Robert Drouin1,2,3

M, #17321
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited19 Jan 2011
     He was born at Pin-la-Garenne, Perche, France.4,5 Robert married Marie Dubois circa 1605 at Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France.6,7,8

Family

Marie Dubois b. bt 1585 - 1590
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S837] John Rice, online unknown url, unknown author (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi), downloaded Viewed July 31, 2004, ID: I338
    Name: *Robert Sr. DROUIN
    Given Name: *Robert Sr.
    Surname: Drouin
    Sex: M
    Birth: Abt 1583 in Mortagne, Perche, (Orne), France
    Death: Y
    Change Date: 28 May 2004 at 10:43

    Marriage 1 *Marie DUBOIS b: Abt 1585 in Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France
    Married: Abt 1605 in Mortagne, Orne, Perche, France.
  3. [S838] Norrm's Page - LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm. Hereinafter cited as LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER.
  4. [S620] Ray Drouin Home Page (Publisher: e-mail address/drouin.htm">Ray Drouin Home Page (on the Geocities Archive)), Ray Drouin Home Page, unknown url; cited as "Ray Drouin Home Page., (1) Robert Drouin the father of Robert "Le Canadian" was, by what can be determined, also born in Pin-La-Garenne, France.; http://www.travel-net.com/
  5. [S838] LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm, 3308. Robert DROUIN was born in Pin-la-Garenne, Perche France
    http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d455.htm
  6. [S620] "Ray Drouin Home Page", online unknown url.
  7. [S837] John Rice, Viewed July 31, 2004, about 1605.
  8. [S838] LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm, 3308. Robert DROUIN ...married Marie DUBOIS before 16 Aug 1606
    http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d455.htm
  9. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page, 1607.
  10. [S344] Terrance Punch, In Which County? Nova Scotica Surnames from Birth Registers 1864-1877 (n.p.: 1985, unknown publish date), Name: Robert DROUIN
    Sex: M
    Birth: 06 08 1607 in Mortagne, Orne, Normandy, France
    Death: 01 06 1685 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France
    Ancestral File #: PRDH # 85068; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  11. [S344] Terrance Punch, In Which County? Nova Scotica Surnames from Birth Registers 1864-1877, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  12. [S837] John Rice, Viewed July 31, 2004, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  13. [S2902] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, online Dictionary of Cdn Biography - Drouin, R, Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Robert Drouin. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Biography Online.

Marie Dubois1,2,3

F, #17322, b. between 1585 and 1590
Relationship9th great-grandmother of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited19 Jan 2011
     She was born between 1585 and 1590.4,5 Marie married Robert Drouin circa 1605 at Mortagne-au-Perche, Orne, Normandy, France.6,7,8

Family

Robert Drouin
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S837] John Rice, online unknown url, unknown author (http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi), downloaded Viewed July 31, 2004, Name: *Marie DUBOIS
    Given Name: *Marie
    Surname: Dubois
    Sex: F
    Birth: Abt 1585 in Mortagne, Perche, Orne, France
    Death: Y
    Change Date: 28 May 2004 at 10:43
    http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi I339.
  3. [S838] Norrm's Page - LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm. Hereinafter cited as LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER.
  4. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page, about 1590.
  5. [S837] John Rice, Viewed July 31, 2004, abt 1585.
  6. [S620] Ray Drouin Home Page (Publisher: e-mail address/drouin.htm">Ray Drouin Home Page (on the Geocities Archive)), Ray Drouin Home Page, unknown url; cited as "Ray Drouin Home Page.
  7. [S837] John Rice, Viewed July 31, 2004, about 1605.
  8. [S838] LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm, 3308. Robert DROUIN ...married Marie DUBOIS before 16 Aug 1606
    http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d455.htm
  9. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page, 1607.
  10. [S591] Unknown compiler, online unknown url, unknown author (unknown location), Name: Robert DROUIN
    Sex: M
    Birth: 06 08 1607 in Mortagne, Orne, Normandy, France
    Death: 01 06 1685 in Château-Richer, Québec, New France
    Ancestral File #: PRDH # 85068; http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi.
  11. [S591] Unknown compiler, http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi
  12. [S838] LÉVEILLÉE - BÉLANGER, online http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm, http://www.leveillee.net/ancestry/d453.htm
  13. [S2902] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, online Dictionary of Cdn Biography - Drouin, R, Dictionary of Canadian Biography: Robert Drouin. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Biography Online.

Zacharie Cloutier1,2

M, #17323, b. circa 1589/90, d. 17 September 1677
Father*Denis Cloutier1 d. 1633/34
Mother*Renee Briere1 d. 1607/8
Relationship9th great-grandfather of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited29 Jun 2017
     He was born circa 1589/90 at St.Jean, Mortagne, France.1,3,2 Zacharie married Xainte Dupont on 18 July 1616 at St.Jean, Mortagne, Perche, France.1,4,3,2
     Zacharie Cloutier died on 17 September 1677 at Chateau-Richer, Montmorency, Québec, New France (Canada).1,3,2
     Zacharie and Zacharie Cloutier immigrated in 1634 to Québec, New France (Canada).5
     The following biographical information was published at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, 3 October 2014:
Attention French-Canadian Descendants: Did You Inherit Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?
Not only do genealogists have the opportunity to learn about their ancestors, but they can also learn about various inherited diseases. Some of these medical conditions could be life-threatening while others are merely an inconvenience. By studying inherited diseases floating around in your family, you may save or prolong your own life or the lives of your loved ones. By identifying the risks early in a person’s life, medical treatment often can be much more effective than the limited choices available after the medical condition becomes obvious.

I find it interesting that one French-Canadian couple in the 1600s who are the ancestors of millions of living people have tentatively been identified as carriers of a common form of muscular dystrophy. It became more than “interesting,” however, when I recognized the names of this couple as my ninth great-grandparents. Suddenly it wasn’t just “interesting;” it was personal!

If you have French-Canadian ancestry, now is the time to check your pedigree charts.

Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont, who emigrated to Canada from France in 1634, may have harbored the genetic defect responsible for the majority of today’s French-Canadian cases of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD).

NOTE: Saincte Dupont’s first name has been spelled in many different ways. I have seen it listed as Saincte or Sainte or Xainte or Zainte Dupont. Zacharie’s name also is sometimes listed as Zacarie Cloustier. Succeeding generations have spelled the surname in many different ways and have sometimes Anglicized it as well. Zacharie Cloutier’s male descendants have spelled their last names as Cary, Cluchier, Clukey, Clurkey, Cluquet, Clouter, Lapensee, Nailer, and probably other ways as well.

Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont were married in St-Jean de Mortagne, ev. Sees, Perche, France, on 18 July 1616. They set sail from the port of Dieppe in mid-April 1634, accompanied by his family. The fleet consisted of four ships under the command of Duplessis-Bochard, arriving in Québec on June 4, 1634. Zacharie Cloutier was a master carpenter and is known to have helped build the manor house of Robert Giffard at Beauport, Québec. He also worked on the parish church and on Fort Saint-Louis in Québec. We can guess that he also helped build many of the houses of that settlement.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy is best known for a weakness of the muscles that control the eyelids, causing droopy eyelids, a condition also known as ptosis. However, that is not the only symptom. The disease often causes a weakness of the facial muscles and pharyngeal muscles (those in the throat used for swallowing), a condition known as dysphagia. Weakness of facial and limb muscles often occurs later. Symptoms of the disease usually don’t begin until the mid 40s or 50s, but can occur earlier.

A person with OPMD might have some of the symptoms, but not all. While the disease is best known for the droopy eyelids that severely narrow the field of vision, another person with the same disease might not display that symptom at all. However, a difficulty in swallowing is also quite common, even if it is not visible to others.

When muscle tissue from a person with OPMD is examined under a high-powered microscope, clumps of proteins called inclusions are seen in the muscle cell nuclei (the cellular compartments that contain the chromosomes), and bubble-like structures (vacuoles) appear in the muscle cells.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy is most common in French-Canadian families or families of French-Canadian descent. When the French-Canadian victims’ family trees are traced, Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont always appear someplace in the pedigree charts, often in more than one place. They appear to be the only couple that is always found amongst the ancestors of every French-Canadian sufferer of OPMD. However, there’s also a high incidence of OPMD among Hispanic residents of northern New Mexico. OPMD can also affect people who aren’t of French-Canadian or Hispanic background although that is far less common.

If you have difficulty swallowing or if you have droopy eyelids, check your pedigree chart. If you find Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont in the family tree, you might want to mention that fact to your doctor.

For more information about OPMD, look at http://www.mdausa.org/publications/fa-rareMD.html#opmd, http://www.mda.org/disease/opmd.html, and at
http://www.webmd.com/brain/muscular-dystrophy-oculopharyngeal.

By the way, most French-Canadians with ancestry in the greater Quebec City area can find Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont in multiple places in their pedigree charts. That is, most of these people have multiple lines of descent from this one couple.6

Family

Xainte Dupont b. 1595, d. 1679/80
Children

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S2901] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, online Dictionary of Cdn Biography - Clouthier, Z, CLOUTIER, ZACHARIE. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Biography Online.
  3. [S1969] Royal Family Tree 080406, online www.ancestry.com, Zacharie Cloutier. Hereinafter cited as Royal Family Tree 080406.
  4. [S1968] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, online www.ancestry.com, Zacharie Cloutier & Xaintes Dupont.
  5. [S4049] U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s, online U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s search page, Name: Zacharie Cloutier. Hereinafter cited as Passenger Lists.
  6. [S7134] Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, online Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, Attention French-Canadian Descendants: Did You Inherit Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?. Hereinafter cited as Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
  7. [S1965] The Drouin Collection, online http://www.ancestry.ca/drouin/
  8. [S620] Ray Drouin Home Page (Publisher: e-mail address/drouin.htm">Ray Drouin Home Page (on the Geocities Archive)), Ray Drouin Home Page, unknown url; cited as "Ray Drouin Home Page., See notes section; http://www.travel-net.com/
  9. [S1358] Various, online www.ancestry.com, automated process by ancestry.com (Utah), downloaded viewed Dec 26, 2006, Charles Cloutier.

Xainte Dupont1

F, #17324, b. 1595, d. 1679/80
Relationship9th great-grandmother of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited29 Jun 2017
     She was born in 1595.1,2 Xainte married Zacharie Cloutier on 18 July 1616 at St.Jean, Mortagne, Perche, France.1,2,3,4
     Xainte Dupont died in 1679/80.1
     The following biographical information was published at Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, 3 October 2014:
Attention French-Canadian Descendants: Did You Inherit Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?
Not only do genealogists have the opportunity to learn about their ancestors, but they can also learn about various inherited diseases. Some of these medical conditions could be life-threatening while others are merely an inconvenience. By studying inherited diseases floating around in your family, you may save or prolong your own life or the lives of your loved ones. By identifying the risks early in a person’s life, medical treatment often can be much more effective than the limited choices available after the medical condition becomes obvious.

I find it interesting that one French-Canadian couple in the 1600s who are the ancestors of millions of living people have tentatively been identified as carriers of a common form of muscular dystrophy. It became more than “interesting,” however, when I recognized the names of this couple as my ninth great-grandparents. Suddenly it wasn’t just “interesting;” it was personal!

If you have French-Canadian ancestry, now is the time to check your pedigree charts.

Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont, who emigrated to Canada from France in 1634, may have harbored the genetic defect responsible for the majority of today’s French-Canadian cases of Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD).

NOTE: Saincte Dupont’s first name has been spelled in many different ways. I have seen it listed as Saincte or Sainte or Xainte or Zainte Dupont. Zacharie’s name also is sometimes listed as Zacarie Cloustier. Succeeding generations have spelled the surname in many different ways and have sometimes Anglicized it as well. Zacharie Cloutier’s male descendants have spelled their last names as Cary, Cluchier, Clukey, Clurkey, Cluquet, Clouter, Lapensee, Nailer, and probably other ways as well.

Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont were married in St-Jean de Mortagne, ev. Sees, Perche, France, on 18 July 1616. They set sail from the port of Dieppe in mid-April 1634, accompanied by his family. The fleet consisted of four ships under the command of Duplessis-Bochard, arriving in Québec on June 4, 1634. Zacharie Cloutier was a master carpenter and is known to have helped build the manor house of Robert Giffard at Beauport, Québec. He also worked on the parish church and on Fort Saint-Louis in Québec. We can guess that he also helped build many of the houses of that settlement.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy is best known for a weakness of the muscles that control the eyelids, causing droopy eyelids, a condition also known as ptosis. However, that is not the only symptom. The disease often causes a weakness of the facial muscles and pharyngeal muscles (those in the throat used for swallowing), a condition known as dysphagia. Weakness of facial and limb muscles often occurs later. Symptoms of the disease usually don’t begin until the mid 40s or 50s, but can occur earlier.

A person with OPMD might have some of the symptoms, but not all. While the disease is best known for the droopy eyelids that severely narrow the field of vision, another person with the same disease might not display that symptom at all. However, a difficulty in swallowing is also quite common, even if it is not visible to others.

When muscle tissue from a person with OPMD is examined under a high-powered microscope, clumps of proteins called inclusions are seen in the muscle cell nuclei (the cellular compartments that contain the chromosomes), and bubble-like structures (vacuoles) appear in the muscle cells.

Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy is most common in French-Canadian families or families of French-Canadian descent. When the French-Canadian victims’ family trees are traced, Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont always appear someplace in the pedigree charts, often in more than one place. They appear to be the only couple that is always found amongst the ancestors of every French-Canadian sufferer of OPMD. However, there’s also a high incidence of OPMD among Hispanic residents of northern New Mexico. OPMD can also affect people who aren’t of French-Canadian or Hispanic background although that is far less common.

If you have difficulty swallowing or if you have droopy eyelids, check your pedigree chart. If you find Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont in the family tree, you might want to mention that fact to your doctor.

For more information about OPMD, look at http://www.mdausa.org/publications/fa-rareMD.html#opmd, http://www.mda.org/disease/opmd.html, and at
http://www.webmd.com/brain/muscular-dystrophy-oculopharyngeal.

By the way, most French-Canadians with ancestry in the greater Quebec City area can find Zacharie Cloutier and Saincte Dupont in multiple places in their pedigree charts. That is, most of these people have multiple lines of descent from this one couple.5

Family

Zacharie Cloutier b. c 1589/90, d. 17 Sep 1677
Children

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S1968] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, online www.ancestry.com, Zacharie Cloutier & Xaintes Dupont.
  3. [S1969] Royal Family Tree 080406, online www.ancestry.com, Zacharie Cloutier. Hereinafter cited as Royal Family Tree 080406.
  4. [S2901] Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online, online Dictionary of Cdn Biography - Clouthier, Z, CLOUTIER, ZACHARIE. Hereinafter cited as Canadian Biography Online.
  5. [S7134] Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, online Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter, Attention French-Canadian Descendants: Did You Inherit Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy?. Hereinafter cited as Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter.
  6. [S1358] Various, online www.ancestry.com, automated process by ancestry.com (Utah), downloaded viewed Dec 26, 2006, Jean Cloutier.
  7. [S620] Ray Drouin Home Page (Publisher: e-mail address/drouin.htm">Ray Drouin Home Page (on the Geocities Archive)), Ray Drouin Home Page, unknown url; cited as "Ray Drouin Home Page., See notes section; http://www.travel-net.com/
  8. [S1358] Various, viewed Dec 26, 2006, Charles Cloutier.

Denis Cloutier1

M, #17325, d. 1633/34
Relationship10th great-grandfather of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited20 Apr 2008
     Denis married Renee Briere before 1590.1,2
     Denis Cloutier died in 1633/34.1

Family

Renee Briere d. 1607/8
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

Renee Briere1

F, #17326, d. 1607/8
Relationship10th great-grandmother of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited20 Apr 2008
     Renee married Denis Cloutier before 1590.1,2
     Renee Briere died in 1607/8.1

Family

Denis Cloutier d. 1633/34
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S394] Rick Moffat, Assumption based upon birth/christening date of children.

Charles Grenier1

M, #17327, b. 7 May 1697, d. 1761
Father*Joseph Grenier1 b. 19 Apr 1671, d. 24 Jan 1702/3
Mother*Jeanne Maheu1 b. 10 May 1681
Relationship1st cousin 7 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited20 May 2008
     He was born on 7 May 1697 at L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.1 Charles married Marie-Anne Vachon on 6 November 1719 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1
     Charles Grenier died in 1761 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1

Family

Marie-Anne Vachon b. 1 Dec 1700, d. 2 Sep 1727
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Marie-Anne Vachon1

F, #17328, b. 1 December 1700, d. 2 September 1727
Last Edited20 May 2008
     She was born on 1 December 1700 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1 Marie-Anne married Charles Grenier on 6 November 1719 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1
     Marie-Anne Vachon died on 2 September 1727 at Beauport, Québec, Canada, at age 26.1

Family

Charles Grenier b. 7 May 1697, d. 1761
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Charles-François Grenier1

M, #17329, b. 24 July 1720
Father*Charles Grenier1 b. 7 May 1697, d. 1761
Mother*Marie-Anne Vachon1 b. 1 Dec 1700, d. 2 Sep 1727
Relationship2nd cousin 6 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited20 May 2008
     He was born on 24 July 1720 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1 Charles-François married Élizabeth Vézina on 19 April 1751 at L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.1

Family

Élizabeth Vézina b. 25 Jun 1719
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Élizabeth Vézina1

F, #17330, b. 25 June 1719
Last Edited20 May 2008
     She was born on 25 June 1719 at L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.1 Élizabeth married Charles-François Grenier on 19 April 1751 at L'Ange Gardien, Montmorency, Québec, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Marie-Élizabeth Grenier1

F, #17331
Father*Charles-François Grenier1 b. 24 Jul 1720
Mother*Élizabeth Vézina1 b. 25 Jun 1719
Relationship3rd cousin 5 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited20 May 2008
     Marie-Élizabeth married Jean-Charles Giroux on 17 February 1772 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1

Family

Jean-Charles Giroux b. 3 Nov 1743
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Jean-Charles Giroux1

M, #17332, b. 3 November 1743
Last Edited31 Jul 2004
     He was born on 3 November 1743 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1 Jean-Charles married Marie-Élizabeth Grenier on 17 February 1772 at Beauport, Québec, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Charles Giroux1

M, #17333
Father*Jean-Charles Giroux1 b. 3 Nov 1743
Mother*Marie-Élizabeth Grenier1
Relationship4th cousin 4 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited31 Jul 2004
     Charles married Marie-Victoirie Déry on 15 January 1805 at Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Marie-Victoirie Déry1

F, #17334
Last Edited31 Jul 2004
     Marie-Victoirie married Charles Giroux on 15 January 1805 at Charlesbourg, Québec, Canada.1

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.

Marie-Félicité Giroux1

F, #17335
Father*Charles Giroux1
Mother*Marie-Victoirie Déry1
Relationship5th cousin 3 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited23 Jun 2022
     Marie-Félicité married François-Xavier Robitaille on 3 November 1829 at Notre-Dame de Québec, Québec, Canada.1
     Her name was also recorded as Marie Geroux on her son Silas' death registration.2

Family

François-Xavier Robitaille b. 12 Mar 1803
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Silas Robitaille; Death: 24 May 1929, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Age: 85, Birth Date: 10 Aug 1843, Quebec, Cause of Death: Chaemie Coma.

François-Xavier Robitaille1

M, #17336, b. 12 March 1803
Last Edited23 Jun 2022
     He was born on 12 March 1803 at Pointe aux Trembles, Québec, Canada.1 François-Xavier married Marie-Félicité Giroux on 3 November 1829 at Notre-Dame de Québec, Québec, Canada.1
     His name was also recorded as Zavier Robitaille on his son Silas' death registration.2

Family

Marie-Félicité Giroux
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Silas Robitaille; Death: 24 May 1929, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Age: 85, Birth Date: 10 Aug 1843, Quebec, Cause of Death: Chaemie Coma.

Silas Robitaille1,2

M, #17337, b. 10 August 1844, d. 24 May 1929
Father*François-Xavier Robitaille1 b. 12 Mar 1803
Mother*Marie-Félicité Giroux1
Relationship6th cousin 2 times removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited23 Jun 2022
     He was born on 10 August 1844 at Canada East, United Province of Canada.3,2 Silas married Julie Michel on 30 January 1865 at Wotton, Canada East, United Province of Canada.1,2
     Silas Robitaille died on 24 May 1929 at Lafontaine, Tiny Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, at age 84.1,3 The informant on his death registration was his son, Joseph Robitaille.3
     Silas Robitaille was buried on 25 May 1929 at Sainte-Croix Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lafontaine, Tiny Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.3,4
     Silas and Julie Robitaille appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Ham-Sud, Wolfe County, Québec, enumerated 4 April 1881. Silas was described as a Cultivateur (farmer). Their children, Anna, Leonidas, Joseph, Alexina, Emelie, Caliste, Elodia, Clodonier and Rosanna, were listed as living with them.2

Family

Julie Michel b. c 1841, d. 16 Jul 1919
Children

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S12920] Silas Robitaille household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Ham-Sud, Wolfe, Quebec; Page: 13; Family No: 51, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13198.
  3. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Silas Robitaille; Death: 24 May 1929, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Age: 85, Birth Date: 10 Aug 1843, Quebec, Cause of Death: Chaemie Coma.
  4. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Silas Robitaille.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Telesphone Marchand & Alecina Robitaille; Marriage: 09 Jul 1895, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
  6. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Telesphore Marchand & Alexina Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1857-1937, Religion: Catholique; I read marriage date as 28 Mai (May) 1895.
  7. [S3084] "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)", online Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967: Eusebe Moreau & Rosa Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1857-1937, Religion: Catholique. I read date of marriage as 10 Sept 1901. They were 23 and 22 respectively.

Julie Michel1,2,3

F, #17338, b. circa 1841, d. 16 July 1919
Father*John Michel4
Mother*Julie Besant4
Last Edited23 Jun 2022
     She was born circa 1841 at Canada East, United Province of Canada.3 Julie married Silas Robitaille on 30 January 1865 at Wotton, Canada East, United Province of Canada.1,3
     Julie Michel died on 16 July 1919 at Penetanguishene, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada, according to Ontario Death Registration 029490.1,4,2 The informant on her death registration was her son, Joseph Robitaille.4
     Julie Michel was buried at Sainte-Croix Roman Catholic Cemetery, Lafontaine, Tiny Twp., Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada.4,2
     Silas and Julie Robitaille appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Ham-Sud, Wolfe County, Québec, enumerated 4 April 1881. Silas was described as a Cultivateur (farmer). Their children, Anna, Leonidas, Joseph, Alexina, Emelie, Caliste, Elodia, Clodonier and Rosanna, were listed as living with them.3

Family

Silas Robitaille b. 10 Aug 1844, d. 24 May 1929
Children

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S3862] Find A Grave memorial page , Find A Grave, Find A Grave search page; "A database submitted by individuals supposedly of cemetery interments, often from grave memorials or cemetery records and often supplemented by other information, generally without identification of the sources except when a tombstone photo is included."; cited as "Find A Grave., Julie Robitaille née Michel.
  3. [S12920] Silas Robitaille household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Ham-Sud, Wolfe, Quebec; Page: 13; Family No: 51, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13198.
  4. [S1347] Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Deaths and Deaths Overseas, 1869-1946; "This database is an index (with images) to over 2 million deaths that were registered in Ontario from 1869 to 1938, and 1943 to 1946. The database also includes deaths of Ontario military personnel overseas from 1939-1947"; cited as "ON Deaths, 1869-1946., Name: Julie Robitaille; Death: 16 Jul 1919, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, Age: 77, Birth Date: abt 1842, Quebec, Cause of Death: Old Age.
  5. [S1349] Ontario, Canada, Marriages, 1826-1936 (Publisher: Archives of Ontario, Toronto), Archives of Ontario, Ontario, Canada Marriages, 1785-1935; "Ontario, Canada, Select Marriages. Archives of Ontario, Toronto. This database includes images of the registrations. In some cases, alternative images in FamilySearch provide additional information"; cited as "Ontario Marriages, 1826-1936., Telesphone Marchand & Alecina Robitaille; Marriage: 09 Jul 1895, Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.
  6. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Telesphore Marchand & Alexina Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1857-1937, Religion: Catholique; I read marriage date as 28 Mai (May) 1895.
  7. [S3084] "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)", online Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967: Eusebe Moreau & Rosa Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Year: 1857-1937, Religion: Catholique. I read date of marriage as 10 Sept 1901. They were 23 and 22 respectively.

Élodia Robitaille1

F, #17339, b. April 1874, d. 16 January 1951
Father*Silas Robitaille1,2 b. 10 Aug 1844, d. 24 May 1929
Mother*Julie Michel1,2 b. c 1841, d. 16 Jul 1919
Relationship7th cousin 1 time removed of Carole Elizabeth Watson
Last Edited26 Jul 2023
     She was born in April 1874 at Ham-Sud, Wolfe County, Québec, Canada.1,2 Élodia married Thomas Maurice on 9 August 1898 at Ste-Croix, Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada.3,4,5
     Élodia Robitaille died on 16 January 1951 at Québec City, Québec, Canada, at age 76.1
     Elodia Robitaille appeared on the 1881 Canadian Census of Ham-Sud, Wolfe County, Québec in the household of her parents, Silas and Julie Robitaille.2

Family

Thomas Maurice b. 14 May 1874, d. 12 Mar 1951
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S12920] Silas Robitaille household, 04 Apr 1881 Canada Census, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Ham-Sud, Wolfe, Quebec; Page: 13; Family No: 51, Library and Archives Canada (LAC) Film: C-13198.
  3. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page, 16 Aug 1898 (sic), Ste-Croix, LaFontaine, Ontario, Canada.
  4. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Thomas Maurice & Elodia Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Date: 09 Aug 1898, Religion: Catholique.
  5. [S9651] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 (Publisher: Various Ontario Roman Cathohic Diocese & Archdiocese), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923; "This collection includes Roman Catholic church records from 1760-1923 from various parishes throughout Ontario. Indexes include records of baptisms, marriages, and burials."; cited as "Ontario RC Baptisms, Marriages and Burials., Thomas Maurice & Elodia Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 09 Aug 1898, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Joseph Maurice & Olea Toutant, Bride's Parents: Silas Robitaille & Julie Michel.

Thomas Maurice1

M, #17340, b. 14 May 1874, d. 12 March 1951
Last Edited26 Jul 2023
     He was born on 14 May 1874 at Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada.1 Thomas married Élodia Robitaille on 9 August 1898 at Ste-Croix, Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada.2,3,4
     Thomas Maurice died on 12 March 1951 at Québec City, Québec, Canada, at age 76.1

Family

Élodia Robitaille b. Apr 1874, d. 16 Jan 1951
Child

Citations

  1. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page. Hereinafter cited as Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier.
  2. [S554] Ascendance Marie-Élizabeth Grenier, online e-mail address/">Archived Home Page - Welcome to my Descending Genealogy Home Page, 16 Aug 1898 (sic), Ste-Croix, LaFontaine, Ontario, Canada.
  3. [S3084] Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967 (Publisher: Institut Généalogique Drouin), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967; "This collection includes images of the church registers"; cited as "Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection)., Thomas Maurice & Elodia Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Marriage Date: 09 Aug 1898, Religion: Catholique.
  4. [S9651] Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923 (Publisher: Various Ontario Roman Cathohic Diocese & Archdiocese), Ancestry.com, Ontario, Canada, Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials, 1760-1923; "This collection includes Roman Catholic church records from 1760-1923 from various parishes throughout Ontario. Indexes include records of baptisms, marriages, and burials."; cited as "Ontario RC Baptisms, Marriages and Burials., Thomas Maurice & Elodia Robitaille, Event Type: Marriage, Marriage Date: 09 Aug 1898, Marriage Place: Lafontaine, Ontario, Canada, Groom's Parents: Joseph Maurice & Olea Toutant, Bride's Parents: Silas Robitaille & Julie Michel.