Just a little to light the path.....all the Landry connections are Acadian. 1. Josephine Ratel 2. Francois Ratel 3. Domitille Landry 4. Nicolas Ratel 5. Marguerite Germain dite Belisle 6. Narcisse Landry 7. Angelique Guimon 8. Noel Ratel 9. Marie Landry 10. Jean Baptiste Germain dit Belisle 11. Therese Douvier dit Lamarche 12. Paul Landry 13. Marie Archange Demers dite Dumais 14. Joseph Guimon 15. Catherine Marsan dite Lapierre 16. Pierre Ratel 17. Marie de Gane 18. Paul Landry 19. Anasthasie LeBlanc 20. Jean Baptiste Germain dit Belisle 21. Marie Anne ?Groslot 22. Joseph Douvier dit Lamarche 23. Marie Josephte Laperche 24. Germaine Landry 25. Marguerite Benoit 26. Jean Baptiste Demers dit Dumais 27. Marie Agathe Bodquin dite StAndre C ----- Original Message ----- From: pleblan@aim.com<mailto:pleblan@aim.com> To: acadian@rootsweb.com<mailto:acadian@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 07, 2010 10:39 AM Subject: [ACADIAN] Ratelle Josephine I could not find her parents marriage in Quebec so I decided to chase the family in the US census She may have been named for her uncle joseph's wife Notes by each census It looks like her parents MAY have been married in New York Paul Le B l'Ascension Louisiane ======================== Her older sister Asildo is born in New York in 1856 so our working parents marriage date is 1855 Josephine is 5/12 (months) Does anyone know if 1860 census ages based on date taken June 2 (Jan 1860 birth) or Jan 1 (Jul 1859 birth)? 1860 United States Federal Census about Josephine Ratelle Name: Josephine Ratelle Age in 1860: 5/12 Birth Year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Wisconsin Home in 1860: Grand Rapids, Wood, Wisconsin Gender: Female Post Office: Grand Rapids Value of real estate: View image Household Members: Name Age Francis Ratelle 30 Demetille Ratelle 22 Asildo Ratelle 4 Joseph Ratelle 3 Josephine Ratelle 5/12 ============================================ Daughters are missing from the census? Have the girls gone to work this early? Living next to them is N? & Debra Landry? (hold in case they tie in later. 1870 United States Federal Census about Frank Rattelle Name: Frank Rattelle Birth Year: abt 1834 Age in 1870: 36 Birthplace: Canada Home in 1870: Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin Race: White Gender: Male Value of real estate: View image Post Office: Centralia Household Members: Name Age Frank Rattelle 36 Demos Rattelle 29 Joseph Rattelle 8 George Rattelle 5 Frank Rattelle 3 John Rattelle 7/12 ========================================== Josephine is working out of the home 1880 United States Federal Census about Josephine Rattell Name: Josephine Rattell Home in 1880: Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin Age: 20 Estimated birth year: abt 1860 Birthplace: Wisconsin Relation to Head of Household: Something other than a direct relationship (Other) Father's birthplace: Cana Mother's birthplace: Cana Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Servant Marital Status: Single Race: White Gender: Female Household Members: Name Age Frank W. Hinman 26 Henrietta Hinman 21 Josephine Rattell 20 Frederick Hinman 17 =========================== The rest of the family 1880 United States Federal Census about Frank Rattell Name: Frank Rattell Home in 1880: Centralia, Wood, Wisconsin Age: 50 Estimated birth year: abt 1830 Birthplace: Cana Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head) Spouse's name: Matilda Father's birthplace: Cana Mother's birthplace: Cana Neighbors: View others on page Occupation: Teamster Marital Status: Married Race: White Gender: Male Household Members: Name Age Frank Rattell 50 Matilda Rattell 44 Joseph Rattell 22 George Rattell 16 Caroline Rattell 17 Frank Rattell 12 Clarence Rattell 5 Cimion Rattell 3 Mary Rattell 1M ------------------------------- To check our Archive http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/<http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/acadian/> ------------------------------- To subscribe to the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'subscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message. You will receive a confirmation e-mail to try & stop "machine" enrollment spam. Give it the "Name" you would like us to call you. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com<mailto:ACADIAN-request@rootsweb.com> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message