François Violette

Male 1744 - 1824  (79 years)    Has 6 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

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  • Name François Violette 
    Relationshipwith Therese Nadeau
    Birth 16 Oct 1744  Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Residence 1794 (49 years)  Grand River (Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine, USA), south bank Find all individuals with events at this location  [2
    Death 10 Apr 1824  St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Patriarch & Matriarch
    Louis Violette,   b. Abt 1690, France Find all individuals with events at this location  (Grandfather)
    Marie Gaindet  (Grandmother)
    Half-siblings 1 half brother (Family Charles François Violette and Catherine Ytier
    Half-siblings 1 half brother and 4 half sisters (Family Charles François Violette and Marie Sudois
    Notes 
    • ORIGIN: Francois arrived on l'Interpide in Louisburg, Nova Scotia in 1749 with his parents Charles Violet and Marie David. Charles was listed in the Louisbourg as a "couvreur de toits" -- a roofer.

      LOCATION: Ecoupag, also spelled Ecoupahag or Aukpague, was an Indian village at Springhill, six miles north of the center of Fredericton.
    Person ID I1652  Antoine_Roy
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2016 

    Father AncestorsCharles François Violette,   b. 13 Feb 1716, Villejesus, Charente, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 13 Nov 1765, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 49 years)
    Other Partners: Marie Sudois  m. 27 Jun 1751;   Catherine Ytier  m. 1761  
    Mother AncestorsMarie David,   b. 10 May 1705, Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 May 1751, Louisbourg, ÎIe-Royale, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 46 years)
    Other Partners: Jean Hilaret  
    Marriage 6 Dec 1741  St Vivien, Saintes, France Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 10 months - She : 36 years and 7 months. 
    Family ID F1237  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 1 AncestorsMarie Luce Thibodeau,   b. Abt 1750, Grand-Pré, Acadia Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt 1800, Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine, USA Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years) 
    Marriage 6 May 1770  Ekoupahag, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [5
    Age at Marriage He : 25 years and 7 months - She : ~ 20 years and 5 months. 
    Children 2 sons and 3 daughters 
    Family ID F395  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Wife 2 AncestorsMarie Rose Cormier 
    Other Partners: Germain Soucy  m. 11 Jul 1791 
    Marriage 19 Jul 1803  St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada Find all individuals with events at this location  [6, 7
    Age at Marriage He : 58 years and 9 months - She : ??. 
    Children
    Married1. Victoire Violet,   b. 13 Aug 1804   d. 5 Sep 1845 (Age 41 years)
    Bénoni Pelletier  m. 11 Jan 1825
     
    Family ID F1236  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 16 Oct 1744 - Saintes, Charente-Maritime, Poitou-Charentes, France Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 6 May 1770 - Ekoupahag, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Augustin Violette - 15 Sep 1772 - Ekoupahag, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1794 - Grand River (Van Buren, Aroostook County, Maine, USA), south bank Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 19 Jul 1803 - St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 10 Apr 1824 - St-Basile, Madawaska, New Brunswick, Canada Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S172] Rita Violette-Lippé, The Descendants of Francois Violette, page 21.

    2. [S173] Yvon Cyr, Acadian Genealogy, [Madawaska colonists].

    3. [S172] Rita Violette-Lippé, The Descendants of Francois Violette, [shows Charles marrying Marie David on 6 Dec 1741 at St Vivienin Saintes France.].

    4. [S196] Henri Langlois, Dictionnaire généaligique du Madawaska, Vol 8 page 133..

    5. [S67] Gabriel Drouin, compiler, Drouin Collection, Acadian French Catholic Church Records, Mission Acadie > 1766-1772 > image 21,
      [marriage recorded in la paroisse de (in the parish of) St-Pierre Aux Liens, Caraquet, Gloucester County, New Brunswick].

    6. [S224] LaVerdiere, Diane P. and Voskuhl, Robert K., Genealogies of the Catholic Families of Maine, New Brunswick, and the Province of Quebec (CD), Grooms file, on page 2175.

    7. [S72] St Basile de Madawaska Parish Register, LDS Film # 0859896,
      [Updated marriage date from 4 Jul 1803].