Harel.

Child of Jean Thibert and Marie Lafeuillade is:

165 i. Agathe Thibert, died 01 Dec 1779 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Joseph Hus Cournoyer 16 Aug 1769 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

332. Pierre Hus Cournoyer, died 28 Nov 1751 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc69. He was the son of 664. Paul Hus and 665. Jeanne Baillargeon. He married 333. Jeanne Vanet Parisien 03 Oct 1700 in St-François-du-Lac (Yamaska) Qc70.

333. Jeanne Vanet Parisien, died 11 Sep 1750 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc71. She was the daughter of 666. Charles Vanet Parisien and 667. Catherine Magnan Lageauge.

Children of Pierre Cournoyer and Jeanne Parisien are:

166 i. Ignace Hus Cournoyer, died 22 Aug 1789 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Marie Agathe Hus Millet 31 Jul 1752 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

ii. Jean Baptiste Hus Cournoyer, died 12 Jan 1782 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc71; married Marie Geneviève Pelletier Antaya 14 Jan 1732 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc72; died 16 Jan 1785 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc73.

334. Claude Paul Millet, born 06 Mar 1703 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc73; died 22 Apr 1778 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc73. He was the son of 668. Marc Antoine Hus Millet and 669. Françoise Vallée. He married 335. Marie Françoise Mandeville 06 Mar 1728 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc74.

335. Marie Françoise Mandeville, died 19 Oct 1783 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc75. She was the daughter of 670. Jean Baptiste Mandeville and 671. Marie Catherine Bérard Lépine.

Child of Claude Millet and Marie Mandeville is:

167 i. Marie Agathe Hus Millet, died 12 Oct 1807 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Ignace Hus Cournoyer 31 Jul 1752 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

352. Paul Martel He was the son of 704. Paul Martel and 705. Marie Geneviève Houde. He married 353. Marie Angélique Baron 14 Feb 1757 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc76.

353. Marie Angélique Baron She was the daughter of 706. Jacques Baron and 707. Madeleine Boucher Desroches.

Child of Paul Martel and Marie Baron is:

176 i. Paul-Joseph Martel, married Geneviève Denevers Boisvert 28 Oct 1782 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc.

354. Jean Baptiste Denevers Boisvert He was the son of 708. François Denevers and 709. Marie Anne Marcot. He married 355. Marie Angélique Boisvert 31 Aug 1739 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc76.

355. Marie Angélique Boisvert She was the daughter of 710. Joseph Denevers Boisvert and 711. Marie Angélique Dupré Picher.

Child of Jean Denevers and Marie Boisvert is:

177 i. Geneviève Denevers Boisvert, married Paul-Joseph Martel 28 Oct 1782 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc.

356. Jean François Daigle He was the son of 712. André Daigle and 713. Marie Thérèse Proulx. He married 357. Marguerite Boucher 22 Feb 1751 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly (Lotbinière) Qc76.

357. Marguerite Boucher She was the daughter of 714. Étienne Boucher and 715. Marie Marguerite Fréchette.

Child of Jean Daigle and Marguerite Boucher is:

178 i. Jacques Daigle, married Charlotte Côté 14 Feb 1791 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly (Lotbinière) Qc.

358. François Côté He was the son of 716. Jacques Côté and 717. Marie Blouard. He married 359. Marie Louise Croteau 11 Feb 1771 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly (Lotbinière) Qc76.

359. Marie Louise Croteau She was the daughter of 718. Jacques Croteau and 719. Marie Charlotte Dupont.

Child of François Côté and Marie Croteau is:

179 i. Charlotte Côté, married Jacques Daigle 14 Feb 1791 in St-Antoine-de-Tilly (Lotbinière) Qc.

360. Laurent Labrecque He was the son of 720. Jacques Labrecque and 721. Marguerite Paquet. He married 361. Marguerite Dumas 16 Feb 1741 in St-Laurent I.O. (Montmorency) Qc76.

361. Marguerite Dumas She was the daughter of 722. François Dumas and 723. Marguerite Rouleau.

Child of Laurent Labrecque and Marguerite Dumas is:

180 i. Laurent Labrecque, married Geneviève Dufresne 17 Jan 1785 in St-Laurent I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

362. Joseph Dufresne He married 363. Marie Josephte Leclerc Leclaire.

363. Marie Josephte Leclerc Leclaire

Child of Joseph Dufresne and Marie Leclerc is:

181 i. Geneviève Dufresne, married Laurent Labrecque 17 Jan 1785 in St-Laurent I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

364. Jean Marie Thibierge He was the son of 728. Gentien Thibierge and 729. Elisabeth Pepin. He married 365. Madeleine Lefebvre Boulanger 20 Apr 1750 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc76.

365. Madeleine Lefebvre Boulanger She was the daughter of 730. Charles Lefebvre and 731. Marie Plante.

Child of Jean Thibierge and Madeleine Lefebvre is:

182 i. Gabriel Thivierge Thibierge, married Marguerite Morin 06 Aug 1792 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

366. Charles Morin He married 367. Geneviève Maurice.

367. Geneviève Maurice

Child of Charles Morin and Geneviève Maurice is:

183 i. Marguerite Morin, married Gabriel Thivierge Thibierge 06 Aug 1792 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc.

Generation No. 10

516. Jean Comeau L'Ainé He was the son of 1032. Pierre Comeau and 1033. Rose Bayon. He married 517. Françoise Hébert, [A] Abt. 1675 in Acadie.

517. Françoise Hébert, [A] She was the daughter of 1034. Étienne Hébert and 1035. Marie Gaudet, [A].

Child of Jean Comeau and Françoise Hébert is:

258 i. Augustin Comeau, [A], married Jeanne Levron, [A] 12 Feb 1714 in Port-Royal (Acadie).

518. François Joseph Pierre Levron Lantois He married 519. Catherine Agnès Savoie, [A] Abt. 1676 in Acadie.

519. Catherine Agnès Savoie, [A] She was the daughter of 1038. François Savoie and 1039. Catherine Lejeune, [A].

Child of François Levron and Catherine Savoie is:

259 i. Jeanne Levron, [A], married Augustin Comeau, [A] 12 Feb 1714 in Port-Royal (Acadie).

524. Antoine Dame He married 525. Elisabeth Lefrançois.

525. Elisabeth Lefrançois

Child of Antoine Dame and Elisabeth Lefrançois is:

262 i. Pierre Dame, born in St-Martin de Cambray; died 03 Nov 1774 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Marie Reine Blain Habelin 29 Aug 1740 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc.

526. Louis Blain, born 06 Aug 1685 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; died 02 May 1763 in Varennes (Verchères) Qc77. He was the son of 1052. François Blain Habelin and 1053. Jeanne Barbier. He married 527. Marie Marguerite Mineau Lumina.

527. Marie Marguerite Mineau Lumina, died 25 Jan 1764 in Varennes (Verchères) Qc77. She was the daughter of 1054. Jean Mineau Lumina and 1055. Marie Marguerite Quevillon.

Child of Louis Blain and Marie Mineau is:

263 i. Marie Reine Blain Habelin, died 13 Apr 1750 in Boucherville (Chambly) Qc; married Pierre Dame 29 Aug 1740 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc.

532. Laurent Bouy Lebuis Lavergne, born in St-Jean de Côle (Périgord) France. He was the son of 1064. Pierre Lebuis and 1065. Marie Françoise. He married 533. Marie Denise Anthoine St-Antoine 11 Oct 1670 in Champlain (Champlain) Qc / Ct Notaire Larue78.

533. Marie Denise Anthoine St-Antoine, born in St-Germain-de-la-Poterie (Dauphiné) France. She was the daughter of 1066. François St-Antoine and 1067. Guillemette Brion Piro.

Child of Laurent Lebuis and Marie St-Antoine is:

266 i. Jean Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier, married Marie Jeanne Olivier Perrier 04 Dec 1721 in La Prairie (Laprairie) Qc.

534. Laurent Olivier Perrier He was the son of 1068. Laurent Perrier and 1069. Marie Françoise Chauvin. He married 535. Marie Bessette 26 Nov 1690.

535. Marie Bessette She was the daughter of 1070. Jean Bessette and 1071. Anne Seigneur.

Child of Laurent Olivier and Marie Bessette is:

267 i. Marie Jeanne Olivier Perrier, born 10 Apr 1696 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc; died 05 Jul 1755 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc; married Jean Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier 04 Dec 1721 in La Prairie (Laprairie) Qc.

540. Pierre Joubert He was the son of 1080. Jean Joubert and 1081. Madeleine Têtu. He married 541. Marie Madeleine Beaumier 22 Oct 1696 in Charlesbourg (Québec) Qc79.

541. Marie Madeleine Beaumier She was the daughter of 1082. Jean Beaumier Boisme and 1083. Marie Hus.

Child of Pierre Joubert and Marie Beaumier is:

270 i. Pierre Joubert, married Marie Agathe Jarry Henrichon 17 Nov 1727 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc.

542. Henri Jarry Henrichon He was the son of 1084. Eloi Jarry and 1085. Jeanne Merrin. He married 543. Agathe L'Écuyer 25 Oct 1693 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc80.

543. Agathe L'Écuyer She was the daughter of 1086. Pierre L'Écuyer and 1087. Marie Juillet.

Child of Henri Jarry and Agathe L'Écuyer is:

271 i. Marie Agathe Jarry Henrichon, married Pierre Joubert 17 Nov 1727 in Notre-Dame de Montréal (Ile Montréal) Qc.

544. Jean Baptiste Coulombe, died 09 Sep 1746 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc81. He was the son of 1088. Louis Coulombe and 1089. Jeanne Boucault. He married 545. Marie Jeanne Balan Lacombe 27 Apr 1706 in St-Thomas de Montmagny (Montmagny) Qc82.

545. Marie Jeanne Balan Lacombe She was the daughter of 1090. Pierre Balan Lacombe and 1091. Marie René Birette.

Child of Jean Coulombe and Marie Balan is:

272 i. Alexis Coulombe, died 30 Oct 1773 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc; married Marie Madeleine Grosard 26 Jan 1733 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc.

Pages 1 to 8 of the St. Francis Family Ancestors:

Ancestors of April St-Francis, [A]

Generation No. 1

1. April St-Francis, [A] She was the daughter of 2. Homer St-Francis, [A] and 3. Patricia Partlow.

Generation No. 2

2. Homer St-Francis, [A], born 1935 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; died 2001 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. He was the son of 4. Nazaire Jr St-Francis, [A] and 5. Florence Ethier Hakey. He married 3. Patricia Partlow.

3. Patricia Partlow

Child of Homer St-Francis and Patricia Partlow is:

1 i. April St-Francis, [A]

Generation No. 3

4. Nazaire Jr St-Francis, [A], born 31 Jan 1891 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. He was the son of 8. Nazaire St-Francis, [A] and 9. Clara Hogue, [A]. He married 5. Florence Ethier Hakey 22 Oct 1913 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

5. Florence Ethier Hakey, born 04 Jul 1896; died 16 Aug 1938 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. She was the daughter of 10. Elie Adélard Ethier Hakey and 11. Delia / Esther Martel.

Child of Nazaire St-Francis and Florence Hakey is:

2 i. Homer St-Francis, [A], born 1935 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; died 2001 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Patricia Partlow.

Generation No. 4

8. Nazaire St-Francis, [A], born Jun 1867 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; died 08 May 1936 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. He was the son of 16. Michel SirouxGiroux/ St-Francis, [A] and 17. Cordelia CoulombeColomb, [A]. He married 9. Clara Hogue, [A] in Vermont.

9. Clara Hogue, [A] She was the daughter of 18. Fabien Hogue, [A] and 19. Adèle VêtuBélair, [A].

Child of Nazaire St-Francis and Clara Hogue is:

4 i. Nazaire Jr St-Francis, [A], born 31 Jan 1891 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Florence Ethier Hakey 22 Oct 1913 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

10. Elie Adélard Ethier Hakey, born 1868 in Spencer (Worcester) MA; died 12 Feb 1959 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. He was the son of 20. Narcisse / Nelson Ethier Hakey and 21. Josephine Dunham. He married 11. Delia / Esther Martel 06 Apr 1891 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

11. Delia / Esther Martel, born 30 Apr 1875 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. She was the daughter of 22. Alfred / Fred Martel and 23. Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge.

Child of Elie Hakey and Delia Martel is:

5 i. Florence Ethier Hakey, born 04 Jul 1896; died 16 Aug 1938 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Nazaire Jr St-Francis, [A] 22 Oct 1913 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

Generation No. 5

16. Michel SirouxGiroux/ St-Francis, [A], born 1835. He was the son of 32. François Siroux Giroux/ St-Francis, [A] and 33. Charlotte Lacombe. He married 17. Cordelia Coulombe dit Colomb, [A] 1860 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

17. Cordelia Coulombe dit Colomb, [A], born 13 Dec 1843 in Swanton (Franklin) VT. She was the daughter of 34. Louis Coulombe Colomb and 35. Sophie Charbonnier dit St-Laurent, [A].

Child of Michel Siroux and Cordelia Coulombe is:

8 i. Nazaire St-Francis, [A], born Jun 1867 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; died 08 May 1936 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Clara Hogue, [A] in Vermont.

18. Fabien Hogue, [A] He was the son of 36. François Hogue, [A] and 37. Marie Plante. He married 19. Adèle VêtuBélair, [A] 30 Jul 1855 in Ste-Rosalie (Bagot) Qc.

19. Adèle VêtuBélair, [A] She was the daughter of 38. Joseph Vêtu Bélair and 39. Marie Geneviève Cadieux, [A].

Child of Fabien Hogue and Adèle Vêtu is:

9 i. Clara Hogue, [A], married Nazaire St-Francis, [A] in Vermont.

20. Narcisse / Nelson Ethier Hakey, born 16 Feb 1827 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; died 28 Aug 1908 in Swanton (Franklin) VT1. He was the son of 40. François Ethier and 41. Marie Anne Hus Millet Cournoyer. He married 21. Josephine Dunham in Vermont.

21. Josephine Dunham, born 1842 in Canada.

Child of Narcisse Hakey and Josephine Dunham is:

10 i. Elie Adélard Ethier Hakey, born 1868 in Spencer (Worcester) MA; died 12 Feb 1959 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Delia / Esther Martel 06 Apr 1891 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

22. Alfred / Fred Martel, born 1852; died 1897. He was the son of 44. Isaïe Martel and 45. Esther Labrecque. He married 23. Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge 13 Nov 1873 in St-Mary's Parish of Swanton (Franklin) VT2.

23. Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge, born 05 Dec 1856 in Henryville (Iberville) Qc3; died 1925. She was the daughter of 46. Joseph Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge and 47. Marie Loyselle.

Notes for Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge:

Marie Delia's parents are found to be both living in St-Georges d'Henryville in 185 when their son David is baptised. In 1856, when Delia is baptised, she is said to be "Illegitimate" therefore of unknown parents - but the family name Théberge is listed in the margin together with her first name Marie Delia.

There are no signatures on the baptism records. In 1852, Joseph Théberge signed at the baptism of his son David.

Either the priest found out the couple was not married in the Catholic faith or even not at all, and decided to record the baptism as per the Church rules in such cases. OR Delia is the child of only one of the two parents here, Joseph Théberge or Mary Loyselle Théberge.

According to all Census records consulted Mary Loiselle, her mother, is alway said to be born in Vermont.

More About Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge:

Baptism: 07 Dec 1856, St-Georges d'Henryville (Iberville) Qc

Census: 1870, Swanton (Franklin County) VT Census page 55 - with mother Mary Debarge and siblings

Child of Alfred Martel and Marie Théberge is:

11 i. Delia / Esther Martel, born 30 Apr 1875 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Elie Adélard Ethier Hakey 06 Apr 1891 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

Generation No. 6

32. François SirouxGiroux/ St-Francis, [A] He was the son of 64. François Semme SirouxSt-François, [A] and 65. Marguerite Hébert Larose. He married 33. Charlotte Lacombe 13 Nov 1827 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc4.

33. Charlotte Lacombe She was the daughter of 66. François Raymond Lacombe and 67. Charlotte Balthazar St-Martin.

Child of François Siroux and Charlotte Lacombe is:

16 i. Michel Siroux Giroux/ St-Francis, [A], born 1835; married Cordelia CoulombeColomb, [A] 1860 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

34. Louis Coulombe Colomb, born 24 Jun 1806 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc. He was the son of 68. Joseph Coulombe Colomb and 69. Marie Louise Lemaitre Auger. He married 35. Sophie Charbonnier dit St-Laurent, [A] in Vermont.

35. Sophie Charbonnier dit St-Laurent, [A] She was the daughter of 70. Hippolyte Charbonnier St-Laurent and 71. Marie Elisabeth Pinel dit Lafrance, [A].

Child of Louis Coulombe and Sophie Charbonnier is:

17 i. Cordelia Coulombe dit Colomb, [A], born 13 Dec 1843 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Michel Siroux Giroux/ St-Francis, [A] 1860 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

36. François Hogue, [A] He was the son of 72. François Hogue, [A] and 73. Marie Anne Cusson. He married 37. Marie Plante 15 Jan 1833 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

37. Marie Plante She was the daughter of 74. Jean Baptiste Plante and 75. Madeleine Malboeuf.

Child of François Hogue and Marie Plante is:

18 i. Fabien Hogue, [A], married Adèle VêtuBélair, [A] 30 Jul 1855 in Ste-Rosalie (Bagot) Qc.

38. Joseph Vêtu Bélair He was the son of 76. Jacques Vêtu Bélair and 77. Geneviève Casavant. He married 39. Marie Geneviève Cadieux, [A] 20 Nov 1827 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

39. Marie Geneviève Cadieux, [A] She was the daughter of 78. Jean Baptiste Cadieux, [A] and 79. Jeanne Bonnier.

Child of Joseph Vêtu and Marie Cadieux is:

19 i. Adèle VêtuBélair, [A], married Fabien Hogue, [A] 30 Jul 1855 in Ste-Rosalie (Bagot) Qc.

40. François Ethier, born 22 Sep 1785 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc. He was the son of 80. Louis Ethier and 81. Thérèse Vandal. He married 41. Marie Anne Hus Millet Cournoyer 01 Mar 1813 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc4.

41. Marie Anne Hus Millet Cournoyer, born 03 Dec 1794 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc5. She was the daughter of 82. Joseph Hus Cournoyer and 83. Françoise Hus Cournoyer.

Child of François Ethier and Marie Millet is:

20 i. Narcisse / Nelson Ethier Hakey, born 16 Feb 1827 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; died 28 Aug 1908 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Josephine Dunham in Vermont.

44. Isaïe Martel He was the son of 88. Alexandre Martel and 89. Therese Daigle. He married 45. Esther Labrecque 07 Nov 1843 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc6.

45. Esther Labrecque She was the daughter of 90. Laurent Labrecque and 91. Marie Basilide Thivierge Thibierge.

Child of Isaïe Martel and Esther Labrecque is:

22 i. Alfred / Fred Martel, born 1852; died 1897; married Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge 13 Nov 1873 in St-Mary's Parish of Swanton (Franklin) VT.

46. Joseph Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge, died Bef. 1870. He married 47. Marie Loyselle in Vermont.

47. Marie Loyselle, born Abt. 1815 in Vermont; died Dec 1873 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

More About Marie Loyselle:

Census: 1870, Swanton (Franklin) VT7

Children of Joseph Théberge and Marie Loyselle are:

i. Joseph Théberge Debarge, born 1850 in Vermont8; married Sarah Médard 27 Nov 1872 in St-Mary's Parish of Swanton (Franklin) VT.

ii. David Théberge Tiberge Debarge, born 27 Dec 1851 in Henryville (Iberville) Qc9; married Maria Pariseau.

More About David Théberge Tiberge Debarge:

Baptism: 07 Jan 1852, St-Georges d'Henryville (Iberville) Qc

iii. Peter Théberge Debarge, born 1854 in Canada10

23 iv. Marie Delia Théberge Tiberge/ Debarge, born 05 Dec 1856 in Henryville (Iberville) Qc; died 1925; married Alfred / Fred Martel 13 Nov 1873 in St-Mary's Parish of Swanton (Franklin) VT.

v. Julia Théberge Debarge, born 29 Apr 1860 in Swanton (Franklin) VT.

vi. John Théberge Debarge, born 19 Mar 1862 in Swanton (Franklin) VT; married Angelica Morin / Moquin 24 Jan 1887 in St-Mary's Parish of Swanton (Franklin) VT.

Generation No. 7

64. François Semme SirouxSt-François, [A], born 1770; died 11 Dec 1845 in Marieville (Rouville) Qc. He was the son of 128. François Semme Siroux St-François and 129. Élisabeth / Isabelle Comeau, [A]. He married 65. Marguerite Hébert Larose 28 Jan 1799 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc11,12.

65. Marguerite Hébert Larose She was the daughter of 130. Joseph Hébert Larose and 131. Marie Charles / Charlotte Dame Adam.

Child of François Siroux and Marguerite Hébert is:

32 i. François SirouxGiroux/ St-Francis, [A], married Charlotte Lacombe 13 Nov 1827 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc.

66. François Raymond Lacombe, born 21 Nov 1760 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc13. He was the son of 132. Raymond Jean Lacombe Filion / Sanspitié and 133. Jeanne Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier. He married 67. Charlotte Balthazar St-Martin 22 Jul 1799 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc14,15.

67. Charlotte Balthazar St-Martin, born 1781. She was the daughter of 134. Martin Balthazar St-Martin and 135. Marie Marguerite Joubert.

Notes for François Raymond Lacombe:

RAYMOND dit Lacombe dit Filion dit Sanspitié

Child of François Raymond and Charlotte Balthazar is:

33 i. Charlotte Lacombe, married François SirouxGiroux/ St-Francis, [A] 13 Nov 1827 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc.

68. Joseph Coulombe Colomb He was the son of 136. Augustin Alexis Coulombe and 137. Geneviève Guinard. He married 69. Marie Louise Lemaitre Auger 29 Oct 1798 in St-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup de Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc.

69. Marie Louise Lemaitre Auger She was the daughter of 138. Jean Baptiste Lemaitre Auger and 139. Catherine Dubord.

Child of Joseph Coulombe and Marie Lemaitre is:

34 i. Louis Coulombe Colomb, born 24 Jun 1806 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc; married Sophie CharbonnierSt-Laurent, [A] in Vermont.

70. Hippolyte Charbonnier St-Laurent, born 07 May 1783 in St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc. He was the son of 140. Philippe Charbonnier St-Laurent and 141. Marie Agathe Velle Sansoucy. He married 71. Marie Elisabeth PinelLafrance, [A] 18 Feb 1811 in Immaculée-Conception de St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc.

71. Marie Elisabeth PinelLafrance, [A] She was the daughter of 142. Augustin Pinel Lafrance and 143. Elisabeth Chagnon, [A].

Child of Hippolyte Charbonnier and Marie Pinel is:

35 i. Sophie CharbonnierSt-Laurent, [A], married Louis Coulombe Colomb in Vermont.

72. François Hogue, [A] He was the son of 144. François Hogue and 145. Brigitte Alain, [A]. He married 73. Marie Anne Cusson 09 Jan 1804 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

73. Marie Anne Cusson She was the daughter of 146. Joseph Cusson and 147. Marie Gervais.

Child of François Hogue and Marie Cusson is:

36 i. François Hogue, [A], married Marie Plante 15 Jan 1833 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

74. Jean Baptiste Plante He married 75. Madeleine Malboeuf.

75. Madeleine Malboeuf

Child of Jean Plante and Madeleine Malboeuf is:

37 i. Marie Plante, married François Hogue, [A] 15 Jan 1833 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

76. Jacques Vêtu Bélair He was the son of 152. Jean-Marie Joseph Vêtu Bélair and 153. Marie Catherine Boisselle. He married 77. Geneviève Casavant 07 Apr 1777 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc16.

77. Geneviève Casavant She was the daughter of 154. Louis Casavant and 155. Marie Charlotte Bertrand.

Child of Jacques Vêtu and Geneviève Casavant is:

38 i. Joseph Vêtu Bélair, married Marie Geneviève Cadieux, [A] 20 Nov 1827 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

78. Jean Baptiste Cadieux, [A] He was the son of 156. Augustin Cadieux, [A] and 157. Catherine Lebeau. He married 79. Jeanne Bonnier 21 Jul 1788 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc16.

79. Jeanne Bonnier She was the daughter of 158. Jacques Bonnier and 159. Ursule Plouffe.

Child of Jean Cadieux and Jeanne Bonnier is:

39 i. Marie Geneviève Cadieux, [A], married Joseph Vêtu Bélair 20 Nov 1827 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

80. Louis Ethier, born 25 Sep 1750 in Lanoraie (Berthier) Qc. He was the son of 160. Louis Ethier and 161. Geneviève Martin St-Martin. He married 81. Thérèse Vandal 10 Feb 1777 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc17.

81. Thérèse Vandal She was the daughter of 162. Jacques Vandal and 163. Marie Thérèse Venne.

Child of Louis Ethier and Thérèse Vandal is:

40 i. François Ethier, born 22 Sep 1785 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Marie Anne Hus Millet Cournoyer 01 Mar 1813 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

82. Joseph Hus Cournoyer, died 01 Jun 1844 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc. He was the son of 164. Joseph Hus Cournoyer and 165. Agathe Thibert. He married 83. Françoise Hus Cournoyer 04 Oct 1790 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc18.

83. Françoise Hus Cournoyer She was the daughter of 166. Ignace Hus Cournoyer and 167. Marie Agathe Hus Millet.

Child of Joseph Cournoyer and Françoise Cournoyer is:

41 i. Marie Anne Hus Millet Cournoyer, born 03 Dec 1794 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married François Ethier 01 Mar 1813 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

88. Alexandre Martel He was the son of 176. Paul-Joseph Martel and 177. Geneviève Denevers Boisvert. He married 89. Therese Daigle 20 Feb 1821 in St-Louis de Lotbinière (Lotbinière) Qc19.

89. Therese Daigle She was the daughter of 178. Jacques Daigle and 179. Charlotte Côté.

Child of Alexandre Martel and Therese Daigle is:

44 i. Isaïe Martel, married Esther Labrecque 07 Nov 1843 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc.

90. Laurent Labrecque He was the son of 180. Laurent Labrecque and 181. Geneviève Dufresne. He married 91. Marie Basilide Thivierge Thibierge 24 Jul 1815 in St-Jean I.O. (Montmorency) Qc19.

91. Marie Basilide Thivierge Thibierge She was the daughter of 182. Gabriel Thivierge Thibierge and 183. Marguerite Morin.

Child of Laurent Labrecque and Marie Thivierge is:

45 i. Esther Labrecque, married Isaïe Martel 07 Nov 1843 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc.

Generation No. 8

128. François Semme Siroux St-François, born in Rouen (Normandie) France; died 29 Jan 1791 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc20. He was the son of 256. François Semme and 257. Marie Cellier. He married 129. Élisabeth / Isabelle Comeau, [A] 24 Sep 1772 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

129. Élisabeth / Isabelle Comeau, [A], born 06 Aug 1728 in Port-Royal (Acadie); died 25 Dec 1806 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc20. She was the daughter of 258. Augustin Comeau, [A] and 259. Jeanne Levron, [A].

Children of François Siroux and Élisabeth Comeau are:

i. Isabelle Semme SirouxSt-François, [A], born 1766.

64 ii. François Semme SirouxSt-François, [A], born 1770; died 11 Dec 1845 in Marieville (Rouville) Qc; married Marguerite Hébert Larose 28 Jan 1799 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

130. Joseph Hébert Larose, born in St-Jean de Perpignan (Roussillon) France21; died 28 Sep 1822 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc22. He was the son of 260. Antoine Hébert and 261. Angélique Chaput. He married 131. Marie Charles / Charlotte Dame Adam 23 Aug 1762 in Ste-Famille de Boucherville (Chambly) Qc23.

131. Marie Charles / Charlotte Dame Adam, died 07 Nov 1815 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc24. She was the daughter of 262. Pierre Dame and 263. Marie Reine Blain Habelin.

Child of Joseph Hébert and Marie Dame is:

65 i. Marguerite Hébert Larose, married François Semme SirouxSt-François, [A] 28 Jan 1799 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

132. Raymond Jean Lacombe Filion / Sanspitié, born 1711 in Grussel (Cahors) Quercy; died 16 Jan 1789 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc25. He was the son of 264. Antoine Lacombe and 265. Perrette Charles. He married 133. Jeanne Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier 06 Feb 1758 in Fort St-Frederic (Beauharnois) Qc25.

133. Jeanne Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier, born 03 Jun 1733 in Laprairie (Laprairie) Qc26; died 01 Feb 1768 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc27. She was the daughter of 266. Jean Lebuis Lavergne/ Olivier and 267. Marie Jeanne Olivier Perrier.

Child of Raymond Lacombe and Jeanne Lebuis is:

66 i. François Raymond Lacombe, born 21 Nov 1760 in Chambly (Chambly) Qc; married Charlotte Balthazar St-Martin 22 Jul 1799 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc.

134. Martin Balthazar St-Martin, born in St-Morice (Metz) Lorraine; died 29 Sep 1797 in St-Mathias de la Pointe-aux-Oliviers (Rouville) Qc28. He was the son of 268. Jean Balthazar and 269. Marguerite Daille. He married 135. Marie Marguerite Joubert 30 Jun 1761 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc29.

135. Marie Marguerite Joubert, died 16 Apr 1809 in St-Mathias de la Pointe-aux-Oliviers (Rouville) Qc30. She was the daughter of 270. Pierre Joubert and 271. Marie Agathe Jarry Henrichon.

More About Martin Balthazar St-Martin:

Occupation: 1761, Soldat de la Cie de Basserode Régiment de Languedoc31

Child of Martin Balthazar and Marie Joubert is:

67 i. Charlotte Balthazar St-Martin, born 1781; married François Raymond Lacombe 22 Jul 1799 in St-Mathias-sur-Richelieu (Rouville) Qc.

136. Augustin Alexis Coulombe, died 06 May 1826 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc32. He was the son of 272. Alexis Coulombe and 273. Marie Madeleine Grosard. He married 137. Geneviève Guinard 05 Nov 1776 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc32.

137. Geneviève Guinard, died 08 May 1829 in Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc32. She was the daughter of 274. Jean Baptiste Guignard and 275. Marie Elisabeth Isabelle Nadeau.

Children of Augustin Coulombe and Geneviève Guinard are:

68 i. Joseph Coulombe Colomb, married Marie Louise Lemaitre Auger 29 Oct 1798 in St-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup de Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc.

ii. Augustin Coulombe, born Oct 1776 in Berthier-en-Bas (Montmagny) Qc33

138. Jean Baptiste Lemaitre Auger He married 139. Catherine Dubord.

139. Catherine Dubord

Child of Jean Lemaitre and Catherine Dubord is:

69 i. Marie Louise Lemaitre Auger, married Joseph Coulombe Colomb 29 Oct 1798 in St-Antoine-de-la-Rivière-du-Loup de Louiseville (Maskinongé) Qc.

140. Philippe Charbonnier St-Laurent, born 06 Feb 1741 in St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc34; died 22 Nov 1800 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc35. He was the son of 280. Antoine Charbonnier St-Laurent and 281. Marie Charlotte Philippe Belhumeur. He married 141. Marie Agathe Velle Sansoucy 03 Nov 1771 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc / Notary Menard36,37.

141. Marie Agathe Velle Sansoucy, died 25 Sep 1839 in Contrecoeur (Verchères) Qc. She was the daughter of 282. François Velle Sansoucy and 283. Marie Josette Chapdelaine Larivière.

Child of Philippe Charbonnier and Marie Velle is:

70 i. Hippolyte Charbonnier St-Laurent, born 07 May 1783 in St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc; married Marie Elisabeth PinelLafrance, [A] 18 Feb 1811 in Immaculée-Conception de St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc.

142. Augustin Pinel Lafrance He was the son of 284. Charles François Pinel Lafrance and 285. Angélique Plourde. He married 143. Elisabeth Chagnon, [A] 24 Jul 1785 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc38.

143. Elisabeth Chagnon, [A] She was the daughter of 286. Christophe Chagnon, [A] and 287. Marie Françoise Jarret Beauregard.

Child of Augustin Pinel and Elisabeth Chagnon is:

71 i. Marie Elisabeth PinelLafrance, [A], married Hippolyte Charbonnier St-Laurent 18 Feb 1811 in Immaculée-Conception de St-Ours (Richelieu) Qc.

144. François Hogue He was the son of 288. Jean Baptiste Hogue and 289. Marguerite Brazeau. He married 145. Brigitte Alain, [A] 16 Jan 1769 in St-Charles-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

145. Brigitte Alain, [A] She was the daughter of 290. François Alain and 291. Françoise Petitclerc, [A].

Child of François Hogue and Brigitte Alain is:

72 i. François Hogue, [A], married Marie Anne Cusson 09 Jan 1804 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

146. Joseph Cusson He married 147. Marie Gervais.

147. Marie Gervais

Child of Joseph Cusson and Marie Gervais is:

73 i. Marie Anne Cusson, married François Hogue, [A] 09 Jan 1804 in Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire de St-Hyacinthe (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

152. Jean-Marie Joseph Vêtu Bélair He was the son of 304. Jacques Philippe Vêtu Bélair and 305. Marie Anne Laroche. He married 153. Marie Catherine Boisselle 27 Jul 1750 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

153. Marie Catherine Boisselle She was the daughter of 306. Charles Boisselle and 307. Marie Thérèse Daudelin.

Child of Jean-Marie Vêtu and Marie Boisselle is:

76 i. Jacques Vêtu Bélair, married Geneviève Casavant 07 Apr 1777 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

154. Louis Casavant, born 04 Nov 1727 in Verchères (Verchères) Qc39. He was the son of 308. Jean Casavant LaDébauche and 309. Marie Magdeleine Pépin. He married 155. Marie Charlotte Bertrand 24 Jan 1752 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc40.

155. Marie Charlotte Bertrand She was the daughter of 310. Pierre Bertrand and 311. Catherine Lemoyne.

Child of Louis Casavant and Marie Bertrand is:

 77 i. Geneviève Casavant, married Jacques Vêtu Bélair 07 Apr 1777 in St-François-Xavier de Verchères (Verchères) Qc.

156. Augustin Cadieux, [A], born 19 Jan 1708 in Longueuil (Chambly) Qc40. He was the son of 312. Jean / François Cadieux, [A] and 313. Marie / Catherine MehwattaBourdon, [A]. He married 157. Catherine Lebeau 03 Feb 1739 in St-Joseph de Chambly (Chambly) Qc.

157. Catherine Lebeau She was the daughter of 314. Mathurin Lebeau and 315. Marie Lesueur.

Child of Augustin Cadieux and Catherine Lebeau is:

78 i. Jean Baptiste Cadieux, [A], married Jeanne Bonnier 21 Jul 1788 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

158. Jacques Bonnier He married 159. Ursule Plouffe.

159. Ursule Plouffe

Child of Jacques Bonnier and Ursule Plouffe is:

79 i. Jeanne Bonnier, married Jean Baptiste Cadieux, [A] 21 Jul 1788 in St-Denis-sur-Richelieu (St-Hyacinthe) Qc.

160. Louis Ethier, born 09 Nov 1720 in St-Sulpice (L'Assomption) Qc. He was the son of 320. René Ethier and 321. Marie Madeleine Regeas Laprade. He married 161. Geneviève Martin St-Martin 18 Apr 1746 in Lanoraie (Berthier) Qc41.

161. Geneviève Martin St-Martin, born 25 Aug 1721 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc. She was the daughter of 322. Jean Martin St-Martin and 323. Marie Anne Banlier Laperle.

Child of Louis Ethier and Geneviève St-Martin is:

80 i. Louis Ethier, born 25 Sep 1750 in Lanoraie (Berthier) Qc; married Thérèse Vandal 10 Feb 1777 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

162. Jacques Vandal He was the son of 324. François Vandal and 325. Marie Antoinette Ripault Rolet. He married 163. Marie Thérèse Venne 14 Feb 1757 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc42.

163. Marie Thérèse Venne She was the daughter of 326. Louis Venne and 327. Louise Desautels.

Child of Jacques Vandal and Marie Venne is:

81 i. Thérèse Vandal, married Louis Ethier 10 Feb 1777 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

164. Joseph Hus Cournoyer, died 27 Jan 1830 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc43. He was the son of 328. Jean Baptiste Hus Cournoyer and 329. Marie Geneviève Pelletier Antaya. He married 165. Agathe Thibert 16 Aug 1769 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc44.

165. Agathe Thibert, died 01 Dec 1779 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc45. She was the daughter of 330. Jean Marie Thibert and 331. Marie Louise Pelissier Lafeuillade.

Child of Joseph Cournoyer and Agathe Thibert is:

82 i. Joseph Hus Cournoyer, died 01 Jun 1844 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc; married Françoise Hus Cournoyer 04 Oct 1790 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

166. Ignace Hus Cournoyer, died 22 Aug 1789 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc45. He was the son of 332. Pierre Hus Cournoyer and 333. Jeanne Vanet Parisien. He married 167. Marie Agathe Hus Millet 31 Jul 1752 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc46.

167. Marie Agathe Hus Millet, died 12 Oct 1807 in Sorel (Richelieu) Qc47. She was the daughter of 334. Claude Paul Millet and 335. Marie Françoise Mandeville.

Child of Ignace Cournoyer and Marie Millet is:

83 i. Françoise Hus Cournoyer, married Joseph Hus Cournoyer 04 Oct 1790 in St-Pierre de Sorel (Richelieu) Qc.

176. Paul-Joseph Martel He was the son of 352. Paul Martel and 353. Marie Angélique Baron. He married 177. Geneviève Denevers Boisvert 28 Oct 1782 in Ste-Croix (Lotbinière) Qc48.

177. Geneviève Denevers Boisvert She was the daughter of 354. Jean Baptiste Denevers Boisvert

Homer Walter St. Francis Sr.'s Death - Obituary - Write-Up's in the various Vermont Newspapers:

Homer Walter St. Francis, Sr.

Born

Juanuary 19, 1935

Died

July 07, 2001

"Abenaki Chief St. Francis dies" By Lisa Jones and Matt Sutkoski, Free Staff Writers: Homer St. Francis, the fiery and uncompromising leader of Vermont's Abenaki died Saturday. He was 66.

He died conscious, peaceful, and surrounded by his family at his camp in Berkshire, said his daughter, April Rushlow, who became the tribe's acting chief in 1996. St. Francis fought lymphoma for nine years, and also suffered from emphysema and diabetes.

A descendant of Chief Greylocks, who launched raids in Massachusetts and southern Vermont in the 1700's, St. Francis was the chief of the St. Francis/ Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi from 1974-1980 and again from 1987 until 1996, when he handed affairs over to Rushlow.

"He had a vision for the Abenakis and never backed down, never compromised, never gave up," said Fred Wiseman, a Swanton Abenaki who directs the tribal museum in town, and chairs the humanities program at Johnson State College. "I think he's been the central person within the last 20, 25 years in the renaissance of the Abenaki."

The tribe that St. Francis grew up in was one that had been devestated by European settlement and driven underground by racism. That racism found its purest expression in the "eugenics" campaign in of the 1920's and '30's, which was promoted the sterilization of Abenaki and other groups of Vermonter's "undesirables."

St. Francis attended school through the eighth grade, and then joined the National Guard at 15. ("He lied about his age," Rushlow said.) Later, he served in the Marines and the Navy.

When he came back home, he tried to change the Abenaki world he had left. He wanted the tribe to be respected, and he wasn't polite about it.

Claiming that the Abenaki had never signed any treaties and that their lands had been taken illegally, he led "fish0ins" in 1979, 1983 and 1987 to show he and his followers wee exempt from state fish and game regulations. He won a short victory when Vermont Distric Judge Joseph Wolchik ruled in 1989 that the tribe had never ceded aboriginal rights - including the freedom to hunt and fish on their ancestral lands - but the Vermont Supreme Court... (See Abenaki, 7A)

The Burlington Free Press - Monday, July 09, 2001. Vermont/ Nation. ABENAKI: Chief Homer St. Francis dies: Continued from Page 1A:  reversed Wolchik's decision in 1992.

In 1988, St. Francis announced he wanted tribal members to stop using Vermont license plates and start using an Abenaki version instead.

"If I get a traffic ticket, I'm going to tear it up and throw it away," he said. "This is our land." Also that year, he demanded the federal government leave the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge and demanded $100 million "due the Abenaki people for the use of our land and for damages."

"It's a drop in the bucket for what they've already raped this land out of," he said.

Then, in 1990, he delivered an even bigger demand: He wanted the tribe's ancestral homelands back. He wasn't talking about a symbolic land holding. He was talking of all of northern New England - plus a good hunk of Quebec.

St. Francis never got the tribe's land back. The tribe never achieved federal recognition, and only won state recognition from 1976-1977, but observers say he was the driving force behind an increased awareness and respect for Abenaki culture.

When his daughter April found her eighth-grade textbooks described the Abenaki as "sav-

Photograph: On November 04, 1976, Gov. Tom Salmon (seated) signed executive order No. 36, giving official recognition to Abenaki Indians in Vermont as a tribe. Salmon holds up the order for the three members of the Indian Tribal Council, including Homer St. Francis (third from left), chairman of the council. The act was subsequently rescinded in early 1977 by Gov. Richard Snelling. BELOW: St. Francis, in the Navy in 1957.

savages, " St. Francis had a few words with school officials and saw that the language was removed. When he found out in 1989 that University of Vermont academics were using Abenaki remains as doorstops, he went to campus and told the researchers to return them at once-or he'd cremated them on the spot.

"He put the nation back on the map, back in the history books," Rushlow said. "He took us out of hiding we went into because of the eugenics movement."

"People knew the Abenakis were here," Wiseman said. "He didn't let people forget it." Age didn't mellow St. Francis. Neither did his illness. Three months ago, he sat in the kitchen of the Swanton home he was born in, under the gaze of family photos of his five children. He sipped coffee, worked through a daily ration of 40 cigarettes and talked about everything except compromise.

Regarding his daughter's efforts to work with local townspeople on how to lessen the conflict between tribal burial grounds and development, he said: "I'd have them get the hell out or burn them down."

On the recent riots in Cincinnati: "The blacks had the right idea," he said. "When they shoot one of them, they burn the city down."

On smoking two packs of ciggarettes a day: "I'm my own man," he said, "Nobody tells me what to do. If I die, I die."

St. Francis rites

VISITNG HOURS: 2 to 4 plm. and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Kidder Memorial Home, 89 Grand Ave., Swanton.

FUNERAL: 11 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Canada Street, Swanton.

BURIAL: With full military honors, following the funeral services at St. Mary's Cemetery, Swanton.

Contact Lisa Jones at 660-1874 or ljones@bfp.burlingtonpress.com

Contact Matt Sutkoski at 660-1846 or msutkosk@bfp.burlingtonpress.com

"Swanton Abenaki Chief Homer St. Francis dies after long illness"

BERKSHIRE (AP) -- Homer St. Francis, the longtime leader of the Abenaki Indian tribe in northwestern Vermont, died over the weekend. St. Francis, 66, died at his camp in Berkshire surrounded by family members, said his daughter April Rushlow, who became the Abenakis' acting chief in 1996. St. Francis fought lymphoma for nine years, and also suffered from epmphysema and diabetes. A descendant of Chief Greylock, who launched raids in Massachusetts and southern Vermont in the 1700's, St. Francis was the chief of the St. Francis-Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi from 1974-1980 and again from 1987 until 1996, when he handed affairs over to Rushlow. "He had a vision for the Abenakis and never backed down, never compromised, never gave up," said Fred Wiseman, a Swanton Abenaki who directs the tribal museum in town, and is chairman of the humanities program at Johnson State College. "I think he's been the central person within the last 20, 25 years in the renaissance of the Abenaki." The tribe that St. Francis grew up in was one that had been devastated by European settlement and driven underground by racism. That racism found its purest expression in the "eugenics" campaign of the 1920's and '30's, which promoted the sterilization of Abenaki and other groups of Vermont's "undesirables." After military service, St. Francis tried to change the Abenaki world he had left. He wanted the tribe to be respected, and he wasn't polite about it. Claiming that they Abenaki had never signed any treaties and that this land had been taken illegally, he led "fish-ins" in 1979, 1983 and 1987 to show he and his followers were exempt from state fish and game regulations. He won a short victory when Vermont District Judge Joseph Wolchik ruled in 1989 that the tribe had never ceded aboriginal rights - including the freedom to hunt and fish on their ancestral lands - but the Vermont Supreme Court reversed Wolchik's decision in 1992. In 1988, St. Francis announced he wanted tribal members to stop using Vermont license plates and start using an Abenaki version instead. "If I get a traffic ticket, "I'm going to tear it up and throw it away," he said. "This is our land." He demanded return of the land on which the Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge sits and later insisted the tribe should be returned its ancestral homeland, which included all of northern New England and parts of Quebec. He didn't succeed. The tribe never achieved federal recognition, and only won state recognition from 1976-1977, but observers say he was the driving force behind an increased awareness and respect for Abenaki culture. When his daughter April found her eighth-grade textbooks described the Abenaki as "savages," St. Francis had a few words with school officials and saw that the language was removed. When he found out in 1989 that University of Vermont academics were using Abenaki remains as doorstops, he went to campus and told the researchers to return them at once-or he'd cremate them on the spot. "He put the nation back on the map, back in the history books," Rushlow said. "He took us out of hiding we went into because of the eugenics movement."

Thursday, July 12, 2001 Burlington Free Press Newspaper "St. Francis laid to rest"

Caption: Chief for Life April Rushlow (left in white) buries her father, Homer St. Francis, chief of the St. Francis/ Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi, at St. Mary's Cemetery in Swanton on Wednesday. Abenaki bury their chief Vermont Indian leader remembered as firerce warrior with a soft touch. By Lisa Jones, Free Press Staff Writer SWANTON - As Homer St. Francis' pallbearers carried his body toward its final resting place raised their left hands in a fist. It seemed like a fitting gesture - a defiant fist for a defiant Indian chief. That's not what it was at all. "It's more like taking your hat off," explained Carroll Larocque of Orleans, a member of the Nebesak Band of the Abenaki. "You raise your left hand because it's the closest one to your heart." Likewise, while there were plenty of reminiscences of the Abenaki chief's well-known warrior-like qualities Wednesday, his funeral also celebrated his lesser-known soft side. "We were at the tribal offices about 14 years ago, doing the usual stuff," recalled ethnohistorian John Moody of Hartford, who delivered the eulogy. "Someone brought in a butternut tree in a pot. He stopped everything and went up to the camp to plant it." Moody was a lontime friend of St. Francis. He remembers his first lunch with the chief in the 1970's. "I was having a big chef salad  - I was a vegetarian. He said, 'Let me understand this. You're white. You don't hunt. You don't have a family. You're not married. How the heck are you going to help us?'" But the eulogy - like the flamboyant St. Francis, who made enemies as well as friends as he brought the disenfranchised and fractious Abenaki to their feet - couldn't remain apolitical. "He was a warrior, no doubt about," Moody said, "Great chief, ...... See ABENAKI, 11A .....

Caption: Patricia St. Francis (foreground, center) walks into The Church of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the beginning of funeral services for her husband, Homer St. Francis, chief of the St. Francis/ Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation of Missisquoi.

The Burlington Free Press, Thursday, July 12, 2001 Page 11A: ABENAKI: "Chief laid to rest in Swanton." Continued from Page 1A. .... old man, he lived and died to make his people free. May you live on in the hearts of everyone here fo seven generations to come." Buckskin and business suits Moody's words drew occassional laughs and round of the native affirmative "Aho!" from the largest crowd that had been seen at a local funeral for a quite a while. Some 600 Indians in buckskin garb, men in work caps and jeans, women in mini skirts and dairy farmers in suits filled the Church of Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Children squirmed in the pews. Gov. Howard Dean and State Historic Preservation Officer Emily Wadhams sat near the front, right behind the deceased chief's son-in-law John Rushlow, who was wearing a coyote skin. There were representatives from the Micmac, Malecite, Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Oneida, Mohawk, Mohegan, Mohican and Narragansett tribes. Not only the crowd was diverse; the ceremonies following St. Francis' death were as far-ranging and complex as their subject. Tuesday night at Kidder Memorial Home, native drummers sat before the chief's casket and drummed as people paid their respects. Wednesday morning, an escort of drummers walked wih the hearse behind the Abenaki flag as the coffin was driven to the church. Pastor Charles Ranges - a friend of the St. Francis family - led a Catholic liturgy. "My job isn't to eulogize Homer," Ranges said. "He has given me more than one sermon on how my ancestors didn't treat his with the dignity they deserved...The chief felt his cathedral was in the outdoors. Certainly, the Lord is everywhere." Easing the journey About halfway through the ceremony, E. John Lawyer, an Abenaki from Sheldon, silently disappeared from his pew. He walked to the burial site nearby and burned a bundle of sweetgrass, sage, tobacco, white birch bark and an eagle feather. "We send out prayer to the creator with the smoke," said Lawyer, whose long dark hair was pinned back with a feather. "It eases the journey to the spirit world." Soon afterward, St. Francis' coffin was brought to the grave. A Vermont Army National Guard honor unit performed a 21-gun salute, played Taps, folded the American flag draped over the coffin and presented it to St. Francis' widow. He had served in the National Guard, the Marines and the Navy. Lawyer watched this, listend to another round of native chanting and quietly left the gathering. "I'm not sure Homer changed the Abenaki world," he said later. "I think he brought it together. If he changed anything, he changed the white world that was suffocating ours." "Sometimes he appeared to be a bad guy, but he had a good heart. A strong heart and a good will...It takes a really strong man to bend to be eye to eye with a child. And Homer had that. Children loved him. I had some boys, very young boys. They loved him." His eyes filled with tears. He nodded goodbye and walked quickly away. Contact Lisa Jones at 660-1874 or ljones@bfp.burlingtonfreepress.com

The County Courier Vo. 33 No. 28 (USPS 530-560) The Weekly Journal For Northwestern Vermont...Thursday, July 12, 2001 Photograph: At left, Gov. Howard Dean comforts Patsy St. Francis, widow of Abenaki Grand Chief Homer St. Francis, before funeral services Wednesday at the Church of the Nativity in Swanton. At right, Doris St. Francis (left) and April Rushlow, daughters of Chief St. Francis, help bear his coffin. (Photographs by Chad Libbey)

The County Courier Vo. 33 No. 28 (USPS 530-560) The Weekly Journal For Northwestern Vermont...Thursday, July 12, 2001 Abenaki Chief Homer St. Francis Dies At 66 By Susan Trzepacz SWANTON: After 30 years of haranguing state and local officials as he crusaded for aboriginal rights, the brash, outspoken chief of the St. Francis-Sokoki Band of the Abenaki Nation is now silent. Grand Chief Homer W. St. Francis died early Saturday morning, July 7, at his family camp in Berkshire after a decade-long battle with cancer. Born in Swanton 66 years ago in the house which his family still occupies today, St. Francis was one of a handful of Native American descendants who began "the Abenaki Renaissance" more than 30 years ago. For years local families of Abenaki descent had denied their ancestry, afraid of public censure under programs such as the Eugenics Survey sponsored by the University of Vermont in the early 1900's. On a more personal basis, local Native Americans knew they would get along better with their Anglo neighbors if their heritage remained hidden. Generations of children grew up without knowing they were Abenaki. But private discussions around kitchen tables in the area of Swanton known as Back Bay during the late 1960's led to social and ethnic consciousness and advocacy. The first "Fish-In" on April 19, 1974 brought the existence of the Abenaki to the attention of Vermont politicians and residents alike. A form of civil disobedience, the fish-in brought those who claimed Abenaki heritage to the shores of Lake Champlain and the Missisquoi River to fish without a license. The argument was that they had aboriginal rights to hunt and fish on the land which European settlers had stolen from their ancestors. In 1975 the Abenaki tribe, which according to textbooks had disappeared more than a century before, elected St. Francis as its chief and presented the Vermont Fish and Game Commission with a petition signed by 1,400 Native Americans demanding their aboriginal hunting and fishing rights. The battle was on and Homer St. Francis was in the thick of it, laying claim to the better part of New England...ABENAKI CHIEF Please turn to page 2 ....

The County Courier Vo. 33 No. 28 (USPS 530-560) The Weekly Journal For Northwestern Vermont...Thursday, July 12, 2001 ABENAKI CHIEF Continued from page 1...on behalf of the Abenaki Nation. While the initial media coverage portrayed him as a belligerent bully leading a lunatic fringe, gradually St. Francis and the Abenaki community he led gained credibility. As they organized and established a tribal council, the Abenaki Self-Help Association, a project for low-income housing and a variety of economic improvement projects, the Abenaki became recognized as members of the Franklin County community. While St. Francis did not bring about these changes single-handedly, he was a catalyst, according to Fred Wiseman, a member of the Abenaki tribe and director of the Abenaki Cultural Museum on Grand Avenue in Swanton. "He was a gadfly," said Wiseman. "He rallied as well as irritated people and he kept at it right up until he couldn't do it anymore. Despite his confrontational and apparently dictatorial approach, St. Francis knew what his role was and kept it in perspective. Several years ago during a special meeting of the Governor's Commission on Native American Affairs to celebrate the successful completion of a small scale manufacturing project sponsored by the tribal council, St. Francis was asked about another scheme involving a sawmill operation which failed to get off the ground. St. Francis shrugged. "I have lots of ideas. Some work and some don't. But when they work, it's because of these people," he gestured to the Abenaki community members standing near him. "These people make them work." Some of those who helped make St. Francis' ideas work recall their intial meetings with the chief as unsettlings experiences. Jeff Benay, chair of the Governor's Commission on Native American Affairs, remembered his interview wit hthe tribal council when he applied for the job of director of the Title V Indian Education Program. "Homer just looked at me and said, "The bottom line is this: Why should we hire some Jew from New York to work with Vermont Indians anyway?" Benay recounted. He later came to think of St. Francis' question as the "bullshit test." From that initial exchange, Benay knew he was expected to work hard, and communicate directly and honestly. And despite the attitude he conveyed during the job interview, St. Francis had great respect for other people and other cultures. Benay said the chief never failed to call him on major Jewish holidays to convey his good wishes. Wiseman had a similar experience with St. Francis. Although he grew up in Swanton and was of Abenaki descent, Wiseman had not been a part of the local Native American community. After earning a doctorate in anthropology and living outside of Franklin County for a number of years, Wiseman returned to Swanton and became involved with the tribal council. When St. Francis appointed him a tribal ambassador of cultural affairs, Wiseman was uncertain as to just what was expected of him. "I went into his office," Wiseman said, " and asked him what my charge was. He said there was no charge. ' You just have to deal with historical and archaeological stuff,' Homer told me. ' Now do it right or you're out.' I must have done it right because he never fired me." St. Francis became a little warmer toward Wiseman over the years and entrusted him with greater responsibility...ABENAKI CHIEF...Please turn to page 3...

The County Courier Vo. 33 No. 28 (USPS 530-560) The Weekly Journal For Northwestern Vermont...Thursday, July 12, 2001 A funeral procession bearing the coffin of Chief Homer St. Francis files into St. Mary's Cemetery in Swanton on Wednesday. (Photograph by Chad Libbey).

The County Courier Vo. 33 No. 28 (USPS 530-560) The Weekly Journal For Northwestern Vermont...Thursday, July 12, 2001 ABENAKI CHIEF Continued from page 2: Wiseman believes that the change came about as the result of years of discussion about hunting and fishing. "To Homer, archaeologists were a dime a dozen," he said, "but a good fisherman was something to be treasured." For the last five years declining health limited St. Francis' role in tribal affairs. Since 1996, his daughter April Rushlow has held the position of acting chief. A year ago, however, when controversy erupted over Native American remains discovered at a construction site on Monument Road, St. Francis was at the tribal office cursing state officials and asserting that all of Vermont legally belonged to the Abenaki Nation. St. Francis always knew how to get people's attention. John Edwards, former commander of the Vermont State Police Barracks in St. Albans, recalled St. Francis' promotion of Abenaki sovereignty through the display of Abenaki license plates in the late 1980's. Tribal members removed the Vermont plates from their vehicles and replaced them with a numbered plate of Native American design bearing the words "Abenaki Nation" and "Missisquoi Indians." Gov. Snelling was in office at the time and arranged a personal meeting with Edwards. While failure to display a state license plate was hardly a criminal offense, said Edwards, Snelling wanted the Abenaki plates off the road. Chuckling, Edward said, "Dick Snelling banged his fist on the desk and yelled, 'There's one overnor of Vermont and, by God, it's not Homer!' " Wiseman described St. Francis as "the last in the line of a long series of chiefs who have fought for the Abenaki homelands." His way of fighting was raucous, original and always entertaining. While his days of irritating governors are now over, his dream of a better life for the Abenaki, including federal recognition, are still being pursued by those who helped him turn many of his ideas into reality. The Abenaki Nation is now preparing its second application for federal recognition. The Abenaki Heritage Festival is an annual event held in downtown Swanton. His daughter is working with local officials to preserve Abenaki burial sites. St. Francis was laid to rest this week with mementos of his military service, a red baseball cap with the U.S. Marines insignia and a U.S. Navy decal, as well as the traditional Abenaki bundles of sacred herbs wrapped in red wool. His family, tribal members and friends from outside the Abenaki community gathered to pay tribute to a man who knew how to be heard. As Rushlow stood beside her mother during visiting hours at Kidder Memorial Home on Tuesday, a summer storm broke overhead and thunder echoed through the room. "Listen, " she said grinning. "He's still making noise."

Front Page of the St. Albans Messenger Volume 143 No. 163 (USPS) (5133-8000) Thursday, July 12, 2001. Mordern-day warrior mourned Diverse crowd attends service for St. Francis By Leon Thompson Messenger Staff Writer SWANTON VILLAGE - A diversse, 600 person delegation of non-native and Native Americans gathered at the Church of the Nativity here in Wednesday to honor and bid farewell to Homer St. Francis, Vermont's uncompromising and headstrong Abenaki leader. Before the 11 a.m. Roman Catholic funeral began, a parade of Abenaki marched from St. Francis' Liberty Street home to the church, beating drums and chanting Native American funeral dirges. Some of the smoked pipes, while others raided their left fists in tribute. One Abenaki waved the tribe's green flag at the head of the procession. Dressed in full, Native American attire-including beads, skins and feather headdresses-representatives from the Malecite, Penobscot, Oneida, Mohawk, Micmac, Passamaquoddy, Mohegan, Narragansett and Mohican tribes joined the Abenaki in ushering St. Francis' spirit to a new life. St. Francis died last Saturday after battling cancer for eight years. He also suffered from emphysema and diabetes. He was 66. Vocal and beliigerent, St. Francis was deteremined to make the state recognize his people and their land claims when he became chief in 1975. He staged "fish-ins"-during which Abenaki fished without state-issued licenses-and urged tribal citizens to replace Vermont vehicle registration...See St. Francis on page 5...

Front Page of the St. Albans Messenger Volume 143 No. 163 (USPS) (5133-8000) Thursday, July 12, 2001. Page 5 St. Francis continued from page 1...with specially designed Abenaki license plates. St. Francis was chief until 1980 and again from 1986 until his death. His daughter, April Rushlow, was named acting chief after he became ill in the 1990's. She was named chief after her father died. "It's not my duty to eulogize Chief St. Francis," said Father Charles Ranges, who conducted the Mass. "I don't think he'd want me to canonize him. he gave more than one sermon about how the ancestors of my faith and clergy didn't treat his ancestors with enough dignity." Instead, Ranges left words of remember to John Moody , an ethnohistorian from Hartford who befriended St. Francis in the 1970's. Moody said he first met St. Francis in a restaurant. "I ordered a chef salad. I was a vegetarian-still am," Moody recalled. "He looked at me and said,'Let me get this straight: You're not Native. You don't eat meat. You don't hunt. You don't fish. You don't trap. You're not married, and you don't have kids. How the heck are you gonna help us?'" That memory roused laughter from the church patrons, as did one about Moody telling St. Francis his mother raised him to fear the St. Francis-Sokoki Abenaki. "He said, 'You know, I;m not going to kill you today for saying that,'" Moody said of St. Francis."'But if you don't get your act together, I will at some point.'" That was St. Francis, Moody said. he also described him as a brilliant thinker-one with an eighth-grade education-who loved his family, the land and his people. Protecting his homeland and tribe with a ferocity is his legacy, Moody said. "He was a warrior, there was no doubt about it," Moody said, as light rain fell outside the church. 'He  was the one who stood up in the '70s and said, "I know who I am. I know who we are. I know where we are. And you need to remember this. You must remember this.' "He lived and died to make his people free." After the service-as the sun reappeared-Vermont Gov. Howard Dean remembered the first time he met St. Francis in the early 1990s. They discussed holding Abenaki celebrations in Swanton. "You can't forget the first time you met Homer," the governor said. "He was a very gruff, tough, blunt guy, but with a soft spot in his heart. I always liked him. He poked his fingeres in my chest a few times and told me how it was going to be." St. Francis did wonderful things for the Abenaki in Vermont, even though many people would disagree, Dean said. "Anytime there's a group of people who don't feel like they're full partners, it affects all of us," he said. "Homer watned to make his people feel like they were full partners." St. Francis was buried in the church cemetery during a ceremony including full military honors and a 21-gun salute. An American falg was draped over his casket in the cemetery and was presented to his widow, Patricia.----Leon Thompson primarily covers Swanton, Highgate, Sheldon, Alburg and Franklin. He can be reached at 524-9771 ext. 112 or via email: leon@samessenger.com

Marriage Record for William Walter Merrill and April Ann (nee: St. Francis) Rushlow whom married on September 04, 2004 in Swanton, Franklin County, Vermont by Justice of the Peace Richard J. Thompson. He was (is) the son of Ralph W. Merrill and Joan M. (nee: Lincoln), and was born on March 05, 1957. She was (is) the daughter of Homer Walter St. Francis Sr. and Patricia "Patsy" Rae (nee: Partlow), and was born on May 16, 1968.

In the following postings I will show and provide the genealogical ancestors of April Ann (nee: St. Francis) Rushlow - Merrill, that was definitively worked on by my person, Lynn Menard-Mathison of Griswold, Connecticut, and also in part by Suzette LeClair of Rawdon, Quebec, Canada. I will show the LeClair format, and then my own genealogical mapping, of the St. Francis and allied families.