Early French Families of
Detroit (Le De'troit)
Selected Biographies
For full source view the book entitled Legends of Le Detroit published in 1889 pg 268-317. Transcribed in my own words, however names and dates taken from this source.
This webpage should be used as a guide, if you want documentation of the following lineages, you should view the book and its index sections for proper sources.
ADHEMAR De St. MARTIN
Antoine Adhemar de St Martin was appointed a Royal Notary at Quebec Canada as early as 1660. He was the son of Michael and Cecile(Gache de St Salvy, Haut Lanquedoc). He married twice in his lifetime. His descendants by his first marriage stayed in Canada. By his second wife, Michelle Cusson, whom he married in 1687, he had one son, Jean Bapte who was born in 1689. Jean came to Detroit in 1709, and married there to Marie Louise Dogon, and had five children:
Joseph who married in 1757 to Madeleine Peuillet he died in 1778;
Jacques LaButte, married in 1760 to Marianne Navarre, the daughter of Robert Navarre;
Francois ;
Marguerite who married in 1758 to Col. Louis Jadot;
and Marie Louise, who married in 1760 to Jacques Gode' de Marentette.
Jacques de St. Martin, was frequently called La Butte, and was a noted interpreter. He was the brother-in-law of Lt. George McDougall, with whom he accompanied to Pontiac's Camp, with Major Campbell, at Chief Pontiac's suggestion that he wished to treaty with them. The office of interpreter was very important, and the English suffered much owning to the cunning of some of their interpreters. The French missionaries and French officers were mostly all familiar with the Native languages and were seldom imposed upon. Jacques married Marianne Navarre, who after his death in 1768, married Dr. George C. Anthon. She died at the age of 36 years, leaving no heirs by Anthon, but had, had three children with St. Martin:
St. Martin, St.Martin died in early adulthood, never married;
Finon who married Philip Fry;
and Archange born in 1766, who married Angus McIntosh, and later inherited the estates that belonged to the Earl of Moy, having been forfeited in the rebellion against the House of Hanover. They resided in the old Cass House which belonged to St. Martin.
Archange and her husband, Angus had 2 sons, who returned to Scotland, and two daughters, who became well known in Detroit: Mrs. Henry J. Hunt and Kittie McIntosh.
Marguerite de St Martin married in 1758 to Col. Louis Jadot, an officer in De Muy's Regiment. He was the oldest son of Jacques Jadot, the former Mayor and Alderman of Rocrois, France, and Marie (Boland). Col. Jadot was killed in 1765 by Native Americans, and his wife had died in 1764, leaving an infant daughter, Genevieve, to the care of her brother, Jacques and his wife, Marianne Navarre. In 1773, Marianne (Anthon) died and Genevieve was left with her cousins, the St. Martin children, as wards of their uncle, Alexander Macomb, and Dr. Anthon. When Genevieve reached age 15, she married Dr. George C. Anthon.
George Christian Anthon was born in Salzugen in 1734, and died in New York in 1815. He studied medicine in his native Salzugen, and later at Gerstungen. In 1750, he passed his examinations before the medical authorities of Eisenbach. In 1754, he went to Amsterdam, passed two more examinations, and was appointed surgeon in the Dutch West India trade. He made several voyages but the vessel he was on was captured in 1757, by a British privateer from New York, and he was carried to port. At the age of 23, he found himself in a new and strange country without friends or family, and no other resources than his profession. Confident of his ability, he applied for a position in the military hospital in Albany, New York. His talents were recognized and he was appointed Assistant Surgeon in the First Battallion, 60th Regiment, Royal Americans. In 1760, he was detached with the party under Major Rogers, which had taken possession of Detroit. He married twice; 1st to Marianne Navarre, the widow of Jacques de St. Martin, with whom he had no heirs; and in 1778 to Genevieve Jadot, the orphaned niece of his first wife. In 1786, Dr Anthon removed with his family to New York, journeying there by way of Montreal. Three of the Anthon children were born in Detroit:
George born in 1781 and died in New York in 1865;
John, born in 1784 and died in 1863 in New York;
and Dorothea Louisa born in 1786 and died in 1786 in New York. The following 8 more were all born in New York:
Catherine, born in 1787 and died in 1789 in New York;
Jane born in 1791 and died in 1859 in New York;
Louisa born in 1793;
Henry born in 1795 and died in 1861, he later became the Reverend Henry Anthon of St Mark's in Bowery;
Charles, born in 1797, died in 1867 was an accomplished Greek and Latin scholar;
William born in 1799 and died in 1831;
Marie born in 1801 and died in 1803
and Edward born in 1805 and died in 1830.
BABY
A founder of Detroit, Jacques Baby de Rainville was the son of Jean Seigneur de Rainville and Isabeau(Robin), of Guienne, France. Jacques was an officer in the Carignan Regiment and came to the United States with his outfit. He married in 1670, to Jehanne Dandonneau du Sablee, and had 4 children:
Marie Jeanne, born in 1671, who married Paul de Lusignan in 1689, and Claude Pauperet, in 1700;
Jacques, born in 1673, married in 1709 to Madeline Veron de Grandmenil;
Marie Madeleine, born in 1683 and married in 1708 to Jean Bapte Crevier de Duvernay, a noted family ally to the Gamelins, Hertels de Rouville, Boucher, and Gatineau Du Plesses families;
Raymond who was born in 1698, married in 1720 to Therese Dupre, the daughter of Louis Lecomet Dupre and Catherine St. Georges.
Raymond and his wife, were blessed with 7 children:
Therese de Jesus, Ursuline, who became a nun in Three Rivers, Michigan;
Given Name is Not Listed, who married Dr. Claude Benoist, of Montreal, Canada;
Given Name is not Listed, who married Louis Perrault;
Given name is not Listed who married Jean Bapte de Niverville Seigneur de Chamblay;
Antoine who died unmarried;
Louis who married in 1758 to Louise de Couague, the daughter of Jean Bapte, Captain of the Infantry and Marguerite Le Neuf de Falaise.
Jacques Duperon BABY, settled in Detroit, and is inter-woven in the history of the siege of Pontiac. He was a man known for his great worth and integrity, gaining the respect and confidence of the French, the English, and the Native Americans. He married in 1760 to Susanne Reaume the daughter of Pierre and Susanne Hubert de la Croix. Jacques died in 1796, leaving 11 children. Of his daughters, one married a Caldwell;
one married a Allison;
another no given name;
and a fourth married a Bellingham. Three of his sons, became officers in the British Army, and by their bravery won high positions therein. They were Daniel, Antoine and Louis. A fourth son, Pierre studied medicine in Edinburg, Scotland, and later returned to Canada and married a lady of Scotch descent. Jacques, the eldest son of Jacques Duperon and Susanne Reaume completed his studies at the Seminary of Quebec, went to Europe. He married a lady by the name of Eliza Abbot and had 6 children:
Jacques, who became a lawyer, and died in Toronto;
Raymond, who became Sheriff for Kent County;
Charles who settled in Sandwich and have several children;
William who also settled in Sandwich;
Eliza who married Honorable Charles Casgrain, the son of Pierre Casgrain, Seigneur de la Bouteillerie, whose sons and grandsons later became, surgeons, lawyers, and authors;
Francois Dufresne Baby, the youngest son, married in Quebec, in 1786 to Marianne Tarieu de Lanaudiere, a granddaughter of Baron de Longueil. She died in 1844, leaving 4 sons and 4 daughters, one of her sons, Francois, married a sister of the Bishop Pinsonnault.
BARTHE
Theophile Barthe, married in Montreal, Canada in 1718, to Charlotte Alavoine, the daughter of a prominent merchant. Two of their sons, Charles and Pierre, left Canada to seek their fortune in the new Detroit colony. Charles, became a prominent citizen for a while in Mackinaw. He married to Therese Campeau the daughter of Louis Campeau and Marie Louise Robert, in 1747. At their marriage in Fort Pontchartrain, were present, many upstanding citizens such as: Joseph Lemoyne de Longueil, Joseph Douaire de Bondy, Charles Chesene Du Musseaux, Dr. Chapoton, Pierre Chesne, and Father Bonaventure.
Charles and Therese were blessed with several children, all of whom occupied prominent positions in both Canada and the United States.
Marie Archange Barthe, born in 1749, the goddaughter of Dr. Chapoton, of the French Army, married John Askin, Governor of Michillimackinac. The Askins were of Scotch origin. A branch of this family settled in Ireland and from there emigrated to America. The original spelling of the name was Erskine, but was converted into Askin, by the Irish branch. She and John had a son, Charles John who was born in 1780, married Monique Jacobs, and settled in the old Askin homestead in Walkerville, Canada;
Adelaide born May 30, 1783, married in 1802 to Elijah Brush, the Attorney General of the NorthWest Territory and Colonel of the Legionary Corps during the War of 1812. They had four children:
Edmund who married Elizabeth Cass Hunt;
Alfred, who died unmarried;
Charles who married Jane Forsyth ;
and Cynethia who married a Mr. Meredith.
Therese, the third child of Marie and John Askin, married Col. Alexander McKee, a British Indian Agent. The only son of this marriage was Alexander, who married Felice Jacobs, of Sandwich, Canada.
Ellenthe fourth child, was born in 1788 and married a man named Pattinson, who son, Richard, was a British officer, and afterwards appointed Governor of Heligoland.
Archange who later married another of the Meredith family.
Alexander, who died unmarried
James, married Francoise Navarre Gode Marentette, and became Register of Deeds of Essex County, and office later held by his son and grandson. One of his sons, John was married 2 times, first to Monique Navarre, the daughter of Col Francois Navarre, of Monroe; and second to Melinda McCroskey the daughter of James and Susanne (Godfroy);
their second child, Archange, married Henry Ronalds, of England, whose only child, Lucy married George Harris, of London, Canada;
James who settled in Australia;
Therese;
Alice;
Charles, who was killed by a sentinel during the Patroit War;
Ellen ;
Jane who married twice, first to Daniel Murray, of Toronto and second to Edward Skae.
The second child of Charles and Therese Barthe was Catherine Barthe, born in 1750, and died "young.";
Jean Baptiste who was born in 1753, married Genevieve Cuillerier de Beaubien, a niece of Piquote de Bellestre. One of their daughters, Therese married Hubert Villier dit St. Louis;
Bonaventure who was born in 1756;
Charles Andre, who died young also;
Louis Theophile born in 1760, married twice, the second marriage in 1802 to Madeleine Des Ruisseaux de Belcour, daughter of Francois and Madeleine Adhemar de Lusignan;
and Therese who was born in 1758 and married Commondore Alexander Grant
Alexander Grant was of the Glenmoriston, Scotland, Grants. He entered the navy at an early age, but resigned in 1757 to join a Highland Regiment for the Army of General Amherst in America. In 1759, he reached Lake Champlain and was commissioned by General Amherst to command 16 guns. After the conquest of Canada, Grant was ordered to Lakes Erie and Ontario. Detroit was then an English settlement. It was here he met, Therese Barthe, and built his mansion called Grosse Pointe. They had 10 daughters who's married names became: Wright, Robinson, Dickson, Woods, Duff, Gilkerson, Miller, Jacobs and Richardson.
Grant died in 1813, at his home, Grosse Pointe.
Pierre Barthe, the younger brother of Charles followed him to Michigan, however he continued to Fort Pontchartrain, and was associated with him in an extensive trade. In 1760, Pierre married Charlotte Chapoton, daughter of Dr. Jean Chapoton, surgeon in the French Army. Their daughter, Charlotte was born in 1763 and married in 1780 to Lt. Louis Reaume, of the British Army. In 1784, she became the second wife of Antoine Louis Descomptes Labadie, and became the grandmother of Mrs. R.S. Willis; Mrs. Giesse; Mrs. Alexander Chapoton Sr, the Lagraves. There were a total four children bore to Pierre and Charlotte, however only Charlotte (1763) survived.
BEAUFAIT
In 1796, Sargeant Acting Governor, of the North West Territory, formed the new County of Wayne. Its boundaries extended from the Cayuga River, on the west, to the dividing line now existing between, Indiana and Illinois, on the north to the national boundary line, including all the territory of Michigan and a portion of Ohio and Indiana. The Courts of Common Pleas for Wayne County were organized, and the Judges chosen to preside over them were upright, honest, business men, of high intelligence. Louis Beaufait was the first Senior Justice. He came directly from France, the son of Lue and Gabrielle Sourceau, parish of St. Martin, diocese de la' Rochelle. In 1766, he married Therese de Mersac the daughter of Francois and Therese Campeau. Their children were:
Thomas, born in 1768;
Marie Irene, born in 1770, who later married Jean Bapte Rivard, the son of J. Bapte and Catherine Hiax;
Louis, born in 1773, who later became Col. Beaufait, and lived on the Beaufait Farm. This farm was the same encampment of Native American Chippewa warrior, Kishkaukou, who was in prisoned for the murder of Judge Rielly's, clerk. Louis married in 1804 to Louise Saussier. They had a son, Louis, who married in 1835 to Catherine Peltier, the daughter of Charles and Martha Cecile Chapoton; and Elizabeth, who was born in 1778.
CAMPEAU
The Campeau family remained in the Detroit area for many years after the early days of the colony well into the early 1900s. The first Campeau to come to North America came to Canada from France, named Etienne, who married in 1663 in Montreal to Catherine Paulo. Their children were:
Etienne, born in 1664, and married in 1690 to Jeanne Fouche';
Michel born in 1667, married in 1696 to Jeanne Masse';
Catherine born in 1669, marred in 1685 to Francois Blot;
Francois, who was born in 1671 and married in 1698 to Madeleine Brossard;
Jacques born in 1677 and married in 1699 to Cecile Catin ;
Jeane Baptiste born in 1681 ;
and Agathe, born in 1685, married in 1701 to Paul Chevalier.
Michel, and Jacques, came and settled in Detroit about 1710, and are the ancestors of all the numerous branches of the Campeau branches in Detroit, Monroe, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Chicago, Illinois.
Michel, and his wife, Jeanne Masse, were pioneer merchants. Their children were:
Marianne, who married in 1734 to Pierre Belleperche the son of Pierre and Gertrude(Du-Buisson Guyon), said to be a relative of Cadillac;
Antoine who married in 1736 to M. Angelique Peltier. He died in 1759 leaving 6 children;
Alexis, born in 1737 (married 1763 Madeleine De Muy);
Josette born in 1738 (married 1753 Guillaume St. Bernard);
Catherine born in 1742;
Charles born in 1746 (married 1772 to M. Louise Borde St Saurin;
Antoine, born in 1754;
and Therese born in 1749 (married 1766 to Ambroise Riopelle).
The third child of Michel and Jeanne was named, Marguerite, there is no information written about her. Next was son, Paul Alexis, who married in 1742 to M. Charlotte Pineau, whose children were:
Charlotte born in 1744 (married 1762 to Jos. Drouin);
Paul, born 1746;
Francois born in 1749;
Catherine born in 1751.
The fourth child was also named, Michel who married in 1740 to Marie Josette Buteau, and had 3 children : Marie Josette born in 1745;
Charles born in 1749;
and Michel.
The last child born to Michel and Jeanne was Charles who married in 1751 to Catherine Casse St Aubin, he also married in 1754 to Charlotte Montrais and had four children;
Charlotte born in 1757 (married 1772 to Toussaint Grenon);
Charles born in 1760;
Rosalie born in 1761;
and Bridgitte (who married in 1882 to Rene' Tivierge).
The other Campeau brother, Jacques to come to Detroit, was married in 1699 to Cecile Catin, they had the following children:
J. Louis born 1702 and who married 1725 to Marie Louise Robert. They were blessed with 5 children:
Marie Therese born in 1727 (married 1747 to Chas. Andre' Barthe);
Francois;
Jacques; born in 1735 (married in 1760 to Catherine Menard), he became one of the 1st Captains of Militia and he is frequently mentioned in early Detroit annuals he was also a wealthy land owner. He married a second time in 1784 to Francoise Navarre, the widow of British Army officer, George McDougall He and his wife, Catherine (Menard) had several children:
Jacques born in 1762, who married in 1789 to Susanne Cuillerier de Beaubien, the daughter of Jean Bapte and Marianne Lothmande Barrois, they had 2 children;
Sophie (who married James Dubois)
and Jacques Binette (who married in 1819 to Josette Chesne);
The second child of Jacques and Catherine (Menard),was Angelique born in 1764;
Third was Cecile born in 1765, who married in 1781 to Judge Thomas Williams, whose 2 children were :
Elizabeth, who became a teacher;
Catherine born in 1784 (married 1809 to Jean Bapte Pelletier;
John R, born in 1766 (married Miss Mott).
The fourth child of Jacques and Catherine(Menard) was Joseph born February 25, 1769 and died in 1860, had for many years been a prominent industrialist and careful city manager. He married in 1808 to Adelaide, the daughter of Antoine Daigneaux Douville De Quindre and Catherine des Rivieres de la Morandiere. They had a large family, namely:
Joseph, who died unmarried;
Daniel, who married Marie Palms, the daughter of Ange Palms, of Antwerp and Jeanette C. Peeters. Her father, Ange was a Quartermaster in one of the divisions of Napoleon's Army at Waterloo. Her mother, Jeanette, died on August 26, 1833 of cholera, in Detroit. (siblings mentioned attached to Marie Palms, also the children of Ange and Jeanette Palms were: Jean Pierre; Francois; Therese; and Marie)
Leila Campeau a third child of Joseph and Adelaide, who married Mr. Johnston, of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
The fourth: Catherine De Rivieres, who married Francois Palms, she died in 1880, leaving one daughter.
Fifth was, Denis, who died unmarried in 1878.
Then Jacques, who married Alice Edwards, the daughter of Major Edwards, of the US Army.
Next was Emilie who married Lewis.
The eighth child, Matilde, married Eustache Chapoton, the son of Eustache and Adelaide Serat dit Coquillard.
Ninth was Theodore who married but left no hiers
The last was a son, Timothy Alexander, who married and resided in Detroit, all of his life.
The fifth child of Jacques and Catherine (Menard) was named, Barnabe Campeau and born in 1770. He married in 1808 to Therese Cicotte, the daughter of Jean Bapte and Angelique Poupart Laboise, they had two children. Emilie who died in Washington in 1880, unmarried and Angelique, who married in 1836 to Jean B. Piquette, the son of Jean Bapte and Eleonore Descomptes Labadie.
The Piquette family was originally from Picardie France, the first to settle in American was Eustache.
Angelique(Campeau) and Jean Piquette had 4 children:
John, who died unmarried;
Elise, who married in 1870 to Ombsy Mitchell, the son of an astronomer and soldier, and second to James Hoban in 1880;
Charles, who married in 1876 to Fanny Ellston Perley, and had 2 children. He died in Paris, France in 1876;
Emilie who married in 1876 to Francis Preston Blair Sans, a prominent Washington, DC lawyer.
In 1821, Barnabe, married Archange McDougall, the daughter of Jean and Archange McDougall. They were a prominent Scottish family who came to Detroit during the Battle of Bloody Run in 1763. Archange (McDougall)'s father, George, married Francoise Navarre in 1765, the daughter of Robert Navarre and Marie Louise Lothman de Barrois. Other than, Archange McDougall, George and Marie also had:
Jean, born in 1766;
George no date of birth noted;
John Robert; who married in 1786 to Archange Campeau, the daughter of Simon and Veromique(Blondeau) and had 3 children:
George in 1786;
Robert in 1789;
and Catherine in 1797.
After the marriage of Archange McDougall and Barnabe Campeau, the McDougalls acquired a considerable amount of property, including their land grant of Belle Isle. At that same time, George McDougall's brother-in-law, Alexander Macomb was acquiring Grosse Isle. Barnabe and his second wife, Archange, had two sons:
Barnabe Jr, who married Alexandrine Sheldon, the daughter of Thomas Sheldon and Elenore Descomptes Labadie;
and Alexander Macomb, who married in 1843 to Eliza Throop, of New York.
They had a large family, a son, George, who married Minnie Woolsey. George died young, leaving four children.
Alexander, who was unmarried;
Barnabe, who married Alice Stevens;
Emilie, who married Lt Fitch, U.S. N.;
Montgomery, who died unmarried ;
Frances, who married Frederick Sibley ;
and McDougall, who married Miss Batcheler, of Pittsburg.
The sixth child, of Jacques and Catherine (Menard) was
Louis (Louizon) possibly born in 1767, married in 1789 to Therese Morand. Their children later settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan.
Simon, the fourth son of J. Louis and Marie was born in 1739 and married in 1764 to Cath. Boyer. Their children were:
Henri born in 1773;
Simon Charles, born in 1769 (married Josette Gamelin);
and Archange born in 1766.
The fifth and last child of J. Louis and Marie was Jean Bapte born in 1743 who married in 1767 to Geneveive Gode' de Marentette and had children: Therese born in 1769;
Alexis, born in 1771 (married 1795 to Agathe Chesne;
and third, Genevieve born in 1767 (who married 1793 to Gabriel Chesne.
The second child born to Jacques Campeau and Cecile (Catin) was Henri, who was born in 1704 there is no recorded information about Henri.
Third was Marianne who married in 1732 to Joseph Douaire de Bondy), the son of Jacques and Madeleine Gatineau Duplessis
The 4th child was Nicolas born in 1707 and married in 1733 to Agathe Casse St. Aubin. He died in 1756 leaving 4 daughters:
Agathe (married 1758 to Alexis Seguin Laderoute;
Marianne (married in 1763 to Alexis Bienvenu Delisle) ;
Angelique (married in 1759 to Antoine Louis Descomptes Labadie) and
Cecile (married in 1784 to Pierre Chesne St Onge.
The 5th child of Jacques and Cecile was Jean Bapte, born in 1710 and married in 1737 to Catherine Perthius, the daughter of Pierre and Cath. Mallet, of Montreal, whose children were:
Jean Bapte (Piniche) (married 1764 to Catherine Boyer;
Hypolite (married 1768 to Angelique Cardonet);
Julien born in 1755;
Joseph, who's information is not known;
Louis, who information is also, not known;
and Francois (married in 1805 to Susanne Morand).
The last child was a son of Jacques and Cecile (Catin) was , Claude, who married in 1742 to Catherine Casse St. Aubin.
CHABERT de JONCAIRE
Chabert de Joncaire has been around the history of Detroit since it's British beginnings. In France it can still be found among the nobility, in the navy, and in ledgers of the French Academy.
Thomas Chabert de Joncaire came to Canada as an office, having an unique aptitude for languages, he soon mastered the Native American dialects and became royal interpreter for the five nations. He married in Montreal, to Marguerite LeGuay of Rouen. Their son, Daniel who was born in 1714, was a Lieutenant in the French Army, and later succeeded to the position of royal interpreter, as well.
Daniel married in 1751 to Ursule Marguerite Elizabeth de la Morandiere, of the distiguished Roebert family of Canada. He died in Detroit, in 1770, and three years later, his wife, Ursule, also passed away, leaving several children:
Louis;
Philippe, who married in 1783, to Judith Gouin, the daughter of Claude Thomas Gouin and Josette Cuillerier de Beaubien;
Angelique Marguerite, who was named for her godmother, Angelique Cicotte, wife of Medor Gamelin.
Francois Chabert de Joncaire, a nephew of Daniel, whose father's name was Gabriel, a Captiain of Infantry, and Marguerite Fleury de la Gorgendiere, were also present at the baptism of Angelique Marguerite.
here is a discripancy that I am unable to figure which Chambert de Joncaire tree this person belongs in...as the dates do not match the Philippe from above, nor does the wife's name
At the baptism of his daughter, Judith, Philippe signed himself as Chevalier, a title knowns for a man with great ability that took an active interest in promoting the growth of the city of Detroit. The Chevalier along with, Solomon Sibley, and Jacob Visgar, represented Wayne County in the Legislative Assemby of the North West Territory in 1799, held in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1780, the Chevalier married Josette Chesne and had several children:
M. Catherine, who was born in 1783, and married in 1808 to Francois La Fontaine;
Francois, born in 1784;
Rosalie, born in 1782 and married in 1808 to Joseph Loranger, the son of Claude and Marguerite Mononson, of the St Antoine Parish in Quebec;
Henriette who married in 1825 to John Norton Hubble the son of Isaac and Eunice Hilton of New York; and
Philippe, who married in 1826 to Therese Campeau the daughter of Alexis and Agathe Chesne.
CHAPOTON
Almost all Chapoton family in the Detroit area, can be traced back to Jean Chapoton, the son of Tendrez and Dearne Cassaigne Cazolle, Diocese of Duges Lanquedoc. He was a surgeon in the French Army with the rank of Major, and was ordered to Fort Pontchartrain to relieve Forestier, the first physician to report from here. For over 40 years, Chapoton's signature was affixed to every death certificate in the colony. He retired from the army several years prior to the English conquest. He recieved a government land grant and settled on his property. He died in 1762. In 1721, he had married Marguerite Estene or Stebre, and had 20 children, only seven survived to adulthood.
Jeanne born in 1734, and amrried in 1749 to Paul de Meuchel;
Marie Clemence born in 1736 and married in 1747 to Piere Chesne de St. Onge, son of Charles and Catherine Sauvage;
Madeleine, born in 1739, and married in 1758 to Gabriel Christophe Louis Le Grand, Sieur de Sintre, a knight of the royal an dmilitary order of St. Louis. He was of the Anne Henrette de Crenay, parish of Roch, France.
Louise Clotilde who was born in 1741 and married in 1758 to Jacques Godefroy de Marbeouf. She died in 1762, leaving one son, Gabriel;
Charlotte, born un 1742 and married in 1706 to Pierre Barthe, a brother of Charles Barthe. They later had a daughter, Charlotte who born in 1763 who married twice.
First in 1780 to Lieut Louis Reaume an English officer and second in 1784 to Antoine Louis Descomptes Labadie, whose children were: Mrs. Willis, Mrs. Giesse and Mrs A. Chapoton, Sr, the Lagraves of St Louis;
Josette the fifth child was born in 1746 and married in 1764 to August Chaboye of Mackinaw;
Jean Baptist born in 1721 who married in 1755 to Felice Cecyre. They had several children including:
Jean Baptist, Jr born in 1758 who married in 1780 to Therese Pelletier. He died in 1836. Their son, Eustache born in 1792 married in 1819 to Adelaide Julie Serat dit Coquillart, the daughter of Alexis and Cecile Tremblay. Eustache died in 1872. He too, had a large family including:
Alexander who married Felice Sedilot de Montruil, the daughter of St Luc de Montreuil and Isabelle Descomptes Labadie, and had 6 children: Alexander Jr (Marianne Pelletier), Elizabeth (Alexander Viger), Emilie (Edward Bush), Josephine (Raymond Baby), Edmund (Martha Sherland) and Felice. The second child of Eustache was Benoist, who married Miss Bour and died in 1880. Next was Eustache, who married Matilda Campeau; Therese, who married Louis St. Aubin; William, who married Sarah Connor; Julie, who married John Cicotte; Felice, who married Captain Paxton, and Theodore.
Benoit, the second child of Jean Baptist and Felice Cecyre was born in 1761, married in 1788 to Therese Meloche, whose daughter, Catherine, married in 1809 to Major Antoine De Quindre;
Catherine Angelique born in 1769;
Josette born in 1771;
Isabelle, born in 1773;
Nicholas, born in 1776.
CHESNE
Chesne appears in the history of Detroit as early as 1717, in the records of Ste. Anne's parish.
Pierre, who married in 1676 in Montreal, to Jeanne Bailly, and had two sons, Charles and Pierre, who came to Detroit in 1717. They both occupied active positions in the colony.
Charles, married in 1722 to Catherine Sauvage, and had 10 children:
Catherine, born in 1722 and married Pierre Testard de Montigny ;
Pierre born in 1724 and married in 1747 to Clemence Chapoton;
Agathe born in 1727;
Bonaventure born in 1731;
Charles, born in 1732 and married in 1754 to Josette Descomptes Labadie, the daughter of Pierre and Angelique de Lacelle. He had several children including:
Pierre, married in 1784 to Cecile Campeau ; Charles, born in 1758; Catherine born in 1763 and married Fontenay de Quindre ; Agatha, married in 1795 to Alexis Campeau and Gabriel born in 1772 who married in 1793 to Genevieve Campeau.
Gabriel and Genevieve had several children as well, Gabriel, born in 1796 (married 10-23-1821 to Cecile Sequine Laderoute, and had Emilie (Gagnion), Charles (Eliza Parent and Catherine Baby) , Mathew (married Agnes Parent) ; Joseph who died in infancy; Alexander who also died in infancy ; Elizabeth (married Edmund Baby) ; Isidore (married Mary Martin) ; Pierre (married Sarah LaMay) ; William (married Miss Bird of New York). Gabriel's second marriage to Mlle. Campau, the widow of Antoine Parent and had these following children with Mlle.: Marie, who died young, Gabriel (married Antoinette Barien) ; Alexander (married Miss Barien) ; Felice; and Rosalie (married Mr. Charest).
Their sixth child, Leopold, was born in 1734;
Isidore, born in 1737 and married in 1758 to Therese Bequet. He also served in the military and was deeded a tract of land by the Pottawatomie, which was later confirmed by Lieuteant Governor Hamilton in 1777. In 1780 his daughter, Josette married Chevalier, Francois Chabert de Joncaire.;
Antoine born in 1742.
Josette, the ninth child of Charles and Catherine
married in 1819 to Jacques Campeau, the son of Jacques and Susanne (Beaubien)
Geneviere, was the last child born in 1800.
Pierre Chesne the other son to arrive in Detroit, married in 1728 to Madelieine Roy, and also in 1736 to Louise Lothman de Barrois. Pierre was also called La Butte, though St Onge was the proper title. Many of his descendants were only known as La Butte. He also held office as an interpreter for a number of years. All of his children died unmarried except Pierre Toussainte. He died in 1774, and his wife Agathe, remarried to William Sterling.
CICOTTE
Found in early Fort Ponchartrain registry as Cicot and Chiquot, the founding father in America was Jean, born in 1631, the son of Guillaume and Jeanne Farfart, de Bolu, Diocese of Rochelle. He married in Montreal in 1662 to Marguerite Maclin and had children:
Catherine born in 1663 and married in 1679 to Joseph Huetde la Rochejacquelien, the Vendean chief. This family claims to descend from Huguenot branch which passed into England then to Virginia. and ;
Jean born in 1666 who married in 1679 to Catherine Lamourieux. Thier son, Zacharie was born in 1708 and married in 1736 to Angelique Godefroy de Marboeuf.
Jean had come to Fort Ponchartrain in 1730 as a merchant. The family possessed one of the only collections of plates in the colony. Pillage by the Native Americans, fate of war, and some extravagant living, scattered this collection and only a few remnants remained.
Zacharie and Angelique's children were :
Angelique, born in 1741;
Catherine, born in 1744;
Zacharie, born in 1746;
Jean Baptiste, born in 1749 and married in 1770 to Angelique Poupart Lavoise. Jean and Angelique had 15 children, 13 of who lived to adulthood. They resided upon the Cicotte farm later owned by Peter Godefroy. Their children were:
Angelique, born in 1771 and married in 1797, to Medor Gamelin, the son of Ignace and Louise Dufros de la Jemerais ;
Agathe, born in 1773 and married in 1790 to Jacob Visgar< one of the representatives with Solomon Sibley and Chevalier Chabert de Joncaire in the Legislative Assembly of 1799. Agathe and Jacob had Joseph who married Mlle Godefroy; Catherine who married in 1819 to Whitmore Knaggs, son of William Knaggs and Josette Des Comptes Labadie ; Catherine who married in 1797 to Antoine O'Neale, of St. Louis, Missouri ; Susanne, who married Jacques Peltier ; Francois X. born in 1787 who married in 1819 to Felice Peltier, the widow of Capt. P. Tallman, U.S.A. He was also commissioned as a Captain by General Hull in 1812. His company was noted for their discipline and bravery. He died in 1860 having had several children of his own:
Edward who occupied many public offices and married twice. 1st to Miss Bell of New York, and had one son, George. and married 2nd to Lucretia Abbott the daughter of Robert and Elizabeth(Audraine) ;
Francois X. the second child of Francois and Felice was married twice also, 1st to Victoire Beaubien, the daughter of Lambert and Genevieve Campau, and had 2 daughters, Victoire (Bagg) and Philis (Rankin). His 2nd marriage was to Elizabeth Theller and had 4 children, Francois; Mrs. William Hunt; Emma and Annie. ; The third child of Francois and Felice was Susanne who married in 1831 to Charles Beaubien, the son of Lambert an dGenevieve (Campau). She had 4 daughters and 1 son. ; next child was Eliza Van Meter who married Charles Peltier. The next child of Francois and Felice was Catherine who married Dr. Allen of New York. Last child born was John who married Julie Chapoton daughter of Eustache . He had 1 son and a daughter, named, Madaleine.
The sixth child of Agathe and Jacob Visgar was, Louis who married in 1815 to Veronique Cuillerier de Beaubien ;
next was George born in 1796 ;
Jean Bapte who died unmarried ;
Therese born in 1790 and married in 1808 to Barnabe Campeau ;
Marianne who was born in 1791 and married in 1809 to Chas. Descomptes Labadie, the son of Alexis and Marie Francoise Robert ;
Zacharie born in 1775 ;
and last was Joseph, who married in 1825 to Susanne Drouillard.
CULLERIER de BEAUBIEN
The surname, Cullerier de Beaubien still stands distinguished in Canada, and is known also as, Trotier de Beaubien, des Rivieres, Trotier des Ruisseaux, Hay de Montigny. The branch that settled in Detroit, was formerly called, Cuillerier. In large families it was then customary to add the mother's family name to distinguish the different branches, so they had, Des Rivieres de la Morandiere and Cuillerier de Beaubien.
Rene Cuillerier the son of Julien and Julienne Fairfeu de Clermont, came to Montreal and married in 1665 to Marie Lecault. Their eldest son, Rene was born in 1668, and was sent to France to be educated, however, he was lost at sea returning to Canada.
Their next son, Jean was born in 1670 and married in 1696 to Catherine Trotier de Beaubien, from where the Michigan Beaubien's descend. Jean died in 1708, and Catherine remarried in 1712 to Picote de Bellestre and accompanied him to Fort Pontchartrain. He died there in 1729, leaving one son, Francois Marie Piquote de Bellestre, who was the last French commander of the fort. By her first husband, Jean, she had two sons;
Jeane Baptiste dit Beaubien born in 1709 and married in 1742 in Detroit to Marianne Lothman de Barrois. They had children: Catherine, born in 1743; Jeane Marie, born in 1745 (married Claire Gouin and who's son, Antoine married Monique DesComptes Labadie) ; Pierre (married in 1824 to Catherine Edesse Dequindre, whose daughter, Lydia, married Joseph Lewis).
Her other son, Antoine was born in 1697 and married in 1722 to Angelique de Lacelle Gerard, and had several children:
Marianne, (married in 1750 to Pierre Chesene La Butte) ;
Alexis, born in 1732, and later implicated in a 1769 murder of the Fisher child, but was acquitted ;
Angelique, born in 1735 (married in 1760 to James Sterling) ;
Antoine (married in 1784 to Catherine Barrois, the widow of Pierre St. Cosme. Their son, Jean Baptiste was born in 1789, and later settled in Chicago, Illinois and was known as Col. Beaubien. He married Josette Laframboise). Two of his sons, Medard and Marc went to Kansas ;
Lambert, (married in 1788 to Genevieve Campeau, and had a son, Lambert, who married Felice Morand, in 1821, the daughter of Louis and Catherine Campeau.
and their last child, Charles. (married in 1831 to Susanne Cicotte)
DeMERSAC
Jacob LeOmmesprou de Mersac, was one of the officers who had accompanied Cadillac to Detroit in 1701. He died there in 1747 leaving several children by his wife, Therese David.
The family was also known by several other title surnames such as Marcas de L'Obtrou, de Lommesprou, and Desrochers. Thier children were as follows:
Jacques, born in 1704, and died young;
Jacques, born in 1707;
Francois, who married in 1734 to Therese Campeau, and had several children:
Francois, born in 1736 and married in 1767 to Charlotte Bourassa. Their children were Cecile (married in 1776 to Vatal Sarazin de Pelleteau ; Franocis born in 1769 ; Jacques born in 1772 ; Robert born in 1774 ; Antoine born in 1776 ; Rene born in 1777 (married in 1806 to Eulaie Gouin, and had a daughter, Sophie who married Louis Campeau, of Grand Rapids, MI) ;
Therese (married Louis Beaufait) ;
Jean Bapte, born in 1740 and married in 1773 to Genevieve Seguin Laderoute. They had Archange born in 1774 ; Rose born in 1776 ; Genevieve born in 1777 (who married in 1797 to Henri Campeau) ; and Charlotte, born in 1779 ;
Marie Louise born in 1744 (married in 1762 to Robert Navarre, Jr).
Jacob DeMersac was later granted land by the French army and cultivated his own crops.
DeQUINDRE
This family is known under the other titles of De Pecanier, Pontchartrain, Fontenoy, de La Saussaye.
Daigneaux Douville, an officer stationed at Fort Pontchartrain around 1736 recieved a grant of land for his services in the French army, on Lake Champlain. Daigneaux Douville is the family name of the DeQuindre, which was bore by Marquis Daigneaux Douville in France.
Louis Cezar Daigneaux Douville DeQuindre, a Colonel in the Militia under French rule, settle in Detroit about 1745. He married Louise Catherine Piquote de Bellestre, the sister of the Commander of the Fort at that time. He generally signed his name as Fonteroy.
Louis and Louise, had a son, Francois, an officer in the British army, also known as Sieur de Pecanier. He married in 1779 to Therese Boye the daughter of Ignace and Angelique de Cardonet. Their children were:
Francois born in 1780 who married in 1822 to Marie Penee Petit ;
Antoine born in 1782. He was also known as De Pontchartrain, because it was said he was the first child of European parents born within the walls of the fort. He married Catherine Des Rivieres de la Morandiere. They had children:
Catherine born in 1782 ;
Antoine born in 1784 served in the battle of Monguagon in 1812. He also became a prominent merchant. He married in 1809 to Catherine Chapoton, the daughter of Louis Alexis Chapoton ;
Catherine Edesse born in 1787 (married in 1824 to Pierre Beaubien) ;
Adelaide born in 1788 (married in 1808 to Joseph Campau ;
Louis born in 1790 (married Marie Desnoyers and had two children. Henry, who died with no heirs, Annie, who married Edward Lansing) ;
Timothy who married Jeannete Gode-Marentette, the daughter of Dominique and Archange Louise Navarre. They had: Sara (Godfroy) ; Elizabeth (Edwards) ; Emilie (Hayes) ;
the last child of Catherine and Antoine was Julie who was born in 1799 and married Judge Charles Moran.
The second child of Louis and Louise was Louis,who was born in 1786 ;
Therese born in 1787 ;
and Pierre, who has no information listed after his name.
DESCOMPTES LABADIE
The DesComptes Labadie line appears in a "disorderly fashion" in the source book. Transcription was difficult (the book marked three seperate females as the 4th daughter of Marguerite and Judge May) and hopefully I got the proper order here. If there are errors, please feel free to contact me L. Ball
The descendants of the original Detroit colony can be found scattered throughtout Canada and the United States.
Francois the son of Francois and Marie Renoult de St Leger, Diocese of Xaintes, France was born in 1644 and married in Canada in 1671 to Jeanne Hebert. They had the following children:
Jeanne, born in 1674 and married Nicolas Sylvester;
Charlotte, who married Jean Borneau;
Francoise who married in 1723 to Marguerite Cotty ;
Lewis Joseph who married Gabrielle LaRoche ;
Pierre, who married in 1725 to Louise Gervais ;
Jacques, a Major in the French army who died at Three Rivers in 1707.
In 1732, the name was borne in France by Alexandre Etienne Raviel, Claude Labadie Colonel of an Infantry Regiment, and Chevalier, Seigneur de la Chausseliere. He was the son of Francois. One of Alexandre's sons, Francoise Patrice Alexandre Vincent Ravielt de Labadie born in Rochelle France in 1732, was Captain in the navy.
Another branch, Pierre Descomptes Labadie, was born in 1702, the son of Jean Bapte, of the Diocese of La Rochelle, came to Quebec and married there in 1727 to Angelique de Lacelle, the daughter of Jacques de Lacelle, Savigny Sure-Oise, Disocese of Paris, and Angelique Gibaut, of Poitiers. He came to Detroit and took an interest in the affairs of the colony. They had the following children:
Antoine Louis, born in 1744 and married February 26, 1759 to Angelique Campeau. He had three children by this marriage:
Antoine who married Chesne la Butte;
Angeliuqe who married Serguine Laderoute ;
and Catishe who married J. Peltier.
He married a second time in 1784 to Charlotte Barthe the widow of Lieutenant Louis Reaume, of the British army. They had children:
Cecile, who married in 1803 to Augustin Lagrave the son of Antoine and Therese Duberger, dit Sans Chargrin. ;
Felice who married John Hale and had two daughters, Antoinette (Langly) and Lizzie(Driggs) ;
Isabelle, married St. Luc Sedillot de Montreuil, one of her daughters, Felice married Alexander Chapoton, Sr and a son, Luc married Marie Roberge ;
Euphrosine the fourth child of Antoine and Charlotte married Petrilnoue ;
Marguerite, who married in 1829 to Elias John Swan, of Albany, New York, the son of Elias and Elizabeth Palmer ;
Elenore, who married first to J. Reid, and second, in 1806 to Jean Bapte Piquiette had two sons, Jean Bapte and Charles. She married a third time to Thomas Sheldon in 1825 and had three children:
Thomas, who married Winnie Clark ;
Rose, who married Henry Geisse;
and Alexandrine Macomb who married first to Barnabe Campeau and had 3 children: Charlotte, who died in infancy; Thomas ; and Albert. She married for the second time to Richard Storrs Willis.
The second child of Pierre and Angelique(de Lacelle was, Alexis was born in 1746 and married in 1769 to Marie Francoise Robert, the daughter of Antoine and Marie Louise Beconon, of Amiens, France. They had 10 children:
Marie Francoise, born in 1774, who married in 1795 to Isidore Navarre ;
Marguerite, born in 1773 who married Etienne Dubois ;
Charles who married in 1809 to Marianne Cicotte ;
Monique who married in 1813 to Francois Cadot ;
Elizabeth who married in 1808 to Charles Gouin ;
Louise Adelaide, who married Hyacinthe Saliotte ;
Archange born in 1787 ;
Pierre who married in 1809 to Marie Barron ;
Alexis who married in 1811 to Anne Bourgeois and second in 1823 to Isabelle Rousseau ;
and Cecile who married in 1802 to Pierre LeDuc ;
The third child of Pierre and Angelique (de Lacelle) was Josette who married in 1755 to Charles Chesne ;
then fourth was Marguerite who married in 1760 to Chaude Solo ;
Pierre, born in 1742, who married Therese Gaillard Livernois and had the following children:
Pierre, who married in 1812 to Elizabeth Bienvenu Delisle ;
Elizabeth who married in 1820 to Jeane Bapte Beseau ;
Monique, who married in 1829 to Antoine Beaubien, the son of Antoine and Catherine Lothman de Barrois ;
Josette, who married William Knaggs ;
Marguerite, who married Judge James May, one of the earliest Justices of the Territory of Michigan. He had previously been married to Adele de St Cosme, and had one child, Elizabeth Anne, who married Gabriel Godfroy, Jr. By Marguerite he had:
Marie , who married Louis Moran, of Grand Rapids, Michigan ;
Marguerite Anne, who married Col. Edward Brooks, and had mostly daughters:
Margaret ;
Anne (Whipple), who died at the age of 30, leaving two daughters, Eunice and Adeline ;
Adeline, who died unmarried.
The fourth child of Marguerite and Judge May was Rebecca, who married Dr. J.B. Scovile, a prominent physician in Detroit and had two children : Edward, a wonderful singer and May who married to Richard Cornell, of Buffalo, New York. She is also known as May Fielding ;
their next child was, Octavia who married J.C.W. Seymour and had the following children William ; Elizabeth (Waterbury) ; and Marguerite (Drake); Mary (Whitney) ; William, who died unmarried ; Edward ; Emma who died unmarried ; Emily (Markman) ; Elizabeth (Scovil) ; and Carrie (Guliger)
Nancy, married James Whipple, the son of Mayor John Whipple and Archage Peltier. In 1823 she married, Francois Audrian ;
Caroline ; who married in 1829 to Alexander Frazer and had only one child, Alexander, who later married Milly Miles of New York , and left one daughter, Carrie.
DESNOYERS
Many DesNoyers were early settlers of the United States, however the Detroit branch basically all trace back directly to France through Pierre Jean Desnoyers, who came to Detroit in 1796. He was the son of Jean Charles and Marie Charlotte Mallet, St Bartholomi Parish, Paris France. Pierre came to Detroit and took an interest in community affairs almost immediately and became a respected citizen. On July 30, 1798 he married Marie Louise Gobeil, and had several children:
Pierre, who married in 1821 to Caroline Leib, the daughter of John and Marguerite O'Connor, of Philadelphia. Caroline died leaving two children:
Dr. Edmund Desnoyers ; and
Emilie, who married the artist Emile St Alary.
Pierre, married a second time to Anne Hunt Whipple, the daughter of Capt. John Whipple and Archange Peltier, with whom he had several more children:
Kate, who married J. Newton Powers ;
Fanny, who married in 1815 to William B. Moran;
Marie Rose, who married in 1817 to Louis de Quindre and had a daughter, Annie who married Edward Lansing, of New York;
Emilie, who married Louis Leib, she died young and left no heirs;
Victoire, who married in 1825 to Henry S. Cole, of Canandaigua, New York, who became a sucessful Detroit lawyer. They had 7 children: Augustus Porter Cole ; Charles Seymour, who died unmarried ; James Henry, who died unmarried ; Marie Louise, who married E.M. Wilcox ; Isabelle, who died a nun of the Sacred Heart ; Marie Antoinette ; and Harriet S.
The fifth child of Pierre and Anne (Whipple) was Elizabeth, who married in 1835 to James J. VanDyke, a successful lawyer, and had many children: George W., (married Fanny Perley) ;
Marie (married William Casgrain) ;
Philip James (married Marion King, and Sarah Beeson)and had 4 sons by Sarah namely: Ernest a pastor of St. Aloysius ; Josephine (Brownson) ; Victoire, a nun at Sacred Heart Order; and Elise (Moran), she died in 1874 ;
The sixth child of Pierre and Anne was Charles Desnoyers, who married Elizabeth Knaggs and had 3 sons, not named here ;
Next was Francois, who married Louise Baird, of Erie, Pennsylvania and later settled in Green Bay, Wisconsin ;
Their eighth child was Josephine, who married Henry Barnard, the son of Chauncy Barnard and Elizabeth Andrus of Hartford, CT. They had one son and 2 daughters.
DOUAIRE DE BONDY
Thomas Douaire de Bondy, came to Canada in 1650, and married Marguerite de Chavigny, the daughter of Francois, Seigneur de Champennois and Elenore de Grandmaison. Thomas later drowned while bathing near his residence the Isle d'Orleans, leaving his wife and 4 children. Marguerite remarried in 1671 to Alexis de Fleury de la Gorgondiere. Her four children by Thomas were:
Dorothee, who married in France to Count Fabian d'Albergati. She had a son, Marie Luc, Marquis d'Albergati, who married in 1757 to Charlotte d'Aubert, of the Juchereau family ;
Louis Marguerite, who married first to Pierre Allemandand in 1693 to Nicolas Pineau ;
Augustin, who married in 1693 to Catherine Testard de la Forest ;
Jacques, who married in 1660 to Madeliene Gatineau du Plessis, the daughter of Nicolas, Sieur du Plessis and Marie Crevier. Their son Joseph came to Detroit in 1730 and married in 1732 to Marie Anne Campeau, the daughter of Jacques and Cecile Catin. Their children were:
Antoine;
Dominique, married in 1799 to Charlotte Saliotte ;
Laurent, a soldier, killed in 1812 ;
Benjamin ;
Catherine, who married to Antoine Baron;
Josette, who married Joseph Beaubien ;
Therese, who married Col. Gabriel Godfroy ;
Joseph, who married in 1758 to Josette Gamelin ;
and Veronique, who married Bernard Campeau.
The other son of Jacques and Madeleine was Jacques who married in 1728 to Marie Damours, whose family is said to go back to the royal household of Louis XII, her grandfather, Seigneur de la Morandiere, came to Canada in 1652.
DUBOIS
Several branches of the Dubois family settled in Detroit: Dubois dit Filliau ; Dubois dit Durebois, Dubois dit Brisebois and the family of the 6th French Governor of Canada, Pierre Dubois, Baron D'Avaugour.
In 1754, Jean Baptiste Dubois, the son of Jean Francois and Marianne Prudhomme, of Quebec, married in Detroit to Charlotte des Hestres, the daughter of Antoine and Charlotte Chartier. Their children were as follows:
Pierre Amable, born in 1755 ;
Jean Louis, born in 1758 and died young ;
Susanne, born in 1759 ;
Marianne, born in 1760.
In 1760, Jean Baptiste's brother, Francois Dubois, married Susanne Durivage. His grandson, Etienne, was the owner of the Dubois farm.
Etienne came to Detroit several years prior to the American possession, and in 1792 he married Marguerite Descomptes Labadie. Their son, James married in 1829 to Sophie Campau the daughter of Jacques and Sussanne Cuillerier. He died leaving a large estate to his children: Louis (wife: Julie St. Aubin) ; Emilie (husband: Joseph Girardin) ; and Elizabeth (husband: Julian Williams)
Emilie (DuBois) & Joseph Girardin (Joseph Girardin, was the son of Charles Oliver Girardin and Felicity Huber)they had at least one son, named Ernest, who later married to Delia Olds. Ernest Girardin and Delia, had at least one son, John Girardin, who later married Dorothy Gaunt. John and Dorothy had at least one daughter, named Edith Girardin.
Edith Girardin, later married to Edward Fouchia.
GAMELIN
Michel Gamelin came to Canada from France as a surgeion and married there in 1662 to Marguerite Crevier. They had 4 children:
Ignace, born in 1663, and married Marguerite Le Moyne, the daughter of Jean and Madeleine de Chavigny. Their son, Ignace, married in 1698 to Louise DeFros de la Jammerais. Louise, was the daughter of Christopher DuFros and Renes Gaultier. The sons of Ignace and Louise, came to Detroit in 1760.
They were: Medor, who married in 1767 to Angelique Cicotte, and was substantial at getting the first militia under France rule, and was appointed Major. He died in 1778.
his brother, Antoine married their cousin, Catherine Gamelin, the daughter of Laurent, who had come to Fort Pontchartrain before his cousins, and was the son of Pierre and Jeanne Maugras. He married Josette Dudevoir Lachine and had the following children:
Marie Jeanne, born in 1743 (husband: Jean LeGras) ; Catherine, born in 1744 (husband: Antoine Gamelin) ; Josette (husband: Joseph Douaire de Bondy) ; Francois (wife: Therese Cabassier and second Marie Joachine Fouche, of Montreal) ; Laurent, born in 1755 ; Francoise, born in 1756 ; Paul born in 1757.
Francois and Therese Cabassier had two children: Catishe (married: Simon Campau) ; and Josette (married 1796 Jean Baptiste Campeau). Francois's second wife was, Marie Joachine Fouche, the daughter of Antoine, a lawyer in Montreal. Their children were: Francois, who died unmarried ; Susanne, born in 1796 (married: Adrian Abbott).
The second child of Michel and Marguerte Crevier was Marguerite, born in 1664 and married Leger Hebert ;
Jean, born in 1675 and married in 1699 to Jeanne Maugras ;
their last child was, Genevieve, who married Baptiste Le Gras.
GODE De MARANTAY
Nicholas Gode de Marantay was born in 1583, a native of Perche. He and his son-in-law, Jean de St. Per, were killed in 1657 by the Iroquois. He left several children by his wife, Francoise Gadois:
Francois, who married in 1649 to Francoise Bugon, de Clermont, Auvergne ;
Nicolas who married in 1658 to Marguerite Picard de Paris. Their son, Jacques married Marguerite De Guay, the daughter of Dr. Jacques Du Guay and Jeanne de Baudry-Lamarche. A son, Jacques, Jr, married in 1747 to Louise Adhemar de St. Martine and had children: Charles Joseph, born in 1749; Marie Angelique, born in 1750 and married Francois Gouin ; M. Louise, born in 1756 ; Genevive, born in 1757, and married Jeane Baptiste Campeau ;
Mathurine, who married in 1651 to Jean de St. Per, a Royal Notory of Montreal, killed in 1657. They had a daughter, Agathe, born in 1657 who married in 1685 to Pierre LdGardeur de Repentigny. One of Agathe's daughters, married in 1705 to Jeane Bapte de St. Ours, Chevalier de St Louis, whose family is said to be traced back to the 13th century. He was an officer and commander at Fort Pontchartrain. When he arrived in Detroit, he was accompanied by his cousins, Jacques and Francois Gode'. Mathurine, married only one year after her husband's death, in 1658, to Jacques Le Moyne de St. Helene.
Francois who received the title of de Marantay which was later changed to Marentette, married Jeanne Parent, the daughter of Laurent and Jeanne Cardinal. Their children were:
Francois, born in 1756 ;
Angelique, born in 1757 ;
Jacques Francheville, who married in 1795 to Genevieve Reaume. They had a daughter, Jeanette who married William Macomb ;
Dominique, who married in 1796 to Marie Louise Archange Navarre ;
Laurent, who married Marie Louise Chesne La Butte. Their son, Pierre married Mille. Groue.
GODEFROY
This name presently is spelled Godfroy, and is among the oldest in Normandy. In some of its branches there is a history of a descent from Godefroi de Bouillon, the crusader. In the courts of Normandy at Rouen, there are several Godefroy listed among the priests and historians. Denis, Councillor in the Parliament of Paris in 1580, was the author of several legal works. His son, Jacques, was Secretary of State and Syndic of the Republic, and his grandson, was made historiographer of France in 1640 and wrote the history of the Constables and Chancellors of France.
A branch of this family resided in Normandy in 1580, whose head was Pierre.
His son, Jean Bapte came to Canada about 1635. His marriage is dated as December 15, 1636, and is said to be the oldest one recorded in Canada. His wife was Marie Le Neuf de Herison. Their sons became kindred and ennobled in 1667, and recieved the Seigneuru de Linctot and the fiefs de Normandville, de Vieux Pont, de Roguetiliade, de Tonnancour, de Marboeuf. A sister of Jean Bapte, named, Anne was married to Jaques Testard de Montigny.
Another Jacques Testard de Fortville, married Catherine Chesne, of Detroit.
Rene de Tonnancour, of Three Rivers, was Procureur du Roi and Lt. General. His branch was at one time very prominent, and several of its members were decorated with the Cross of St. Louis. Maurice being among the last to receive one in 1784.
In 1715, Pierre Godefroy de Roguetiliade, the grandson of Jean Bapte de Linctot, came to Detroit. He was followed shortly by Jacques Godefroy de Marboeuf. In 1750, Jean Bapte Godefroy, then called the Chevalier, came to Detroit with his wife, Jeanne Veron de Grandmenil and died there in 1756. Pierre and Jacques, both married into the same family:
Jacques married in 1716, to Marie Chesne St. Onge;
Pierre, married in 1724 to Catherine Sanduge, and his stepdaughter married Charles Chesne St. Onge.
This family had a major interest in the fur trade and established the firm, Hundred Associates, later known as , Companie des Indes. As early as 1687, it is said that 25,000 beaver skins were exported from Quebec alone, on a single ship.
The children of Jacques and Marie (Chesne St. Onge) were:
Catherine born in 1717, at Three Rivers, and married November 21, 1733 to Alexander Trotier des Ruisseaux, the Chevalier. He was the first trustee of Ste. Anne's and first Captain of Militia. In 1777, Catherine died.
Angeliqua, born in 1719, married January 8, 1736 to Zacharie Cicotte, a wealthy merchant.
Jacques, born in 1722, was very young when his parents passed away, and he was raised by his older sister, Catherine (1717-1777). Like his father, he made his interest in the fur trade. He was very familiar with the Native American languages and became an interpreter and negotiator between the Natives and the whites. In 1763 an Ottawa warrior attacked the fort at Detroit and other English posts. Jacques and Dr. Chapoton were sent by the English commander to treaty with Pontiac and dissuade him from his purpose. However, he would not be influenced and Jacques and other French inhabitants were suspected of encouraging Pontiac and were arrested and charged with treason. He married in 1758, to Louise Clotilde Chapoton, who died in 1764 leaving one son, Jacques Gabriel. The senior, Jacques would spend the rest of his life caring for his son and eventually deeded him farm lands, implements, cattle, silver, and slaves. He died in 1795.
The son, Jacques Gabriel was born in 1758 within Fort Ponchartrain. He was named, Gabriel, from his Godfather and uncle, Gabriel Le Grand. His early years were spent in establishing trading posts on a large scale from Monroe to Fort Vincennes, extending the fur trade. The firm, Godfroy & Beaugrand was one of the largest and well known in the West. After the American possession of the Territory, he was appointed as sub-agent and deputy-superintendent of Indian Affairs, he retained this position until his death in 1832. Gabriel was also Major of the 1st Regiment of the Territory, and later made Colonel. He married Angelique de Couture and had five children, however only 2 are listed here by name:
Gabriel Jr who married Elizabeth May ;
Jean Baptiste who later settled at Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Gabriel married for a second time to Therese Douaire de Bondy by whom he had several more children:
Susanne, born in 1794, who married Jason McCloskey. Her children were: Henry (wife: Therese Soulard, of St Louis) ; Elizabeth (husband: Honorable Isaac P. Christiancy ) ; Caroline (husband: Mr. Calwell) ; Susanne (husband: Mr. Morton, the brother of Julius Morton, of Detroit) ; and Melinde (husband: John Askin of Sandwich, Canada) ;
Gabriel's son child, Pierre, Le Prince, was born in 1796. He was among those who removed the last remenats of Native American from Detroit, to their reservation in the West. He was also active in enterprise, creating the firm, P. & J. Godfroy. He married Marianne Navarre Marentette, the daughter of Dominique Gode de Marentette and Archange Louise Navarre. The children of their union were: Jacques William ; Elizabeth (husband: John Watson) ; Franklin Appolonaire, who died young ; Melonnie Therese who died young ; Caroline Anne ; Alexadrine Louise (husband: Theo. Parsons Hall) ; Charles Cass ; and Nancy (husband: Joseph Visgar) ;
The next child of Gabriel and Therese(Douaire de Bondy) was, Josette, who married in 1821 to John Smythe, the son of Col. Richard Smythe and Prudence Brady, of Lexington, Kentucky. After his death, Josette became a nun and died while in the Superior of the Order of the Immaculate Heart of Mary.
their next child, Jacques was educated at Bardstown, Kentucky, where he studied law, but left that profession on account of ill health. He was a partner for many years in the firm, P. & J. Godfroy. He married in 1820 to Victoire Navarre, the daughter of Col. Francois Navarre, of Monroe. He died in 1847, leaving a large family, namely: Jacques Louis (wife: Sarah De Quindre) ; Celestine (husband: Mr. Waldruff) ; Frederick ; Alexandrine ; Hilaire ; Philippe ; Victoire ; Augustus ; Marie ; Zoe (husband: Benjamin Abbott) ; and Sophie (husband: James Whipple).
Richard was the last child of Gabriel and Therese, he later married, Anne Villier dit St. Louis, and also had a large family.
GOUIN
This family is allies with those in Canada. Mathurin, who was born in 1638, the son of Vincent and Charlotte Gaultier, Diocese de Poitiers, married in 1663 in Three Rivers, Canada to Marie Madeleine Vien, the daughter of Etienne and Marie Denot de la Martiniere. Their children were as follows:
Thomas, born in 1667 ;
Pierre, born in 1679 ;
Louis, who later married in 1720 to Jeanne Marchand;
Joseph, who married in 1701 to Marquerite Roy, the daughter of Michel Roy Chatellereau and Francoise Hobbe, Diocese of Poiters, France. Their son, Claude Thomas, established himself in Detroit and married there in 1742 to Josette Cuillerier de Beaubien and had the following children:
Joseph Nicolas, born in 1746 and married in 1771 to Elizabeth Rivard had two children:
Charles born in 1778 and married in 1808 to Elizabeth Descomptes Labadie, the daughter of Alexis and Francoise Robert. He became a cheif surveyor under the British rule and ;
Pierre, born in 1780 and married Irene Rivard, the daughter of Jeane Bapte and Irene Beaufait.
Joseph Nicolas married a second time in 1790 to Archange Boyer. They had a daughter, Colette (Clotilde) who married in 1809 to Antoine St. Bernard and again in 1818 to Dominique Riopelle, thus uniting the large land interests of Riopelle and Gouin. A son of Dominique's also married in to the Gouin family , which settled in Sandwich, Canada.
the next child of Claude Thomas and Josette (Cuillerie de Beaubien) was Francois born in 1748 and married in 1775 to Angelique Gode, the daughter of Jacques and Louise de St. Martin ;
Claude Pierre born in 1751 ;
Judith, born in 1763 and married in 1783 to Philippe Chabert de Joncaire, the son of Daniel Chabert and Marguerite Urseule Elizabeth Roebert de la Morandiere ;
and last was, Claire, who married Jean Marie Beaubien, the son of Jean Bapte Cuillerier de Beaubien and Marianne Lothman de Barrois ;
the last daughter born to Mathurin and Marie was Marianne, who married in 1703 to Francois Trotier, son of Antoine Trotier Sieur des Ruisseaux and Catherine Lefebvre.
LOTHMAN de BARROIS
Antoine Lothman de Barrois, was sent to American in 1665 as Secretaray, Councillor and Agent General of the East India Company. He was also interpreter of the Portuguese language. He was the son of Jean and Marie Fournel, Chantel le Chateau, Diocese de Burges, Berry. He married in 1672 to Marie Le Ber. A branch of the Le Ber family returned to France and it's descendants acquired fame and wealth. One was page to Madame le Dauphine, and another was an officer, killed on the field of Magenta. Antoine Lothman and Marie Le Ber were blessed with several children:
Marianne, born in 1680 and married in 1697 to Francois Houdoin ;
Philippe, born in 1672 ;
Francois, born in 1676 and married in Detroit in 1717 to Marianne Sauvage, established themselves in Detroit. Their children were:
Marie, born in 1719 and married in 1734 to Robert Navarre ;
Louise, born in 1722 and married in 1736 to Pierre Chesne La Butte ;
Catherine, born in 1727, and married in 1747 to Pierre de St. Cosme, one of the earliest Justices of Peace. One of their daughters, Theotiste St. Cosme, married in 1776 to Philippe De Jean. DeJean was the son of Philippe and Jeanne De Roque. He was a Judge under the English rule. Catherine married a second time to Antoine Cuillerier de Beaubien, and had the following children:
Agathe, born in 1735 and married Jeane Bapte Raeume ;
and Laurent, who married in 1757 to Catherine Cecyre.
the next child of Antoine Lothman and Marie (Le Ber) was, Charles,who was born in 1678 ;
and last was, Antoine, born in 1683.
MORAND
Pierre Morand, was born at Batiscan in 1651. He married in 1678 to Madeleine Grimard. His branch is frequently known as Morand dit Grimard. Their children were born whose descendants in Canada became noted clergymen, lawyers, and land proprietors. A son, Jean Bapte, married in 1707 to Elizabeth Dubois in Quebec, whose son Charles Morand Grimard came to Detroit and established himself sometime before the English Conquest in 1760. He married in 1767 to Marquerite Simard Tremblay, she died in 1771 leaving 2 children: Louis, born in 1769 ; and Charles, born in 1770.
Louis married in 1794 to Catherine Campeau, the daughter of Jean Bapte and Catherine Boyce. One of their sons, George, married in 1826 to Therese Tremblay.
Charles, married in 1794 to Catherine Vessier dit Laferte, whose only child was Judge Charles Morand. Judge Morand, married in 1822 to Julie De Quindre, the daughter of Antoine Daigneaux Douville and had children:
Matilda (husband: James Watson) ; Charles ; Julie (husband: Isaac Toll) ; Virginie (husband: Francis St. Aubin) ;and Mary Josephine (husband: Robert Mix, of Cleveland on 8-23-1836).
Judge Charles Morand married a second time to Justine McCormack, of New York, and had several more children:
James who died unmarried ; William married in 1872 to Elise Vandyke and in 1875 to Frances Desnoyers; John Vallie, married in 1880 to Emma Etheridge, the daughter of Emerson Etheridge, of Tennessee ; Catherine, who married in 1877 to Henry D. Barnard, of Hartford, CT ; Alfred, who was a lawyer in partnership with his brother, William, he married in 1878 to Satilda Butterfield. The Judge Charles Moran died in 1876, leaving his estate to his son, Charles, who left it to his son, Charles also. The family dropped the "D" off the end of their name and also, Grimard about 1796.
In 1760, there was another branch of Morand of the same family, who also settled in Detroit.
Charles Morand (this second Charles Morand) married in 1751 to Catherine Belleperche and had the following children:
Louis, who was born in 1756 ;
Charles born in 1755 ;
Joseph, born in 1762 and married in 1790 to Catharine Boyce ;
Louise and Therese, twins, were born in 1769 ;
Maurice, born in 1775 and married in 1800, Felise Meloche ;
Marthe, who married in 1800 to Louis Campeau ;
Susanne, married in 1805 to Francois Campeau, the son of Jean Bapte.
NAVARRE
The Navarre family traces back to Antoine de Bourbon, Duke de Vendome, father of Henry IV, who son, Jean Navarre, married in 1572 to Perette Barat. His son, Martin Navarre de Villeroy, married in 1593 to Jeane Lefebre. His son, Jean Navarre, married in 1623 to Susanna Le Clef; their son, Antoine Navarre,de Plessis en Bois, married in 1665 to Marie Lallemant, whose son, Antoine Marie Francois Navarre, married in 1695 to Jeanne Pluyette. Their son, Robert Navarre was sent to Fort Ponchartrain as Sub-Intendant and Royal Notary where he married in 1734 to Marie Lothman de Barrois. Their son, Robert (Robiste), married in 1762 to Marie Louise Archange de Mersac, whose daughter, Archange Louise married in 1796 to Dominique Gode de Marantette. Their daughter, Marianne Navarre, married in 1822 to Pierre Godfroy.
Antoine Navarre de Plessis's other sons, remained in France and one of them married Catherine de la Rue; their only daughter, married Jeane Navarre de Livry (her own first cousin), whose daughter, Marie Jeanne Navarre, born in 1709, married Jean Louis Navarre de Maisonneuse, her cousin.
The brother of Jean Louis Navarre de Maisonneuse, whose name was Mons. de Navarre Marquis de Longuejoue, married Dame d'Honneur, a lady of honor to Madame Elizabeth, the sister of Louis 16th of France and the Duchess of Bourbon. Catherine Antoinette, Jeanne Martine Petronille, remained the only daughter after the death of her two sisters. She married Louis Francois Marguelet de la Noue, the eldest sister of Madame de Penteville named, Genevieve Celerie Marguelet de la Noue,who married Count Leoud Perthins. Thier daughter, Marie Celine Leonetine de Perthius, married Alexander Jacques Marie Clement de Blavett. Their son, Edward, married Marie Clement le Boulanger de Montigny, whose son, Count Leon Clement de Blavett, married Isabell de Brossard, de Versille, France.
Robert Navarre, the son of Antoine Francois was responsible to only the Intendant at Quebec. He was also Royal Notary. He came to North America and landed in Quebec and was of a noble French family, with an extensive education. He married in Detroit in 1734 to Marie Lothmande Barrois and had the following children:
Marie Francoise born in 1735 and married George McDougall, Lt. in the British Army. She had two sons, Jean Robert and George. In 1774, she married a second time to Jacques Campeau, the father of Joseph and Barnabe, however these two had no heirs together. Barnabe, married in 1820 to Archange McDougall, the granddaughter of his step-mother, Marie Francoise, and had sons; Alexander and Barnabe.
The second child of Robert and Marie (Lothmade Barrois) was Marianne, born in 1737 and married in 1760 to Jacques Adhemar St. Martin, frequently called La Butte. They lived in the Cass House, which was the St. Martin homestead deeded to him in 1750. In 1770, Marianne Navarre, the widow of St. Martin, remarried to Dr. George Christian Anthon who had come to Detroit in 1760. She died October 11, 1776, leaving no heirs by Anthon.
Jacques Adhemar St. Martin died in 1766, leaving his wife, Marianne and three children:
St. Martin, who died unmarried ;
Finon, who married Philip Fry ;
and Archange, born in 1765, and married August McIntosh, who later inherited the estates of the Earldom of Moy. The McIntosh homestead was located on the Canadian shore, across from Belle Isle. They had 10 children of which the boys returned to Scotland, and two of the daughters remained in Detroit, Mrs. Henry J. Hunt and Miss Catherine McIntosh.
The next child of Robert and Marie (Lothmade) was Robert, also known as, Robishe, the Speaker and was born in 1739. He married in 1762 to Louise Archange de Mersac the daughter of Francois and Charlotte Bourassa. There is also another, Charlotte Bourassa, a cousin, who married in 1760 to Charles de Langlade, a settler of Wisconsin. To Robishe was deeded by the Pottawatomies, their native village called "Ancient Village". This grant was ratified in Detroit on July 15, 1772. He was blessed with several children:
Robert, born in 1764 ;
Jacques, born in 1766, who later settled at River Raisin ;
Francois, born in 1767, and settled in Monroe, where he was deeded 26 aprents of land. He was also a Colonel during the War of 1812. He was captured at Brownstown, where he had gone to negotitate with the Native Americans and was taken prisoner, but fortuneately escaped. His son, Robert, served under Captain Richard Smythe.
Fourth was Isidore, born in 1768 and married in 1795 to Francoise Descomptes Labadie, the daughter of Alexis and Francoise Robert. Their eldest son, Isidore was born in 1795 and served in the War of 1812.
next is a discripancy, starting with the word, "He", with no given name, so I am not sure which Navarre, the source is referring :
He married in 1790, to Marie Suzord, the daughter of Louis and Marie Josette Lebeau. Their children were:
Robert, born in 1792 ; Francois, born in 1793 ; Victoire, who married in 1823 to Jacques Godfroy ; Agathe, no other information ; Julie, who died unmarried ; Monique, who married John Askin.
the next child of Robishe was Archange Louise born in 1770 and married in 1796 to Dominique Gode de Marentette, whose children were :
Francoise Marie (husband: Col. James Askin) : Marianne Navarre (husband: Pierre Godfroy) ; Jeanne (husband: Timothy De Quindre and second: William B. Hunt) ;
Charlotte Soulange, born in 1774 married to Cajetau Tremblay ;
Marianne, born in 1780 was gifted with musical and painting talents. She never married however, had several suitors, but remained faithful to a young man, that had died suddenly earlier in her life.
Catherine, born in 1782 married Commondore Henry Brevoort, of Lake Erie fame and a member of the Brevoort's of New York. Their children were:
John (wife: Marie Navarre) ; Robert, who died young ; Anne (husband: Charles Bristol) ; Elias who settled in New Mexico ;and last, Henry (wife: Jane Macomb) left 3 sons, William, Henry; and Elias.
The next child was Monique, who was born in 1789 and was the first wife of William Macomb. She died young, leaving one son, Navarre Macomb.
Pierre, born in 1787, settled at the mouth of the Maumee River in 1807. He became a trusty scout during the War of 1812.
the source now skips to a Francois Marie born in 1759, which I am not able to match with the correct Navarre.
Francois Marie, born in 1759 and married to Marie Louise Godere, had the following children:
Robert, born in 1782 ; Jacques, born in 1788 ; Francois, born in 1790 ; Archange, born in 1792 ; Antoine, born in 1796 ;
the next sibling to Francois Marie, was
Jean Marie Alexis, born in 1762 ; and married in 1789 to Archange Gode; they had Marie, born in 1793 and Alexis;
the next sibling is, Pluyette, born in 1742 ;
then Antoine, born in 1745 ;
Joseph born in 1748, who died young;
Marie Catherine, born in 1749 ;
Bonaventure Marie born in 1750, and died in 1764 ;
and last was Catherine, born in 1757 and married Alexander Macomb.
PELLETIER
History states that when La Mothe Cadillac landed at Detroit, he was greet by two Coureurs des Bois, Pierre Roy and Francois Pelletier. The latter, the Pelletier surname, can be found in every department of science and politics in Canada. Nicolas, the first of this name, came from Beance, France, and married in 1675 to Jeanne Roussy. They settled in Sorrel, and had 8 children:
Francois, who married Marguerite Madeleine Morrisseau, and had 10 children. One of them, Marie Angelique, married in 1709 to Antoine de Gerlais. Another, Francois, married in 1689 to Madeleine Thumes Defresne, the daughter of a surgeon, whose son, Francois Jean, was born in 1681 at Sorrel. Francois Jean married in 1718 to Marie Robert, in Detroit. She later married to Louis Campeau.
Jean, the second child of Jeanne (Roussy) and Nicolas Pelletier, was Jean, who married in 1662 to Marie Genevieve Manevely de Rainville. She was the daughter of Charles and Francoise de Blanet, de Perche. They had a son, Jean Francois, who married in 1685 to Genevieve Le Tendre, and she later married to Etienne Volant de St. Claude. Pelletier's son with Genevieve was named, Jean Francois, and he married in Quebec to Catherine Arnaud.
A second branch of Pelletier whose head was named, Michel, Sieur de la Prade and Seigneur de Gentilly, married in 1660 to Jacqueline Chamboy.
Francois, the son of Francois Antyat, married in 1689 to Madeleine Thumes, their son, Jean Bapte, was born August 15, 1691 at Sorrel, and married in 1718 in Detroit to Marie Louis Robert, whose son, Jean Bapte, married Marie Cornet. Their children were:
J. Bapte, who married in 1769 to Catherine Valle dit Versailles ;
Therese, who married in 1780 to Jeane Bapte Chapoton ;
Marie Josephette ;
Jacques Arnable, who was born in 1746 ;
Francois, who was born in 1749 ;
Andre, who married in 1763 to Catherine Meloche. Their son, J. Bapte, married in 1809 to Catherine Williams, the daughter of Thomas Williams and Cecile Campeau.
Jacques, who married in 1778 to Madeleine Le Vanneur in Quebec, and had the following children:
Archange, born in 1782. She married in 1800 to Mayor John Whipple, the son of Joseph and Eliza Fairfield, of Manchester, MA. They had children: Eunice Fairchild, who died in infancy ; James Burbick, (wife: Sophie Godfroy in 1812) ; John Porter ; Charles Whiley, a well known lawyer and Cheif Justice of Michigan (wife: Marguerite Ann Brooks) ; George Askin, who died young ; Caroline Hull, who died unmarried in 1878 ; Anne Hunt, (husband: Pierre Desnoyers) ; Henry Larned (wife: Caroline Buckley, of Monroe.) ; Mary Wolcott ; William Lecuyer (wife: Louise Fairchild). He served in the Civil War and died of wounds received. His only child, Marie Louise, married in 1882 to Edgar Lewis ; Eliza Susan (husband: Charles Conaghan). She died in 1882 and left 3 sons, not named ; Margaretta Torrey (husband: Charles Hyde) ; Catherine Sophia (husband: Edwin Skinner). They had children: Henry Whipple who married in 1877 to Fannie Avery ; Edwin ; Archange, who married in 1881 to Norton Strong, a surgeon ; and had a son, Bernard.
the second child of Jacques and Madeleine was, Catherine Pelletier, born in 1785 and died unmarried ;
Charles, who married in 1806 to Cecile Marthe Chapoton, the daughter of Louis,and Charles had a daughter, who later became the wife of Louis Beaufait ; a son, Charles, married Eliza Vameter Cicotte, the daughter of Francois and Philis Pettier, whose children were : Marianne (husband: Alexander Chapoton, Jr) ; Charles, an insurance agent ; Helena ; Madeleine (husband: Joseph Belanger) ; Agnes ;and Marthe (husband: Ferdinand Zehner.
Antoine, who married in 1780 to Monique Bienvenu Delisle ;
Felice, who married in 1811 to Peter Tallman, Captain of Artillery. They had a daughter, Marguerite, who later married Captain Moyer, of the British Army. She married second in 1819 to Francois Cicotte.
Marianne, who married Captain John Cleves Semmes, a nephew of the famous jurist, John Cleves Semmens, and had a daughter, Anna, who married U.S. President, Harris. Captain Semmes created a sensation in 1813, by offering the theory that the Earth was open at the poles and that the interior was accessible and habitable. He died in Hamilton, Ohio in 1828.
Madeleine, who married John Askin, and later settled in Malden, Canada.
Marguerite, who married Dr. Davis, a surgeon in the U.S.A.
REAUM
Some of the most prominent families in Canada and the United States come from the Reaum family. The first, Rene, who was born in 1643, the son of Jean and Marie Chevalier, Diocese of La Rochelle, was married in Quebec in 1665 to Marie Chevreau. They had a large family. One of their sons, Robert, who was born in 1668 married in 1696 to Elizabeth Brunet, whose two children, Hyacinthe, born in 1704 (married 1733 to Agathe de Lacelle) and Pierre born in 1709 (married 1738 to Susanne Hubert de la Croix) both came to Detroit in 1730.
Hyacinthe, married in 1733 and died in 1778. The children of this union were:
Jacques, born in 1737;
Joseph, born in 1739 and married in 1787 to Marianne Robert ;
Jean Baptiste, born in 1741 and married in 1763 to Agathe Lothman de Barrois ;
Agathe, who married in 1769 to Joseph Poupart ;
Catherine, born in 1745 ;
Julie, born in 1748 and married Lt. Governor John Hay. She died in 1794 leaving 3 sons and 1 daughter. Two of her sons, became officers in the British Army and her daughter, Agathe, married in 1790 to Pierre Montigny de Louvigny, Knight of St Louis.
Charles ;
Marianne, who married in 1765 to Pierre Barron ;
Claude, who married in 1765 to Genevieve Jaunisse. His children were : Jean Baptiste, born in 1766 ; Agathe, born in 1767 ; Charlotte, born in 1768 and married in 1795 to Jacques Francheville Gode de Marantatte.
Pierre, the brother of Hyacinthe, married for the second time in 1738 to Susanne Hubert de La Croix. Their children were :
Charlotte, born in 1738 and married in 1769 to Lt. Charles Deniau de Muy, a French officer, whose father was once commandant of Fort Pontchartrain ;
Susanne, who married in 1760 to Duperon Baby, the eldest son of Raymond and Therese Dupre, of Montreal ;
Bonaventure, who married in 1766 to Jeanne Des Hestres, and second in 1793 to Josette Gatignon Ferton ;
Veronique, married Gabriel Le Grand, a surgeon in the French Army, and widower of Madeleine Chapoton.
Another branch of Reaume, was also stationed in Detroit, headed by British Army officer, Louis Reaume. He was married in 1780 to Marie Charlotte Barthe, the daughter of Pierre and Charlotte Chapoton. He was killed only two weeks after his marriage, leaving his wife aged only 17 years. She later married Louis Descomptes Labadie.
RIOPELLE
A branch of this family moved to Detroit shortly after the English conquest in 1760. Pierre, son of Pierre and Marguerite Dubois, of St Denis, Oleron, was the head of the Riopelle's in American. He married in 1687 to Marie Julien, the daughter of Jean and Madeleine Guerin. Their children were:
Marie Madeleine, who was born in 1688, and killed by a cannon ball ;
Barbe, born in 1690 and married in 1737 to Jean Dirigoyen ;
Pierre, born in 1691 and married in 1718 to Ursule Vesinat ;
Nicolas, born in 1696 and married in 1721 to Marguerite Garnaud ;
Marianne, born in 1699 and married 1st in 1716 to Augustin Letartre, and second in 1731 to Jacqus Sarcelier.
Another branch headed by Ambroise, son of Pierre, and Marie Anne Mahew-Merchant, came to Detroit and married there in 1766 to Therese Campeau. Their children were:
Pierre, born in 1767 who died in infancy ;
Toussaint, born in 1768 ;
Pierre, who married in 1808 to Monique Benvenu Delisle ;
Antoine, born in 1776 ;
Therese, who died unmarried ;
Elizabeth, born in 1778, and married Mr. Methe;
Hyacinthe, born in 1780 and married in 1807 to Francoise Meloche and married second in 1812 to Angelique Douaire de Bondy ;
Archange, born in 1784 and married John Dix ;
Dominique, born in 1787 married in 1818 to Colette (Clotide) Gouin, the daughter of Nicolas and Archange Boyer. She was also the widow of Antoine St. Bernard They had 5 children:
Domique (wife: Elizabeth Gouin) ; Edesse (husband: Michel G. Payment) ; Nancy, who became a nun ; Angelique (husband: Fabien Pelletier ; and Domitelle who also married a Gouin.
RIVARD
Among the earliest recorded marriages at Fort Pontchartrain is that of Francois Farfard dit Delmore, an interpreter and Barbe Loisel, a widow of a distinguished officer, Francois Le Gautier, Sieur de la Vallee Ranee. This marriage occurred on October 30, 1713 and was witnessed by the following inhabitants of Fort Pontchartrain:
Francois de la Foret, Commandant ; Du Buisson, Lt. of Marines ; J.B. Fachot ; Louis Gatheau Mallet ; Francois Rivard, Sieur de Montendroe ; Etienne Campau, Trutard ; and Joseph Parent.
The Rivard family was known under various titles; Rivard de Lavigne, De La Glanderie ; Loranger de St. Mars ; de Montendre ; de Lacoursiere, to name a few.
It's North American founder was Nicolas Rivard, Sieur de Lavigne, born in 1624 and married in Batiscan in 1652.
The Hiax or Yax another branch was of Dutch origin and settled at Fort Pontchartrain also. Jean Bapte Rivard headed this family and had the following children:
Jean Bapte, born in 1763 and married in 1786 to Irene Beaufait, the daughter of Judge Louis Beaufait and Therese de Mersac. They had the following children:
Andre, born in 1787 ;
Monique, born in 1789 who married in 1814 to Joseph Chauvin ;
Antoine, born in 1790 and married Julie de Mersac ;
Jean Bapte, born in 1791;
Elizabeth born in 1792, who married Pierre Gouin.
The second child of Jean Bapte Rivard was Pierre, born in 1765. He married in 1795 to Archange Seguin de Laderoute. They had a son, Pierre, born in 1795.
Nicolas, born in 1769 ;
Joseph born in 1772 and married in 1792 to Agnes Chauvin ;
Francois, born in 1773 and married in 1799 to Isabelle Chapoton, the daughter of Jean Bapte and Felice Cecyre. Francois was an Ensign in the first Regiment of Militia organized in the Territory. His daughter, Archange born in 1774, later married, Paul Plessis Bellair in 1795.
Another member of the Rivard family listed among old Fort Ponchartrain records was: Rose Rivard, who married Oliver Plessis Belliar, in 1735.
St. AUBIN
This family was formerly known as Casse, and is one of the oldest in Detroit. Jean Casse, dit St. Aubin, came to Fort Pontchartrain as early as 1710. He brought with him, his wife, Marie Louise Gaultier whom he had married in 1707 in Quebec Canada. Their children were:
Joseph;
Gabriel, born in 1712 ;
Jean Bapte born in 1708. He married in 1731 to Madeleine Primeau, the daughter of Jean and Susanne Belanger, of Quebec. He died in 1733. ;
Agathe, born in 1716. She married in 1734 to Nicolas Campau ;
Charles who married in 1741 to Therese Estene, the daughter of Pierre and Madeleine Frappier, she died in 1748. Charles remarried in 1750 to Marie Methe. ;
Noel married in 1731 to Susanne Estene, another daughter of Pierre and Madeleine Frappier. They had two daughters: Jeane Bapte (wife: Therese Boye, 1770). They had 2 daughters, Archange in 1774 and Jeanne in 1775. ;the second daughter of Susanne and Noel was ,Susanne (husband: Admirable Latour 1771) ;
Therese;
Catherine, who married in 1751 to Charles Campeau.
Another branch, headed by Pierre Casse St. AUbin, married to Marguerite Brin d'Amour. Their son Louis, married in 1775 to Angelique Chevalier, the daughter of Jean Bapte and Francoise Lavoine, of Mackinaw. Their son , Francois, who was born in 1775 resided on his property known as the St. Aubin farm.
Francois married Baseline Campeau in 1784 the daughter of Jean Bapte Campeau. She survived her husband for almost 40 additional years. They had 9 children:
Louis St. Aubin, who married 1st to Therese Chapoton and 2nd to Madeleine Cotterell ;
Francois who married Virginie Moran ;
The rest of their children were daughters, not listed with given names here only their married names:
Mrs. Louis Grosebeck ;
Mrs. Pierre Provencal ;
Mrs. Eugene W. Watson ;
Mrs. Ricahrd Cornor ;
Mrs. John F. Godfroy ;
Mrs. Henry Beaubien;
and Mrs. Antoine Morass.
VILLIER DIT ST. LOUIS
Several Detroit Villier family lines can be traced back to Louis Villier, born in 1706, the son of Jean and Marguerite Gatineau, of Toul, Lorraine. He had gone into the priesthood, however did not find this to be his vocation, he was determined to seek his fortune in Canada. From Quebec he came to Detroit, and married there April 26, 1746 to Marguerite Morin, the daughter of Pierre and Josette Drouet. Louis was called, Saint Louis (St. Louis) on account of his "great piety." He died in 1765, leaving the following children:
Louis, born in 1747 who married in 1770 to Charlotte Requindeau, dit Joachin. She is said to be related to Gaultier De Varennes, Governor of Three Rivers, Petit,and Lefebres.They had several children:
Louis Vitus, born in 1776 who served in the War of 1812 and later settled at Sandwich, Canada.
Josette, who married into the Reaume family;
Hubert, who married Therese Barthe;
and Francois, who has no information after his name.
the second child of Louis and Marguerite Morin was Christopher, who married in 1785 to Josette Suzor ;
Marianne, who married in 1766 to Francois Drouillard ;
Marie Louise, who married in 1767 to Joseph Thomas Dajot ;
Jeanne, born in 1754 and married April 3, 1804 to Thomas Lewis, the son of Thomas and Josette De Lorme, of Three Rivers, Canada. Their children were:
Joseph, who married Fanny Sterling. Two of their children moved to Boston, MA ;
Sophie, who married Narcissus Tourneur dit Jeannette
;
Thomas, married Jeannette Francheville de Marentette the widow of William Macomb, and had only one daughter, who later married to Dallas Norvell, the son of Senator John Norvell.
Thomas married a second time to Mary Brown and had several more children:
Anne, who married Richard Godfroy ;
Charlotte, who married Dr. Fay. She married a secon dtime to Henry P. Bridge, of Boston and ex-Controller of Detroit.
Samuel, who married Jenny Fenton, the sister of Governor Fenton. He died in 1878, a succesful business man and "Christian gentleman."
Alexander, who married in 1850 to Elizabeth Ingersoll, the daughter of Justus and Ann Buckley. Alexander held several public offices, such as Mayor and Fire Commissioner.
VISSIER dit LAFERTE
Antoine Terault, dit Laferte, served in the regiment of M. de Subercasse, and was stationed at Fort Pontchartrain as early as 1710. He had married in Montreal to Michelle Fortin, whose mother, Louise Sommillard, was the daughter of the Sargeant at Arms and the sister of Soeur Bourgeois, foundress of the order of Notre Dame in Montreal. Their children were as follows:
Pierre, born in 1707 ;
Marianne, born in 1712;
Joseph born in 1724.
Another Vissier dit Laferte line haded by Louis Vissier dit Laferte, married to Louise Lafoie, by whom he had 3 children, none are mentioned by name here. He married a second time in 1771 to Catherine L'Espirt dit Champagne, and had several more children:
Louis, born in 1772. He married in 1800 to Catherine Campeau ;
Alexis, born in 1773 ;
Catherine, born in 1775 and married in 1794 to Charles Morand Grimard ;
Angelique born in 1776 ;
Therese born in 1778 ;
Marianne born in 1779.
A branch of Vissier dit Laferte headed by Joseph married Mlle. Goyeau, whose son, Clemence, was land owner of the Laferte Farm. Their son, Pierre born in 1788 married to Marie Louis Lafoie, whose son, Pierre, inherited the property. He married to Mlle. Dauphin, of Canada.
Please note again: These family trees have NOT been verified by me. It is a transcription for your use as a guide. To view the proper sources and/or documents used refer to the book Legends of Le' Detroit.
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