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Family: Francois Drouillard / Rosalie Gelina (F631)

m. 11 Jan 1830


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  • Father | Male
    Francois Drouillard

    Born  14 Dec 1806   
    Christened  14 Dec 1806  Assumption, Sandwich, Upper Canada Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  06 Jul 1868   
    Buried  07 Jul 1868  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  11 Jan 1830  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Alexis (Alexander) Drouillard | F467 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Cecile Godet (Gaudet) dite Marentette | F467 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Rosalie Gelina

    Born  11 May 1809   
    Christened  11 May 1809  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Nov 1898   
    Buried  21 Nov 1898  Our Lady of the Lake Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Joseph Gelina | F630 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Cecile Delisle | F630 Group Sheet 

    Child 1 | Male
    + Francois Xavier (Pepe Nounoune) DROUILLARD

    Born  15 Oct 1830   
    Christened  16 Oct 1830  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  02 Oct 1912  Riverside, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  05 Oct 1912  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Eleonore Souilliere (Soulliere) | F1362 
    Married  26 May 1857  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    + Theotiste DROUILLARD

    Born  1831   
    Died  29 Feb 1860   
    Buried    From Assumption Church Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Branca (Louis) St. Jean | F1364 
    Married  24 Jun 1851  Ste. Anne, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    + Anastasie DROUILLARD

    Born  1833  Possibly on Walpole Island  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  1861-1871   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Cleophas Lesperance | F1366 
    Married  09 Jan 1855  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Henry DROUILLARD

    Born     
    Christened  20 Apr 1834  St Felicity, St Clair, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 5 | Female
    Marie Anne DROUILLARD

    Born  Jan 1835  L'Isle du Sud Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  24 Apr 1835  St Felicity, St. Clair, MI  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 6 | Male
    + Alexandre DROUILLARD

    Born  12 May 1836  Walpole Island Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  27 Jun 1836  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Oct 1917  Hotel Dieu Hospital, Windsor Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  30 Oct 1917  From Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  (Therese) FLORENCE Souilliere (Souilier, Soulliere) | F1368 
    Married  07 Feb 1860  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Helene Pare | F1369 
    Married  30 Sep 1883  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Female
    + Rosalie DROUILLARD

    Born  17 Apr 1837  Walpole Island, Upper Canada  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Christened  23 Jul 1839  St. Peter, Thames River  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  09 Apr 1922  River Rouge, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  12 Apr 1922  St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse Twp, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Leon (Leo) Laforet | F1372 
    Married  16 Aug 1859  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Male
    Hypollite (Paul) DROUILLARD

    Born  12 Feb 1839   
    Christened  23 Jul 1839  St. Peter, Thames River, Ontario Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  04 Oct 1858   
    Buried  06 Oct 1858  Assumption, Sandwich  Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    James (Jacob) DROUILLARD

    Born  20 Mar 1840   
    Christened  12 Jul 1840  Huron River Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    + (FRANCOISE,Fanie) Euphanie DROUILLARD

    Born  10 Jan 1842   
    Christened  11 Jan 1842  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried  12 Jan 1870  Ste. Anne, Detroit, MI  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Antoine Thomes (Thomas) | F1374 
    Married  06 Feb 1860  Ste. Anne, Detroit Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 11 | Female
    Sophie Josephine DROUILLARD

    Born  21 Dec 1843   
    Christened  24 Dec 1843  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  26 Apr 1857  Detroit, MI Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried  28 Apr 1957  Assumption, Sandwich  Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 12 | Male
    + Hubert DROUILLARD

    Born  27 Sep 1845   
    Christened  10 Oct 1845  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Marie ZOE Pare | F1375 
    Married  08 Jan 1866  Ste. Anne, Tecumseh Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Rose HELENE Hebert | F1377 
    Married     

    Child 13 | Female
    Emilie (Marie) DROUILLARD

    Born  01 Nov 1848   
    Christened  10 Nov 1848  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried     

    Child 14 | Female
    Marie Archange DROUILLARD

    Born  12 May 1852   
    Christened  20 May 1852  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died     
    Buried  15 Dec 1860  Assumption, Sandwich Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • The Evening Record, October, 1912. p 1.

      The Amherstburg Echo, October 4, 1912, p 8, "In pioneer days he learned to speak the Indian
      language fluently and at every St. Jean Baptiste celebration held for many years past he took part in the character of an Indian."

    Married:
    • Witnesses to the marriage were Francois Laderoute and Francoise Gelina