Hello: From the book "Burt E. Burroughs: Annotated The Story of Kankakee's Earliest Pioneer Settlers." "From this work of L'Abbe Fanning..." "His (Noel) Father, Antoine LeVasseur, is spoken of as one of those brave, cultivated Canadians, remarkable for their uprightness, religious spirit, habits of industry and attachment to the soil. His mother, born Angilique Lavelle, was possessed of all the attributes and qualities of the robust, industrious woman." Richard Graveline Georgia ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jack Langlois" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 4:03 PM Subject: [ILSTANNE] Brenda-- Re: LeVASSEURs of Kankakee County > Brenda > The biographical sketch of Noel Levasseur,published in1893 does not list any > parents > for Noel. His death records at MBVM only shows the witnesses at his death as > P.Monast et Frederic Levasseur on 16 Dec 1879, > age 81. I believe P.Monest was a Doctor and his son in law. > > Accordingly Noel was born in a log cabin at St.Michel D'Yamaska,QP,on > Christmas night of the year 1799.His parents,who were French-Canadians,were > poor and unlettered and lived in a rude way in the wilds of a sparsley > settled region. Without a penny and only his clothes in his seventeenth year > set out to seek his fortune. > > In 1837,Mr.Le vasseur married Ruth Bull of Danville and they had 8 children. > The cemetery records of MBVM show Noel Levasseur,birn 1799,died 1879. > INSCRIPTION reads . In memory of the first white settler > in Kankakee County. > > a Bientot > Jack Langlois > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brenda Hébert" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 11:30 AM > Subject: [ILSTANNE] LeVASSEURs of Kankakee County > > > > Hi! Salut! > > > > Okay, I checked the ILStAnne-L archives, so I MUST be > > going nuts. I THOUGHT I had read some comment by > > someone on the list that the parents of Noël LeVASSEUR > > were known and that he and Michel (or Mitchell) > > LeVASSEUR were brothers. Am I going nuts? Or has my > > brain just become too bogged down with genealogical > > information??? > > > > Anyways, there is another LeVASSEUR in early Kankakee > > County: > > > > Clemence LeVASSEUR b. abt 1809 in Québec, d. 12 Aug > > 1896 in Bourbonnais, IL. She was the daughter of > > Jean-Baptiste & Marie CHAUVIN. On 01 Nov 1825 in > > Chambly, PQ she married Antoine ARPIN. Antoine was b. > > abt 1795 in Québec, d. 19 Jun 1882 in Bourbonnais. He > > was the widower of Charlotte BROUSSEAU. (the source > > who found Antoine & Clemence's marriage in the Chambly > > marriage repertoire didn't find his marriage with > > Charlotte, so at this time Antoine's parents are > > unknown to me). > > > > Antoine & Clemence had the following children (that I > > know of): > > > > Adolphe, Marie-Emerence, Flora, Eustace, Fabien, Emma, > > François-Xavier, Edmund, Godfroy, Philomène, & Joseph. > > > > Then Michel LeVASSEUR b. abt 1800 in Québec, m. 01 Mar > > 1824 at St-Michel-d'Yamaska, PQ to Luce JOYAL (b. abt > > 1804 in Québec) had the following kids (that I know > > of, but I think I'm missing some between Michel II and > > Élisabeth): Michel II, Élisabeth, Leo (f), Levi, > > Charles & Josephine. > > > > Any additions or corrections are welcome. > > > > Brenda