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Gaudry Family Line

This is from the Willow Tree website, except where otherwise noted.

Andre Gaudry Sr. born abt 1800, married David, Madeleine Marie, daughter of Basile David (b. 1782) and Therese Dufault (b. 1784). They had at least 6 children.

1. Amable Sr., born 3 July 1826, St. Boniface, RR, married Helene Ducharme.
2. Marguerite, born 14 August 1829, St. Boniface, RR.
3. Andre Jr, born October 1833, married Sarah Bruneau, born 16 October 1846.
4. Augustin, born 1836, St. Boniface, RR, married Elise Lafond in 1857. I found records of this Augustin's scrip dispute that went on until 1901 [#1770], and a land claim in St. Boniface in 1882.
5. Marie Anne, born 12 January 1842, married Joseph Nolin, born 15 December 1842.
6. Isidore, born 16 January 1845, married Eliza Bouquet, born 16 March 1852, on 15 February 1870, St Boniface.

1. Amable Gaudry, Sr, born 3 July 1826, married Helene Ducharme, born August 1829, daughter of Francois Ducharme dit Charron and Marie Louise Rivet. They had at least 13 children. [The missing birthdates of some of the children suggest they may have been baptised in St. Boniface, and the records lost in the great fire.]

1.1. Amable Jr, married to Justine Branconnier, b. March 10 1853.
1.2. Emelie, married Pierre Brisard dit St. Germain.
1.3. Helene married Louis Paquin.
1.4. Louis married Willamine Roy. Land claim, 1881
1.5. Marie Rose married Octave Allard, died 26 March 1871.
1.6. Rosalie married Narcisse Boyer, born 1848.
1.7. Pauline, born March 1848, married Guillaime Rocheleau, Jr, born 1837.
1.8. Leon married Caroline Boyer, sister of Narcisse, born 5 December 1855. Land claim St. Vital, 1882.
1.9. Andre (2) born 1855, married Marie Beauchamp, born May 1857. Land claim 1881.
1.10. Melina Land claim St. Vital.
1.11. Octave, born 17 August 1866.
1.12. Modeste. Land claim. No date given.
1.13. Guillaime.

1.9 Andre married Marie Beauchamp, born May 1857, daughter of Abraham Beauchamp and Marie Desjardins. They had at least 13 children. [Some of this line disagrees with Denney's partial re-construction, and with the memories of Ernie Gaudry. It must be remembered that there were at least seven other families of Gaudrys, of approximately the same age group, in Willow Bunch in the late 19th century. I also suspect that these are not birth dates but baptismal dates. There are too many shared dates in the first records.]

1.9.1 Marie Justine, born October 1875, in Willow Bunch, married Bernard Langer, born 1875, in 30 January 1900, in St. Ignace, Willow Bunch.
1.9.2 Joseph, born 5 May 1877 in Willow Bunch, married Marie Helene Chartrand 29 January 1900, in St. Raphael's, Glasgow Montana. [source: Gail Morin, Metis Marriages in Valley County.]
1.9.3 James, born 5 June 1880, in Willow Bunch. [Denney's notes have this individual born and died in 1990.]
1.9.4 Moise, born 5 June 1880, in Willow Bunch, married Florestine Lacerte, 3 June 1902, St Ignace, Willow Bunch.
1.9.5 Louis, born 5 May 1881, married Adeline Bellegarde, 4 June 1901, St. Ignace, Willow Bunch.
1.9.6 Amable, born 18 February 1884, Willow Bunch.
1.9.7 Louis Simeon, born 11 February 1886, Willow Bunch.
1.9.8 Damase, born 17 January 1888, Willow Bunch, married Rosalie Gosselin, 19 November, 1911, St. Ignace, Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan.
1.9.9 Joseph Albert, born 7 February 1893, Willow Bunch. War Record of service in WWI.
1.9.10 Marie Auxilia, born 5 February 1894, Willow Bunch.
1.9.11 Alfred, born 11 September 1895, Willow Bunch. War Record of service in WWI.
1.9.12 Joseph Felix Alexandre, born 11 May 1899, Willow Bunch.
1.9.13 Marie M., born 27 December 1900, Willow Bunch.

1.9.4 Moise, born 5 June 1880, married Florestine Lacerte, (born 1 January 1882, daughter of Narcisse Lacerte and Julie Caplette) on 3 June 1902 in St. Ignace, Willow Bunch. I have two lists of children for this couple, one from the Willow Tree and one from Ernie Gaudry, grandson of Moise. I'm using Ernie's list. It is closer to the original list of August's siblings with which I began. I'm not sure of birth order.
1.9.4.1 Jack
1.9.4.2 Thomas
1.9.4.3 August
1.9.4.4 Martin
1.9.4.5 Pruden
1.9.4.6 Elfina

1.9.4.3 August, born 1903 in Willow Bunch, married Elizabeth McGillis, daughter of Joseph McGillis, born in Montana. Again, I'm using Ernie's list from the message boards. There may have been more children. I notice there are no daughters on the list.

1.9.4.3.1 August Joseph, born 23 May 1933 in Bellsite, Manitoba, married Shirley Anne Jessop. He died 28 August 1999, in Hudson Bay, Saskatchewan.
1.9.4.3.2 Joseph
1.9.4.3.3 Bobby
1.9.4.3.4 Duff
1.9.4.3.5 Birchy
1.9.4.3.6 Howard
1.9.4.3.7 Josh

August Joseph's children asked me to conduct this search in honor of their father. They are listed at the beginning of the article.

LINKS from the story:

The Willow Tree

Genealogy message boards

ArchiviaNet (Federal Government of Canada site)

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Many thanks to the Gaudry family for allowing me to be part of their search.

The Editor.