Hi Bob & Sandra, Welcome to the St. Anne Group. I see you are researching Beauvais. I am trying to find information on a Julie or Julia Beauvais born in Bourbonnais,Illinois, married Antoine Laflamme on Oct. 19,1863 in Kankakee County,Illinois. Paula --- Sandy2B@aol.com wrote: > Hello to all you folks interested in St. Anne > and the surrounding areas. My > name is Bob Bovie and I've been monitoring this > site since it's inception. > Recently Ginny Crawford suggested I introduce > myself to the group. Since I > don't have a list of the original St. Anne > group, I'm not sure how many of > you I am personally acquainted with. > > A bit of personal history: I was born at the > Iroquois County Hospital in > 1937. My parents, Melvin and Iola (Kirts) > Bovie lived in Beaverville at the > time. Melvin was the assistant cashier at the > Beaverville State Bank. Iola > was a schoolteacher, teaching at the Frigon > School near Beaverville and the > Oak Bank School located between Beaverville and > St. Anne, closer to Papineau. > Iola was the teacher at Oak Bank when it > closed. > > My family moved to St. Anne in the mid-1940s. > Melvin, for many years, was > the chief accountant for the St. Anne Brick & > Tile Co., and related business > owned by Messrs. Cote, Corkins and Parish. > Iola continued teaching in the > Bradley School District after the Oak Bank > School closed. The first 4 years > of my schooling was at the Frigon School, with > mother as teacher. I then > attended the St. Anne Academy and St. Anne > Community High School. I attended > Univ. of Ill for 1 1/2 years, then sought > employment at Armstrong Cork > Company in Kankakee. During the 1960s and > 1970s I was involved with the St. > Anne Village Board, as Clerk, the local Knights > of Columbus Council and the > St. Anne Youth Activity Group. > > In 1958 Sandra Beaupre and I were married. > Sandra is the daughter of Russell > Beaupre (deceased) and Wauneta (Starkey) > Beaupre of Bourbonnias. Sandra was > born at Lying In Hospital in Chicago in 1937. > Her family later moved to > Kankakee and then St. Anne. Sandra's > grandparents were Wilfred and Nelda > Beaupre. Wilfred at one time operated the > Beaupre Dairy in St. Anne. > Sandra's mother was a long time employee of the > St. Anne Post Office. After > attending grade school and high school in St. > Anne, Sandra worked as a dental > assistant for Drs Kratz, Emerson and Van Drunen > in St. Anne. In the 1970s > Sandra was employed as a floral designer at > Village Flowers in St. Anne. > > Following our marriage, we lived in Harvey, IL > for about one year and then > returned St. Anne, living there until 1977. At > that time I accepted a > transfer with Armstrong to their main facility > in Lancaster, PA. I continued > employment with Armstrong, officially retiring > in 1997, but continued on for > over two years as a part time computer systems > consultant. > > Sandra and I have three adult offspring. Jill, > married to Carl Slagle, with > one child, Joey, living in Alexandra, VA. > Michael, married to Susan Metzger, > with one child, Evan, living here in Lancaster, > PA. And Darren, living in > Boston, MA, planning his June 10 wedding to > Patty Lenz. > > We are researching these family names: On > Bob's side of the family, Bovie > (Bauvais or Beauvais), Kerger, Kirts and Regan. > Sandra's ancestors are > Beaupre, Bourgeois, Starkey and Spurgeon. > We've new to this genealogy thing, > having just begun in the past few months. > > Cheers > > Bob And Sandra Bovie > Lancaster, PA > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with > millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Send online invitations with Yahoo! Invites. http://invites.yahoo.com