Bonjour You asked for the Boudreau families in the Bourbonnais area This is from my file A Bientot Jack Langlois DESCENDANTS OF Etienne Boudreau and Marie BOUDREAU and Marguerite Dupuis 1. Etienne1 Boudreau, born 1747 in Beaubassin, Acadia. He married (1) on 10 Jun 1771 in St.Philippe, LaPrairie, QC Marie BOUDREAU, born 1751 in Grand Pre, Acadia; died bef 2 Feb 1778 in St.Philippe, LaPrairie, QC, daughter of Pierre BOUDREAU and Marie RICHARD; (2) on 2 Feb 1778 Marguerite Dupuis. Notes for Etienne Boudreau Etienne Boudreau seventh child and son of Anselme and Marguerite Gaudet. Etienne had a brother Joseph who married in 1760 at St.Andrew parish in Ristigouche,Bonaventurecounty,QP. His other brother Pierre married in 1756 Notes for Marie BOUDREAU source Pierre Boudreau 7th great grandson of Michel Boudrot I. Marie married Etienne Boudreau( son of Anselme and Marguerite Gaudet m.1726 Beaubassin) with dispensation from the church. Etienne married a second time to Marguerite Dupuy (Dupuis). The children of Etienne and Marie were Jean-Baptiste and Etienne ll. Notes for Marguerite Dupuis Married 2 Feb 1778 at St-Philippe,QC and had 9 children. Children of Etienne Boudreau and Marie BOUDREAU were as follows: 2 i Jean-Baptiste2 Boudreau, born 1772. He married on 11 Feb 1793 in L'Acadie, St-Jean Co. Marie Granger. + 3 ii Etienne II2 Boudreau, born 1774. He married (1) Clotilde Bechard; (2) Marie-Louise Bourassa. Children of Etienne Boudreau and Marguerite Dupuis were as follows: 4 i Isabelle2 Boudreau, born 20 Dec 1778. She married on 6 Oct 1800 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co.QC Alex Breau. 5 ii Firmin2 Boudreau, born 22 May 1780. He married on 19 Nov 1804 Marie Ursule Hebert. + 6 iii Joseph2 Boudreau, born 17 Aug 1781. He married Genevieve Dupuis. 7 iv Marie2 Boudreau. She married on 21 Feb 1814 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co, QC Jean Baptiste Moisan. 8 v Jean2 Boudreau. 9 vi Rose2 Boudreau. She married on 16 Jul 1810 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co, QC Pierre Lecuyer. 10 vii Pierre2 Boudreau. He married on 18 Sep 1815 in L'Acadie, St.Jean, QC Dorothee Tremblay. Generation 2 3. Etienne II2 Boudreau (Etienne1), born 1774. He married (1) on 12 Jan 1795 in L'Acadie, St-Jean Co. Clotilde Bechard; (2) on 2 Jul 1804 in L'Acadie, St-Jean Co. Marie-Louise Bourassa. Notes for Etienne II Boudreau Etienne II son of Etienne et Marie Boudreau. 1st mariage: 12 Jan 1795 at L'Acadie,St-Jean Co.,a Clotilde Bechard and they had 4 children. 2nd mariage: 2 Jul 1804 at L'Acadie,St-Jean Co, a Louise Bourassa and they had 10 children Children of Etienne II Boudreau and Clotilde Bechard were as follows: + 11 i Etienne III3 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean CO.. He married Adelaide Tremblay. 12 ii Clothilde3 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean county, QC. She married Geoffroy Lareau. 13 iii Marguerite3 Boudreau, born in L, Acadia, St-Jean Co.QC. 14 iv Suzanne3 Boudreau, born in L'Acadia, St-Jean Co., QC. Children of Etienne II Boudreau and Marie-Louise Bourassa were as follows: 15 i Marie-Louise3 Boudreau. She married Firmin II Cyr. 16 ii Medard3 Boudreau. He married Emelie Gaudreau. 17 iii Jean Baptiste3 Boudreau. He married (1) on 13 Nov 1832 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co.QC Madeleine Perrault; (2) on 12 Jan 1836 in L'Acadie, St.Jean, QC Clothilde Clouatre. 18 iv Adelaide3 Boudreau. She married on 13 Jan 1835 in L'Acadie, St.Jean County, QC Antoine Therrien. 19 v Charles3 Boudreau, born abt 1825 in Quebec; died abt 21 Aug 1901 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee County, IL.. He married on 13 Jan 1846 in Naperville, QC. Marguerite Gareau dit St.Onge, born abt 1825 in Quebec. 20 vi Nelson3 Boudreau Narrisse. He married Rose Clouatre. 21 vii Sophie3 Boudreau. She married Benoni Regnier II. 22 viii Geoffroi3 Boudreau. He married Domithilde Charest. + 23 ix Joseph3 Boudreau, born in QP, Canada; died bef 1870. He married Judith-Josette Doxtoder. 24 x Benoni3 Boudreau. He married Rosalie Laverriere. 6. Joseph2 Boudreau (Etienne1), born 17 Aug 1781. He married on 25 Nov 1822 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co.QC Genevieve Dupuis. Children of Joseph Boudreau and Genevieve Dupuis were as follows: 25 i Joseph3 Boudreau, born 1827. He married on 4 May 1846 in L'Acadie, St.Jean Co.QC Mathilde Trahan. Generation 3 11. Etienne III3 Boudreau (Etienne II2, Etienne1), born in L'Acadie, St-Jean CO.. He married on 17 Nov 1817 in Ste-Marguerite Church, L'Acadie, St-Jean Co. Adelaide Tremblay. Notes for Etienne III Boudreau Etienne son of Etienne II et Clotilde Bechard. 1st.mariage: 17 Nov 1817 aat Ste-Marguerite church in L'Acadie,St-Jean Co.and they had 10 children. Children of Etienne III Boudreau and Adelaide Tremblay were as follows: 26 i Marie-Domitille4 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean; christened in Ste-Marguerite Church, L'Acadie, St-Jean. 27 ii Henriette4 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean; christened in Ste-Marguerite Church, L'Acadie, St-Jean, QC. 28 iii Pierre4 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean, QC; christened in Ste Marguerite Church, L'Acadie, St-Jean, QC. 29 iv Alexis4 Boudreau, born in L'Acadie, St-Jean, QC; christened in Ste-Marguerite Church, L'Acadie, St-Jean, QC. + 30 v Cyprien4 BOUDREAU, born in St Valentine, QP. He married Marie lOUISE SENESAC. 23. Joseph3 Boudreau (Etienne II2, Etienne1), born in QP, Canada; died bef 1870. He married on 3 Aug 1841 in Blairfindie Church, L'Acadie, St.Jean Co, QC Judith-Josette Doxtoder, born 30 Aug 1823 in QC; died 14 Aug 1888 in St.Alexandre d'Iberville, QC. Notes for Joseph Boudreau Moved to Illinois between 1853 and 1858. !Joseph Boudreau et Judith Josephte Coxtoder,married 3 August 1841, minor son of Etienne et Louise Bourassa,by special dispensation at the Blairfinde parish church,Witnesses were Alexander Gervais et Frederick Docksteader. Children of Joseph Boudreau and Judith-Josette Doxtoder were as follows: 31 i Edward4 Boudreau, born 1853 in QC. 32 ii Louis4 Boudreau, born 1858 in Illinois. 33 iii Alfred4 Boudreau, born 1860 in Illinois. Generation 4 30. Cyprien4 BOUDREAU (Etienne III3, Etienne II2, Etienne1), born in St Valentine, QP. He married on 7 Oct 1851 in Maternity BVM, Bourbonnais, Will Co., IL Marie lOUISE SENESAC, born 3 Feb 1831 in Noyan, Iberville, Iberville Co, Qp; christened 8 Feb 1831 in St-Athanase, Iberville, Iberville, Qp, daughter of Daniel II SENESAC and Emelie Catherine LAGUE. Notes for Cyprien BOUDREAU Born and baptized 18 Apr 1831 at St.Cyprien Church,Napierville,QC,Godparents were Francois Bro(Breault) et Louise Brouillet.Cyprien was the 8th child of his parents Etienne III et Adelaide Tremblay. Notes for Marie lOUISE SENESAC 1.Born 3 Feb Noyan,QC.,bap.8 Feb 1831 at St.Athanase,Iberville,QC Godparents were Luc Fortin Angelique Brun. 2.Married 7 Oct 1851 at Maternity BVM church,Bourbonnais,Will County,IL. Priest was Father Rene Courjault, Witnesses: Rene Taille, Louis Massie and Daniel Senesac. 3.source 1850 Federal census Will County,IL. Louise Senesac,age 19,Born Canada,and daughter of(Daniel Senesac age 50 and Mary age 50) of Canada. Children of Cyprien BOUDREAU and Marie lOUISE SENESAC were as follows: 34 i Joseph5 Boudreau. 35 ii Etienne5 Boudreau, born 18 Mar 1854 in Bourbonnais, Kankakee Co, IL; christened 18 Mar 1854 in MBVM Church, Bourbonnais, IL.. He married on 14 Jan 1879 in St.Joseph, Kansas Josephine Boudreau, born 29 Oct 1860 in Kankakee, Illinois. END