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November 11, 2010
October 7, 2010
Thibault Fire Trucks
Contributed by Marilyn Thibault
The history of the Canadian fire truck industry and the name Thibault go hand in hand. From humble beginnings in rural Quebec, the Thibault family created a dynasty in fire truck manufacture in the province. Although Pierre Thibault Fire Trucks is no longer in operation today, the name Thibault is still found throughout fire departments across Canada and around the world.We are related to these Thibault's through Guillaume Thibault and Marie-Madeleine Lefrancois, ancestors of Delia Beaulieu.
In 1908, Charles Thibault started building hand pumps in Saint-Robert Quebec. After a few years, he moved his operation to the nearby city of Sorel, where he built a variety of horse-drawn apparatus, some mounted on sleighs for winter use in small communities in Quebec. In 1918, he built his first motorised unit, a Ford for Campbellton, New Brunswick. The twenties were apparently a quiet time for the company and the Great Depression didn't help matters. In 1938, Charles' son Pierre took over the operation and moved it to Pierreville, Quebec.
During the Second World War, the company was extremely busy building crash tenders, trailer pumps and hose fittings for the Canadian government. After the war ended, the company expanded its efforts in selling fire trucks to municipalities. It started building its own line of pumps, similar to Hale pumps. In 1950, Thibault introduced a custom chassis (known as the WIT - likely an acronym) and the first unit, a pumper, was sold to Valleyfield, Quebec. A cab-forward version (the AWIT - the "A" may stand for "avant," French for "forward") came in 1957 or 1958. In 1960, an aerial ladder was introduced. In a 1963 ad, Thibault boasted of the strength of its aerial by hanging a sling containing a Volkswagen Beetle from the tip. Fire departments appreciated this feature and this new product became very popular. In addition to aerial trucks built by the company in Pierreville, many aerial assemblies were supplied to American builders where they became part of new ladder trucks for communities large and small. For many years, Thibault was one of the few, if not only, Canadian company that could claim the complete manufacture of vehicles from start to finish - pumps, chassis and aerial ladders. Most Canadian apparatus manufacturers tend to assemble components purchased elsewhere. By the end of the 1950s, Thibault apparatus was spread across Canada. The 60s saw considerable expansion into the U.S. market and some sales in the Caribbean and Latin America. http://thibault-fire-engines.com/
September 10, 2010
Le Grand Dérangement
In 1755, almost 10,000 French settlers were expelled from the Acadia area of Canada because they refused to take an oath of allegiance to the British government. I do not know if any of these people were our ancestors but I do know that many of the names involved are in our tree.
This area, it seems, had been in conflict from the day it was born, passing back and forth between France and England. Here the French catholic immigrants settled and, despite a lack of farming experience, flourished. The soil was rich, the summers warm, and crops grew. These people had a distinct culture and language.
When the area again came under British rule, the government looked closely at these people. They were of French descent and Catholic. Where would their allegiance lie in times of war? It was decided to demand an oath of allegiance to Britain. The Acadians objected and the government, at that time, didn't enforce it, and for some time the issue was forgotten, at least by the French.
In 1755, Britain again looked to Acadia. The French population, with no oath of allegiance, had rapidly expanded and, to make matters worse, the Native population, especially the Huron, sided with the French. Again, the government demanded that the oath of allegiance be signed by the French settlers, and this time the law had grown teeth. Those who did not sign would be expelled from the country.
Many, happy with their lives and the good living they had in the New World, did sign the oath hoping that there would never be a reason it would be in effect. Others fled to other parts of Canada. For those who refused to sign, expulsion was the answer. They were loaded onto ships and sailed out of the country. This was a time of real hardship. Families were split up, possessions had to be left behind, and, worst of all, they were sailing off to unfamiliar territory. Some returned to France. Many settled in the New England States. About 300 Acadians settled in Louisiana which already had a large French population. A few, for some strange reason, sailed to England. Homes and crops left behind were burned to the ground. This was to discourage any hopes the people might have of returning. There was nothing left to return to; however, some did return.
Additional readings:
Acadia and the Acadians
The Acadian Expulsion
THE SHIPS OF THE ACADIAN EXPULSION
In Literature - Evangeline
This lengthy narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is based on a tale of hearsay (which the poet heard from a friend of Hawthorne, who had it from an Acadian woman). It is told against the historical background of the British expulsion in 1755 of the French-speaking Acadians from their lands along the shores of the Bay of Fundy—le grand dérangement (as the Acadians still call it), which had to do with the end of a 150-year struggle between France and England for possession of what is now Nova Scotia. Evangeline tells the story of an Acadian girl who is separated from her betrothed at the time of the expulsion and wanders in search of him throughout the American Midwest and the Atlantic states, only to find him years later on his deathbed. After he dies in her arms, Evangeline too dies, released from a life of exile and steadfast loyalty that has received no reward on earth.
This area, it seems, had been in conflict from the day it was born, passing back and forth between France and England. Here the French catholic immigrants settled and, despite a lack of farming experience, flourished. The soil was rich, the summers warm, and crops grew. These people had a distinct culture and language.
When the area again came under British rule, the government looked closely at these people. They were of French descent and Catholic. Where would their allegiance lie in times of war? It was decided to demand an oath of allegiance to Britain. The Acadians objected and the government, at that time, didn't enforce it, and for some time the issue was forgotten, at least by the French.
In 1755, Britain again looked to Acadia. The French population, with no oath of allegiance, had rapidly expanded and, to make matters worse, the Native population, especially the Huron, sided with the French. Again, the government demanded that the oath of allegiance be signed by the French settlers, and this time the law had grown teeth. Those who did not sign would be expelled from the country.
Many, happy with their lives and the good living they had in the New World, did sign the oath hoping that there would never be a reason it would be in effect. Others fled to other parts of Canada. For those who refused to sign, expulsion was the answer. They were loaded onto ships and sailed out of the country. This was a time of real hardship. Families were split up, possessions had to be left behind, and, worst of all, they were sailing off to unfamiliar territory. Some returned to France. Many settled in the New England States. About 300 Acadians settled in Louisiana which already had a large French population. A few, for some strange reason, sailed to England. Homes and crops left behind were burned to the ground. This was to discourage any hopes the people might have of returning. There was nothing left to return to; however, some did return.
Additional readings:
Acadia and the Acadians
The Acadian Expulsion
THE SHIPS OF THE ACADIAN EXPULSION
In Literature - Evangeline
This lengthy narrative poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is based on a tale of hearsay (which the poet heard from a friend of Hawthorne, who had it from an Acadian woman). It is told against the historical background of the British expulsion in 1755 of the French-speaking Acadians from their lands along the shores of the Bay of Fundy—le grand dérangement (as the Acadians still call it), which had to do with the end of a 150-year struggle between France and England for possession of what is now Nova Scotia. Evangeline tells the story of an Acadian girl who is separated from her betrothed at the time of the expulsion and wanders in search of him throughout the American Midwest and the Atlantic states, only to find him years later on his deathbed. After he dies in her arms, Evangeline too dies, released from a life of exile and steadfast loyalty that has received no reward on earth.
August 31, 2010
Hélène Desportes
Hélène Desportes is often cited as the first white child born in Canada, New France. There is considerable disagreement about when she was born and, in particular, if she was born in Quebec or before she arrived on the continent. Her parents were French habitants Pierre Desportes (1580- after 1629), who was in charge of the warehouse in Quebec as well as the village baker, and his wife Françoise Langlois (c1595- after 1629), who settled in Quebec. Her father was a lawyer in the Parlement de Paris and an investor in the Company of 100 Associates which funded Champlain's colony.
Her godmother was Madame Hélène Boullé, the wife of Samuel de Champlain. In his will, Champlain left her 300 livres (about $15,000 in 1997).
After the fall of Québec City in 1629, Hélène and her parents, along with Champlain were transported to London, and then back to France. Shortly after peace was restored in 1632, Hélène returned to Québec, possibly with Champlain who arrived back in Québec on May 16, 1633.
On the first of October 1634, Hélène married Joseph Guillaume HÉBERT, son of Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet. Joseph's family had remained in Québec during the occupation and had the first farm there. His father LOUIS HEBERT had been involved in early expeditions to Port Royal with Champlain and others.
After Joseph Hebert died in 1639, Hélène was left with three living children one of which, Marie-Francoise Hebert, was our decendant. Hélène then married Noël Morin, a native of the parish of St-Étienne in Brie-Comte-Robert, a village near Paris, on January 9, 1640, in Quebec City. They had 12 children, we are decendant of their daughter Agnes Morin.
Perhaps aided by having personally brought 19 of her own children into the world, Hélène learned the profession of sage femme, which is the French expression for midwife. She passed that profession on to two of her daughters.
Her godmother was Madame Hélène Boullé, the wife of Samuel de Champlain. In his will, Champlain left her 300 livres (about $15,000 in 1997).
After the fall of Québec City in 1629, Hélène and her parents, along with Champlain were transported to London, and then back to France. Shortly after peace was restored in 1632, Hélène returned to Québec, possibly with Champlain who arrived back in Québec on May 16, 1633.
On the first of October 1634, Hélène married Joseph Guillaume HÉBERT, son of Louis Hébert and Marie Rollet. Joseph's family had remained in Québec during the occupation and had the first farm there. His father LOUIS HEBERT had been involved in early expeditions to Port Royal with Champlain and others.
After Joseph Hebert died in 1639, Hélène was left with three living children one of which, Marie-Francoise Hebert, was our decendant. Hélène then married Noël Morin, a native of the parish of St-Étienne in Brie-Comte-Robert, a village near Paris, on January 9, 1640, in Quebec City. They had 12 children, we are decendant of their daughter Agnes Morin.
Perhaps aided by having personally brought 19 of her own children into the world, Hélène learned the profession of sage femme, which is the French expression for midwife. She passed that profession on to two of her daughters.
August 15, 2010
Catherine Baillon: A Royal Connection
Catherine Baillon was the daughter of Alphonse de Baillon, Sieur de Valence et de la Mascotterie, and Louise de Marle. She was born around 1645, probably near Montfort-l'Amaury, Île-de-France, outside of Paris. Her parents were members of the minor French nobility. She came to New France around 1669 as a Fille du Roi and married Jacques Miville dit Deschênes on 12 November 1669 at Québec City. Together they had six children. Both Jacques and Catherine died on 27 January 1688 at Rivière-Ouelle, and it is likely they were victims of the smallpox epidemic that struck Québec in 1687.
Catherine Baillon's descent from King Philippe II Auguste of France (a descendant of Charlemagne and wife Hildegard) has been carefully researched in original sources by four genealogists who are well-known for their past accurate and well-documented works: René Jetté, John P. DuLong, Roland-Yves Gagné, and Gail F. Moreau.
Thousands of descendants of French-Canadian ancestors are able to claim royal blood by way of descent from Catherine Baillon. We are one of them.
Catherine Baillon's descent from King Philippe II Auguste of France (a descendant of Charlemagne and wife Hildegard) has been carefully researched in original sources by four genealogists who are well-known for their past accurate and well-documented works: René Jetté, John P. DuLong, Roland-Yves Gagné, and Gail F. Moreau.
Thousands of descendants of French-Canadian ancestors are able to claim royal blood by way of descent from Catherine Baillon. We are one of them.
Charlemagne 747-814
Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire 800-814
Pepin I (Karlmann) 777-810 (mother Hildegard)
King of Italy 781-810
Bernhard I 797- 818 (illegitimate son of Karlmann)
King of Italy 813-817
Pepin (mother Cunigunda)
Comte de Senlis, Peronne and St.Quintin
Heribert I 850- 900 (mother unknown)
Comte de Vermandois
Heribert II 879- 943 (mother Bertha de Morvois)
Comte de Meaux, Soissons et Vermandois
Adela de Vermandois (mother Hildebrante of France)
910- 960
Baudouin III 940- 962 (father Arnulf I, Count of Flanders)
Count of Flanders
Arnulf II 961- 987 (mother Mathilde Billung of Saxony)
Count of Flanders 973-987
Baudouin IV 980-1035 (mother Rozala of Lombardy/Italy)
Count of Flanders 987-1035
Baudouin V 1012-1067 (mother Ogive of Luxembourg)
Count of Flanders 1035-1067
Matilda of Flanders (mother Adèle of France)
m. William the Conqueror 1031-1083
Adela of Normandy (father William the Conqueror)
1062-1138
Theobald IV-II 1085-1152 (father Stephen II, Count of Blois)
Comte de Blois et Chartres et Champagne Count of Blois and of Chartres as Theobald IV from 1102 and was Count of Champagne and of Brie as Theobald II from 1125.
Alix de Blois also known as Adèle of Champagne (mother Matilda of Carinthia) 1140-1206 m. Louis VII of France (3rd wife)
Regent of France
Philippe II August 1165-1223 (father Louis VII)
King of France 1180-1223
Marie de France (mother Agnes de Merania)
1198-1224
Elisabeth of Brabant ( father Henry I, Duke of Brabant)
Mechtild von Kleef (father Thierry de CLEVES)
Marguerite de Luxembourg (father Gerhard III von LUXEMBURG)
Jean IV de Ghistelles (father Jean III de GHISTELLES)
Roger de Ghistelles (mother possibly Marie van HAVESKERKE)Seigneur de Dudzeele et de Straten
Isabella de Ghistelles (mother Marie van HAVESKERKE)
Catherine de Gavre (father Arnold VI van GAVRE )Dame de La Boissiere et de Vaux-sur-Orge
Guy II Le Bouteiller (father Guy I Le Bouteiller , Seigneur de la Bouteillieur)
Seigneur de La Bouteillerie et de La Roche-Guyon
Jean Le Bouteiller (mother Isabelle Morhier)
Seigneur de La Bouteillerie, de Vaux-sur-Orge
Bénigne Le Bouteiller (mother Marie De Venois)
Dame de La Boissière
Miles Maillard (fatherJacques De Maillard)
Seigneur du Breuil et de La Broissière
Renée de Maillard (mother Marie Morant)
Alphonse Baillon (father Adam Baillon)
Seigneur de La Mascotterie, des Enclaves et de Valence en
Catherine Baillon (mother Louise De Marle) m. Jacques Miville Deschenes
1645-1688
Jean Miville dit Deschênes m. Marie Dube
Angélique Miville dit Deschênes m. Mathurine Berube
Joseph Bérubé m. Marie-Angelique Thibault (decendant of Guilliaume Thibault)
Therese Bérubé m. Charles Beaupre
Pierre Beaupre m. Theotiste Boucher
Pierre Beaupre m. Helene Castonguay
Georgina Beaupre m. Amable Beaulieu
Delia Beaulieu m. Magloire Thibault
Joseph John Thibault m. Mary O'Neil
Joseph John Thibault m. Helen
August 9, 2010
One World Tree
One World Tree is a beta project of ancestory.com. OneWorldTree gathers family trees and family history records for millions of people, analyzes the birth, death and marriage data and then displays the most probable matches for your ancestors. I've been playing a bit with this and discovered Fabien Thibault has been entered into the tree. I've found probable matches with the following:
Five First Ladies (not including already knowing we are related to Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor was the wife of President Zachary Taylor
Martha Jefferson was married to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was the wife of President James Monroe
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of President John F. Kennedy
Laura Bush was the wife of George W. Bush
Several writers
Alexandre Dumas
Rudyard Kipling
Aldous Huxley
T.S. Elliot (we are most definitely 6th cousin 4 times removed from Fabien)
Jack Kerouac (3rd cousin 3 times removed from Fabien)
Mary Flannery O'Connor (really very very distant)
A few of inventors
Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry
Louis Pasteur is famous for "pasteurization," a means of preventing milk from going sour (how appropriate)
Gottlieb Daimler designed and patented the prototype for the modern gas engine.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was an Irish Scottish mathematician and scientist known for his contributions to the studies of thermodynamics and electricity.
A signer of the Constitution
Robert Morris Pennsylvania Representative and 26th Great Grandfather of Fabien (maybe)
Prior to signing The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Articles of Confederation;
Robert Morris borrowed money to pay Washington's troops during the Revolutionary War.
Some Actors
John Wayne
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Joan Crawford
Military Heroes
Joan of Arc
and Royalty
Phillip the Good Duke of Burgundy (July 31, 1396 – June 15, 1467)
Many of these are questionable because of missing people in between supposed links and questionable linkage at best, but others are more reliable because I can trace them in our tree.
Five First Ladies (not including already knowing we are related to Hillary Rodham Clinton)
Margaret Mackall Smith Taylor was the wife of President Zachary Taylor
Martha Jefferson was married to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson
Elizabeth Kortright Monroe was the wife of President James Monroe
Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis was the wife of President John F. Kennedy
Laura Bush was the wife of George W. Bush
Several writers
Alexandre Dumas
Rudyard Kipling
Aldous Huxley
T.S. Elliot (we are most definitely 6th cousin 4 times removed from Fabien)
Jack Kerouac (3rd cousin 3 times removed from Fabien)
Mary Flannery O'Connor (really very very distant)
A few of inventors
Robert H. Goddard, the father of modern rocketry
Louis Pasteur is famous for "pasteurization," a means of preventing milk from going sour (how appropriate)
Gottlieb Daimler designed and patented the prototype for the modern gas engine.
William Thomson, 1st Baron Kelvin, was an Irish Scottish mathematician and scientist known for his contributions to the studies of thermodynamics and electricity.
A signer of the Constitution
Robert Morris Pennsylvania Representative and 26th Great Grandfather of Fabien (maybe)
Prior to signing The Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, and The Articles of Confederation;
Robert Morris borrowed money to pay Washington's troops during the Revolutionary War.
Some Actors
John Wayne
Marlon Brando
James Dean
Joan Crawford
Military Heroes
Joan of Arc
and Royalty
Phillip the Good Duke of Burgundy (July 31, 1396 – June 15, 1467)
Many of these are questionable because of missing people in between supposed links and questionable linkage at best, but others are more reliable because I can trace them in our tree.
August 1, 2010
Georgina Beaupre mother of Delia Beaulieu Thibault
Nicolas Bonhomme was born in Sainte-Croix de Fécamp in Normandy, between 1603 and 1611. He is the son of Nicolas Bonhomme and Marie Gayon. Nicholas arrived in Quebec during the summer of 1637, he signs a marriage contract at Three-Rivers, September 2 1640. This marriage is the second celebrated after that of Jean Godefrois and Marie LeNeuf, in 1636. His future wife, Catherine Gouget, born towards 1607, daughter of Léonard Gouget and Catherine DuFrançois, was born in Thury-Harcourt, Normandie.
The Gouget/Bonhomme couple spends winter 1640-41 in Quebec In 1642, the couple returns to France, towards end 1644 Ignace Bonhomme dit Beaupre was born. The summer or the autumn of 1645, the couple is back in the colony. Four other children are born in Quebec for a total of seven.
Ignace Bonhomme dit Beaupre marries in 1671, Agnès Morin, daughter of Noël Morin and Helene Desportes and widow of Nicolas Gaudry deceased on June 22 1669. Their son Noel Bonhomme dit Beaupre, born in 1684, married Felicite Hamel, daughter of Jean Hamel and Levasseur Anne-Happiness. The descendants of Ignace use the Beaupré name.
Noel dit Beaupre and Felicite's son Claude Beaupre was born about 1723 in L'Ancienne-Loretteville, Quebec, Canada. He married Genevieve Martin born 1729 in Portneuf, Quebec, Canada.
Claude and Genevieve's son Charles was born 1750 in Quebec. He married Therese Berube daughter of Joseph Berube and Marie-Angelique Thibault decendant of Guilluame Thibault and Marie-Madeleine LeFrancois another Thibault pioneer.
Claude and Therese's son Pierre was born 10 May 1783 in Riviere Ouelle, Quebec, Canada. He married Theostiste Boucher daughter of Francois Boucher and Catherine Hudon and decendant of Marin Boucher and Perrine Mallet.
Pierre and Theostiste's son Pierre Marshall Beaupre was born 8 February 1813. He married Helene Castonguay born 1827 in St Jean Port, Joli, Quebec.
Pierre Marshall and Helene's daughter was Georgina Beaupre. Georgina was born about 1852 in Riviere Ouelle, Quebec, Canada. Georgina married Amable Beaulieu August 30, 1870. They had 11 children
*Census of 1901 Canada show Marie, (Delvina) Alphonsine, Elise and Claudia living with their parents. Delia was married to Magloire at that time and living in the States.
**Another Census of 1901 Canada shows an Omer Beaulieu 22 yrs. old married to a Marie 19 years old. Omer is a laborer.
***Pierre Armand Beaulieu was married Nov. 19, 1906 at the age of 31 to Marie Rosa Scarbeau age 48 in Ontario, Canada daughter of Isaié Seguin and Mathilde Dutt.
The Gouget/Bonhomme couple spends winter 1640-41 in Quebec In 1642, the couple returns to France, towards end 1644 Ignace Bonhomme dit Beaupre was born. The summer or the autumn of 1645, the couple is back in the colony. Four other children are born in Quebec for a total of seven.
Ignace Bonhomme dit Beaupre marries in 1671, Agnès Morin, daughter of Noël Morin and Helene Desportes and widow of Nicolas Gaudry deceased on June 22 1669. Their son Noel Bonhomme dit Beaupre, born in 1684, married Felicite Hamel, daughter of Jean Hamel and Levasseur Anne-Happiness. The descendants of Ignace use the Beaupré name.
Noel dit Beaupre and Felicite's son Claude Beaupre was born about 1723 in L'Ancienne-Loretteville, Quebec, Canada. He married Genevieve Martin born 1729 in Portneuf, Quebec, Canada.
Claude and Genevieve's son Charles was born 1750 in Quebec. He married Therese Berube daughter of Joseph Berube and Marie-Angelique Thibault decendant of Guilluame Thibault and Marie-Madeleine LeFrancois another Thibault pioneer.
Claude and Therese's son Pierre was born 10 May 1783 in Riviere Ouelle, Quebec, Canada. He married Theostiste Boucher daughter of Francois Boucher and Catherine Hudon and decendant of Marin Boucher and Perrine Mallet.
Pierre and Theostiste's son Pierre Marshall Beaupre was born 8 February 1813. He married Helene Castonguay born 1827 in St Jean Port, Joli, Quebec.
Pierre Marshall and Helene's daughter was Georgina Beaupre. Georgina was born about 1852 in Riviere Ouelle, Quebec, Canada. Georgina married Amable Beaulieu August 30, 1870. They had 11 children
- Pierre Armand Beaulieu (Born: 1875)***
- Delia Victoria Beaulieu (Born: 1872)
- Rose De Lima Beaulieu (Born: 1876)
- Omer Beaulieu (Born: 1878)**
- Marie Beaulieu (Born 1882)*
- Lydia Beaulieu (Born: 1884)
- Louis Amable Beaulieu (Born: 1885 died 1886)
- Joseph Amable Beaulieu (Born: 1887 died 1887)
- Delvina Alphonsine Beaulieu (Born: 1888)*
- Elise Beaulieu (Born: 1890)*
- Claudia Beaulieu (Born: 1893) *
*Census of 1901 Canada show Marie, (Delvina) Alphonsine, Elise and Claudia living with their parents. Delia was married to Magloire at that time and living in the States.
**Another Census of 1901 Canada shows an Omer Beaulieu 22 yrs. old married to a Marie 19 years old. Omer is a laborer.
***Pierre Armand Beaulieu was married Nov. 19, 1906 at the age of 31 to Marie Rosa Scarbeau age 48 in Ontario, Canada daughter of Isaié Seguin and Mathilde Dutt.
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