Rosalie DROUILLARD^[1]

1837 - 1922  (84 years)

• Name	Rosalie DROUILLARD
  Born	17 Apr 1837	Walpole Island, Upper Canada
  Christened	23 Jul 1839	St. Peter, Thames River
  	GODPARENTS: Joseph Gelina and Marie Drouillard
  Gender	Female
  Died	09 Apr 1922	River Rouge, MI
  Buried	12 Apr 1922	St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse Twp, MI
  Person ID	I1758	Drouillard
  Last Modified	16 Mar 2007

  
  

  Father	Francois Drouillard,   b. 14 Dec 1806,   d. 06 Jul 1868  (Age 61 years)
  Mother	Rosalie Gelina,   b. 11 May 1809,   d. 18 Nov 1898
  Married	11 Jan 1830	Assumption, Sandwich
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Francois Laderoute and Francoise Gelina
  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."
  Family ID	F631	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Leon (Leo) Laforet,   b. 26 Jun 1819, Peche Island in the Detroit River ,   d. 26 Sep 1882
  Married	16 Aug 1859	Ste. Anne, Tecumseh
  	Witnesses to the marriage were Louis Laforet and Francoise Drouillard.
  Notes	REF: Dolores Swekel, The Laforests and the Curse on Peach Island" in Michigan's Habitant Heritage, 14, #1 (1993), pp 19-22.
  Children	+ 1. Alfred (Fred) LAFORET,   b. 15 Aug 1860, Peche Island ,   bur. Holy Cross, Detroit, MI + 2. Charles Leon LAFORET,   b. 25 Sep 1861, Peche Island + 3. Sophie Rose LAFORET,   b. 03 Jan 1863, Peche Island ,   bur. St. Michael, Pinconning, MI + 4. Ernest LAFORET,   b. 18 Jun 1865, Peche Island ,   bur. Michigan Memorial, Flat Rock, MI + 5. Joseph MOISE LAFORET,   b. 17 Apr 1867, Peche Island ,   d. 10 Oct 1931 + 6. Damase (Tom) Francois LAFORET (Laforest),   b. 14 Dec 1868, Peche Island ,   bur. St. Michael, Pinconning, MI   7. Hubert Israel (Gilbert) LAFORET,   b. 01 Oct 1870, Peche Island ,   d. 27 Jul 1960, Detroit, MI  (Age 89 years) + 8. Henry Guillaume LAFORET,   b. 25 Mar 1872, Peche Island + 9. Felice ELEONORE LAFORET,   b. 30 Apr 1874, Peche Island   10. Joseph Baptist LAFORET,   b. 04 Jul 1876, Peche Island ,   d. 01 Feb 1911, River Rouge, MI   11. Gilbert ALEXANDRE LAFORET,   b. 18 Jun 1878, Peche Island ,   bur. St. Francis Xavier, Ecorse, MI   12. Francois Hilaire ELI LAFORET,   b. 12 Sep 1880, Peche Island
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2004
  Family ID	F1372	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S54] Descendants of Simon Drouillard, Donald F. Drouillard, Norman W. Drouillard and Mark J. Drouillard, 6-215.