My friend Sally & I enjoyed being in the Quarter & seeing the screening of the film version of Carl Ekberg's book. Although not a documentary, I enjoyed the historical setting of Ste Genevieve. Somehow, I hadn't gotten it into my head geographically that Fort de Chartres and/or Kaskaskia were on the east bank of the Mississippi River, whereas Ste Genevieve was on the west bank. Basically, what that meant in 1773, the time period of the film, was that the land east of the Mississippi River had been ceded to England at the end of the French & Indian War. In other words, during the time Antoine-Valentin deGruy & Marie Therese Aufere were living on the east bank of the Mississippi in the Illinois territory (1740s-1750s), it was French. Antoine-Valentin died on Feb 25, 1759, On Sep 13 , 1759, British General James Wolfe takes Quebec. This marks the effective end of French power in North America. On Feb 18, 1760, Marie Therese Aufrere married duSuau de la Croix in Kaskaskia Illinois. On Feb 10, 1763 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the French and Indian War. As part of the agreement, Britain acquired Canada and Louisiana east of the Mississippi from France, and East and West Florida from Spain. Surely, before 1763 when the Illinois territory east of the Mississippi was officially turned over to British, duSuau de la Croix, Aufrere and the deGruy children had relocated to the New Orleans area which was still under French control. It was very interesting to see the ethnic diversity among the small population in the Illinois territory on the eve of the American Revolution: French, Spanish, English, Indian, African. Communication was quite a challenge. I enjoyed talking to all those involved in making the film: the book author, the screenwriter, the film director, etc. A charming group. BTW, Renee, Carl Ekberg was not aware that you found out the date of Antoine-Valentin's death. He, of course, wanted to know the document source, but I being unprepared for the question, referred him back to you. He also wanted to know if you knew where Antoine-Valentin died and I said no. ~Bonnie

So glad you made it to the presentation! I am traveling and can't do justice to this lovely emai right now,but will as soon as I can. R Sent from my iPad On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:18 PM, "B. B. Wood" <beebeewood@gmail.com> wrote: > My friend Sally & I enjoyed being in the Quarter & seeing the screening of > the film version of Carl Ekberg's book. Although not a documentary, I > enjoyed the historical setting of Ste Genevieve. Somehow, I hadn't gotten > it into my head geographically that Fort de Chartres and/or Kaskaskia were > on the east bank of the Mississippi River, whereas Ste Genevieve was on the > west bank. Basically, what that meant in 1773, the time period of the film, > was that the land east of the Mississippi River had been ceded to England at > the end of the French & Indian War. > > In other words, during the time Antoine-Valentin deGruy & Marie Therese > Aufere were living on the east bank of the Mississippi in the Illinois > territory (1740s-1750s), it was French. Antoine-Valentin died on Feb 25, > 1759, On Sep 13 , 1759, British General James Wolfe takes Quebec. This > marks the effective end of French power in North America. On Feb 18, 1760, > Marie Therese Aufrere married duSuau de la Croix in Kaskaskia Illinois. On > Feb 10, 1763 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the > French and Indian War. As part of the agreement, Britain acquired Canada > and Louisiana east of the Mississippi from France, and East and West Florida > from Spain. Surely, before 1763 when the Illinois territory east of the > Mississippi was officially turned over to British, duSuau de la Croix, > Aufrere and the deGruy children had relocated to the New Orleans area which > was still under French control. > > It was very interesting to see the ethnic diversity among the small > population in the Illinois territory on the eve of the American Revolution: > French, Spanish, English, Indian, African. Communication was quite a > challenge. > > I enjoyed talking to all those involved in making the film: the book > author, the screenwriter, the film director, etc. A charming group. BTW, > Renee, Carl Ekberg was not aware that you found out the date of > Antoine-Valentin's death. He, of course, wanted to know the document > source, but I being unprepared for the question, referred him back to you. > He also wanted to know if you knew where Antoine-Valentin died and I said > no. > > ~Bonnie > This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Bonnie--your excellent report brings to mind another close connection we have just up river, where other clues may exist. We (in Louisiana) need to be gearing up to co-celebrate with our 'Upper Louisiana' compatriots in just a few years when Missouri celebrates its Statehood. "Creole St. Louis" is another jewel in the crown (among many) for which I had been unaware, until recently. Madame Chouteau was educated by the Ursulines, in New Orleans, I believe, and Auguste Chouteau, with financial backing of St. Maxient, one of the wealthiest men in lower Louisiana, is credited with bankrolling at least some of the trading entrepreneurs who went on to turn the settlement into the St. Louis which it has become. St. Maxient had been briefly 'imprisoned' on the German Coast in the 1768 quasi-independence movement of the French (in which Villere was killed along with five(?) others) against Spanish Governor Ulloa. For his loyalty, St. Maxient was favored when O'Reilly came a few months later. Thanks, Bonnie, for bring this wonderful report back to us about the film and the history. Sorry I had to miss it myself. -----Original Message----- From: degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of degruy Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 11:18 PM To: degruy@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [DEGRUY] Foucher Family Information So glad you made it to the presentation! I am traveling and can't do justice to this lovely emai right now,but will as soon as I can. R Sent from my iPad On Sep 26, 2010, at 6:18 PM, "B. B. Wood" <beebeewood@gmail.com> wrote: > My friend Sally & I enjoyed being in the Quarter & seeing the screening of > the film version of Carl Ekberg's book. Although not a documentary, I > enjoyed the historical setting of Ste Genevieve. Somehow, I hadn't gotten > it into my head geographically that Fort de Chartres and/or Kaskaskia were > on the east bank of the Mississippi River, whereas Ste Genevieve was on the > west bank. Basically, what that meant in 1773, the time period of the film, > was that the land east of the Mississippi River had been ceded to England at > the end of the French & Indian War. > > In other words, during the time Antoine-Valentin deGruy & Marie Therese > Aufere were living on the east bank of the Mississippi in the Illinois > territory (1740s-1750s), it was French. Antoine-Valentin died on Feb 25, > 1759, On Sep 13 , 1759, British General James Wolfe takes Quebec. This > marks the effective end of French power in North America. On Feb 18, 1760, > Marie Therese Aufrere married duSuau de la Croix in Kaskaskia Illinois. On > Feb 10, 1763 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the > French and Indian War. As part of the agreement, Britain acquired Canada > and Louisiana east of the Mississippi from France, and East and West Florida > from Spain. Surely, before 1763 when the Illinois territory east of the > Mississippi was officially turned over to British, duSuau de la Croix, > Aufrere and the deGruy children had relocated to the New Orleans area which > was still under French control. > > It was very interesting to see the ethnic diversity among the small > population in the Illinois territory on the eve of the American Revolution: > French, Spanish, English, Indian, African. Communication was quite a > challenge. > > I enjoyed talking to all those involved in making the film: the book > author, the screenwriter, the film director, etc. A charming group. BTW, > Renee, Carl Ekberg was not aware that you found out the date of > Antoine-Valentin's death. He, of course, wanted to know the document > source, but I being unprepared for the question, referred him back to you. > He also wanted to know if you knew where Antoine-Valentin died and I said > no. > > ~Bonnie > This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. > Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Bonnie, I was wondering what book this was.....so looked it up. In case anyone wants to purchase it. Will the film be available to the public.? University of Illinois Press http://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/24npk6cp9780252069246.html French Roots in the Illinois Country The Mississippi Frontier in Colonial Times Carl J. Ekberg On Sep 26, 2010, at 9:18 PM, B. B. Wood wrote: > My friend Sally & I enjoyed being in the Quarter & seeing the > screening of > the film version of Carl Ekberg's book. Although not a documentary, I > enjoyed the historical setting of Ste Genevieve. Somehow, I hadn't > gotten > it into my head geographically that Fort de Chartres and/or > Kaskaskia were > on the east bank of the Mississippi River, whereas Ste Genevieve was > on the > west bank. Basically, what that meant in 1773, the time period of > the film, > was that the land east of the Mississippi River had been ceded to > England at > the end of the French & Indian War. > > In other words, during the time Antoine-Valentin deGruy & Marie > Therese > Aufere were living on the east bank of the Mississippi in the Illinois > territory (1740s-1750s), it was French. Antoine-Valentin died on > Feb 25, > 1759, On Sep 13 , 1759, British General James Wolfe takes Quebec. > This > marks the effective end of French power in North America. On Feb > 18, 1760, > Marie Therese Aufrere married duSuau de la Croix in Kaskaskia > Illinois. On > Feb 10, 1763 France and Britain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the > French and Indian War. As part of the agreement, Britain acquired > Canada > and Louisiana east of the Mississippi from France, and East and West > Florida > from Spain. Surely, before 1763 when the Illinois territory east of > the > Mississippi was officially turned over to British, duSuau de la Croix, > Aufrere and the deGruy children had relocated to the New Orleans > area which > was still under French control. > > It was very interesting to see the ethnic diversity among the small > population in the Illinois territory on the eve of the American > Revolution: > French, Spanish, English, Indian, African. Communication was quite a > challenge. > > I enjoyed talking to all those involved in making the film: the book > author, the screenwriter, the film director, etc. A charming > group. BTW, > Renee, Carl Ekberg was not aware that you found out the date of > Antoine-Valentin's death. He, of course, wanted to know the document > source, but I being unprepared for the question, referred him back > to you. > He also wanted to know if you knew where Antoine-Valentin died and I > said > no. > > ~Bonnie > This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed > to be "fact." All data should be verified. > Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message

Judy, actually the Ekberg book connected to the film is "Stealing Indian Women." It is featured on the film's website < http://underthesesamestars.com>. Although I bought a DVD copy at the screening, you can buy one through the film's website using paypal. You can see a 2 minute trailer from the film on the website. ~Bonnie B. B. Wood beebeewood@gmail.com

Thank you Bonnie, I will order that one too.;-) On Sep 27, 2010, at 2:02 PM, B. B. Wood wrote: > Judy, actually the Ekberg book connected to the film is "Stealing > Indian > Women." It is featured on the film's website < > http://underthesesamestars.com>. Although I bought a DVD copy at the > screening, you can buy one through the film's website using paypal. > You can > see a 2 minute trailer from the film on the website. > > ~Bonnie > > B. B. Wood > beebeewood@gmail.com > This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed > to be "fact." All data should be verified. > Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message