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Evelyn Yvonne Theriault (Mtl., Quebec)
evelynth(at)videotron(dot)ca
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Call For Submissions: Festival of Postcards (9th Ed.) – Locomotion
Gone fishing – back August 26th, 2010
Blog Fodder? The Beloit College Mindset Project
Thanks to my niece Gabrielle, I found this terrific Beloit College Mindset List where Tom McBride and Ron Nief produce annual lists of cultural touchstones that show the “rapidly changing frame of reference for each incoming class”. Read more »
LAST Festival of Postcards – Deadline: 5 Days
Festival Participants
Along with a reminder that the deadline is 5 days away, I wanted to let everyone know that – due to other demands on my time – this will be the last time that you can participate in the Festival of Postcards.
Call For Submissions: Festival of Postcards (9th Ed.) – Locomotion
I have absolutely LOVED publishing the Festivals. I’ve learned so much about postcards from the many entries by deltiologists and I’ve really enjoyed seeing the different creative ways that family and local historians weave postcards into their work. I know that many of us have also made a lot of new acquaintances along the way and I will really miss that.
In fact, if anyone who has participated in one of the Festivals would like to take on the project, I would be delighted to pass it on to you (along with the official Blog Carnival registration) and give you any support you may need! There will be a 10th Festival published by December which will serve as an Index to the first nine, so if you’re interested in hosting the Festival then you would need to be available by January/February 2011.
Thanks!
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This just in!
M.Diane Rogers of
CanadaGenealogy, or, ‘Jane’s Your Aunt‘
will be taking on the Festival of Postcards in 2011 (Issue 11)
More details to follow!
… Of Mounties and Caughnawaga – A British descendant of the Quebec Favreaus looks for answers (1)
UK reader Linda Groombridge is helping her husband research his Laprairie, Quebec Favreau roots and a family story which states that his
“… Irish Grandmother was married to a Mounty of that name living in Caughnawaga.(1920′s) I believe they had 2 sons. I believe one died and she left her husband, took the surviving child Thomas and returned to live in Scotland. a few years later the Mounty died (I think Joseph was his name) and she remarried. Ring any bells with anyone?”
We have already found some pieces of evidence that corroborate this story – which will be shared in a second post – but for today we are publishing an outline of their Favreau family tree because Linda and her husband would love to correspond with other Favreaus who are even distantly related to her husband – or with residents of Kahnawake who may know something about the Favreaus’ involvement in Caughnawaga.
Their direct line Favreau line is in italic and highlighted in green. You can find the most recent connection by scrolling down directly to the FIFTH GENERATION – no. 30 Adelard Favreau and Margaret Rainey.
Favreaus with a connection to Kahnawake through temporary residence or by marriage – are in italic and highlighted in blue. They are in the 4th, 5th and 6th generations.
Some descendants of Louis Favreau and Victoire Bouteillier
First Generation
1. Louis Favreau. Louis’ first wife was Charlotte Laflamme. Louis later married Victoire Bouteillier dit Bonneville in St-Antoine-de-Pade parish on 23 Jan 1797 in Longueuil Monteregie QC CAN. Victoire was the daughter of Louis Bouteille/Bonneville and Marg. Achim. A note on their marriage record states that Louis was from Boucherville
Children from this marriage included:
+2 M i. Antoine Favreau. +3 F ii. Osite Favreau. + 4 F iii. Desanges Favreau. +5 F iv. Rose Favreau.
Second Generation
2. Antoine Favreau (Louis 1). Antoine married Marguerite Pouliot (daughter of Joseph Pouliot and Francoise Laspre) on 3 Mar 1823 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN.
Children from this marriage included:
+6 M i. Edouard Favreau. +7 F ii. Jovite Favreau. + 8 F iii. Rose Favreau. +9 M iv. Louis Favreau. +10 M v. Antoine Favreau. + 11 M vi. Narcisse Favreau.
3. Osite Favreau (Louis 1). Osite married Francois Berthiaume on 31 Jan 1820 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Her parents were Francois Berthiaume and Louise Varin
4. Desanges Favreau (Louis 1). Desanges married Toussaint Gibault / Gibeault on 22 Nov 1819 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Toussaint was the son of Alexis Givault and M.Angelique Pinsonnault.
5. Rose Favreau (Louis 1). Rose married Julien Surprenant (son of Andre surprenant and M.Louise Laroche) on 27 Oct 1828 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN.
Third Generation
6. Edouard Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Edouard married Victorine Pinsonneault on 24 Nov 1868 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Victorine was the daughter of Eusebe Pinsonnault and Salomee Bouchard.
Children from this marriage included:
+12 M i. Joseph Favreau. + 13 M ii. Ismael Favreau. + 14 M iii. Arsene Favreau. + 15 M iv. Louis Favreau. +16 M v. Edouard Favreau. + 17 M vi. Adelard Favreau. + 18 F vii. Adele Favreau. + 19 F viii. Aldea Favreau.
7. Jovite Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Jovite married Narcisse Miron (son of Pierre Miron and Marie Fournier) on 30 Apr 1850 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN.
8. Rose Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Rose married Pierre Lefort on 4 Jun 1859 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Pierre’s first wife was Eugenie St-Denis.
9. Louis Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Louis married Salome Bouchard (daughter of Elie Bouchard and Marie Louise roy) on 23 Nov 1857 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Salome’s first husband was Eusebe Pinsonneault
A child from this marriage was:
+20 M i. Ferdinand Favreau.
10. Antoine Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Antoine married Olesime/Onesime Langevin on 17 Nov 1858 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Her parents were Michel Langevin and Charlotte St-Germain
Children from this marriage included:
+21 M i. Arthur Favreau. + 22 F ii. Louise Favreau. + 23 F iii. Angelina Favreau.
11. Narcisse Favreau (Antoine 2, Louis 1). Narcisse married Rose Delima Dumas on 15 Oct 1872 in St-Constant Laprairie Monteregie QC CAN. Narcisse was the son of Medard Dumas and Esther Moquin.
Children from this marriage included:
+24 M i. Octave Favreau. + 25 M ii. Alderic Favreau. + 26 M iii. Emilien Favreau. + 27 F iv. Marie Louise Favreau. +28 F v. Rose alma Favreau. + 29 F vi. Angelina Favreau.
Fourth Generation
12. Joseph Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Joseph married Alphonsine Goyette in La-Nativite-de-la-Ste-Vierge parish on 7 Jan 1896 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. Alphonsine was the daughter of Jean Baptiste Goyette and Philomene Gosselin. Joseph had children born in Kahnawake.
Children from this marriage included:
+30 M i. Adelard Favreau was born in Kahnawake Laprairie Quebec CAN. + 31 M ii. Telesphore Favreau. + 32 M iii. Noe Favreau. + 33 F iv. Armandine Favreau. +34 F v. Irene Favreau.
13. Ismael Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Ismael married Albertine Barbeau on 31 Mar 1894 in Montreal QC CAN in Marie-Reine-du-Monde parish. Albertine’s parents were Joseph Barbeau and Rose De Lima Gagnon.
Children from this marriage included:
+35 M i. Paul Favreau. + 36 M ii. Real Favreau. + 37 M iii. Georges Favreau. + 38 F iv. Berthe Favreau. +39 F v. Laure Anna Favreau.
14. Arsene Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Arsene married Marie Lancia Desautels on 23 May 1904 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN in La Nativite de la Ste Vierge parish. Her parents were Edmond Desautels and Mathurine Paquet
Children from this marriage included:
+40 M i. Edmond Favreau. + 41 M ii. Romeo Favreau. + 42 M iii. Gaspard Favreau. + 43 M iv. Gerard Favreau. +44 M v. Jean Charles Favreau. + 45 M vi. Joseph Paul Emile Favreau.
15. Louis Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Louis married Leonora Guerin (daughter of Denis Guerin and Marie Louise Brioux) in LNDLSV parish on 9 Sep 1907 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN.
16. Edouard Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Edouard married Alvina Bouchard (daughter of Medard Bouchard) in LNDLSV on 25 Apr 1910 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN.
A child from this marriage was:
+46 M i. Fabio Favreau.
17. Adelard Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Adelard married Marie Rachel Perron on 5 Apr 1913 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN in LNDSV parish. Her parents were Alfred Perron and Rosalie Daunais.
18. Adele Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Adele married Alphonse Beauvais in LNDSV parish on 7 Jul 1905 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. Alphonse was first married to Marie Lousie Monette.
19. Aldea Favreau (Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Aldea married Armand Livernois on 11 Oct 1915 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. Armand’s first wife was Marie Audette The Livernois family was from Montreal.
20. Ferdinand Favreau (Louis 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Ferdinand married Delima St-Martin on 10 May 1886 in Roxton Falls Shefford QC CAN in St-Jean Baptiste parish. Her parents were Louis St-Martin and Domithilde Peltier.
A child from this marriage was:
+47 M i. Joseph Edmond Favreau.
21. Arthur Favreau (Antoine 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Arthur married Eugenie Langevin (daughter of Augustin Trottier and Georgianna Alarie) in St-Denis parish on 16 May 1900 in Montreal QC CAN.
22. Louise Favreau (Antoine 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Louise married Amable Trudel (son of Alexis Trudel and Delphine Deziel)on 2 Sep 1884 in Montreal QC CAN in Ste-Brigide parish.
23. Angelina Favreau (Antoine 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Angelina married Hormisdas Gibeau inSacre-Coeur-de-Jesus parish on 16 Aug 1886 in Montreal QC CAN. His parents were Theodore Gibeau and Philomene Boisvert.
24. Octave Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Octave married Delina Fournier (daughter of Alphonse Fournier and Delina Laplante) on 7 Jan 1907 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN.
A child from this marriage was:
+48 M i. Joseph Favreau.
25. Alderic Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Alderic married Rose Eva Robert (daughter of Damien Robert and Arthemise Serre) on 21 Nov 1916 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN.
26. Emilien Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Emilien married Alberta Beauregard on 5 Dec 1942 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. Her first husband was Arthur Chenier.
27. Marie Louise Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Marie married Elisee Poirier (son of Leon Poirier and Marie Surprenant) on 6 Sep 1892 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN.
28. Rose alma Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Rose married Saul Leopold Guerin on 15 Feb 1897 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. His parents were Joseph Guerin and Josephine Gervais.
29. Angelina Favreau (Narcisse 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Angelina married Calixte Legault (son of Maxime Legault and Louise Vinet) on 16 Jun 1902 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. The Legaults were from Montreal.
Fifth Generation
30. Adelard Favreau (Joseph 4, Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1) was born in Kahnawake Laprairie Quebec CAN. Adelard married Marguerite Rainey on 14 Oct 1925 in Kahnawake Laprairie Quebec CAN. 
Marguerite’s parents were John Rainey and Sara Connolly.
31. Telesphore Favreau (Joseph 4, Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Telesphore married Antonia Filion on 23 Sep 1919 in Kahnawake Laprairie Quebec CAN. Antonia was the daughter of Anthime Filion and Rosianne Desroches.
Children from this marriage included:
+49 M i. Roland Favreau. + 50 M ii. Noel Favreau. + 51 M iii. Albert Favreau. + 52 M iv. Jean Paul Favreau. +53 F v. Marie Jeanne Favreau. + 54 F vi. Denise Favreau.
32. Noe Favreau (Joseph 4, Edouard 3, Antoine 2, Louis 1). Noe married Imelda Jutras (daughter of Cyrille Jutras and Anada dupont) in 25 Nov 1936 in Laprairie Roussillon QC CAN. Read more »
Headstone: Josephine Armstrong (m. Thomas A. Laforce) | Kahnawake Catholic Cemetery
Josephine Laforce Armstong Warisose
February 1899
August 1971
Of possible interest
Index: Headstones of Kahnawak:ke Catholic Cemetery
Genealogical Notes
Thomas A. Laforce married Josephine Armstrong on Sep 13th, 1940 in Kahnawake.
Headstone: Damase Rice | Kahnawake Catholic Cemetery
Damase Rice
1885 – 1955
Epoux de
Laura Laberge
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Of possible interest
Index: Headstones of Kahnawak:ke Catholic Cemetery
Some genealogical notes
Damase Rice (son of Joseph Rice and Florentina Rosina Giasson) married Laura Laberge (daughter of Michel Laberge and Agnes Payant) on October 17th, 1911 in St-Zotique parish in Montreal.
Headstone: Annie Karoniahente (m. Tom Sky), Louis Soherese Canadian (m. M.Louise Canadien) | Kahnawake Catholic Cemetery
Annie Karoniahente
1895 – 1975
Beloved Wife of
Tom Sky
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Louis Soherase Canadian
1850 – 1934
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Some Genealogical Notes Read more »
A Lajeunesse/Paquette Family of Montebello Quebec
Last February I published a post (Sommier/Lajeunesse (aka Saulmier/Saulnier) | Papineauville, Petite Nation | Evelyn In Montreal) in reply to a query by Elise Campeau who is looking for more information about her grandfather, and in particular his aboriginal heritage. Elise is still looking for information about her ancestors, and wanted to share these pictures of her grandfather.
Sleigh, handcrafted by Alfred Lajeunesse
Tipi (under construction) by Adelard Lajeunesse Read more »
INDEXES
A Festival of Postcards(8th Ed.)–GEO
Light ~ White ~ Quadrupeds
Water ~ Signs ~ Main Street
Wheels
CANADIAN FAMILY VINTAGE POSTCARDS
Vintage Postcards of New Brunswick
Vintage Postcards: Special Topics
CANADIAN FAMILY GENEALOGY
MY SURNAMES AND FAMILY HISTORY
The Theriaults – An Acadian Family | Acadie/Quebec/Caraquet
The Mignier dit Lagaces – French Canadians | Riviere-Ouelle/Quebec/N.B.
The Luces from Jersey (Channel Islands) to Canada | Gaspe/N.B.
The Harveys – English Speaking Quebeckers from the UK
In Living Memory: The 20th Century
Here And Now: The 21st Century
SPECIAL TOPICS
Community Events (genealogy blogging)
Early French Canadian Pioneers of Quebec
Canoeing In Canada- All Things Quebec – middle school students blogging from Montreal (Canada)
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