I will be making a family history pilgrimmage to St. Anne Aug. 1 to gather information about BONVALLET. I plan to visit the Kankakee Public Library, Kankakee Historical Society, and St. Anne cemeteries. Does anyone have any further suggestions? Does the KVGS have a library? Thanks for your help.

In a message dated 07/16/2000 5:34:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time, bonvalk@nationwide.com writes: << will be making a family history pilgrimmage to St. Anne Aug. 1 to gather information about BONVALLET. I plan to visit the Kankakee Public Library, Kankakee Historical Society, and St. Anne cemeteries. >> Definitely visit St. Anne Catholic Church. You might want to check out the Cathedral-St. Mary's in Beaverville even if your family was not part of the church. The Courthouse in Watseka has a lot to check out too. Even though I grew up in the area, I had never visited these areas until this year and was really impressed.

Hi BobinMonterey, I am sending you a cc: of this reply, so you don't miss this message on the ILSTANNE-L list. I have been in contact with Bob Bovie and his wife Sandra Beaupre, and she is either your cousin or sister, because he is researching the same BEAUPRE family. His email address is: sandy2b@aol.com If you are interested in the ancestry of Edward's son, Baron's, wife Anita SAINDON, I can help you considerably there. She is my wife's great-aunt! Good luck Les Arseneau Fountain Valley, CA ----- Original Message ----- From: <BobinMonterey@aol.com> To: <ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, July 15, 2000 8:54 AM Subject: [ILSTANNE] (no subject) > As a newcomer to the site and to Family History research, here are the St. > Anne folks I am looking for: > 1. The family of Lucien Beaupre and wife Marie Fortin, who emigrated > from Napierville in Quebec in the 1850s. Lucien's grandson was my > grandfather, Edward Beaupre, who owned the Beaupre & Sons garage on Station > Street. > 2. The family of Zephir (Zephirin) Baron and wife Elizabeth (Lizzie) > Bennoit (Benoit?). My greatgrandfather Zeph ran a saloon in St. Anne around > the late 1800s. > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >

Teresa: Is this Isaac Cyr son of Joseph Cyr (1768-1854) and Maire Josephe Marchand (1787-1836)? --Bob

Rick, Do you have any information on a Kathleen Fortin that was married to Isaac Cyr? They were both buried in Ames, KS and had a child Edward Cyr. I am researching the CYR family and haven't been able to find much on this family. Thanks, Teresa Ashcraft

Hi Bob, I maybe able to help you with Marie Fortin. I need to know more about her. Her parents and any info about brothers and sisters. I have alot on Fortins but need the above info to make the connection. If you want you can e-mail me privately at famlookr@aol.com. Best Wishes, Rick Hanson famlookr@aol.com

Bonjour, listers - here's a gentle suggestion to Bob in Monterey and everyone else too - that a succinct subject line will help to get a message read. For inspiration - think newspaper headlines; when in doubt, use just the surnames. Salut to all! Ginny listowner/administrator - ILSTANNE-L

As a newcomer to the site and to Family History research, here are the St. Anne folks I am looking for: 1. The family of Lucien Beaupre and wife Marie Fortin, who emigrated from Napierville in Quebec in the 1850s. Lucien's grandson was my grandfather, Edward Beaupre, who owned the Beaupre & Sons garage on Station Street. 2. The family of Zephir (Zephirin) Baron and wife Elizabeth (Lizzie) Bennoit (Benoit?). My greatgrandfather Zeph ran a saloon in St. Anne around the late 1800s.

In a message dated 7/14/2000 9:24:35 PM Pacific Daylight Time, elginmarcus@home.com writes: << After reading [about the ILSTANNE list], I wanted to submit ... the general query, which I have been putting out over various genealogy sites, on my own family in the hope that [the St. Anne listers] could muster up some information for me. I've exhausted all of the avenues I can think of (short of going to Kankakee, which is not possible at this time). My query is as follows: Lewis & Adaline Russell - I am looking for information on a Lewis Russell (b. abt. 1818-20, Canada) who was married to Adaline Manoher (probably not the correct spelling of her last name but this was the spelling that was found on a 1925 Iowa Census record for Edward, their son). Adaline was also from Canada, and was b. abt. 1828-29. They were married, presumably, between 1842-45 in Canada. After spending some time in Canada, then Vermont (and poss. back to Canada), they eventually moved to Kankakee, IL. and spent a good portion of their lives there. They had 9 children; Peter (b. abt. 1845, Canada), Lewis (b. abt. 1847, Canada), Joseph (b. abt. 1848- 50, Vermont), Nelson (b. abt. 1849-51, Vermont), Adaline (b. abt. 1852-53, Canada). Then, while living in Kankakee, they had Elijah (b. abt. 1856), Edward Francis (b. Aug. 15th 1860), Emily (b. abt. 1862) and Eugenia (b. abt. 1864). My lineage goes back to Edward Francis Russell who eventually moved to Prairie City in Jasper County, IA. at some unknown time in his life. This family (my great-great grandfather) can be found within the 1860 and 1870 Illinois Federal Census for Kankakee County, but I have not been able to find any record of them living in Vermont, or Canada, or any other state prior to, or after, living in Kankakee. After 1870 the whole family just disappears, except for the lineage leading to me from Edward Russell out of Iowa. I hope to make contact with someone who may be able to help me in this endeavor. I'm hoping that this may be one of the families whose origin you may have tracked some how. If you can be of any help to me I'd greatly appreciate it. Thank you, Mark Russell >> St. Anne listers - can we help??? I think Mark will welcome any suggestions we have. Salut to all! Ginny Crawford listowner/administrator, ILSTANNE-L@rootsweb.com Carmel Valley CA USA

Hi Everyone! I haven't had a chance to go over the information you've all sent the last few days. We've had out of town quests and I wasn't able to get to my computer. This is in response to Carol Anne's question: <<<<Do you know who the parents are of your Joseph Boisvert who was born in Canada about 1795?>>> Also... Joseph Levesque and Marie Boisvert are mentioned in these records. Kathye <start> Descendants of Jean Baptiste Boisverd First Generation 1. Jean Baptiste Boisverd was born about 1732. Another name for Jean was Jean Baptiste Boisvert (1, 2). Jean married Marie Angelique Frichette, daughter of Francois Frichette and Marie Charlotte Hamel, on 11 Jan 1762 in Ste Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada (3). <<This is where Francois Boisvert (Who married Tharsile Desjarlais) and Joseph Boisvert/Greenwood (Who married Askankogwa, Archange Chaguier) make A connection. They were cousins. Their fathers, Henry and Joseph were brothers.>> (1) Children from this marriage were: + 2 M i. Joseph Boisvert (2, 4) was born about 1770 in Quebec, Canada (2). + 3 M ii. John Baptiste Henri Boisvert was christened on 18 Jul 1764 in Lotbiniere, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada (4). 4 M iii. Michel Boisvert (4). Michel married Marie Anne Gelinas, daughter of Etienne Gelinas and Therese Mineau, on 15 Oct 1798 in Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada (6). + 5 M iv. Louis Boisvert (4). 6 F v. Marie Rose Boisvert (4). Marie married Charles Lefebvre on 26 Sep 1796 (6). 7 M vi. Pierre Boisvert (4). Pierre married Rose Bastien on 19 Feb 1810 (6). 8 F vii. Marie Francoise Boisvert (7) was born on 28 Feb 1766 in Deschambault, Canada (7). Second Generation (Children) 2. Joseph Boisvert (2, 4) (Jean Baptiste 1) was born about 1770 in Quebec, Canada (2). Joseph married Marguerite Arvisais on 30 Sep 1793 in Quebec, Canada (1). Children from this marriage were: 9 M i. Joseph Boisvert (8) was born about 1795 in Canada (9) , died on 21 Jun 1852 in Kankakee County, Illinois (1) and was buried in Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery in Bourbonnais, Illinois (1). Other names for Joseph were Joseph Greenwood, Joseph Boisverd (8, 9). Noted events in her life were: 1. Alt. Birth; 1797; Quebec, Canada. (1) Joseph married Askankogwa <Unknown>, daughter of Antoine Chayer and Louise Dessin St. Pierre, on 18 Feb 1822 in St. Leon Le Grand, Maskinoge County, Quebec, Canada (1). Noted events in her life were: 1. Alt. Birth; Abt 1800; Quebec, Canada. (1) 3. John Baptiste Henri Boisvert (Jean Baptiste 1) was christened on 18 Jul 1764 in Lotbiniere, Lotbiniere, Quebec, Canada (4). John married Angelique Branchaud, daughter of Francois Branchaud and Marie Anne Desrosiers, on 18 Jun 1792 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). Children from this marriage were: 10 F i. Angelique Boisvert (5) was born on 14 Jul 1793 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5) , was christened on 15 Jul 1793 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5) and was buried on 22 Oct 1793 (5). 11 M ii. Francois Boisvert (9, 10, 11, 12) was born in 1794 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (10) and was christened on 15 Dec 1794 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). Another name for Francois was Francois Greenwood. Francois and many of the other Boisvert families went by the name Greenwood after settling in Illinois. Francois and his family left St. Leon, Maskinoge County, Quebec in 1844. They settled in Bourbonnais, Illinois after buying 40 acres of land. Death and burial records for Francois have not been found. He may be buried in the old cemetery located behind the Maternity Church in Bourbonnais, Illinois. This is only speculation due to the fact his wife, Tharsile is buried there. The last record found on Francois is from the 1880 census of Bourbonnais. He is listed as 87 years old. (13) Francois married Tharsile Desjarlais, daughter of Charles Antoine Desjarlais and Marie Josephte Cecile Bourassa, on 27 Jan 1817 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). 12 F iii. <Unknown> Boisvert (5) was born on 17 Sep 1798 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5) and was buried on 18 Sep 1798 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). 13 F iv. Genevieve Boisvert (5) was born on 10 Oct 1799 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5) and was christened on 11 Oct 1799 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). 14 F v. Marguerite Boisvert (5) was christened on 31 Oct 1801 in Louisville, Maskinonge, Quebec, Canada (5). 5. Louis Boisvert (4) (Jean Baptiste 1). Louis married Madeleine Fortier on 1 Mar 1802 in Quebec, Canada (1, 6). Children from this marriage were: 15 M i. Augustin Boisvert (1) was born after 1802 in Quebec, Canada (1) and died after 1874 in Kankakee County, Illinois (?) (1). Another name for Augustin was Augusta Greenwood (12). Noted events in her life were: 1. Alt. Birth; Abt 1827; Canada. (12) Augustin married Veuf Marguerite Lavergne, daughter of Daniel Lavergne and Marguerite Milette, on 8 Feb 1848 in Yamachiche, Quebec, Canada (1). <end>

Direct Descendants of Eteinne DeNevers 1 Eteinne DeNevers b: Abt. 1600 France d: Aft. 1622 France . +Agnes Luosbisec b: Abt. 1600 France m: Bef. 1622 in France d: Aft. 1622 France 2 Etienne dit Brantigny DeNevers b: 1622 L' Espinay, Champagne, France d: Bef. Dec 07, 1678 Quebec .... +Marie Anne Hayott b: Jul 26, 1640 Quebec m: Oct 28, 1652 in Sillery, Quebec d: Nov 27, 1694 Hotel-Dieu Hospital in Quebec City, Quebec Father: Thomas "Ayotte" Hayot Mother: Jeanne Boucher .. 3 Guillaume "dit Brentigny" DeNevers b: Aug 25, 1654 Sillery, Quebec d: Quebec ...... +Louise Vitard b: 1649 St. Sulpice, Stgermain, Seine-Et-Oise, France m: Dec 10, 1671 in Sillery, Quebec d: Jun 15, 1715 St. Louis, Lotbiniere, Quebec Father: Robert "dit bourgeois" Vitard Mother: Louise Paveret ..... 4 François DeNevers b: 1674 Quebec d: Apr 13, 1753 Lotbiniere, Quebec ......... +Marie Anne Marcot b: Feb 19, 1679/80 Pointe Aux Trembles (Neuville), Portneuf, Quebec m: Jul 07, 1698 in Neuville, Quebec d: Quebec Father: Jacques Marcot Mother: Elizabeth Salle ....... 5 [2] Marie Jeanne Denevers b: 1699 Portneuf, Quebec d: Aft. 1750 Quebec ........... +[1] Michel "dit Boisvert" De Nevers b: Abt. 1701 Quebec m: Nov 30, 1731 in Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: May 04, 1774 St-Louis-de-Lotbinière, Quebec Father: Etienne "dit Boisvert" DeNevers Mother: Marie-Jeanne Lemay .......... 6 [3] Jean Baptiste Boisvert b: Abt. 1732 Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1774 Quebec .............. +[4] Marie Angélique Frechette b: Abt. 1746 Saint Nicolas, Levis, Quebec m: Jan 04, 1762 in Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1774 Quebec Father: Francois Frechet Mother: Marie Charlotte Hamel ............ 7 [5] Joseph Boisvert b: Abt. 1770 Quebec ................ +[6] Marguerite Arvisais b: Quebec m: Sep 30, 1793 in Quebec ............... 8 [7] Joseph Boisvert b: 1797 Quebec d: Jun 21, 1852 Kankakee Co., IL; Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery in Bourbonnais, IL .. 3 Etienne "dit Boisvert" DeNevers b: Abt. 1660 Sillery, Quebec d: Sep 18, 1731 Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec ...... +Marie-Jeanne Lemay b: Abt. 1666 Quebec m: 1686 in Ste Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1692 Quebec Father: Michel dit Delorme LeMay Mother: Marie-Michelle "Duteau" Duteau ..... 4 [1] Michel "dit Boisvert" De Nevers b: Abt. 1701 Quebec d: May 04, 1774 St-Louis-de-Lotbinière, Quebec ......... +[2] Marie Jeanne Denevers b: 1699 Portneuf, Quebec m: Nov 30, 1731 in Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1750 Quebec Father: François DeNevers Mother: Marie Anne Marcot ....... 5 [3] Jean Baptiste Boisvert b: Abt. 1732 Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1774 Quebec ........... +[4] Marie Angélique Frechette b: Abt. 1746 Saint Nicolas, Levis, Quebec m: Jan 04, 1762 in Ste. Croix, Lotbiniere, Quebec d: Aft. 1774 Quebec Father: Francois Frechet Mother: Marie Charlotte Hamel .......... 6 [5] Joseph Boisvert b: Abt. 1770 Quebec .............. +[6] Marguerite Arvisais b: Quebec m: Sep 30, 1793 in Quebec ............ 7 [7] Joseph Boisvert b: 1797 Quebec d: Jun 21, 1852 Kankakee Co., IL; Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery in Bourbonnais, IL

Bonjour Kathye, My cousin is Suzanne LEVESQUE and I have a copy of her Levesque line that went to St Anne. The record show that Joseph Levesque married Claire-Marie BOISVERT and that she was born abt 1835. Hope this helps. Carol Anne

In a message dated 7/12/00 11:22:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time, kathyek@earthlink.net writes: << Here is some of the information I have collected on the Boisvert/Greenwood families. Let me know if any of you want the rest of the ancestors, plus the sources. >> Bonjour Kathye, Do you know who the parents are of your Joseph Boisvert who was born in Canada about 1795? Carol Anne

<<For Bob Gieber who asked the following: "who are the parents/ancestors of Calixte Boisvert/Greenwood who moved from Kankakee to Cloud Co., KS.>> Here is some of the information I have collected on the Boisvert/Greenwood families. Let me know if any of you want the rest of the ancestors, plus the sources. Kathye Knight <start> Descendants of Joseph Boisvert First Generation 1. Joseph Boisvert (1) was born about 1795 in Canada (2) , died on 21 Jun 1852 in Kankakee County, Illinois (3) and was buried in Maternity Blessed Virgin Mary Cemetery In Bourbonnais, Illinois (4). Other names for Joseph were Joseph Greenwood, Joseph Boisverd (1, 5). Noted events in his life were: 1. Alt. Birth; 1797; Quebec, Canada. (4) Joseph married Askankogwa __________, daughter of Antoine Chayer and Louise Dessin St. Pierre, on 18 Feb 1822 in St. Leon Le Grand, Maskinoge County, Quebec, Canada (4). Noted events in her life were: 1. Alt. Birth; Abt 1800; Quebec, Canada. (6) Askankogwa is an Indian name.... Her name was also found as Agnes, plus Archange Chaguier, Archange Caille, Archamplia Caille, Archange Cayer, and Archange Gagne. Children from this marriage were: 2 F i. Emilie Boisvert (7). Emilie married Francois Vervais on 9 Nov 1856 in St. Anne, Illinois Catholic Church (7). 3 F ii. Vitaline Boisvert (7). Vitaline married Joseph Dionne on 9 Dec 1855 in St. Anne, Illinois Catholic Church (7). 4 F iii. Almeda Boisvert (5) was born about 1825 (5). Almeda married <Unknown> Menan. 5 M iv. Joseph Boisvert was born about 1829 (8) , died on 22 Dec 1901 (8) and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Nebraska (8). Joseph married Tillie <Unknown>. 6 F v. Marie Boisvert (7) was born in 1833 (9) , died on 8 Oct 1910 (9, 10) and was buried in Nelson Cemetery, Nelson Township, Cloud County, Kansas (9, 10). To date, all records show Marie was born the same year as her brother Calixte Boisvert. More research is needed to find her correct year of birth. Marie married Joseph Charles Levesque on 21 Nov 1853 in St. Anne, Illinois Catholic Church (7). 7 M vi. Calixte Boisvert (11) was born on 23 Jul 1833 in Quebec, Canada (12) , died on 17 Jun 1916 in Leavenworth, Kansas (13) and was buried on 18 Jun 1916 in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Nebraska (14). The family story tells of Colice being 1/8 Indian. He worked as a farmer. Colice could not write, therefore he signed his name with an "X". Colice received his Naturalization papers and JUDGE W. F. Carter declared him an U.S. citizen on 8 May 1884 in the County of Clay. The papers state that he came to the U. S. before he was 18 years of age, from Canada. This means it would have been before 1851. He died at the home of his daughter, Mary "Fanny" Peterson. She lived at the corner of 4th and Santa Fe Street in Leavenworth, Kansas. His body was shipped to Emerson, Nebraska. Colice used the name Greenwood while living in Illinois. He used the name Boisvert on his homestead in Cloud County, Kansas from 1877 to 1885. His naturalization papers in 1884 show he used Boisvert. On the 1880 census he used Greenwood and his death certificate in 1916 reads Greenwood. The headstone in Emerson has the name as Colice and Aurelia Greenwood. Calixte married Aurelie Lagesse, daughter of David Lagesse and Marguerite Dumas, on 5 Mar 1855 in St. Anne, Illinois Catholic Church (15, 16, 17). 8 F vii. Aurelia Boisvert (5) was born about 1834 (5). 9 F viii. Merry Boisvert (5) was born about 1835 (5). 10 F ix. Amelia Boisvert was born on 1 Nov 1836 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa (5, 14) , died on 4 Apr 1913 in Dakota County, Nebraska (14) and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Nebraska (14). Another name for Amelia was Emily Greenwood (18). Noted events in her life were: 1. Alt. Birth; 1841. Amelia married Jean Treffle Provancha, son of Louis Provancha and Appolene Beland, on 28 May 1869 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa (1). 11 F x. Diloma Boisvert (19) was born on 12 Jul 1838 in Montreal, Canada (5, 20) , died on 18 Mar 1932 in Dixon County, Nebraska (20) and was buried in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Nebraska (20). Noted events in his life were: 1. Alt. Birth; Jun 1842. (19) Diloma married Charles Zapp about 1867. 12 F xi. Heneretta Boisvert was born about 1841 (5). The name Heneretta could have been something else. Her birth may have been 1844. 13 F xii. Matilda Boisvert was born about 1844 (5) and died about 1860. <end>

Pierre Hebert, son of Gedeon Hebert & Angele Bourdro married Sept. 1, 1856, St. Anne Illinois, to Marie Dionne, daughter of Joseph Doinne & the late Lucie Byrse. Father Chinquy's Ledger --- BGieber@aol.com wrote: > Can anyone give me the parents/ancestors of > Marie Dion, first wife of Pierre > Hebert b. 15 Apr 1839, d. 3 Sep 1911 in > Kankakee. > > Also, the parents/ancestors of Calixte > Boisvert/Greenwood who moved from > Kankakee to Cloud Co., KS. > > Thanks. Bob Gieber > > > ============================== > The RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > Tens of millions of individuals... and > counting. > http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get Yahoo! Mail � Free email you can access from anywhere! http://mail.yahoo.com/

Here's a BOISVERT morsel that may be of interest to some of you: some years ago in central Illinois I knew two women who were close friends and who each married a GREENWOOD - one Greenwood was named Don and had been a well-known U. of Illinois football player. His wife was Mary Jane. Can't remember the other Greenwood's first name, but he married Jane. I do recall that both Greenwood families had once been BOISVERT - a fact that interested me on account of my St. Anne connection. If this is meaningful to anyone, please contact me directly at VCrawf@aol.com. Salut! Ginny

In a message dated 7/11/00 10:40:45 AM Pacific Daylight Time, Wheat1199@aol.com writes: << Can you give me the spouse for Calixte Boisvert? Is it Mary Aurelie Leajesse? -Robbin >> Bonjour Robbin, You are right on. Calixte and Aurelie Lagesse were married 5 Mar 1855. Carol Anne

Bob, Can you give me the spouse for Calixte Boisvert? Is it Mary Aurelie Leajesse? -Robbin

Sorry, I can't help you in your research. I just want to say that I am aghast that anyone should want to move from good ol' St. Anne to Kansas.

Can anyone give me the parents/ancestors of Marie Dion, first wife of Pierre Hebert b. 15 Apr 1839, d. 3 Sep 1911 in Kankakee. Also, the parents/ancestors of Calixte Boisvert/Greenwood who moved from Kankakee to Cloud Co., KS. Thanks. Bob Gieber