Francois Xavier Drouillard^{[1, 2]}

1823 - 1909  (85 years)

• Name	Francois Xavier Drouillard
  Born	18 Feb 1823
  Christened	19 Feb 1823	Assumption, Sandwich
  	GODPARENTS: Alexis Maisonville and Marie Prat
  Gender	Male
  Occupation	Farmer, Contractor
  Died	01 Feb 1909	At home in Walkerville
  	OBITUARY: FRENCH POINEER IS SUMMONED BY DEATH Francois Xavier Drouillard Carried Musket When “Inhumane Ruffians Invaded Windsor” Francis Xavier Drouillard, the oldest surviving member of one of the oldest French families in western Ontario died Monday afternoon at his home above Walkerville, following a short illness. About two weeks ago he was stricken with paralysis and although the stroke was light, his condition gradually became more serious. Mr. Drouillard was a lifelong resident of Sandwich East. He was born on Feb 18, 1823 at the Drouillard homestead above Walkerville where he died. In early life he followed the business of a contractor and builder and was employed by the Walkers as foreman when the buildings of the Walkerville distillery were erected about 1860. One of his reminiscences had to do with the part he played in the border warfare in 1838. At that time he was only a boy of fifteen, but owing to the illness of his father, he had to take the part of a man and carried a musket for some time. He remembered Detroit as a very small town and used to tell of working near the present ferry dock for 12 cents a day. The Drouillard family was founded in this country about 1748-1750 and by marriage became closely allied with the Pratt and Labadie families. The father of desceased, who was also called Francois Xavier, was born in 1784 in Detroit and was employed to carry the mail from Windsor to Chatham which he had to do on horseback and on foot for several years through the woods. The surviving family of deceased includes three sons and four daughters. Albert Drouillard customs officer in Windsor, Eugene and George Drouillard, Walkerville, Mrs. Jacob Heck, Sandwich East, Mrs. Clare Deming, Cleveland, Mrs. Albert Ellis, Walkerville, and Mrs. J. Clark, Wyoming.
  Buried	04 Feb 1909	Our Lady of the Lake, Walkerville (now E. Windsor) or Assumption, Sandwich
  Person ID	I1528	Drouillard
  Last Modified	12 Jun 2008

  
  

  Father	Francois Xavier Drouillard,   b. 13 Mar 1784,   d. 26 Jan 1852
  Mother	Pelagie Prat,   b. 07 Mar 1786,   d. 11 Mar 1876  (Age 90 years)
  Married	16 Oct 1810	Assumption, Sandwich
  Family ID	F490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Charlotte Villers Dite St. Louis,   b. 02 Aug 1830,   d. 12 May 1872  (Age ~ 41 years)
  Married	26 Jun 1849	Assumption, Sandwich
  Notes	The Evening Record, February 2, 1909, Windsor
  Children	+ 1. Albert DROUILLARD,   b. 12 May 1851,   d. 04 Apr 1927, Hollywood, Los Angeles, CA  (Age 75 years)   2. Joseph Alfred DROUILLARD,   b. 22 Mar 1853 + 3. Charlotte (Cornelia) DROUILLARD,   b. 12 Jan 1855,   d. Aug 1925, Ford City (now part of Windsor)  (Age 70 years) + 4. Josephine DROUILLARD,   b. 22 Feb 1857,   d. 28 Apr 1941, Cleveland, OH  (Age 84 years)   5. Mary Sophie DROUILLARD,   b. 28 Mar 1859,   d. 02 Sep 1862, Assumption, Sandwich  (Age 3 years) + 6. Eugene Francis DROUILLARD,   b. 22 Aug 1861,   d. 13 Nov 1919, Harper Hospital, Detroit, MI  (Age 58 years) + 7. Marie Elizabeth DROUILLARD,   b. 08 May 1864,   d. 11 Oct 1928, Windsor, Ontario  (Age 64 years) + 8. George Henry DROUILLARD,   b. 01 Oct 1866,   d. Ford City (now E. Windsor)   9. Clara Adelaide DROUILLARD,   b. 18 Feb 1869,   d. 25 Sep 1873  (Age 4 years) + 10. Anna (Annie) Susan DROUILLARD,   b. 02 Dec 1871,   d. Dec 1966  (Age 94 years)
  Last Modified	6 Oct 2004
  Family ID	F665	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Obituary
  		In Memory of Francoix

  
  

• Sources

  [S54] Descendants of Simon Drouillard, Donald F. Drouillard, Norman W. Drouillard and Mark J. Drouillard, 5-138. [S5] Historical Atlas, 30.