Patty, Seems you've upset the applecart and opened a can of worms and your backswing knocked out a beehive. On Sun, Apr 13, 2014 at 6:17 AM, Patricia LeBeau <kola626@embarqmail.com>wrote: > I know this is probably old stuff to most of the list, but I just > discovered this lady in my Jette (page 560) married to Thomas Hayot or > Ayotte 15 Jul 1629 in St-Jean, Mortagne-au-Perche, France. In his > biographical sketch of her, Jette says "sister of Marin Boucher married > to Julienne Baril." > > Since Marin is my 7th great-grandfather, I got mildly excited, even > though the entry shows her parents as ... & ..., as it does for Marin. > Many, many online trees show Marin as the brother of Gaspard Boucher, > son of Jacques and Francoise Paigne, but an equal number say No, they > are related somehow but not fraternally. > > BUT, Fichier Origine certificate #240487, updated 7 Nov 2011, gives > Jeanne's date of baptism as 1 May 1601 in St-Jean, Mortagne-au-Perche > and her parents as Pierre Boucher and Roberte Parent. In the Remarques > it says "Elle est la soeur de Marin Boucher, époux en premières noces de > Julienne Baril et en deuxième noces de Perrine Malet. Deux jumeaux : > Noël et Noëlle sont baptisés le 25-12-1604. Une autre soeur Martine est > baptisée le 07-07-1606 à l'église Saint-Jean." > > This I translate as "she is the sister of Marin Boucher, husband in a > first marriage of Julienne Baril and in a second of Perrine Malet. Two > twins, Noel and Noelle were baptized 25 Dec 1604. Another sister Martine > was baptized 7 Jul 1606 at the church of St. Jean." > > If she has parents and is the sister of Marin, why does he not have the > same parents, at least the father? in case Pierre remarried as so many > were wont to. > > This is driving me crazy, though my golfing relatives would say it more > like a short putt, so can someone please put my brain at rest? > > Thanks in advance > > Patricia LeBeau > >